My Mock Draft

[Maize]

I have been putting together this mock draft, including potential trades, for a while now and am sending my writing and the mock draft to different draft sites. Tell me what you think and any glaring changes I should make:

1. Oakland - JaMarcus Russell QB LSU -
2. Tampa Bay (f/DET) - Calvin Johnson WR Ga. Tech -
3. Cleveland - Adrian Peterson RB Oklahoma -
4. Detroit (f/TB) - Gaines Adams DE Clemson -
5. Arizona - Joe Thomas OT Wisconsin -
6. Washington - Amobi Okoye DT Louisville -
7. Minnesota - Adam Carricker DE Nebraska -
8. Atlanta (f/HOU) - LaRon Landry S LSU -
9. Miami - Brady Quinn QB Notre Dame -
10. Denver (f/Hou via ATL) - Levi Brown OT Penn St. -
11. Tennessee (f/SF) - Darrelle Revis CB Pittsburgh -
12. Buffalo - Patrick Willis ILB Ole Miss. -
13. St. Louis - Leon Hall CB Michigan -
14. Carolina - Greg Olson TE Miami -
15. Pittsburgh - Jarvis Moss DE/LB Miami -
16. Green Bay - Marshawn Lynch RB Cal. -
17. Jacksonville - Reggie Nelson S Florida -
18. Cincinnati - Jamaal Anderson DE Arkansas -
19. San Francisco (f/TEN) - Alan Branch DT Michigan -
20. New York Giants - Paul Posluszny OLB Penn St. -
21. Houston (f/DEN) - Joe Staley OT Central Michigan -
22. Dallas - Lawrence Timmons LB Florida St. -
23. Kansas City - Robert Meachem WR Tennessee -
24. New England - Jon Beason LB Miami -
25. Chicago (f/NYJ) - Ted Ginn WR Ohio St. -
26. Philadelphis - Brian Leonard RB Rutgers -
27. New Orleans - Chris Houston CB Arkansas -
28. New England (f/SEA) - Marcus McCauley CB Fresno St. -
29. Baltimore - Ryan Kalil C USC -
30. San Diego Chargers - Michael Griffin S Texas -
31. New York Jets (f/CHI) - Dave Harris LB Michigan -
32. Indianopolis - Dwayne Bowe WR LSU -

Teams I'm weak on: Carolina, Cincy, New England, Philly, New Olreans, San Diego, Tennessee

[detroitbasketball]

I saw Calvin Johnson without seeing the trade and I was ready to give you one hell of an angry rebuttal.

Meh, I guess. I can live with it.

[Freak93]

Philly will most likely go with a linebacker or an outside shot of a safety in the first round. No running back or wide receiver, like Mel Kiper Jr. thinks.

[Maize]

If I am to take your word Freak, who fits better (answer correctly, you win thread):
Brandon Meriweather, Dave Harris, Buster Davis, or Michael Griffin?

[detroitbasketball]

Heyheyheyhey I'll declare who's the winner here.

[Maize]

Ok (slumps back over to corner)...

[Freak93]

maizeandblue15 said:

If I am to take your word Freak, who fits better (answer correctly, you win thread):
Brandon Meriweather, Dave Harris, Buster Davis, or Michael Griffin?

I would have to say Harris but they might hop the Griffin idea. It is really a toss up.

[Maize]

I think I get Kiper tomorow, I will update their pick once I look into it more...

[Buzz Killington]

If the Packers picked Lynch, I would be estatic.

[Maize]

I know there were rumors for a while that they wanted to trade up for Peterson. That fizzled after watching Lynch at his pro day (as reported by Todd McShay ), I think offense is the pick for the Packers there.

[PrimadonnaPictures]

I can't see the Vikings taking Carriker that early and especially after taking Eramus James and Kenechi Udeze in the few drafts...

I see them going for Adrian Peterson jsut because they don't really have a run game...

[bearcat]

We have the inside track on Kris Jenkins from the Panthers, so DT might not be a need - maybe. If we got him, it would shore up a big need, and answer some questions in the draft.

I like Meachem at 23, although I could see Herm and Carl going nuts and picking some offensive tackle or something. It's a need, but we've got some players there. Receiver or CB is a bigger need at this point.

[dkgojackets]

Why would TB trade up to 2 to get CJ when he'll be there at 4?

[Loki]

david said:

Why would TB trade up to 2 to get CJ when he'll be there at 4?

I think I heard some talk about Cleveland maybe taking him so I think that's what he was working off of. Of course I could be imagining things so who knows.

[detroitbasketball]

Highly doubt Cleveland takes him...

The Lions had him in for a visit yesterday and were impressed, which terrifies me, so I can actually understand that.

[Maize]

Vinny Chase - I would have to agree, its early on Carricker, but I see a need on the line. I like them taking LaRon Landry, and I think all signs point to him now. Just read a few articles on how Carricker's stock is falling from Todd McShay and the Sporting News, too.

bearcat - Carolina stumped me too. I think linebacker could be a need with their top tackler gone and there are some troubles on the line. Meachem makes sense to me at 23, and I remember watching Herm on the NFL Network talking about how impressive Robert was after his 40 time.

West Coast - Why did Cleveland trade with the Lions to get Kellen Winslow? So they guarantee they are the ones in control of their own destiny. Its an insurance move. Teams do it usually first round and on day two when they have a player targeted on their draft board.


DB, the Lions take Johnson, and the fans at the Draft Day Party at Ford Field torch the place to the ground....

[Maize]

Double posting in my own thread... oh well....

I am going to update my mock draft tonight. This one was from a little over a week ago. I will post it probably around 7ish....

[detroitbasketball]

maizeandblue15 said:

West Coast - Why did Cleveland trade with the Lions to get Kellen Winslow?

Cause the Lions were giving him a lot of thought and they wanted to be sure he was theirs.

DB, the Lions take Johnson, and the fans at the Draft Day Party at Ford Field torch the place to the ground....

That's why part of me hopes it happens.

[bearcat]

I think Miami at 9 depends on what they do with Trent Green. If they trade for him, they'll pass on Quinn. If not, they'll take him at 9 if he's not off the board by then.

[Sportsbuck]

I personally believe that Quinn will go at #3 to the Browns, but that's just me.