2009 TGG'S 3 RD Mock Draft..DiSCUSSIONS ONLY

Since I follow you I will take this opportunity to remind you to stay out of my war room.

 

Andy Levitre should have gone way before Herman Johnson

 

Eh Buffalo is upcoming though and JasonJets missed the Cowboy pick so we might be at a halt for tonight.

 

BENGALS ARE DONE

RD 1. BJ Raji, DT, Boston College
RD 2. Aaron Maybin, DE, Penn State
RD 3. Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee

As I said in the draft thread ....

Some people might call this overkill, three D-linemen in rounds 1, 2 and 3 (DT and two DE's), but its really not because the Bengals D-line is that bad and that much in need of a complete and total overhaul, which is why they ranked dead last in sacks in 2007, second to last in 2008 and dead last over the past two seasons (07 & 08) combined

To put it bluntly, their front four is absolutely putrid and you cannot compete in the NFL if you run a 43 defense and your front four is that atrocious .. so yeah, the Bengals have other needs, but Rome wasn't built in a day and you're not fixing everything with one draft, but one thing I think I fixed here is that dreadful defensive line

 

I am here! Haha, wow I am sorry i am missing so many picks. This time there were no computer problems, I just forgot. I will be here for the Buffalo pick.Once again, I am really sorry.

 

Raji will definitely help boost their pass rusher - especially by drawing double teams. Maybin needs to add weight and strength, but he knows how to get after the QB.

Ayers isn't a DE I like as a pass rusher though, he's more of a run stopper...He's only been a one year starter and he has never put up big sack numbers. He has good size, but he lacks speed, which will hurt him in the NFL. He had a good week at the Senior Bowl though - showing good burst. RA is good against the run, but he won't be the answer the Bengals' pass rushing problems

 

Yeah but they can't stop the run either because their entire front four is a joke, so I know Ayers is a better run stuffer than pass rusher, which is why I drafted the speedy edge rusher (Maybin) for RDE and the bulkier run stuffer (Ayers) for LDE, and of course Raji for the middle ... now I only wish I had one more pick for the Bengals so I could draft one more DT :grin:

 

BTW, I think Ayers can be a Sean Ellis type LDE, not a dynamic edge rusher like John Abraham, but a guy who can stuff the run and give you 7 to 10 sacks as well .. I think he can be that kind of LDE in the pros

 

My lone concern for Cincy would be a WR to replace Houzh possibly.....Especially with Chad not liking Cincy and everything.

 

I see Rob Ayers as a 3 to 5 sack DE, but he has the potential to be a very good run stuffer. I was never knocking your pick, getting Ayers in the third is good value. He just isn't their answer as a pass rusher.

His lack of speed and upside may lead to him being a situational player.

 

Here are the Raiders day one selections:

7. Andre Smith OT Alabama
40. William Beatty OT Connecticut
71. Marcus Freeman OLB Ohio State

Not a bad haul.

 

They do have Chirs Henry (when he isn't suspended).

 

Or when he isnt injured.

 

Kansas City is done. First three rounds yielded:

1.3) Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas
2.2) Duke Robinson, OG, Oklahoma
3.3) Derrick Williams, WR, Penn State

Not bad for The Fightin' Larry Johnsons, if I do say so myself.

Which I do.

 

I am here, and will be here at 12 when my pick will be up. No need for the boards I sent out.