I love everything about the NFL Draft season. It's about on par with following recruiting for me. The hope, the speculation, the glimpse of what the future holds, the bad suits, I love it all.
The best part (besides the real draft) is studying mock drafts as if they mean something. Maybe I just like mocking big hair TV personalities that take themselves too seriously. Maybe I just like mocking stupidity. Actually anything to do with mocking, I'm game. Here is Kiper's first mock. Mock away...
1. St. Louis Rams Record: 1-15
Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska
2. Detroit Lions Record: 2-14
Gerald McCoy*, DT, Oklahoma
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Record: 3-13
Eric Berry*, S, Tennessee
4. Washington Redskins Record: 4-12
Sam Bradford*, QB, Oklahoma
5. Kansas City Chiefs Record: 4-12
Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State
6. Seattle Seahawks Record: 5-11
Derrick Morgan*, DE, Georgia Tech
7. Cleveland Browns Record: 5-11
Joe Haden*, CB, Florida
8. Oakland Raiders Record: 5-11
Anthony Davis*, OT, Rutgers
9. Buffalo Bills Record: 6-10
Jimmy Clausen*, QB, Notre Dame
10. Denver Broncos (from Chicago) Record: 7-9
Dez Bryant*, WR, Oklahoma State
11. Jacksonville Jaguars Record: 7-9
Jason Pierre-Paul*, DE, South Florida
12. Miami Dolphins Record:7-9
Rolando McClain*, LB, Alabama
13. San Francisco 49ers Record: 8-8
Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma
14. Seattle Seahawks (from Denver) Record: 5-11
C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson
15. New York Giants Record: 8-8
Carlos Dunlap*, DE, Florida
16. San Francisco 49ers (from Carolina) Record: 8-8
Earl Thomas*, S, Texas
17. Tennessee Titans Record: 8-8
Everson Griffen*, DE, USC
18. Pittsburgh Steelers Record: 9-7
Bryan Bulaga*, OT, Iowa
19. Atlanta Falcons Record: 9-7
Sergio Kindle, OLB, Texas
20. Houston Texans Record: 9-7
Brian Price*, DT, UCLA
21. Cincinnati Bengals Record: 10-6
Aaron Hernandez*, TE, Florida
22. New England Patriots Record: 10-6
Ricky Sapp, OLB, Clemson
23. Green Bay Packers Record: 11-5
Taylor Mays, S, USC
24. Philadelphia Eagles Record: 11-5
Navorro Bowman*, OLB, Penn State
25. Baltimore Ravens Record: 9-7
Jermaine Gresham*, TE, Oklahoma
26. Arizona Cardinals Record: 10-6
Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee
27. Dallas Cowboys Record: 11-5
Bruce Campbell*, OT, Maryland
28. San Diego Chargers Record: 13-3
Jonathan Dwyer*, RB, Georgia Tech
29. New York Jets Record: 9-7
Golden Tate*, WR, Notre Dame
30. Minnesota Vikings Record: 12-4
Patrick Robinson, CB, Florida State
31. New Orleans Saints Record: 13-3
Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State
32. Indianapolis Colts Record: 14-2
Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan
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Thoughts - Sergio would look pretty sweet in the Falcons all black and I think they'll be better next year. Earl to 49ers would please me. He could really help them become a dominating defense. Those two picks would excite me quite a bit as those two teams are on the rise and should be battling to make the playoffs over the next several years. I hate seeing guys like Derrick Johnson, Redding and Shaun Rogers waste away on shit bag franchises like the Chiefs, Lions and Browns.
Jimmy Clausen to Buffalo would also please me, just because I know he is praying every night that he does not get selected by them. He wouldn't be overhyped there and I would never have to hear about him again.
Sam Bradford to the Redskins would be great just so I can giggle about the "Redskins' Got Their Redskin" headline. That would be the headline in my mind, not in a real newspaper.
All of the OTs are way too high but I guess that's how it goes with that position sometimes.
What do you see? Anything stand out?