TDMMC Mock Draft V 2.0

[Dave Gray]

A lot has happened since our last mock draft (which happened over a month ago).  Since the new CBA and some big free agent moves, we now have a better idea of team needs.  So, I'm starting a new mock.

Here are the rules:

When you make a pick, try to put a little description of why this player fits, and your reasoning for the pick.
Please don't pick consecutive picks.  Give other people a chance to have a go at it.
Let people pick for their own team, where possible (Giants, Niners, Pats, Broncos, Cowboys all come to mind).
Do a little research -- make sure that you aren't picking a duplicate or that a big name guy doesn't drop.
No trades!  While we have to assume that some will happen, it's just too crazy to try and predict.

And go!




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1. Houston Texans
REGGIE BUSH, RB -- USC

Bush goes first in this mock for two reasons -- 1) He's #1 in pretty much every other mock and analysis I've seen, and 2) he's the right choice for the Texans.  With Houston not quite ready to give up on David Carr, Bush is the guy who you can build an offense around.  People say that he's the one special player in the draft that you only see once every couple of years.  ...and if things pan out, he'll make David Carr better.

[TonyB0D]

2.  New Orleans Saints
MATT LEINART, QB -- USC

Who cares if they just signed Drew Brees?  If his shoulder did a Pennington then they're S.O.L.  Better to grab a franchise QB, and see how things turn out...he has FAR more upside then Brees coudl ever have anyway.  Wanna trade him next year?  No problem!  He'll command a hefty draft pick ransom along with other possible players.

[JVides]

3. Tennessee Titans
D'BRICKSHAW FERGUSON, OT - - Virginia

OK, folks...before you lynch me, here's the logic.  The Titans still have McNair and Volek on the roster.  They continue to spurn teams that offer trades for Volek, meaning that he could be their starter sometime in the future.  The team has young talent along the defensive side of the football (no need for Mario Williams).  Brad Hopkins was recently released, leaving a hole at the left tackle position.  Ferguson is the latest tackle to come out of college with "Orlando Pace-like" buzz, so the Titans decide to keep McNair and Volek healthy by selecting a big, nasty left tackle. 

Vince Young and Jay Cutler tempt, but the Titans decide for an elite left tackle rather than risk messing up by selecting a QB with a funky throwing motion (Young) or a QB that has only recently risen so high on NFL draft boards. 

[Sunstroke]

hmmm...so we have a team with no real need at QB taking one at #2, and a team that really needs a QB at #3 passing on one.

hmmm....

[JVides]

hmmm...so we have a team with no real need at QB taking one at #2, and a team that really needs a QB at #3 passing on one.

hmmm....

My feeling on this:  They actually take Leinart when he slips to # 3.  I think Young's going to free fall due to his throwing motion, and I think # 3 is too high for Cutler.  Rules say I can't pick a guy that's no longer around, and I can't trade down.  Ergo, I fill the team's second biggest need with D'Brickshaw Ferguson.

[Sunstroke]

^^^ Can't argue too much on that... I think that, barring a trade down (which is what I believe will happen), the #2 and #3 picks above would be reversed.

They call it a "mock" for a reason... 

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

Well based on the picks above.....

New York Jets select.....

Vince Young - QB - Texas

I would have thought he would have been gone by now I can't see the Titans passing on him but he's here so the stinking Jets take him.

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

By the way if the Saints did take Leinart with the 2nd pick he would demand a huge contract and I don't see one team investing almost 100mil in 2 QB's!!!!! Just a thought!!!!!

[Sunstroke]

I'm gonna knock out 2 picks, just to get past my 49ers:

With the #5 pick in the 2006 draft, the Green Bay Packers select LB A.J. Hawk from Ohio State.

The Pack will have a tough choice between Hawk and Mario Williams here, but I see their bigger need as LB, so Hawk it is. Green Bay gets a Zach Thomas clone to anchor their LB corps for the next 5-6 years at least. Ask any Miami fan how they feel about Zach, and you'll see why Hawk is the no-brainer pick for GB at #5.

With the #6 pick in the 2006 draft, the San Francisco 49ers select: TE Vernon Davis from Maryland.

If Hawk falls to #6 by some fluke of chance, then SF will pounce on the Buckeyes' LB in a second. If Hawk goes to GB as mocked here, then SF has a tough decision to make. Mario Williams to anchor their D-line, or mutant freak Vernon Davis to help the young offense develop. I see HC Nolan going with the mutant freak in this situation. This will slide Mario Williams further than I've seen any mock draft slide him down, so one of the next few teams will likely have to grab him.


The Oakland Raiders are on the clock for the #7 pick...

[Philly Fin Fan]

With the #7 pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders select QB Jay Cutler from Vanderbilt University.

The Raiders released Collins and haven't been successful yet in landing a veteran QB. They really want Young, but take Cutler if he is still there when they pick.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Someone please post the draft order on each page. 


With the 8th pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills select.....

WR Chad Jackson from Florida


With Eric Moulds almost certainly not coming back, Buffalo drafts a speedster to go opposite Lee Evans.  Jackson's strong showings in the NFL Scouting Combine and UF's Pro Day have raised his stock considerably. 

Detroit is now on the clock!!!

[Sunstroke]

^^^ This mock has officially left the really-real world... 

[JMoney13]

This is the shittiest mock I've ever seen.  No way do the Saints pick Leinart or Bills pick Jackson--pure craziness.

[YoFuggedaboutit]

This is the shittiest mock I've ever seen.  No way do the Saints pick Leinart or Bills pick Jackson--pure craziness.

I know the Bills won't pick Jackson.  I'm just making Marv Levy and Dick Jauron look like the complete idiots they are.  This is OUR Mock Draft, and we can do whatever we want with it. 

[Fau Teixeira]

i'll agree that the bills won't pick jackson .. but don't be surprized to see the saints take leinart