4th Annual Pick The 1st Round Contest

[Joemailman]

Stole this thread idea from PBMax

Win the admiration of dozens of people the world over. Prove your predictive and deductive capabilities in the most useless manner possible! Win, and perhaps the new owners will give you a shiny banner below your avatar to remind everyone of your football knowledge and draft prowess.

Or just do it because you have some time to kill.

Regardless, pick the first round draftees, 1-32. Draft position and the player is what counts, it doesn't matter which team ends up with the pick. Each player in the correct position is worth one point. Tiebreaker is number of times Mel Kiper utters the phrase "upside potential". No one ever wants a piece of "downside potential". Second tiebreaker is the height of Mel's hairdo. Measured from scalp to top layer of Aquanet.

Predict, Draft, Win!

[Joemailman]

1. Sam Bradford
2. Ndamukong Suh
3. Gerald McCoy
4. Trent Williams
5. Russell Okung
6. Eric Berry
7. Jimmy Clausen
8. Anthony Davis
9. Dan Williams
10. Derrick Morgan
11. Brandon Graham
12. Earl Thomas
13. Joe haden
14. Bryan Bulaga
15. Jason Pierre-Paul
16. Dez Bryant
17. C.J. Spiller
18. Devin McCourty
19. Maurkice Pouncey
20. Ryan Mayyhews
21. Jermaine Griffin
22. Rolando McClain
23. Jerry Hughes
24. Taylor Mays
25. Kyle Wilson
26. Sean Weatherspoon
27. Jared Odrick
28. Everson Griffin
29. Sergio Kindle
30. Patrick Robinson
31. Mike Iupati
32. Daryl Washington

[pbmax]

Rich Gosselin and I will be making our picks Thursday morning.

[The Shadow]

1. Sam Bradford
2. Gerald McCoy
3. Ndamukong Suh
4. Derrick Morgan
5. Russell Okung
6. Eric Berry
7. Trent Williams
8. Jimmy Clausen
9. C.J. Spiller
10.Bryan Bulaga
11. Joe Haden
12. Rolamdo McClain
13. Earl Thomas
14. Jason Pierre-Paul
15. Brandon Graham
16. Dez Bryant
17. Taylor Mays
18. Kyle Wilson
19. Devin McCourty
20. Dan Williams
21. Mike Iupati
22. Everson Griffin
23. Jerry Hughes
24. Anthony Davis
25. Sean Weatherspoon
26. Jermaine Gresham
27. Bruce Campbell
28. Ryan Matthews
29. Jared Odrick
30. Patrick Robinson
31. Carlos Dunlap
32. Rodger Saffold

[jmbarnes101]

I'll give it a shot. I doubt I'll do any good so I'll just throw darts and see where they land.

1. Sam Bradford
2. Ndamakong Suh
3. Gerald McCoy
4. Russell Okung
5. Eric Berry
6. Trent Williams
7. Joe Haden
8. Anthony Davis
9. Jimmy Clausen
10. C.J. Spiller
11. Dez Bryant
12. Derrick Morgan
13. Kyle Wilson
14. Derrick Morgan
15. Rolando McClain
16. Jason Pierre-Paul
17. Mike Iupati
18. Maurkice Pouncey
19. Brandon Graham
20. Earl Thomas
21. Jermaine Gresham
22. Sergio Kindle
23. Jared Odrick
24. Dan Williams
25. Kareem Jackson
26. Charles Brown
27. Taylor Mays
28. Jerry Hughes
29. Sean Weatherspoon
30. Devin McCourty
31. Carlos Dunlap
32. Everson Griffen

[Joemailman]

Come on all you DraftRats. No guts, no glory. Barely 24 hours left.

[retailguy]

Rich Gosselin and I will be making our picks Thursday morning.

With his talent, it's a waste of my time to try...

[retailguy]

With everyone picking Bradford, but ZERO contract negotiations, I have to wonder if that is such a "sure thing"....

[pbmax]

Rich Gosselin and I will be making our picks Thursday morning.

With his talent, it's a waste of my time to try...
Didn't help me either of the last two years. You can do it.

1. ST. LOUIS RAMS: Sam Bradford, Quarterback, Oklahoma
2. DETROIT LIONS: Ndamukong Suh, Defensive tackle, Nebraska
3. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: Gerald McCoy, Defensive tackle, Oklahoma
4. WASHINGTON REDSKINS: Russell Okung, Offensive tackle, Oklahoma State
5. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: Eric Berry, Safety, Tennessee
6. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Trent Williams, Offensive tackle, Oklahoma
7. CLEVELAND BROWNS: Derrick Morgan, Outside linebacker, Georgia Tech
8. OAKLAND RAIDERS: Anthony Davis, Offensive tackle, Rutgers
9. BUFFALO BILLS: Dan Williams, Defensive tackle, Tennessee
10. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: Brandon Graham, Defensive end, Michigan
11. DENVER BRONCOS: Rolando McClain, Middle linebacker, Alabama
12. MIAMI DOLPHINS: Demaryius Thomas, Wide receiver, Georgia Tech
13. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: Joe Haden, Cornerback, Florida
14. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: Ryan Mathews, Halfback, Fresno State
15. NEW YORK GIANTS: Jason Pierre-Paul, Defensive end, South Florida
16. TENNESSEE TITANS: Kyle Wilson, Cornerback, Boise State
17. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: Bryan Bulaga, Offensive tackle, Iowa
18. PITTSBURGH STEELERS: Maurkice Pouncey, Center, Florida
19. ATLANTA FALCONS: Mike Iupati, Guard, Idaho
20. HOUSTON TEXANS: C.J. Spiller, Halfback, Clemson
21. CINCINNATI BENGALS: Jermaine Gresham, Tight end, Oklahoma
22. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: Earl Thomas, Safety, Texas
23. GREEN BAY PACKERS: Jerry Hughes, Outside linebacker, TCU
24. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: Devin McCourty, Cornerback, Rutgers
25. BALTIMORE RAVENS: Kareem Jackson, Cornerback, Alabama
26. ARIZONA CARDINALS: Sean Weatherspoon, Outside linebacker, Missouri
27. DALLAS COWBOYS: Dez Bryant, Wide receiver, Oklahoma State
28. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS: Jared Odrick, Defensive end, Penn State
29. NEW YORK JETS: Patrick Robinson, Cornerback, Florida State
30. MINNESOTA VIKINGS: Jimmy Clausen, Quarterback, Notre Dame
31. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: Rodger Saffold, Offensive tackle, Indiana
32. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS: Brian Price, Defensive tackle, UCLA

[pbmax]

A request. Somewhere in the last month, I stumbled across a link to a website that tracked the records complied by the various mock drafters across the internet. they had three or so years of data. Gosselin scored well, but so did a number of others. I thought it was either on football outsiders, profootballtalk.com or MMQB, but I have been unable to find it. i even searched my own posts for it.

Anyone remember seeing it?

[Joemailman]

A request. Somewhere in the last month, I stumbled across a link to a website that tracked the records complied by the various mock drafters across the internet. they had three or so years of data. Gosselin scored well, but so did a number of others. I thought it was either on football outsiders, profootballtalk.com or MMQB, but I have been unable to find it. i even searched my own posts for it.

Anyone remember seeing it?

http://www.thehuddlereport.com/Free/mockdraftscoring.shtml

[pbmax]

A request. Somewhere in the last month, I stumbled across a link to a website that tracked the records complied by the various mock drafters across the internet. they had three or so years of data. Gosselin scored well, but so did a number of others. I thought it was either on football outsiders, profootballtalk.com or MMQB, but I have been unable to find it. i even searched my own posts for it.

Anyone remember seeing it?

http://www.thehuddlereport.com/Free/mockdraftscoring.shtml
Bingo. Thanks Joe. Tons of good info for everybody. Find a guy with a decent track record and then alter the picks as you see fit. You can even compare them to the PackerRat mock draft.

http://www.packerrats.com/ratchat/viewtopic.php?p=507421#507421

[pbmax]

RatDraft Mock First Round

1 St. Louis(packrulz)= Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma.
2 Detroit(Fritz)= Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska.
3 Tampa Bay(red)= Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma.
4 Washington(3irty1)= Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame.
5 Kansas City(Lurker64)= Eric Berry, S, Tennessee.
6 Seattle(gbpackfan)=Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State.
7 Cleveland(pbmax)=Joe Hayden, CB, Florida
8 Oakland(Freak Out)=Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma
9 Buffalo(ND72)=Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland
10 Jacksonville(bobblehead)=Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech
11 Denver (from Chicago) (Lost coin toss vs. Jaguars)(jmbarnes101)=Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State
12 Miami(Charles Woodson)=Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee
13 San Francisco (Lost coin toss vs. Titans)(Brandon494)=C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
14 Seattle (from Denver)(gbpackfan)=Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida
15 N.Y. Giants(red)=Rolando McClain, ILB, Alabama
16 Tennessee(mazzin)=Carlos Dunlap, DE, Florida
17 San Francisco (from Carolina)(Brandon494)=Earl Thomas, CB/S, Texas
18 Pittsburgh(swede)=Mike Iupati, G, Idaho
19 Atlanta(mission)=Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri
20 Houston (Lost coin toss vs. Falcons)(Lurker64)=Ryan Mathews, RB, Fresno State
21 Cincinnati(joemailman)=Brian Bulaga, OT, Iowa
22 New England(joemailman)=Brandon Graham, DE/OLB, Michigan
23 Green Bay(packerrats poll selection)=Anthony Davis, LT, Rutgers
24 Philadelphia(Justin Harrell)=Tyson Alualu, DE, Cal
25 Baltimore(mission)=Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State
26 Arizona(packrulz)=Taylor Mays, FS, So. Cal.
27 Dallas(red)=Charles Brown, OT, USC
28 San Diego(mazzin)=Terrence Cody, DT, Alabama
29 N.Y. Jets(swede)=Sergio Kindle, OLB, Texas
30 Minnesota(mngolf19)=Maurkice Pouncey, C, Florida
31 Indianapolis(Brandon494)=Brian Price, DT, UCLA
32 New Orleans(Bretsky)=Everson Griffin, DE, USC

[OS PA]

1. Sam Bradford
2. Ndamokung Suh
3. Gerald McCoy
4. Eric Berry
5. Russel Okung
6. C.J. Spiller
7. Mike Iupati
8. Bryan Bulaga
9. Jimmy Clausen
10. Earl Thomas
11. Dez Bryant
12. Dan Williams
13. Anthony Davis
14. Trent Williams
15. Rolando McClain
16. Jason Pierre-Paul
17. Tim Tebow
18. Maurkice Pouncey
19. Sergio Kindle
20. Kyle Wilson
21. Jermaine Gresham
22. Brandon Graham
23. Joe Haden
24. Patrick Robinson
25. Demaryius Thomas
26. Taylor Mays
27. Rodger Saffold
28. Ryan Matthews
29. Terrence Cody
30. Kareem Jackson
31. Jared Odrick
32. Sean Weatherspoon

[Joemailman]

If my count s correct, jmbarnes and pbmax both had 8 correct. Mel will let us know who wins the tiebreaker.

[pbmax]

The Huddle has it scored this way, two years in a row McGinn has been scoring high.

RK Mock Draft SCORE M P
1 Will Spencer - Draft Breakdown 50 11 28
2 Dan Kadar - Mocking the Draft 49 11 27
3 Mel Kiper - ESPN 48 10 28
4 Joe Everett - RookieDraft.com 47 10 27
5 Bob McGinn - The Journal Sentinel 46 10 26
6 John Burbach - NFL Draft Experts 45 9 27
Robby Esch - The Huddle Report 45 9 27
8 Rick Gosselin - DallasMorningNews 45 8 29
9 NFL Rough Draft - Staff 44 9 26
10 Walt Deptula - WCCP Radio 44 8 28
Jason Boris - Times News 44 8 28
12 Forrest N. Long - FF Toolbox 43 8 27
NFL Fans.com 43 8 27
14 Ben Standig - FF Toolbox 42 8 26
Chris Kouffman - Universal Draft 42 8 26
16 Shavon Walker - Pro Sports Draft 42 7 28
17 Todd Kleinheinz - NFL Draft Pros 41 8 25

[Joemailman]

It's become popular to knock Mel Kiper, but he's actually pretty good.

There usually is one pick that throws things off. Last year it was DHB at #7, this year it was Alualu at #10.