Updated Sportingnews Mock

[Tobal]

22. L. Sweed WR Texas

28. R. Smith CB Oklahoma

61. R. Rice RB Rutgers

92. G. Hayes OLB Florida St.

 

[ethiostar]

22. L. Sweed WR Texas

28. R. Smith CB Oklahoma

61. R. Rice RB Rutgers

92. G. Hayes OLB Florida St.

I wouldn't be too upset if the draft unfolded like that.

 

[Tobal]

I wouldn't be too upset if the draft unfolded like that.

Me either, they had some guys on the board that were interesting, I tried posting the 1st round, but formatting is not something I like or want to do.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I would rather have a different WR and CB. But I do like the Ray Rice pick.

 

[SDogo]

22. L. Sweed WR Texas

28. R. Smith CB Oklahoma

61. R. Rice RB Rutgers

92. G. Hayes OLB Florida St.

I'm torn on the Sweed pick but the rest makes me VERY happy.

 

[mboy22]

I'll take it

 

[tyke1doe]

I'm torn by the Sweed pick too, but I'm not totally against it. I think he can develop into a big-time receiver.
I'd rather have Cason than Smith, but Smith can play safety from what I understand.
Love the Ray Rice pick.

I wouldn't be at all disappointed if it turned out that way.

 

[Tobal]

29 (29)49ers showDraftIcons(8083, false, true)Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB Tennessee S (from Colts) The 49ers have a track record of drafting players who excel during Senior Bowl week. Cromartie had as good a week as anyone in Mobile, and then blew up the Combine with a superb workout.

I don't like leaving this guy on the board and I don't think we would.

 

[Tobal]

20 (20)
Buccaneers showDraftIcons(7953, false, true)Devin Thomas* WR Michigan St. The Bucs need an impact wide receiver other than aging Joey Galloway. They might take a gamble on Thomas, who had only one productive season in college.var teamNeedsString = getTeamNeedsString(1366);if(teamNeedsString && teamNeedsString.length > 0){}

21 (21)
Commanders showDraftIcons(7682, false, true)Calais Campbell* DE Miami (FL) Campbell could address the Commanders' need for a steady pass rusher. In addition, he is a big, strong player who could rotate in as the No. 3 end on either side of the line as a rookie.var teamNeedsString = getTeamNeedsString(1458);if(teamNeedsString && teamNeedsString.length > 0){}

22 (22)
Cowboys showDraftIcons(7598, false, true)Limas Sweed WR Texas (from Cleveland) We think Sweed would be a reach at this point. But the Cowboys have him higher on their boards than many teams and think he's the type of big, athletic receiver who could eventually succeed Terrell Owens.var teamNeedsString = getTeamNeedsString(277);if(teamNeedsString && teamNeedsString.length > 0){}

23 (23)
Steelers showDraftIcons(7963, false, true)Phillip Merling* DE Clemson The Steelers remain solid all-around, but they need to address their aging defensive line, especially after Aaron Smith finished the season on IR.var teamNeedsString = getTeamNeedsString(1032);if(teamNeedsString && teamNeedsString.length > 0){}

24 (24)
Titans showDraftIcons(7592, false, true)Early Doucet WR LSU The Titans know they need to add playmakers around Vince Young. The athletic Doucet would fit the bill and provide a nice complement to free-agent pickup Alge Crumpler.var teamNeedsString = getTeamNeedsString(894);if(teamNeedsString && teamNeedsString.length > 0){}

25 (25)
Seahawks showDraftIcons(7920, false, true)Felix Jones* RB Arkansas The Seahawks should realize Shaun Alexander is not the same back he once was; they need to groom a new, explosive feature back. Jones didn't get the attention of his college teammate Darren McFadden, but he might turn out to be the better NFL back.var teamNeedsString = getTeamNeedsString(895);if(teamNeedsString && teamNeedsString.length > 0){}

26 (26)
Jaguars showDraftIcons(5876, false, true)Andre Caldwell WR Florida The Jags would love to take a defensive end here, but the prospects on the board at this point don't have the tough, aggressive style coach Jack Del Rio wants. Instead, they'll help their offense take the next step by giving David Garrard an explosive, playmaking receiver.var teamNeedsString = getTeamNeedsString(91);if(teamNeedsString && teamNeedsString.length > 0){}

27 (27)
Chargers showDraftIcons(7992, false, true)Jonathan Stewart* RB Oregon Many people would be shocked if the Chargers picked Stewart here, but they shouldn't be. The reality is, LaDainian Tomlinson turns 29 in June and Michael Turner is gone. Stewart, who helped his draft stock by clocking a great 40 tiem at the Combine, could be groomed as L.T.'s successor.var teamNeedsString = getTeamNeedsString(1223);if(teamNeedsString && teamNeedsString.length > 0){}


28 (28)
Cowboys showDraftIcons(8025, false, true)Reggie Smith* CB Oklahoma If the Cowboys do, indeed, grab a wide receiver such as Sweed with their first first-round pick, they would be able to get this tough, versatile cornerback six picks later. Smith could start early in his career and even move to -- and shine at -- safety if needed.var teamNeedsString = getTeamNeedsString(277);if(teamNeedsString && teamNeedsString.length > 0){}

29 (29)
49ers showDraftIcons(8083, false, true)Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB Tennessee S (from Colts) The 49ers have a track record of drafting players who excel during Senior Bowl week. Cromartie had as good a week as anyone in Mobile, and then blew up the Combine with a superb workout.

 

[SDogo]

29 (29)49ers showDraftIcons(8083, false, true)Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB Tennessee S (from Colts) The 49ers have a track record of drafting players who excel during Senior Bowl week. Cromartie had as good a week as anyone in Mobile, and then blew up the Combine with a superb workout.

I don't like leaving this guy on the board and I don't think we would.

Yeah, did not realize he was there. Makes me question the Sweed pick even more. I have a hard time criticizing the Smith pick because I think he is going to be a special player.

 

[DaBoys4Life]

this draft is horrid i would take a season off if our draft went like that

 

[ThatsmyQB]

22. L. Sweed WR Texas

28. R. Smith CB Oklahoma

61. R. Rice RB Rutgers

92. G. Hayes OLB Florida St.

I'd PUKE!
Smith is more of a C.B./S. guy who I wouldn't mind IF we had already got one of the ELITE Corners at #22, if we can't get one of the top 4 at #22, I'd rather wait till round 2 or 3 for a C.B. since we'll get more value by waiting on C.B. and going for another position player that will be ranked higher.
Not to sold on Sweed, work ethic comes to mind, Rice is a very good 2nd rounder, although I would like more of a speed guy, but we could always draft Rice and then try and get a guy like Warrick Dunn for cheap wanting a ring in his final years, so that would give us a nice trio for everythign we'd want at R.B., using a 3rd rounder on another O.L.B. I'm not too fond of since he'd really not see the field as a rookie other then special teams and only be a backup for the next 10 years to Spencer and Ware, I don't mind an O.L.B. prospect in like round 5, but I'd rather use a 3rd round pick on a guy to contribute this year or at least see the field this year and add something to the team other than a career backup since we got Spencer and Ware.
That's like picking a T.E. in round 3 when we got Witten and Fasano, he'll never see the field and never be the starter, so why use a high pick on a guy like that?

 

[David276]

smith is a beast and is very under rated . sweed would make me puke that high. think keyshawn with less production. and this is coming from a ut fan for life.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Trust me--Sweed is not worth it.....bad attitude and lazy worker.

 

[sago1]

I want a top young WR in the first round; but he better be a guy with great work ethic, has great hands, loves to go across the middle, has decent speed for his size & who could legit #1 WR in time. I don't want Sweed, Manningham or DeSean Jackson but prefer Thomas, Hardy, Kelly or even Early Doucet. Must admit I've never seen them play but just read various analysis on each of them from differing sources.

 

[Tobal]

I've always heard good things about Sweed's work ethic and attitude. Where is this comming from?

 

[Tobal]

Limas Sweed appeared far more concerned with the way his height was recorded during his physical than the injured wrist that has had football personnel types and the media so concerned for months.
And that must be good news for everyone interested in the talented wide receiver from the University of Texas.
“They had me right under 6-4,” Sweed said. “They kind of bent my knees and pushed me down a little bit. They pushed me lower than I’m used to.”

OK, Limas, we’ll call you 6-4 and concede the 216 pounds as well, but about that wrist that forced you to miss the final seven games of the season and leave the Senior Bowl after two days of practice …
“The wrist is 100 percent healed,” Sweed said. “I’ve been going through a lot of MRIs, x-rays and it’s 100 percent healed. The range of motion, out of 100 percent is I’d say about 65 percent – more than halfway - which is good. I talked to a lot of people in there and they said considering the amount of time that’s a pretty speed recover. So I’m happy and I’m on my way back to being 100 percent."
That would be overall. As it is, he’s considered a solid first round pick and one of the top five receivers in the draft. His size, strength, and speed that isn’t blazing but less than 4.6 and his desire for the football are all big factors.

There are those who believe without the wrist injury, he would have been the top receiver prospect in this draft.
“I thought he was the best receiver in the draft because of his height and speed,” Combine guru Gil Brandt said. “I just think Limas Sweed is a special player. Whether his wrist is all right or not, I don’t know. He’s a big play player is what he is. The kind of knock on him was that he isn’t a tough guy. But I think that’s completely wrong. He’s come back and tried to play, even before he should have come back and tried to play.
“But whoever gets him is not only going to get a great player, but in my opinion an outstanding person. He really is a quality character individual.”

Yeah, but against advice to the contrary, he went to the Senior Bowl and perhaps his desire to dispel the notion that he lacks toughness caused him further problems. The result was it initially got worse after two days of practice, so he went home and concentrated on working out once it began to improve again.
More importantly, at this point he feels particularly enthused about the prospects. He’s been working out with Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan and is back to prove his skills for the NFL teams.

“I’d go back (to the Senior Bowl) and compete again,” Sweed said. “A lot of people thought that I re-injured my wrist. The only thing that happened was at that time I only had 10 percent range of motion out of 100 percent. And the doctor advised me not to go ... ‘It may hurt your draft status or whatever.’ At that time, I didn’t really care. I hadn’t played football in over five or six months (actually about 3 ½ months), so I was eager to get out there and play.

“I was doing well and it was one-on-ones, and a guy came and grabbed my hand and bent it down to about 70 percent when it wasn’t ready to, so you can imagine the pain … that was Day 1. So I came back for Day 2 and I was thinking it won’t happen again. And the same guy did it again. And that was when I decided it was time to shut it down. It wasn’t a re-injury, it was just a breaking up of the scar tissue, which actually helped me recover quicker – so I want to really thank the guy.”
The guy was Chevis Jackson and Sweed actually did thank him through his friend and Jackson’s LSU teammate Early Doucet. The breaking up of the scar tissue hurt, but did hasten his recovery.
Consequently, Sweed has no regrets for the abbreviated trip to the Senior Bowl last month.
“Nah, I wanted to show: A) that I could get open, and B) that I could run by guys,” Sweed said. “But also that I am a tough guy willing to compete – because I felt like coaches at the University of Texas, they knew that every day I come out there and compete. But the NFL coaches, they never had a chance to meet me, so I wanted to come in and leave an impression on them that I’m here and I’m going to compete.”

The son of a preacher whose mother pushed him toward basketball before he played caught a football for the first time in junior high, he has spent hours studying the other tall receivers in the NFL – from his role model from Texas, Roy Williams; to Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, and many of the other top receivers in the NFL
He will run at the Combine to show the NFL his speed, but he’s not sure if he’ll run routes and catch the ball, depending on what his highly experienced agent Tom Condon suggests. One way or the other, the success of other big receivers in the NFL these days only enhances his perspective of what he’ll be able to do after the draft and his opportunity – wherever it is – comes to fruition. He refuses to be disappointed by the ramifications of the wrist injury and what it will coast him in the draft.
At this point, Sweed just wants to play.
“I’m just happy right now to be in a position to be drafted by anybody,” Sweed said. “Wherever I go, I’ll be happy. Things happen and that’s life, you know? I would say it’s a minor setback for a major comeback.
“Seeing those (other big receivers) have success makes me excited because some of those guys I’ve looked up to growing up and now it’s my time. It’s my time to show the NFL and the world what I can do.”

 

[BIGWAY]

Limas Sweed appeared far more concerned with the way his height was recorded during his physical than the injured wrist that has had football personnel types and the media so concerned for months.
And that must be good news for everyone interested in the talented wide receiver from the University of Texas.
“They had me right under 6-4,” Sweed said. “They kind of bent my knees and pushed me down a little bit. They pushed me lower than I’m used to.”

OK, Limas, we’ll call you 6-4 and concede the 216 pounds as well, but about that wrist that forced you to miss the final seven games of the season and leave the Senior Bowl after two days of practice …
“The wrist is 100 percent healed,” Sweed said. “I’ve been going through a lot of MRIs, x-rays and it’s 100 percent healed. The range of motion, out of 100 percent is I’d say about 65 percent – more than halfway - which is good. I talked to a lot of people in there and they said considering the amount of time that’s a pretty speed recover. So I’m happy and I’m on my way back to being 100 percent."
That would be overall. As it is, he’s considered a solid first round pick and one of the top five receivers in the draft. His size, strength, and speed that isn’t blazing but less than 4.6 and his desire for the football are all big factors.

There are those who believe without the wrist injury, he would have been the top receiver prospect in this draft.
“I thought he was the best receiver in the draft because of his height and speed,” Combine guru Gil Brandt said. “I just think Limas Sweed is a special player. Whether his wrist is all right or not, I don’t know. He’s a big play player is what he is. The kind of knock on him was that he isn’t a tough guy. But I think that’s completely wrong. He’s come back and tried to play, even before he should have come back and tried to play.
“But whoever gets him is not only going to get a great player, but in my opinion an outstanding person. He really is a quality character individual.”

Yeah, but against advice to the contrary, he went to the Senior Bowl and perhaps his desire to dispel the notion that he lacks toughness caused him further problems. The result was it initially got worse after two days of practice, so he went home and concentrated on working out once it began to improve again.
More importantly, at this point he feels particularly enthused about the prospects. He’s been working out with Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan and is back to prove his skills for the NFL teams.

“I’d go back (to the Senior Bowl) and compete again,” Sweed said. “A lot of people thought that I re-injured my wrist. The only thing that happened was at that time I only had 10 percent range of motion out of 100 percent. And the doctor advised me not to go ... ‘It may hurt your draft status or whatever.’ At that time, I didn’t really care. I hadn’t played football in over five or six months (actually about 3 ½ months), so I was eager to get out there and play.

“I was doing well and it was one-on-ones, and a guy came and grabbed my hand and bent it down to about 70 percent when it wasn’t ready to, so you can imagine the pain … that was Day 1. So I came back for Day 2 and I was thinking it won’t happen again. And the same guy did it again. And that was when I decided it was time to shut it down. It wasn’t a re-injury, it was just a breaking up of the scar tissue, which actually helped me recover quicker – so I want to really thank the guy.”
The guy was Chevis Jackson and Sweed actually did thank him through his friend and Jackson’s LSU teammate Early Doucet. The breaking up of the scar tissue hurt, but did hasten his recovery.
Consequently, Sweed has no regrets for the abbreviated trip to the Senior Bowl last month.
“Nah, I wanted to show: A) that I could get open, and B) that I could run by guys,” Sweed said. “But also that I am a tough guy willing to compete – because I felt like coaches at the University of Texas, they knew that every day I come out there and compete. But the NFL coaches, they never had a chance to meet me, so I wanted to come in and leave an impression on them that I’m here and I’m going to compete.”

The son of a preacher whose mother pushed him toward basketball before he played caught a football for the first time in junior high, he has spent hours studying the other tall receivers in the NFL – from his role model from Texas, Roy Williams; to Randy Moss, Terrell Owens, and many of the other top receivers in the NFL
He will run at the Combine to show the NFL his speed, but he’s not sure if he’ll run routes and catch the ball, depending on what his highly experienced agent Tom Condon suggests. One way or the other, the success of other big receivers in the NFL these days only enhances his perspective of what he’ll be able to do after the draft and his opportunity – wherever it is – comes to fruition. He refuses to be disappointed by the ramifications of the wrist injury and what it will coast him in the draft.
At this point, Sweed just wants to play.
“I’m just happy right now to be in a position to be drafted by anybody,” Sweed said. “Wherever I go, I’ll be happy. Things happen and that’s life, you know? I would say it’s a minor setback for a major comeback.
“Seeing those (other big receivers) have success makes me excited because some of those guys I’ve looked up to growing up and now it’s my time. It’s my time to show the NFL and the world what I can do.”

Thanks Tobal, that was a great article, shows where his heart is.
I've seen him play for the past 3 years, and I think he is going to be something special in the NFL.

 

[J-DOG]

Trust me--Sweed is not worth it.....bad attitude and lazy worker.

I'm a Longhorn fan and I agree with that statement.
Sweed is one of my least favorite players in this draft.

 

[CowboysNumeroUno]

Thanks Tobal, that was a great article, shows where his heart is.
I've seen him play for the past 3 years, and I think he is going to be something special in the NFL.

Yeah I'm extremely biased, been a Longhorn all my life and am currently attending UT, but I think Limas will be something special also. I remember seeing him his freshman year and thinking who is this imposter wearing the sacred #4 (Roy William's #), but ever since he made the game winning catch against Ohio State, he really grew up and was money ever since.