http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/peter_king/04/21/mock.draft/index.html 1. St. Louis Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma Rams need a face of the franchise -- and an accurate deep arm. Bradford's both. 2. Detroit Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska Coach Jim Schwartz had Albert Haynesworth in Tennessee. He thinks Suh's better. 3. Tampa Bay Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma Easiest pick in the draft. For Bucs, value of McCoy is twice any other player left. 4. Washington Trent Williams, T, Oklahoma Got a sick feeling Shanahan wants to deal down, pick a QB. Crazy, but that's him. 5. Kansas City Bryan Bulaga, T, Iowa Sinking on most boards, but GM Pioli sees meat-and-potatoes left tackle for a decade. 6. Seattle Russell Okung, T, Oklahoma State 'Hawks rejoice. A month ago, Okung was top tackle on most NFL draft boards. 7. Cleveland Eric Berry, S, Tennessee But if Williams or Okung's around, this will be a very tough call for GM Tom Heckert. 8. Oakland Anthony Davis, T, Rutgers Chalk pick -- big, athletic OT -- but since when do Raiders make the chalk pick? 9. Buffalo Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee Chan Gailey gets the only top nose tackle in draft to anchor his 3-4 defense. 10. Jacksonville C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson I know he has Maurice Jones-Drew ... but Jack Del Rio thinks Spiller can be the next Chris Johnson. 11.* Giants (from Den.) Rolando McClain, LB, Alabama TRADE: G-men desperate to get long-term middle linebacker. Figure they can't wait until 15th pick. 12.^ Philadelphia (from Miami) Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech TRADE: Eagles lost out on two free-agent gems -- Julius Peppers and Aaron Kampman -- and need a defensive end. 13. San Francisco Joe Haden, CB, Florida Lucky Niner night, getting the best corner in the draft in the middle of the first round. 14. Seattle Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame It doesn't fit after Charlie Whitehurst deal, but 'Hawks think he's a top-5 player in draft. 15.* Denver Brandon Graham, OLB, Michigan Broncos would be happy with Kyle Wilson, Dez Bryant or Maurkice Pouncey here. 16. Tennessee Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida Titan task: Replenishing the defensive line one pass-rusher at a time, with a Jevon Kearse clone. 17. San Francisco Mike Iupati, OL, Idaho I came very close to putting Dez Bryant here. Imagine a Bryant/Michael Crabtree combo. Scary. 18. Pittsburgh Maurkice Pouncey, C, Florida The Pouncey fan club is growing. Six mid-first-round teams could take him by early 20s. 19. Atlanta Earl Thomas, S, Texas No one thought he'd fall this far. I'm still not sure he will. But Falcons have to pounce. 20. Houston Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State Texans steal Wilson, a physical force with good closing speed, this low in the round. 21. Cincinnati Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma Watch Oklahoma on tape. Gresham's so athletic you'll think you're watching a wideout. 22. New England Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State "Coach Belichick? Dez Bryant's babysitter on line two.'' I don't care. I love the pick. 23. Green Bay Sergio Kindle, OLB, Texas Bookend for Clay Matthews had 34.5 tackles for loss his last two years at Texas. 24.^ Miami Ryan Mathews, RB, Fresno State I know Dolphins love Mathews and would settle for him ... but like others here too. 25. Baltimore DeMaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech Anquan Boldin. Donte' Stallworth. Thomas. Talk about rebuilding the weakest point of a playoff team. 26. Arizona Sean Weatherspoon, OLB, Missouri Cards begin to rebuild the defense that got laid waste this off-season with pass-rusher. 27. Dallas Taylor Mays, S, USC I say they rue the day they don't take tackle of the future, but Dallas likes speedy safety. 28. San Diego Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State Ideal draft for Chargers is Dan Williams in first, Stanford RB Toby Gerhart down the line. 29. New York Jets Jahvid Best, RB, Cal This pick makes no sense -- unless you think Leon Washington and LaDainian Tomlinson are short-timers. 30. Minnesota Tim Tebow, QB, Florida A hunch. Nothing more. Brett Favre lasts another year (two at the outside) while Tebow grows. 31. Indianapolis Rodger Saffold, T, Indiana Colts tab an athletic left tackle candidate to fill a position they've been longing to cement for years. 32. New Orleans Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers Watch for pass-rush help too, like TCU defensive end Daryl Washington. But they need CB relief. So the pick makes no sense according to King yet he put it out there. Don't get the Best to NYJ move in round 1 but its Peter King so what do I know.
I know its only a mock draft... but that looks like it was put together by a option student... wtf are you thinking with some of these picks King?
King isn't a draft guy. He has done some good work but mainly its because he knows people and he can write decent human interest type stories. But when it comes to drafting - its just not his thing and this list kind of proves that.
Yep, King does have some good contacts and he's certainly an NFL "insider'...but the draft isn't his forte.
Originally posted the followin in the wrong thread: As long as Leon Washington was traded at some point during the draft, I wouldn't have a problem with it. It's not ideal but it's no reason to flip out either. It's not like we would be getting a bad player. If Best didn't get that concussion, it can be argued that he would competing with Spiller for the top running back spot.
4.35 40 yard dash I saw him play (buddy is a big Cal fan) a couple times in person. He's a beast. Best might be a slight reach that early and we have more pressing needs but I wouldn't be pissed with that pick.
I'm pretty much in the same boat as everyone here. This mock is probably the worst I've seen this season.
OK, what do you think the worst pick of this draft is? Here's the worst sentence: 27. Dallas Taylor Mays, S, USC I say they rue the day they don't take tackle[sic] of the future, but Dallas likes speedy safety[sic].
