NFL Mock Draft, Revenge of the Commenters, Round 2
By Jason Lisk
33. New England Patriots (WideWordofSport): RB Mikel Leshoure, Illinois. Really hoping he isn’t the next Maroney, but I just didn’t love any of the guards out there.
34. Buffalo Bills (Tim): QB Christian Ponder, Florida St. Bills need to address the QB and Ponder is best on board, plus he’s not a ginger like Dalton. [We are scheduled to interview Christian Ponder next week, so if you have any questions, leave them in the comments]
35. Cincinnati (Spencer096): DT Marvin Austin, North Carolina. Huge upside but comes with some risk. Will help control the trenches in the brutal AFC North.
36. Denver Broncos (Gerard Portmanteau): DT Stephen Paea, Oregon St. Interior line help for the 4-3 a must after taking Miller early. Also impressive pectorals.
37. Cleveland (Matt Borcas): DE Allen Bailey, Miami. ed: Physical specimen at end will add to an improving defense immediately.
38. Arizona (Smallie Bigs): OLB Brooks Reed, Arizona. Local AZ kid, played high school and college ball in Tucson. Should still be an upgrade in the pass rush.
39. Tennessee Titans (Kent Chitwood): QB Colin Kaepernick, Nevada. need a QB to groom. The Nevada QB is raw but appears to have talent.
40. Dallas Cowboys (Gaseous Clay): NT Phil Taylor, Baylor. Taking a monster, because I want to move Jay Ratliff to DE and attack the QB all the time.
41. Washington Redskins (Jay V of Considerable Influence): QB Andy Dalton, Texas Christian. Daniel Snyder wanted a QB whose hair matched the uniforms.
42. Houston Texans (Mgamaguche): FS Rahim Moore, UCLA. The Texans have a prototypical FS for the first time in ever
43. Minnesota Vikings (S1rweeze): CB Aaron Williams, Texas. Plays run and pass well, versatile, fits right in with Winfield and Griffin, can push for a starting job right away
44. Detroit Lions (Jim Harbaugh Scramble): ILB Martez Wilson, Illinois. Hasn’t been drafted yet and fills a need. [so your pick is someone who hasn’t been drafted yet?]
45. San Francisco 49ers (Ballz): DT Corey Liuget, Illinois. Experts say he’s too small for a 3-4, but a player that good falling this low is one that I want on my side.
46. Denver Broncos (Gerard Portmanteau): RB Taiwan Jones, Eastern Washington. Sure, he played in a cornfield against 10 year-olds, but has legit NFL speed and is drawing comparisons to Jamaal Charles. Also, Ballz took the pick I’d been sheltering. Bastard.
47. Saint Louis Rams (Winnie the Pujols): TE Kyle Rudolph, Notre Dame. – ed: it was pretty obvious the Rams needed to get Sam Bradford weapons and they do so with a highly-rated TE.
48. Oakland Raiders (Babar): OG Ben Ijalana, Villanova. Raiders need OL…consider Young Wiz, but they have no concerns about taking a non-FBS OL (Veldheer ’10). If fake John Elway would not have taken Taiwan Jones…real Al Davis would likely consider him.
49. Jacksonville Jaguars (Geezeus): WR Leonard Hankerson, Miami. Likely not BPA, which GM Gene Smith favors, and probably early. Big target opposite of Mike Thomas, hopefully he can be the guy Mike Sims-Walker couldn’t be.
50. San Diego Chargers (Ty Webb 1.0): WR Torrey Smith, Maryland. The most hateable QB in the NFL could use another weapon. [where was I when Brett Favre un-retired again and signed with the Chargers?]
51. Tampa Bay Bucs (Reader M): DE Jabaal Sheard, Pittsburgh. Doesn’t have some of the upside as some of other DE’s but is a proven contributor with a high motor& some versatility. Not a guy who you center the whole D-line around but with other good athletes(McCoy,Price,1st Round DE) could be a very productive member of a D-line Core.
52. New York Giants (Auto Pick): ILB Quan Sturdivant, North Carolina. ed: picked by consensus, they need LB and he is good value.
53. Indianapolis Colts (Bsanders37): FS Quinton Carter, Oklahoma. The Bob Sanders era is officially over and perennial fill-in Melvin Bullitt may or may not return. Carter’s limited speed and range are why he’s still available here, but his weaknesses can be hidden in the Colts’ scheme, and his sure tackling would be a welcome addition to a secondary that struggled badly in 2010.
54. Philadelphia Eagles (PhillyMantis915): C Stefen Wisniewski, Penn State. Jamaal Jackson has had two straight season ending surgeries, it’s time to draft a replacement. Besides he’s from Penn State and Howard Mudd can teach him well. [His uncle, Steve, was a 2nd round pick of the Cowboys in 1989 and was immediately traded to the Raiders, where he played for 13 years and made 8 pro bowls]
55. Kansas City Chiefs (Daniel Stave): WR Titus Young, Boise State. A WR across from Bowe is a need (I don’t trust Bowe to put those numbers up again, but that’s another point). I like Young, he’s fast, they say he’s a good route-runner. I like that he’s from Boise St. Good value pick at a need position.
56. New Orleans Saints (Breesus): WR/KR Randall Cobb, Kentucky. The Saints’ offense works best when it has a home-run hitter who can line up anywhere on the field, and it may be time to start looking for Reggie Bush 2.0, not to mention that Devery Henderson’s time with the team may be very limited.
57. Seattle Seahawks (Shutinstandup): OG Marcus Cannon, Texas Christian. Fills a huge gap a guard and has a great porno name.
58. Baltimore Ravens (Razeup): CB Ras-I Dowling, Virginia. How many more seasons will Flacco play before the Ravens realize what so many others seem to already know? Dowling is a nice value here. [I’m assuming you are referring to when will people realize that Flacco is elite?]
59. Atlanta Falcons (Parrish Walton): OLB Sam Acho, Texas. The Falcons need an edge rusher and he looks to be the only one left.
60. New England Patriots (WideWordofSport): OG Will Rackley, Lehigh. Big physical guard, under-the-radar some but is good value at this point and fills a position of need after Stephen Neal retired.
61. San Diego Chargers (Ty Webb 1.0): CB Brandon Harris, Miami. This is the pick they got for Cromartie and his 9 kids, they use it on a tall, athletic corner.
62- Chicago Bears (Jason Lisk): OT Orlando Franklin, Miami. Chicago’s offensive line needs plenty of help and competition, and so throwing multiple picks in that direction is not a bad idea. Franklin is versatile and has upside at tackle, a position he switched to and played his senior year and did well with limited experience. He can play guard if that doesn’t work out.
63. Pittsburgh Steelers (Brawny Tom): OT James Carpenter, Alabama. The Steelers need a talent infusion in the Tackle position that saw Jonathan Scott starting the Super Bowl.
64. Green Bay Packers (Butters Brickowski): RB DeMarco Murray, Oklahoma. Ryan Grant iffy coming back from injury, James Starks still a mostly unknown and Brandon Jackson will be a FA.
[photo via Getty]