I know where I'm going, and I doubt D takes him.

Damn...this is BS

We're making good time. Things usually slow down on the weekends during the mock.

Yep. This happens every year. We make good time during the week and slow to a crawl over the weekend.

Hell, we really only need to average around 30 picks a week to finish - even fewer if we don't add in the compensatory picks.

We're fine.

They're all easy.LMAO

It's strange D isn't around with a top 5 list because I'm up in a few picks.:)

Damn. I had a real hum-dinger of a pick prepared for #69 to the Raiders.

I like how I missed a pick and it's the Meccadebacle. I'm sorry I was getting laid, that's more important than drafting some indian from Oklahoma!

You still have that pick. From the OP, March 8th:

Just relax, playboy. It's just the fact that anyone missing a top-five pick is going to catch some ****.

Hey OTW, did you get my PM about the Ravens/Cardinals trade? You gave Arizona Baltimore's picks in the 5th round and it should be the other way around.

I'd like to take this time to reflect on the first two rounds and the two teams I drafted for; Detroit and the NYG.

With the Lions passing on Suh and McCoy is on the same level of mistake of passing on Michael Oher last season. However, having had a front row seat for the entire Jeff Backus era at LT for the Lions it has been a cornerstone of their epic futility. By drafting Okung that wrong had been righted. Backus can slide inside and two positions on the Ol are instantly better.
The Lions needed a cornerback who can come in and play right away and Devin McCoutry gives them that plus excellent special teams play.
With these two picks and their other off season acquisitions the Lions can now field a starting lineup without a major void. This alone is a major accomplishment in the wake of the Millen era..

With the Giants, drafting Graham is a no-brainer. I almost took him at 2. God Bless his Maize and Blue heart. Washington in the second is a perfect example of when value meets need. Those two added to Rolle give the Giants a very nice influx of talent on defense.

Yeah, I was on campus when I read it and forgot to make the change when I got home.

It's fixed now. Thanks for the reminder.

Should D get an extra hour because of the time change?:)

I ****IN KNEW IT!!!!! Somebody owes me 10k.

You bet someone that mecca doesn't like native americans? :p

Can I exercise the Mecca Defense?

No?

Alright.

Well then. I'm going to take the best FS on the board, and in my opinion a guy with the potential to be the best FS in the entire Draft outside of Mays and Berry.

The Vikings take Nate Allen, FS, from South Florida.

It seems like every year the Vikings need to improve their secondary. This is the year they get that done.

May the Draft continue.

The Colts are still pork chop hungry and are eager to improve the middle of their defensive line.

The Colts select Geno Atkins DT from the University of Georgia

COLTS JUST SELECTED JUNIOR SIAVII

I WAS TOLD THAT

Well, ****.

Let me ask something to everybody who follows the Colts out there.

People have mocked Pouncey to the Colts numerous times now, but I was under the impression that the Colts' problems are on the edge, not Jeff Saturday. Is Jeff Saturday the problem?

Holy crap! You ****ers! Great picks guys. Allen was #1 on my board. If he was there I would have taken him for Detroit, regardless of Delmas. I'd play 'em both at the same time.

Atkins is a beast waiting to happen, if you can get him to play on every down.

Pouncey can play guard right out of the gate. With Saturday retiring in the next 2-3 years it will also give Indy time to get Pouncey more familiar with snapping the ball to a QB who's hands are near his balls. He didn't get a lot of that in Florida. I think the Colts are probably the best team for Pouncey to go to.

I can only speculate on the thinking here, but if I were Polian and were looking ot get more physical on the O-Line, I would look at Pouncey cause he could play guard for a season or two, and just slide over to center when Saturday, who is 35 retires, and draft another guard to replace Pouncey on the next couple of drafts.

Ah, I taught you well, my son.

**** You!

:D

I know my guards, dad.

As you should.

A chip off the old block.

Nate Allen is a good value pick but I'd have probably gone somewhere else for that team.

New Orleans stick to their draft board and select their future Center, from Boston College Matt Tennant.

There's alot of ways they could have gone, but selecting the 2nd best Center in the draft was too much to pass on for a team that could use Center help. Brees will be pleased.

Mecca paid you 10K for teh sex? NTTAWWT.

This guy is Jason Smith insurance, but more importantly, he can play 4 of 5 line positions. He'll provide protection for Clausen, but more importantly, he gives the Rams a really solid line if Smith doesn't bust.

His stock really shot up after the East/West Shrine game, but he's not a Johnny Come Lately. He was a 3.5 year starter in a major conference at a premium position.

At this point, he's good value and good protection.

The St. Louis Rams select Rodger Saffold, OT/G, Indiana

The Detroit Lions are on the clock.

Ah one of the guys I thought about for the GB pick.

I feel pretty good about adding Carlos Dunlap and Matt Tennant to the Saints.

That answers 4/5 spots on the Rams line. That should give their QB protection and solidify the running game.

The only problem is they need 2 outside LB's really bad, I'd have probably taken Daryl Washington with their 1st pick to be honest with you.

Almost took him for the Cards, late in the second.

I agree, but I'm not going to reach for any player. I see some value later in the draft.

I don't think Washington is a reach there, I think he'll go higher in the actual draft than he did in this one.

Dunlap has too much upside to pass on, so I was referring to the 2nd round pick. Any OLBer I would have selected here, would be a reach in my book. I'll take the 2nd rated Center over the rated OLBers at this point. There's some pretty good later round OLBer prospects, IMO.

It wasn't easy to pass on Suh and McCoy but one thing that made it possible was the depth at the position in this draft. Even though the Lions traded for Corey Williams depth at DT is an issue after Sammie Hill. The Detroit Lions select from Cal, defensive tackle Tyson Alualu.

Alualu, I think is a better fit for a 3-4 team and I think this is a little high for him, regardless of what Mayock may think.

He can play 3-tech, Gunther told me. J/K Corey Williams is what he is and he may not be able to return to his level of production that he had in GB. Alualu can bring some heat on the pass rush from the 3-tech. Good vibes on this one, mecca. I could be wrong. I'm talking to you Kory Sheets.
I didn't know Mayock liked him? He wacky, IMHO, doesn't he have Berry like 12th overall?

I agree that Alualu is going to get drafted by a 3-4 team.

I've got a giant hole at corner with Barber declining at a rapid pace and luckily my need matches up with my board. Character concerns be damned The Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Perrish Cox, CB, Oklahoma StatePosted via Mobile Device

Well, OTW is up again and after forming one heck of a potential starting secondary and adding a pass rusher it will be quite interesting to see his selection.

Chaney on the board for the chiefs!

Very good pick. If this kid puts it all together, he could be a steal. I really like his upside.

I think that's low for Cox honestly, I considered taking him with the Green Bay pick.

Late 2nd, to mid 3rd round is where I have him rated. I pretty much expect him to be a 3rd rounder.

I don't, I think the CB's will go a little faster in the real draft, like I would guarantee Minnesota has to take a CB with one of it's first 2 picks.

I just got neg rep from one of the owners in this thing for being slow with my last pick.

ARE YOU SHITTING ME :rolleyes:

Well, I thought I was going to have a difficult decision, but Hamas made it easy for me.

That's the thing about having the Chiefs this year - you can't fill all of their holes, you have to get value with the picks - but someone will bitch that you didn't address the OL early enough or that NT wasn't addressed early enough.

Cam Thomas and Roger Saffold being off the board makes this an easy decision. There is an OL here that would be a half-round reach, and a NT that would be a full round, but I'm not sacrificing the value on the board.

This team needs playmakers, and we've had one fall into our laps here at 68.

This "poor man's Percy Harvin can do it all, but Todd Haley's going to have to work with him on his route running. Otherwise, this kid has a tremendous amount of upside, and can work as a slot WR, PR or KR. Ask Oklahoma what they think of him, he torched them for almost 400 all-purpose yards in Norman.

Yet another pick where value meets need.

The Kansas City Chiefs select: Marshawn Gilyard, WR, Cincinnati

Here's SNR's pick via PM:

Very solid pick, OTW. He can contribute on special teams right away while working in at WR.

It's common knowledge that the Eagles need LBs.

The Philadelphia Eagles select Jamar Chaney, LB, Mississippi State.

This kid put up the fastest time for a LB at the combine and can play almost any of the LB spots in the Eagles defense.

Sorry for the short writeup....I'm on my way to work.

This pick wouldn't have been made if Wimbley wasn't traded and while the Browns still have other holes to address they pick again this round and still have multiple picks in a few other rounds. I've watched this kid play and he was great at the Senior Bowl practice too. The Browns select Eric Norwood OLB South Carolina.

I cannot believe that Quinn was traded to the Broncos for so little.

That is highway ****ing robbery. A potentially good QB (eh...) for a replaceable running back and two low picks that AREN'T EVEN THIS YEAR!?

God dang. I mean, seriously, god dang.

I was expecting another "I hate Pestilence's draft" by Direckshun. Nevermind.

Here's what I think of things so far:

Rams:

1. Clausen
2. Price
3. Saffold

I absolutely love all three of these players, and I think Saffold is a sleeper. Guy has played for nearly his entire career against great passrushers in the Big 10. Price and Clausen are of course great picks.

Lions:

1. Okung
2. McCourty
3. Alualu

This draft doesn't really excite me like the Rams' does, but it's a necessary draft. I think Alualu and McCourty have pretty good upside, but neither one are barn-burning value picks either. Okung I think is a necessary pick for the Lions at this point. None of the elite OTs will fall to them in the 2nd.

Bucs:

1. Suh
2. Benn
3. Cox

I hate the Benn selection with LaFell, Williams, and Thomas on the board. Yeeeesh. I still like McCoy for them more than Suh (call me crazy), but Cox is a great pick that they needed to make.

Chiefs:

1. Berry
2. Hughes
2. Jones
3. Gilyard

Other than the Berry pick, I think this is a kinda blah draft. I'm not a big fan of many of the WRs in this draft, including Gilyard. Jones is a good pick, he really is, but I'm not going to get excited over two safeties in our top three picks in the most important draft of the Pioli era. And as for our 2a... well, OTW knows what he did.

Raiders:

1. JPP
2. Ducasse
3. Price

I don't like any of these players, honestly. I would have gone a completely different direction. SNR and I are already in the midst of a torrid love affair, and I'm pretty sure the fact that I hate his Raiders selections so far will only make it sexier.

Eagles:

1. Griffen
2. Veldheer
3. Chaney

I don't like Veldheer, but Griffen and Chaney are great picks for what the Eagles want to do in this Draft.

Your Eagles stuff is pretty sweet. Your Niners draft is underwhelming IMO.

If Hamas would have passed on Price I would have taken him for Detroit and then added Cox in the third.

I think Price is bottom of the 1st talent.

But I don't think he has much upside. He's pretty much the player he's going to be right now.

The Browns Draft I'm okay on to this point.

1. Spiller
2. Robinson
3. Norwood

It's too early for Norwood (he's looked like dogshit this offseason), but I won't deny that I like him. But I would have passed on Norwood and used the 3-4 OLB depth in this class to my advantage.

**** you Direckshun, I win the draft.

I hate you people.

LMAO

I find it hard to criticize otw's draft thusfar for the chiefs. I would have gone a different direction with the pick in the top of the third. But at 50 there he was put in a tough spot. Its too early for cam thomas, imo, and really given the value available, you just have to take your bpa. Chad jones is a great value pick there even if he's a player who is just nice to have.
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We'll see, because he was rather stud-like last season so if that translates to the NFL he could be quite a pick for the Lambs.

I ****ing love his motor, that's for damn sure.

I don't think he has huge upside but I still absolutely love him as a 4-3 undertackle.

If it was Kevin Williams instead of Pat Williams on the verge of retiring, I would have picked up Price at the bottom of the 1st for the Vikes.

I agree. The Chiefs with OTW's draft would have one heck of a potential starting secondary and added a pass rusher and a WR who can return kicks.

Well I've already had this song and dance in this thread, so I'll just list the players I would have taken instead of Hughes:

* Terrance Cody
* Damian Williams
* I'd flip a coin between Hughes and Chris Cook, but probably would have gone with Hughes because it's a much more important position.

But yeah, I would have gone with Cody.

The Bills need a franchise quarterback if they want to ever emerge as a playoff contender. Unfortunately, they'll need to trade up in the 2010 NFL Draft to land one because so many other teams will be desperate to draft Jimmy Clausen and Sam Bradford. With Clausen and Bradford well off the board, the depth looks bleak from there. Jarrett Brown has third round value. He has a cannon of an arm but is raw. However, there is one other QB/God out there who has a higher value and better overall athlete. If you are going to develop a quarterback, you might as well have one that helps put rear ends in the seats and a face of the franchise. I can't believe I'm the one who is doing this but...

With the 72nd pick, the Buffalo Bills select Tim Tebow, QB, Florida.

Tebow has the arm and skill set to be a starting QB. Tony Dungy and Jon Gruden both said they'd take Tebow over any QB in this draft. It's just going to take time to see if they are right.

I don't get the idea that Gilyard is some phenom. I don't. I think he has good measurables, but I think he's a pure slot guy when we need wideouts, not slots.

Plus, just about every single one of our picks in 2009 was a project. I think the Chiefs could use more NFL-ready players, and other than returning kicks, I think it's going to be a couple years before Gilyard contributes seriously. He needs to get his route-running down.

So it's pretty much settled then that Tebow's greatest asset on the football field is his fanbase.

Had I had a 3rd round pick with the Hawks, he wouldn't have been there. I love this pick, and I'll never discount the potential of a guy that refuses to quit. I don't know if Tebow will ever pan out in this league, but I'll never bet against a guy that has that level of heart.

Tim Tebow could very well be the next Tom Brady.

If he can come in and become the KR/PR and catch 30 balls as a rookie that is a serious contribution.

Dude, I don't see this at all.

IMO, he's a high-character guy who lacks almost all of the inherent physical skills necessary to play QB at the next level.