Rick Gosselin's Mock

[ethiostar]

I had heard it was suppose to come out today (sunday), has anybody see it or heard anything different?

 

[ethiostar]

I had heard it was suppose to come out today (sunday), has anybody see it or heard anything different?

I guess if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself....
on second thought i should have done the research before i asked the question in the first place.

here is his mock- came out today

http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedc...lin/stories/041507dnspomockdraft.2dc3375.html#


Rick Gosselin's first mock draft


[SIZE=-1]12:56 AM CDT on Sunday, April 15, 2007[/SIZE]



The last time the Oakland Raiders held the first overall selection of a draft, they chose a quarterback. That was in 1962 when Oakland played in the AFL – but the Raiders lost out for the services of Roman Gabriel in a bidding war with the Los Angeles Rams.
The Raiders have the first pick of the 2007 draft and have as much need for a quarterback now as in 1962. Raiders owner Al Davis believes in the vertical stretch offense and loves big-armed quarterbacks like Gabriel. LSU's JaMarcus Russell has an even bigger arm than Gabriel.
The Raiders would consider Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson along with Russell. But wideouts historically don't go first overall – only two since the AFL and NFL merged drafts in 1967. Fifteen quarterbacks have gone first overall since then, including five in the last six years.
So give Russell to the Raiders in the first mock draft offering from The Dallas Morning News. Here's the rest of the draft:

Team Player Pos. School
1. Oakland -JaMarcus Russell QB LSU
2. Detroit -Adrian Peterson RB Oklahoma Matt Millen has struggled with top-10 picks in his stint as general manager of the Lions. Peterson would be a safe and popular choice. Detroit had success using first-round picks on Oklahoma runners Steve Owens (1970) and Billy Sims (1980).
3. Cleveland -Calvin Johnson WR Georgia Tech
4. Tampa Bay -Brady Quinn QB Notre Dame
5. Arizona Joe -Thomas OT Wisconsin
6. Washington -Gaines Adams DE Clemson
7. Minnesota -LaRon Landry S LSU
8. Atlanta -Leon Hall CB Michigan
9. Miami -Alan Branch DT Michigan
10. Houston -Amobi Okoye DT Louisville
11. San Francisco- Jamaal Anderson DE Arkansas
12. Buffalo -Marshawn Lynch RB California
13. St. Louis -Darrelle Revis CB Pittsburgh
14. Carolina -Patrick Willis LB Mississippi
15. Pittsburgh -Adam Carriker DE Nebraska Carriker is the prototypical defensive end for a 3-4 scheme. But his true value lies is his versatility. With his size (6-6, 296), he can line up at any of the four positions along the defensive line.
16. Green Bay- Ted Ginn Jr. WR Ohio State
17. Jacksonville- Jarvis Moss DE Florida
18. Cincinnati -Reggie Nelson S Florida
19. Tennessee -Robert Meachem WR Tennessee
20. N.Y. Giants -Levi Brown OT Penn State
21. Denver -Lawrence Timmons LB Florida State
22. Dallas -Dwayne Bowe WR LSU With two starting wide receivers in their 30s, the Cowboys need a young player to build a future downfield passing game for Tony Romo. Bowe is a physical receiver in the Michael Irvin mold.
23. Kansas -City Justin Harrell DT Tennessee
24. New England -Jon Beason LB Miami
25. N.Y. Jets -Aaron Ross CB Texas
26. Philadelphia- Chris Houston CB Arkansas
27. New Orleans- Dwayne Jarrett WR Southern California
28. New England -Michael Griffin S Texas
29. Baltimore -Joe Staley OT Central Michigan
30. San Diego -Anthony Gonzalez WR Ohio State
31. Chicago- Paul Posluszny LB Penn State
32. Indianapolis- Greg Olsen TE Miami

 

[hendog]

I don't know if I'd rather have Bowe or Houston. I think Houston. Unless Ireland thinks Bowe can be a true #1 WR. I think you could find #2 type wr's later on. I'm sure you can find #1's later also. Iknow I'm rambling. I don't want to draft a WR unless he can be a #1 type. I don't care what RD.

 

[Angus]

Thanks for the post. He is usually pretty good, but i expect his picks to change some before the draft gets here.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

He usually has some inside information when it comes to our Cowboys.....therefore, I must get used to the Bowe pick

 

[burmafrd]

If Houston is there we have to grab him. I really doubt he will last to us.

 

[Crown Royal]

Gosselin isn't known as a great mock drafter.

His top 100 is what he is excellent at. And that's what I prefer.

I can't stand mocks.

 

[Stash]

Gosselin's mocks improve as we get closer to the draft. From the looks of this one, I'd say he has a lot more 'digging' to do.....

 

[zrinkill]

I want Bowe ...... He will be a star in this league.

 

[Juke99]

Gosselin isn't known as a great mock drafter.

His top 100 is what he is excellent at. And that's what I prefer.

I can't stand mocks.

On the nosey. I couldn't agree more.

After the first round, it's anyone's guess.

Doing a mock, beyond round one, is kinda silly.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I can't stand mocks.

That part I hate is somebody you never heard of puts out a crazy mock and people act that is what is going to happen. There are very few that I pay attention to. Maybe 3 or 4. The rest belong in the trash can.

 

[Crown Royal]

On the nosey. I couldn't agree more.

After the first round, it's anyone's guess.

Doing a mock, beyond round one, is kinda silly.

I don't even like first round mocks. I don't get the point, other than:

1) Trying to let fans know who their team is going to take, regardless of the futility of the attempt (even in round one).
2) Some Norsian complex that resides in the soul of the mocker, so that after the draft they can boast at their possible accuracy.

Mockers will proclaim that it is done so that teams can get a sense of who they will have available, but I still don't see why it matters, because no mock is ever accurate enough to tell us who will slide or who will be taken ridiculously high.

For me - I prefer the top 100 list/draft boards. It's a more accurate depiction of how teams actually enter the draft, and it shows that the draft is more art than statistics/science. My favorite is when Gill Brandt does his, because it isn't even a top-list. It's ranged (ie, these ten players are the ten best, but it doesn't rank them within that, and then it shows the next ten that are next tier, so on and so on).

Honestly, mock drafting is one of my least favorite times of the offseason, second only to the period between the end of the draft and Training Camp.

 

[Stash]

I think mocks give us (and the writers) something to do during this slow time.

It's funny when you think about it because how could any fan or writer put one together when the teams themselves really don't know?

The draft is a fluid process with many variables still in flux. One trade could throw any mock draft completely out of whack.

This draft in particular has many variables, starting with the Raiders at pick #1.

(although it probably won't stop me from making my own Round 1 mock!)

 

[Bobo]

Does he have his top 100 out yet?

 

[Rockytop6]

If Houston is there we have to grab him. I really doubt he will last to us.

I would trade down if possible and pick up a 3rd and pick Staley later in the first round. We need, for the future, a LT, CB, WR, NT and OLB opposite Ware, in that order. LT, CB and WR are priorities on the first day. A NT on the second day. However, should somebody fall then this is all out the door.

 

[johnnyd]

I love this pick for us Bowe's a beast..

i hope he's wrong about the giants pick , i think levi is going to be a stud LT for years ..

 

[BigDFan5]

Gosselin isn't known as a great mock drafter.

His top 100 is what he is excellent at. And that's what I prefer.

I can't stand mocks.

http://www.thehuddlereport.com/top100/index.shtml




Goose is also tops among mock drafts, not just top 100 list

 

[theogt]

From another board:

Gosselin was on Sirius NFL radio being interviewed.

He said that he makes three mock drafts and his first two are more or less what a GM does for another team, he throws out some questionable mocks because other mock sites copy him after doing this for so many years.

So he purposely has an idea on what he wants, but his first mocks are NOT exactly what he thinks is going to happen.. And then the morning of the draft he will put out his final mock AND those are one of the most accurate Mock Drafts in the business. Cause he actually will call up GMs and give them secenarios "if player A, B, or C are there.. What would you do?" And they answer him pretty honestly

 

[EastDallasCowboy]

Ya, I was gonna say, Goose is known as one of the best and most accurate mock drafters out there. And he doesn't do the flip flopping of a guy like Kiper who says a team will take 5 diffrent people over the month leading up the draft just to cover all his bases.

Honestly, Gosselin's draft is the only one I put much stock in to. If I recall a few years ago he got something like 11 of the first 12 picks right.

 

[theogt]

Ya, I was gonna say, Goose is known as one of the best and most accurate mock drafters out there. And he doesn't do the flip flopping of a guy like Kiper who says a team will take 5 diffrent people over the month leading up the draft just to cover all his bases.

Honestly, Gosselin's draft is the only one I put much stock in to. If I recall a few years ago he got something like 11 of the first 12 picks right.

Well, he flip flops intionally like Kiper, but he just doesn't do it for two months before the draft. He waits until 2 weeks before to do it.