FFT Homer Mock Draft Commentary...

[listen2me 23 1,873]

Steal for Carolina. Not saying they shouldn't pick Stewart in any way...

 

But what happens to D. Williams? He was a 1st rounder and it seems like he never got a shot?

[Joey Gladstone 33]

Doucet, Manningham and Stewart were all nice values. Well maybe not Manningham so much in the eye of "experts", but I think he has a great chance of at least being real reliable.

 

Nice to see linemen taking priority over the skill position players, though as stated in this thread a lot of that is because we are drafting for these teams focusing on need (and what team couldnt use new talent on either side of the line). Still, compared to some of the fan mocks you see on other sport related websites, I like the thinking behind most these picks.

[Zackattack 0]

Good value for Carolina but I wouldn't do it. I still think DWill deserves a chance to be a full time starter. They would be better off to wait and grab another RB in round 4 or later.

[kutulu 1,676]

Good value for Carolina but I wouldn't do it. I still think DWill deserves a chance to be a full time starter. They would be better off to wait and grab another RB in round 4 or later.

 

 

I like the Stewey pick for Car. One, it's great value. Two, everything you read about Car. is they want to get back to the smashmouth running of the never bench Steven Davis days...which the J. Stewart pick provides right away, IMO.

[Jarvis Basnight 119]

I like the Stewey pick for Car. One, it's great value. Two, everything you read about Car. is they want to get back to the smashmouth running of the never bench Steven Davis days...which the J. Stewart pick provides right away, IMO.

 

This would be great value for Carolina and they'd take it in a heartbeat I'd imagine. The only loser here would be Stewart who would lose millions of dollars by dropping this far. It could happen because there's other good football players at other positions coming off the board as well and as I stated before, there's good RB depth in this draft. This would be a good match though for Carolina if they're interested in smashmouth running again. There's no RB on the board with the size Stewart has.

 

I think this is a good mock. I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that this is how it goes down. I like how we're shedding our FF glasses and trying to get our teams what they need to succeed.

[Patriotsfatboy1 1,432]

This would be great value for Carolina and they'd take it in a heartbeat I'd imagine. The only loser here would be Stewart who would lose millions of dollars by dropping this far. It could happen because there's other good football players at other positions coming off the board as well and as I stated before, there's good RB depth in this draft. This would be a good match though for Carolina if they're interested in smashmouth running again. There's no RB on the board with the size Stewart has.

 

I think this is a good mock. I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility that this is how it goes down. I like how we're shedding our FF glasses and trying to get our teams what they need to succeed.

Are there still concerns about Stewart's injuries? I have heard some things, but still see him going high in some mocks. Issue or non-issue?

[Hurricane Ditka 0]

Bears have to draft at least 2 WR's and Manningham is the best Available on my board.

[Bishop82 61]

Bears have to draft at least 2 WR's and Manningham is the best Available on my board.

 

I'm not a big fan of Manningham, but I understand that he is the best available. I hope Early Doucet falls to the Bears.

[jgcrawfish 232]

I'm not a big fan of Manningham, but I understand that he is the best available. I hope Early Doucet falls to the Bears.

 

Even though it's just a mock, I was fairly happy to see Doucet waiting there for the Broncos when I took him. He may not ever be a stud, but I think he's definitely a quality #2 guy in the long run.

[Jarvis Basnight 119]

I'm not a big fan of Manningham, but I understand that he is the best available. I hope Early Doucet falls to the Bears.

 

That's a helluva consollation prize if you ask me. IMO Mario has such a higher ceiling than Doucet. Doucet is definitely good but he's a possession receiver. Manningham could be a game breaker.

[Jarvis Basnight 119]

Lions select J.Mayo LB Tenn. This guy is a playmaker who flys all over the place. Lions need help at linebacker. I believe he was great value here.

 

Atlanta would have strongly considered this guy in a couple of picks. Good choice and at least the Lions would be looking decent with their OLB's.

[Barnaby Wilde 0]

Mayo is a great pick. I doubt he'll slide this far come the real draft. He is a playmaker the Lions would love to have on thier defense though.

[kutulu 1,676]

Mayo is a great pick. I doubt he'll slide this far come the real draft. He is a playmaker the Lions would love to have on thier defense though.

 

Yep, I considered him at 31 for the Giants instead of Dan Conner (LB), but I really don't like the name Mayo.

[jgcrawfish 232]

Yep, I considered him at 31 for the Giants instead of Dan Conner (LB), but I really don't like the name Mayo.

 

Good logic there...

 

[kutulu 1,676]

Good logic there...

 

 

In every class, there's always one joker who thinks that he's smarter than me. In this class, that happens to be you. Isn't it, Mayonnaise?

[RLLD 4,230]

In every class, there's always one joker who thinks that he's smarter than me. In this class, that happens to be you. Isn't it, Mayonnaise?

 

He's got nowhere else to go!!

[Voice_Of_Reason 0]

DT Dre Moore to Cincy. I thought they might go WR at this pick. Their WR core is thinning.

[HenryChinaski 1]

here is a breakdown grouped by position:

 

7 7 NE Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB (Tenn St)

22 22 DAL Aqib Talib CB (Kansas)

30 30 GB Antoine Cason CB (Arizona)

5 36 NYJ Brandon Flowers CB (Virginia Tech)

7 38 BAL Tracy Porter CB (Indiana)

 

1 1 MIA Chris Long DE (Virginia)

17 17 MIN Derrick Harvey DE (Florida)

25 25 SEA Phillip Merling DE (Clemson)

26 26 JACK Quentin Groves DE (Auburn)

2 33 STL Calais Campbell DE (Miami)

 

3 3 ATL Glenn Dorsey DT (LSU)

5 5 KC Sedrick Ellis DT (USC)

27 27 SD Kentwan Balmer DT (N. Carolina)

9 40 NO Trevor Laws DT (Notre Dame)

 

6 6 NYJ Vernon Gholston LB (Ohio St)

9 9 CIN Keith Rivers LB (USC)

31 31 NYG Dan Connor LB (Penn State)

8 39 SF Cliff Avril LB (Purdue)

 

2 2 STL Jake Long OT (Michigan)

12 12 DEN Ryan Clady LT (Boise State)

13 13 CAR Branden Albert OG (Virginia)

14 14 CHI Jeff Otah OT (Pitt)

18 18 HOU Chris Williams OT (Vanderbilt)

23 23 PITT Gosder Cherilus OT (Boston College)

29 29 SF Sam Baker OT (USC)

3 34 ATL (FROM OAK) Carl Nicks OT (Nebraska)

 

8 8 BAL Matt Ryan QB (Boston College)

1 32 MIA Brian Brohm QB (Louisville)

6 37 ATL Joe Flacco QB (Delaware)

 

4 4 OAK Darren McFadden RB (Arkansas)

15 15 DET Rashard Mendenhall RB (Illinois)

28 28 DAL Felix Jones RB (Arkansas)

 

21 21 WASH Kenny Phillips S (Miami)

10 41 BUF Reggie Smith S (Oklahoma)

 

11 11 BUF Limas Sweed WR (Texas)

19 19 PHI Malcolm Kelly WR (Oklahoma)

20 20 TB DeSean Jackson WR (California)

24 24 TENN Devin Thomas WR (Michigan State)

4 35 KC James Hardy WR (Indiana)

11 42 DEN Early Doucet WR (LSU)

 

You missed Leodis McKelvin CB Troy - New Orleans Saints

[Zackattack 0]

Atlanta would have strongly considered this guy in a couple of picks. Good choice and at least the Lions would be looking decent with their OLB's.

 

 

I know the Lions need O-line and some D-line help too. Mayo was who I thought was the best player available.

 

They do have 2 3rd rounds picks to work on filling holes.

[Vikings4ever 550]

Vikings don't like the values at positions of need, so they look elsewhere. The Williamses are great, but depth is lacking. Pat can't stay on forever, and is not a pass rusher, so they bring in another big nasty.

 

With Udeze's future in question, he may also see some time at DE on rushing downs.

[DexterMorgan 5]

I like this pick for the Vikes. I think fresh bodies on the DLine are underrated in the NFL today

[Jarvis Basnight 119]

I've been playing the fill need card for the most part as Atlanta's GM and I think it's worked decently. Picking up Curtis Lofton and starting him at ILB will allow Brooking to move back to OLB and suddenly Atlanta has a nice looking LB core.

[kutulu 1,676]

Not sure, do you guys want to go for a third round or is two enough?

[Voice_Of_Reason 0]

Philadelphia/scherber830 will have till 3:40pm EST today and then we will collectively make the pick for them. After that, we will turn the clock off for the weekend, but hopefully we can blast through a bunch of picks anyway...like last weekend.

 

Not sure, do you guys want to go for a third round or is two enough?

Scherber is online now

[kutulu 1,676]

Scherber is online now

 

[Voice_Of_Reason 0]

I went with Ray Rice Rb Rutgers for AZ. They need to find a replacement for Edge sooner rather than later. I also thought about OL and LB here. I like Rice more than the pure speed of J.Charles or C.Johnson.

[kutulu 1,676]

I've been playing the fill need card for the most part as Atlanta's GM and I think it's worked decently. Picking up Curtis Lofton and starting him at ILB will allow Brooking to move back to OLB and suddenly Atlanta has a nice looking LB core.

 

 

Surprised Lofton lasted as long as he did...

[Hurricane Ditka 0]

Not sure, do you guys want to go for a third round or is two enough?

I want to go at least 3 rounds and possibly the 4th. If needed I can pick up a second team to draft for!

[kutulu 1,676]

I want to go at least 3 rounds and possibly the 4th. If needed I can pick up a second team to draft for!

 

Three is the magic number ...was just worried people were geting at the pace.

 

Seems like we are doing about a round per week....FYI, I'll be starting a vacation come the weekend of the 19th and will not have any internet access after that date. So I don't have a problem going till then if we go into the 4th round but after that, I'll have to be done.

[jgcrawfish 232]

Kutulu, I've got a big project going at work and may need to drop off picking for Denver.

 

(and before FlaHawker comes in and makes his "fry cook" comment, again, I'll head him off at the pass. We have a HUGE party at the restaurant coming up and peeling/slicing all those potatoes for the fries is gonna take a couple of weeks )

[Jarvis Basnight 119]

Three is the magic number ...was just worried people were geting at the pace.

 

Seems like we are doing about a round per week....FYI, I'll be starting a vacation come the weekend of the 19th and will not have any internet access after that date. So I don't have a problem going till then if we go into the 4th round but after that, I'll have to be done.

 

I'm good with 3. Atlanta will have 2 picks in the 3rd b/c I'm assuming you'll include Comp Picks as well.

[kutulu 1,676]

I'm good with 3. Atlanta will have 2 picks in the 3rd b/c I'm assuming you'll include Comp Picks as well.

 

 

Yep, I'm taking it from here. Hope it's accurate.

[kutulu 1,676]

Kutulu, I've got a big project going at work and may need to drop off picking for Denver.

 

That's fine, we will just give Denver whoever is the 2008 version of Maurice Clarett.

[listen2me 23 1,873]

I could be wrong, But I was sure the Packers had 2 2nd round picks. They traded Corey Williams to the Browns for a 2nd.

 

I don't see the Packers having 2 2nds over in the draft thread....

[Jarvis Basnight 119]

I could be wrong, But I was sure the Packers had 2 2nd round picks. They traded Corey Williams to the Browns for a 2nd.

 

I don't see the Packers having 2 2nds over in the draft thread....

 

Yeah that's an oops. Packers have Cleveland's #2......56th overall.

[kutulu 1,676]

Yeah that's an oops. Packers have Cleveland's #2......56th overall.

 

 

Fixed...and that should be correct as Clev. has no picks rounds 1-3. Whoops!

[listen2me 23 1,873]

Fixed...and that should be correct as Clev. has no picks rounds 1-3. Whoops!

 

Your Welcome.

[kutulu 1,676]

Your Welcome.

 

 

Nice catch.

[ArnieBragg 1]

Is Lawrence Jackson hurt? The DE out of USC.

[Hurricane Ditka 0]

Three is the magic number ...was just worried people were geting at the pace.

 

Seems like we are doing about a round per week....FYI, I'll be starting a vacation come the weekend of the 19th and will not have any internet access after that date. So I don't have a problem going till then if we go into the 4th round but after that, I'll have to be done.

Let's do 3. Let me know if you need someone to pickup a team.