WCG Mock Draft - Tampa Bay Buccaneers

by Adam T on Apr 8, 2008 7:51 AM CDT in News

CURRENT SELECTION
	Malcom Kelly Wide Receiver Oklahoma
ANALYSIS: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers seem to have a bunch of question marks but the internets all seem to agree that the Bucs want a brand new shiny wide receiver. I can’t really blame them, of course, as they need to get younger in that position. I mean, I’m not calling Joey Galloway and Ike Hilliard old but I hear that in the new Indiana Jones movie, Harrison Ford is on a race to find their high school year books. Sadly, former #1 pick Michael Clayton has nearly disappeared after his nearly 1200 yard rookie year. Having said that the Bucs are looking WR. Well, who should they pick. In almost every draft I have seen, they predict the Bucs to take Cal wideout DeShaun Jackson. Which is who I was going to select until I realized something. In almost every one of those drafts, Jackson was the second, or sometimes third receiver taken. And guess what? In our draft, not one WR is off the board yet. So that has made this so much harder. As much as I think Jackson has a lot to offer, I don’t see him listed as the #1 receiver on anyone’s board. So that is why the Buc take: Malcolm Kelly of Oklahoma. Kelly, while lacking ‘blazing’ speed is being looked at as a Larry Fitzgerald type game breaker. Big and strong, with great hands, he is the very model of what makes great wide receivers in the NFL. He’s a great athlete and an inviting target for whomever Jon Gruden decides to run out there as quarterback. And a receiver like this can really help a quarterback by offering the ability to go get jump balls. I liken him to fellow Sooner Roy Williams. And it took Williams a little while to find his groove, I see Kelly doing the same, eventually stepping up as a great #1.

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
17	Minnesota Vikings	Calias Campbell	Ando	Details
18	Houston Texans	Jonathan Stewart	whitebearsox23	Details
19	Philadelphia Eagles	Aqib Talib	bufordht	Details
20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Malcom Kelly	Chad	Details

See a list of the mock draft participants

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Roy Williams

Just a heads up - the Roy Williams, WR, that we have to defend twice per season is from Texas. The fellow Sooner Roy Williams, plays Free Safety for the Cowboys.
I really don't see Kelly dropping this far in the draft, but agreed, if he does, Gruden might take 10 secs to get the card to the podium...

-Jmac

by isuarch80 on Apr 9, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply actions