Official NN User Mock Draft Thread 3.0 (03/14/10)

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2008/6/17/553688/wade-phillips-press-conferJay

Ratliff at DE?

He started out at end, but we put him at nose guard last year because we needed him. He played tremendously well at nose guard, but he is talented as an end. Tank coming in, some other good players at nose guard means we can put Jay back at end some. I said last year I think he is one of our best three guys up front, we want to utilize him at end. I don’t think it will be full-time right now because he played so well at nose guard, but he uses a different technique inside than Tank.

The Cowboys have not had an option at a NT they want, but they have made it known they want Ratliff at DE, not NT, he is 303 lbs and not the typical weight fo the position.

Given the Redskins zone blocking scheme, I don’t think the big Anthony Davis fits there. At all.

Bradford to Cleveland is very intriguing. I actually really like that pick.

The Texans do have a 2nd round pick. You’re right that the interior OL has slid down on the priority chart. I don’t think Price would be the pick over Dan Williams based on what the owner has said.

Brandon Graham to NE makes me sick in a “I wish that doesn’t happen” kind of way.

The Packers not drafting a OL is kind of puzzling. They need to protect Rodgers especially from Jared Allen.

You think Seahawks pass on Bradford then take Tebow a couple picks later? You are crazy. You think they value Tebow more than Bradford? You think they take Spiller before their QB of the future? You state how they need help on OL, QB, etc…then grab Spiller? Horrible pick.

Also Spikes going to Dolphins after signing Dansby to a record breaking contract for a ILB? They need help, but not enough to use a first rounder on ANOTHER LB. Like everyone on this board states, when you already have a top ILB you don’t need to use another high round pick on ILB when it’s just a guy taking up blockers. I was hoping for Spikes or McClain and everyone laid into me because they don’t need a high pick at Ted position because it’s easy to fill that spot.

Browns grabbing Bradford after signing Delhomme? Delhomme said he wouldn’t go anywhere without being a starter, and Holmgren doesn’t agree with QB controversy. Delhomme is the starter for 2 years. While they could grab Bradford and let him sit a few years, I just don’t see it.

Lastly, I don’t see Dunlap going before Graham, but that’s just me. Care to re-do this thing?

1 Rams – Sam Bradford QB Okla. – Although Suh is the best prospect on the board, I feel that the Rams will choose to select their QBOTF, unless they plan on being the worst team in the league next season.

2 Lions – Russell Okung LT Ok St. – The Lions have a need at the LT in my opinion. Stafford ending the season on IR is a huge problem. Their current LT has given up an average of 10 sacks a season since he was resigned 3 years ago.

3 Bucs – Ndamokung Suh – The gem of the draft falls in the lap of the Bucs. Although Suh could still be the choice for 1 overall, in my current mock, he falls to 3rd due to the direction of the teams selecting before them.

4 Redskins – Bryan Bulaga LT Iowa – Clausen could be the pick here, but I think Shanahan will take a later round pick for a QB, since they will invest a lot of money at the pick.

5 Chiefs – Rolando McClain ILB Alabama – Before I was thinking Berry would go at this pick, but the Chiefs aren’t in a position to even make a selection here. It’s not about money, it is more about the several holes in their defense. They select a field general that can be the QB on the defense.

6 Seahawks – Jimmy Clausen QB ND – The Seahawks have no backup to an up-in-age QB that is injury prone, the Seahwks choose their QBOTF in Clausen.

7 Browns – Gerald McCoy DT Oklahoma – Browns get to upgrade a woeful DL with their first selection of the draft. This is truly unexpected as he falls into their lap at pick 7.

8 Raiders – Bruce Campbell OT Maryland – The Raiders may be moving in the right direction keeping a coach around, Al Davis will still take the most athletic prospect at whatever position he is drafting for.

9 Bills – Anthony Davis OT Rutgers – The Bills have more holes in their OL than the Niners, and that is sad. Davis is the best option on the board for LT, IMO.

10 Jaguars – Dan Williams DT Tennessee – Although the other Volunteer is still on the board, the Jags need to get back to what worked for them, no one runs against us and everyone has to pass. The DT’s in this draft are a lot thinner than safety and or CB and the Jags wait to address their passing defense.

11 Broncos (CHI) – Dez Bryant WR Ok St. – I feel the Broncos will eventually find a suiter for Brandon Marshall and elect to take, arguably, the most dynamic WR in the draft in Bryant. Although the Broncos should address defense their coach is offensive minded and very ignorant.
 
12 Dolphins – Brandon Graham OLB Michighan – Parcels can’t believe Berry has fallen, but he can not ignore a pass rush monster that can get up the field and stop the run. Graham will be the replacement for the departing Porter.

13 49ers – Eric Berry S Tennessee – Two years in a row, the top player on their board falls in their lap. The football gods are smiling over Singletary’s head.

14 Seahawks (DEN) – Charles Brown LT USC – Seahawks choose to address the OL with this pick, assuming they want their veteran and heir apparet Qb to be held upright, with the departure of Walter Jones.

15 Giants – Everson Griffin DE USC – after his 4.66 40 at DE of the 4-3.

16 Titans – Sean Weatherspoon OLB Mizzou – Although the lost of VanDenBosch is big to the Titans, they are never unequipped with backup DE’s. With Bulluck up in age and possibly on the way out of town the Titans draft his replacement in Weatherspoon.

17 49ers (CAR) – CJ SPiller RB Clemson- The 49ers war room is doing the madman rain dance as they have Berry and Spiller to add to their 2010 roster. COP back with tremendous upside, the Niners land the highest impact players on offense and defense in the first.

18 Steelers – Joe Haden CB Florida – Although the Steelers CB’s don’t usually have talent, IMO, they have Haden fall in their lap. They can draft their NT of the future, or next prospect in the second round.

19 Falcons – Derrick Morgan DE G TECH – Falcons added their feature CB with Robinson, then thy boster the pass rush in the draft, watch out for the Falcons as Morgan will bolster the pass rush and run defense.

20 Texans – Kyle Wilson CB Boise St. The Texans replace Robinson, as they welcomed his departure. I almost used B Price from UCLA here to help with the PR and run defense, but when your achilles heel is the Colts, you have to pay attention to the DB’s.
21 Bengals – Jermaine Gresham TE Okla. I really hope the Bengals are not considering using Matt Jones as a TE, that would be a huge mistake. they need a safety valve for their struggling QB and anemic offense. After this pick they can focus on stopping the run and the deep ball.

22 Patriots – Mike Iupati OG Idaho – The Pats have issues up front, and have aging G’s on the line. They easily select the best G in the draft.

23 Packers – Trent Williams T Okla. – The Packers address an aging OL from the B Favre era, and are gonna try to protect their QB who is on the rise.

24 Eagles – Earl Thomas S Texas – The Eagles have a need at CB but usually have a young prospect waiting for the oppurtunity. They opt to take a safety with coverage ability that can play man or zone in their blitz crazy scheme.

25 Ravens – Taylor Mays S USC – What better player to learn from Ed Reed and Ray Lewis. Mays in his first season will be used as a new type of safety, seeing LB playing time in the Nickel and pissibly in other sets. He will be the heir apparent to Mr Reed on this stellar defense.

26 Cardinals – Jason Pierre Paul DE/OLB S Flo. – The Cards need help on the OL and need MORE help with thier pass rush. The best athletic speciman at the position falls to them sice the Raiders made a pick for OL.

27 Cowboys – Terrance Cody NT Ala. – The Cowboys run defense and pass rush get more help with adding Mount Cody to the mix. Ratliff can move to the position he started from and will be just as vicious with Cody swallowing two defenders.

28 Chargers – Ryan Matthews RB Fresno St – Chargers need to make some changes to their RB situation. the loss of LT before the choice of the heir apparent wil hurt them drastically this season.

29 Jets – Golden Tate WR ND – The Jets are going to add weapons to assist Sanchise the best they can, especially since they addressed their CB issue in free agency.

30 Vikings – Brandon Spikes ILB Florida – With injuries to their LB core for two seasons in a row the Vikings opt for Henderson’s replacement as injuries continue to plague him.

31 Colts – Mike Pouncey G Florida – The colts bolster their interior pass pro and running abiltiy, with the departure of Lilja the Colts inherit one of the better guards in the draft.

32 Saints – Brian Price DT UCLA – The interior of the Saints run D is always being shredded. With Price not only are they adding a presence vs the run, they are also adding a presence vs the pass.

1 Rams – QB- Sam Bradford
2 Lions – DT- Ndamukong Suh
3 Bucs – DT- Gerald Mccoy
4 Redskins – OT- Russell Okung
5 Chiefs – OT- Anthony Davis
6 Seahawks – QB- Jimmy Clausen
7 Browns – WR- Dez Bryant
8 Raiders – OT- Brian Bulaga
9 Bills – OT- Bruce Campbell
10 Jaguars – DL- Jason Pierre Paul
11 Broncos (CHI) – G- Mike Iupati
12 Dolphins – LB- Rolando Mcclain
13 49ers – FS- Eric Berry
14 Seahawks (DEN) OT Trent Williams
15 Giants – CB- Joe Haden
16 Titans – DE- Derek Morgan
17 49ers (CAR) – RB- CJ Spiller
18 Steelers – DE- Everson Griffin
19 Falcons – S- Taylor Mays
20 Texans – CB- Kyle Wilson
21 Bengals – TE- Jermaine Greshem
22 Patriots – DL- Jared Odrick
23 Packers – DB- Earl Thomas
24 Eagles – DL- Brian Price
25 Ravens – WR- Golden Tate
26 Cardinals – LB- Sergio Kindle
27 Cowboys – DT- Terrence Cody
28 Chargers – RB- Ryan Matthews
29 Jets – DE- Brandon Graham
30 Vikings – DT- Dan Williams
31 Colts – DE- Ricky Sapp
32 Saints LB- Brandon Spikes

49ers picks
1. FS- Eric Berry
1. RB- CJ Spiller
2. OT- Charles Brown
3. WR- Damaryious Thomas
4. CB- Donovan Warren
5. G- Sergio Render
6. DE- Jermaine Cunningham
6. LB- Cameron Sheffield
7. WR- Trindon Holliday

In a perfect world, this is how I dream the 49ers draft ends up:

1(13) – Joe Haden CB – If Haden falls to 13, the 49ers would be wise to select him, or trade the pick to Houston for the 20th selection and Houston’s 81st selection in the 3rd round. Likewise, if Rolando McClain falls to this spot, I’d like to see San Francisco entertain a similar trade offer for Pittsburgh’s 18th pick and 82nd selection. I think Haden has the better chance of falling, but I won’t hold my breath on the 49ers making a trade out of this spot.

1(17) – CJ Spiller RB – I can live with the first round investmen in a RB at pick 17. Heck, even at 13 I’d be ok with it, if Haden, McClain or Bulaga is off the board. I’m not as high on Trent Williams here anymore, because he doesn’t project well as an NFL level RT (he lacks nastiness).

2(49) – Vladimir Ducasse RT – I like him better than the Div II prospect (Veldeer) because Ducasse has G experience at UMass and was a starting RT in college. While Veldeer is massive (6’8, 315), I think he’s better suited for LT due to his athleticism. You can likely flip a coin between the two when San Francisco’s pick rolls around (they should both be on the board).

3(79) – John Jerry OG – This guy made the SEC First Team, and why he isn’t projected for Round 2 confuses me. Jerry is an absolute beast and can likely be a valuable, versatile OL in the NFL that can play guard or tackle.

4 * – Major Wright FS – Could’ve stayed in school but opted to enter the draft. I think in 2011 he would be 1-2 round selection. Luckily, the draft is pretty deep in safeties, and a guy like Wright can be had later on. The 49ers can ease Wright into the system, and can always move Goldson over to SS if Michael Lewis’ concussion problems persist.

5 * – Brandon Carter OG – Hey, what can I say? I’m a Texas Tech fan, and I painted my face when I played ball too. It never hurts to have animals on the OL, and Carter is certainly an animal. With the immediate impact Louis Vasquez made in his rookie season, teams shouldn’t fear taking Red Raider OL anymore.

6 * – Brandon Sharpe OLB – You can officially call me a Red Raider slappy, but Sharpe had a monster senior season for TT. Will Sharpe be around in Round 6? I hope so. I’d be ok with the team taking Sharpe in Round 5 and risking Carter slipping to Round 6. Either way, I’d like to see San Francisco end up with a Red Raider on draft day, and both of these guys are pretty good.

7 * – David Gettis WR – Big receiver with speed, why the heck not? The Baylor product comes from the same school as Coach Sing, although I doubt that will play in the decision to draft him. Gettis didn’t put up big numbers in his collegiate career, having scored just 4 TDs, but his size (6’3, 216) and 40 time (4.4) are definite pluses.

• - cannot determine overall number until compensatory selections are awarded.

FA- Atogwe
- I can’t get away from this, I think it would be a huge pick up and really open up the draft.

1a- CJ Spiller
1b- Anthony Davis
- For the past week I have come to believe that this might be IMO the best first round for the niners. Getting a starting RT and a dynamic player in CJ Spiller.

2- Best WR available… Thomas/Lafell/ Gilyard
With grabbing Atogwe allows us to go for three offensive players with the first three picks. This is the offensive boost we need and with the amazing talent we already have this would put us over the top.

3- Best CB available Warren/Thompson
I want to say BPA because this draft has so many good players you never know what kind of talent is going to drop right in our laps. This is where we add some depth in the secondary by adding a CB with potential.

4- OG John Jerry
Or best OG available

For fun…

QB: Alex Smith
RB: Frank Gore/ CJ Spiller

WR1: Micheal Crabtree
WR2: Dymarious Thomas
WR3: Josh Morgan/Jason Hill

TE: Vernon Davis/ Walker

Go ahead Alex just throw it up…

1 Rams – QB- Sam Bradford
2 Lions – DT- Ndamukong Suh
3 Bucs – DT- Gerald McCoy
4 Redskins – FS- Eric Berry
5 Chiefs – OT- Russell Okung
6 Seahawks – QB- Jimmy Clausen
7 Browns – RB- CJ Spiller
8 Raiders – OT- Bruce Campbell
9 Bills – OT- Trent Williams
10 Jaguars- WR- Dez Bryant
11 TRADE with Broncos- Eagles– DE- Derek Morgan
12 Dolphins – DE/ OLB- Jason Pierre Paul
13. TRADE with 49ers– Bengals CB Joe Haden
14 Seahawks – OT- Brian Bulaga
15 Giants – LB- Rolando McClain
16 Titans – DT- Dan Williams 17 – 49ers- G/OT- Mike Iupati
18 Steelers – OT Anthony Davis
19 Falcons- DE- Everson Griffin
20 Texans – S- Taylor Mays
21 TRADE with Bengals- 49ers- DE/OLB- Brandon Graham
22 Patriots – DT- Jared Odrick
23 Packers – OT Roger Saffold
24 TRADE with Eagles- Broncos- C Maurkice Pouncey
25 Ravens – CB Devin McCourty
26 Cardinals – OT Charles Brown
27 TRADE with Cowboys- Jaguars- DE Carlos Dunlap
28 Chargers – RB Ryan Matthews
29 Jets – WR Golden Tate
30 Vikings – CB Kyle Wilson
31 Colts – CB Patrick Robinson
32 Saints- LB Sean Weatherspoon

49ers picks
1. OG/OT- Mike Iupati
1. OLB- Brandon Graham
2. NT Cam Thomas
2. RB/KR Dexter McCluster
3. LB Donald Butler
4. CB/KR Akwasi Owusu-Ansah
5. G- Shawn Lavaou
6. FB- Manase Tonga
6. DE- Jermaine Cunningham

I’m think’n there’s two ways they trade up in the draft no way and no f***ing way ………..back would be more like it .way too many holes on this team…..and not liking anything without Toby G .and Shipley …..of coarse after they get O Line fix’d first ….

There was an article I just read last night that mentioned how much Singletary has put into finding a PR\KR. He even visited a player that wasn’t invited to the combine. He also went to see Gilyard; That is he was the only coach at Cinci’s pro day.

I’m not saying this is a bad thing. Although I am HUGE for us drafting Spiller. I think he would be a great asset for us as we all seem to agree on. However, doesn’t it seem like all of this personal attention to visiting these guys kind of suggests we may have a draft board that looks a whole lot different than what we would collectively construct.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/bengals/2010/03/14/sunday-news-and-notes/

Q: In years past the 49ers have stuck with the common phrase, "We will take the best player available." Are there any plans to focus more on a team need versus the best player available? -Aaron Horne

A: Absolutely not, best player available. You can never have enough good football players on your team. If you take the best player, you’re not living in year one, it’s living in the future as well. He’ll help you in year one, but he’ll also help you year two and on.

From his fan Q&A

I’m down for Taylor Mays. I thought he was legit ever since last season. Lott was at a few games watching him i think. Maybe trying to tell him about the niners?

Yes i said perfect LOL

Trade 16th pick to the Chargers for the 28th and 60th picks; this allows San Diego to go after Spiller, one of the top tackles or an outside LB.

1. DE- Derek Morgan Georgia Tech
1. CB- Kyle Wilson Boise State
2. FS- Nate Allen South Florida
2. WR- Damaryious Thomas Georgia Tech
3. OT- Roger Saffold Indiana
4. RB- Anthony Dixon Mississippi State
5. CB- Syd’Quan Thompson California
6. OL- Brandon Carter Texas Tech
6. QB- Ryan Perriloux Jacksonville State
7. LB- Ryan Stamper Florida

FYI; this mock is based on projections from NFL Draft suite, in terms of where a certain player is slotted to go in the draft; give or take a couple of picks. I believe this addresses exactly what we are looking for in the draft.

In the 1st we get a pass rusher that will challenge ICE from the outset of training camp, Wilson a player that will take the KR/PR duties right away and challenge for the starting corner spot and Nate Allen a player i believe to be the 2nd best safety in the draft, great value there.

Buyer beware:

Berry suffers sprained toe during pro day workout

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – University of Tennessee safety Eric Berry suffered what has been initially diagnosed as a left big toe sprain that cut short his workout at the school’s pro day Wednesday.

After planting to run forward during a back-peddle, Berry pulled up, holding up his left foot. It was just his second repetition of the only drill he participated in during the workouts.

I watched Berry walk into the training room, where he was tended to by several trainers. He was eventually prescribed 30 minutes of ice and told to stay off his injured foot.

Berry is widely considered to be the top defensive back available in the draft. I’ll have another report later in the day on what goes down during the workouts.

– Steve Wyche