2011 NFL Mock Draft thread.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by Lotus

You are missing some picks. You also clearly don't like linemen very much - 2 linemen in 6 selections, despite the fact that both lines need help.

I only had time to do that much lol
Well I think this OL draft class is pretty avg plus I'm going on SS s predictions with the FA lineman also. As for DL I like talyor in the 2nd if he's there of course. Plus we need skill position just as bad imo

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

#10 Trade with STL
#14 Ryan Mallett
# 41 Phil Taylor DT Baylor
# 47 from STL. Jon Baldwin WR Pitt
# 144 Demarco Murray RB OKLA
# 155 Steve Wisniewski C PSU
# 177 Alex Henery K Neb

Steve Wisniewski isn't lasting that long..

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Steve Wisniewski isn't lasting that long..

I'd venture that he could lasts longer. For starters none of us thought last year that Bruce Campbell would last until the fourth round. Last year also saw tackles Kyle Calloway and Selvish Capers fall to the 7th round. Calloway I believe graded out as a 3rd or 4th round guy while some of us wouldn't have even batted an eye if Capers had gone in the 2nd.

In 2009, AQ Shipley, ironically a Center out of Penn State graded out as a mid round prospect. He ended up going in the 7th round.

Also in 2008 we had center Steve Justice out of Wake Forest who I believe graded out as early as the second round. He ended up being a 6th round comp pick.

Personally from what I've read both Shipley and Justice were more highly regarded coming out then Wisniewski.

So in conclusion I believe it's entirely possible that a guy like Wisniewski could easily last until the 7th round. If I remember correctly I took him at the bottom of the fifth.

[SmootSmack]

I had thought this thread was about what we think would/could happen. But it seems like a lot of people are posting what they'd want to happen

Also, with no CBA in place there are also no UDFAs

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

I had thought this thread was about what we think would/could happen. But it seems like a lot of people are posting what they'd want to happen

Also, with no CBA in place there are also no UDFAs

I understand that there won't be any UDFA signings right after the draft but eventually there will be. Plus I already had that little explanation for Damien Berry and I didn't want it to go to waste.

My Mock, in all it's genius, is more of a hybrid of what I think will happen and what I would do. More of what I would do in the later rounds and a little more of what I think might happen in the early rounds. Though I will admit this latest mock from top to bottom is mostly what I would do. Not sure if anything I said makes sense to anyone but me. Nah it probably makes perfect sense. The inspiration I've conjured up from the Mallet thread has me thinking more clearly then ever thanks to a white powdery substance.

[SmootSmack]

What are "poor presences"

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

What are "poor presences"

When ghosts appear in your house and ask you for loans, they are poor presences.

[Swarley]

but he's also a statue, something that the league as a whole seems to be moving away from when it comes to QB's.

[CultBrennan59]

2011 NFL Mock Draft with Cam Newton, Marcell Dareus, more - Peter King - SI.com

[CultBrennan59]

My Mock

What we should do?

10th pick Robert Quinn OLB
43rd pick Jerrell Powe NT
5th rounder Austin Pettis WR Boise St
5th rounder Mike Arkin G Missouri State
6th rounder Evan Royster RB Penn State
7th rounder Justin Rogers CB Richmond
7th rounder Alex Henery K Nebraska
7th rounder Chase Beeler C Stanford

What will probably happen but shouldn't IMO

10th Pick Jake Locker
43rd pick Brooks Reed
5th rounder Jarvis Jenkins DT/DE
5th rounder Sione Fua NT
6 Royster
7 A WR you've never heard of
7 Another TE for no reason at all
7 An OLineman that won't make the team

[Swarley]

how do you know he didnt make anyone on his team better? have you ever thought that players on his team made him worse than he truly is?

[Terpfan76]

Sporting News War Room has Skins taking:

1) Castonzo
2) Locker
5) Pernell McPhee
5) Bruce Miller
6) Terrence Toliver
7) Sealver Siliga
7) Chris Stewart
7) Jeremy Ross


Castonzo and Locker? I'm all for it.

[Dirtbag59]

ChrisSteuber Chris Steuber
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@evansilva The marriage between #Redskins & Locker is something I've been saying since January. Shanny gets the QB he wanted in '10 draft.
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JuddZulgad JuddZulgad
@JustinRust Analysts are being sold on the fact the Redskins really like Locker and the Titans might, too. Not sure I buy it.
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osman1878 Osman Abdullah
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[Defensewins]

^I like the idea of taking a day one starter at offensive tackle. It will help our terrible running game and help protect our Qb. Locker will just sit on the bench.
If we stay at 10 and all the elite pass rushers and Defensive linemen are gone, the few remaining elite Offensive linemen, WR or RB seems to a safer bet, then reaching for a QB.
Stick with what is proven works, elite pass rusher or elite offensive linemen. I would love to come away with from this draft with the next Russ Grimm and Joe Jacoby. They proved you win with any of three different Qb's.

[53Fan]

A different POV by Kevin Ewoldt:

We all know the Redskins are rebuilding, here's why drafting a QB makes zero sense.

1. There are no elite QBs in this draft. Every GM is saying this and it's obvious to numbnuts like me. The Redskins have a defense that can't get off the field and an offense line that is missing legit starters from Left Guard through Right Tackle. How does adding a flawed QB really help this team? (see next point)
2. We already have not one, but TWO average QBs. What's really the difference between Chris Ponder, Jake Locker, Andy Dalton, Rex Grossman, and John Beck? Nothing. They're all the same size with mobility, so what's the point of burning a quality pick on another QB? Grossman is 30 and knows the offense. Are any of these college QBs going to outplay Grossman the next 3 years? NO. Build the team where we need starters and fill the QB when a legit prospect rolls through.
3. Starting talent is deep in the draft. Parks Smith and I just did a live mock draft on Twitter where trades were allowed. We had several offers to move back at #10, which we did. The Redskins will have that opportunity and there were still quality players on the board in the 2nd and 3rd rounds.
4. Redskins need starters. This is huge. With two average QBs on the bench, why add a 3rd when the Redskins have so many holes? Grossman can hold this ship for multiple years until we get a line that can protect him and some skilled players to bail him out. The Redskins are a bad team all around, so adding a QB that will ride the pine is criminal when that 2nd round pick is more likely than not to net a starter for several years to come.

Note: This isn't meant to be a "Bring back the Hogs" post. It's simply a fact our OLine is atrocious. It's a shame we didn't have free agency to help things out pre-draft, but perhaps it's a blessing in disguise in that it forces the front office to build our team through the draft.