NFL 2010 Mock Draft

My first NFL mock draft. It will not be updated and should be forgotten. Unless of course the draft rolls around and turns out like this in which you will probably hear a lot about it... despite not caring.

• 1. St Louis Rams: Sam Bradford, QB Oklahoma – The rams need everything and could easily justify any of a half dozen players but at the end of the day the decision to pick QB is purely economics. They simply can’t justify that the investment on a position of lesser value.
• 2. Detroit Lions: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska – The offensive is in reasonable condition and likely to get better as Stafford matures. The temptation here is to pick an offensive tackle here, namely Okung, but I think it’s more likely that they fill that need in the second round and upgrade their defence.
• 3. Tamp Bay Buccaneers: Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma – Easy pick. I’m not even going to justify it.
• 4. Washington Redskins: Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State – The pick here is Clausen or Okung, it’s that simple. I don’t think Shannahan is sold on the young Notre Dame diva and will opt to secure his left side for a decade. Who knows, maybe Campbell can salvage his once promising career with a decent system and protection
• 5. Kansas City Chiefs: Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa – Let’s face it, Cassel isn’t a franchise QB, but he’s paid like it and now he should be protected like it. Berry is a possibility but frankly, its position value again and a great LT > Excellent Safety.
• 6. Seattle Seahawks: Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame – Seattle’s needed a QB for a while and they’ll finally address that need.
• 7. Cleveland Browns: Eric Berry, S, Tennessee – While the value of OTs has kept Berry available, Cleveland has one of the best in the league already. With Clausen and Bradford off the board there are no excuses to take my favourite player in the draft.
• 8. Oakland Raiders: Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida – The Undead will pick the best athlete regardless of if it makes sense. That’s what happens here.
• 9. Buffalo Bills: Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State – This team needs someone that can take the ball to the end zone and make plays. Dez Bryant is the best in the draft at that and should help them score some points.
• 10. Jacksonville Jaguars: Rolando McClain, ILB, Alabama – Jacksonville needs to put butts in seats and I think they do so by getting the captain of their defence and the captain of their offence in the same draft. Yup, they’re taking Tebow at pick 42, you can bank on that.
• 11. Denver Broncos: Dan Williams, NT, Tennessee – Big men this good are too hard to come by so despite signing another Williams they’re still going to take Dan for the future.
• 12. Miami Dolphins: Sergio Kindle, OLB, Texas – The thing about 3-4 teams is you can never have enough NT or linebackers that can get after the QB. Kindle is the latter, and he is very, very good at it.
• 13. San Francisco 49ers: Joe Haden, CB, Florida – I see Haden as this year’s Malcolm Jenkins. Quick but not fast, excellent tape, long arms and physical. I see them drafted at about the same spot too.
• 14. Seattle Seahawks: Anthony Davis, OT Rutgers – Easily a top 10 talents slips a little bit. Seattle walks away from this draft with the basis of their offense for the next decade.
• 15. New York Giants: Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia – It’s the Giants and it’s an excellent 4-3 DE that just happens to also be BPA. Perfect.
• 16. Tennessee Titans: Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State – A bit of a reach, but when Manning beats you like a drum twice a year, you have no choice but to reach on defense.
• 17. San Francisco 49ers: Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma – Singletary can’t believe his luck. He believes in the trenches and Williams certainly offers that.
• 18. Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Iupati, G, Idaho – With their first choices of Dan Williams and Sergio Kindle long gone, they pick up a road grater, one of the safest picks in the draft, just poor positional value.
• 19. Atlanta Falcons: Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan – Although Weatherspoon was the plan, if Graham falls to them, they take him. He’ll look great opposite Abraham, and latter replacing him.
• 20. Houston Texans: Earl Thomas, FS, Texas – Houston has needed a Safety forever, this is finally taken care of with a great value pick.
• 21. Cincinnati Bengals: CJ Spiller, RB, Clemson – Adds a valuable dimension to their offense and is frankly too good to pass up.
• 22. New England Patriots: Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State – An athletic warrior, look for him to be moved around a lot and even replace the great DL of old.
• 23. Green Bay Packers: Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland – He doesn’t need to start right away, which is good as he shouldn’t start, but he is clearly the most athletic tackle in the draft and the potential is too good to pass up. Green Bay is comfortable drafting a player that won’t immediately start because their defence was surprisingly good in its first year at 3-4 and the key components of their offense are set.
• 24. Philadelphia Eagles: Ryan Mathews, RB, Fresno State – Although CJ Spiller is a better fit to replace Westbrook, Mathews is more than capable and will bring a little more attitude.
• 25. Baltimore Ravens: Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma – Baltimore is finally giving Flacco a weapon other than Ray Rice.
• 26. Arizona Cardinals: Sean Weatherspoon, OLB, Missouri - After the worst offseason in team history they desperately need a good draft. Weatherspoon is excellent value here and can try to replace Dansby.
• 27. Dallas Cowboys: Taylor Mays, S, USC – Jerry Jones is Al Davis with Dan Snyders money.
• 28. San Diego Chargers: Terrance Cody, NT, Alabama – With Williams gone the chargers have no legitimate replacements for the middle of their 3-4. Sure they could try the kid from Western but instead they decide to reach on the mountain. It will probably pay off.
• 29. New York Jets: Demaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech – Braylon Edwards isn’t the answer. The Jets get to choose between Thomas and Golden Tate, both of which would be great but Thomas has better tape and Big Rex doesn’t get distracted by 40s.
• 30. Minnesota Vikings: Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers – The Rutgers corner is purely an insurance policy.
• 31. Indianapolis Colts: Maurkice Pouncey, C, Florida – While Manning calls the offense, Saturday calls the protection and that is an invaluable part of the audible offense. Indy needs to make sure they have a well trained replacement when the time comes and until it does Pouncey is versatile enough to play all three interior OL positions and maybe even RT.
• 32. New Orleans Saints: Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida – Charles Grant’s replacements. If anyone of Dunlap, Graham, Weatherspoon, Mays or Earl Thomas last until the last pick, they’ll run to the podium.