Marco Polo
01-02-2012, 11:10 AM
Now that the season is over and draft speculation has already begun (since September maybe?!), can we get Draft Planet back?
Here is the latest Walter Football mock going back from last week. We are still at #10 but you can get an idea of the players going at which draft slots.
http://walterfootball.com/draft2012.php
10. Kansas City Chiefs: Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford
Right tackle Barry Richardson is a sieve in pass protection. Jared Gaither was foolishly waived (typical dumb Todd Haley move), so Kansas City will be looking for an upgrade at the position.
This is an easy pick because Jonathan Martin is one of the top three players available (Quinton Coples, Luke Kuechly). Neither Coples nor Kuechly make sense, so it looks like Martin will be the favorite here unless the Chiefs really want to reach for a quarterback.
11. Buffalo Bills: Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina
The Bills want to play a 3-4, but they don't have the personnel to do it. They may stick with the 4-3 if they can land a blue-chip defensive end like Quinton Coples, however.
Coples is a great deal at No. 11 because he is arguably the seventh-best prospect on the board in the 2012 NFL Draft.
This really is a no-brainer because Buffalo is in desperate need of a pass-rusher. The team has struggled to get to the quarterback all year, as no one on the team has more than 5.5 sacks this season.
12. Arizona Cardinals: Luke Kuechly, ILB, Boston College
The Cardinals thought they shored up their inside linebacker position when they signed Stewart Bradley to a 5-year, $25 million contract with $10 million guaranteed this offseason.
Yeah, not so much. Bradley has barely played, so he will be a cap casualty this offseason. Arizona's search for a worthy player next to Daryl Washington will end here with Luke Kuechly, who is a no-brainer as the top available talent on the board.
Here is the latest Walter Football mock going back from last week. We are still at #10 but you can get an idea of the players going at which draft slots.
http://walterfootball.com/draft2012.php
10. Kansas City Chiefs: Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford
Right tackle Barry Richardson is a sieve in pass protection. Jared Gaither was foolishly waived (typical dumb Todd Haley move), so Kansas City will be looking for an upgrade at the position.
This is an easy pick because Jonathan Martin is one of the top three players available (Quinton Coples, Luke Kuechly). Neither Coples nor Kuechly make sense, so it looks like Martin will be the favorite here unless the Chiefs really want to reach for a quarterback.
11. Buffalo Bills: Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina
The Bills want to play a 3-4, but they don't have the personnel to do it. They may stick with the 4-3 if they can land a blue-chip defensive end like Quinton Coples, however.
Coples is a great deal at No. 11 because he is arguably the seventh-best prospect on the board in the 2012 NFL Draft.
This really is a no-brainer because Buffalo is in desperate need of a pass-rusher. The team has struggled to get to the quarterback all year, as no one on the team has more than 5.5 sacks this season.
12. Arizona Cardinals: Luke Kuechly, ILB, Boston College
The Cardinals thought they shored up their inside linebacker position when they signed Stewart Bradley to a 5-year, $25 million contract with $10 million guaranteed this offseason.
Yeah, not so much. Bradley has barely played, so he will be a cap casualty this offseason. Arizona's search for a worthy player next to Daryl Washington will end here with Luke Kuechly, who is a no-brainer as the top available talent on the board.