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Originally Posted by That Guy
king is too high for the 2nd round. derrick harvey should be in your first round, and cromartie, even though both will be gone by 17 :/.
in the third zbikowski and barret (4.3 230lb safety WITH production) and both great choices too. i like a lot of the other guys you mention though.
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Right now I'm convinced that Harvey won't be there at 21. At this point though our major wild card as to weather we take Merling or Campbell is none other then our good friends the Minnesota Vikings. Theres no question they need a DE with Udeze going through health problems and Erasmus James racking up only 5 career sacks (not to mention coming off an injury). So with that said the question is are they going to become gun shy when it comes to the possiblity of taking a DE in the 1st?
Merling is coming off of a sports hernia and even though he's almost recoverd the fact remains that the injury could do little to ease their concerns the Vikings might have about drafting a DE in the first. And at this point it's definately to early for a team like the Vikings to draft a guy like Campbell. Of course Merling is also condiered a safe pick, and given the Vikings need at the position the chance that they take him is good.
Personally I think the Redskins are debating weather or not to take Merling or Campbell with that first pick, granted both have been considered top 15 talent at one point or another, and I have a feeling that the Front office affliction for Miami players as well as Campbell's connection with the D-Line coach has made the selection of Calias Campbell all that more likely.
As of now my mock draft for the Skins looks like this
1st - Calias Campbell - DE - Miami - Merling is probably a Viking at this point and the Redskins love players from the U. Plus Campbell has the most upside at this point in the draft. Also trade down these days are hard but we can always hope for a QB to make their way up the boards
2nd - Tracey Porter - CB - Indiana - Porter is the best corner at this point in the draft, but I think this spot is going to be between a Corner and Reciever. The Skins would love it if Jordy falls to them in the third but you have to wonder if someones going to take him in the early third. And on top of that Jerome Simpson is projected to be an early third round pick as well. Maningham is also a possiblity here, even though he's a smaller guy, he still has enough talent to contribute should he fall this far in the draft. Flowers is also a possiblity if he falls this far. Of course you can't forget about Andre Caldwell either.
3rd - Jordy Nelson - WR - Kansas State - This would be great if Jordy fell this far in the 3rd round but I have my doubts. Still the Redskins insist that their first four picks will be DL, CB, WR, and OL. It's also possible that the Redskins could draft Jordy with their second round pick, but by doing that they would have to hope for a corner like
Terrell Thomas or
Chevis Jackson to fall to them in the third, which is risky considering how hard it is to find a quality corner after the 2nd round.
3rd Comp - Tony Hills G/T - Texas- Right now Hills is projected as a 4th rounder but he also might be targeted by the Texans in the 3rd should they not get Branden Albert with the 18th pick. Hills is a great prospect for this coaching staff that could easily develop into a starter within two or three years and end up taking over at LG for the aging Kendell. Ironically I would consider him a poor mans Branden Albert even though he played most of college at LT. If the Skin's can't get Hills then look for them to draft Mike McGlynn out of Pitt.