NFL Team Report - Dallas Cowboys - INSIDE SLANT By all accounts the Cowboys had a very good draft in terms of picks and value. They got seven players who should all contribute if not start in 2013. All have the capability of earning starting jobs in the future. Still the draft didn't come without criticism. It's not about the picks but the process for the Cowboys. And their decisions and strategy in the first round will come under scrutiny for years to come.

NFL Team Report - Carolina Panthers - INSIDE SLANT Coming into the 2013 NFL Draft, the Panthers could've been looking at filling a number of needs. They have a suspect offensive line, they could use another playmaking receiver, they've been weak for years at defensive tackle and their secondary is a mess. But instead of ticking off the "needs" box, Dave Gettleman followed through with the "best player available" approach he said he'd use during his first draft as an NFL general manager.

NFL Team Report - New York Jets - INSIDE SLANT One of the most underwhelming quarterback battles in the NFL got a whole lot more interesting last Friday night, when the Jets selected West Virginia's Geno Smith in the second round of the draft. The presence of the polarizing Smith interjects some drama -- something that owner Woody Johnson surely enjoys -- into what was a two-man derby between the beleaguered Mark Sanchez and the injury-prone David Garrard.

NFL Team Report - St. Louis Rams - INSIDE SLANT As the Rams concluded the 2013 draft, happy with the latest additions to one of the youngest rosters in the National Football League, there is one inescapable fact that helped the Rams be in the position they are right now: If it wasn't for the disastrous lockout-stained 2011 season, Jeff Fisher and Co. wouldn't have been in position to make the franchise-changing decisions that have occurred the last two Aprils.