Scout.com Mock Draft - 2/6/09

[WolverineFan]

Originally Posted by bah007

I don't see Orakpo falling to us, and if he does, I don't see us trading back.

We are all pretty much agreed that our #1 need is a DE opposite Mario.

Orakpo is the best fit to that need. He is a pass rush specialist and he has a nonstop motor.

Well Derrick Johnson fell into our lap a couple years ago and we took Travis Johnson so . . .

[The Pencil Neck]

Originally Posted by WolverineFan

Well Derrick Johnson fell into our lap a couple years ago and we took Travis Johnson so . . .

Luckily, that was a different FO.

[WolverineFan]

Originally Posted by The Pencil Neck

Luckily, that was a different FO.

Very true. I have faith that Kubiak & Co. will make the right decision. They've brought us this far so I have no reason not to believe in him.

[threetoedpete]

Originally Posted by WolverineFan

Well Derrick Johnson fell into our lap a couple years ago and we took Travis Johnson so . . .

IIRC....we were sitting in the thirteenth slot......there were two players we coveted, Derick Johnson and Jamal Brown. No one knows.....but CC got the phone call to move back to sixteen and pick up a pick. Brown went off the board....then Derrick Johnson went off the board two picks latter. Technically you're correct...they passed on Derrick Johnson. However, Travis fit a need and I think hind sight has proven he was selected twenty spots too high.
And basically CC's gamble blew up in his face. Which was a common failing when CC was drafting players.

http://www.drafthistory.com/years/2005.html

How the heck do you miss an entire board of players in 2005 ?

http://www.drafthistory.com/teams/texans.html

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