2 rounds with Explanations

[wonderbredd24]

1. Detroit - Matt Stafford, QB Georgia

-"It's probably time to find a replacement for Bobby Layne."

2. St. Louis - Andre Smith, OT Alabama

-Orlando Pace was one of the best tackles in NFL history. The Rams hope Andre Smith is Orlando Pace redux

3. Kansas City - Aaron Curry, LB Wake Forest

-He fits any scheme and is the most NFL ready defensive player in the draft.

4. Seattle - Michael Crabtree, WR Texas Tech

-Crabtree is a big play receiver for Hassleback and will help their next QB to be

5. Cleveland - Everette Brown, DE/OLB Florida State

-The Browns' most consistent pass rusher this season was their Nose Tackle. Everette Brown should fit like a glove in Rob Ryan's defense

6. Cincinnati - Eugene Monroe, OT Virginia

-Carson Palmer is the franchise and one of the best QBs in football. Keep him upright

7. Oakland - Jason Smith, OT Baylor

-If Al Davis wants JaMarcus Russell to succeed (assuming it's not too late), help keep him upright and open holes for Darren McFadden and Justin Fargas

8. Jacksonville - Michael Oher, OT Ole Miss

-Some may feel he's a reach, but not only does Jacksonville need OLine help, Oher might be the best fit for what Jacksonville's offense wants to do.

9. Green Bay - Brian Orakpo, DE Texas

-They miss out on the top tackles... Orakpo is really the only thing that makes sense here.

10. San Francisco - BJ Raji, DT Boston College

-'Too Early' does not enter the vocabulary when it comes to getting a franchise nose tackle for the 3-4 and he is their best option with Oher gone.

11. Buffalo - Aaron Maybin, DE/OLB Penn State

-It would not surprise me in the least for Maybin to slide, but Buffalo is desperate to put pressure on opposing QBs. Maybin may need time to develop, but so do the Bills as a whole.

12. Denver - Rey Maualuga, ILB USC

-Unfortunately they miss out on Raji, but Maualuga is a perfect fit for Nolan's defense.

13. Washington - Malcolm Jenkins, CB Ohio State

-If they deal Rogers, Jenkins can play corner. If they keep Rogers, Jenkins can play corner or safety

14. New Orleans - Vontae Davis, CB Illinois

-They need defensive help. Plus, Davis should be able to use all of his unique physical gifts in the Super Dome. If not Davis, then what?

15. Houston - Knowshon Moreno, RB Georgia

-I understand the Texans have Steve Slaton, but I do not know what else they would take here and Moreno is a better fit for the ZBS than Wells. Plus, it gives Schaub a great receiver out of the backfield.

16. San Diego - Chris Wells, RB Ohio State

-Maualuga is off the board. If LT is done, Chris Wells can pound defenses and let Darren Sproles can gash them

17. New York Jets - DJ Moore, CB Vanderbilt

-Corner seems like the best value here unless they want to take Tyson Jackson here.

18. Chicago - Mark Sanchez, QB USC

-I imagine most Bears fans will hate this, but... he's not Maclin

19. Tampa Bay - Jeremy Maclin, WR Missouri

-He just seems like the type of player the Bucs take

20. Detroit (from Dal) - Duke Robinson, OG Oklahoma

-Backus has a large cap number and it might be too early on Britton and the Lions guard play is atrocious. Sliding Duke Robinson in between Raiola and Cherilus bolsters the run game and hopefully keeps Stafford alive... plus Raji is gone and Hardy stayed at Ole Miss

21. Arizona - LeSean McCoy, RB Pittsburgh

-Edgerrin James is done in Zona. McCoy is a home run threat to pair with Hightower

22. Minnesota - Max Unger, OC Oregon

-Versatility to play anywhere on the line. He can play right tackle or guard until Birk retires

23. New England - Clint Sintim, OLB Virginia

-The Patriots luck out and get an Al Groh coached 3-4 LB. He may end up DROY

24. Atlanta - Peria Jerry, DT Ole Miss

-If the Falcons take Jerry and Anderson becomes something, the Atlanta could have a scary defensive line.

25. Miami - Brian Cushing, OLB USC

-Seems like a Parcells type player

26. Baltimore - Alphonso Smith, CB Wake Forest

-Sintim and Cushing are off the board. Corner makes sense

27. Indianapolis - Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland

-When the Colts do not need a WR, they take a WR.

28. Philadelphia (from Car) - Eben Britton, OT Arizona

-Philly was not happy with a WR and a running back, so here's a tackle instead.

29. New York Giants - Kenny Britt, WR Rutgers

-He's a big, physical WR from the area and a prima donna reportedly... perfect match

30. Tennessee - Percy Harvin, WR Florida

- This pick is probably dead wrong because even when the Titans need a WR, they avoid it like grim death. Still, Harvin seems like a Jeff Fischer type player because of his versatility

31. Philadelphia - Brandon Pettigrew, TE Oklahoma State

-Pettigrew is a great blocker who can contribute in the passing game. Any team would love to have this kid. McNabb loves throwing to the TE anyway

32. Pittsburgh - Tyson Jackson, DE LSU

-The Steelers need help in the trenches on both sides of the ball and Duke Robinson is off the board. I definitely could see them taking Alex Mack here though... he just seems to have Steeler written all over him

33. Detroit - James Laurinaitis, LB Ohio State

-Like many Senior Big Ten Middle Linebackers, Laurinaitis falls and the Lions capitalize.

34. Kansas City - Paul Kruger, DE Utah

-I'm not sure if Chiefs fans will be happy with this, but they need help along the DLine and Kruger fits the bill

35. St. Louis - Darius Butler, CB Connecticutt

-They need more production from their corners

36. Cleveland - Alex Mack, OC California

-As a Browns fan, I'm tired of watching Hank Fraley get man handled by AFC North Nose Tackles. They need someone who can anchor against them and lead the OLine for the next decade.

37. Seattle - Josh Freeman, QB Kansas State

-They still have Hassleback for the moment... they need a QB to develop and just drafted him a great WR. Between Crabtree and Carlson, he should do alright

38. Cincinnati - Jonathan Luigs, OC Arkansas

-Keep Palmer upright and open some running lanes

39. Jacksonville - Macho Harris, CB Virginia Tech

-Seems like a Jack Del Rio type corner.

40. Oakland - Brandon LaFell, WR LSU

-Give Russell another target to throw to... he gets a Left Tackle and a Wide Receiver in this draft. Hopefully he's not a lost cause for their sake.

41. Green Bay - Tony Kropog, OT Tulane

-They need to develop OLine for the future and Kropogg is a good value here.

42. Buffalo - Jared Cook, TE South Carolina

-Trent Edwards could use some more options

43. San Francisco - William Moore, S Missouri

-Mike Singletary should be happy... gets Raji and Moore

44. Miami (f/Was) - Sean Smith, DB Utah

-Seems like all the Miami fans want him. Who am I to argue?

45. N.Y. Giants (f/NO)- Marcus Freeman, OLB Ohio State

-They are really hurting at LB.

46. Houston - Michael Johnson, DE Georgia Tech

-Mario Williams is getting pressure on the QB, but no one else does. If they hit with Johnson, they will have a devastating pass rush.

47. New England (f/SD) - Mike Mickens, CB Cincinnati

-They need corner help and they lucked out on Sintim in round 1.

48. Denver - Ron Brace, DT Boston College

-This is probably a reach but if the Broncos do switch to the 3-4, they NEED a nose tackle and they missed out on Raji in round 1. Still, Maualuga and Brace is not a bad haul

49. Chicago - Herman Johnson, OG LSU

-I imagine Matt Forte would not mind running behind Herman Johnson

50. Tampa Bay - Sen'Darrick Marks, DT Auburn

-They need an UT, but took Maclin in round 1. Marks falls right to them.

51. Dallas - Rashad Johnson, S Alabama

-Maybe it's time Dallas had a legitimate center fielder at safety

52. Arizona - Larry English, DE/OLB Northern Illinois

-Can't argue with more pass rush. Plus, Larry English is similar to Pittsburgh style rush LBs and Ken Whisenhunt knows all about that

53. N.Y. Jets - Evander Hood, DT Missouri

-Could be a real nice 3-4 End

54. Philadelphia - Louis Delmas, S Western Michigan

-To me, he seems the most like Brian Dawkins out of the safeties in this draft

55. Minnesota - Rhett Bomar, QB Sam Houston St

-If you can't get Cassell, it's this or Derek Anderson. You decide. (Please choose Derek Anderson.)

56. Atlanta - Chase Coffman, TE Missouri

-Give Ryan more help and a TE is a QB's best friend

57. Miami - Louis Murphy, WR Florida

-Murphy has the size Ginn doesn't

58. Baltimore - Hakeem Nicks, WR North Carolina

-Derrick Mason will not play forever

59. New England - William Beatty, OT Connecticutt

-I doubt the Patriots need OLine help, but they are always smart about getting themselves great depth that can develop into a starters

60. Carolina - Nate Davis, QB Ball State

-Jake Delhomme is getting up there and Carolina has a real nice offense for a young QB to step into

61. N.Y. Giants - Darry Beckwith, ILB LSU

-The Giants need LB help

62. Indianapolis - Fili Moala, DT USC

-Moala is a real nice UT for the Colts style of defense

63. Tennessee - Connor Barwin, DE Cincinnati

-They dominate the run... they could use more help pressuring the pass

64. Pittsburgh - Andy Levitre, OG Oregon State

-The Steelers should dedicate this draft to the trenches.

[woodyx02]

I would do a back flip if this was the Niners draft!!!!! Good job.

[derza222]

For the Jets...corner is a need to an extent but Lowery is at least serviceable across from Revis and should improve in his second year. You have us passing on two other guys that would fill bigger needs. One being Mark Sanchez, we do have lots of young QB's on the roster but tough to pass on a potential QB of the future especially with Favre in all likelihood gone. Second, my personal favorite for us in the draft, Jeremy Maclin. We have no wideouts that can stretch the field which really ended up hurting us towards the end of the year. Maclin can start off in the slot and eventually take over for Coles.

As for the second rounder, DE could use some help but again there are bigger needs with solid players coming off the board soon after. Free safety, inside linebacker, and a wideout probably top that list. Hakeem Nicks would be a fantastic fit there in the second, provided we didn't go WR in the first.

Given the QB rule I say you're probably safest going with Sanchez in the first, with Nicks following him up in the second. That would be a solid first day at the very least.

Nice read.

[wicket]

for my comments see your last mock. (spoiler alert I hate vontae davis and think he is overrated as hell and we dont need a corner that bad)

[wonderbredd24]

for my comments see your last mock. (spoiler alert I hate vontae davis and think he is overrated as hell and we dont need a corner that bad)

Right. I saw. My question is... what would you take?

[wicket]

Right. I saw. My question is... what would you take?

Besides the obvious trade down pitch that everybody knows by heart by now due to cj. I'd rather have:
Eben Britton
William Moore
Beanie Wells
Brian Cushing
Sean Smith
James Laurinaitis (although i kinda hate him)
my pick in your situation would prolly be cushing or moore but in my own mock i'd trade down (but most people dont trae in their mocks)

[regoob2]

Solid Bears picks.

[T-RICH49]

I would take Mike Johnson in the 2nd IMO

[Chucky]

That would be the best buds draft I've seen. Wow that's perfect lol

[Bigburt63]

Sintim and Mickens are perfect picks for the Pats, and actually we could use OL depth, especially players that, like you said, could develop into full time starters right away. That being said, I don't think Patrick Chung has been taken in ur mock, and I would prefer him with our second 2nd round pick.

[Zyro_1014]

i would be fine with these picks.

wouldnt mind taking moore with the 2nd eagles pick, but either way.

[thebow305]

Wow, almost perfect until the Louis Murphy pick. I'm just gonna pretend you put Hakeem Nicks there instead.

Great Phins mock (sort of..) :)

[GB12]

Perfect Packers draft.

[Don Vito]

23. New England - Clint Sintim, OLB Virginia
47. New England (f/SD) - Mike Mickens, CB Cincinnati
59. New England - William Beatty, OT Connecticutt


Sintim and Mickens are perfect, they both fill our two biggest needs and are ideal fits for our defense. Not too sure on Beatty, we do need some OL help but I think another DB might be better there.

[lionsfan320]

fantastic lions mock, and from the looks of it, fantastic mock overall

[scottyboy]

2 LBers in the 2nd?

and Kenny Britt is a prima donna? where the bloody **** did you get that ********? do you want to get rep raped?

[bendert58]

1. Detroit - Matt Stafford, QB Georgia
Detroit (from Dal) - Duke Robinson, OG Oklahoma
Detroit - James Laurinaitis, LB Ohio State

I love that combination of players but i would have never thought in that order. Thinking about it though that might make the most sense considering teams like Pittsburgh are sitting at the end of round 1 and looking for offensive line help. I think overall though i'd be disappointed if we landed Stafford and Duke but failed to bring in a guy like Laurinaitis.

[tjsunstein]

I love this draft!

[wonderbredd24]

2 LBers in the 2nd?

and Kenny Britt is a prima donna? where the bloody **** did you get that ********? do you want to get rep raped?

Different site... I'll leave it at that to avoid any possible issues

[scottyboy]

Different site... I'll leave it at that to avoid any possible issues

so an un-named website gave you that? I'll tell you first hand, it's complete and utter ********. He's not even close to a prima donna.

If he was, don't you think he would've bitched this year about Teel beeing terrible? totally wrong and off base and ill-informed...

[wonderbredd24]

so an un-named website gave you that? I'll tell you first hand, it's complete and utter ********. He's not even close to a prima donna.

If he was, don't you think he would've bitched this year about Teel beeing terrible? totally wrong and off base and ill-informed...

It's only unnamed because I don't want violate any forum rules.

You're welcome to disagree and to your opinion.

[scottyboy]

It's only unnamed because I don't want violate any forum rules.

You're welcome to disagree and to your opinion.

it's not an opinion, following Britt and RU football religiously, I can tell you Britt is no prima donna. that's absurd and a desperate source trying to get some publicity...

[Dam8610]

I'll take William Moore over DHB.

[Menardo75]

Perfect Niner draft nice work.

[Baltoravensrule]

Yeah I love that Nicks goes to Baltimore in this draft but I have to imagine he goes before Louis Murphy in reality.

[twista6002]

Give the Eagles a running back in the 2nd instead of Delmas and that's a good draft.

[SimonRath]

24. Atlanta - Peria Jerry, DT Ole Miss
-If the Falcons take Jerry and Anderson becomes something, the Atlanta could have a scary defensive line.

56. Atlanta - Chase Coffman, TE Missouri
-Give Ryan more help and a TE is a QB's best friend

I feel like im the only falcon fan giving his opinion on these mock drafts :/

anyways, Peria Jerry would be nice, i think he could really be a beast.
and i LOVE chase Coffman in the 2nd. could be a great target for Ryan :)

[triggernome]

The Texans would likely trade down in that scenario, but for what it is that's a pretty nice draft.

[Abaddon]

LaFell over Nicks? Oh, I hope not.

[Rjspartan]

60. Carolina - Nate Davis, QB Ball State

-Jake Delhomme is getting up there and Carolina has a real nice offense for a young QB to step into
pretty nice pick

[proshoota25]

nice patriots mock

[scottyboy]

i found the source that calls Britt a prima donna. totally ridiculous. it said he takes plays off. Obviously they never watched him and were searching for a weakness. If you watch him play he's far from a prima donna. He blocks like a ******* monster too...

[Smooth Criminal]

Perfect draft for the Steelers. Jackson is a great player and fits our scheme well.

[giantsfan]

why do we take two LBs in the second? I mean sure we could certainly use an impact SLB if one is available, someone to let Kiwi play DE, but Kehl has played well and will have a starting spot next season, when he's no longer a rookie, on one side of AP who'll be our starting mike even if Mike Goff would help our defense more, you know, with his not being slow and fat. But why do we grab two guys, neither of whom projects to be great enough fit at SLB to beat out Goff as rookies, in the second round?

I'd like to see them trade up for William Moore in this situation but if you're not doing trades there's Larry English and Michael Johnson at DE, LT like Beaty, or even a safety like Louis Delmas. But Freeman's an alright pick if we ignore that it's a reach, but why you chose to give us Beckwith over DEs like Barwin or Will Davis, RT Phil Loadholt or maybe even a runner like rashad jennings.

[Hawkeye]

Yikes would def hate that 2nd rd pick. Please give us the best OT please.