SMD's Round 1 Full Mock

by suckmyditka on Feb 17, 2012 8:17 PM CST

1. Indianapolis Colts - Andrew Luck, QB Stanford

2. St. Louis Rams – Justin Blackmon WR OK St.

3. Minnesota Vikings – Matt Kalil OT USC

4. Cleveland Browns - Robert Griffin III, QB Baylor

5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Morris Claiborne CB LSU

6. Washington Redskins – Michael Floyd WR ND

7. Jacksonville Jaguars – Quinton Coples DE NC

8. Carolina Panthers – Devin Still DT Penn St.

9. Miami Dolphins -. Riley Reiff OT Iowa

10. Buffalo Bills – Melvin Ingram DE SC

11. Kansas City Chiefs – John Martin OT Stanford

12. Seattle Seahawks – Zach Brown LB NC

13. Arizona Cardinals -. Mike Adams OT OSU

14. Dallas Cowboys – Dre Kirkpatrick CB Alabama

15. Philadelphia Eagles -. Luke Kuechly LB BC

16. New York Jets – Trent Richardson RB Alabama

17. Cincinnati Bengals -. David DeCastro OL Stanford

18. San Diego Chargers – Courtney Upshaw Pass Rusher Alabama

19. Chicago Bears – Kendall Wright WR Baylor

20. Tennessee Titans – Janoris Jenkins CB ~~Florida~~ North Alabama

21. Cincinnati Bengals – David Wilson RB Virginia Tech

22. Cleveland Browns – Mohammed Sanu WR Rutgers

23. Detroit Lions - Cordy Glenn OT Georgia

24. Pittsburgh Steelers – Trumaine Johnson CB Montana

25. Denver Broncos -. Coby Fleener TE Stanford

26. Houston Texans – Rueben Randall WR LSU

27. New England Patriots – Mark Barron S Alabama

28. Green Bay Packers – Lamar Miller RB Miami (U)

29. Baltimore Ravens – Vontaze Burfict LB Arizona State

30. San Francisco 49ers – Jerel Worthy DT Mich St

31. New England Patriots – Andre Branch Pass Rusher Clemson

32. New York Giants – Michael Brockers DT LSU

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Kendall Wright would be a great choice for us

It will be interesting to see if he actually last that long.

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by ed_brown on Feb 17, 2012 8:36 PM CST reply actions

I sure hope so

People are down on him because of his size, but he plays strong and runs great routes across the middle

he really reminds me of Steve Smith for the Panthers

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by suckmyditka on Feb 17, 2012 8:45 PM CST up reply actions

Richardson or Jenkins are gonna last that long in the draft. But if they do I’d like to maybe see us grab Jenkins to play opposite of Peanut. Assuming we address a number 1 receiver in FA. We can get a quality WR in the second.

by l3ig_lvlike_430 on Feb 17, 2012 9:16 PM CST reply actions

I think Richardson is over-hyped

RBs just don’t get drafted high. People were tlaking last year that ingram oculd go in the top 10 and he dropped to the bottom of the 1st

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by suckmyditka on Feb 17, 2012 10:03 PM CST up reply actions

Trent is better than Ingram

In every facet of the game. Built bigger, stronger, faster and he’s a better blocker. The hype is warranted. Barring injury he’ll be a top 5 back in three years.

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by Acreman20 on Feb 18, 2012 1:35 PM CST via Android app up reply actions

Doesn't matter

going 16th to the Jets is very high for a RB these days

He’s not the caliber of prospect AP was coming out

He’s somewhere between AP and Ingram, therefor he’ll go somewhere around 8-17

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by suckmyditka on Feb 18, 2012 2:05 PM CST up reply actions

Don't disagree.

He’s closer to being an AP type than he is to Ingram. He’s the best RB prospect since AP. The fact you can actually leave him in on third down(unlike Peterson) gives him tremendous value. I don’t see him lasting until 16. We shall see though. Nice mock btw.

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by Acreman20 on Feb 18, 2012 2:25 PM CST via Android app up reply actions

True

I mean I’m not disagreeing with you, I just don’t see too many teams before the Jets that need a RB more than what i have them picking

Thanks though man

I’ve got round two under the works right now

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by suckmyditka on Feb 18, 2012 2:34 PM CST up reply actions

and Jenkins drops because of character issues

And you’d take Jenkins over Kendall Wright? I’m glad you’re not in charge of the draft room

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by suckmyditka on Feb 17, 2012 10:03 PM CST up reply actions

I said I would

depending on if we got the WR position taken care of in FA. It will go both ways, if we get a big name WR in FA then get a CB in draft first, If we get one of the big name CBs in FA then grab the WR in the draft. It all depends on FA to me.

by l3ig_lvlike_430 on Feb 18, 2012 10:25 AM CST up reply actions

Kendall Wright is a better prospect than Jenkins

I think you have to take Wright

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by suckmyditka on Feb 18, 2012 12:39 PM CST up reply actions

You must be thinking

Malcolm Floyd is going to give one hell of an impression at the Combine to go as early as #6.

by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Feb 17, 2012 9:45 PM CST reply actions

He's the #2 WR on my draft board

and he’s a physical freak.

I didn’t do trades, but I fully expect the Rams to trade with the Redskins and the Redskins get RG3

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by suckmyditka on Feb 17, 2012 10:00 PM CST up reply actions

Not if he runs a 4.6 40 which is possible

Hoping that Peppers does the belt dance over Rodgers crumpled on the turf

by tfrabotta on Feb 22, 2012 1:54 PM CST up reply actions

i'm not sure what you're arguing here

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by suckmyditka on Feb 22, 2012 8:44 PM CST up reply actions

that he will be the #2 WR

Hoping that Peppers does the belt dance over Rodgers crumpled on the turf

by tfrabotta on Feb 23, 2012 11:00 PM CST up reply actions

either way

I think he goes in the top 10 or 12

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by suckmyditka on Feb 17, 2012 10:07 PM CST up reply actions

Hey Polish it's Michael not Malcolm

by frenchbears113 on Feb 18, 2012 8:45 AM CST up reply actions

Yeah my fault.

by PolishSausage.Ditka.Bears. on Feb 18, 2012 1:20 PM CST up reply actions

I'm curious why you have

Trumaine Johnson going in the 1st. I’ve followed this guy a bit and I’m pretty high on him, but, I don’t see him go this early.

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by DutchBear on Feb 18, 2012 3:58 AM CST via Android app reply actions

This^

He had a 2nd round ceiling before his mid-season arrest.

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by Joeb'n777 on Feb 18, 2012 10:19 AM CST via mobile up reply actions

Because I see him as having a very good combine

and the Steelers are very weak at Corner

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by suckmyditka on Feb 18, 2012 12:37 PM CST up reply actions

Chase Minnifield seems like a Pit CB to me.

Frank Minnifield’s son an AFC North connection there. Although bigger than his old man, still needs to bulk up. But he looks like he enjoys tackling.

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by Bearsh!tt!n on Feb 18, 2012 9:07 PM CST up reply actions

Yeah I had it between the two

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by suckmyditka on Feb 19, 2012 6:06 PM CST up reply actions

Please don't let Ingram go to Buffalo

Or Green Bay for that matter.

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by JohnFG on Feb 18, 2012 9:04 AM CST reply actions

My favorite pick in this whole mock is the Lamar Miller to the Packers pick

omg that would like put that offense just ridiculously over the top

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by suckmyditka on Feb 18, 2012 12:38 PM CST reply actions

Mark Barron

I’m always looking at Defensive players that could be potential 1st round picks. And at first Mark Barron was not on my list. Just not enough range to play safety in Lovie’s D.
Until I started making a list of defensive players that I do not want to see the Lions or Packers draft. No matter what the criteria, this guy was always near the top of my list.
Then I started thinking about Steltz. Not the greatest range ever. But when he got a chance to play he did alright. Not the best competition that we faced this year, but when he got a chance, he just made plays.
Now I think Barron would be able to do everything Steltz could do. Equally effective if not better than Steltz from the first day of training camp. With nothing but upside with his game-changing, play-making abilities. Bob Sanders in his prime was something special. I don’t know if that’s a fair comparison to either player. But it’d be pretty awesome to not even have to worry about the Safety position for the next half decade. Unless you worry over Pro Bowl voting.

Kendall Wright would be a great pick. But I’m still hoping the WR position is thoroughly addressed in FA.

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by Bearsh!tt!n on Feb 18, 2012 8:54 PM CST reply actions

i thought the same thing at first

then i saw the championship game and saw some highlights. he could be very good at ss

by chiguy8506 on Feb 19, 2012 9:17 AM CST up reply actions

He does have great insticts

My issue with him is that he doesn’t wrap tackle when he should. He’s a bit of a showboat (for a safety) and goes for theatrical knockdowns. Too often he drops his shoulder and tries to knock WRs down, which won’t be nearly as affective against bigger NFL receivers. Good run support though. Lot of upside.

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by TheAwesomeMachine on Feb 19, 2012 2:41 PM CST up reply actions

this is true and if he did he could even more effective.

he seems to have a bit of a knack for the ball not a big one but he has had a few pass break ups

by chiguy8506 on Feb 19, 2012 3:43 PM CST up reply actions

Your issues with his wrap tackling?

Have you read this or have you seen this? From what I’ve read and especially from what I’ve seen, tackling of any kind has not been an issue for him.
If you have links to reading something or youtube I would check it out.
My issues with him (which are rapidly disappearing, especially when noticing the improvements in his coverage from 2010 to 2011) have solely been issues with his coverage.
His tackling seems fine to me, and I take tackling seriously.

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by Bearsh!tt!n on Feb 19, 2012 11:49 PM CST up reply actions

I see Barron as being a Roman Harper type of player.

Not in his skills, really, but the kind of role he’ll play for his team. I think he’ll be a good solid player for the same team for 8,9,10 years. Don’t see him being a superstar, but it’s possible.

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by Acreman20 on Feb 19, 2012 3:19 PM CST via Android app up reply actions

That's not an accurate comparison.

Roman Harper was an efficient and productive Safety also for Alabama, but had nowhere near the game-changing abilities or potential that Barron has. I’d compare Harper more to Barron’s teammate Robert Lester who’ll be back at Alabama next year.
That said, Harper has been to couple Pro Bowls…

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by Bearsh!tt!n on Feb 20, 2012 12:48 AM CST up reply actions

Like I said...

I’m not comparing their skillsets, Barron is bigger and stronger than Harper. I just don’t think his “game-changing” ability is what everybody thinks it’s all cracked up to be. I think he can make a couple of pro bowls like Harper, but nothing more. He’s wildly inconsistent in his reads and decision making. Just my opinion.

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by Acreman20 on Feb 20, 2012 7:03 AM CST via Android app up reply actions

His reads and decision making

were actually things I that particularly liked from Barron. But that is just my opinion. Watching plays develop, he often seems to know what the Offense is doing better than the Offensive players.

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by Bearsh!tt!n on Feb 20, 2012 11:04 AM CST up reply actions

Agree to disagree my man.

I don’t think he’ll be horrible by any means, but like Kirkpatrick I think he’s a little overrated.

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by Acreman20 on Feb 20, 2012 12:35 PM CST via Android app up reply actions

I'll agree with that.

The agreeing to disagree part. I don’t know, maybe they are a little overrated. But that Alabama defense was something special, but who knows…
The thing that I think I’m most sure of, is that I don’t want want to see either Kirkpatrick or Barron go to Det or GB.

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by Bearsh!tt!n on Feb 21, 2012 12:19 AM CST up reply actions

This would be the second year in a row

that Baylor has two 1st round draft picks. Before 2011, it had been something like 50 years since they had two 1sts.

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by Dane Noble on Feb 19, 2012 3:12 PM CST reply actions

I think it's ALMOST a guarantee that they have 2 first round picks

baring a horrible performance by Wright at the combine

(i think it’s pretty much a given RG3 goes somewhere in the 1st)

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by suckmyditka on Feb 19, 2012 6:07 PM CST up reply actions