2009 Packerrats Mock Draft

[FirstSgt]

With the 32nd pick in the NFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Steelers select C Max Unger, University of Oregon.

The Steelers offensive line gave up 51 sacks and ranked 23rd in the NFL in rushing for 2008. Unger immediately upgrades the interior line and could be their opening day starter at center.

[Lurker64]

Final Tally for round 1:

#1-Detroit Lions: Matt Stafford, QB, Georgia
#2- St. Louis Rams: Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
#3- Kansas City Chiefs: Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
#4- Seattle Seahawks: Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
#5- Cleveland Browns: Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
#6- Cincinnati Bengals: Andre Smith, OT, Alabama.
#7- Oakland Raiders: B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
#8- Jacksonville Jaguars: Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri
#9- Green Bay Packers: Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss
#10- San Francisco 49ers: Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas.
#11- Buffalo Bills: Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee
#12- Denver Broncos, Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
#13- Washington Redskins: Everette Brown, DE, Florida State
#14- New Orleans Saints: Aaron Maybin, DE/OLB, Penn State
#15- Houston Texans: Mark Sanchez, QB, USC
#16- San Diego Chargers: Rey Maualuga, LB, USC
#17- New York Jets: Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland.
#18- Denver Broncos: Malcom Jenkins, DB, Ohio State.
#19- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss.
#20- Detroit Lions: Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois.
#21- Philadelphia Eagles: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
#22- Minnesota Vikings: Percy Harvin, WR, Florida.
#23- New England Patriots: Brian Cushing, LB, USC.
#24- Atlanta Falcons: Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State.
#25- Miami Dolphins: Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers.
#26- Baltimore Ravens: Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB, Ohio State.
#27- Indianapolis Colts: Evander "Ziggy" Hood, DT, Missouri.
#28- Philadelphia Eagles: Clay Matthews, LB, USC.
#29- New York Giants: Eben Britton, OT, Arizona.
#30- Tennessee Titans: Darius Butler, CB, UConn.
#31- Arizona Cardinals: Donald Brown, RB, UConn.
#32- Pittsburgh Steelers: Max Unger, OL, Oregon.

We got it done before the draft!

[Guiness]

What's the over/under for guessing the picks correctly here?

I'd put it somewhere under 50%. 33% maybe. With only a few in the second half of the round.

[Partial]

sooo... who do you think is the best pick (fit, quality, etc all factored in) so far?

[wist43]

Actually, I like the last 3 picks of our mock as good fits, good picks... I like all 3 of those guys.

As for our pick, Oher... I like him, but he does scare me. Boom or bust - AND - he's a bit of a project. If we take him, it would be purely on his athletic talent, not his production.

TT has said many times he will always take the guy he feels "has the best future"... that means the guy he sees being a better player in 4-5 years. I don't want a guy at 9 that is going to take years to develop.

Still hoping for Orakpo or Raji, but think both will be gone, and doubt TT even knows either one of them is alive.

[DonHutson]

Still hoping for Orakpo or Raji, but think both will be gone, and doubt TT even knows either one of them is alive.

I think Orakpo is very much a Ted kind of player. Super productive, safe character. And I'm starting to think he might drop to us.

My impression is that given a choice between a guy with a 40% of being a star, a 20% chance of being decent, and a 40% chance of being a bust OR a guy with a 20 % chance of being a star, a 60% of being decent, and a 20% chance of being a bust - Ted would take the guy with the wide middle range, more so with the first pick.

To me, the wider middle range guys that could be there at #9 are Orakpo, Jackson, maybe Jenkins. Raji is more of a boom/bust guy. I don't know what to make of Oher. He seems like a good guy who works hard. If they think he can learn the offense, they could certainly take him.

[Fritz]

Final Tally for round 1:

#1-Detroit Lions: Matt Stafford, QB, Georgia
#2- St. Louis Rams: Jason Smith, OT, Baylor
#3- Kansas City Chiefs: Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
#4- Seattle Seahawks: Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
#5- Cleveland Browns: Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
#6- Cincinnati Bengals: Andre Smith, OT, Alabama.
#7- Oakland Raiders: B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
#8- Jacksonville Jaguars: Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri
#9- Green Bay Packers: Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss
#10- San Francisco 49ers: Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas.
#11- Buffalo Bills: Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee
#12- Denver Broncos, Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
#13- Washington Redskins: Everette Brown, DE, Florida State
#14- New Orleans Saints: Aaron Maybin, DE/OLB, Penn State
#15- Houston Texans: Mark Sanchez, QB, USC
#16- San Diego Chargers: Rey Maualuga, LB, USC
#17- New York Jets: Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland.
#18- Denver Broncos: Malcom Jenkins, DB, Ohio State.
#19- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss.
#20- Detroit Lions: Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois.
#21- Philadelphia Eagles: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
#22- Minnesota Vikings: Percy Harvin, WR, Florida.
#23- New England Patriots: Brian Cushing, LB, USC.
#24- Atlanta Falcons: Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State.
#25- Miami Dolphins: Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers.
#26- Baltimore Ravens: Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB, Ohio State.
#27- Indianapolis Colts: Evander "Ziggy" Hood, DT, Missouri.
#28- Philadelphia Eagles: Clay Matthews, LB, USC.
#29- New York Giants: Eben Britton, OT, Arizona.
#30- Tennessee Titans: Darius Butler, CB, UConn.
#31- Arizona Cardinals: Donald Brown, RB, UConn.
#32- Pittsburgh Steelers: Max Unger, OL, Oregon.

We got it done before the draft!

I mock this draft.

[DonHutson]

I mock this draft.

I drafted 1/16th of this mock.

[Lurker64]

As for our pick, Oher... I like him, but he does scare me. Boom or bust - AND - he's a bit of a project. If we take him, it would be purely on his athletic talent, not his production.

He was first team All SEC three times and a first-team All-American, considering that they don't keep stats for offensive linemen, how much more production are you looking for?

Yes, he's absolutely not as good now as he could be based on his physical talent, but he was still plenty good and plenty productive in college. Based on pure physical talent, Oher is the top OT in the draft by a mile or more. He just gets the "unproductive" and "inconsistent" tags because he's only at the level of the other top OTs in this draft, and not well above them like his god-given tools would allow. NFL coaching, a small-town football centric atmosphere, and the support that the Green Bay community would give him (he's a great guy and an easy person to like) would be really good for him.

[DonHutson]

NFL coaching, a small-town football centric atmosphere, and the support that the Green Bay community would give him (he's a great guy and an easy person to like) would be really good for him.

There would also be no pressure on him to play right away. So even if he does have some trouble learning the system, at least he'd have a full year to get ready.

[Lurker64]

NFL coaching, a small-town football centric atmosphere, and the support that the Green Bay community would give him (he's a great guy and an easy person to like) would be really good for him.

There would also be no pressure on him to play right away. So even if he does have some trouble learning the system, at least he'd have a full year to get ready.

I think they'd probably put him on the right side right away, where he'd definitely be a significant improvement over 2008 (and probably 2007) era Mark Tauscher. RT isn't a position in this scheme that requires a lot of smarts to play, anyway.

[packrulz]

#1-Detroit Lions: Matt Stafford, QB, Georgia correct
#2- St. Louis Rams: Jason Smith, OT, Baylor correct
#3- Kansas City Chiefs: Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
#4- Seattle Seahawks: Eugene Monroe, OT, Virginia
#5- Cleveland Browns: Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
#6- Cincinnati Bengals: Andre Smith, OT, Alabama. correct
#7- Oakland Raiders: B.J. Raji, DT, Boston College
#8- Jacksonville Jaguars: Jeremy Maclin, WR, Missouri
#9- Green Bay Packers: Michael Oher, OT, Ole Miss
#10- San Francisco 49ers: Brian Orakpo, DE, Texas.
#11- Buffalo Bills: Robert Ayers, DE, Tennessee
#12- Denver Broncos, Tyson Jackson, DE, LSU
#13- Washington Redskins: Everette Brown, DE, Florida State
#14- New Orleans Saints: Aaron Maybin, DE/OLB, Penn State
#15- Houston Texans: Mark Sanchez, QB, USC
#16- San Diego Chargers: Rey Maualuga, LB, USC
#17- New York Jets: Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR, Maryland.
#18- Denver Broncos: Malcom Jenkins, DB, Ohio State.
#19- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss.
#20- Detroit Lions: Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois.
#21- Philadelphia Eagles: Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
#22- Minnesota Vikings: Percy Harvin, WR, Florida. correct
#23- New England Patriots: Brian Cushing, LB, USC.
#24- Atlanta Falcons: Brandon Pettigrew, TE, Oklahoma State.
#25- Miami Dolphins: Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers.
#26- Baltimore Ravens: Chris "Beanie" Wells, RB, Ohio State.
#27- Indianapolis Colts: Evander "Ziggy" Hood, DT, Missouri.
#28- Philadelphia Eagles: Clay Matthews, LB, USC.
#29 New York Giants:mission:Eben Britton OT - Arizona
#30 Tennessee Titans:Mazzinarius Butler CB UConn
#31 Arizona Cardinals:FirstSgt:RB Donald Brown, University of Connecticut.
#32 Pittsburgh Steelers:FirstSgt:C Max Unger, University of Oregon.

Actual draft results:
1 Lions Matthew Stafford QB
2 Rams Jason Smith OT
3 Chiefs Tyson Jackson DE
4 Seahawks Aaron Curry OLB
5 Jets Mark Sanchez QB
6 Bengals Andre Smith OT
7 Raiders Darrius Heyward-Bey WR
8 Jaguars Eugene Monroe OT
9 Packers B.J. Raji DT
10 49ers Michael Crabtree WR
11 Bills Aaron Maybin DE
12 Broncos Knowshon Moreno RB
13 Redskins Brian Orakpo DE
14 Saints Malcolm Jenkins CB
15 Texans Brian Cushing OLB
16 Chargers Larry English DE
17 Buccaneers Josh Freeman QB
18 Broncos Robert Ayers LB
19 Eagles Jeremy Maclin WR
20 Lions Brandon Pettigrew TE
21 Browns Alex Mack C
22 Vikings Percy Harvin WR
23 Ravens Michael Oher OT
24 Falcons Peria Jerry DT
25 Dolphins Vontae Davis CB
26 Packers Clay Matthews OLB
27 Colts Donald Brown RB
28 Bills Eric Wood C
29 Giants Hakeem Nicks WR
30 Titans Kenny Britt WR
31 Cardinals Chris Wells RB
32 Steelers Evander Hood DT

[KYPack]

Thanks for putting the thread together, packrulz.

3 out of 32, eh?

How's that compare with last season's mock?

[HarveyWallbangers]

Thanks for putting the thread together, packrulz.

3 out of 32, eh?

How's that compare with last season's mock?

4 of 32. Awful! I'm happy to say that I was not a part of this mock.

[KYPack]

Thanks for putting the thread together, packrulz.

3 out of 32, eh?

How's that compare with last season's mock?

4 of 32. Awful! I'm happy to say that I was not a part of this mock.

Yeah, 4 of 32. We missed your expertise, Harve.

How does it compare with last season?

I'm glad we didn't pick Oher and Raji slid for us. Our mock was shot when Jackson moved way up and DHB went to OAK.