DMN: Rick Gosselin's 2nd Mock Draft

[jlust22]

Rick Gosselin's second mock draft

11:50 PM CDT on Saturday, April 22, 2006

Here is this week's mock draft:

Team Player Pos. School

1. Houston Reggie Bush HB Southern California
Comment: Best offensive player on the board

2. New Orleans Mario Williams DE North Carolina State
Comment: Best defensive player on the board

3. Tennessee Vince Young QB Texas
Comment: Houston owner, Houston quarterback

4. N.Y. Jets Matt Leinart QB Southern California
Comment: Giants have Manning, Jets need a headliner, too

5. Green Bay A.J. Hawk LB Ohio State
Comment: Safest pick on the draft board

6. San Francisco Vernon Davis TE Maryland
Comment: His 4.38 speed can stretch defenses

7. Oakland Michael Huff S Texas
Comment: The Raiders need a defensive playmaker

8. Buffalo D'Brickashaw Ferguson OT Virginia
Comment: Bills allowed 43 sacks in 2005

9. Detroit Brodrick Bunkley DT Florida State
Comment: Active nose tackle in Warren Sapp mold

10. Arizona Jay Cutler QB Vanderbilt
Comment: Kurt Warner not getting any younger

11. St. Louis Jimmy Williams CB Virginia Tech
Comment: Rams need a shut-down corner

12. Cleveland Ernie Sims LB Florida State
Comment: Browns need defensive playmakers

13. Baltimore Haloti Ngata DT Oregon
Comment: The Ravens never did replace Tony Siragusa

14. Philadelphia Jonathan Joseph CB South Carolina
Comment: NFC East loaded with giant receivers

15. Denver Laurence Maroney HB Minnesota
Comment: Broncos cut leading rusher Mike Anderson

16. Miami Chad Greenway LB Minnesota
Comment: Dolphins need more athletic linebackers

17. Minnesota Demeco Ryans LB Alabama
Comment:Vikings need linebackers, period

18. Dallas Manny Lawson DE North Carolina State
Comment: A pass rusher to complement DeMarcus Ware

19. San Diego Antonio Cromartie CB Florida State
Comment: NFL's 28th-ranked pass defense needs help

20. Kansas City Kamerion Wimbley DE Florida State
Comment: Wimbley is from down the road in Wichita

21. New England Bobby Carpenter LB Ohio State
Comment: Pats draft a Mike Vrabel clone

22. San Francisco Santonio Holmes WR Ohio State
Comment: His 4.34 speed also stretches defenses

23. Tampa Bay Winston Justice OT Southern California
Comment: Bucs allowed 41 sacks last year

24. Cincinnati Tye Hill CB Clemson
Comment: NFL's 26th-ranked pass defense gets help

25. N.Y. Giants Donte Whitner S Ohio State
Comment: Giants need a playmaker at back end

26. Chicago Jason Allen S Tennessee
Comment: Chicago's historical credo – Defense first

27. Carolina LenDale White HB Southern California
Comment: Panthers replace Stephen Davis

28. Jacksonville Nick Mangold C Ohio State
Comment: Toughens up one of NFL's best lines

29. N.Y. Jets DeAngelo Williams HB Memphis
Comment: Curtis Martin has lost a step

30. Indianapolis Joe Addai HB LSU
Comment: The Colts need to replace Edgerrin James

31. Seattle Chad Jackson WR Florida
Comment: Another WR named Jackson from Florida

32. Pittsburgh Tamba Hali DE Penn State
Comment: NFL champions add Big Ten sack leader

 

[the_h0wey]

I'll take it!!!

 

[igtmfo]

Thnx!

Doesn't Goose lay the golden egg later this week, in his so-fine, take-it-to-the-bank last mock? Memory is hazy at this point but isn't there another come Fri. or Sat. morning? Like GMs are so tired that they admit to him exactly who they're going to pick.

 

[CowboysNumeroUno]

He thinks we pass on Justice?

 

[Rack]

He thinks we pass on Justice?

I know. That would be disappointing. He also has us taking another WOLB. I don't hate the pick, but he's not the best OLB for the position we need. May not be the best OLB (available) Period.

 

[Sasquatch]

He thinks we pass on Justice?

I was very excited when I saw how the draft was shaping up. Then we passed on Justice and I was left scratching my head.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

Thnx!

Doesn't Goose lay the golden egg later this week, in his so-fine, take-it-to-the-bank last mock? Memory is hazy at this point but isn't there another come Fri. or Sat. morning? Like GMs are so tired that they admit to him exactly who they're going to pick.

He does his final mock either the day before or the morning of the draft.
That is the one that usually is the most accurate one.

 

[burmafrd]

No way ferguson slips that far. Neither will Justice. ANd Marooney will not go that high. This mock does not impress me at all.

 

[lspain1]

I will be surprisrd if Philly lets Justice go by. This mock does not look right to me. We'll see.

 

[Smith22]

No way ferguson slips that far. Neither will Justice. ANd Marooney will not go that high. This mock does not impress me at all.

Marooney seems to be a good fit for the Broncos, but I agree, that does seem a bit high.

 

[Rack]

No way ferguson slips that far. Neither will Justice. ANd Marooney will not go that high. This mock does not impress me at all.

I agree. A lot of very "***?" picks in this mock.



And even if Maroney went that high (or close to it) it wouldn't be to the Broncos. They have RBs already, and with their success picking up RBs later it would be dumb to take one in the first.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

This mock... is well... a "mock".

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Manny Lawson.........we need a freak.

 

[scottsp]

Yeah, I kinda fumbled through this one, too. I'll be very interested in what Goose comes down with on Friday. I also would think/hope Justice doesn't get past us - if he even gets to 18. But what do I know?

 

[Duane]

Best possible scenario for us. We get a choice of the 3 OLBs we want and the 2nd best OT in the draft.

 

[VACowboy]

Goose's final mock will look nothing like this. He always plays around with the first few.

 

[CowboyChris]

i still dont believe the Titans will take Young over Linehart.

 

[J-DOG]

I have been hearing that the cb's and safeties are the deepest in this draft.
Experts have been saying that they think 8-10 players form the secondary will be picked in this first round.
Gosselin has 5.
When you have as many players who run under 4.5 forty's that play in the secondary you are going to have teams gobbling them up.
I can't remember as many good prospects that are cb's and safeties in one draft who are fast too.
I think the Philly pick is shocking.
I would rather see them taking Justice than Joseph by the way. I think Joseph is a player who can step in right away and play.
Other than the obvious players like Bush, Lienert, Young, Ferguson, Hawk, Huff, Vernon Davis and Jay Cutler I like other players as impact picks.
Joseph
Deangelo Williams
Tye Hill
Lawson
Carpenter
Bunkley
Wimbley
Cromartie
Ngata
Whitner
After those guys you still have others who are talented but have question marks.
You could say Cromartie does but he hasn't failed a physical recently either.
That's 18 players that I have listed that I believe are good value at the 18th pick. I expect Carpenter,Whitner and Hill to still be there by the time we pick at 18. Lawson and Cromartie have a 50/50 chance. That's five players who could be there. Who do you choose from...
Capenter
Cromartie
Whitner
Hill
Lawson????
Do we have a #91 on the team now?

 

[Fred Smith]

I don't see us passing on OT Winston Justice for an OLB. If Justice is on the board at 18, we will take him. As a matter of fact, if he is still on the board at 15, 16, or 17, we may throw in a 5th or a 6th round pick to move up to take him. As much as we need another OLB, I would be OK entering the season with Al Singleton vs. Kevin Burnett in a competition for the last LB spot. We are already strong at LB with Ware, Bradie James, and Ayodele as starters, and with Ryan Fowler and Scott Shanle as backups.

 

[AbeBeta]

Goose uses the first few drafts to show patterns - e.g., he hears Justice may be falling. I can't see us passing on Justice at all. Also, I suspect we like Carpenter more than Lawson.