Drafter | Pick | Team | Selection |
Eric | 1 | Rams | Ndamukong Suh - DT (Nebraska) |
Comments: | Eric: Rams take the best player on the board. They need a QB but no Mannings in this draft. | ||
Charlie: No brainer taking Suh(per Bowl Someday) The Rams should also consider QB or LT. | |||
Charlie | 2 | Lions | Gerald McCoy - DT (Oklahoma) |
Comments: | Eric: Lions need serious help on the defense. They will think about Eric Berry, but ultimately need help stopping the run. | ||
Charlie: Solid pick. Gerald McCoy is rated as high as Suh on many boards. | |||
Eric | 3 | Buccaneers | Russel Okung - OT (Oklahoma State) |
Comments: | Eric: With both top DTs off the board, Bucs address the other side of the line. | ||
Charlie: Bucs nab Okung to protect Freeman's backside for the next decade. | |||
Charlie | 4 | Redskins | Sam Bradford - QB (Oklahoma) |
Comments: | Eric: Shanahan starts his tenure in Washington with a franchise QB. | ||
Charlie: Mike Shannahan gets his QB of the future. | |||
Eric | 5 | Chiefs | Eric Berry - DB (Tennessee) |
Comments: | Eric: With a huge need on defense, Chiefs take the best player on the board. | ||
Charlie: Chiefs get a playmaker for their secondary in the mold of Ed Reed. | |||
Charlie | 6 | Seahawks | Joe Haden - CB (Florida) |
Comments: | Eric: Also looked at Clausen, but chose to solidify the CB position. | ||
Charlie: Witness the Revis effect. A #1 corner more valuable than ever. | |||
Eric | 7 | Browns | Rolando McClain - LB (Alabama) |
Comments: | Eric: With Suh, Berry and Haden gone this is a no brainer. | ||
Charlie: Great pick for the Browns. He will lead Rob Ryan's defense for years to come. | |||
Charlie | 8 | Raiders | Taylor Mays - S (USC) |
Comments: | Eric: Al Davis loves speed and size, Mays has both. | ||
Charlie: Athletically, Mays is freakish and a thumper, but he's questionable in coverage. | |||
Eric | 9 | Bills | Anthony Davis - OT (Rutgers) |
Comments: | Eric: Bills need to address the LT position after losing Jason Peters. | ||
Charlie: Bills need an OT but I question taking Davis with Williams and Baluga available. | |||
Charlie | 10 | Jaguars | Dez Bryant - WR (Oklahoma State) |
Comments: | Eric: Jags need more help at WR, Dez Bryant has the skills. | ||
Charlie: Jags consider Tebow to sell tickets, but instead give Garrard another weapon on the outside. | |||
Eric | 11 | Broncos | Derrick Morgan - DE (Georgia Tech) |
Comments: | Eric: Broncos will put Derrick Morgan opposite Dumerville to create a great pass rushing tandum. | ||
Charlie: Josh McDaniels invests in his 3-4 defense after neglecting it in last year's draft. | |||
Charlie | 12 | Dolphins | CJ Spiller - RB (Clemson) |
Comments: | Eric: Going 3-headed monster at RB, apparently... | ||
Charlie: Brown is coming off injury, Ricky Williams can't play forever. Dolphins take the most dynamic player in the draft. | |||
Eric | 13 | 49ers | Trent Williams - OT (Oklahoma) |
Comments: | Eric: 49er's are thrilled to get an upgrade at Tackle. | ||
49ers blow their first pickhere and take a tackle when they need a QB. | |||
Charlie | 14 | Seahawks | Jimmy Clausen - QB (Notre Dame) |
Comments: | Eric: Heir apparent to Hasselbeck. Glad to get him at 15. | ||
Charlie: Thanks to the 49ers, Seahawks get a steal in Clausen who slipped to them in the middle of the 1st Round. | |||
Eric | 15 | Giants | Carlos Dunlap - DE (Florida) |
Comments: | Eric: Giants Defense looked pathetic at times. A 4-3 DE is in need. | ||
Charlie: Giants try to improve their pass rush, ignoring the glaring hole in their secondary. | |||
Charlie | 16 | Titans | Dan Williams - DT (Tennessee) |
Comments: | Eric: Titans need run stuffing in the middle. Wheres the beef? | ||
Charlie: Jeff Fisher missed having Haynesworth in the middle of his defensive line last year. | |||
Eric | 17 | 49ers | Earl Thomas - S (Texas) |
Comments: | Eric: 49ers look defense and take the best safety available. | ||
Charlie: 49ers blow pick 2/2 in Round 1, taking a FS with a couple of top corners available. | |||
Charlie | 18 | Steelers | Bryan Baluga - OT/OG (Iowa) |
Comments: | Eric: Steelers look to keep Big Ben upright. Baluga will give Ben even more time to not make a throw before taking a hit. | ||
Charlie: Steelers take the versatile offensive lineman they need. Hopefully, he'll turn out to be a bust. | |||
Eric | 19 | Falcons | Brandon Spikes - LB (Florida) |
Comments: | Eric: Falcons add an force to their interior defense. | ||
Charlie: Again with premier corners on the board, Falcons reach with this pick. | |||
Charlie | 20 | Texans | Patrick Robinson - CB |
Comments: | Eric: Houston hopes to have secured a shut down CB in Robinson. | ||
Charlie: Houston adds a corner to help stop in division nemesis Peyton Manning next year. | |||
Eric | 21 | Bengals | Golden Tate - WR (Notre Dame) |
Comments: | Eric: Bengals need to upgrade at WR. Bengals missed TJ and need to make up for losing Chris Henry. Also looked at TE here. | ||
Charlie: Bengals go for a WR when I'd argue they're in desperate need of a TE. | |||
Charlie | 22 | Patriots | Jason Pierre-Paul - DE/LB (South Florida) |
Comments: | Eric: Patriots go back to their roots and take a college DE as an OLB. | ||
Charlie: Bill Belichick finds the next McGinest in JPP who is qucikly rising up draft boards. | |||
Eric | 23 | Packers | Charles Brown - OT (USC) |
Comments: | Eric: While the line played well down the stretch, the Packers need to upgrade the line. | ||
Charlie: After the early run on tackles, the Packers, deperate, take the best OT available. | |||
Charlie | 24 | Eagles | Everson Griffen - DE (USC) |
Comments: | Eric: Eagles improve their passrush in a great value pick. | ||
Charlie: Eagles beef up their pass rush after being shellacked by Dallas two weeks straight. | |||
Eric | 25 | Ravens | Brandon LaFell - WR (LSU) |
Comments: | Eric: Ravens look to upgrade an average WR corps and give Flacco a nice new target. | ||
Charlie: Ravens finally look to replace Derrick Mason. Hopefully LaFell is terrible. | |||
Charlie | 26 | Cardinals | Corey Wootton - DE (Northwestern) |
Comments: | Eric: Cardinals continue to build along the D-line. | ||
Charlie: Cards add youth to their defensive line with the retirement of Bertrand Berry. | |||
Eric | 27 | Cowboys | Brian Price - DE (UCLA) |
Comments: | Eric: Boys bulk up along the D-line. | ||
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Charlie | 28 | Chargers | Terrence Cody - NT (Alabama) |
Comments: | Eric: Also looked at Dwyer from Georgia Tech, but chose to go D. | ||
Charlie: Chargers lost NT Jamal Williams last year and their defense suffered. | |||
Eric | 29 | Jets | Syd'Quan Thompson - CB (Cal) |
Comments: | Eric: Perfect complement to Revis. | ||
Charlie: After Peyton Manning picked on every DB not named Revis, this is Rex Ryan's pick. | |||
Charlie | 30 | Vikings | Nate Allen - S (South Florida) |
Comments: | Eric: Vikes got torched by Brees in the NFC championship game. Great team but could use an upgraded secondary. | ||
Charlie: The Vikings go safety with this pick. Must be rough having such a talented roster. | |||
Eric | 31 | Saints | Navorro Bowman - LB (Penn State) |
Comments: | Eric: Saints go defense and take the LB from Penn State. | ||
Charlie: Saints go OLB here. One of the few picks Eric made that I didn't completely disagree with. | |||
Charlie | 32 | Colts | Brandon Graham - DE (Michigan) |
Comments: | Eric: Colts grab an undersized DE to play with Mathis and Freeney. | ||
Charlie: Colts keep reloading and infuse some youth into their already dominant pass rush. | |||
January 25, 2010
2010 NFL Mock Draft: Version 1 (Round 1)
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Feel free to rip Charlie's picks... ok I'll go first. Another RB to the Dolphins? REALLY... not a chance. Ok your turn!
ReplyDeleteNot one tight end taken in the 1st round...
ReplyDeleteWho had the best draft?
ReplyDeleteIMO, the Seahawks ended up with the best draft. Of course they had 2 picks in the 1st round, but they took a gamble passing on Clausen at the 6 spot and took the best corner in the draft in Haden and still ended up with the QB they wanted at 13. Haden is a ballhawk, a playmaker and can double as a returner on special teams. Clausen is a better prospect than Bradford in some people's eyes, especially with Bradford coming off the shoulder surgery.
Who had the worst?
I'm going to say the Cowboys. Although I'm not in love with what the 49ers' did either with their 2 picks, they got two solid players who should help them in the long run. The Cowboys took a player who, admittedly, I don't know anything about, but just in terms of his measurables seems undersized and not a very good fit in their scheme, which is a base 3-4 defense. IMO, the Cowboys needed to address their geriatric O-line and could have gone Mike Iupati - G (Iowa) or addressed their secondary with a Nate Allen or Syd'Quan Thompson.
I don't like this pick. There are people saying he wasnt used right at 'Bama, and therefore he is being judged on potential alone. Also, unless you get Ray Lewis or Brian Urlacher, it is better to go for a bunch of average LBs than hope you land a great one. LBs can play better or worse based on the system (i.e. every LB in Pittsburgh and every DE in the old-Shanahan Denver). I think Berry, Mays, or Haden are available, and I take them over McClain. Look what Revis did for the Jets this year. Haden is supposed to be better, Berry is a freak, and Mays is completely solid.
ReplyDeleteAlso, 8-14 need QBs, I dont see Clausen falling that far. Lastly, Bryant missed pretty much the entire season. Are you sure he will go that high?
Thank you Taylor for ripping Eric's pick, although I don't hate it the way the draft unfolded before him. I have read some concerning remarks about Rolando recently that say he was effective because of Nick Saban's system. However, Saban runs a lot of hybrid 3-4, similar to what Ryan runs with us and could be used similarly. You do make a good point though about MLB. I think they tend to fall. My thinking is someone like Spikes or Witherspoon might be available to us in Round 2. This is a very deep draft.
ReplyDeleteIf Eric didn't go McClain there, I guess you would think about Mays but his ability in coverage concerns me. Apparently, he's even participating in corner drills this week and that may quiet some concerns. Also, he might have been able to freelance a little more at USC. This of course is what makes Troy Polamalu so good. I believe he also went to USC. Maybe Clausen is the pick there. It will be interesting to see how Holmgren and Heckert approach the draft. I hope they stick to their board and draft more on production than on potential as we saw out of Butch Davis, Phil Savage and Dawg Pound Mike or whoever ran our draft this last year.
I think Dez Bryant can go that high. From what I've read, he's in good shape and could go higher than 10. He's quick and he's a playmaker. He is by far the top WR in the draft, closest to a prototypical #1. The trend today is bigger, stronger receivers. See San Diego, Arizona.
Keep the comments coming and tell your friends!
I agree with Taylor. I don't think there is any way Clausen falls past the top ten. Some have him ranked ahead of Bradford, plus Bradford's injury might catapult Clausen up. QBs always go higher than projected.
ReplyDeleteSecond, if either Haden or (preferably) Berry falls to the Browns, it is no contest. Both starting safeties are free agents this year, and even if we resign them both we need an upgrade/depth. Even moreso, we need a shutdown corner to replace the inept McDonald. He simply has not been getting the job done: he gets burned in cover all too often and is probably the poorest tackler on the team. There really is no upside to his game, except that he has the most passes defensed on our team (due to too much gambling).
Third, if we cannot get Berry or Haden, I think we have to address our offense. The defense showed signs of life towards the end of the year. The offense (aside from the running game) was atrocious. I like the idea of solidifying our right tackle position to make this the best O-Line in the NFL and giving us a great run game no matter who is in at running back. I also like the prospect of Dez Bryant for our #1 receiver, but I believe the GM/Pres will realize that they can try to hit on a WR in the later rounds with 11 picks.
Fourth, I don't think Mays will be considered by ANYONE (other than Al Davis) as a top 15 pick. MAYBE top 20. So I certainly don't like the Browns taking him at 7 in Taylor's hypo.
Bottom Line: I rank our 7th overall pick in this order: Berry, Haden, OT (likely Anthony Davis if he is available), DE (Morgan out of Ga.Tech. is the highest rated), or Dez Bryant.
PS: I'd say 0 chance the Patriots take Pierre-Paul. From what I know of him, this was his breakout year, and George Selvie (who had his breakout year to S.Florida last year) probably contributed to that by being double-teamed alot, bringing Pierre-Paul open. I don't think the Patriots are dumb enough to buy into his hype, despite his impressive size.
Teams in the top 10 that need a QB: 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, and maybe 10 (Rams, Redskins, Seahawks, Raiders, Bills, and Panthers, respectively). Very small chance the top 2 QBs are NOT taken in the top 10.
ReplyDeleteI do know of one certain Notre Dame QB that was supposed to be a top 10 pick that fell all the way to 22, but I agree, too many teams need a QB this year for him not to go higher than we have him projected in this first version of the mock draft.
ReplyDeleteThe interesting thing I've been reading about Clausen is his stock is going up at the Senior Bowl without even being there. Two of his offensive lineman are participating but have performed so poorly that people are giving Clausen more credit for doing as well as he did behind them.
I only projected JPP so high because of what I heard Charlie Casserly say on CBS before the AFC Championship game. Said by the end of this whole scouting process he may end up a top 5 pick. I was shocked but it’s almost the same thing that happened with Mario Williams the year Casserly took him #1 overall. I think most in season mock drafts had Williams in the 3rd round range at the beginning of the college season, and maybe an early second, late first before the combine. Mario Williams dominated there and in individual workouts and catapulted his way to become the #1 pick.
As much as we all seem to want to draft a defensive player, don't forget we are also in the market for a QB. in the past, Holmgren found gems late and did not spend high picks on QBs. I think that approach would serve the Browns best. Get a veteran like Pennington, Hasselbeck or even McNabb to start for a year or two and let BQ and a rookie sit and learn.
I broke down some of our team needs and some player that may be available. I can easily see one of the top 2 QB's falling. The teams on top need to draft according to need as well as with their boards. I see St. Louis taking Suh and not a QB. Redskins will take a QB likely. Seahawks, Browns Raiders all need better QB play but I don't think we or the Raiders use our No. 1 for a QB. Maybe Seatle. Bills could use a QB but I can see them going LT. They have Trent Edwards and I'm not convinced they'd spend their 1 on a QB either.
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