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No team in the NFL did more to improve this weekend than the Chiefs, and no team missed more opportunities to improve than the Lions. Handing out draft grades to all 32 NFL teams, that's my simple criterion: How much did each team improve?

Chiefs: A

Top pick Glenn Dorsey of LSU is a good defensive lineman -- maybe not as good as the one they traded away before the draft, Jared Allen, but younger, less expensive and less of a risk of getting into off-field trouble. Guard Branden Albert and cornerback Brandon Flowers will both start as rookies, and the Chiefs added major second-day talent, including Texas running back Jamaal Charles and North Carolina State safety DaJuan Morgan.

Giants: A

Both first-round safety Kenny Phillips and second-round cornerback Terrell Thomas should contribute as rookies in the secondary, which is where the Giants needed help most. Third-round receiver Mario Manningham will compete for the No. 3 receiver job. The defending champions got better this weekend.

Bills: A

Buffalo needed a cornerback and a wide receiver and got them both with Leodis McKelvin and James Hardy. Third-round defensive end Chris Ellis is a good pass rusher, and fifth-round linebacker Alvin Bowen will make the special teams better. My ultra-sleeper is seventh-round wide receiver Steve Johnson, who had more than 1,000 yards and 13 touchdowns in his one and only season as a starter at Kentucky.

Redskins: A-

After trying and failing to trade their first-round pick for a veteran receiver like Chad Johnson or Anquan Boldin, the Redskins ended up trading out of the first round and drafting two wide receivers and a tight end with their three second-round picks. They also had a productive second day. I like taking a flier on Colt Brennan in the sixth round.

Cowboys: A-

Acquiring running back Felix Jones and cornerback Mike Jenkins with their two first-round picks was the best the Cowboys could have hoped for. The fourth-round choice was spent on the trade for Pacman Jones, although the Jenkins pick raises the question of whether they're worried that Jones won't be reinstated this year. Georgia Tech running back Tashard Choice provides good value in the fourth round.

Jets: B+

First pick Vernon Gholston is a stud. No complaints there; Jets fans cheered. Trading up for tight end Dustin Keller at the bottom of the first round was a surprise, and Jets fans booed. But overall this is a very solid draft for a team that's had a good off-season.

49ers: B+

I like first-round pick Kentwan Balmer, a defensive end out of North Carolina, more than most people do. Throw in a couple of tough offensive linemen in USC's Chilo Rachel and Texas A&M's Cody Wallace, plus Oklahoma cornerback Reggie Smith, and the 49ers have four guys who can make the team better from their first four picks.

Dolphins: B

Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long was a fine choice as the No. 1 overall pick, and signing him to a contract ahead of time was a wise move to avoid the lengthy holdout that No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell staged last year. Add in defensive end Phillip Merling and quarterback Chad Henne and the Dolphins got an excellent first-day haul. I wasn't quite as enamored with their second-day picks, though. Now the big question: Will they trade Jason Taylor?

Steelers: B

No team's offense got better on the first day than the Steelers' with Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall and Texas wide receiver Limas Sweed becoming Ben Roethlisberger's new weapons. The bad news for Roethlisberger is that the Steelers waited until day two to address the big need of fixing the offensive line.

Ravens: B-

Maneuvering down and then back up before selecting Delaware quarterback Joe Flacco was a canny move. Second-round pick Ray Rice, however, is the classic running back who looks great in college but doesn't have the physical tools to contribute in the NFL. My favorite sleeper is Notre Dame safety Tom Zbikowski, a hitter who could have been a first-round pick if he had come out last year but slipped into the third round as everything fell apart at Notre Dame. Zbikowski will love playing with Ed Reed.

Cardinals: B-

The top three picks were all good ones. First-round Tennessee State cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is going to develop into a very good pro. Second-round Miami defensive end Calais Campbell will make up for some of the pass rush the Cardinals lost when Calvin Pace left as a free agent. Third-round wide receiver Early Doucet will be a steal if he stays healthy. None of the late-round picks look like good ones, though.

Packers: B-

The focus was the passing game: Top pick Jordy Nelson is an athletic receiver with good hands. Quarterback Brian Brohm was a good pick in the second round for a team that, for the first time in 15 years, needs at quarterback. Tight end Jermichael Finley represents good value near the end of the third round.

Colts: B-

The Colts traded this year's first-round pick to select Tony Ugoh last year. He's their starting left tackle now, so you'd have to call that a wise trade. Second-round center Mike Pollak won't play much this year behind Jeff Saturday, but third-round linebacker Phillip Wheeler has a shot at earning a spot in the starting lineup. I'd love to be proven wrong about this, but I don't think sixth-round running back Mike Hart will do anything in the NFL.

Patriots: B-

Trading down from the seventh pick to the 10th was a wise move, but the player they chose 10th, Tennessee linebacker Jerod Mayo, is a bit of a reach. I'm not sure why they bothered taking a quarterback in the third round, but I like Nebraska linebacker Bo Ruud in the sixth.

Raiders: B-

No complaints about first-round running back Darren McFadden or fourth-round cornerback Tyvon Branch, but there are complaints about the trades they made, giving up their second-round pick for cornerback DeAngelo Hall and their third-round pick to draft offensive lineman Mario Henderson.

Rams: C+

Taking Virginia defensive end Chris Long with the second pick wasn't a bad choice, although I would have gone with Vernon Gholston or Glenn Dorsey. Fourth-round cornerback Justin King of Penn State is a tremendous athlete who will go down as one of the draft's best second-day picks.

Texans: C+

Virginia Tech left tackle Duane Brown was a reach in the first round, but he fills a need. Eastern Kentucky cornerback Antuan Molden is an intriguing project, while West Virginia running back Steve Slaton, selected in the third round, may be the player who will make the most immediate impact, as the Texans desperately need a running back.

Browns: C+

They basically traded away the draft. They traded this year's first-round pick to the Cowboys last year to acquire Brady Quinn, traded the second-round pick to the Packers for defensive end Corey Williams and traded the third-round pick to the Lions for defensive tackle Shaun Rogers. The latter two trades will upgrade the defense significantly, but the Quinn trade only happened because the Browns' front office failed to recognize the talent it had in Derek Anderson. Their first pick was UNLV linebacker Beau Bell in the fourth round.

Buccaneers: C+

They definitely got faster, adding the athletic Kansas cornerback Aqib Talib in the first round and Appalachian State's track star/wide receiver Dexter Jackson in the second. I think they also got better, although I have concerns about whether Jackson can ever develop into a true receiver and not just a fast guy. Fifth-round quarterback Josh Johnson is the draft's most intriguing prospect.

Bears: C

There may only be four people on earth who think the Bears are set at quarterback. Unfortunately for Bears fans, those four people are Rex Grossman, Kyle Orton, Lovie Smith and Jerry Angelo. So instead of taking Chad Henne or Brian Brohm, the Bears took running back Matt Forte from Tulane in the second round after taking Vanderbilt tackle Chris Williams in the first. A year from now, the Bears will wish they had taken a quarterback when they had the chance.

Panthers: C-

Their pair of first-rounders, running back Jonathan Stewart and tackle Jeff Otah, will make the offense better. But acquiring Otah was costly: The Panthers gave away their their second- and fourth-round picks, plus their 2009 first-round pick. That's too much. Third-round cornerback Charles Godfrey of Iowa was one of the best second-day picks.

Chargers: C-

First-round cornerback Antoine Cason can return punts and is from all accounts a high-character guy, but in college he never showed the fundamental skill of being able to stick with elite wide receivers. He was a bad choice. I do like seventh-round guard Corey Clark.

Broncos: C-

Boise State left tackle Ryan Clady will make Jay Cutler's life easier. I'm not sure the same can be said for second-round wide receiver Eddie Royal, though. Royal is tiny and looks like he'll have a hard time catching passes over the middle in the NFL. Bowling Green center Kory Lichtensteiger is a long-term project and won't contribute as a rookie.

Falcons: C-

Atlanta has its quarterback of the future in Matt Ryan but would have been better off taking LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey in the first round and a quarterback like Chad Henne or Brian Brohm in the second. Offensive tackle Sam Baker was a surprise choice later in the first round -- not a bad pick, but trading up to get him was probably a mistake. Third-round cornerback Chevis Jackson was a great college player, but he ran a painfully slow 4.6-second 40-yard dash at the scouting combine.

Bengals: D+

Keith Rivers was a fine first-round pick, but Coastal Carolina wide receiver Jerome Simpson is a head-scratcher in the second round. The Bengals' biggest need is defensive tackle, which they didn't address until the second day. And one of those second-day defensive tackles was Fresno State's Jason Shirley, who was booted off the team for a series of incidents including a suspension for conduct detrimental to the team, a DUI arrest and an arrest for driving with a suspended license. So much for the Bengals cleaning up their image.

Titans: D+

The Titans love drafting running backs and added another with East Carolina's Chris Johnson, the fastest player in the draft. Johnson isn't a bad player, but he is a bad pick, because the Titans have a much greater need at wide receiver, a need they didn't address until the fourth round, when they chose Cal's Lavelle Hawkins.

Eagles: D+

For the second straight year, the Eagles traded out of the first round. That left them with two second-round picks: Notre Dame defensive tackle 'Trevor Laws, who seems like a bit of a reach, and Cal receiver DeSean Jackson, who will make an instant impact both on offense and on special teams. The one thing I like about the Eagles' strategy is that they stockpile picks, meaning they're almost guaranteed of finding someone good later in the draft.

Vikings: D

Minnesota gave up too much, both in draft picks and in salary cap space, to acquire defensive end Jared Allen. Because of that trade the Vikings had only one pick in the first four rounds, although I do like that one pick, Arkansas State safety Tyrell Johnson. If things go badly in Minnesota, look for fifth-round quarterback John David Booty of USC to play in December.

Saints: D

I like first-round pick Sedrick Ellis, but I don't like trading a third-round pick to move up to get him. I also don't think very highly of second-round cornerback Tracy Porter of Indiana, and I don't like the Saints' failure to acquire Jeremy Shockey.

Seahawks: D-

USC defensive end Lawrence Jackson wasn't a great pick in the first round, and neither was Notre Dame tight end John Carlson in the second. Fourth-round pick Red Bryant is a huge four-year starter at defensive tackle from Texas A&M, but he has knee problems and takes too many plays off. The one Seattle pick I like: West Virginia fullback Owen Schmitt in the fifth round.

Jaguars: D-

Florida defensive end Derrick Harvey might be a fine player, but the Jaguars traded up way too high to select him, dealing a first-round pick, two third-round picks and a fourth-round picks to move into the eighth spot. I'm also not sold on Auburn defensive end Quentin Groves, their second-round pick. They had only three second-day picks, and all three will struggle just to make the team.

Lions: F

Even without a wide receiver until the fifth round, it was a typical Matt Millen draft, which is to say a bad one. To take Gosder Cherilus while Rashard Mendenhall was still on the board was a horrible decision in the first round. Trading up to take Kevin Smith in the third round doesn't make much sense either. They then used two more third-round picks on defensive linemen, Florida State's Andre Fluellen and Purdue's Cilff Avril, who looked better at the combine than they did on the field.

Millen is always at the bottom of the draft report cards, which is why the Lions are always at the bottom of the standings. Who do you think he'll take with the first pick next year?