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(Message started by: Philly on Jan 24th, 2006, 10:06pm)
Title: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by Philly on Jan 24th, 2006, 10:06pm
Here's another mock... all the juniors are declared and I remembered to put D'Brick in this time.  Might be some surprises here.  Enjoy it.  ;D

      1      HOU       -      Reggie Bush      RB      USC      
      2      NO       -      Matt Leinart      QB      USC      
      3      TEN       -      Vince Young      QB      Texas      
      4      NYJ       -      LenDale White      RB      USC      
      5      GB       -      AJ Hawk      LB      Ohio St      
      6      OAK       -      Mario Williams      DE      NC State      
      7      SF       -      D'Brickashaw Ferguson      OT      Virginia      
      8      BUF       -      Mathias Kiwanuka      DE      Boston College      
      9      DET       -      Haloti Ngata      DT      Oregon      
     10      ARZ       -      Jay Cutler      QB      Vanderbilt      
     11      STL       -      Tye Hill      CB      Clemson      
     12      CLE       -      Manny Lawson      LB      NC State      
     13      BAL       -      Broderick Bunkley      DT      Florida St      
     14      PHI       -      Daryn Colledge      OT      Boise St.      
     15      ATL       -      Michael Huff      S      Texas      
     16      MIA       -      Chad Greenway      LB      Iowa      
     17      MIN       -      DeAngelo Williams      RB      Memphis      
     18      DAL       -      Jimmy Williams      S      Virginia Tech      
     19      SD       -      Winston Justice      OT      USC      
     20      KC       -      Tamba Hali      DE      Penn State      
     21      NE       -      Richard Marshall      CB      Fresno St      
     22      DEN       -      Eric Winston      OT      Miami-FL     **(Pick acquired from Washington)
     23      TB       -      Antonio Cromartie      CB      Florida St      
     24      CIN       -      Kamerion Wimbley      DE      Florida St      
     25      NYG       -      Jesse Mahelona      DT      Tennessee      
     26      CHI       -      Marcedes Lewis      TE      UCLA      
     27      CAR       -      Vernon Davis      TE      Maryland      
     28      JAX       -      Abdul Hodge      LB      Iowa      
     29      DEN       -      Pat Watkins      S      Florida St      
     30      IND       -      D'Qwell Jackson      LB      Maryland      
     31      SEA       -      Santonio Holmes      WR      Ohio St      
     32      PIT       -      Bobby Carpenter      LB      Ohio St      
Title: Re: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by KillerKingSting on Jan 25th, 2006, 8:06am
KING sneaks in Nicky ManGold - CENTER - for the JAGS babe-bee!!!!!!

OR the BUCS!!!!

KING loves centers!!!!!!

MUhahwhahwhahwhw

Um, that wasn't funny.

:)
Title: Re: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by Philly on Jan 25th, 2006, 2:19pm
Here's my thinking with the centers... in the years where there is just one dominant guy (Jeff Faine a few years ago, for example) at the position, he becomes a hotter commodity.  This year there are three studs (Mangold, Degory, Eslinger) and a lot of solid players behind him.  So don't be surprised if teams hold off on selecting a center in the first, knowing that even if their guy goes early, there will be a couple others on the same level that wil be available in the second (or even early third).
Title: Re: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by DUKE0313 on Jan 25th, 2006, 8:24pm
Dallas at #18...
Don't be surprised to see the Cowboys make a play for the Steelers' Chris Hope or the Ravens' Will Demps at Safety and then go for the best Offensive Tackle available in the first round.
Title: Re: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by steelkings on Jan 26th, 2006, 7:14am
LenDale White RB USC

Went from 27th in your first draft all the way up to 4th. How did that happen?

4 NYJ  - Laurence Maroney RB Minnesota

Went from 4th to gone? Did Lendale White steal his skills without us knowing it?
Title: Re: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by Philly on Jan 26th, 2006, 3:28pm

on 01/26/06 at 07:14:39, steelkings wrote:
LenDale White RB USC

Went from 27th in your first draft all the way up to 4th. How did that happen?

4 NYJ  - Laurence Maroney RB Minnesota

Went from 4th to gone? Did Lendale White steal his skills without us knowing it?


Thanks for being observant!  :)

Anyway, I was very high on White before (higher than most), but I honestly thought he would stay in school for his senior year.  The fact that he came out indicates that he probably got a very high draft grade from the NFL Advisory Committee.  Next year he'd be the primary back at USC and would likely put up 1500-2000 yards and 25+ TDs.  Those types of numbers would guarantee him a top 10 selection, likely top 3.  So I'm sure teams have him rated very highly this year.  I would have to think long and hard about taking Reggie Bush before him.  But that's my personal bias towards the big, workhorse back.

Also, he was so low last time because I didn't see any teams taking a back in the middle of the first round.  After the last mock, junkyardjake prompted me to go back and re-evaluate my opinions of DeAngelo Williams and Laurence Maroney.  I realized I was being a bit harsh on Williams because of a personal bias that wasn't necessarily shared by the NFL scouts.  So he appears in this mock ahead of Maroney.  Maroney slipped into the second round because the only team I thought might take a RB in the latter stages of the first round was Pittsburgh, but the big workhorse back they'd want is gone now, so I have them picking a different position than RB.

That's the beauty of the draft.  One player being picked early can cause such a big ripple effect with the rest of the selections.
Title: Re: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by steelkings on Jan 27th, 2006, 9:21pm
Laurence Maroney

sophomore year:

25 carries for 144 vs Penn st
19 for 145 vs Michigan
19 for 156 vs Iowa
29 for 105 vs Alabama

Junior year:

46 carries for 242 vs Purdue
36 for 129 vs Michigan
43 for 258 vs wisconsin
25 for 127 vs Ohio st
26 for 109 vs Virginia

Yea, nobody wants that in the 1st round. His only knock is his pass catching ability. That can be taught. Look at the carries. 46, 36, 43 and injury free! Dude. The way I see it is if Maroney falls to 30 he will without a doubt be a Colt. Edge wont be there next year.
Title: Re: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by steelkings on Jan 30th, 2006, 6:36am
Why wouldn't the Jets take Jay Cutler ?
Title: Re: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by KillerKingSting on Jan 30th, 2006, 8:00am
WHOA!!!!!!

Cutler at the 1.04 spot????

IMO, thats a reach babe-bee!!!!

I am high on Cutler but, not that high.
Title: Re: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by Philly on Jan 30th, 2006, 10:14am
The Jets (according to some rumors) have a big interest in Cutler, but would want to trade down to select him.
Title: Re: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by KillerKingSting on Jan 30th, 2006, 12:27pm

on 01/27/06 at 21:21:32, steelkings wrote:
Laurence Maroney

sophomore year:

25 carries for 144 vs Penn st
19 for 145 vs Michigan
19 for 156 vs Iowa
29 for 105 vs Alabama

Junior year:

46 carries for 242 vs Purdue
36 for 129 vs Michigan
43 for 258 vs wisconsin
25 for 127 vs Ohio st
26 for 109 vs Virginia

Yea, nobody wants that in the 1st round. His only knock is his pass catching ability. That can be taught. Look at the carries. 46, 36, 43 and injury free! Dude. The way I see it is if Maroney falls to 30 he will without a doubt be a Colt. Edge wont be there next year.


GOOD STUFF!!!!!
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Title: Re: Philly's Second Gridiron NFL Mock Draft
Post by KillerKingSting on Feb 11th, 2006, 2:35pm

on 01/26/06 at 15:28:49, Philly wrote:
Thanks for being observant!  :)

Anyway, I was very high on White before (higher than most), but I honestly thought he would stay in school for his senior year.  The fact that he came out indicates that he probably got a very high draft grade from the NFL Advisory Committee.  Next year he'd be the primary back at USC and would likely put up 1500-2000 yards and 25+ TDs.  Those types of numbers would guarantee him a top 10 selection, likely top 3.  So I'm sure teams have him rated very highly this year.


This is a great analysis IMO!

 
Quote:
I would have to think long and hard about taking Reggie Bush before him.  But that's my personal bias towards the big, workhorse back.


Understand & respect the bias, in fact, I had the same view against Warrick Dunn as compared to T.J. Duckett a couple of years back.

But, you have to give a pass to Reggie on this. He is phenominal. Like NO other before him. He is of his own species of athlete the NFL has never seen before.

- the guy can FLY. He can run. Catch - in slot, as wideout,..............he has blocked,.....did i say he can fly?

Did I say he can PUNT?

Hes part Barry Sanders. Part LT2. Part Gayle Sayers. and 90% HIS OWN IDENTITY - His OWN UNIVERSE.

HIS OWN BLEND OF POWERS.

In future drafts, we'll BEE comparing what is merely a small portion of one of his talents as the "whole" of another player-rookie. And at a poor-man's level.

He'll BEE THAT good. That Great. That Elite. He'll make more of a difference than LenDale White.

:D


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