The 2009 NFL Draft. Each team hopes to pick up a future star for their franchise especially in the first round. Everyone wants to get a Peyton Manning with their first round pick, whereas others want to draft a Tom Brady with a 6th round pick or get Romo from those that aren't drafted at all.
It all starts in April, but 2 months before is the Combine where players aim to make their mark and impress scouts, reporters and fans in the Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis.
On to the Mock Draft. This has no trades, no free agency deals and presumes the obvious re-signings. Very little explanation apart from key picks.
As Roger Goodell would say "With the first pick of the 2009 Draft, the Detroit Lions will select Matt Stafford, QB, Georgia." Pretty Obvious really. They need a QB and they can get an OT lower in the draft to help him.
2. St. Louis Rams select Andre Smith, OT, Alabama. Right now, the best Tackle, if not the best player in this draft and the Rams need a Tackle.
3. Kansas City Chiefs - Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia. Sanchez is not good enough to be taken at 3, so they go Tackle here and then get a QB in the 2nd round to battle with Thigpen.
4. Seattle Seahawks select Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech. I don't like his attitude especially the huge media circus around him right now. But, the Seahawks fans are already pre-ordering their Crabtree shirts so he goes here.
5. Cleveland Browns - Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest . Best Linebacker in the draft. And the Browns need a LB.
6. Cincinnati Bengals take B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College. Had a great Senior Bowl week. Excellent player. If he has a good combine, he may go higher.
7. Oakland Raiders - Jason Smith, OT, Baylor.
8.Jacksonville Jaguars - Rey Maualuga, LB, USC. Possibly too high for Rey, but he is an awesome prospect and I loved him a few months back so I say the Jags can't pass on him.
9. Green Bay Packers - Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas.
10. San Francisco 49ers - Mark Sanchez, QB, USC. Average QB. But teams need a QB and the Niners may want Sanchez to battle for the number 1 with Hill. Should look at other options though and I don't think Sanchez is a high 1st round pick.
11. Buffalo Bills - Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss. 4th Tackle taken. Once the top-rated, but struggled with pass-blocking the entire Senior Bowl week and was schooled in the Bowl as well.
12. Denver Broncos - James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State. Decent player, but I wonder if McDaniels goes offensive with his first pick.
13. Washington Redskins - Aaron Maybin, DE/OLB, Penn State. Need to improve these positions again.
14. New Orleans Saints - Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia. Deuce will be on his way out and Pierre Thomas isn't good enough to take the entire workload. Moreno is a very good back and despite my preferance for Beanie Wells, Moreno goes first.
15. Houston Texans - William Moore, S, Missouri. Like Moore a lot. Great Safety.
16. San Diego Chargers - Eben Britton, OT, Arizona.
17. New York Jets - **Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State**. Jenkins is a top 10 player, but I couldn't fit him in elsewhere as teams had bigger needs. If he falls to the Jets, a Revis/Jenkins combo is one of the top combos in the league.
18. Chicago Bears - Everette Brown, DE, Florida State. Very good player, flying up draft boards and could possibly be a OLB in the league if needed.
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - **Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri**. Best player left on board and if Bryant goes they need a Receiver. RB also a possibility.
20. Detroit Lions - **Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State**. Like Maclin and Jenkins could go higher in the draft. The Lions need a Tackle, but another option for Stafford to throw to could bring players away from Calvin Johnson.
21. Philadelphia Eagles - Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB, Ohio State. Could go higher, could go lower. Westbrook is over 30 and they need a Back that can do a lot of the other stuff that Westbrook wont have to and can take a break. Eagles could go Receiver though.
22. Minnesota Vikings - Josh Freeman, QB, Kansas State. Another non-first round QB. They should look at Free Agency/trade instead but they need a QB.
23. New England Patriots - Brian Cushing, LB, USC. Excellent player. Perfect fit for New England with ageing LBs and others that are injury-prone. Harvin is an option here, as well as a trade up or down. Cushing may not be here at 23.
24. Atlanta Falcons - Percy Harvin, WR, Florida. Can be used as a Receiver, Returner and even in Wildcat-type packages. Very good player. It's a secondary option for Ryan to throw to as well.
25. Miami Dolphins - D.J Moore, CB, Vanderbilt. Would fit well into the Miami Secondary as well as being one of the better players left on the board.
26. Baltimore Ravens - Alphonso Smith, CB, Wake Forest. Linebacker is a strong option here, but it depends on who the Ravens can retain in Free Agency. With Ed Reed also in the secondary, Smith can learn a lot from the master.
27. Indianapolis Colts - Duke Robinson, OG, Oklahoma. They need some help on their OL. They cannot let Manning get hit as much as he has been.
28. Philadelphia Eagles - William Beatty, OT, Connecticut. Some extra protection for McNabb.
29. New York Giants - Clint Sintom, LB, Virginia. Really like Sintim, depending on how he does over the next few months, could also move up the boards.
30. Tennessee Titans - Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland. Possibly too high, but the Titans need a Receiving threat. And this is their man. Love this guy and wont be shocked if he goes ahead of some of the receivers above.
31. Arizona Cardinals - Larry English, LB, Northern Illnois. If Dansby goes, they need some help at LB. Value of English is too high to pass up on.
32. Pittsburgh Steelers - Max Unger, OG/C, Oregon. With the entire OL in Free Agency, major help is needed in the draft.
Top 15 Names left:
RB: LeSean McCoy, Shonn Greene
TE: Chase Coffman
OL: **Alex Mack**, Eric Wood
DL: Tyson Jackson, Michael Johnson, Evander Hood
LB: Brandon Spikes, **Conor Barwin**, Clay Matthews
CB: Vontae Davis
S: Rashad Johnson, Louis Delmas, Patrick Chung
And Finally:
The 2009 Draft Binky for myself is:
Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee. I reckon this guy could go in the first round. Rated 3rd round I believe.
Thats all for now :)
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