MrPhoenix
Ron Paul Soldier
First off, this is the first mock I've ever done, so I fully expect it to suck. I expect to leave out a lot of players and I expect to be called an idiot about 20 times once it's done. So here goes.
2006 NFL Draft
Paul Tagliabue: Welcome 2006 NFL Draft. Blah Blah Blah Blah *skip 3 minutes or so* The Houston Texans are now on the clock.
10 minutes later. Tagliabue walks to the podium.
Tagliabue: There is a trade to announce. The Houston Texans have traded the 1st overall pick in the 1st round to the New York Jets for the 4th overall pick in the 1st, the 29th overall in the 1st round, and the 71st overall in the 3rd round.
(For those that are wondering, the value for the 1st Overall pick is 3000 points while the 4th, 29th, and 71st overall are 1800, 640, and 230 respectively respectively, making a total of 2670. Houston gets 3 picks, though, so I think it make sense.)
2 minutes pass. New York crowd is quiet as they're not sure whether to cheer or boo their imminent selection of Reggie Bush. Tagliabue to the podium.
Tagliabue: With the 1st pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, the New York Jets select.....Reggie Bush, Running Back, University of Southern California.
Silence.
1.01- New York Jets (via Houston)- Reggie Bush, RB USC: Ced Houston isn't the heir apparent to Curtis Martin, who's days have to be numbered by now. I thought about Leinart here, but it wouldn't have made much sense to deal both 1st rounders for a guy that could possibly be there at #4. Bush is a special talent who should be the image of the Jets for years to come.
1.02- New Orleans Saints- Mario Williams, DE NC State: The guy's a freak. He's a playmaker. He's an impact player. Tag him however you want, the guy's got some skills. He'll pay big dividends for the Saints and provide excitement for a city and a team that really needs it.
1.03- Tennessee Titans- Matt Leinart, QB USC: While it's rumored Tennessee see Vince Young as a McNair clone, most people will agree that Leinart is the better QB and Tennessee would be foolish to pass him up here. Leinart should be starting by 2007, and no later than that.
1.04- Houston Texans (via NY Jets)- D'Brickashaw Ferguson, OT Virginia: Duh. The Texans trade down hoping he falls here and, lo and behold, he does. This should be a gift from God for them, as he's a special lineman that comes around once every few years and someone they can build around and hopefully avoid shortening David Carr's career any further.
1.05- Green Bay Packers- AJ Hawk, LB Ohio State: A match made in heaven. Hawk is an energetic and hardnosed player who will provide a lot of electricity to an Packers defense that hasn't even discovered fire yet by comparison. He'll invoke a lot of memories of Ray Nitchkie to some of the elder Pack fans. A perfect spot for Hawk.
Paul Tagliabue walks to the podium.
Tagliabue: There is a trade to announce. The San Francisco 49ers have traded the 6th overall pick in the 1st to the Cleveland Browns for the 12th overall pick in the 1st and the 78th overall in the 3rd.
1.06- Cleveland Browns (via San Francisco 49ers)- Vince Young, QB Texas: The Browns need a franchise QB. Trent Dilfer is not a franchise QB. Charlie Frye isn't a guranteed thing. Vince Young gives the Browns someone to groom behind Dilfer and Frye for probably all of his 1st season, and then they can pull a Carson Palmer and throw him out in Young's 2nd season. The Browns are a year away from even thinking about being relevant, so they can afford some time for Vince Young to grow.
Paul Tagliabue walks to the podium.
Tagliabue: There is a trade to announce. The Oakland Raiders have traded the 7th overall pick in the 1st round to the St. Louis Rams for the 11th overall pick in the 1st and the 78th overall in the 3rd.
1.07- St. Louis Rams (via Oakland Raiders)- Vernon Davis, TE Maryland: Linehan and Co. were convinced Vernon Davis would go to the 49ers. Al Davis was convinced Vince Young would fall to him at #7. Neither happened, and the Rams, as evidenced by their willingness to trade up a few spots for Stephen Jackson two years ago, are not afraid to jump up a few spots to get the guy they want and they seize the opportunity to get Davis, who will be a dynamic weapon in the Rams offense.
1.08- Buffalo Bills- Broderick Bunkley, DT FSU: Bunkley has risen as of late and should start paying off immediately in a Buffalo defense starved for d-line help. Winston Justice makes sense here, but I think Buffalo is still shell-shocked from the Mike Williams disaster to burn another 1st rounder on a o-lineman.
1.09- Detroit Lions- Michael Huff, S/CB Texas: Safe pick here. Huff has the talent and physical tools to help steer the Detroit secondary into shape. Cutler could go here as well, but does Detroit really want to spend another 1st on a QB after the Harrington debacle?
1.10- Arizona Cardinals- Jimmy Williams, CB VA Tech: What a tandem him and Antrell Rolle would be for the future. He can be eased into the 2nd CB role while Macklin continues to start, eventually easing his way into the 3rd CB role as the season goes on.
1.11- Oakland Raiders (via St. Louis Rams)- Jay Cutler, QB Vandy: Al Davis, fresh off of his failed Vince Young conquest, takes the 3rd best option in Cutler. Don't be suprised if Cutler is thrown to the fire right away in O-town.
1.12- San Francisco (via Cleveland Browns)- Chad Jackson, WR Florida: A slight suprise here, but since losing Brandon Lloyd, the 49ers need offensive options and since they already have a competent TE in Eric Johnson, they pass up on Vernon Davis, get an extra pick, and take the best WR available. Jackson should contribue immediately.
1.13- Baltimore Ravens- Haloti Ngata, DT Oregon: Perfect fit in the Ravens defense. He's a big interior lineman that the Ravens typically love and should be free up Ray Lewis and the rest of the LB crew.
1.14- Philadelphia Eagles- Winston Justice, OT USC: With Runyan aging and his skills declining, Justice comes in as his heir apparent at RT. Santonio Holmes or Chad Jackson could be options here as well.
1.15- Denver Broncos- Tye Hill, CB Clemson: Fills void left by Lenny Walls departure. Don't see much else the Broncos could do here, really.
1.16- Miami Dolphins- Santonio Holmes, WR Ohio State: New QB Dante Culpepper needs weapons. Chambers and McMichael are nice, but who else is there? Wes Welker? Marty Booker? The Phins need a speedy WR who's a homerun threat at any given moment to counterbalance Chambers talent. Santonio should be a perfect fit here as he's very a very quick with good hands, two things that offensive coordinaters in the NFL lust after.
1.17- Minnesota Vikings- Ernie Sims, LB FSU: Hey, someone's gotta fall in the draft that people think shouldn't. This year's LB class is deep and this could cause a LB like Sims to be undervalued in a draft like this. The Vikings sure hope that happens. Sims is speedy and aggressive playmaker who should play immediate dividends for the Vikings. This could start a run on LB's.
1.18- Dallas Cowboys- Chad Greenway, LB Iowa: From my point of view, the Cowboys look a tad thin at LB. Adding Greenway will add some spark to the LB corps as he should immediately contribute as a playmaking WLB.
1.19- San Diego Chargers- Donte Whitner, S Ohio State: At this point in the draft, Whitner grades out as the best cover safety available. I think San Diego goes DB here, and Whitner appears to be the best choice here.
1.20- Kansas City Chiefs- Kamieron Wimbley, DE FSU: He's a high-motor, yet undersized DE who projects as a project at this point. He's a 'tweener in a 3-4, and at 248 Lbs, could possibly be a bit undersized for full-time duty at DE. However, he's a guy you want out there in passing situations, as he's got a nose for the QB in the same way Kabaar Gbaja-Biamila does. He could be another Jerome McDougle, though. He's talented, nontheless, and I don't see the Chiefs passing him up here.
1.21- New England Patriots- D'Angelo Williams, RB Memphis: The sexy pick here. Dillon's not getting any younger, and Kevin Faulk is not starting RB material. Williams is a step in a different direction than Dillon, as he's the smaller, slashing type RB, but has adequate size at 214 LBs and having a low-center of gravity should convert well to the NFL. He could sparkle running behind the Patriots offensive line starting possibly in 2007.
1.22- San Francisco 49ers- LenDale White, RB USC: A very risky pick here, but one that the 49ers probably can afford to make considering this is their 2nd 1st round pick. White is a monster at RB, which should translate well into the clumpy turf in San Francisco. He's a risk because of durability, attitude, and limited starting experience, but he's a very intriguing prospect and should counterbalance Barlow/Gore very well and possibly work his way into the bonafide #1 starter.
1.23- Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Manny Lawson, DE/LB NC State: He's the best talent available at this point. Because he's a 'tweener, he presents options for Monte Kiffen to work with. A nice toy to work who's versatility is very intriguing.
1.24- Cincinatti Bengals- Ashton Youboty, CB Ohio State: He's a fairly safe pick here. Youboty posesses good height for the position and has almost 3 full years of collegate starting experience, which makes him a better option than Johnathon Joseph at this point. The Bengals are thin at CB and Youboty should contribute at least as the #3 CB to start off.
1.25- New York Giants- Bobby Carpenter, LB Ohio State: If the Giants draft someone other than a LB here, I'll soil myself. At this point, Joseph and Cromratie are wild cards, and Carpenter is a pretty safe and solid pick, IMO. He's a BIG LB, but is known more for his cover skills and has a tendency to play a bit soft as compared to other LB's in this class. His cover skills and size will make him attractive to the Giants at this point.
1.26- Chicago Bears- Johnathon Joseph, CB South Carolina: The Bears don't really have a glaring need at CB, IMO, but Joseph should provide a good project and should have time to develop in the Bears system. He could turn out to be a special player and I feel the Bears could afford to use this pick on a guy like Joseph.
1.27- Carolina Panthers- Eric Winston, OT Miami (FLA): They would really have liked Lendale at this point, but even if he were here, I'd much rather see them take an OT like Winston here. Do you have confidence in Trevelle Wharton? I don't. Winston is a very athletic OT who was a former TE. He should do good at RT and allow Jordon Gross to shift to LT.
1.28- Jacksonville Jaguars- DeMeco Ryans, OLB Alabama: OLB is an obvious need for the Jaguars since they really, really lack experience or talent here. Ryans could start immediately.
1.29- Houston Texans (via New York Jets)- Sinorice Moss, WR Miami (FLA): A "What they hell did they just do?" pick. Yes he's small. Yes Houston has Moulds and A. Johnson, but outside of them, who else do they have at WR? Jerome Mathis, while talented, has been inconsistent as a WR so far. Moss could possibly thrive as the slot #3 reciever in Houston and evoke images of Az Hakim (pre 2000) and Antwaan Randle El, granted Carr has time to throw the ball.
1.30- Indianapolis Colts- Lawrence Maroney, RB Minnesota: The Colts need a RB they can throw into the mix for the starting RB job. Maroney was a very productive back in college. He's a bit thin for a RB, checking at 6'0, 217 lbs and is not very bulky, but is very quick and displays great vision. An improving reciever, he's a very attractive option here.
1.31- Seattle Seahawks- Davin Joseph, OG Oklahoma: A possible reach here, but the Seahawks need to fill the void Steve Hutchinson left somehow. Porkchop Womack probably isn't the answer here, and Joseph is the best guard in the draft. He's similar to Hutchinson in that he's quick for his position and is a solid pulling guard and second level guard. Has all the tools to become a very solid lineman in the NFL and outside of being a bit undersized, any problems he has can be easily ironed out with experience. A safe pick here and a pick that will fill a need more than adequately.
1.32- Pittsburgh Steelers- Antonio Cromartie, CB FSU: This is an insurance pick for the Steelers. Remember, Townsend was injured last year, Willie Williams is aging, and Colcough is an unproven player from a small school. While Cromartie has durability issues, he posesses excellent size at 6'2, 208 and presents an interesting project for the Steelers.
This concludes the 1st round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Leon Washington, if you would do the honors.....
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Comments? Thoughts? Insults? Fire away!
2006 NFL Draft
Paul Tagliabue: Welcome 2006 NFL Draft. Blah Blah Blah Blah *skip 3 minutes or so* The Houston Texans are now on the clock.
10 minutes later. Tagliabue walks to the podium.
Tagliabue: There is a trade to announce. The Houston Texans have traded the 1st overall pick in the 1st round to the New York Jets for the 4th overall pick in the 1st, the 29th overall in the 1st round, and the 71st overall in the 3rd round.
(For those that are wondering, the value for the 1st Overall pick is 3000 points while the 4th, 29th, and 71st overall are 1800, 640, and 230 respectively respectively, making a total of 2670. Houston gets 3 picks, though, so I think it make sense.)
2 minutes pass. New York crowd is quiet as they're not sure whether to cheer or boo their imminent selection of Reggie Bush. Tagliabue to the podium.
Tagliabue: With the 1st pick in the 2006 NFL Draft, the New York Jets select.....Reggie Bush, Running Back, University of Southern California.
Silence.
1.01- New York Jets (via Houston)- Reggie Bush, RB USC: Ced Houston isn't the heir apparent to Curtis Martin, who's days have to be numbered by now. I thought about Leinart here, but it wouldn't have made much sense to deal both 1st rounders for a guy that could possibly be there at #4. Bush is a special talent who should be the image of the Jets for years to come.
1.02- New Orleans Saints- Mario Williams, DE NC State: The guy's a freak. He's a playmaker. He's an impact player. Tag him however you want, the guy's got some skills. He'll pay big dividends for the Saints and provide excitement for a city and a team that really needs it.
1.03- Tennessee Titans- Matt Leinart, QB USC: While it's rumored Tennessee see Vince Young as a McNair clone, most people will agree that Leinart is the better QB and Tennessee would be foolish to pass him up here. Leinart should be starting by 2007, and no later than that.
1.04- Houston Texans (via NY Jets)- D'Brickashaw Ferguson, OT Virginia: Duh. The Texans trade down hoping he falls here and, lo and behold, he does. This should be a gift from God for them, as he's a special lineman that comes around once every few years and someone they can build around and hopefully avoid shortening David Carr's career any further.
1.05- Green Bay Packers- AJ Hawk, LB Ohio State: A match made in heaven. Hawk is an energetic and hardnosed player who will provide a lot of electricity to an Packers defense that hasn't even discovered fire yet by comparison. He'll invoke a lot of memories of Ray Nitchkie to some of the elder Pack fans. A perfect spot for Hawk.
Paul Tagliabue walks to the podium.
Tagliabue: There is a trade to announce. The San Francisco 49ers have traded the 6th overall pick in the 1st to the Cleveland Browns for the 12th overall pick in the 1st and the 78th overall in the 3rd.
1.06- Cleveland Browns (via San Francisco 49ers)- Vince Young, QB Texas: The Browns need a franchise QB. Trent Dilfer is not a franchise QB. Charlie Frye isn't a guranteed thing. Vince Young gives the Browns someone to groom behind Dilfer and Frye for probably all of his 1st season, and then they can pull a Carson Palmer and throw him out in Young's 2nd season. The Browns are a year away from even thinking about being relevant, so they can afford some time for Vince Young to grow.
Paul Tagliabue walks to the podium.
Tagliabue: There is a trade to announce. The Oakland Raiders have traded the 7th overall pick in the 1st round to the St. Louis Rams for the 11th overall pick in the 1st and the 78th overall in the 3rd.
1.07- St. Louis Rams (via Oakland Raiders)- Vernon Davis, TE Maryland: Linehan and Co. were convinced Vernon Davis would go to the 49ers. Al Davis was convinced Vince Young would fall to him at #7. Neither happened, and the Rams, as evidenced by their willingness to trade up a few spots for Stephen Jackson two years ago, are not afraid to jump up a few spots to get the guy they want and they seize the opportunity to get Davis, who will be a dynamic weapon in the Rams offense.
1.08- Buffalo Bills- Broderick Bunkley, DT FSU: Bunkley has risen as of late and should start paying off immediately in a Buffalo defense starved for d-line help. Winston Justice makes sense here, but I think Buffalo is still shell-shocked from the Mike Williams disaster to burn another 1st rounder on a o-lineman.
1.09- Detroit Lions- Michael Huff, S/CB Texas: Safe pick here. Huff has the talent and physical tools to help steer the Detroit secondary into shape. Cutler could go here as well, but does Detroit really want to spend another 1st on a QB after the Harrington debacle?
1.10- Arizona Cardinals- Jimmy Williams, CB VA Tech: What a tandem him and Antrell Rolle would be for the future. He can be eased into the 2nd CB role while Macklin continues to start, eventually easing his way into the 3rd CB role as the season goes on.
1.11- Oakland Raiders (via St. Louis Rams)- Jay Cutler, QB Vandy: Al Davis, fresh off of his failed Vince Young conquest, takes the 3rd best option in Cutler. Don't be suprised if Cutler is thrown to the fire right away in O-town.
1.12- San Francisco (via Cleveland Browns)- Chad Jackson, WR Florida: A slight suprise here, but since losing Brandon Lloyd, the 49ers need offensive options and since they already have a competent TE in Eric Johnson, they pass up on Vernon Davis, get an extra pick, and take the best WR available. Jackson should contribue immediately.
1.13- Baltimore Ravens- Haloti Ngata, DT Oregon: Perfect fit in the Ravens defense. He's a big interior lineman that the Ravens typically love and should be free up Ray Lewis and the rest of the LB crew.
1.14- Philadelphia Eagles- Winston Justice, OT USC: With Runyan aging and his skills declining, Justice comes in as his heir apparent at RT. Santonio Holmes or Chad Jackson could be options here as well.
1.15- Denver Broncos- Tye Hill, CB Clemson: Fills void left by Lenny Walls departure. Don't see much else the Broncos could do here, really.
1.16- Miami Dolphins- Santonio Holmes, WR Ohio State: New QB Dante Culpepper needs weapons. Chambers and McMichael are nice, but who else is there? Wes Welker? Marty Booker? The Phins need a speedy WR who's a homerun threat at any given moment to counterbalance Chambers talent. Santonio should be a perfect fit here as he's very a very quick with good hands, two things that offensive coordinaters in the NFL lust after.
1.17- Minnesota Vikings- Ernie Sims, LB FSU: Hey, someone's gotta fall in the draft that people think shouldn't. This year's LB class is deep and this could cause a LB like Sims to be undervalued in a draft like this. The Vikings sure hope that happens. Sims is speedy and aggressive playmaker who should play immediate dividends for the Vikings. This could start a run on LB's.
1.18- Dallas Cowboys- Chad Greenway, LB Iowa: From my point of view, the Cowboys look a tad thin at LB. Adding Greenway will add some spark to the LB corps as he should immediately contribute as a playmaking WLB.
1.19- San Diego Chargers- Donte Whitner, S Ohio State: At this point in the draft, Whitner grades out as the best cover safety available. I think San Diego goes DB here, and Whitner appears to be the best choice here.
1.20- Kansas City Chiefs- Kamieron Wimbley, DE FSU: He's a high-motor, yet undersized DE who projects as a project at this point. He's a 'tweener in a 3-4, and at 248 Lbs, could possibly be a bit undersized for full-time duty at DE. However, he's a guy you want out there in passing situations, as he's got a nose for the QB in the same way Kabaar Gbaja-Biamila does. He could be another Jerome McDougle, though. He's talented, nontheless, and I don't see the Chiefs passing him up here.
1.21- New England Patriots- D'Angelo Williams, RB Memphis: The sexy pick here. Dillon's not getting any younger, and Kevin Faulk is not starting RB material. Williams is a step in a different direction than Dillon, as he's the smaller, slashing type RB, but has adequate size at 214 LBs and having a low-center of gravity should convert well to the NFL. He could sparkle running behind the Patriots offensive line starting possibly in 2007.
1.22- San Francisco 49ers- LenDale White, RB USC: A very risky pick here, but one that the 49ers probably can afford to make considering this is their 2nd 1st round pick. White is a monster at RB, which should translate well into the clumpy turf in San Francisco. He's a risk because of durability, attitude, and limited starting experience, but he's a very intriguing prospect and should counterbalance Barlow/Gore very well and possibly work his way into the bonafide #1 starter.
1.23- Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Manny Lawson, DE/LB NC State: He's the best talent available at this point. Because he's a 'tweener, he presents options for Monte Kiffen to work with. A nice toy to work who's versatility is very intriguing.
1.24- Cincinatti Bengals- Ashton Youboty, CB Ohio State: He's a fairly safe pick here. Youboty posesses good height for the position and has almost 3 full years of collegate starting experience, which makes him a better option than Johnathon Joseph at this point. The Bengals are thin at CB and Youboty should contribute at least as the #3 CB to start off.
1.25- New York Giants- Bobby Carpenter, LB Ohio State: If the Giants draft someone other than a LB here, I'll soil myself. At this point, Joseph and Cromratie are wild cards, and Carpenter is a pretty safe and solid pick, IMO. He's a BIG LB, but is known more for his cover skills and has a tendency to play a bit soft as compared to other LB's in this class. His cover skills and size will make him attractive to the Giants at this point.
1.26- Chicago Bears- Johnathon Joseph, CB South Carolina: The Bears don't really have a glaring need at CB, IMO, but Joseph should provide a good project and should have time to develop in the Bears system. He could turn out to be a special player and I feel the Bears could afford to use this pick on a guy like Joseph.
1.27- Carolina Panthers- Eric Winston, OT Miami (FLA): They would really have liked Lendale at this point, but even if he were here, I'd much rather see them take an OT like Winston here. Do you have confidence in Trevelle Wharton? I don't. Winston is a very athletic OT who was a former TE. He should do good at RT and allow Jordon Gross to shift to LT.
1.28- Jacksonville Jaguars- DeMeco Ryans, OLB Alabama: OLB is an obvious need for the Jaguars since they really, really lack experience or talent here. Ryans could start immediately.
1.29- Houston Texans (via New York Jets)- Sinorice Moss, WR Miami (FLA): A "What they hell did they just do?" pick. Yes he's small. Yes Houston has Moulds and A. Johnson, but outside of them, who else do they have at WR? Jerome Mathis, while talented, has been inconsistent as a WR so far. Moss could possibly thrive as the slot #3 reciever in Houston and evoke images of Az Hakim (pre 2000) and Antwaan Randle El, granted Carr has time to throw the ball.
1.30- Indianapolis Colts- Lawrence Maroney, RB Minnesota: The Colts need a RB they can throw into the mix for the starting RB job. Maroney was a very productive back in college. He's a bit thin for a RB, checking at 6'0, 217 lbs and is not very bulky, but is very quick and displays great vision. An improving reciever, he's a very attractive option here.
1.31- Seattle Seahawks- Davin Joseph, OG Oklahoma: A possible reach here, but the Seahawks need to fill the void Steve Hutchinson left somehow. Porkchop Womack probably isn't the answer here, and Joseph is the best guard in the draft. He's similar to Hutchinson in that he's quick for his position and is a solid pulling guard and second level guard. Has all the tools to become a very solid lineman in the NFL and outside of being a bit undersized, any problems he has can be easily ironed out with experience. A safe pick here and a pick that will fill a need more than adequately.
1.32- Pittsburgh Steelers- Antonio Cromartie, CB FSU: This is an insurance pick for the Steelers. Remember, Townsend was injured last year, Willie Williams is aging, and Colcough is an unproven player from a small school. While Cromartie has durability issues, he posesses excellent size at 6'2, 208 and presents an interesting project for the Steelers.
This concludes the 1st round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Leon Washington, if you would do the honors.....
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Comments? Thoughts? Insults? Fire away!
There is 0% chance the Browns take VY, even if he fell to them at #12.
It was late in the evening.....
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