Gridiron Experts MOCK DRAFT
1. QB- Sam Bradford, Oklahoma.
The Rams need a future leader in the quarterback position who they can build the team around. If 2010 goes the way most are predicting for the Rams (another pitiful season), then at least fans can get excited about the grooming of a guy who could be the next Manning or Roethlisberger…no guarantees that will ever happen, but hope is a powerful tool and ticket sales need to be considered.
2. DT- Ndamukong Suh, Nebraska.
The offseason of overspending is a good thing for the Lions. Their goal in repairing a pathetic defense is the right step towards a winning season. Suh adds the motor, size, and youth that could fire up the Lions front four. Having to face A. Peterson twice a year is setting off alarms all over the Detroit area, but with Suh and a few new veterans added, the easy yards become more difficult.
3. DT- Gerald McCoy, Oklahoma.
Most if not all of the teams at the top are looking for size and strength to add to either the offensive or defensive line. Some may find this strange, but the big uglies are where the game is won or lost. 3rd and short is a lot easier with the right monster lineman in place. McCoy is a combination of speed and size, which is rare. The Buccaneers can’t ignore glaring needs.
4. OT- Russell Okung, Oklahoma State.
Age is taking it’s toll on the Redskins offensive line. The new strategy will be to get back to a running game that works. We expect to see a young RB added in maybe the second or third round for the Skins, who will be complemented by the addition of a potential Pro Bowl offensive tackle here at pick 4.
5. OT -Trent Williams, Oklahoma.
Our guess is that the interview in which new RB Thomas Jones had with the Chiefs went as following: “I’ll sign with you guys, but I want the ball, and holes to run through”.
The Chiefs can’t invest in a 30 year old RB and not think that an upgrade to the offensive line doesn’t need to happen. Kansas City was a pretty good running team last year, but the future at tackle needs to be added. Branden Albert is the only OT that the Chiefs have added in the last decade with a high draft pick. This team needs an upgrade.
6. SS-Eric Berry, Tennessee.
The recent additions to the Seahawks has our confidence in the decision making of the front office ranked right around where we’d put the Raiders these days. But that can all be straightened out with the selection of Eric Berry. Berry is the top safety in this year’s draft, and a white knight as far as the message boards and fan bases go around the NFL. People love this guy, and the Seahawks would be stupid to let him slip by.
7. WR- Dez Bryant, Oklahoma St.
The Browns are going to be building their team around a strong offensive line and a tough defense. It’s hard to see a QB going to Cleveland this high with all of the offseason movement. The future signal caller might be found in the later rounds of the draft or even next year for that matter. Expect a smash mouth Browns team that will roll up their sleeves and get down and dirty in a tough, run first offense. Saying that, the lack of receiving options for the Browns is a priority, and with Bryant falling to them at pick 7, an easy …Continue reading Gridiron Experts Mock Draft 1.0
Dez Bryant – This guy’s career is already off to one peculiar start, even for a receiver. He missed his entire senior season in Stillwater, a GM asked him if his mother was a hooker, he signed before every other first round pick only to raise a stink about the tamest hazing ritual we’ve ever heard, and as a result things are supposed to be tense between him and Roy Williams. Still, he was one of the more talented players in the draft, and any discussion of him being a “head case” seemed completely manufactured by uptight, overly-conservative NFL suits. It’s almost certain he’ll be under-estimated in fantasy drafts.
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