Sam's 3 round mock 3-26 The Final Cut

ROUND ONE

1. Miami -
Picks (9)- 1, 32, 57, 64, 100, 195, 204, 208, 245
Needs- OT, CB, WR, QB, G

Thanks Tuna. Now I am guaranteed to be at least 1 for 31.
Pick- Jake Long, OT, Michigan

2. St. Louis -
Picks (9)- 2, 33, 65, 101, 137, 168, 180, 217, 252
Needs- DE/DT, WR, C, OLB, OT

I flip back and forth between CLong and Dorsey on this pick. Now I’m feeling CLong. Carricker has prove he can man the middle. Don’t mess with one of the only things that are working for you…
Pick- Chris Long, DE, Virginia

3. Trade – KC (from Atlanta)
Picks (10)- 3, 17, 35, 73, 82, 105, 136, 140, 170, 187, 210, 239
KC trades #5 & 66 for # 3

The trade of Allen this week has many mockers scurrying. Most had KC going OT in this position as the need was glaring on the Oline. Because of value, I am going D Line here, and because I have 13 picks after the trade to Minn., I offer my #5 & #66 to pry The best of the DL’s away from Atlanta.
Pick- Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU

4. Oakland –
Picks (5)- 4, 104, 169, 213, 226
DE/DT, OT/G, SLB, WR, RB

Who knows what Al will do? All I know is that with turmoil that was going on last winter, Coordinator Ryan seemed to come away with more toys. I think that it will continue on Saturday with the most intriguing “D” prize of the year.
Pick- Vernon Gholston, DE/OLB, Ohio State

5. Trade – Atlanta (from KC)
Picks ( )- 5, 34, 37, 48, 66, 68, 98, 103, 138, 172, 212, 232
QB, DT, OT, G, TE
…and they get their man.

Pick- Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College



6. New York Jets -
Picks (6)- 6, 36, 102, 113, 171, 211
DE, CB, WR, FS, ILB, RB

If Clemons is to succeed as a Jet he definitely needs an upgrade at the skill positions. This winter they went out and bought him a line. A Couple of WR’s later wouldn’t hurt.
Pick- Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas

7. Trade- New Orleans (from SF., through NE) –

Picks (6)- 7, 62, 78, 146, 178, 218
CB, DT, LB, TE, ROT, S

NE is a little stuck here. Ellis would be the obvious pick talent- wise, but he is an unsure fit for the Pats 3-4 defense. Rivers doesn’t excite me, and the CB’s available I have rated starting @ 13. Thankfully Ellis is a fit for teams like NO, Cincinnati & Carolina. The Pats after listening to offers trade picks 7 & 62 for NO’s #10 & 40 & next years #3.
Pick- Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC

8. Baltimore –
Picks (9)- 8, 38, 99, 106, 133, 173, 206, 215, 240
CB, QB, LOT, OLB/DE, ILB

With Ryan taken, Ozzie sits in Baltimore & knows that he’ll either have his choice of Tackles, either on O, or D. After Ellis is chosen he selects…
Pick- Ryan Clady

9. Cincinnati –

Picks (10)- 9, 46, 77, 97, 112, 145, 177, 207, 244, 246
NT, DE, LB, WR, C

Front 7 help. Bengals take the best available.
Pick- Keith Rivers, OLB, USC

10. Trade- New England (from NO) –

Picks (8)- 10, 40, 69, 94, 129, 164, 197, 238
ILB, OLB, CB, ROT, TE

“Pardon me if I’m not excited by the choices. We have our pick of CB’s, a good selection of O linemen. Last time I felt like this was about 2005. Excuse me while I have a “Logan Mankins moment” (I think that he’d go at 15 to Detroit so it is not as much a reach as many would think).”
I wrote that on Wednesday for my previous mock. Good thing. Now it seems like the “rumor de jour”
Pick- Jerod Mayo LB, Tenn

11. Buffalo –

Picks (10)- 11, 41, 72, 114, 132, 147, 179, 219, 224, 251
WR, TE, CB, DE, FS

Everyone has them pegged for a CB, or reaching for the top WR. The Bills think a little differently than most of us. I am going to add speed to their D Line.
Pick- Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida

12. Denver –

Picks (9)- 12, 42, 108, 119, 139, 148, 183, 220, 227
OT, WR, DT, MLB, S

Busy off season for the Broncos. They have been in a rut the past few years, now Shanahan has fired his GM Sundquist. I would guess that he wants to put his stamp on the draft. I just don’t know what that is.
Pick- Jonathan Stewart, RB, Oregon

13. Carolina -
Picks (10)- 13, 43, 67, 74, 109, 141, 181, 221, 241, 250
ROT, FS, DE, RB, TE

Talk about serendipity. Carolina was rumored to be on the move all winter. Sometimes the best moves are the ones you don’t make (hey, I read that in my fortune cookie this week).
Pick- Branden Albert, OG, Virginia[/B]

14. Chicago -
Picks (11)- 14, 44, 70, 90, 110, 142, 175, 222, 243, 247, 248
OT, QB, RB, WR, G

They need a tackle/ offensive line upgrade. They need a new QB. They lost both of their starting WR’s. I think they go in state for a RB.
Pick- Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois

15. Detroit -
Picks (8)- 15, 45, 76, 87, 111, 144, 176, 216
RB, DE, OT, LB, DT

Known for making some unusual choices, I think Millen might be at it again. With the jury still out on Stanton he makes perhaps his biggest gamble yet.
Pick- Chad Henne, QB, Michigan

16. Arizona -
Picks (7)- 16, 50, 81, 116, 149, 185, 225
CB, FS, RB, LOT, WR, S

Arizona is stunned. Pick 16 & no CB’s have been taken. They promptly select the best available on my list.
Pick- Leodis McKelvin, CB, Troy

ROUND TWO
1. (32) Trade- San Diego (from Miami)-
Picks (5)- 32,100 , 160, 166, 192, 234
ROT, S, RB, NT, CB
Key add-
ILB Derek Smith
Losses-
RB Michael Turner, CB Drayton Florence, FB Lorenzo Neal, OT Shane Olivea and S Marlon McCree
Previous pick- Dan Connor, OLB, Penn State

Pick- Kenny Phillips, S, Miami
2. (33) St. Louis - Sam Baker, OT, USC
3. (34) Atlanta(from Oakland) - Dan Connor, OLB, Penn State
4. (35) Kansas City - Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas
5. (36) New York Jets – Calais Campbell, DE, Miami (Fl)
6. (37) Atlanta - Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC
7. (38) Baltimore- Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware
8. (39) San Francisco- James Hardy, WR, Indiana
9. (40) New England (from New Orleans)- Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona
10. (41) Buffalo- Andre Caldwell, WR, Florida
11. (42) Denver - Trevor Laws, DT, Notre Dame
12. (43) Carolina -Pat Sims, DT, Auburn
13. (44) Chicago - Anthony Collins, OT, Kansas
14. (45) Detroit - Curtis Lofton, ILB, Oklahoma
15. (46) Cincinnati - DaJuan Morgan, S, North Carolina St
16. (47) Minnesota
Picks (9)- 17, 47, 73, 82, 117, 150, 180, 193, 209
DE, QB, OT, CB, WR
Pick- Malcolm Kelly WR Oklahoma
17. (48) Atlanta (from Houston) - Oniel Cousins, Texas-El Paso (OT)
18. (49) Philadelphia – Jeremy Zuttah, OG, Rutgers
19. (50) Arizona -Jamaal Charles, RB, Texas
20. (51) Washington – Duane Brown, OT, VA Tech
21. (52) Tampa Bay - Patrick Lee, CB, Auburn
22. (53) Pittsburgh – Mike McGlynn, OG, Pittsburg
23. (54) Tennessee - Eddie Royal, WR,Virginia Tech
24. (55) Seattle - Dustin Keller, TE, Purdue
25. (56) Green Bay - Fred Davis, TE, USC
26. (57) Miami (from San Diego)- Tyvon Branch, CB/S Connecticut
27. (58) Jacksonville - Red Bryant, DT, Texas A&M
28. (59) Indianapolis - Xavier Adibi, LB, VA Tech
Picks (9)- 59, 93, 127, 161, 196, 201, 202, 205, 236
29. (60) Green Bay – Martellus Bennett TE Texas A & M
30. (61) Dallas - Tracy Porter, DB , Indiana
31. (62) New Orleans (from NE) - Reggie Smith, CB, Oklahoma
32. (63) New York Giants - Chris Johnson, RB, East Carolina

ROUND THREE

1. (64) Miami – Cliff Avril,DE/OLB, Purdue
2. (65) St. Louis - Jordy Nelson, WR, Kansas State
3. (66) Kansas City
- Tony Hills, OT, Texas
4. (67) Carolina Panthers (from NY Jets) – Ray Rice, RB, Rutgers
5. (68) Atlanta - Carl Nicks, OT, Nebraska
6.(69) New England (from Oakland)
- Marcus Harrison, DT, Arkansas
7. (70) Chicago
- Darrell Robertson DE G Tech
8. (71) Buffalo (from Baltimore)
- John Carlson, TE, Notre Dame
9. (72) Jacksonville (from Buffalo)
- Chevis Jackson, CB, LSU

10. (73) Kansas City(from Denver/ Minn)
- Terrell Thomas, CB, USC
11. (74) Carolina
- Ray Rice, RB, Rutgers
12. (75) San Francisco
- Bruce Davis, OLB, UCLA
13. (76) Detroit
 - Chris Ellis, DE, Va Tech
14. (77) Cincinnati
- Charles Godfrey, CB, Iowa
15. (78) New Orleans
 - Mike Pollack, C, Arizona St.
16. (79) Houston - Orlando Scandrick, CB, Boise State

17. (80) Philadelphia
- Thomas DeCloud, S, California
18. (81) Arizona
- Eric Young, OG/ OT, Tennessee
19. (82) Kansas City (from Minn)
- Donnie Avery, WR/ KR, Houston
20. (83) Tampa Bay
- Dre Moore, DT, Maryland
21. (84) Washington
- Jeremy Thompson DE Wake Forest
22. (85) Tennessee
- Kendall Lansford, DE, Hampton
23. (86) Seattle
- Jerome Simpson, WR, Coastal Carolina
24. (87) Detroit (from Cleveland)
- Erin Henderson OLB Maryland
25. (88) Pittsburgh
- Earl Bennett, WR, Vanderbilt
26. (89) Jacksonville
- Justin King, CB, Penn St
27. (90) Chicago (from San Diego)
- Chilo Rachal, OG, USC
28. (91) Green Bay
- Steve Slaton, RB, WV
29. (92) Dallas
- Dexter Jackson, WR, Appalachian State
30. (93) Indianapolis
- Kevin Smith, RB, Cent. Fla
31. (94) New England
- Antwaun Molden, CB, Eastern Kentucky
32. (95) New York Giants - Beau Bell, ILB, UNLV
33. (96) Washington – Steven Justice, C, Wake Forest
34. (97) Cincinnati - Will Franklin, WR, Missouri
35. (98) Atlanta - Philip Wheeler, LB, Georgia Tech
36. (99) Baltimore – Tavares Gooden OLB Miami, FL

You have Ray Rice twice, at 67 & 74, both times to Carolina. Matt Forte would be a nice sub and curiously absent from the top 3 rounds.

I drafted for NO in the mock and came away with Dorsey, Smith, and Pollak, which is basically what you gave them (Ellis instead of Dorsey). As a NO fan, and someone who approached the mock seriously, I think you at least served them very well. Can't say much for the other teams need/picks-wise, as I'm not up on them.

For the Pats, Mayo and Cason would delight me. Molden, haven't seen, but has positives from what I've read. Harrison is intriguing.

Good effort, for sure. Respect your opinions.

That may have been one of the best mock drafts Ive seen. Except for OUR picks. Very good reasoning and explanation behind each and every move, none of which at this point can obviously be wrong. But very thorough, sensible, solid mock. excellent job, Bam.

Im almost wishing that if we're going to move down to 10, we just keep right on moving and figure out a way to turn that 10 into KC's 17, and get an even earlier 2nd rounder if all we're going to get is Mayo. He can be had at 17. Im not sure Cason is going to last to 40. Because any of those teams from say 25 or so on could make the case that he's the best player on their boards. Particularly some of those teams selecting in the top of the 2nd. Atlanta doesnt need a DE so much as they need a solid corner to replace that knucklehead they just traded to Oakland. Theyve already got John Abraham and their top pick from last year, Anderson, at DE. But if youre right about this and Cason falls all the way to 40, and somehow he's there, then we'll all be jumping cartwheels. I just dont see that happening.

Just my 2 cents. But again, great analysis. Great job! Now, coffee and bacon. The day is finally here. First real good football day we've had since Feb. 2.

9 of 10 to start. Slipping badly now.