Well here's my latest NFL mock draft. This one is a little different since it includes two trades, which are very reasonable and realistic IMO and are included just to make this a little more interesting. I know I just posted another mock a little over a week ago, but these are too fun to do and the draft only comes around once a year. Surprisingly, this one took under an hour. Well, here it is: TRADES - Detroit trades #2 to Tampa Bay for #4, #35 and #141 - Buffalo trades #12 and #111 to New England for #24 and #28 DRAFT ROUND 1 1. Oakland: Jamarcus Russell QB *2. Tampa Bay (via Detroit): Calvin Johnson WR 3. Cleveland: Adrian Peterson RB *4. Detroit (via Tampa Bay): Gaines Adams DE 5. Arizona: Joe Thomas OT 6. Washington: Amobi Okoye DT 7. Minnesota: Leon Hall CB 8. Atlanta: LaRon Landry S 9. Miami: Brady Quinn QB 10. Houston: Levi Brown OT 11. San Francisco: Adam Carricker DE *12. New England(via Buffalo): Patrick Willis ILB 13. St. Louis: Alan Branch DT 14. Carolina: Reggie Nelson S 15. Pittsburgh: Paul Posluszny LB 16. Green Bay: Greg Olsen TE 17. Jacksonville: Jamaal Anderson DE 18. Cincinnati: Darrelle Revis CB 19. Tennessee: Dwayne Jarrett WR 20. NY Giants: Lawrence Timmons OLB 21. Denver: Joe Staley OT 22. Dallas: Chris Houston CB 23. Kansas City: Ted Ginn Jr. WR *24. Buffalo (via New England): Marshawn Lynch RB 25. NY Jets: Justin Blalock G/T 26. Philadelphia: Michael Griffin S 27. New Orleans: Aaron Ross CB *28. Buffalo (via New England): Dwayne Bowe WR 29. Baltimore: Ben Grubbs G/T 30. San Diego: Eric Weddle SS/CB 31. Chicago: Jon Beason OLB 32. Indianapolis: Anthony Gonzalez WR ROUND 2 33. Oakland: Arron Sears G/T 34. Detroit: Drew Stanton QB *35. Detroit (via Tampa Bay): Marcus McCauley CB 36. Cleveland: Ryan Kalil C 37. Chicago: Tony Ugoh T/G 38. Arizona: Jarvis Moss DE 39. Atlanta: Anthony Spencer DE 40. Miami: Justin Harrell DT 41. Minnesota: Steve Smith WR 42. San Francisco: Craig Davis WR 43. Buffalo: David Harris ILB 44. Atlanta: Samson Satele C/G 45. Carolina: Zach Miller TE 46. Pittsburgh: Jonathan Wade CB 47. Green Bay: Brian Leonard RB/FB 48. Jacksonville: Trent Edwards QB 49. Cincinnati: Charles Johnson DE 50. Tennessee: David Irons CB 51. NY Giants: Marshall Yanda OT 52. St. Louis: Kenny Irons RB 53. Dallas: Sidney Rice WR 54. Kansas City: Manuel Ramirez OG 55. Seattle: Ben Patrick TE 56. Denver: LaMarr Woodley DE 57. Philadelphia: Buster Davis ILB 58. New Orleans: Jason Hill WR 59. NY Jets: Josh Wilson CB 60. Miami: Justin Durant LB 61. Baltimore: Tim Shaw OLB/DE 62. San Diego: Mike Walker WR 63. NY Jets: Brian Robinson DE/OLB 64. Tampa Bay: Brandon Meriwether S/CB ROUND 3 65. Oakland: Aundrae Allison WR 66. Detroit: Brandon Siler ILB 67. Cleveland: Ray McDonald DE 68. Tampa Bay: Brandon Mebane DT 69. Arizona: Antwan Barnes OLB 70. Denver: John Wendling S 71. Miami: Doug Free OT 72. Minnesota: Tim Crowder DE 73. Houston: Jacoby Jones WR 74. Buffalo: AJ Davis CB 75. Atlanta: James Marten OT 76. San Francisco: Josh Beekman OG 77. Pittsburgh: Doug Datish C 78. Green Bay: Sabby Piscittelli S 79. Jacksonville: Tanard Jackson S/CB 80. Tennessee: Victor Abiamiri DE 81. NY Giants: Eric Wright CB 82. St. Louis: Johnnie Lee Higgins WR 83. Carolina: Quentin Moses DE 84. Kansas City: Travarous Bain CB 85. Seattle: Ikaika-Alama Francis DE 86. Denver: HB Blades ILB 87. Dallas: Ryan Harris OT 88. New Orleans: Rufus Alexander LB 89. NY Jets: Courtney Taylor WR 90. Philadelphia: Laurent Robinson WR 91. New England: Aaron Rouse S 92. Buffalo: Stephen Nicholas OLB 93. San Diego: Zak DeOssie ILB 94. Chicago: Kevin Boss TE 95. Indianapolis: Tank Tyler DT 96. San Diego: Turk McBride DE/DT 97. San Francisco: Desmond Bishop ILB 98. Indianapolis: Quincy Black OLB 99. Oakland: Quinn Pitcock DT Thanks for reading. :beer:
heres some film on him http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/specials/draft/2007/video/?c=Player&p=86712 he is pretty decent like his hustle and work ethic. they say he is not a natural pass catcher due to the fact that he lets the ball come to him rather then catch with his hands. but i think all of that could be changed with ease.
Not a bad job man. I wouldn't mind if it turned out like that at all. Also, I don't think we have a glaring need at DT. Lets give DRob another year and we also have Pouha behind him.
What true NT's are there available in the first 3 rounds? I can only think of Paul Soliai, the guy from Utah... He too has character concerns. Be reasonable...
He's 6'6" but people are starting to talk about Branch as though he'd fit best as a space filler 3-4 NT. There've been a few tall NT's recently, but nobody 6'6".
Ok, we realize you want a DT, but what DT are the Jets going to draft who fits the NT position in the 3-4? The only one is the guy who has the off field issues and he wont be a jet...
All seems very reasonable. I hate seeing Walker picked that early but if SD doesn't go WR in round 1, it could definitely happen just like that. I don't know too much about Courtney Taylor, but in the third round there we should absolutely go WR if everything else pans out like that. Edit: Strengths: Has excellent size and a solid build...A good natural athlete...Great body control and ball skills...Decent route runner and knows how to get open...Will make some spectacular catches...Tough and not afraid to work over the middle...Very physical and really knows how to use his size...A solid blocker...Was not always utilized in college and still has some upside...Clutch on 3rd downs...Has a lot of experience. Weaknesses: Does not have great timed speed and will have trouble separating...Drops some balls he shouldn't due to a lack of concentration...Is not a big play or deep threat and won't stretch the field vertically...Won't do much after the catch...Could stand to get a little stronger...Durability is a minor concern...Was never real productive. Notes: Was definitely overshadowed by future pros like Ben Obomanu, Anthony Mix and Devin Aromashodu at times throughout his career but he might end up being the best prospect of the bunch...Was at his best as a sophomore but bounced back from a poor 2005 campaign and had a nice senior season...Not a true #1 target in the NFL but should at the very least be able to contribute as a possession guy. Sounds like a poor man's version of Dwayne Jarrett. I like the pick. I'd still much rather have Walker but if Taylor's there and Walker isn't I think it's a solid pick. BTW RobA this draft is really poor in prospects for NT in the 3-4. We can try gabbing one with a second day pick and see if they pan out but there's no reason to be using one on the first day unless if Alan Branch somehow falls to us (very fat chance).
I think his stock is on the rise. Unfortunately, I don't think we're the only ones who knows about this guy anymore... I think he'll come off the board anywhere from 2nd-early 3rd round. Hey, he was able to produce big-time on a bad team I believe... Greg Olsen didn't :grin:
Oh, I agree 100%. I was say I'd hate to see him come off the board much like I'll hate seeing guys like Carriker come off the board before us because I think they'd be a great pick for us (even though there's no way Carriker gets to us at this point). I'm hoping that if the Jets are really targeting him that they'll be able to package opne of Barrett, Barton, or McCairens (if they are really shopping them) along with their third rounder for either another second or at least to move up in the third (I don't know these draft value things too well so I have no idea where we should land based on their projected value).
If we trade McCareins then Taylor looks like a solid replacement. Sounds like Cotchery light. The two nose tackles mentioned are both midgets 6'0 328? We need both height and girth because Robertson I believe is too small and light for the postion.
I believe Solia is 6'4'', my personal max height for a NT. I would take a stab at him in the fourth. ..
I'd be deeply, deeply disappointed if they passed on Spencer or Moss to take Blalock. As good as I think Blalock is, I'd much, much, MUCH rather go Spencer/Moss then Beekman in the 2nd round. I think that would fit our needs precisely, a polished, rugged run blocking guard and a proven pass rusher to come off the edge. As much as I like Robison, he's not ready to be much more than a rotational guy for a little while, as he wasn't even much more than that at Texas. Not to mention, two Texas players in the first 2 rounds is a little scary.
Please don't take this the wrong way but.... What ever made you think that Mr. Bill "Paranoid and Uptight" Belichik will ever make this trade with a division rival. Even the signing of RFA Welker (WR) from Miami had to be sweetened by the Patriot's owner with a 7th. Rd pick in addition the the obligatory 2nd rounder just to cut down on the drama......hmmmm, think about it.
