Mock Draft thread

[Freak Out]

It has to be BPA right? The few that I've seen were either CB or Ol of some type.

[3irty1]

Who would be irate at selecting a QB with #32 overall?

[Joemailman]

There are probably a lot of positions you can eliminate. There are certain positions where you will probably never see TT use a 1st round pick unless someone has a Rodgers -type slide. These would be C, G, TE,and ILB in addition to the positions that are never drafted by anyone in the 1st round. He's not going to draft a QB in the 1st round. That leaves WR, RB, OT, DL, OLB, CB and S as possibilities. With the exception of S, those are all strong possibilities.

[Lurker64]

The Packers haven't spent a first round pick on a running back in the last 20 years, I sincerely doubt they start this April. Especially since none of the backs in this draft are all that special (in the sense that a player like Adrian Peterson is special).

[3irty1]

There are probably a lot of positions you can eliminate. There are certain positions where you will probably never see TT use a 1st round pick unless someone has a Rodgers -type slide. These would be C, G, TE,and ILB in addition to the positions that are never drafted by anyone in the 1st round. He's not going to draft a QB in the 1st round. That leaves WR, RB, OT, DL, OLB, CB and S as possibilities. With the exception of S, those are all strong possibilities.

Why would you rule out C or G? I expect both Spitz and Colledge to walk in free agency. A guy like Mike Pouncy seems like a strong possibility in the first. TE I wouldn't rule out either. The end of the first is about Kyle Rudolph territory and after seeing how NE's offense rolled this year with a pair of great young tight ends, you can't rule something like that out. As for a QB... also a strong possibility if TT really likes someone who is there. Flynn could probably be dealt CBA permitting or else he'll surely walk in free agency next year. That will leave us without a quality backup. Pick #32 is the cheapest 5 year deal giving us a top QB to develop and fill in when needed until he can be dealt for a top draft pick in coming years.

ILB I agree with you on. Nobody in this draft is probably even worth that high of a pick and the Packers already have a bit of a log jam at the position.

[Lurker64]

You can rule out TE, because we're probably going to roll into 2011 with Finley, Quarless, and Crabtree. I don't expect Rudolph would supplant any of those three on the roster, and it's a catastrophically poor class at TE anyway, Rudolph isn't half the prospect of Gronkowski and I wouldn't take him over Hernandez either.

Picking a backup QB with your top pick when you have a young starter is sort of a nonsensical move. You can pick a guy three rounds later and teach him the game.

[Joemailman]

I ruled out C, G, and TE simply because I suspect TT believes he can find good players at those positions after the 1st 2 rounds. That's not to say he won't draft an OT who ends up playing G, but I don't think he'll draft guys who played C or G in college in the 1st round. Pretty much the same thing at TE. He found Finley in the 3rd round and Quarless in the 5th. I think it would have to be a huge value pick for him to take a TE in the 1st.

[Lurker64]

I don't think he will draft a guy who played G in college, but I wouldn't rule out Mike Pouncey who played a year of Center as well. The most probably reason we wouldn't take Pouncey would be that Pittsburgh would have trouble resisting putting the twins next to each other and settling the interior of their OL for a decade. But I think "TT thinks Lang will start at LG" is probably the most likely outcome.

[Smidgeon]

I've seen a Safety mentioned, Rahim Moore from UCLA.

I don't think we'll see TE or QB. Maybe you and I should mocks so we can have the full set.

(Presumably you're also omitting LS, K, and P; either that or you've been reading some messed up mock drafts.)

Specialists aren't real football players, right?

[denverYooper]

I've seen a Safety mentioned, Rahim Moore from UCLA.

I don't think we'll see TE or QB. Maybe you and I should mocks so we can have the full set.

(Presumably you're also omitting LS, K, and P; either that or you've been reading some messed up mock drafts.)

Ted's going to think outside of the box and grab that kicker from Nebraska.

[woodbuck27]

I believe TT wil go BPA leaning to one of two positions. CB or an OL prospect. We'll soon need a LT and a team cannot have enough good CB prospects to develop given 'the pass happy' NFC.

On another note I read this today:

NFL Combine 2011: 10 Worst Wonderlic Scores in Combine History

By Sean Zerillo (Contributor) on February 15, 2011

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/609895-2011-nfl-draft-10-worst-wonderlic-scores-in-combine-history?utm_source=bleacherreport.com

[Joemailman]

Some Predictions on Packers 1st round pick:

Draft Insiders Aldon Smith DE Missouri
Ourlads Corey Liuget DL Illinois
Draft Tek Justin Houston OLB Georgia
Great Blue North Jimmy Smith CB Colorado
Football's Future Jimmy Smith CB Colorado
Walter Football Anthony Castonzo OT Boston College
Draft King Tyron Smith OT USC
New Era Scouting Christian Ballard DE Iowa
New NFL Draft Mark Ingram RB Alabama
Draft Dog Benjamin Ljalana OT Villanova
Draft Countdown Aaron Williams CB Texas
Sporting News Mark Ingram RB Alabama

[Lurker64]

Some Predictions on Packers 1st round pick:

Draft Insiders Aldon Smith DE Missouri
Ourlads Corey Liuget DL Illinois
Draft Tek Justin Houston OLB Georgia
Great Blue North Jimmy Smith CB Colorado
Football's Future Jimmy Smith CB Colorado
Walter Football Anthony Castonzo OT Boston College
Draft King Tyron Smith OT USC
New Era Scouting Christian Ballard DE Iowa
New NFL Draft Mark Ingram RB Alabama
Draft Dog Benjamin Ljalana OT Villanova
Draft Countdown Aaron Williams CB Texas
Sporting News Mark Ingram RB Alabama

Ijalana and Houston are my two favorites of that group. I'd be happy with either, at this point.

[Iron Mike]

Ljalana and Bulaga as bookends???

[Lurker64]

Ljalana and Bulaga as bookends???

Ijalana's a bit more of a developmental guy, I imagine they'd give him a look at LG right away though. He's got all the tools you could want: he's physical enough to play OG, and athletic enough to play OT. Kick step needs work, which is why you start him inside, but his pad level is outstanding.