A way too early rendering of what next year's Top 10 will look like.
1. Detroit: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska – They found the leader of the offense this year. Suh will anchor the defense.
2. Oakland: Taylor Mays, S, USC – Huge surprise: Al Davis drafts a speed demon. Conveniently, Mays happens to be a ridiculous athlete as well.
3. St. Louis: Jevan Snead, QB, Ole Miss – Marc Bulger will be begging out of St. Louis by year's end.
4. Kansas City: Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee – Best defensive player in college football.
5. Cincinnati: Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma – In a surprise move, the Bengals take a player without any major character issues or past arrests.
6. Tampa Bay: Renaldo McClain, LB, Alabama – Derrick Brooks Part II.
7. Seattle: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma – The 'hawks passed on Mark Sanchez this year but cannot wait any longer to mold their QB of the future.
8. Tennessee: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida – I'm not buying another 13-3 season in Tennessee. Kerry Collins can't last forever and Vince Young's best days are behind him. I love the idea of a three-headed bulldozing backfield: Tebow, Chris Johnson and LenDale White.
9. Denver: Colt McCoy, QB, Texas – They dealt Jay Cutler and need to replace him with another gunslinger. McCoy does a better job of not forcing passes into tight spaces although he does not have Cutler's arm strength,
10. Atlanta: Ciron Black, OT, LSU – The Falcons play a brutal schedule this year. I think they fall back to Earth a bit. Black will protect Ryan for a number of years.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
NFL Mock Draft (Part II)
Best of the Rest
Teams could do a lot worse than drafting one of these three:
Taylor Mays, S, USC - Hard hitter built like a tank.
Rey Maualuga, LB, USC - Sideline-to-sideline tackling machine.
James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State - An instinctive, productive force ready to anchor a linebacking corps.
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Before each draft since 2003, I have identified the two players I thought would have the best careers. Here's the list:
2003: Carson Palmer, QB, USC; Andre Johnson, WR, Miami
2004: Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Pittsburgh; Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Miami (OH)
2005: David Pollack, DE, Georgia; Thomas Davis, LB, Georgia
2006: Ernie Sims, LB, Florida State; Chad Greenway, LB, Iowa
2007: Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech; Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma
2008: Keith Rivers, LB, USC; Jerod Mayo, LB, Tennessee
2009: Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State; Taylor Mays, S, USC
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I have also tried to identify the sure-fire first rounder I thought had the most "bust" potential. Judge for yourself:
2003: Dewayne Robertson, DT, Kentucky
2004: Phillip Rivers, QB, NC State
2005: Carnell Williams, RB, Auburn
2006: Vince Young, QB, Texas
2007: Levi Brown, OT, Penn State
2008: Vernon Gholston, LB, Ohio State
2009: Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
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I watched the High School All-America Game on Sunday night and came away disappointed, not with the talent but with the "me-first" attitudes. On all but a handful of plays, the ball carrier and/or the tackler celebrated much more than the situation called for. Then, the player would run to the sideline and scream nonsense into the camera.
Another player's family had shirts that read "The Truth" above a picture of the athlete.
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My favorite players from the High School All-America Game: Craig Roh and Andre DeBose. We'll see how their careers turn out.
This blog was created to form a medium of exchange where sports fans can share ideas, beliefs, and opinions. The creator has written for a number of websites and has appeared on ESPN Radio as an NFL Draft, MLB Trade Deadline and Fantasy Sports Analyst. He can be reached at mjs3131@hotmail.com
Teams could do a lot worse than drafting one of these three:
Taylor Mays, S, USC - Hard hitter built like a tank.
Rey Maualuga, LB, USC - Sideline-to-sideline tackling machine.
James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State - An instinctive, productive force ready to anchor a linebacking corps.
****************
Before each draft since 2003, I have identified the two players I thought would have the best careers. Here's the list:
2003: Carson Palmer, QB, USC; Andre Johnson, WR, Miami
2004: Larry Fitzgerald, WR, Pittsburgh; Ben Roethlisberger, QB, Miami (OH)
2005: David Pollack, DE, Georgia; Thomas Davis, LB, Georgia
2006: Ernie Sims, LB, Florida State; Chad Greenway, LB, Iowa
2007: Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech; Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma
2008: Keith Rivers, LB, USC; Jerod Mayo, LB, Tennessee
2009: Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State; Taylor Mays, S, USC
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I have also tried to identify the sure-fire first rounder I thought had the most "bust" potential. Judge for yourself:
2003: Dewayne Robertson, DT, Kentucky
2004: Phillip Rivers, QB, NC State
2005: Carnell Williams, RB, Auburn
2006: Vince Young, QB, Texas
2007: Levi Brown, OT, Penn State
2008: Vernon Gholston, LB, Ohio State
2009: Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia
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I watched the High School All-America Game on Sunday night and came away disappointed, not with the talent but with the "me-first" attitudes. On all but a handful of plays, the ball carrier and/or the tackler celebrated much more than the situation called for. Then, the player would run to the sideline and scream nonsense into the camera.
Another player's family had shirts that read "The Truth" above a picture of the athlete.
****************
My favorite players from the High School All-America Game: Craig Roh and Andre DeBose. We'll see how their careers turn out.
This blog was created to form a medium of exchange where sports fans can share ideas, beliefs, and opinions. The creator has written for a number of websites and has appeared on ESPN Radio as an NFL Draft, MLB Trade Deadline and Fantasy Sports Analyst. He can be reached at mjs3131@hotmail.com
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