2011 NFL Draft: Mock Central

Overrated: Every QB in this draft (at least the early first rounders).

Underrated: Von Miller. Even at the 3 slot.

Here’s Rick Gosselin’s final mock draft. He’s a big Dalton fan apparently.

1. - Panthers – Newton – QB
2. - Broncos – Miller – LB
3. - Bills – Dareus – DE
4. - Bengals – Green – WR
5. - Cardinals – Peterson – CB
6. - Browns – Jones – WR
7. - 49ers – Gabbert – QB
8. - Titans – Locker – QB
9. - Cowboys – Tyron Smith – OT
10. - Redskins – Ponder – QB
11. - Texans – Aldon Smith – OLB
12. - Vikings – Dalton – QB
13. - Lions – Fairley – DT
14. - Rams – Ingram – RB
15. - Dolphins – Pouncey – OG/C
16. - Jags – Kerrigan – DE
17. - Pats – Jordan – DE
18. - Chargers – Liuget – DT
19. - Giants – Solder – OT
20. - Bucs – Quinn – OLB/DE
21. - Chiefs – Carimi – OT
22. - Colts – Castonzo – OT
23. - Eagles – J. Smith – CB
24. - Saints – Clayborn – DE
25. - Seahawks – Amukamara – CB
26. - Ravens – Watt – DE
27. - Falcons – Taylor – NT
28. - Patriots – Watkins – G
29. - Bears – Austin – DT
30. - Jets – Sherrod – OT
31. - Steelers – Heyward – DE
32. - Packers – Williams – CB

I’ll bite and throw in my two cents worth…

1. Panthers – Green (WR)
2. Broncos – Miller (LB)
3. Bills – Newton (QB)
4. Bengals – Dareus (DT)
5. Texans from Cardinals – Peterson (CB)
6. Browns – Jones (WR)
7. 49ers – Gabbert (QB)
8. Titans – Fairley (DT)
9. Cowboys – Tyron Smith (OL)
10. Redskins – Quinn (OLB)
11. Cardinals from Texans – Aldon Smith (LB)
12. Vikings – Kerrigan (DE)
13. Lions – Amukamara (CB)
14. Rams – Ingram (RB)
15. Dolphins – Pouncey (OL)
16. Jags – Ponder (QB)
17. Pats – Jordan (DE)
18. Chargers – Liuget (DT)
19. Giants – Castonzo (OL)
20. Bucs – Watt (DE)
21. Chiefs – Carimi (OL)
22. Colts – Solder (OL)
23. Eagles – J. Smith (CB)
24. Saints – Clayborn (DE)
25. Seahawks – Locker (QB)
26. Ravens – Bowers (DE)
27. Falcons – Taylor (DL)
28. Patriots – Sherrod (OL)
29. Bears – Austin (DT)
30. Jets – Heyward (DE)
31. Steelers – Watkins (OL)
32. Packers – Leshoure (RB)

I’ll need some change…

Not nearly as big a fan of Dalton. And I don’t see Bowers or Constanzo being as low as Gosselin does.

I keep looking at the mock drafts and I always come away with Browns/Bungals/Texans will pull a WTF. And whatever mock draft, who ever is slotted in for the Pats is a “wow, great pick, how do they do it every time…”

Some of my thoughts on the Goose mock:

Gabbert is the only QB I would take in the first round this year, and I’m not all that sold on him. The only QB worth taking #1 overall would be Ryan Mallet with Andy Dalton’s head grafted on. If things shake out even close to this in terms of QBs, teams like the Steelers and Packers with established franchise guys in their prime will be laughing their asses off watching other teams reach for second-rate dudes while quality defenders fall to them at the end of the round.

Carolina needs to take one more long, long look at the Jamarcus Russell and Akili Smith tapes before they take that card up to the commish.

Talent and need would mesh perfectly for the Browns if Julio Jones is there at 6 – they do not need to outsmart themselves, just grab a weapon for Colt and prepare to be impressed.

Glad to see Alex Smith didn’t sour the 49ers on spread QBs.

Good work by the Redskins – I’ve got a good feeling about Ponder. Grab him if he’s there. Please. Pretty please.

Dear Leslie Frazier – this is the NFL, and that stands for Not For Long if you pass on signing Vince Young to draft the Ginger Avenger at freaking TWELVE.

If Ingram goes to the Rams at 14, he may never know what it’s like to be the best running back on his own team.

If Fairley goes to Detroit that may be the most ferocious interior pass rush since the Eagles dropped Reggie White inside to rush next to Jerome Brown. Cliff Avril is going to spend half his time blocked by TEs and fullbacks.

If Kenny Britt was writing Vince’s number on his towel in frustration last year, he’s going to immolate himself like a Tunisian fruit vendor once he gets a load of what Jake Locker brings to the table.

From what I saw in tOSU’s bowl game, the Steelers could do a LOT worse than bagging Heyward at #31. Hopefully nobody else asks him how his dad feels about it.

Aaron Williams could be the perfect heir to Charles Woodson’s ‘thing’ role in the Packers secondary – slot coverage/deep coverage/jam the tight end/blitz the QB from play to play.

Cam got an ovation befitting a cheater. Awesome!

I can’t believe they really took Newton. Don’t trust him at all.

AJ Green will make a good Robin to Shipley’s Batman.

Browns got a fuckload for that number 6 pick.

AJ Green will be a great NFL player. I like him a lot more than Julio Jones.

I love Aldon Smith. That’s a surprise pick though.

Read the 2009 Mizzou State of the Union for predictions of Aldon Smith’s greatness.

Bud Adams should rent the movie Hurt Locker after the draft. Reeeaaaaach.

JJ Watt. Texans.
 
How about trying to field a secondary?

Fucking idiots. And Texans fans wonder why the franchise is mocked endlessly.

Cue irate magnusbleuveigner in 3…2…

Ponder THAT. Wow.

I guess no VY and AD backfield in Minnesota.

Vasherized,

There is nothing to wonder, Rick Smith is an arrogant prick who doesn’t know shit about building a team and Kubiak knows nothing about building a defense.

They have a ton of money locked up in Antonio Smith and Mario Williams so they effectively have drafted a freaking back-up and did not address their need at OLB and CB.

Get ready for a running back and a tight end with the next two picks.

For a weak QB draft, lots of them going early.

I feel like I’m at my fantasy football draft with an idiotic early run on QBs while I sit back and load up on depth at skill positions. And DTs. And Tackles.

What’s up with the bowtie/glasses look this year? Is Doperbo the fashion consultant?

Detroit interior DL just got nasty. that’s two DTs that can collapse a pocket, stop the run, and sack the QB. Now get some depth in the secondary.

Fairley + Suh. Wowzers.

I hate Gary Kubiak.

The Lions DL:
 
DE Vanden Bosch
DT Suh
DT Fairley
 
Damn.

Browns got a shitload for that pick. The Cowboys tried to trade down but no takers?

That’s suh not fair, ley.

The best pick of the first round would be if the Texans drafted a new GM. Andy Dalton is available!

Dalton’s girlfriend looks feisty.

Nice uh.my.gawd. moment on national TV, Christy. I’m assuming that’s her name. She’s into God and stuff.

Ain’t no draft party like an Andy Dalton draft party cuz an Andy Dalton draft party don’t stop!
 
BTW, watch the draft on the NFL Network. No Chris Berman, Mike Mayock is calling dumb GMs motherfuckers, and Michael Irvin is being Michael Irvin.

It is quite obvious that the Texans are going to use the same strategy at defensive end that Texas has used at tight end. Overload your roster with players, talk about how versatile your talent is at this position, speak hypothetically all the different things you will be able to do with all these athletes at this one position, and ignore the critical fucking needs of your team.

VY + Ricky in Miami?

Damn. Wanted Quinn at 17.

Great pick by the Rams. Quinn is a freak.

John Blake, holla!

Miami, draft a quarterback before they’re all gone!!

Dareus is 7 feet tall and weighs 500 pounds. The only human being on earth who can’t see him is Garrett Gilbert.

I’m more than a little disappointed that you didn’t find a way to zing Gilbert on toadvine’s post about Switzerland or the Vision Quest post.

Patriots up. Always interesting to see how Belichick drafts with a first round pick. His last one (Mayo in 2009) turned out all right.

They usually trade for more picks.

Acho just worked Solder in that highlight clip.

Solder Boy.
 
Better athlete than player in college.

Didn’t you use to spar with him?

This Daquan Bowers injury must be super serial.

2LIUGET2QUIT!

Future Dallas Cowboys GM dedfischer approves.

EVERY WORD MIKE MAYOCK SAYS IS IMPORTANT. KNOW THIS.

No matter how hard Giants fans try, they can never be sillier than Jets fans.

And with the 19th pick of the 2011 NFL Draft, the New York Giants select…

Black guys can pull off wearing light blue, pink, and yellow. Jealous.

He just hugged a dude wearing a beadwork doily

Mayock just acknowledged a potential flaw in his mock draft because the Giants didn’t draft Ingram. You may have sensed a brief disruption in the earth’s orbit.

Irvinism: HE GONNA LOOK GOOD IN A GIANT UNIFORM HE A GIANT CORNABACK.

I love Michael Irvin so much. Even when he’s slashing people with scissors and doing coke.
 
THAT KEED PLAY WITH HORT HE ALL HORT HIGH SCHOOL POINTS GUARD!

Black guys can pull off wearing light blue, pink, and yellow. Jealous.

Just swing by my office on a monday, wednesday, or friday. I’ll show you the way my friend.

Man this is a weak draft. As is obvious by his ‘highlights’, in any other year Prince is a 3rd rounder

THE ROYAL PENIS IS CLEAN

ransom – I expected you to gush over all of these players, Eeyore.

The should hold the draft every other month and let all 32 teams draft one player. For the fans. Do it for the fans.

Michael Irvin thinks Marshall Faulk is stupit.

Hard to believe before ESPN that the draft was 16 rounds and got done in one night with teams starting to call potential free agents about 10 in the evening.

Man was that the fucking stone age.

HE A BIG FELLA THEY CANNOT BRING A CAP BIG ENUFF

Did Kiper just say that Kirk Ferentz is the best football coach in college?

ransom is so bored with this draft he defaulted to slamming a Garrett Gilbert play from two years ago in his first collegiate game for getting tackled by a future top 5 pick.

Did Sailor Ripley buy some new ads on here? A chick from Febreze just popped up asking to freshen my balls.

Phil Taylor. Still waiting to see him make a play. Ever.

Christ gave Peyton Hillis the strength to announce a draft pick.
 
Thanks, Lord.

Those Phil Taylor high-lights were terrible. Like a less explosive Frank Okam.

Did the Jets fans just boo The Lord?

Fuck yeah they did.
 
Da Lawd couln’t cut it on Lawnnn Guy-lan.

I’m thinking Vash and Scipio are into the sauce tonight. Good stuff.

Next pick is George Costanza . Architect. Boston College.

Yeah Vasher, because when you are playing in your first game, your vision gets impaired to the point where you can’t see a 7 foot, 500 pound DT who is trying to kill you. Or alternately, just maybe your football instincts are so miserably bad you don’t think to look around the line of scrimmage before you take a snap.

Danny Watkins’ gf’s dress is Dade County Black Prom 1986.
 
I’m just impressed that the Canadian didn’t show up in acid washed jeans.
 
You tell ’em, ransomstoddard. You been served Vasherized.

Looked like Watkins was holding Okafor.

Did John Chiles get drafted yet? I hear the Wild________ is all the rage in the NFL.

Can we focus on the draft and not on the shitty dysfunctions of our horrendous football program?
 
Thank you.

That is called pass blocking which Texas hasn’t seen from an offensive tackle since Tony Hills.

It is easy to be confused because most of us expect an offensive tackle to move early, look the opposite way from the blitzing defender they just turned loose, or spin around in circles while holding the breast plate of their shoulder pads like the linemen in that crappy electric football game I had as a kid.

Andy Reid just drafted a fireman? What a crappy video montage (Watkins)

I haven’t checked the stats but 7 feet, 500 pounds has to be a combine record for a defensive tackle picked in the first round.

Should we keep our eyes out for a ginga QB pick coming up?

Just to clarify, James Carpenter was not a founding members of The Carpenters.

On a serious note, Chris berman is doing a complete shit job. His ad-libbing is more painful to watch than a Juarez donkey show.

A curse on the houses that get NFL Network for free.

So as a filler between picks I shouldn’t list the offense I created from Texas’ recruiting classes between 2006- 2009 excluding all players who left the program for any reason and compared it with the defensive eleven I created from that same time period?

Vash-Bobby Carpenter was though, yes?

You can watch the NFL network on the internet.

NFL Draft, 30 Rock, and Mavs playoff game. DVR overheating.

Setting up very well for AJ to the Steelers

Ingram Sr. has access to email while in the slammer? Frickin liberals.

Muhammad Wilkerson live from a black Muslim bakery.
 
The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is displeased.

No AJ Williams. That stinks.

AJ to the ’Boys!

Did AJ fuck up coming out when he didn’t have to come out?

Baylor has two linemen get taken in the first round, Temple has one and Texas has no one taken in the first.

Bummer. AJ would have thrived in either the Pittsburgh or Green Bay D.

Next ten picks to start the second round:

Patriots
Bills
Bengals
Broncos
Browns
Cardinals
Titans
Cowboys
Redskins
Texans

As bad as Berman is, Jon Gruden makes Berman seem downright contemplative.

Looking at the list it seems there were a disproportionate amount of DLs taken. Maybe this was a very strong DL class, but it seems like all the owners got worried that there wouldn’t be any DLs left if they didn’t take one in the first round. There were also a lot of OLs and probably more QBs than deserved it. I hope the Cowboys pick works out.

As somebody pointed out, within the next five years the Patriots will have secured everybody’s picks obviating the need for a draft.