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beerlover

Hall of Fame
DeSean Jackson is a very talented offensive weapon, something the Texans could always be interested in.

This particluar mock version however has ommited Sam Baker, Jeff Otah & Gosder Cherilus all 1st rd. quality tackles. they have Steve Slayton #23 ahead of Rashard Mendenhall #31 when no way Slayton is even worth even a 1st rd. pick (based on his junior season he'll probably have to come back for his senior season). then to top it off they have Calais Campbell & Kenny Phillips going to the teams picking just ahead of the Texans.

If this was the case I'd trade down with San Fransisco grab Mendenhall & use the 49'ers 2nd on Sam Baker. that has about as much possibility as this mock of happening :devilpig:
 

Joe Texan

Inducted 04
Frank Coyle, draftinsiders.com
Special to Rivals.com College Football

The NFL Draft order isn't completely set, and only a fraction of the underclassmen who will declare for the draft have done so at this point.

However, it is never too early to take a look at how the draft might shake out if it were held tomorrow.

Rivals.com asked its NFL Draft partner – Frank Coyle of draftinsiders.com – to put together a first-round mock draft with comments.

Enjoy.

1. Miami (1-15)
The Pick: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
The Buzz: Dorsey is a dominant inside force who will impress Bill Parcells on film.
2. St. Louis (3-13)
The Pick: Chris Long, DE, Virginia
The Buzz: The Rams defense needs a playmaker up front.
x - 3. Atlanta (4-12)
The Pick: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
The Buzz: The Falcons must rebuild their offense, and the start with the most important position.
x - 4. Oakland (4-12)
The Pick: Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas*
The Buzz: The Raiders' Al Davis never passes on the chance for a superstar.
x - 5. Kansas City (4-12)
The Pick: Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville
The Buzz:The Chiefs are a total offensive disaster, and the quarterback spot is their highest priority.
6. N.Y. Jets (4-12)
The Pick: Jake Long, OT, Michigan
The Buzz: The Jets want to land a blue-chip offensive lineman, and Long is a fine bookend tackle.
7. New England (From San Francisco (5-11))
The Pick: James Laurinaitis, LB, Ohio State*
The Buzz: The Pats are looking for an impact player to add to their aging linebacker unit.
8. Baltimore (5-11)
The Pick: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State*
The Buzz: The Ravens may draft into deep offensive tackle class this spring to replace Jonathan Ogden, who probably retires.
9. Cincinnati (7-9)
The Pick: Sedrick Ellis, DT, Southern Cal
The Buzz: The Bengals defense gives up too many big plays and needs a leader and anchor in the middle.
10. New Orleans (7-9)
The Pick: Malcolm Jenkins, CB, Ohio State*
The Buzz: The Saints defense gets smoked weekly, and Jenkins looks like the No. 1 cornerback in this class.
11. Buffalo (7-9)
The Pick: Early Doucet, WR, LSU
The Buzz: The Bills wants more playmakers to help their young passers develop further.
12. Denver (7-9)
The Pick: Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss*
The Buzz: The Broncos offensive line must improve for QB Jay Cutler to take the next step as an NFL starter.
13. Carolina (7-9)
The Pick: Keith Rivers, LB, USC
The Buzz: The Panthers linebacking corps would benefit from another strong defender.
14. Chicago (7-9)
The Pick: Andre' Woodson, QB, Kentucky
The Buzz: The Bears are hoping for a chance at a future offensive leader in the first round.
15. Detroit (7-9)
The Pick: Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State*
The Buzz: The Lions must improve their outside pass rush to be a playoff contender.
16. Arizona (8-8)
The Pick: Calais Campbell, DE, Miami
The Buzz: The Cardinals' defensive line must improve for this unit to move up to playoff level.
17. Minnesota (8-8)
The Pick: Kenny Phillips, FS, Miami*
The Buzz:The Vikings are looking to continue to build a playoff caliber defense - especially in the secondary.
18. Houston (8-8)
The Pick: DeSean Jackson, WR, California *
The Buzz: The Texans are looking to add a young playmaker on the outside.
19. Philadelphia (8-8)
The Pick: Dan Connor, LB, Penn State
The Buzz: The Eagles are looking to solidify their front seven on defense.
y - 20. Tampa Bay (9-7)
The Pick: Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona
The Buzz: The Bucs hope to return to defensive prominence, and the secondary needs help.
y - 21. Washington (9-7)
The Pick: Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida*
The Buzz: Joe Gibbs needs a big-time pass rusher for his front four.
22. Dallas (from Cleveland (10-6))
The Pick: Reggie Smith, CB, Oklahoma*
The Buzz: The Cowboys need to address problems on the corner, and Smith is a highly regarded defensive back.
y - 23. Seattle (10-6)
The Pick: Steve Slaton, RB, West Virginia*
The Buzz: The Seahawks are looking for an impact playmaker out of the backfield.
y - 24. Pittsburgh (10-6)
The Pick: Alex Boone, OT, Ohio State *
The Buzz: The Steelers plan to address their offensive line early in the draft.
y - 25. Tennessee (10-6)
The Pick: Mario Manningham, WR, Michigan*
The Buzz: The Titans are lacking playmakers in the passing game.
y - 26. NY Giants (10-6)
The Pick: Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas*
The Buzz: Big Blue defense needs a top-flight cover man opposite rookie Aaron Ross.
y - 27. San Diego (11-5)
The Pick: Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU*
The Buzz: The Chargers are looking to fortify their front three, and this defender fills the role.
y - 28. Jacksonville (11-5)
The Pick: Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma
The Buzz: The Jaguars are looking to stretch the field with a blue-chip receiver.
y - 29. Green Bay (13-3)
The Pick: Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech*
The Buzz: The Packers will look to improve their secondary early this April.
y - 30. Dallas (13-3)
The Pick: James Hardy, WR, Indiana*
The Buzz:The Cowboys' passing game needs another playmaker to continue to rank among the elite.
y - 31. San Francisco (From Indianapolis (13-3))
The Pick: Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois*
The Buzz: The 49ers offense needs another playmaker, and Mendenhall is a fast-rising prospect.
y - 32. New England (16-0)
The Pick: no pick
The Buzz: Pick forfeited.



Not sure if this is the same one but I just about fell out of my chair
Appearantly this guy does not know the Texans
 

headsplint

Rookie
I wonder if Limas Sweed would possibly drop as low as the third round giving us a shot at him. He would be a steal at wide receiver in the later rounds. IMO he would have gone pretty high if he were to have finished out the season at Texas.
 

Maddict5

Hall of Fame
its not just us though,

look at the chiefs.. they will go o-line in the 1st not qb: croyle is herms qb of the future (yikes!)
he has the jets going rt when they really have much bigger needs than that
 

AnthonyE

Lurker
I wonder if Limas Sweed would possibly drop as low as the third round giving us a shot at him. He would be a steal at wide receiver in the later rounds. IMO he would have gone pretty high if he were to have finished out the season at Texas.
I've been seeing some other mocks that have the Titans taking him in the 1st round.
 

aj.

All Pro
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threetoedpete

Hall of Fame
I just can't see all of these teams desperate, I post desperate, for OTs and letting the cream slide into the second. Jets paying two top high end OLTs ?

San Fransico, the steelers, the Broncos, the Ravens, the Cards, the Raiders and us letting them slid by...I just don't see it. The tackles will go befor the RB and Wrs do. All due repect to Mr. Coyle there. I'm not tring and I count seven. There ain't that many on the board who are day one starters. Simple supply and demand. Are you going to risk the QB by letting the starter OLTs go by ? You can live without Deshawn, you ain't going to the playoffs if your QB is sacked thrity or forty times or is constantly injured. Protect the QB. Defend the QB. Sack the QB that's it. Everything else is gravey.
 

threetoedpete

Hall of Fame
DeSean Jackson is a very talented offensive weapon, something the Texans could always be interested in.

This particluar mock version however has ommited Sam Baker, Jeff Otah & Gosder Cherilus all 1st rd. quality tackles. they have Steve Slayton #23 ahead of Rashard Mendenhall #31 when no way Slayton is even worth even a 1st rd. pick (based on his junior season he'll probably have to come back for his senior season). then to top it off they have Calais Campbell & Kenny Phillips going to the teams picking just ahead of the Texans.

If this was the case I'd trade down with San Fransisco grab Mendenhall & use the 49'ers 2nd on Sam Baker. that has about as much possibility as this mock of happening :devilpig:
Well the average has been four. So I guess he is saying that this class of offensive lineman is the worse class in ten years ? Pro football weekly has the average # of positions taken up.


Round-by-round recap of where OLs were drafted
http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFLDraft/Draft+Extras/2007/positionrptOL.htm
 

threetoedpete

Hall of Fame
Oh i get it he is saying that the Texans o-line is locked and we don't need anything but a day two guy to groom....sweet. Welcome aboard King Dunlap and Heath Benedict.
 

thunderkyss

Just win baby!!!
Staff member
Contributor's Club
We found our Tedd Ginn in Andre Davis.
And Andre is an unrestricted FA.....

I'm with Kast, I wouldn't be surprised.

I like the rumors of Mendenhall better though, but I wouldn't be surprised if we pick up another WR, to put opposite AJ.

Nothing against Walther, I love him as well, but if we're going to be a WCO, WRs are kinda handy to have around.
 
Oh i get it he is saying that the Texans o-line i locked and we don't need anything but a day two guy to groom....sweet. Welcome aboard King Dunlap and Heath Benidict.
Dude, don't rag on Benidict. He is going to be a very good OG in the league. I would love to snag him in the 5th.
 

BattleRedToro

Thread Killer
I think you're all missing the important feature here.

Nigeria.

Otah is from Nigeria. He's our guy.

Write it down.
That was a good one, you really made me laugh.

It is almost impossible to predict who the 3 teams currently without a head coach will draft, especially the Falcons and Ravens. Atleast, with the Dolphins we know that Parcells will be in charge of the draft, so we have something to go on. But, with the other 2 who knows?

I'm not so sure that the Ravens will draft an OT with their first pick. They have Adam Terry and Jared Gaither behind Jonathan Ogden. I believe Gaither is still being groomed to be Ogden's eventual replacement while Terry is a quality Swing Tackle backup.
 

The1ApplePie

Hall of Fame
Jackson would be an improvement over the crap they call LTs in this draft.

I'm liking either Felix Jones or Conner better, but I wouldn't be mad at Jackson. Another real WR to go with AJ would be a lot better than the 50 slot guys we have on the roster.
 

BigBull17

Hall of Fame
its not just us though,

look at the chiefs.. they will go o-line in the 1st not qb: croyle is herms qb of the future (yikes!)
he has the jets going rt when they really have much bigger needs than that
Or San Fran drafting a RB in the first with Gore locked up in a huge contract? They have way to many needs to do that.
 

PHAROAH

Rookie
We need to stop playing and draft a tier 1 running back and stop trying to do like denver drafting running backs in later rounds haven't worked for us, Lets go get a top tiered back and be done with it guys.
 

nunusguy

Hall of Fame
but I wouldn't be surprised if we pick up another WR, to put opposite AJ.
Nothing against Walther, I love him as well, but if we're going to be a WCO, WRs are kinda handy to have around.
I would be surprised if we drafted a WR, and stunned like Miami was with the
Ginn pick last year if we took a WR with our first-rounder.
To me that would be even be more redundant that drafting a 1-gap DT with the first round pick last year when we already had two of them in Anthony Weaver & TJ.
 

beerlover

Hall of Fame
To me that would be even be more redundant that drafting a 1-gap DT with the first round pick last year when we already had two of them in Anthony Weaver & TJ.
Rick Smith & staff had Okoye ranked as the top defensive prospect in the draft. so its no big surprise they took him when he was still available #10.
 

Corrosion

Idealist
Staff member
We need to stop playing and draft a tier 1 running back and stop trying to do like denver drafting running backs in later rounds haven't worked for us, Lets go get a top tiered back and be done with it guys.
32-64 ..... Thats the combined record of this team since its inception , and its always had the same issues .... weak on the OL . Sooner or later its got to sink in .... This game isnt won by glamor positions its won and lost by the big uglies in the trenches !


We need to draft Top Tier Talent up front !
 

kastofsna

Hall of Fame
one of the reasons they never drafted top 10 talent on the o-line under Shanahan and with Alex Gibbs is because....they never really had a chance at a top 10 o-lineman. i'm sure if Alex Gibbs is hired by Houston and they see a Ryan Clady miraculously sitting there at 18 they take him.
 

steelbtexan

King of the W. B. Club
Contributor's Club
one of the reasons they never drafted top 10 talent on the o-line under Shanahan and with Alex Gibbs is because....they never really had a chance at a top 10 o-lineman. i'm sure if Alex Gibbs is hired by Houston and they see a Ryan Clady miraculously sitting there at 18 they take him.
Agreed

In an earlier thread FIX THE DAMN O-LINE my proposal was to hire Alex Gibbs & draft a LT & a C. Step 1 has been completed the draft is going to help complete step 2.
 

nunusguy

Hall of Fame
Rick Smith & staff had Okoye ranked as the top defensive prospect in the draft. so its no big surprise they took him when he was still available #10.
I'm sure they did, but as I said they already had 2 guys on the roster who played that position so there was reduced returns to selecting their BPA because of opportunities to take other players who would fill higher team needs.
 

beerlover

Hall of Fame
I'm sure they did, but as I said they already had 2 guys on the roster who played that position so there was reduced returns to selecting their BPA because of opportunities to take other players who would fill higher team needs.
these two players are not even locks to be on the team next year......FYI.
 

infantrycak

Hall of Fame
one of the reasons they never drafted top 10 talent on the o-line under Shanahan and with Alex Gibbs is because....they never really had a chance at a top 10 o-lineman. i'm sure if Alex Gibbs is hired by Houston and they see a Ryan Clady miraculously sitting there at 18 they take him.
Sorry, doesn't fly. In 13 years you always have opportunities to use 1st and 2nd round picks on OL. I am not saying there is any hard set rule just like I think it is a myth Kubiak won't draft a RB in the 1st, but Gibbs being hired makes several top OL picks less likely if anything--but hey there are always exceptions especially if someone they never thought would be available falls.
 

nunusguy

Hall of Fame
these two players are not even locks to be on the team next year......FYI.
I would agree with that. But the real need on our DLine is a weakside DE (when they move Mario to strongside where we all know he belongs) and a NT and not a third 3-technique type DT.
They had TJ playing nose much of the year and AW at DE, when both are really 1-gapper DTs. But in addition to playing out of their natural position, they both have cap problems so that further increases the likelihood of one or both leaving if the contracts can't be restructured.
 

threetoedpete

Hall of Fame
one of the reasons they never drafted top 10 talent on the o-line under Shanahan and with Alex Gibbs is because....they never really had a chance at a top 10 o-lineman. i'm sure if Alex Gibbs is hired by Houston and they see a Ryan Clady miraculously sitting there at 18 they take him.
I agree with this. He's going to take one look at Weary and Pitt a' lumbering...that's going to do it. They bang another need there , RB, CB, OLB, that has been their history. I don't think that this franchise whishes to fail on another front line Qb. That should be priorty number one. Do it in the first, do it with a trade down...they won't stand pat with this group with the Gibbs hire.

Every time you loose a franchie QB you get set back five years. We've patched long enough. Plug the hole(s), lets go catch the Colts.
 

threetoedpete

Hall of Fame
Sorry, doesn't fly. In 13 years you always have opportunities to use 1st and 2nd round picks on OL. I am not saying there is any hard set rule just like I think it is a myth Kubiak won't draft a RB in the 1st, but Gibbs being hired makes several top OL picks less likely if anything--but hey there are always exceptions especially if someone they never thought would be available falls.
The guy in denver that just retired was a converted TE. It took them two years to get the guy on line. Do you really believe that Salaam has two season...thirty two games left in the tank ? I wanna see you post that one Cak.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Lepsis

Lepsis went to the University of Colorado, where he earned All-Big Eight Conference honors as a tight end, before going to the NFL were he would be signed as an undrafted free agent in 1997 by the Denver Broncos.
 

threetoedpete

Hall of Fame
seems to me that Sam Baker would be an excellent fit for the zbs.
Uh huh if he falls that far. so if there are three on the board do we move down and hope one is still left to groom as Mr. Cak has proposed or do you bang the hole ? Inquiring mind wish to know ? I mean I'll slum with King Dunlap or Hills....don't won't no cring when
Salaam finally goes down....and alagator arms is covering MS's back side.
 
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