Okay. . .draft board first, and then we'll look at a few things that have come up since the last mock went up.
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Oakland - JaMarcus Russell, QB, Louisiana State |
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Detroit - Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin |
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Cleveland - Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma |
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Tampa Bay - Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech |
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Arizona - Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson |
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Washington - Alan Branch, DT, Michigan |
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Minnesota - Amobi Okoye, DT, Louisville |
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Houston - Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame |
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Miami - Levi Brown, OT, Penn State |
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Atlanta - LaRon Landry, S, Louisiana State |
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San Francisco - Dwayne Jarrett, WR, Southern Cal |
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Buffalo - Leon Hall, CB, Michigan |
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St. Louis - Jamaal Anderson, DE, Arkansas |
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Carolina - Reggie Nelson, S, Florida |
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Pittsburgh - Adam Carriker, DE, Nebraska |
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Green Bay - Marshawn Lynch, RB, California |
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Jacksonville - Greg Olsen, TE, Miami (FL) |
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Cincinnati - Darelle Revis, CB, Pittsburgh |
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Tennessee - Ted Ginn, Jr., WR, Ohio State |
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New York Giants - Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn State |
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Denver - Robert Meachem, WR, Tennessee |
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Dallas - Patrick Willis, LB, Mississippi |
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Kansas City - Sidney Rice, WR, South Carolina |
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New England (from Seattle) - Jon Beason, LB, Miami (FL) |
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New York Jets - Michael Bush, RB, Louisville |
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Philadelphia - Charles Johnson, DE, Georgia |
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New Orleans - Aaron Ross, CB, Texas |
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New England - Michael Griffin, S, Texas |
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Baltimore - Drew Stanton, QB, Michigan State |
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San Diego - Dwayne Bowe, WR, Louisiana State |
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Chicago - Joe Staley, OT, Central Michigan |
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Indianapolis - Anthony Spencer, DE, Purdue |
Some picks have changed. . .some have not. Just the way things fall in this particular mock.
-As you read the other day, I've accepted reality. . .Calvin Johnson isn't coming the Minnesota. This sucks.
-After the combine, it appears that this is a "six-player" draft. Considering that the Vikings pick at #7, this is bad. If one of the Top 6 guys were to fall to Minnesota, I think they'd have to take him. If they don't, the BEST option (obviously) would be to trade down with someone that wants to move up for Brady Quinn and amass some more picks.
Should this not happen, however, my pick for the Vikings at #7 is Amobi Okoye. Why?
Okoye is 19 years old. He played as a freshman at Louisville when he was 16. That means he might need a little extra time to get into the groove of the National Football League. Who better for such a young, impressionable player to learn from than the best all-around defensive tackle in the NFL and the best run-stuffing defensive tackle in the NFL?
Okoye could caddy for Pat Williams for a year or two (and, frankly, Big Pat can hang it up whenever Big Pat damn well feels like hanging it up), and then team up with Kevin Williams to terrorize interior linemen into the next decade. Plus, he could potentially relieve Big Pat in obvious pass-rushing situations, which would be another plus.
-I keep hearing the rumors of Dwayne Jarrett dropping to Round 2. If he does, the Vikings had damn sure better get him when it gets to their pick. All the guy did in college was produce (hell, just ask the University of Michigan if Dwayne Jarrett is "too slow"), and he'd be an excellent get at the top of the second round. I have a hard time believing he'll actually drop that far, but stranger things have happened.
-Greg Olsen made himself a lot of money on Saturday. I originally had him going to New Orleans at #27. Now I've got him going to Jacksonville at #17, and even that might be too low.
-Drew Stanton appears to have won the race to be the third QB in this year's draft. He looked impressive in Indy from what I saw of him.
That's all for now, folks. . .discuss away!