"I stopped paying attention to all of that stuff," said Kalil, attending an NFL event at a playground in Manhattan. "No one really has a clue. Unless you're the GM of a team, you don't really know who a team is going to pick, so you just let it all play out.".What many boosters may have missed is the fact that Michigan State took one huge step forward in bowl participation. Two years ago they had to settle for the Champs Sports Bowl and a $2.25 million payout. Last year they moved up to the Capital One Bowl and a $4.25 million payout.

Louis Rams have the first pick in the draft, but they won't necessarily be strong for another year or two. The Seahawks have been in a rebuilding phase and they may be improved, but they still have a lot of question marks on both sides of the ball. Of all the divisional foes, the San Francisco 49ers are probably the most daunting.Brady Quinn, the second quarterback drafted in 2007, said quarterbacks who enter the NFL with