With round 1 blowing all mock drafts out of the water, it is time for the next wave of mocks.
2.52 Markus Wheaton, WR, Oregon State
2.59 D.J. Swearinger, S, South Carolina
3.83 Khaseem Greene, OLB, Rutgers
3.91 Aaron Dobson, WR, Marshall
4.120 Tyrann Mathieu, CB, formerly of LSU
7.226 Zach Boren, FB/LB, Ohio State
7.229 Kapron Lewis-Moore, DT, Notre Dame
7.235 Quinton Dial, DT, Alabama
I can't tell you how much I hate this mock (especially at the top)
Wheaton, even if he turned out to be as good as Branch, I'm not interested in little quick WR's anymore. He have enough of those already. If you had picked Woods, Hunter, or Allen with this pick I wouldn't have been thrilled, but I could have understood it.
Swearinger - I don't hate the player, but at the position and ignoring more pressing needs, it would be a minor disaster. Besides a 5'11 S who runs a 4.7 is NOT going to be the cover guy we need, and we already have the premier run stopping S in AWilson. DJ would be totally redundant.
Rotoworld had a 2nd round mock that I would be thrilled with, giving us Hunt and Allen. (Then they spoil it by going WR (AGAIN) and midget CB when there were decent DL options available.
IMHO there are a ton of great options in this 2nd round, but I fear most of them will be gone by the Pats pick at 53. The object here is to find 2 players in the 2nd round that have a reasonable chance to be contributors right away, and starters by their 3rd year.
To give them the best shot at that outcome, I would use a couple of 7th's and the 4th to move up in to the 40's for at least one of those picks. That way we can be assured of getting at least one of the guys we wanted.
Face it, we don't NEED 8 more rookies. It will be a waste. Coming away with the "right" 5 would be ideal, especially if 4 of those 5 were picked in the top 3 rounds
BTW- I have to admit that I have no idea about your picks in the 7th, they could very well be brilliant. Matthieu could also be a brilliant pick, but not for me.