Shake's Final Mock Draft
It's Draft time so time I set my best guesses in stone.
| Round 1 | |||||
| 1 | St Louis | Sam Bradford |
QB | Oklahoma | Not the pick I'd make, but what the Rams appear set to do. |
| 2 | Detroit | Ndamukong Suh | DT | Nebraska |
The top player in the draft at the position of the Lions biggest need, Lions fans rejoice. The Lions passed on Oher for Pettigrew last year, they shouldn't have any qualms about passing Okung for Suh. |
| 3 | Tampa Bay |
Gerald McCoy |
DT | Oklahoma | Elite player at a major need position. |
| 4 | Washington | Trent Williams | OT | Oklahoma | Word is Shanahan loves Williams' athleticism for their zone blocking scheme. The pick would be reminiscent of the Branden Albert pick. Williams isn't very LT ready, but he has the tools or else he wouldn't have been picked this high. Interestingly the very next pick could be a major endorsement or indictment of the Albert depending on whether the Chiefs pick or pass on Russell Okung. |
| 5 | Kansas City | Eric Berry | S | Tennessee | And I think it'll be an endorsement. The ugly sack total falls partly on Cassel who had issues with pocket presence in his year starting in NE and partly on the OL which has upgraded a guard spot and improved it's protection late in the year. There's no pick in the draft that I feel is more likely to be traded than this one. Safeties and ILBs are rare this early and Dan Williams is a serious reach. If the pick is made by KC, Eric Berry is the rare talent to justify the rare pick of a safety in the top 5. |
| 6 | Seattle | Russel Okung | LT | Oklahoma St. | Rumors are swirling that Pete Carroll could generate some head scratchers this weekend, but with Okung there I can't imagine them passing. |
| 7 | Cleveland | Joe Haden | CB | Florida | The Browns added Sheldon Brown, but Brown is over 30 and knocking Eric Wright and Brandon McDonald to nickel and dime would make for a very nice group of CBs |
| 8 | Oakland | Taylor Mays | S/LB | USC | As shown by the firesale price level tenders put on the Raiders RFA linebackers, Al Davis isn't happy with the current corps. A 4-3 WILL is one of the roles that Mays could succeed in (the other being as a Adrian Wilson type box safety). |
| 9 | Buffalo | Jimmy Clausen | QB | Notre Dame | The Bills have a long list of needs to address but this is their only chance to address Franchise QB (NO Tebow in the 2nd does not count). |
| 10 | Jacksonville | Rolando McClain | MLB | Alabama | Earl Thomas to replace Reggie Nelson is the other major option here, but McClain is one of the top handful of players in the draft, falling only because of the relative rarity of LBs picked very early in the draft. |
| 11 | Denver | Dez Bryant | WR | Oklahoma St. | Not all character concerns are created equal. Marshall was a malcontent. Dez seems to just be flakey and uncomfortable under media/NCAA investigator attention. |
| 12 | Miami | Earl Thomas | S | Texas | The Dolphins safety play caused major struggles in pass D last year. Earl Thomas along with Sean Smith and Vontae Davis will give the Phins a nice young DB corps. |
| 13 | San Francisco | Bryan Bulaga | OT | Iowa | Questions about Bulaga being a cornerstone LT will be moot in SF with Joey Staley in the position. Bulaga can excel at RT and slide over to LT if/as needed in a pinch. |
| 14 | Seattle | Derrick Morgan | DE | Georgia Tech | If Okung and Morgan fall I don't think even Pete Carroll could screw it up. Top OT and top DE in the draft class. |
| 15 | NY Giants | C.J. Spiller | RB | Clemson | It didn't seem like too long ago the Giants had an elite 3 back system. Now they, and the Chargers who were in similar shoes are both in the market for another back early in the draft. |
| 16 | Tennessee | Jason Pierre-Paul | DE | South Florida | Wishful thinking that a division rival will pass up Brandon Graham and Jerry Hughes along with some good CB prospects for a roll of the dice on JPP? Probably. |
| Round 1 | |||||
| 17 | San Francisco | Mike Iupati |
G | Idaho | The Niners OL is set to roll with Bulaga and Iupati on the right side. |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | Kyle Wilson | CB | Boise St. | The Steelers could make the blockbuster move with a Big Ben trade, but if Ben stays around the Steelers will be looking for DB help. |
| 19 | Atlanta | Sean Weatherspoon | OLB | Missouri | Weatherspoon moved up the board nicely with a good senior bowl and combine. He won't make it out of the 1st round. |
| 20 | Houston | Dan Williams | DT | Tennessee | With the demand for NTs there's a good chance Dan goes even earlier despite concerns about him coming from a 4-3 and only having one big season. The Texans would be thrilled to get a big plugger in the middle of their 4-3. |
| 21 | Cincinnati | Jermaine Gresham | TE | Oklahoma | Cincy hasn't used the TE much recently, but they've shown interest in Gresham who would be a great weapon for them. |
| 22 | New England | Jared Odrick | DE | Penn St. | The front 7 rebuild starts on the line with the stout Odrick. |
| 23 | Green Bay | Anthony Davis | OT | Rutgers | Anthony Davis can take the Tarik Glenn (another 1st round LT talent with weight issues) route, beginning his career at guard and kicking outside in the near future. |
| 24 | Philadelphia | Devin McCourty | CB | Rutgers | The Eagles secondary is extremely thin right now. They'll need to devote several draft picks to DBs. |
| 25 | Baltimore | Brandon Graham | DE/OLB | Michigan | Ravens grab value on a fantastic defensive talent. |
| 26 | Arizona | Sergio Kindle |
OLB | Texas | Joey Porter was signed, but he's on in years and Kindle can really get after the passer. |
| 27 | Dallas | Maurkice Pouncey | C/G | Florida | Dallas would like OT ideally, but Pouncey would provide some much needed OL help. |
| 28 | San Diego | Ryan Mathews | RB | Fresno St. | Mathews' solid build compliments Sproles pretty nicely |
| 29 | NY Jets | Everson Griffen |
OLB | USC | With Jason Taylor in the fold the Jets can take a project rusher. |
| 30 | Minnesota | Kareem Jackson | CB | Alabama | Jackson's a sleeper for the 1st round and fits a team that likes the Tampa-2 well. Lito Shepard couldn't cover Collie or Garçon last year, he's no real solution. |
| 31 | Indianapolis | Charles Brown | OT | USC | Brown upgrades the LT and a guard spot for the Colts, filling two glaring needs. |
| 32 | New Orleans | Brian Price | DT | UCLA | Price fits the Saints attack attack attack style of D. |
| Round 2 | |||||
| 33 | St Louis | Carlos Dunlap |
DE | Florida |
The Rams get a talented edge rusher to place opposite Chris Long over the aged Leonard Little |
| 34 | Detroit | Javhid Best | RB | Cal | The Lions O should be a potent one with Megatron, Bryant Johnson, Brandon Pettigrew, Tony Sheffler and a thunder/lightning RB combo of Kevin Smith and Best supporting Matt Stafford |
| 35 | Tampa Bay | Golden Tate | WR | Notre Dame | The WR poor Bucs get to turn the tables on their division rivals with the player since as the 2nd coming of Steve Smith. |
| 36 | Kansas City | Terrence Cody | NT | Alabama | Pick does the double duty of finishing out the Chiefs 3 man front and keeping NT talent out of their division rival, the desperately NT needing, Chargers |
| 37 | Philadelphia | Nate Allen | S | South Florida | Eagles get a very talented safety who sneaks into the 1st in some mocks |
| 38 | Cleveland | Colt McCoy | QB | Texas | No one can really think Jake Delhomme backed by Senneca Wallace is a long term solution. |
| 39 | Oakland | Bruce Campbell | OT | Maryland | Freak athlete at a need position. |
| 40 | San Diego | Brandon Spikes | ILB | Florida | Timed speed has become a major issue of discussion, but any issues with his game speed where rarely noticed or mentioned. |
| 41 | Buffalo | Rodger Saffold | OT | Indiana | With the Franchise QB in place defensive needs take a backseat to protecting the top 10 investment. |
| 42 | Tampa Bay | Jerry Hughes |
DE | Clemson | Bucs get a nice athletic pass rusher, as is vital to a Tampa-2 D. |
| 43 | Denver | Tim Tebow |
QB | Florida | I think it's dumb, but someone is going to do it. |
| 44 | New England | Koa Misi |
OLB | Utah | Pats get their edge rusher now that he's protected by Odrick. |
| 45 | Denver | Ricky Sapp |
OLB | Clemson | Sapp is a good pass rusher with great athleticism for the 3-4 OLB spot and even some cover skill. |
| 46 | NY Giants | Daryl Washington | LB | TCU | Washington gives a great cover LB at WILL or in the middle if the Giants want to run T-2. |
| 47 | New England | Montario Hardesty |
RB | Tennessee | The Pats inject a RB sleeper into their RBBC. |
| 48 | Carolina | Demaryious "BeyBey" Thomas | WR | Georgia Tech | BeyBey is a nice fit for a run heavy team. He can really contribute run blocking and going deep on PA while he learns the rest of the pro WR skills. |
| 49 | San Francisco | Chad Jones |
S | LSU | Jones gives Singletary's D a thumper at SS. |
| 50 | Kansas City | Arellious Benn | WR | Illinois | Benn, Bowe and Chambers would be a nice trio for Matt Cassell |
| 51 | Houston | Toby Gerhart | RB | Stanford | Gerhart gives them a compliment to the speedy shifty Slaton. |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | Damian Williams | WR | USC | Damian is one of the best route runners available, making it likely he can help fill the void left by Holmes early. |
| 53 | New England | Brandon Ghee |
CB | Wake Forest | More young CBs to push out the aging vets. |
| 54 | Cincinnati | Tyson Alualu | DT | Cal | Alualu is considered a boardline first rounder by some. Good value for a Bengals front that could use some boost. |
| 55 | Philadelphia | Jermaine Cunningham | DE | Florida | Cunningham can give the Eagles a nice edge rusher opposite Trent Cole |
| 56 | Green Bay | Jason Worilds |
OLB | Virginia Tech |
Worilds can really get after the passer, though some question how well he can transition to OLB. |
| 57 | Baltimore | Rob Gronkowski |
TE | Arizona | Gronk can take over TE receiving duties since Todd Heap is morphing into an offensive tackle. |
| 58 | Arizona | Navarro Bowman | ILB | Penn State | Bowman fills the hole left by Dansby's exit. Bowman has fantastic talent if he can keep his head on straight. |
| 59 | Dallas | Brandon LaFell |
WR | LSU | Another Roy Williams is a bust in Dallas. |
| 60 | Seattle | Lamarr Houston | DT | Texas | With Morgan and Houston added to the DL the Seahawks should have a much easier time disrupting the pocket. |
| 61 | NY Jets | Vlad Ducasse |
OL | Massachusetts | A young project for an OL that's getting on in years in places. |
| 62 | Minnesota | Linval Joseph |
DT | East Carolina |
Big successor to Big Pat Williams. |
| 63 | Indianapolis | Corey Wootton | DE/DT | Northwestern | Wootton can contribute right away in the Raheem Brock role and if his explosiveness rebounds another year removed from ACL injury the Colts have a massive steal. |
| 64 | New Orleans | Jonathan Dwyer | RB | Georgia Tech | Dwyer is a project in the passing game, but he can run the football and the Saints are in the market for a power back. |
| Round 3 | |||||
| 65 | St. Louis | Geno Atkins | DT | Georgia | |
| 66 | Detroit | Jared Veldheer |
OT | Hillsdale | |
| 67 | Tampa Bay | A.J. Edds | OLB | Iowa | |
| 68 | Kansas City | Sean Lee | ILB | Penn State | |
| XX | Washington | Forfeit | 3rd round supplemental bid | ||
| 69 | Oakland | Mitch Petrus | G | Arkansas | Need position player that lit up the combine. |
| 70 | Philadelphia | Patrick Robinson | CB | Florida State | Philly gets great value on the last piece of their secondary overhaul. Robinson is 1st round caliber according to some. |
| 71 | Cleveland | Morgan Burnett | S | Georgia Tech | |
| 72 | Buffalo | Arthur Jones | DE | Syracuse | |
| 73 | Miami | Cam Thomas |
NT | North Carolina | |
| 74 | Jacksonville | Dominque Franks | CB | Oklahoma | |
| 75 | Chicago | Mike Johnson |
G | Alabama | Sorry NotJay, no word on any sisters. |
| 76 | NY Giants | Matt Tennant |
G/C | Boston College |
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| 77 | Tennessee | Perrish Cox | CB/KR | Oklahoma St. | Fills the CB and returner need in Tennessee |
| 78 | Carolina | Alex Carrington | DE/DT | Arkansas St. | With needs an addressed at DE and DT the Panthers snag a tweener to hold the edge at DE and get after the passer from the 3-tech. |
| 79 | San Francisco | Akwasi Owusu-Ansah | CB/FS | Indiana (Pa.) | Niners get a versatile DB to finish shoring up the D's backend. |
| 80 | Denver | Jimmy Graham |
TE | Miami |
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| 81 | Houston | Chris Cook | CB | Virginia | |
| 82 | Pittsburgh |
Reshad Jones | S | Georgia | |
| 83 | Atlanta | Anthony McCoy |
TE | USC | |
| 84 | Cincinnati | Eric Norwood |
OLB | South Carolina |
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| 85 | Cleveland | J.D. Walton | G | Baylor | |
| 86 | Green Bay | Trevard Lindley | CB | Kentucky | Given a 2nd round grade by the NFL advisory committee last year, Lindley returned to school and struggled mightily with injuries. If he stays healthy the Packers will have a very nice man to man cover CB. |
| 87 | Philadelphia | Jon Asamoah |
G | Illinios | |
| 88 | Arizona | Aaron Hernandez | TE | Florida | With the linebackers shored up and another pick coming the Cardinals can get Leinart a receiving TE. |
| 89 | Arizona | Jerome Murphy | CB | South Florida | |
| 90 | Dallas | Ciron Black | T/G | LSU | Black's stock took a massive tumble last season, but he could still become a good RT or guard with some coaching, maybe even show some of the LT skill that had him projected top 10. |
| 91 | San Diego | Torrell Troup |
NT | Central Florida | |
| 92 | Cleveland | Kyle Calloway |
RT | Iowa | Walton and Calloway should fix that rickety right side of the Browns OL. |
| 93 | Minnesota | Dan LeFevour | QB | Central Michigan | Miss out on Tebow? How about Tebow-lite? |
| 94 | Indianapolis | Amari Spievey | CB | Iowa | Spievey is a great fit for a Tampa-2 scheme and has the speed to run deep when needed. Run support a massive plus. |
| 95 | New Orleans | Greg Hardy | DE | Mississippi | Hardy gives NO a potentially great DE, who if his waistline keeps heading the way it's been going this offseason will instead fix their need for a beefy interior guy. |
| 96 | Cincinnati |
T.J. Ward |
S | Oregon |
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| 97 | Tennessee | Donald Butler |
MLB | Washington | |
| 98 | Atlanta | Austen Lane |
DE | Murray St. |
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| Round4 | |||||
| 99 | St. Louis | Dezmon Briscoe | WR | Kansas | |
| 100 | Detroit | Javier Arenas | CB | Alabama | |
| 101 | Tampa Bay | Ben Tate | RB | Auburn | |
| 102 | Kansas City | Dennis Pitta | TE | BYU | |
| 103 | Washington | John Jerry | G | Mississippi | |
| 104 | Seattle | Anthony Dixon | RB | Mississippi St. | |
| 105 | Philadelphia | Rodderick Muckelroy | OLB | Texas | |
| 106 | Oakland | Thad Gibson | DE/OLB | Ohio St. | |
| 107 | Buffalo | Marty Gilyard | WR | Cincinnati | |
| 108 | Jacksonville | Willie Young | DE | NC St. | |
| 109 | Chicago | Selvish Capers | OT | West Virgina | |
| 110 | Miami | Brandon Lang |
OLB | Troy | |
| 111 | Tennessee | Jordan Shipley | WR | Texas | |
| 112 | Carolina | Jevan Snead | QB | Mississippi | |
| 113 | San Francisco | Zane Beadles | G | Utah | |
| 114 | Denver | Jeff Owens | NT | Georgia | |
| 115 | NY Giants | Pat Angerer | MLB | Iowa | |
| 116 | Pittsburgh | Jason Fox | OT | Miami | |
| 117 | Atlanta | Eric Decker | WR | Minnesota | |
| 118 | Houston | Marshall Newhouse | G | TCU | |
| 119 | New England | Carlton Mitchell | WR | South Florida | |
| 120 | Cincinnati | Shaun Lauvao | G | Arizona St. | |
| 121 | Philadelphia | Ed Dickson | TE | Oregon | |
| 122 | Green Bay | LeGarrett Blount | RB | Oregon | |
| 123 | Arizona | Clay Harbor | FB | Missouri St. | |
| 124 | NY Jets | Dexter McCluster | WR | Mississippi | |
| 125 | Dallas | Major Wright | S | Florida | |
| 126 | San Diego | Ed Wang | OT | Virginia Tech | |
| 127 | Seattle | Taylor Price | WR | Ohio | |
| 128 | Minnesota | Rennie Curran | OLB | Georgia | |
| 129 | Indianapolis | Te'o Nesheim | DE | Washington | Colts snag a undersized but phenomenally productive edge rusher to backup their star ends. |
| 130 | New Orleans | Dekota Watson | OLB | Florida St. | |
| 131 | Cincinatti | Robert Johnson | SS | Utah |
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Nesheim in the 4th? That'd be awesome.
But: You really think Baltimore will pick up Brandon Graham? I believe he’d make a fine DE, but I thought he was too small to fit Baltimore’s philosophy. And as far as being an OLB, doesn’t that involve pass protection duties that he doesn’t really posses?
Yeah, I’d love for Graham to fall to Indy too; we’d get a backup for both Mathis and Freeny. But that’s probably wishing for too much… anyway, the point of my question is not as much a desire to see Indy pick him up as it is a questioning of his fit with Baltimore. Maybe I don’t understand them as well as I thought, but I figured they’d want someone bigger for a linesman or someone with better pass defense skills for a linebacker.
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Nesheim won't get any farther than the 3rd
And personally, I expect him to be taken by the Patriots in the 2nd round. He fits Belichick’s physical profile.
by project geo on Apr 22, 2010 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope not.
I hope they draft an OLB in the first, then use the 3 2nd rounders on WR, TE and DL( 3-4 DL) or whatever they want, just not Te’o-Nesheim.
I don't know why, but I don't see the Colts selecting a OL in teh 1st
Maybe in the second they pick Ducasse or Bruce Campbell, if they fall to 63.
For the 1st, I go with Devin McCourty or Kareem Jackson.
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I've been thinking that Big Ben trade lately.
But I don’t know if someone is willing to make a trade for a guy who will be suspended 6 games. Maybe Cleveland or Buffalo, so teh Steelers pick Clausen.
Its thatr scenario, or the Steelers pick Tebow or McCoy in the 2nd.
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Breaking news, Jennifer Lopez wants Dan Williams for the Dolphins.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/04/22/dolphins-owner-wants-dan-williams/
Other than Wootton, this would be a great draft for the Colts. Some DTs in the 3rd are better,than him and DT is a bigger need. What Brock did, a decent UDFA could do.
I think Wootton could do it much better though
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by shake n bake on Apr 22, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Wootton can't slide inside to DT imo
Too soft for it. He doesn’t play to his 6-6/270 size, he plays like a 6-5, 250 guy.
Maybe he can work as a 3-4 DE, if he gets stronger and plays like it.
by project geo on Apr 22, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions
you two like Carrington any better?
I like him almost as much as Wootton for that role and he plays stronger (but doesn’t have experience inside).
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
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by shake n bake on Apr 22, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Troup would be a good fit at NT,
could be even an upgrade over AJ. Atkins could provide some inside pass rush… Even Te’o-Nesheim is better.
If you mean play as horribly as Brock, yes, a late round pick or UDFA could do that.
Keyunta Dawson is proof of that.
But the goal is to find a very effective third DE who can slide inside in a three/four aces package, like a Justin Tuck.
by project geo on Apr 22, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
Why do we need him to slide inside?
What if we find a decent pass rushing DT, and Moala gets better too? Then there is no need to ask an average, but big DE to slide inside.
Side note: I find it hilarious how just about everyone and their grandmothers are mocking Rodger Saffold to the Colts
(Not shake here of course, but everyone else.)
1. When everyone thinks Polian will take a player, they’re wrong.
2. I just don’t see Saffold because the guy has 33 5/8" arms. Polian swears by arm length for his left tackle, at least for one he’s going to draft in the 1st round. UNLESS …
Unless the point is to move Saffold to guard, like the Patriots moved Logan Mankins to left guard. Saffold is similar to Mankins physically, similar size at 6-4/315. Smart guys.
Problem is Saffold isn’t a great inline blocker, he doesn’t generate that much push at point of contact. Risky projection at the cost of a 1st round pick.
We’ll see in a few hours.
33 5/8 is more, than what CJ has.
Bulaga has shorter too. But I agree, I don’t think he will be picked by the Colts.
Holding Graham and Clayborn to .5 sacks last year is pretty nice though.
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by shake n bake on Apr 22, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
The question is whether Polian will use his 1st round pick to draft him, not if he can play in the league
If Tony Ugoh had 33 5/8" arms instead of 36" arms, I don’t think the Colts would have given up a future 1st and a present 4th to take him in the 2nd round.
by project geo on Apr 22, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Saffold is better the Charles Brown....Brown is lazy, soft, and inconsistent kinda like Ugoh
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by TouchdownColts on Apr 22, 2010 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
You forgot Iupati.
Or you think he’ll fall reaaaaaaaaally far.
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by Addai Another Aday on Apr 22, 2010 10:59 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
damn it
I knew there was going to be a mistake
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
Just how deeply can your senses be wrong? With some VR goggles, a camera and a touch on the back researchers were able to overcome a person's sense of being inside their own body.
by shake n bake on Apr 22, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
The Jets will take him, word is they like him + will release Faneca after the Draft
But then you’ve got to fit Griffen somewhere.
by project geo on Apr 22, 2010 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Didn't like the Kindle to the Niners pick
very happy to drop Iupati in there. Totally fixes their right side OL with him and Bulaga.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
Just how deeply can your senses be wrong? With some VR goggles, a camera and a touch on the back researchers were able to overcome a person's sense of being inside their own body.
by shake n bake on Apr 22, 2010 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Gresham is key
To me, if Jermaine Gresham gets drafted in round 1, a lot of things change in the draft. However, if he does not, that totally changes the picture of round 1, IMO. I can see the Bengals trade out of round 1 as well if Mays is not there (they like USC defenders – Keith Rivers, Maulauga etc.) since the WR & TE they need might be there later too. I would swap 24 & 25 since I expect Brandon Graham to the Eagles and McCourty to the Ravens. Then the Cowboys could go with Saffold and Pouncey might be there for the picking.
All scenarios point to one thing: Charles Brown, more than Saffold, is most likely to be available when we pick.
Brown
While I think Brown will be there, I just don’t see him as the pick. If Howard Mudd were still coaching the O-line, then ya, it’d be Brown because Brown is Mudd’s type of tackle. But if all the talk of wanting to get a little bit bigger is true, I just don’t see it.
My gut feeling is that Polian wants out of the first. Badly. Lets just hope someone wants to get ahead of St. Louis at #33
by 2ndBlueGeneration on Apr 22, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Polian said flat out they haven't changed anything about their lineman profile
but who knows if that’s true or not since it’s the season for smokescreens.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
Just how deeply can your senses be wrong? With some VR goggles, a camera and a touch on the back researchers were able to overcome a person's sense of being inside their own body.
by shake n bake on Apr 22, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
Gronkowski is a better TE than Gresham and from all accounts he is healthy and
if he falls to 31 I wouldn’t be suprised to see the Colts take him. Probably the most all around TE available this year.
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by TouchdownColts on Apr 22, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Redskins are not taking Trent Williams
That was a smoke and mirror show to help hype him up and make sure the Lions take Suh.
Trent has too many risks and is a work in progress. You don’t take that risk top 5. Okung only gave up 1 sack out of 836 snaps last year. No brainer.
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Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: After waiting seemingly forever, it is finally draft week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, and the schedule for next season is being released or something like that this week.
pleasepleasePLEASE
No Hardesty to New England. He is a sleeper but I’m tired of Vols going to teams I loathe…
After Polian's interview last night, I kinda think we don't take OL in first round
probably be a DL or CB
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by TouchdownColts on Apr 22, 2010 12:41 PM EDT reply actions
OMG!! it has been accurate til now thru Cleveland...
SNB is officially better than Adam Shefter in mocking the draft!

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