WCG Mock Draft- Arizona Cardinals

by WCG on Apr 4, 2008 7:30 AM CDT in News

CURRENT SELECTION
		Derrick Harvey Defensive End Florida
ANALYSIS: The Cardinals could use the #16 pick and find an upgrade at just about every position except Wide Receiver. The offense ranked 7th in points, 5th in passing, but only 29th in rushing last year. They have a great 1-2 punch at WR, are set at QB with Warner and Leinert, and have a mix of veterans and former high draftpicks at OL and TE. Edgerrin James is now past 30 yrs old, and had another decent year. The Cardinals will consider drafting his replacement/backup with Jonathan Stewart available, but will most likely address the defense with the first round pick. The Arizona defense ranked 27th in points allowed, 9th against the rush, and 28th against the pass last season. They lack any real impact players on defense, with the possible exception of Antrel Rolle, who played mostly CB but is expected to start at FS this year. Finding depth and a possible starter at CB will be a top priority in this draft. Many mockdrafts have them selecting a CB like Jenkins, or Cromartie, and had they been available I would have picked them at #16. The CB most often mocked for this pick was Aqib Talib, who just seemed like a reach at this point. By selecting 6'5" 270lb DE Derrick Harvey, the Arizona Cardinals will get a value pick, and bolster their aging Defensive Line with a pass rushing phenom, who also plays well against the run. He will help offset the loss of their 2nd leading sacker to Free Agency, on an already terrible pass rushing team. Harvey was captain of the Florida defense as a Junior last season and will have an opportunity to start right away.

Pick	Team	Player	Drafter	Analysis
1	Miami Dolphins	Jake Long	McRipper	Details
2	St. Louis Rams	Chris Long	Chad	Details
3	Atlanta Falcons	Glenn Dorsey	mas12	Details
4	Oakland Raiders	Vernon Gholston	Doctor Chicago	Details
5	Kansas City Chiefs	Sedrick Ellis	whitebearsox23	Details
6	NY Jets	Darren McFadden	DaNate23	Details
7	New England Patriots	Leodis McKelvin	tyger1147	Details
8	Baltimore Ravens	Matt Ryan	McRipper	Details
9	Cinncinati Bengals	Keith Rivers	tomas21	Details
10	New Orleans Saints	Mike Jenkins	sirus19x	Details
11	Buffalo Bills	Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie	Chad	Details
12	Denver Broncos	Ryan Clady	Arctic Bronco	Details
13	Carolina Panthers	Jeff Otah	DaNate23	Details
14	Chicago Bears	Chris williams	tyger1147	Details
15	Detroit Lions	Rashard Mendenhall	Doctor Chicago	Details
16	Arizona Cardinals	Derrick Harvey	Gillrowdy	Details