Really interesting how they did this mock draft. In my opinion, pretty bad mock draft, but interesting nonetheless http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/sh...leashes-the-greatest-mock-draf?urn=nfl,157715 And so you don't have to sit through listening to the 90 minute audio clip... Oh, and Gang Green Nation was the blog representative for the Jets, passed on Mark Sanchez and Jeremy Maclin for Moreno, wow. Code: 1) Detroit Lions..........[b]Aaron Curry[/b]..........LB....Wake Forest 2) St. Louis Rams.........[b]Jason Smith[/b]..........OT....Baylor 3) Kansas City Chiefs.....[b]Eugene Monroe[/b]........OT....Virginia 4) Seattle Seahawks.......[b]Matthew Stafford[/b].....QB....Georgia 5) Cleveland Browns.......[b]Brian Orakpo[/b].........LB....Texas 6) Cincinnati Bengals.....[b]Andre Smith[/b]..........OT....Alabama 7) Oakland Raiders........[b]Michael Crabtree[/b].....WR....Texas Tech 8) Jacksonville Jaguars...[b]BJ Raji[/b]..............DT....Boston College 9) Green Bay Packers......[b]Everett Brown[/b]........LB....Florida St 10) San Francisco 49ers....[b]Michael Oher[/b].........OT....Ole Miss 11) Buffalo Bills..........[b]Aaron Maybin[/b].........DE....Penn St 12) Denver Broncos.........[b]Malcolm Jenkins[/b]......CB....Ohio St 13) Washington Redskins....[b]Brian Cushing[/b]........LB....USC 14) New Orleans Saints.....[b]Clay Matthews[/b]........LB....USC 15) Houston Texans.........[b]Sean Smith[/b]...........S.....Utah 16) San Diego Chargers.....[b]Ray Maualuga[/b].........LB....USC [COLOR="SeaGreen"]17) New York Jets..........[b]Knowshon Moreno[/b]......RB....Georgia[/COLOR] 18) Denver Broncos.........[b]Clint Sintim[/b].........LB....Virginia 19) Tampa Bay Bucs.........[b]Larry English[/b]........DE....Northern Illinois 20) Detroit Lions..........[b]Peria Jerry[/b]..........DT....Ole Miss 21) Philadelphia Eagles....[b]Jeremy Maclin[/b]........WR....Missouri 22) Minnesota Vikings......[b]Mark Sanchez[/b].........QB....USC 23) New England Patriots...[b]Vontae Davis[/b].........CB....Illinois 24) Atlanta Falcons........[b]James Laurinaitis[/b]....LB....Ohio St 25) Miami Dolphins.........[b]Darius Butler[/b]........CB....UConn 26) Baltimore Ravens.......[b]Hakeem Nicks[/b].........WR....North Carolina 27) Indianapolis Colts.....[b]Ziggy Hood[/b]...........DT....Missouri 28) Philadelphia Eagles....[b]Donald Brown[/b].........RB....UConn 29) New York Giants........[b]Darrius Haywood-Bey[/b]..WR....Maryland 30) Tennessee Titans.......[b]Tyson Jackson[/b]........DL....LSU 31) Arizona Cardinals......[b]Beanie Wells[/b].........RB....Ohio St 32) Pittsburgh Steelers....[b]Alex Mack[/b]............C.....California
I do believe that Stafford will not be picked by the Lions myself Getting Stafford doesn't help the offensive line which definitely needs an upgrade. I expect that Curry will be the next pick because Spagnuolo is a defensive guy and they need help on the defense. I could see Stafford falling, but I don't know to what team. Seahawks makes sense, but I could also see Stafford falling to San Fran as well
Sanchez going out of the top 10 wouldn't shock me. People seem to forget that if the Lions pass on Stafford like many reports are indicating, it won't be difficult for even him to slip to the 49'ers at #10.
I don't know man -- I think the Rams will take an offensive tackle. Their line is even worse now with their release of Orlando Pace. Cutting arguably their best offensive lineman has to mean something... It's looking more and more like the Lions will choose between Matt Stafford, Aaron Curry, and one of the top tackles (Jason Smith or Eugene Monroe) -- their fans want Curry, but the FO as the final say. Jim Schwartz being a great defensive mind may want to bring in what some coaches are calling "the best linebacker prospect in ten years": Aaron Curry. We'll probably know who they're taking before this weekend - they want to sign their top pick early. I've been hearing some crazy shit lately -- Tyson Jackson may go in the top five to the Chiefs? Gil Brandt thinks this might happen.
I actually agree. I think the Lion will draft Jason Smith, and stafford will fall to number 4. If stafford falls, it is very likely Sanchez will slide out of the top 10. The pick that stood out in this mock was Cleveland selecting Orakpo over Crabtree. Their receiving core is in absolute disarray right now, they're trading Braylon, Stallworth is a joke, Winslow is gone, and they have a young QB who is on the the trading block leaving Derek Anderson with no receiving core, and a Cleveland offense that might be one of the worst in the league. I am not sure why they would pass up on a receiver like Crabtree.
