Arizona gets great review

Showtime won't commence for another four months with the opening acts at the start of the NFL's regular season. But NFL teams hoped to add solid performers for their future with the league's 71st annual college draft Saturday and Sunday at famed Radio City Music Hall in New York. Who were the winners and losers? The real answers might not be known for years. But it's never too early for a preview.

FOUR STARS

ARIZONA: Dennis Green & Co. have done it again. After Matt Leinart fell into the Cardinals' lap, they landed another big body for the O-line (Deuce Lutui) and a couple of prospects who could blossom into huge talents in TE Leonard Pope and DT Gabe Watson.

DENVER: The art of the deal got Mike Shanahan the quarterback he coveted most, Jay Cutler. The Broncos addressed other needs by trading for WR Javon Walker and snagging an H-back type in Tony Scheffler.

HOUSTON: Time will tell if the Texans passed over an NFL version of Michael Jordan in opting for DE Mario Williams. Will Williams be better compared with Sam Bowie or Bruce Smith? Second-round LB DeMeco Ryan and OTs Charles Spencer and Eric Winston also reflected need picks.

NEW ENGLAND: Laurence Maroney was Bill Belichick's pick as the draft's best running back after Reggie Bush. Chad Jackson was thought by many to be the best wide receiver in the draft.

NEW ORLEANS: The Saints got the player rated No. 1 on most teams' draft boards, Bush, without trading up. Just the shot in the arm needed for a franchise that has dealt with so much adversity.

PHILADELPHIA: Andy Reid still loves big fellas. First-round DT Brodrick Bunkley has been compared to Warren Sapp. OT Winston Justice and G Max Jean-Gilles, both of whom were projected to go higher, could become building blocks for the O-line of the future.

SAN FRANCISCO: Mike Nolan's rebuilding job landed two huge pieces in athletic TE Vernon Davis and DE-LB Manny Lawson. The 49ers made an intriguing second-day pick with ex-QB-turned-WR Michael Robinson.

TENNESSEE: Norm Chow won't be reunited with Matt Leinart but gets to mold one of the draft's most electric athletes in QB Vince Young. Chow will be reunited with power back LenDale White.

THREE STARS

BALTIMORE: Ray Lewis might agree with the choice of DT Haloti Ngata, considered the best run-stuffer in the draft and a wide body to keep blockers off the middle linebacker.