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Final Mock

I know you guys are just dying for this draft like I am. It's a little different 'cause of the lack of the 1st rounder. Also, we pretty much have all our starters set. What we need, and what we're primed to do with 11 picks, is add needed depth throughout the defense and offense. We're light at almost every position except RB. I don't know about the rest of you but OT is starting to scare me and although this is a deeper OT draft than usual, it's not really deep all the way through #51. So here's my last mock before the draft.

#51--OG Duke Robinson--The best OG in this draft. Surprising that he's even considered to fall this far. The rumor mongers are out about his work ethic and drive. If he falls this far, which now looks like it might happen, then I think Dallas has to snap him up. No perfect prospects at #51 anyway.

#69--SS Chip Vaughn--Size and speed. Excellent SS type. Gives us a great in the box safety. I would love to go with someone with better coverage skills but he'd be the best guy available right at this spot. Plus, although he may not get a lot of INT's, he still gets his hands on a fair share of balls. 20 PBU's the last 2 years isn't bad.

#101--ILB Scott McKillop--Good size and awareness for an ILB. Made a lot of plays in the backfield at Pitt. Wouldn't call him great at coverage but he gets his hands on his share of balls. 11 PBU's and 3 INT's the last 2 years. Would fit into our D perfectly IMO. Would at the very least give you what Carpenter could give you and it would only cost you a 4th rounder.

#117--OT Sebastian Vollmer--Great measurables. Strong and good short area speed. Little bit of a project. Visited with the Cowboys. Hate to not address OT till the 4th round but what are you going to do when your first pick is #51??

#156--NT/DT Chris Baker--Good size. Played DE in Hampton's 3-4 D but would make a great fit at NT in our rotation with Rat. His scouting report says he's not really a great pass rusher but that's not what we're asking a 3-4 NT to do anyway. Although his stats would seem to belie that. 24.5 TFL's and 13 sacks the last two seasons.

#166--CB Brandon Underwood--Good size and decent speed. Not a burner but has good instincts and range. Might end up being a better FS than a CB but adds depth to our secondary.

#172--OC/OG A.Q. Shipley--Not sure if he falls this far or not. It'll be a stretch. Just okay size but blocked for a very good running team in Penn St. Strong and smart. Between him and Robinson we could purge a couple of the other scrubs on the team.

#197--WR Brooks Foster--Good speed but is more explosive than just fast. Explodes off the LOS. Strongest WR in this draft. The only thing he doesn't have is KR or PR skills.

#208--DE/OLB/ILB Nick Reed--Not sure what his best position is but his production was undeniable. 42.5 TFL's and 25 sacks the last 2 years. I see him projected to ILB at the next level but I have to believe that he might make a good OLB with those pass rush skills. Just a good football player.

#210--QB Mike Reilly--Small school prospect. Accurate though and productive. Never had a year under b accuracy. Good developmental prospect.

#227--SS Reshard Langford--SS type. We do need depth. Has good size and average speed. Hard hitter and a leader. Consistent.

Honestly I don't really thing we're going to be making all these picks. Wheeler Jerry's going to move a few. Either to move up in some rounds or to parlay them into higher picks next year. Still, we really, really need a fresh infusion of blood here. Our depth is really weak. All these draft picks give us a chance to fix that.

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good draft...

I’d love to get Duke Robinson with 51. I like William Moore better than Chip Vaughn but he will likely be gone at that spot…I really would rather get Jasper Brinkley in the fourth. A bigger, stronger anchor to the defense than McKillop. Love Baker in the fifth. After that, I don’t know too many of these guys, but then again, I don’t watch a lot of college ball, just do research before the draft.

Just my $.02

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by nspirals on Apr 23, 2009 9:33 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

I like Brinkley too but I was too unsure of where he was going whereas IMO this is right about where McKillop will go. I like Moore’s potential but I didn’t think he’d make it to our 3rd round pick. Chip will I think.

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by kameleon_o on Apr 23, 2009 4:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

agree

I use to love to hit, I use to take it serious. I only got one at bat a year, maybe...but, I took it serious. I hit 1.000 one year, if i had another at bat, I'd hit 2.000...

by Longhorn on Apr 23, 2009 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Nice

Love the Duke Robinson and the Nick Reed picks

Like the Vaughn, McKillop, and Vollmer picks

Reilly would be alright as the QB prospect.

April 25-26 -- NFL Draft

by APerfectStar on Apr 23, 2009 1:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Once I started to consider what everyone was saying about Duke falling

I realized that I just couldn’t pass him up in the 2nd. Our starters are set at safety and there won’t be any blue chippers available at #51 IMO. I would have liked to get in a coverage type safety but IMO Underwood might be able to make that transition.

What QB’s do you think might be available in those later rounds that might be as good as Reilly or better for us to develop?? Reilly benefited from me having seen him play a little. I like accuracy from a QB.

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by kameleon_o on Apr 23, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm fine with Reilly

But I’ll just suggest another guy since you asked. I like Drew Willy from Buffalo. He’s doubtful to be drafted so we could try to sign him as a FA.

http://www.draftcountdown.com/scoutingreports/qb/Drew-Willy.php

April 25-26 -- NFL Draft

by APerfectStar on Apr 24, 2009 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

That's what I was going for.

What took me so long to come out with this was making sure that I had my guys slotted about where they sshould go. You can have a great mock draft by picking Dorrell Scott in the 6th round but how realistic is that?? Even then I might have slotted guys too low. I keep hearing that Shipley and Foster are rising. We’ll find out soon though…

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by kameleon_o on Apr 23, 2009 4:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW,

Have you seen any film on T.J. Lang?? Some scouts have him rising fast but I hadn’t seen much on him.

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by kameleon_o on Apr 23, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

The only video that I could find is at draftguystv

And he’s rising, yeah, he’s a late 3rd Round- early 4th round prospect.

Viva México! Go Cowboys!

by Chandus on Apr 23, 2009 4:49 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, I've been trying to find out more about him.

Great measurables but in the end I hadn’t seen anything about him. 40 yard dash: 5.15 seconds. 20 yard short shuttle: 4.42 seconds. I don’t know what his 3 cone drill was but this guy has some excellent speed in the phone booth. .73 seconds faster than his 40 time. Perfect size. Played all 5 positions I think.

http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=79362&draftyear=2009&genpos=OG

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by kameleon_o on Apr 23, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Very Nice Draft

I would be happy with this.

by TCBinNYC on Apr 23, 2009 2:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks man. I appreciate all the feedback.

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by kameleon_o on Apr 23, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

BTW, I don't like the Vaughn pick

But other than him it’s a pretty solid mock.

Viva México! Go Cowboys!

by Chandus on Apr 23, 2009 4:51 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I like Vaughn

I thank God everyday i wasnt born a Eagles fan!!!!!!

by regaberto on Apr 23, 2009 9:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Delmas' detractors like to mention....

The weaknesses that the websites analysts saw on film.

You can do the same with Vaughn.

I find Delmas weaknesses much easier to digest than those of Vaughn. I also get indigestion at the mentions of Vaughn looking bad in the Senior Bowl practices.

Viva México! Go Cowboys!

by Chandus on Apr 23, 2009 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those practices are designed to make defensive players look good

Especially pass rushers and coverage guys if they’re capable of looking good, because the Offense takes much more time to gell than the Defense.

If a defensive player looks bad in the Senior Bowl practices and game, he’s going to drop, because he’s going to see a much thougher level of practice and play in the next level.

Seeing you dismiss a player weaknesses and push up another’s makes me scratch my head….

Viva México! Go Cowboys!

by Chandus on Apr 24, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

dismissed who's weakness ?...I know Chip Vaughn isn't a centerfield FS- WR man coverage guy.....He's a classic SS...bone crusher, fumble causer..

he is more than capable of covering a RB out of the backfield, or a TE in the underneath/intermediate level…..

once again….FS-Delmas BETTER look good in coverage, since he’ll be out on an island, 15+ yards off the line taking on slot WR’s and helping out over the top……

SS-Vaughn on the other hand, will be mixing it up closer to the line lining up over TE…..playing run first…….maybe even 2 downs only…….no misrepresentation here guy…i know each and every players weakness and strength…..seen Vaughn play at least a half dozen times……did his job well….causes problems in the box…..if you want numbers..i’ll use numbers….

past 2 seasons ….Pass Break Ups…

Vaughn – 20 …………….against ACC competition..
Delmas- 5 ……….against….well…you know…not so good competition..

you do the math….and explain….

by My_2_Cents on Apr 24, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I explained a part of my reasoning on my fanpost

You can look over there.

For the 2nd part, DB numbers:

81 tackles, 20 PDs and 2 Ints.
63 tackles, 11 PDs and 1 Int.

Who’s the better CB? Those numbers come from the 2006 season, the first guy is Anthony Henry, the second is Terence Newman in arguably his best season.

The explanation? The numbers don’t tell the whole story.

Viva México! Go Cowboys!

by Chandus on Apr 24, 2009 4:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

that's apples and oranges.....

just like it is comparing a SS to a FS…….or OLB to ILB…..or TE to H-Back …..or slot WR to split WR

your putting two CB’s stats together….completely different..

by My_2_Cents on Apr 25, 2009 12:03 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just like comparing the stats of 2 players that played in 2 diferent teams....

That’s apples and oranges, too!

But you can indeed find a comparison, Newman is better and Henry had more chances to do some plays because he gets burned.

I think the same applies to Vaughn and Delmas. Teams didn’t feared the players around Delmas and looked elsewhere, teams had little fear for Vaughn in coverage. Yeah, that’s probably it.

Viva México! Go Cowboys!

by Chandus on Apr 25, 2009 12:52 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

And Delmas looked great in the same practices and game

And he isn’t a smart guy or super strong!

Makes me wonder what Vaughn is…

Viva México! Go Cowboys!

by Chandus on Apr 24, 2009 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

OK

Delmas Played on a Winless team right? SO even if hes mediocre hes gonna look a whole lot better than his sorry team… right?

And i was looking through some number and Jenkins seemed to have a pretty good year alot better than T-New and Scandrick im suprised he didnt get alot more time..

He was passed to 38 times and he broke up 40% of those passes and only allowed 4 yards per pass and 2 td’s and 1 pick thats pretty good for a rookie seeing t-new had 65 attemps against him and broke up 34% and 2 TD’s and 4 picks.. i can see Jenkins becoming our future #1 im kinda excited

I thank God everyday i wasnt born a Eagles fan!!!!!!

by regaberto on Apr 25, 2009 12:48 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I take back the winless team thing.......

I thank God everyday i wasnt born a Eagles fan!!!!!!

by regaberto on Apr 25, 2009 1:19 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/player/profile?playerId=170731

He had a pretty good campaign at Western Michigan 303 Tackles 12 picks 1 FF And he just turned 21 and hes a team captain the last 2 years so you know hes a team leader i wouldnt sweat the pick at all.

I thank God everyday i wasnt born a Eagles fan!!!!!!

by regaberto on Apr 25, 2009 1:22 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Well Done

Good players , realistic values . Too bad McGee wasn’t there.

by oldboysfan on Apr 23, 2009 9:09 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Thanks.

McGee is moving up all right. He’s being projected to go from the 3rd through the 5th. I have other guys that I think will be available at those spots that I like but if we decided to go with him you wouldn’t hear me complain. I’m tired of watching other teams basically run QB farms. Time for us to get back into the QB developing business again.

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by kameleon_o on Apr 23, 2009 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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