Thursday, February 14, 2008

MOCK FUCKING DRAFT Part 5

26) Jacksonville:

Needs: DE, WR, CB, OT

Pick: Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida

Plays Like: Simeon Rice

Harvey has big time pass rush potential off the edge. He is an excellent athlete, with very good quickness and speed off the edge. He fires off the snap quickly, has the quickness and change of direction ability to get around the tackle, and the speed to close on the quarterback. Harvey has solid size and the frame to add more weight as he gets older. The issue with him is whether he can hold out in the running game at the pro level. At this point the answer is no but the Jagoffs would love to finally have a speed rusher that can get to the QB with ease unlike the rest of their lumbering overpowering DL.


27) San Diego:
Needs: S, CB, WR, MLB, RB

Pick: Aqib Talib, CB, Kansas

Plays Like: Dre Bly

San Diego doesn’t have the best secondary in the world but this team is the league’s most talented with arguably no real weaknesses. Talib is simply a play maker. He may not necessarily have that 4.3 40 time that makes the scouts cream themselves but he simply makes things happen out there. Regardless, he has more than enough speed to give the Chargers another corner in case they lose the great Drayton Florence to free agency.


28) Dallas:
Needs: WR, RB, CB, FS, DE

Pick: DeSean Jackson, WR, CAL

Plays Like: Steve Smith

A word to describe Jackson is that he is a playmaker. Absolutely dazzling array of moves makes him a very tough receiver to cover. Jackson is also one of the more dynamic returners in all of college football with the ability to start and stop on a dime. He is also electric when the gets the ball in his hands and can be very good yac guy for the Cowboys as well as giving this team a legit speed guy for Tony Romo. Negatives against him are that he is small and he does sometimes back down from physical corners and isn’t blessed with exceptional height.


29) San Francisco:
Needs: DE, G, OLB, WR, ILB, C, NT, RT, OLB

Pick: Kentwan Balmer, DT, UNC

Plays Like: Richard Seymour

Balmer has a very nice blend of talent. He has the size, athleticism, quickness, and strength to be an excellent NFL defensive tackle. Except that the Niners are still trying to run a 3-4 but really do not have the ends necessary to hold on the double teams. They also don’t have a nose tackle. Oops. Balmer has the strength to control running lanes, but the quickness to shoot the gap and disrupt the action. Balmer has also shot up draft boards and make sneek into the top 15 with a good combine. The problem is if Balmer can continue his stellar play from last season or will he revert back into the piece of shit play from the previous 2 seasons


30) Green Bay:

Needs: CB, TE, OL, SLB, RB, QB*

Pick: Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona

Plays Like: Champ Bailey

Cason has the ability to be a true shutdown corner. Not only does he have the athleticism, quickness, and ball skills, but he has the attitude of a top tier corner. Cason will not back down from anyone, and loves be tested. He shows the ability to turn and run with receivers, and has the ability to locate the ball while it is in the air. Cason does not shy away from run stopping either. He is very active and quickly reads a run and aggressively pursues the ball carrier. He will go for the ball and the big play too much. Also, while he is not small, his size is nothing special, for an NFL corner. Cason was the top corner on the board prior to the college football season but struggled.

31) New England:

Needs: LB, CB, FS, TE

Pick: Spygate

Plays Like: A Sony Camcorder

Sorry this was too easy. Apologizes to my Chowda headed brethren.


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32) New York Giants:
Needs: FS, CB, WLB, RT, WR

Pick: Reggie Smith, CB/FS, Oklahoma

Plays Like: Ed Reed

Smith is the latest in a long line of “Tweener” CB/S players that add value with the ability to do both. What can Smith provide is finally some added support to Gibril Wilson (if of course the Gints sign him) and move James Butler and his dime safety ass back to the bench. Smith has great cover skills and speed to keep up with any receiver. He shows the necessary range in coverage as a safety with the ability to lay some wood if he has to. Smith, like Reed, triples as a punt returner as well.

2 comments:

devo said...

Eh, I'd like to see the Giants take a linebacker, preferrably Connor. But you'd like to see the giants move kiwanuka back to de, assuming strahan retires. If that's the case, Gerris Wilkinson and Reggie Torbor are our olb's.

And Butler is shit, but I'm ok with world class track and field star Michael Johnson as our other safety.

Mahatma said...

see I was toying with this as well but there are far more "value" lbs in rounds 2-3 than safeties. As a result, you go with something more "rarer" so to speak. At least that's how i roll.