2012 NFL Draft Order: Which Teams Are in Best Positions to Make Noise?

After looking at the 2012 NFL draft order, a few clubs are in ideal positions to make great additions to their teams that could easily lead to drastic improvements next season.  

A coin flip between the Carolina Panthers and Miami Dolphins will decide the No. 8 overall selection and the same goes for the No. 11 overall selection between the Kansas City Chiefs and Seattle Seahawks.

Other than that, the draft order is set. 

These are the teams that are in the best positions to make some serious noise in April. 

St. Louis Rams

General manager Billy Devaney and head coach Steve Spagnuolo were fired on Monday, so what more could a new GM and head coach want than the No. 2 overall pick that provides them tons of options? 

Nothing. 

They can go in a variety of different directions with the pick.

After Andrew Luck is selected by the Indianapolis Colts, they'll have their choice to either trade the pick and get a boatload in return, take Robert Griffin III and trade Sam Bradford and get a king's ransom in exchange, or selected Justin Blackmon, Matt Kalil or Alshon Jeffery.

What luxury.

Cleveland Browns 

The Browns are unsure of Peyton Hillis' future with the club, but after his injury-plagued, unproductive 2011, I'd let the 26-year-old free agent walk.

The team needs to be built around Colt McCoy and it can start by adding a franchise running back.

Cleveland, say hello to Trent Richardson. 

Many of you will be buying his jersey in the coming years. 

They'll have a chance to draft the stud Alabama running back with the No. 4 overall pick, and because of the trade with the Falcons that yielded Julio Jones, the Browns have a second first-round pick.

Maybe a receiver?

Carolina Panthers 

The Panthers make this list because they're extremely close to returning to legitimacy in the NFC. They hold the No. 8 or 9 overall selection and will have the opportunity to draft an instant starter.

There's a chance one of the top receivers as either Justin Blackmon or Alshon Jeffery will be available. If not, they'll almost certainly be able to add more bulk and athleticism to a defense that struggled mightily in 2011. 

Maybe LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne or another pass rusher like UNC's Quinton Coples. 

2012 NFL Draft Order 

1.	Indianapolis Colts
2.	St. Louis Rams
3.	Minnesota Vikings
4.	Cleveland Browns
5.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
6.	Washington Redskins
7.	Jacksonville Jaguars
8.	Carolina Panthers
9.	Miami Dolphins
10.	Buffalo Bills
11.	Seattle Seahawks
12.	Kansas City Chiefs
13.	Arizona Cardinals
14.	Dallas Cowboys
15.	Philadelphia Eagles
16.	New York Jets
17.	Cincinnati Bengals (from Raiders)
18.	San Diego Chargers
19.	Chicago Bears
20.	Tennessee Titans
21.	Denver Broncos
22.	New York Giants
23.	Cincinnati Bengals
24.	Detroit Lions
25.	Cleveland Browns (from Falcons)
26.	Houston Texans
27.	Pittsburgh Steelers
28.	New Orleans Saints
29.	Baltimore Ravens
30.	San Francisco 49ers
31.	New England Patriots
32.	Green Bay Packers

*Picks 20-32 determined on playoff results