2010 NFL Draft: Our First Round Mocks
by David Fucillo on Apr 23, 2010 9:04 AM PDT
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PrintOver the last week I had our various front page authors email me with their final mock drafts for the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. As I did last year, I included a table of the picks in our first couple of draft threads yesterday. I've posted that table after the jump, but this time I crossed out the incorrect picks and set the correct picks in bold.
I thought I'd lay out how folks did in their mocks. For a couple of the correct picks, a trade was involved. Nonetheless I still gave the individual for getting the slotted player correct, even if it was a different team. I also am adjusting for getting the team right, even with the wrong pick. So if someone had Ryan Mathews to the Chargers, they get credit even though the Chargers moved up up to get him.
Fooch: 5
howtheyscored: 5
wjackalope: 4
Ninjames: 5
Drew K: 6
smileyman: 4
Josh Branco: 4
urmext: 5
Andrew Davidson: 4
Sports Guy: 7
Bonzo the idiot monkey: 1
I used the Sports Guy's picks just because I wanted to include one random celebrity-type person. Among our writers, Drew K finished first. Even still, this shows just how hard it really is to accurately mock out even just the first round.
| Team | Fooch | HTS | wjack | Ninjames | Drew K | smiley | Josh B | urnext | Andrew D. | Sports Guy | Bonzo |
| STL | Bradford | Bradford | Bradford | Bradford | Bradford | Bradford | Bradford | Bradford | Bradford | Bradford | Bradford |
| DET | Suh | Suh | Suh | Suh | Suh | Suh | Suh | Suh | Suh | ||
| TB | McCoy | McCoy | McCoy | McCoy | McCoy | McCoy | McCoy | McCoy | McCoy | McCoy | |
| WAS | |||||||||||
| KC | Berry | Berry | |||||||||
| SEA | Okung | ||||||||||
| CLE | Haden | Haden | |||||||||
| OAK | |||||||||||
| BUF | |||||||||||
| JAX | |||||||||||
| DEN | A Davis | ||||||||||
| MIA | |||||||||||
| SF | A Davis | ||||||||||
| SEA | E Thomas | ||||||||||
| NYG | |||||||||||
| TEN | Morgan | Morgan | |||||||||
| SF | A Davis | Iupati | |||||||||
| PIT | Pouncey | ||||||||||
| ATL | W-spoon | ||||||||||
| HOU | |||||||||||
| CIN | Gresham | Gresham | Gresham | Gresham | Gresham | ||||||
| NE | |||||||||||
| GB | |||||||||||
| PHI | |||||||||||
| BAL | |||||||||||
| AZ | D Williams | ||||||||||
| DAL | |||||||||||
| SD | Mathews | Mathews | |||||||||
| NYJ | |||||||||||
| MIN | |||||||||||
| IND | |||||||||||
| NO |
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I think if a player went to a team
that should count, regardless of what pick they went there. I’d give that more credit than the player being picked at the slot…cause that is hard to predict with trades.
"If I were to walk down a dark alley in a bad part of town, I'd want Ray Brown with me. And if I were to have a nice dinner at a fine restaurant, I'd want Ray Brown with me." The Late Great McKittrick
in other words
anyone who had Davis and/or Iupati to the 49ers should get a “hit” for that pick. Someone who had Davis at 11 should NOT get credit…
"If I were to walk down a dark alley in a bad part of town, I'd want Ray Brown with me. And if I were to have a nice dinner at a fine restaurant, I'd want Ray Brown with me." The Late Great McKittrick
I also am adjusting for getting the team right, even with the wrong pick. So if someone had Ryan Mathews to the Chargers, they get credit even though the Chargers moved up up to get him.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 23, 2010 9:22 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, I missed your distinction there a little. I think that giving credit for picking slot is perfectly fair. Part of the problems with a mock draft is that you can’t predict trades, and if a player goes to a different team in your slot because of a trade it’s pretty crappy to have to give that up. You still knew where the need for that player was in the draft. Just because you couldn’t possibly call a trade shouldn’t hurt you for these purposes.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 23, 2010 9:24 AM PDT up reply actions
but when you mock
you look at a team, and mock them a player that fits them. so you should get credit for that team taking that player.
"If I were to walk down a dark alley in a bad part of town, I'd want Ray Brown with me. And if I were to have a nice dinner at a fine restaurant, I'd want Ray Brown with me." The Late Great McKittrick
And Fooch gave credit for both. He gave a point for slotting. And if you picked a team that got a player out of slot, he gave a point for that, too. It’s covered.
"I just struck out looking three times, but in any other ballpark those would have been home runs." - Aubrey Huff
by howtheyscored on Apr 23, 2010 10:09 AM PDT up reply actions
points
I had thought about giving half points for those. In the end though, given how few points there were, I figured it wouldn’t have really mattered. The more points I can give out, the better we’ll feel about our mock drafts.
by David Fucillo on Apr 23, 2010 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
I think I should get credit for SD
I had them taking Ryan Mathews and that’s who they got. They just trade up first before choosing him.
Don't trust this guy. He lies.
corrections
Sorry about the Iupati one. Was crossing out so many I overlooked him.
As for Mathews I changed that so you get credit.
For folks who got a pick right but the wrong team, I gave them credit as well since it’s better than not getting any of it right.
by David Fucillo on Apr 23, 2010 9:16 AM PDT up reply actions
superman
I think mock drafts are my kryptonite.
by David Fucillo on Apr 23, 2010 9:28 AM PDT up reply actions
In retrospect....
Do you guys feel silly for putting so much time and thought into predicting such an unpredictable process?
I put together one mock after the combine
It was fun and definitely worth it.
I didn’t have the time to make another one though.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by SportsChicken on Apr 23, 2010 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, what can you do?
Amongst the friends I was with yesterday, three of us tied with 4 correct, the other guy won with 8 correct. I’m not sure how he did it, because he’s a Lions fan and all, but he called the Rolando McClain pick, the Jerry Hughes pick and the Patrick Robinson pick.
by Andrew Davidson on Apr 23, 2010 9:28 AM PDT reply actions
I noticed commenter M F give Fooch some grief for linking Bill Simmons in the draft thread yesterday… Little did M F know, The Sports Guy is a drafting Savant!!!
by Rod Blogojevich on Apr 23, 2010 9:50 AM PDT reply actions
Simmons
It’s amazing how people have turned on Simmons. I realize he rolls out cliches like they’re going out of style, but do people really dislike him that much? Or is it just when something gets especially popular we want to tear it down? Although his writing may have come down a bit in the past couple years, I still find him entertaining. Part of it is I’m a Celtics fan (dad’s from Boston) and part of is probably because many of the jokes he goes to so often involve pop culture with which I am entirely familiar. Nonetheless, it amazes me how much people jump on him.
by David Fucillo on Apr 23, 2010 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I think a lot of it has to do with the fact Drew Magary at Deadspin and KSK loves to tear him apart, although considerably less than Peter King. But let’s face it, it is pretty damn easy to hate on such a Boston homer.
by Rod Blogojevich on Apr 23, 2010 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
Deadspin
Personally, I think Deadspin has taken a big step down since Will Leitch left. I still check them out on a fairly regular basis, but I’m more inclined to go to The Big Lead.
by David Fucillo on Apr 23, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Mostly his quality of writing has really dropped off. He’s had some bad articles this year. Also, I don’t like podcasts.
podcasts
I do wish he’d write more and do less podcasts, but that’s life I suppose.
by David Fucillo on Apr 23, 2010 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Had six
Bradford, T.Williams, Berry, Haden, Mathews, Iupati.
Lions twice passing up on OTs. I just don’t understand it. Schwartz has even mentioned recently that Stafford is hasn’t recovered from his injuries during the season.
1.Brandon Graham 1.Charles Brown 2. Vladimir Ducasse 3.Torell Troup 4.Robert Johnson 6.Mike Kafka 6.Joshua Moore 7.Alex Daniels
It would be poetic justice if he turned out to be Mike Nolan 2.0. I’m starting to see a lot of parallels.
Last year the obvious choice was Oher, they go Pettigrew
—The stark difference between both scenarios though, is that Stafford actually WANTED to play.
1.Brandon Graham 1.Charles Brown 2. Vladimir Ducasse 3.Torell Troup 4.Robert Johnson 6.Mike Kafka 6.Joshua Moore 7.Alex Daniels
1st 3
mathews, Iupati, pouncey, and one more I think
by foosball4949 on Apr 23, 2010 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I got 7.5 right
Bradford, Suh, McCoy, T. Williams, Okung, Thomas, Gresham and Ryan Matthews to the Bolts (but not at #12).
Jason Hill is turning the corner!
It's worth noting that when I did the Mayock approach
As in wait until a team is on the board with trades and everything, I got a lot more right. I don’t remember the number but I’ll have to ask my buddy who was taking notes of my picks. Some things I got right at the time were Williams at 4 and McClain at 8. I may have been perfect until Jacksonville and then I missed a ton of ’em.
And then God created Saturn.. And he liked it, so he put a ring on it.
wait I should have 4
bradford, suh, mccoy, and Davis to the niners, just at a different slot.
If you don't like Brandon Medders you're not a true fan.
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