Board mock draft

[Sox33OSU]

The Jets and Eagles both have problems at QB. If you don't have a qb, your other personnel decisions are meaningless.

Yeah, in a way you are on the same page. Don't bother wasting money on 2 top flight CBs. It's a waste of money.

 

[cincygrad]

Yeah, in a way you are on the same page. Don't bother wasting money on 2 top flight CBs. It's a waste of money.

It's an interesting point. Teams have long valued good corners and we do have a passing league. Yet, several teams with very average corners have won championships.

 

[bengaldoug]

It's an interesting point. Teams have long valued good corners and we do have a passing league. Yet, several teams with very average corners have won championships.

That's because a really good pass rush can make very average corners look great (Hello, Newman!). Now if we only had a quarterback.

 

[augustisback003]

They're switching to a 3-4 defense with no D-linemen to play in it. Why in the World would they spend the 4th overall pick on a CB when Blidi Wreh-wilson, Dj Hayden, Johnthan Banks and Logan Ryan will all be available at the top of the 2nd Round, especially when you have a Haloti Ngata clone sitting there? And lets not forget they signed CB Cary Williams in Free agency.

DE Everette Brown 6-1 256- probably move to LB
DE Trent Cole 6-3 270 - probably move to LB
DE Vinny Curry 6-3 266 - probably move to LB
DE Brandon Graham 6-2 268 - probably move to LB
DE Phillip Hunt 6-0 248 - probably move to LB
DT Ronnie Cameron 6-2 298 - probably move to DE
DT Fletcher Cox DT 6-4 298 - probably move to DE
DT Antonio Dixon DT 6-3 322 - probably move to DE
NT Isaac Sopoaga 6-2 330
NT Cedric Thornton 6-4 309

 

[augustisback003]

Plus look at all the teams that switch to a 3-4 defense they usually spend their 1st Round pick on a DL or OLB the year they switch.

DAL '05- OLB DeMarcus Ware (pick 11th), DE Marcus Spears (picked 20th)
KC '09- DE Tyson Jackson (picked 3rd)
GB'09- OLB Clay Matthews (picked 26th)
HOU '11- DE J. J. Watt (picked 11th)
WSH '11- OLB Ryan Kerrigan (picked 16th)


Changing a base defense not as easy as 1, 2, 3-4 - NFL.com

 

[augustisback003]

Plus the Eagles just gave Conner Barwin a six-year, $36M deal. I'm not a betting man but if I were I would bet Star Lotulelei is the pick.

 

[vancelot23]

For this draft we have a tie for Jordan/Milliner.

 

[kramer1]

I vote Milliner

 

[vancelot23]

Then Milliner it is.

 

[augustisback003]

Round 1
1. Kansas City - Luke Joeckel* OT 6'6" 306 Texas A&M
2. Jacksonville - Geno Smith QB 6'2⅜" 218 West Virginia
3. Oakland - Sharrif Floyd* DT 6'2⅝" 297 Florida
4. Philadelphia - Dee Milliner* CB 5'11⅞" 201 Alabama
5. Detroit
6. Cleveland
7. Arizona
8. Buffalo
9. New York Jets
10. Tennessee
11. San Diego
12. Miami
13. Tampa Bay
14. Carolina
15. New Orleans
16. St. Louis
17. Pittsburgh
18. Dallas
19. New York Giants
20. Chicago
21. Cincinnati
22. St. Louis
23. Minnesota
24. Indianapolis
25. Minnesota
26. Green Bay
27. Houston
28. Denver
29. New England
30. Atlanta
31. San Francisco
32. Baltimore

Dee Milliner - 3 vote | Dion Jordan- 2 votes | Star Lotulelei- 1 vote

 

[augustisback003]

1.
2.
3. Eric Fisher* OT 6'7¼" 306 Central Michigan
4. Star Lotulelei DT 6'2½" 311 Utah
5.
6. Ezekiel Ansah* DE 6'5¼" 271 Brigham Young
7. Dion Jordan OLB 6'6¼" 248 Oregon
8. Chance Warmack OG 6'2" 317 Alabama
9. Lane Johnson* OT 6'6" 303 Oklahoma
10. Jonathan Cooper OG 6'2⅛" 311 North Carolina
11. Barkevious Mingo* DE 6'4¼" 241 LSU
12. Alec Ogletree* ILB 6'2½" 242 Georgia
13. Kenny Vaccaro S 6'0" 214 Texas
14. Sheldon Richardson* DT 6'2½" 294 Missouri
15. Tavon Austin WR 5'8½" 174 West Virginia
16. Jarvis Jones* OLB 6'2⅜" 245 Georgia
17. Tyler Eifert TE 6'5½" 250 Notre Dame
18. Bjoern Werner* DE 6'3¼" 266 Florida State
19. Keenan Allen* WR 6'2" 206 California
20. Sylvester Williams DT 6'2⅝" 313 North Carolina
21. D.J. Fluker* OT 6'4⅝" 339 Alabama
22. Cordarrelle Patterson* WR 6'1⅞" 216 Tennessee
23. Desmond Trufant CB 5'11⅝" 190 Washington
24.
25. Johnathan Jenkins DT 6'3⅝" 346 Georgia
26. Manti Te'o ILB 6'1¼" 241 Notre Dame
27. Kawann Short DT 6'2⅞" 299 Purdue
28. Justin Pugh OG 6'4½" 307 Syracuse
29. Blidi Wreh-wilson CB 6'0¾" 195 Connecticut
30. Sam Montgomery* DE 6'3¼" 262 LSU
31. Ed Lacy* RB 5'11" 231 Alabama
32. Justin Hunter* WR 6'4" 196 Tennessee
33. Zach Ertz* TE 6'5" 249 Stanford
34. Menelik Watson* OT 6'5⅛" 310 Florida State
35. Tyler Wilson QB 6'2⅛" 215 Arkansas
36. Matt Barkley QB 6'2½" 227 USC
37. Johnathan Hankins* DT 6'2⅞" 320 Ohio State
38. Damontre Moore* DE 6'4½" 250 Texas A&M
39. Quinton Patton* WR 6'0" 204 Louisiana Tech
40. Xavier Rhodes* CB 6'1½" 210 Florida State
41. Margus Hunt* DE 6'8⅛" 277 Southern Methodist
42. Ryan Nassib QB 6'2⅛" 227 Syracuse
43. DeAndre Hopkins* WR 6'1" 214 Clemson
44. Travis Frederick* OC 6'3⅝" 312 Wisconsin
45. Kevin Minter* ILB 5'11¾" 246 LSU
46. Cornellius (tank) Carradine DE 6'4⅛" 276 Florida State
47. Gavin Escobar* TE 6'5⅞" 254 San Diego State
48. Sio Moore* OLB 6'0¾" 245 Connecticut
49. Brandon Williams* DT 6'1¼" 335 Missouri Southern State
50. Dj Hayden* CB 5'11⅛" 191 Houston

QB's
24.
35. Tyler Wilson QB 6'2⅛" 215 Arkansas
36. Matt Barkley QB 6'2½" 227 USC
42. Ryan Nassib QB 6'2⅛" 227 Syracuse
51. Landry Jones QB 6'4⅛" 225 Oklahoma

Wild Cards
53. Johnthan Banks CB 6'2" 185 Mississippi State
60. Khaseem Greene OLB 6'0¾" 241 Rutgers
63. Matt Elam* S 5'9⅞" 208 Florida
65. Arthur Brown OLB 6'0⅜" 241 Kansas State
67. John Cyprien* S 6'0¼" 217 Florida International

 

[vancelot23]

I vote Eric Fisher to Detroit.

 

[Tubbs1518]

I think it comes down to Fisher and Ansah. I think they should go Fisher, but knowing how the Lions draft I think Ansah is the pick.

Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU

 

[augustisback003]

Detroit is on the clock, my vote is for OT Eric Fisher.

I originally had CB Dee Milliner here but with Philadelphi opting for him over Star Lotulelei the scramble is on in the Motor City War Room. With the recent retirement of long time LT Jeff Backus the Lions opt for his replacement.

 

[Tubbs1518]

I think Fisher is a very good pick, if taken. Knowing how the Lions draft though, after losing both their DE's this offseason, I see them going DE.

 

[vancelot23]

Ansah was my 2nd choice.

 

[CrashDavisSports]

Eric Fisher. They have too much money invested in their QB to not take a top 5 pick at OT to protect him, and try to keep getting the ball to Megatron more often.

 

[Tubbs1518]

Eric Fisher. They have too much money invested in their QB to not take a top 5 pick at OT to protect him, and try to keep getting the ball to Megatron more often.

You would have thought that for the last 3 years wouldn't you.

 

[augustisback003]

Jeff Backus- 18th overall pick '01: retires
Gosder Cherilus- 17th overall pick '08: signs with Indianapolis
Riley Reiff- 23rd overall pick: will start at Right Tackle

The Lions lost both starting tackles this season. They drafted Reiff in the 1st Round last season there is no way they can pass on highest rated player still on the board at a position of need.

 

[Tubbs1518]

Jeff Backus- 18th overall pick '01: retires
Gosder Cherilus- 17th overall pick '08: signs with Indianapolis
Riley Reiff- 23rd overall pick: will start at Right Tackle

The Lions lost both starting tackles this season. They drafted Reiff in the 1st Round last season there is no way they can pass on highest rated player still on the board at a position of need.

Kyle Vanden Bosch leaves, Cliff Avril leaves. I agree Fisher should be the pick, but never underestimate a team that took WR 3 years a row in the top 10. They really need a DE too and they have reportedly been linked and been very very high on Ansah. Like I said I agree they SHOULD take Fisher, I'm not sure they do though. They will want ends around Suh and Fairley so they can't double Suh all the time.