irish Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) Welcome to all those who have offered up their time and effort to participate in this NFL Mock Draft, along with those wanting to follow along!! This should be a lot of fun watching fellow Huddlers play GM for their Homer teams. I also wanted to add that if any Huddler would still like to be a part and have their opinion/voice heard when their Homer teams' pick comes up, feel free to PM me or the Huddler listed with the specific team below. Please keep all comments in this thread only as the actual selections will be in the other Draft thread. Thanks. Round 1 1 Detroit Lions - Policyvote - LB, Aaron Curry, Wake Forest 2 St. Louis Rams - Peteteacher2001 - T, Eugene Monroe, Virginia 3 Kansas City Chiefs - FingFootball - OT, Jason Smith, Baylor 4 Seattle Seahawks - theProfessor - WR, Jeremy Maclin, Missouri 5 Cleveland Browns - Mojo20 - DE, Brian Orakpo, Texas 6 Cincinnati Bengals - Sox - WR, Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech 7 Oakland Raiders - Kpholmes and Return of S&B - DT, B.J. Raji, Boston College 8 Jacksonville Jaguars - Piratesownninjas - CB, Vontae Davis, Illinois 9 Green Bay Packers - Randall, Piratesownninjas and Stingers - DE, Tyson Jackson, LSU 10 San Francisco 49ers - Gopher - DE, Everette Brown, FSU 11 Buffalo Bills - Satelliteoflovegm and peepinmofo - DE, Michael Johnson, GT 12 Denver Broncos - LordOpie - DT, Peria Jerry, Mississippi 13 Washington Redskins - WashingtonD - OT, Andre Smith, Alabama 14 New Orleans Saints - Randall - CB, Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State 15 Houston Texans - MTSuper7 - QB, Matt Stafford, Georgia 16 San Diego Chargers - Taz - RB, Knowshon Moreno, Georgia 17 New York Jets - Irish and any other Jets' homers - QB, Mark Sanchez, USC 18 Chicago Bears - Wolverines Fan - WR, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Randall - DE, Robert Ayers, Tennessee 20 Detroit Lions (from Dallas) - Policyvote - OT, Michael Oher, Mississippi 21 Philadelphia Eagles - Fitzkek and Swammi - TE, Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma State 22 Minnesota Vikings - Outshined - OT, Eben Britton, Arizona 23 New England Patriots - Patsfan39 - ILB, Rey Maualuga, USC 24 Atlanta Falcons - KillerFalcons - OLB, Brian Cushing, USC 25 Miami Dolphins - Seahawks21 - OLB, Aaron Maybin, Penn State 26 Baltimore Ravens - WashingtonD - WR, Percy Harvin, Florida 27 Indianapolis Colts - BeeR - ILB, James Laurinaitis, Ohio State 28 Philadelphia Eagles (from Carolina) - Fitzkek and Swammi - WR, Hakeem Nicks, North Carolina 29 New York Giants - MrTed46 and Timmypg - OT, Philip Loadholt, Oklahoma 30 Tennessee Titans - theProfessor - WR, Kenny Britt, Rutgers 31 Arizona Cardinals - suckmyvick and Loyalboyd - RB, Beanie Wells, Ohio State 32 Pittsburgh Steelers - Electricrelish - CB, Alphonso Smith, Wake Forest Round 2 1 33 Detroit - Policyvote - QB, Josh Freeman, Kansas State 2 34 New England (from Kansas City) - Patsfan39 - RB, LeSean McCoy, Pittsburgh 3 35 St. Louis- Peteteacher2001 - DT, Ron Brace, Boston College 4 36 Cleveland - Mojo20 - OLB, Clay Matthews, USC 5 37 Seattle - theProfessor - RB, Donald Brown, Connecticut 6 38 Cincinnati - Sox - C, Alex Mack, California 7 39 Jacksonville - Seahawks21 - OT, William Beatty, Connecticut 8 40 Oakland - Kpholmes and Return of S&B - C, Max Unger, Oregon 9 41 Green Bay- Randall, Piratesownninjas and Stingers - DE, Larry English, Northern Illinois 10 42 Buffalo Satelliteoflovegm and peepinmofo - TE, Jared Cook, South Carolina 11 43 San Francisco - Gopher - OT, Jamon Meredith, South Carolina 12 44 Miami (from Washington) - Dirtdickens - CB, Victor Harris, Virginia Tech 13 45 N.Y. Giants (from New Orleans) - MrTed46 and Timmypg - WR, Mohamed Massaquoi, Georgia 14 46 Houston - MTSuper7 - CB/S, Sean Smith, Utah 15 47 New England (from San Diego) - Patsfan39 - OLB, Clint Sintim, Virginia 16 48 Denver - LordOpie - OLB, Marcus Freeman, Ohio State 17 49 Chicago Wolverines Fan - OT, Gerald Cadogan, Penn State 18 50 Cleveland (from Tampa Bay) - Mojo20 - WR, Brian Robiskie, Ohio State 19 51 Dallas - Irish, Scooby, CowboysDiehard, Cowboyz1 and Clubfoothead - S, Louis Delmas- West. Mich. 20 52 N.Y. Jets - Irish and any other Jets' homers - WR, Derrick Williams, Penn State 21 53 Philadelphia - Fitzkek and Swammi - S, William Moore, Missouri 22 54 Minnesota Outshined - CB, D.J. Moore, Vanderbilt 23 55 Atlanta - KillerFalcons - TE, Travis Beckum, Wisconsin 24 56 Miami - Seahawks21 and Dirtdickens - DE, Connor Barwin, Cincinnati 25 57 Baltimore - WashingtonD - CB, Darius Butler, Connecticut 26 58 New England - Patsfan39 - DE, Paul Kruger, Utah 27 59 Carolina - Patsfan39 - DT, Evander "Ziggy" Hood, Missouri 28 60 N.Y. Giants - MrTed46 and Timmypg - ILB, Darry Beckwith, LSU 29 61 Indianapolis - BeeR - DT, Jarron Gilbert, San Jose St. 30 62 Tennessee - theProfessor - S, Patrick Chung, Oregon 31 63 Arizona - suckmyvick and Loyalboyd - OG- Herman Johnson- LSU 32 64 Pittsburgh - Electricrelish - OG, Duke Robinson, Oklahoma Round 3 1 65 Detroit - Policyvote - CB, Coye Francies, San Jose State 2 66 St. Louis - Peteteacher2001 - ILB, Josh Mauga, Nevada 3 67 Kansas City - FingFootball - OLB, Tyrone McKenzie, South Florida 4 68 Seattle - theProfessor - S, Chris Clemons, Clemson 5 69 Dallas (from Cleveland) - Irish, Scooby, CowboysDiehard and Cowboyz1 - OG, Andy Levitre, Oregon State 6 70 Cincinnati - Sox - TE, Cornelius Ingram, Florida 7 71 Oakland - Kpholmes and Return of S&B - WR, Juaquin Iglesias, Oklahoma 8 72 Jacksonville - theprofessor - WR, Brandon Gibson, Washington State University 9 73 Green Bay - Randall, Piratesownninjas and Stingers - OT, Troy Kropog, Tulane 10 74 San Francisco - Gopher - FS, Rashad Johnson, Alabama 11 75 Buffalo - Satelliteoflovegm and peepinmofo - OG, Louis Vasquez, Texas Tech 12 76 N.Y. Jets (from New Orleans) - Irish and any other Jets' homers - CB, Jairus Byrd, Oregon 13 77 Houston - MTSuper7 - RB, Rashad Jennings, Liberty 14 78 San Diego - Taz - S, Derek Pegues, Mississippi State 15 79 Denver - LordOpie - DT, Sen'Derrick Marks, Auburn 16 80 Washington - WashingtonD - DE, Michael Bennett, Texas A&M 17 81 Tampa Bay - Randall - DT, Fili Moala, USC 18 82 Detroit (from Dallas) - Policyvote - WR, Brandon Tate, North Carolina 19 83 Green Bay (from N.Y. Jets) - Randall, Piratesownninjas and Stingers - CB, Mike Mickens, Cincinnati 20 84 Chicago - Wolverines Fan - FS, Chip Vaughn, Wake Forest 21 85 Philadelphia - Fitzkek and Swammi - RB, Shonn Greene, Iowa 22 86 Minnesota - Outshined - SS, Michael Hamlin, Clemson 23 87 Miami - Dirtdickens - DT, Ricky Jean- Francois, LSU 24 88 Baltimore - WashingtonD - ILB, Dannell Ellerbe, Georgia 25 89 New England - Patsfan39 - QB/WR/RB, Pat White, West Virginia 26 90 Atlanta - KillerFalcons - CB, Keenan Lewis, Oregon State 27 91 N.Y. Giants - Irish - DT, Alex MaGee, Purdue 28 92 Indianapolis - Randall - WR, Louis Murphy, Florida 29 93 Carolina - Patsfan39 - DE, Brandon Williams, Texas Tech 30 94 Tennessee - theProfessor - DT, Mitch King, Iowa 31 95 Arizona - suckmyvick and Loyalboyd - OLB, Eric Moncur, Miami 32 96 Pittsburgh - Electricrelish - C, Eric Wood, Louisville 33 97 New England (compensatory) - Patsfan39 - DE, Cody Brown, UConn 34 98 Cincinnati (compensatory) - Sox - ILB Jasper Brinkley,South Carolina 35 99 Chicago (compensatory) - Wolverines Fan - DE, Kyle Moore, USC 36 100 N.Y. Giants (compensatory) - Irish - CB, Cary Harris, USC And with the First Pick of the Huddlers' 2009 NFL Mock Draft, the Detroit Lions' Homer, Policyvote, selects... Edited April 4, 2009 by irish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robash Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 And with the First Pick of the Huddlers' 2009 NFL Mock Draft, the Detroit Lions' Homer, Policyvote, selects... Crabtree!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 This should be interesting. I wonder who will be the first casualty and not show up. My bet is on the newb!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outshined Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) What is the time limit between picks? Edited March 10, 2009 by Outshined Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) What is the time limit between picks? With the draft so far off from now (47 days away) there isn't any. Didn't feel that we needed one. Let's hope we have fun with this and that it moves along reasonably enough. If we have any issues arise, we'll cross those bridges as we get to them. Edited March 10, 2009 by irish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Policyvote goes against many of the mocks out there and selects Aaron Curry. Peteteacher2001 is now on the clock selecting for the St. Louis Rams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Policyvote goes against many of the mocks out there and selects Aaron Curry. Peteteacher2001 is now on the clock selecting for the St. Louis Rams. Wow a LB? I'd like to hear Policy's take on that. I'd woulda thought you would want an OL before a defensive player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Peteteacher selects T, Eugene Monroe for the Rams with the 2nd pick. Fingfootball is now only the clock selecting for the Kansas City Chiefs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteteacher2001 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) I am supposing that we are to give a little insight on why we selected our players. OL was a TRUE no brainer with Curry off of the board. My decision between Monroe and Smith was that I believe the relationship between Chris Long and his former OT Monroe will payoff in spades as the future unfolds. Monroe can flat out play and is a bit safer on the floor/ceiling side of things. I also think that the Long, Monroe, Jason Brown, type of folks on either side of the line will cement a great core group of leaders and fantastic players for years to come. Edited March 10, 2009 by peteteacher2001 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) Policyvote goes against many of the mocks out there and selects Aaron Curry. Peteteacher2001 is now on the clock selecting for the St. Louis Rams. Who was the last LB picked #1? Has there ever been one? Looked it up-going back to 1936 1988 Aundray Bruce LB Auburn Atlanta Falcons 11 0 1979 Tom Cousineau LB Ohio State Buffalo Bills 6 0 1966 Tommy Nobis LB Texas Atlanta Falcons (NFL) 11 5 1949 *Chuck Bednarik C/LB Pennsylvania Philadelphia Eagles 12 8 Edited March 10, 2009 by Randall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
policyvote Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) Couple of quick facts: * the Lions' starting linebackers are, of this moment: SLB: Alex Lewis, career special teamer, 6'-0", 228 MLB: Jordon Dizon, lost rookie year to injury, 6'-0", 229 WLB: Ernie Sims, 5'-11", 220 That would be an unacceptably small LB corps for a Big Ten school, let alone a NFL team. * The Lions allowed 32.3 points per game last year, by far the worst in the NFL. * The Lions allowed 2,754 yards rushing to opponents last year, on 536 carries--that's an average of 5.1 ypc. * The Lions were passed against fewer times than any team in the NFL, yet allowed the 27th most yardage. * Opposing passers' average QB rating was 110.9 No, not a typo, one hundred and ten point nine. Okay, so, get it? The defense was beyond atrocious last year, it was historically bad. Statistically speaking, the defense was dead last in nearly every category. On top of that, the Lions released (or didn't re-signed) #1 CB Leigh Bodden, starting MLB Paris Lenon, and starting SLB Ryan Nece. So, basically, the LB position was a lethal weakness in 2008 and it is significantly worse now. Secondly, the Lions have a mediocre LT in Jeff Backus and a guy who got cut from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at LG. There are two possible ways to fix this: 1) draft a Jason Smith at 1.1, start him, and bump Backus to guard, or 2) draft an interior lineman with the 2.1 and live with Backus. I would be a-okay with either scenario, since we don't know how Backus would be at guard, and rookies are always a roll of the dice. In fact, since elite LTs are ONLY available at the top of the draft, I have argued that the Lions cannot pass up the chance to get one here. However, it's inarguable that the Lions's defense is punishingly wretched, while their offense is merely not good. Curry's incredible size, speed and intelligence could make him the best Lion on the defensive side of the ball from day one. Moroever, the Lions' defense has no leader. Sims plays with lots of passion, but he doesn't have the gift of inspiring other men to play like him. Curry could immediately fill that role. Finally, Schwartz has been saying all along that he doesn't want "the right position", he wants "the right person": a good kid, a hard worker, someone who's both athletically elite and a remarkable individual--and he's pointed at Megatron as the perfect example of that. Between his insightful blogging, his committment to supporting his family, and his jaw-dropping performance and toolset, I really think that Curry is "the right player". Peace policy Edited March 10, 2009 by policyvote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Curry looked great at the combine. I don't think Dizon is big enough to even play LB. I like the pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fingfootball Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Curry would have probably been my choice. But not disappionted at all with Smith being there. At 6'5", 310 lbs. he would be a great OT for the Chiefs. Relatively injury free (except for that sprained MCL) and good work ethic. I think that if Curry isnt there in the real draft and Smith is the Chiefs would probably pick him up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irish Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) I am supposing that we are to give a little insight on why we selected our players. OL was a TRUE no brainer with Curry off of the board. My decision between Monroe and Smith was that I believe the relationship between Chris Long and his former OT Monroe will payoff in spades as the future unfolds. Monroe can flat out play and is a bit safer on the floor/ceiling side of things. I also think that the Long, Monroe, Jason Brown, type of folks on either side of the line will cement a great core group of leaders and fantastic players for years to come. Yes, giving a little insight for each pick is nice to hear and well done on your part. However, since this is mostly about having some fun along with chatting about football, I left that part open-ended and if some don't feel comfortable explaining their pick in great detail, that's fine too. Couple of quick facts: * the Lions' starting linebackers are, of this moment: SLB: Alex Lewis, career special teamer, 6'-0", 228 MLB: Jordon Dizon, lost rookie year to injury, 6'-0", 229 WLB: Ernie Sims, 5'-11", 220 That would be an unacceptably small LB corps for a Big Ten school, let alone a NFL team. * The Lions allowed 32.3 points per game last year, by far the worst in the NFL. * The Lions allowed 2,754 yards rushing to opponents last year, on 536 carries--that's an average of 5.1 ypc. * The Lions were passed against fewer times than any team in the NFL, yet allowed the 27th most yardage. * Opposing passers' average QB rating was 110.9 No, not a typo, one hundred and ten point nine. Okay, so, get it? The defense was beyond atrocious last year, it was historically bad. Statistically speaking, the defense was dead last in nearly every category. On top of that, the Lions released (or didn't re-signed) #1 CB Leigh Bodden, starting MLB Paris Lenon, and starting SLB Ryan Nece. So, basically, the LB position was a lethal weakness in 2008 and it is significantly worse now. Secondly, the Lions have a mediocre LT in Jeff Backus and a guy who got cut from the Hamilton Tiger-Cats at LG. There are two possible ways to fix this: 1) draft a Jason Smith at 1.1, start him, and bump Backus to guard, or 2) draft an interior lineman with the 2.1 and live with Backus. I would be a-okay with either scenario, since we don't know how Backus would be at guard, and rookies are always a roll of the dice. In fact, since elite LTs are ONLY available at the top of the draft, I have argued that the Lions cannot pass up the chance to get one here. However, it's inarguable that the Lions's defense is punishingly wretched, while their offense is merely not good. Curry's incredible size, speed and intelligence could make him the best Lion on the defensive side of the ball from day one. Moroever, the Lions' defense has no leader. Sims plays with lots of passion, but he doesn't have the gift of inspiring other men to play like him. Curry could immediately fill that role. Finally, Schwartz has been saying all along that he doesn't want "the right position", he wants "the right person": a good kid, a hard worker, someone who's both athletically elite and a remarkable individual--and he's pointed at Megatron as the perfect example of that. Between his insightful blogging, his committment to supporting his family, and his jaw-dropping performance and toolset, I really think that Curry is "the right player". Peace policy Great explanation and breakdown! I like the pick as well. Obviously the Lions have more than one pressing need with QB being one of the others. However, grabbing Curry would certainly fill one of those needs. Fingfootball has selected OT, Jason Smith for the Chiefs with the 3rd pick. theprofessor is now up with the 4th pick selecting for the Seattle Seahawks. Edited March 10, 2009 by irish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteteacher2001 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 For some odd reason I think we have the top three players. Now their order in how they go is still in question. Policy, great explanation of your pick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprofessor Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I am going against the grain a little bit here but I love this pick .......... Jeremy Maclin WR, Missouri With the two top OL off the board I felt I had to go with an impact player on offense and it came down to Crabtree or Maclin. With the addition of Houshmandzadeh I feel that we need more of a deep threat to keep the safety's from cheating up. I think that Crabtree and Housh have a lot of the same skill sets and that Maclin brought a dynamic to the field that would benefit the offense more than Crabtree. With Maclins speed and game breaking ability he'll open the middle up for Carlson and Houshmandzadeh and give the Seahawks a deep threat that they haven't had since the Joey Galloway days. With Deion Branch's health being an issue this pick also gives the Seahawks some added insurance if Branch goes down again. Blessed with great speed and elusiveness, the smooth-striding Maclin reminds some of Randy Moss and has star potential written all over him. In addition, Maclin is a premier return guy and even though they have one of the best in Burleson this gives them another option. The addition of Maclin gives the Seahawks a potent passing game and some needed depth at a position that we were decimated at last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I suggest when a pick is made the drafter PM the next team. That way we all know they will be contacted and that team won't get multiple PM's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theprofessor Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I suggest when a pick is made the drafter PM the next team. That way we all know they will be contacted and that team won't get multiple PM's. PM sent to MoJo20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muck Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Curry would have probably been my choice. But not disappionted at all with Smith being there. At 6'5", 310 lbs. he would be a great OT for the Chiefs. Relatively injury free (except for that sprained MCL) and good work ethic. I think that if Curry isnt there in the real draft and Smith is the Chiefs would probably pick him up. Glad to see you picked a fat guy... We need fat guys. Period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazinib1 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I am going against the grain a little bit here but I love this pick .......... Jeremy Maclin WR, Missouri With the two top OL off the board I felt I had to go with an impact player on offense and it came down to Crabtree or Maclin. With the addition of Houshmandzadeh I feel that we need more of a deep threat to keep the safety's from cheating up. I think that Crabtree and Housh have a lot of the same skill sets and that Maclin brought a dynamic to the field that would benefit the offense more than Crabtree. With Maclins speed and game breaking ability he'll open the middle up for Carlson and Houshmandzadeh and give the Seahawks a deep threat that they haven't had since the Joey Galloway days. With Deion Branch's health being an issue this pick also gives the Seahawks some added insurance if Branch goes down again. Blessed with great speed and elusiveness, the smooth-striding Maclin reminds some of Randy Moss and has star potential written all over him. In addition, Maclin is a premier return guy and even though they have one of the best in Burleson this gives them another option. The addition of Maclin gives the Seahawks a potent passing game and some needed depth at a position that we were decimated at last year. Ballsy pick!! Looks like I'm not the only guy that thinks Maclin is gonna be a gamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolverines Fan Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Policy, great explanation of your pick! +1 Respect the pick. Heck, if Curry is the best player on the Lions' board, they should take him. IMHO, they should not take a QB if they have doubts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 PM sent to MoJo20 Thanks. He hasn't been in since yesterday just before noon. Do we have a 10-12 hour timer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo20 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Pick made, pm sent to Sox. Sorry for the delay, workin' midnight shift always throws me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo20 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 As far as the pick goes... Where do I start, the Browns need help in plenty of places but I think the most pressing is some kind of playmaker on defense. I would love to have Curry here but there is no way he lasts this long. I was deciding between Orakpo, Everette Brown DE FSU and to a certain extent Maualuaga. I went with Orakpo because he can take some pressure off the fat ass Shaun Rogers in the middle and maybe Wimbley will come back to life with some youth on the other side. I like Orakpo's athleticism and motor which should translate well into the NFL. Hopefully he can turn into a D. Freeney or Robert Mathis type disruptor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sox Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Just logged in-pick shortly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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