2011 PackerRats community mock second draft

[Lurker64]

Every year we do a community mock draft, where a poster picks for each team and then we all vote on who the Packers pick. This year, since we pick last, it's probably more interesting just to look at who would be there when the Packers pick.

Here's the previous effort this year, and while many of those involved did yeoman's service two things are apparent: first: that everybody who does mock drafts does revisions (Mel Kiper is on his 5th so far, I believe), and second: that our mock may be already out of date (details on Bowers knee that have come out since that thread was started make it pretty much impossible for him to go #1 overall, and that's going to affect pretty much every subsequent pick).

So I propose we just give it another try. There are 32 picks, and 16 days until the draft, so if we can average 2 picks/day we can get this done (I have #1 for Carolina ready to go if we can get this off the ground). Hopefully as we get closer to the draft site traffic will pick up and we'll have an easier time getting it done.

So post here if you're interested, and post any and all teams you'd be interested in picking for. If you don't care, I can just assign leftover teams. Ideally those who sign up would be those who check the site somewhat regularly. Those who participated in the earlier mock are encouraged to pick other teams, but that's not necessary.

[RashanGary]

I wonder if you just pick for Carolina, then whoever logs on and wants to pick for the next team can pick. Nobody can have more that 3 picks in the draft. Wait at least 3 picks before you make a 2nd or 3rd pick so other people get a chance to pick. This thing will fly. I'll bet you can get through 2 or 3 rounds before the draft with this setup.

[RashanGary]

I hope we get Ingram again

[get louder at lambeau]

I wonder if you just pick for Carolina, then whoever logs on and wants to pick for the next team can pick. Nobody can have more that 3 picks in the draft. Wait at least 3 picks before you make a 2nd or 3rd pick so other people get a chance to pick. This thing will fly. I'll bet you can get through 2 or 3 rounds before the draft with this setup.

That's a pretty good idea. The waiting for someone who's turn it was crap made the other one drag like hell.

[RashanGary]

That's a pretty good idea. The waiting for someone who's turn it was crap made the other one drag like hell.

Yeah, then instead of people logging on and talking about how slow it is, they'll log on and take action, making it fly.

[Lurker64]

I wonder if you just pick for Carolina, then whoever logs on and wants to pick for the next team can pick. Nobody can have more that 3 picks in the draft. Wait at least 3 picks before you make a 2nd or 3rd pick so other people get a chance to pick. This thing will fly. I'll bet you can get through 2 or 3 rounds before the draft with this setup.

Yeah, I think that would be a good way to go about it. Nobody makes back to back picks, but if the last pick has been made and you have a good idea about who the pick should be, just jump in (though courtesy probably suggests waiting before picking again a bit if the person who picked after you just picked). I'm not sure about the "nobody with more than 3 picks", since that will depend a lot on interest (if only eight people care, 4/person would probably be okay, say), but if nobody has strong reservations we can just start like that tomorrow.

[get louder at lambeau]

Yeah, I think that would be a good way to go about it. Nobody makes back to back picks, but if the last pick has been made and you have a good idea about who the pick should be, just jump in. I'm not sure about the "nobody with more than 3 picks", since that will depend a lot on interest (if only eight people care, 4/person would probably be okay, say), but if nobody has strong reservations we can just start like that tomorrow.

Maybe "Nobody picks more than 1 per day?", just so it doesn't end up being two or three people taking all the picks.

[Guiness]

Maybe "Nobody picks more than 1 per day?", just so it doesn't end up being two or three people taking all the picks.

Sounds good.

Pick for Carolina already~!

[Lurker64]

With the first overall pick of the 2011 NFL draft the Carolina Panthers select Marcell Dareus defensive tackle of the University of Alabama.

You could potentially argue that this is a need pick, as the single best defensive tackle for the Panthers last year was no-name and current free-agent Derek Landri, but Dareus's ability to dominate at the line of scrimmage, his intangibles, and his schematic versatility make him worthy of the pick. A quarterback was considered here, but Jimmy Clausen deserves another chance and if he fails in his opportunity the Panthers will be in a good position to select form a much better crop of quarterbacks in 2012. Big men who can dominate at positions that require big men are simply harder to find than smaller men who can dominate at positions that small men play.

The Denver Broncos are on the clock.

[Lurker64]

And yes, let's go with the "nobody picks more than once per day."

[Tarlam!]

The Panthers are going QB. That's the consensus amongst the talking heads over at NFL.com. But hey, I know nussing, NUSSING! That's why I didn't sign up for a team on our mock draft.

[RashanGary]

The Broncos take Nick Fairley, DT

We didn't like the QB's enough to pull the trigger. AJ Green might be the best player in this draft, but DT's who can move like Fairley are even more rare than probowl receivers, so we went with the rare big guy. Fairley and Dummerville are a good start to Denver's new 4-3 front.

[Smeefers]

The Buffalo Bills take Cam Newton, QB

There's no way the bills pass on the potential that Cam Newton has. His pressence opens up the playbook to a whole other set of posibilities and it insures they have a play maker touching the ball on every snap. They took a good long look at Blaine Gabbert but decided to go with the Auborn Boy.

[Tarlam!]

Blaine Gabbert scored a 42 on his Wonderlic compared to 21 for Newton. That equates to an IQ of 144 to 102. Yet Alex Smith scored a 40 (IQ 140), both Rodgers and Leinart scored 36 (IQ 132), so obviously, football savvy is important.

Having said that, I'm sure Rodgers' clipboard-holding seasons allowed him to mature into the QB he has become. I'm not convinced Rodgers would have fared any better than Smith or Leinart if he were thrown in at the deep end. Or, maybe, had M3 stayed coaching Smith, he might have developed.

The point to all of this? I would suggest Gabbert will be the better QB going forward.

[Smeefers]

Cam Newton as #1 overall:

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2011/insider/news/story?page=KiperMockDraft4.0&addata=2009_insdr_mod_nfl_xxx_xxx&action=login&appRedirect=http%3a%2f%2finsider.espn.go.com%2fnfl%2fdraft2011%2finsider%2fnews%2fstory%3fpage%3dKiperMockDraft4.0%26addata%3d2009_insdr_mod_nfl_xxx_xxx

http://www.fftoolbox.com/nfl_draft/2011/2011-nfl-mock-draft.cfm?writer=19&update=20110409

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/don_banks/03/30/nfl-mock-draft/index.html

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/mock

http://www.rotoworld.com/articles/nfl/37744/60/draft-2011-nfl-mock-40

Dan Marino and Vince Young both scored 16 on the test, though Vince Young scored a 6 on his first attempt. Michael Vick scored a 20. My choice wasn't really random. Cam Newton is considered the best quarterback in the draft at the moment and there's more than one place that has him going 1 overall. I found one website out of the first six that had Blaine ahead of Cam. I'm sure there are other mock drafts out there that are pro Blaine, these are just the first six that came up in the search.

Blaine Gabbert as first QB picked:

http://www.mockingthedraft.com/2011/2/5/1975034/2011-nfl-mock-draft