NFL Mock Draft 1/23 |
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With all the underclassmen declared for the 2010 NFL Draft, Pewter Report issues its second mock draft of the year. Who is projected to go to the Rams with the first overall pick? Who will the Bucs take third overall? Find out here.
1. St. Louis Rams- Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh
Suh is the best football player in the draft. The Rams target quarterback in round two.
2. Detroit Lions- Oklahoma State OT Russell Okung
The Lions have to protect QB Matthew Stafford better. Okung is the best value after Suh for them.
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Oklahoma DT Gerald McCoy *
Don't rule out a trade down to get Brian Price or Rolando McClain. McCoy is the BPA.
4. Washington Redskins- Notre Dame QB Jimmy Clausen *
Clausen's attitude hurts him, but that doesn't faze Bruce Allen and Mike Shanahan.
5. Kansas City Chiefs- Tennesssee S Eric Berry *
The Chiefs need help all over and take the best player available.
6. Seattle Seahawks- Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford *
Pete Carroll gets a quarterback to start the rebuilding process.
7. Cleveland Browns- Florida CB Joe Haden *
Haden is NFL-ready and hands down the best cornerback in the draft.
8. Oakland Raiders- UCLA DT Brian Price *
Oakland could lose Richard Seymour. They need help all over the defensive line.
9. Buffalo Bills- Rutgers OT Anthony Davis *
The Bills made a big mistake passing on Michael Oher. The new regime knows OT is a critical need.
10. Jacksonville Jaguars- Georgia Tech DE Derrick Morgan *
The Jags struggled to rush the passer, but Morgan is similar to bust Derrick Harvey.
11. Denver Broncos (from Chicago)- Oklahoma State WR Dez Bryant *
Brandon Marshall is likely to be dealt. The Bengals or Ravens are potential landing spots.
12. Miami Dolphins- Alabama LB Rolando McClain *
He deserves to go higher, but could fall to this area like Patrick Willis did '07.
13. San Francisco 49ers- Maryland OT Bruce Campbell *
The freakish Campbell has been called the Vernon Davis of offensive linemen.
14. Seattle Seahawks (from Denver)- USC DE Everson Griffen *
A little high for him, but college-to-pro coaches like to take their guys.
15. New York Giants- Clemson RB C.J. Spiller
Tom Coughlin is on the hot seat, and Spiller could be an instant difference-maker.
16. Tennessee Titans- Florida DE Carlos Dunlap *
Titans go for another ‘freak' from Florida. Dunlap is good, but not great.
17. San Francisco 49ers (from Carolina)- USC S Taylor Mays
Mays is a top-flight athlete that needs to improve as a football player.
18. Pittsburgh Steelers- Texas S Earl Thomas *
Troy Polamalu is hurt a lot, and their other safeties get beat often.
19. Atlanta Falcons- Florida State CB Patrick Robinson
A tools and upside player. He didn't produce a whole lot, but the Falcons need DBs.
20. Houston Texans- Tennessee DT Dan Williams
Houston could use a bigger defensive tackle to help their DEs and LBs.
21. Green Bay Packers- Iowa OT Bryan Bulaga *
The Packers offensive line allowed way too many sacks. Chad Clifton is old.
22. Cincinnati Bengals- Florida TE Aaron Hernandez *
The Bengals need a weapon in the passing game for Carson Palmer.
23. New England Patriots- Florida QB Tim Tebow
Brady's age and contract status are issues, Belichick loves Tebow and the program.
24. Philadelphia Eagles- South Florida DE Jason Pierre-Paul *
JPP is a skilled pass rusher, and very athletic. Eagles need more pass rush.
25. Baltimore Ravens- Notre Dame WR Goldent Tate *
Tate is a very good receiver, and the Ravens need a deep threat for Joe Flacco.
26. Arizona Cardinals- TCU OLB Jerry Hughes
The Cardinals need to improve their defense. Hughes is a great edge rusher.
27. Dallas Cowboys- Oklahoma OT Trent Williams
The aging Dallas OTs got abused late in the year. Williams has a nice skill set.
28. San Diego Chargers- Georgia Tech RB Jonathan Dwyer *
The Chargers find a good fit to replace LaDanian Tomlinson at running back.
29. New York Jets- Texas OLB Sergio Kindle
The Jets could use an edge rusher, and Kindle looks like a great fit in the 3-4.
30. Minnesota Vikings- LSU S Chad Jones *
The Vikes don't have a lot of needs. Safety is one. Jones is a good all-around player.
31. New Orleans Saints- Missouri OLB Sean Weatherspoon
In a normal year Weatherspoon would go higher. Saints benefit from a deep draft.
32. Indianapolis Colts- Idaho G Mike Iupati
The Colts running game needs a road-grader, and Iupati is athletic enough for them.
For some great mock drafts check out WalterFootball.com. They have weekly mock drafts from writers Walter Cherepinsky and Matt McGuire.
Comments
BucCaddy
11:22am, January 23, 2010
mortonc76
this would twice as interesting if you would take it out another 3 picks!
11:37am, January 23, 2010
LordJim
11:41am, January 23, 2010
tpeluso
I don't think there's any way Tebow gets past Jacksonville at #10. What Jacksonville needs more than anything is a spark that will sell tickets, and with Jacksonville a hop, skip and jump from Gainesville, I guarantee you Tebow will sell out the building as the Jaguars' franchise QB. Yes, Jacksonville has Garrard, and he's a tremendously consistent QB, but he has trade value that the Jaguars can exploit, and it's obvious that they're still a ways off from being a serious Super Bowl contender, so there's no real reason *not* to go for it.
As far as the Bucs are concerned, I still like the idea of trading up with the Rams for Suh since it shouldn't take too much to pull off, but we should be able to get McCoy at least no matter what, even if Detroit surprises me and goes OL as CC is predicting.
11:51am, January 23, 2010
ILoveMeSomeFire
11:52am, January 23, 2010
DEACON. MEL
11:53am, January 23, 2010
Jazz Mo
11:58am, January 23, 2010
Jonbuc
12:24pm, January 23, 2010
buctuff
12:35pm, January 23, 2010
TampaBucks05
1:11pm, January 23, 2010
TampaBucks05
1:15pm, January 23, 2010
tpeluso
1:35pm, January 23, 2010
BucCaddy
You do not spend a first round pick on those type of players. Of course I'd be happy if someone did because that would push down a player of need to the Bucs. Watch and see though, Tebow is not well regarded by most scouts and unless ownership makes a direct order he's not going in Day 1 or Day 2 for that matter. Many great college QB's fall due to projectional concerns, Jason White, Colt Brennan, Graham Harrell, Troy Smith etc etc etc.
1:52pm, January 23, 2010
JDouble
No way Dunlap will go in the 1st at all. Most scout's are saying he needs a good Shrine game performance and combine to keep him from falling to the 3rd round or later.
I hope your wrong about Chad Jones going in the first. I think he is the answer to our Safety problem. Hope he's there in the 2nd.
Tebow to the Patriots in the first round definetly gave me a chuckle.
1:55pm, January 23, 2010
JDouble
1st round #8-12?:
(Trade back to 8-12 )
DT Brian Price - UCLA
2nd round #3:
MLB Brandon Spikes - Florida
2nd round #8-12?:
(From trading back in the first round)
WR Golden Tate - Notre Dame
2nd round #11:
(From Bears for Adams)
DE Brandon Graham - Michigan
2nd round #29-32:
(From Indy for Ruud)
SS Chad Jones - LSU
3rd round #3:
CB Akwasi Owuhsu-Ansah - Indiana
4th round #3:
WR Taylor Price - Ohio
5th round #3:
DT Michael Neal - Purdue
....my fingers are crossed!
2:03pm, January 23, 2010
tpeluso
2:13pm, January 23, 2010
JDouble
2:20pm, January 23, 2010
FLBoyInDallas
In a normal year we'd definitely trade up with the Rams and get Suh. However, this is not a normal year as the Glazers are very deep in debt and are having to sell off their best players at Man U to get enough cash just to barely stay afloat. There is no way they move up into the #1 spot and pay someone more than $30 million in guaranteed money. You can mark that down, as well.
We either take McCoy at #3 or we trade down for more picks and/or players. That's where my money is.
3:00pm, January 23, 2010
FLBoyInDallas
3:06pm, January 23, 2010
pinkstob
I like the rest of the mock, except I think Spiller will go much higher (he should anyway) but the biggest surprise is Jason Pierre-Paul's ranking ahead of Jerry Hughes. I think Jason Pierre-Paul is the most overrated player in the draft with Taylor Mays being a close second. Jason Pierre-Paul has zero instincts against the run and always seems to be out of place. I think he's way WAY too raw to be in the 1st round, even as a pass rusher, but most of the other mocks I see have him somewhere in the 1st round also. He will soon be another bust in the same boat as Jamaal Anderson. G. Selvie is actually more polished.
3:39pm, January 23, 2010
charlespoupot
I would love to get Suh. unfortunately, as FLBoyInDallas said, Glazers are not going to spend this kind of big money ...
That said, I would prefer to trade down instead of picking at n°3. We can get a valuable player (Price, McClain, Haden ...)and add another 2nd round pick ...
4:08pm, January 23, 2010
JDouble
Also, above I said Dunlap wouldn't go in the 1st....I was confused. For some reason I get Hardy and Dunlap mixed up quite often. Hardy is the guy that needed to have a good Shrine game and combine to stay in the 2nd round. He looked to have a great Shrine today....but I wouldn't draft him. Dunlap on the other hand is just to much of a freak to pass up. I'm sure someone will take him in the first round.
6:20pm, January 23, 2010
JDouble
QBs - 15
DEs - 6
OTs - 6
RBs - 2
OLB - 1
DT - 1
Also, in every year but 2000 there has been atleast one QB taken in the top 3. If Suh and McCoy end up really going top three, it will completely go against history. If the Rams pass on a QB it will also go against history. I'm not saying anything will or won't happen because of how things happend in the past...but I thought this was interesting.
6:44pm, January 23, 2010
JDouble
What was really interesting to me is that the Patriots took Richard Seymor at #6, the Jags got Marcus Stroud at #13, and the Steelers got Casey Hampton at #19. Just goes to show Suh could be a bust and McCoy, Price, and Dan Williams could go on to multible probowls. The draft really is half luck.
6:57pm, January 23, 2010
bucfan47
7:23pm, January 23, 2010
termig8r
12:54am, January 24, 2010
The White Tiger
1:07am, January 24, 2010
Jesse
9:20am, January 24, 2010
BucFan47
9:20am, January 24, 2010
SCLOBERNOCKER
That could be big news.
11:31am, January 24, 2010
SCLOBERNOCKER
That could be big news.
11:31am, January 24, 2010
bucman23
12:33pm, January 24, 2010
jack
5:28pm, January 24, 2010
dfgator13
Berry is going to be the guy
7:45am, January 25, 2010
1bucfanjeff
Rams, if they are dead set on a QB, will trade back with us unless some other team pulls a Mike Ditka.
11:15am, January 25, 2010
CanadianBucFan
Also, as much as i want him, i really dont think Rams will trade him. Teams with less needs will give the rams better offers. Walterfootball is pretty high on Clausen, but after him there is a huge dropoff in QB talent IMO. So unless the Rams are sold on him, or want to get Suh and not see playoffs, i dont think we get Suh.
It might not be all that bad tho, the Suh hype is really downplaying McCoy, and Price i think is right up there in terms of 3tech Dlineman.
Wishlist - #1 DT (Trading down and taking price allows us to address more needs, if we make some FA moves (fingers crossed) I think we stay put and take McCoy.)
#2 - Dont wast picks on McClain or Spikes - both are good linebackers but arent the best fits for our D and Ruud will play better is Wish#1 is met.
the rest... in no particular order
best graded WR in rd 2
Javier Arenas - CB 2nd-3rd - having him groom under Ronde is WAY to tempting for Morris to overlook, hopefully its tempting enough for him to pull the trigger!
Also i like the idea of Toby Gerhart - i know we have a lot of power backs, but i like the way this kid plays. Coaching staff has harped on getting bigger, more physical and more violent. Pass on McCluster and take Gerhart. We will wear teams DOWN! Also, with Caddy dropping some weight to pick up quickness and having a whole offseason to train instead of rehab i think he will be more explosive and gash some big runs. Also we have speed in Huggins who has better size then McCluster
For saftey, I want to see it addressed, but not in rd 1 at any cost. mid-late rd 2 rd 3 is preferable, there are just too many other needs to go with this one. On that note, I like what ive heard/seen from Kam Chancellor, at the very least he provides good competition/depth
7:39pm, January 25, 2010
CanadianBucFan
I dont see the Giants taking Spiller at 15 either, I think someone trades up for him, just dont see the Giants needing a RB that badly... in fact... send them Ward back, he cleary can only produce when he has a top flite Oline to do his work for him.
TE at 22 in such a deep draft??? That one would suprise me also, but cant say i know much about the play TBH
7:47pm, January 25, 2010
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