Gosselin's Latest Mock Draft

[KChiefs1]

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...ockdraft2.html

Player Pos. School
1. San Francisco Aaron Rodgers QB California
Comment: Bay Area team, Bay Area quarterback
2. Miami Alex Smith QB Utah
Comment: Life hasn't been good without Dan Marino
3. Cleveland Braylon Edwards WR Michigan
Comment: Trent Dilfer needs a go-to guy
4. Chicago Ronnie Brown HB Auburn
Comment: Bears finished 25th in rushing
5. Tampa Bay Cedric Benson HB Texas
Comment: Bucs finished 29th in rushing
6. Tennessee Antrel Rolle CB Miami
Comment: Replace one Rolle (Samari) with another
7. Minnesota Troy Williamson WR South Carolina
Comment: Speed receiver to replace Randy Moss
8. Arizona Carnell Williams HB Auburn
Comment: Backfield vacancy with Emmitt gone
9. Washington Adam Jones CB West Virginia
Comment: Joe Gibbs drafts another Darrell Green
10. Detroit Derrick Johnson OLB Texas
Comment: Playmaker for a play-deficient defense
11. DALLAS Marcus Spears DE LSU
Comment: Bill Parcells wants a defense with muscle
12. San Diego Shawne Merriman DE Maryland
Comment: NFL's 29th-ranked pass rush needs help
13. Houston Demarcus Ware OLB Troy
Comment: Best speed pass-rush in the draft
14. Carolina Erasmus James DE Wisconsin
Comment: The NFL's best defensive line gets better
15. Kansas City Thomas Davis S Georgia
Comment: A Roy Williams clone
16. New Orleans Carlos Rogers CB Auburn
Comment: NFL's 27th-ranked pass defense needs help
17. Cincinnati Mike Williams WR Southern California
Comment: Carson Palmer also threw to Williams at USC
18. Minnesota David Pollack DE Georgia
Comment: High-energy player to replace Chris Hovan
19. St. Louis Jammal Brown OT Oklahoma
Comment: Rams allowed 50 sacks
20. DALLAS Mark Clayton WR Oklahoma
Comment: Best player on the board at this pick
21. Jacksonville Fabian Washington CB Nebraska
Comment: Needs someone to cover Marvin Harrison
22. Baltimore Alex Barron OT Florida State
Comment: Ravens like size and athleticism
23. Seattle Brodney Pool S Oklahoma
Comment: Best defender on the board at this pick
24. Green Bay Marlin Jackson CB Michigan
Comment: NFL's 25th-ranked pass defense needs help
25. Denver Marcus Johnson G Mississippi
Comment: Broncos need to replace Dan Neil
26. NY Jets Justin Miller CB Clemson
Comment: An elite returner to replace Santana Moss
27. Atlanta Matt Roth DE Iowa
Comment: You can never have enough pass rushers
28. San Diego Travis Johnson DT Florida State
Comment: True nose tackle for 3-4 scheme
29. Indianapolis Jonathan Babineaux DT Iowa
Comment: Best pass-rush tackle in the draft
30. Pittsburgh Heath Miller TE Virginia
Comment: Big body, big target for Ben Roethlisberger
31. Philadelphia Chris Spencer C Mississippi
Comment: Eagles continue stacking good players in queue
32. New England Odell Thurman MLB Georgia
Comment: Need to replace Tedy Bruschi

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

I said I didn't have a problem drafting Davis if DJ wasn't possible

Not to nitpick on language skills here, but I guess I just assumed you would understand "of course you do" was in response to your statement that you thought KC was in the hunt for Derrick Johnson.

You said you "would not" have a problem with Davis, rather than "did not" have a problem, therefore "of course you do" is not grammatically correct. I just figured you'd know that I was responding to the last half of your post, since responding to your stuff about Davis with "of course you do" makes absolutely no sense.

Well, uh, nevermind...

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by KChiefs1

Thomas Davis
Position: Free/Strong Safety/Outside Linebacker
College: Georgia
Height: 6-1
Weight: 231
Hometown: Shellman, Ga.

PERSONAL
Consumer Economics major … Born March 22, 1983 … Resides in Shellman, Ga.

Isn't "Consumer Economics" the new name for Home Economics? If so, that'll make him doubly valuable. He can play defense AND he can advise the team on how to remove stubborn grass stains from their uniforms.

[Digital Takawira]

as much as we need a playmaker like carlos rogers or thomas davis on defense, passing up mike williams would be tough. williams in our offense would be ridiculous. we almost wouldn't need a defense. almost.

[beer bacon]

Originally Posted by Digital Takawira

as much as we need a playmaker like carlos rogers or thomas davis on defense, passing up mike williams would be tough. williams in our offense would be ridiculous. we almost wouldn't need a defense. almost.

How great would it be to lose in the first game of the playoffs 56-49?

[Anyong Bluth]

one rookie WR i don't think is going to once again bump up our scoring avg so high that team can't torch us. We don't need anymore points! look at the colts and us - NO D = sitting at home. Picking up Surtain & a LB / CB is much smarter.

I can't figure out why we'd pick up another safety unless we're planning on shipping off some of the ones we have- and it seems like LB is a bigger need?

[beer bacon]

Originally Posted by Cocina_Basement

one rookie WR i don't think is going to once again bump up our scoring avg so high that team can't torch us. We don't need anymore points! look at the colts and us - NO D = sitting at home. Picking up Surtain & a LB / CB is much smarter.

I can't figure out why we'd pick up another safety unless we're planning on shipping off some of the ones we have- and it seems like LB is a bigger need?

Lots of teams are projecting Davis as an LB. He is 6-1 and 230 pounds. That would be slightly undersized, but not greatly. He played SLB his sophomore year in college and he put up his best stats of his college career that year: 138 total tackles, eight tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and one interception. In addition, even when he moved to safety he still spent a ton of time playing in the box up close to the line.

If our scouting staff and Gunther are convinced he can come in at LB, then I am fine with that. He would be the second best 4-3 OLB after DJ.

[Digital Takawira]

you act as if we haven't made upgrades already. if we get surtain that would make williams a possibility. almost. notice that key word i used again? almost. that means that even though adding williams WOULD put our offense at near untouchable levels, yes we still need more help on d.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Cocina_Basement

one rookie WR i don't think is going to once again bump up our scoring avg so high that team can't torch us. We don't need anymore points! look at the colts and us - NO D = sitting at home. Picking up Surtain & a LB / CB is much smarter.

I can't figure out why we'd pick up another safety unless we're planning on shipping off some of the ones we have- and it seems like LB is a bigger need?

Alot of teams are projecting Davis as an OLB.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Digital Takawira

you act as if we haven't made upgrades already. if we get surtain that would make williams a possibility. almost. notice that key word i used again? almost. that means that even though adding williams WOULD put our offense at near untouchable levels, yes we still need more help on d.

We found out last season in the first few games that there's no such thing as an untouchable offense...

[Anyong Bluth]

We found out last season in the first few games that there's no such thing as an untouchable offense...

Thats all I'm saying. When the weather gets crappy a O-line and two backs like LJ and Priest are worth their weight in gold. Throw in Tony G, Kris Wilson, Kennison and Boerichter back ( i've always like him with his size and deceptive speed) I think we're fine.

The end goal is to get the D up to snuff - taking a Off player in the 1st just seems like you're cutting off your nose to spite your face.

And I've heard mixed reviews of Williams - some say Keyshawn II other swear by him - I would have loved to have had the WR TB got last year, but what's done is done.

Too bad we had to get some pointless wins and hurt our draft position.
I'm still up for a LB - no rookie CB is going to come in and outplay Warfield probably - Surtain is the answer & with the new safety's fighting it out - why couldn't woods or wesley play nickel?

I'm just hesitant to bring in a tweener S/LB - why not jump a few spots if available to get DJ? Is it at all possible to trade down and still get the CB & Blackstone (spelling?) with another 2nd?

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by rufusmaqe

Alot of teams are projecting Davis as an OLB.

Which likely means the KC front office is projecting him at CB.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Cocina_Basement

Thats all I'm saying. When the weather gets crappy a O-line and two backs like LJ and Priest are worth their weight in gold. Throw in Tony G, Kris Wilson, Kennison and Boerichter back ( i've always like him with his size and deceptive speed) I think we're fine.

The end goal is to get the D up to snuff - taking a Off player in the 1st just seems like you're cutting off your nose to spite your face.

And I've heard mixed reviews of Williams - some say Keyshawn II other swear by him - I would have loved to have had the WR TB got last year, but what's done is done.

Too bad we had to get some pointless wins and hurt our draft position.
I'm still up for a LB - no rookie CB is going to come in and outplay Warfield probably - Surtain is the answer & with the new safety's fighting it out - why couldn't woods or wesley play nickel?

I'm just hesitant to bring in a tweener S/LB - why not jump a few spots if available to get DJ? Is it at all possible to trade down and still get the CB & Blackstone (spelling?) with another 2nd?

I don't think Williams is even the best WR in this draft, let alone the best WR in years, as some would have us believe. Williams isn't going to win the Carolina game last year, or the New Orleans game.

I don't think Davis is a tweener at all. He's a playmaker and we don't have nearly enough of those on our defense. If we can trade up to get DJ, I'm all for it, as long as we don't have to give up our entire draft to do it. And yes, we could trade down, get additional picks, and still get a CB like Marlin Jackson PLUS Blackstock or someone like that.

[Kyle401]

I like either T. Davis or Rogers at #15. If they are both there, I would go with Davis if we have a deal for Surtain, Rogers if not.

I hope that Ware goes ahead of our #15 pick if we don't trade up. I am not yet sold on him. He seems to be shooting up the boards late, which IMO is a recipe for a bust.