2010 My Guys

[Roy P]

I'm going over a couple of scenarios very EARLY. It's always fun to see who I mock select in the 6th round getting picked on draft day in the 2nd. Here's two such mocks...

1. WLB Sean Weatherspoon, Missouri
2. RB Ryan Mathews, Fresno State
3. FS Myron Lewis, Vanderbilt
4. CB Syd'Quan Thompson, California
5a. OG Thomas Austin, Clemson
5b. CB Alterraun Verner, UCLA
6. DT Nate Collins, Virginia
7. DT Kade Weston, Georgia

1. FS Earl Thomas**, Texas
2. RB Ryan Mathews, Fresno State
3. CB Syd'Quan Thompson, California
4. CB Alterraun Verner, UCLA
5a. OG Thomas Austin, Clemson
5b. OG Jon Asamoah, Illinois
6. DT Nate Collins, Virginia
7. DT Torrell Troup, Central Florida

Has Earl Thomas declared?

[barrett]

With LBs that can tackle and a SS like Pollard, Earl Thomas would be a good fit here since there would be plenty of back 7 help covering up his slight deficiencies in the run game. And I'd love to have a FS with ball skills (note this is assuming we bring back Pollard).

[texan]

If Thomas declares, and he's there at our pick, that's the guy I want.

Roy, I can't see us taking a LB in the first, we've got much bigger needs that need to be filled.

[barrett]

It would be very tough to go LB in the first due to the fact that Cushing stays on the field on 3rd down and does a great job of it. That means if you draft a great WLB you are removing Ryans or Cushing on 3rd down (the WLB's biggest down) and because of that it is a limited impact.

I would hope secondary, but I would be ok with OL, RB, WR, or DL in that order also.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by barrett

It would be very tough to go LB in the first due to the fact that Cushing stays on the field on 3rd down and does a great job of it. That means if you draft a great WLB you are removing Ryans or Cushing on 3rd down (the WLB's biggest down) and because of that it is a limited impact.

I would hope secondary, but I would be ok with OL, RB, WR, or DL in that order also.

OK if we take Weatherspoon that would be 3 guys that can all stay on the field. The team can rotate the coverages, and blitzes. All three guys can play all three positions, not a bad thing, what if Ryans went down? With Weatherspoon and Cushing, you are OK in coverage.

I want to have a super group, either at LB or on the DL. I don't care where.

[nunusguy]

Weatherspoon would be a solid pick so long as he can cover the likes of Reggie Wayne on a deep post or fly-pattern, otherwise if he can't impersonate a CB lets make that position top-priority in the first round if we go D. But for a player that would be off the field in nickel packages, Cody or another big run-stopping DT seems to make more sense ?

[HPF Bob]

FYI - In Rob Rang's most recent mock, he has us taking RB Jahvid Best. Another mock on CBS has us taking CB Patrick Robinson of Florida St.

I guess Best would be drafted on the "Best Available" theory.

[barrett]

Originally Posted by painekiller

OK if we take Weatherspoon that would be 3 guys that can all stay on the field. The team can rotate the coverages, and blitzes. All three guys can play all three positions, not a bad thing, what if Ryans went down? With Weatherspoon and Cushing, you are OK in coverage.

I want to have a super group, either at LB or on the DL. I don't care where.

So you want to draft another LB and keep all 3 on the field at once on 3rd downs?

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by barrett

So you want to draft another LB and keep all 3 on the field at once on 3rd downs?

Old School baby. Thank old Steelers Russel, Lambert and Hamm.

Any one of the LBs can cover a TE or a RB.

Three WRs? You pull one of the LBs, but which one?

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by barrett

So you want to draft another LB and keep all 3 on the field at once on 3rd downs?

Yes. I'll also have the offense guess which one is coming on the blitz too.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by texan

If Thomas declares, and he's there at our pick, that's the guy I want.

I heard he Declared........I may have to figure out where he goes on my board.
Does he go ahead of 'Spoon? Haden?

[HPF Bob]

The Austin paper confirms Thomas intends to go pro citing the need to do "what's best for my family". Good luck to him.

[Roy P]

1 DT Ndamukong Suh 6'4" 302 Nebraska
2 S *Eric Berry 5'11" 203 Tennessee
3 DT *Gerald McCoy 6'4" 295 Oklahoma
4 S Earl Thomas 5'10" 195 Texas
5 LB Sean Weatherspoon 6'1" 245 Missouri
6 LB *Rolando McClain 6'4" 245 Alabama
7 CB *Joe Haden 5'11" 190 Florida
8 CB Donovan Warren 6'0" 185 Michigan
9 CB Patrick Robinson 5'11" 194 Florida St
10 OT Russell Okung 6'6" 305 Oklahoma St
11 LB Travis Lewis 6'2" 232 Oklahoma
12 RB CJ Spiller 5'11" 195 Clemson
13 DT Dan Williams 6'3" 325 Tennessee
14 DE *Derrick Morgan 6'4" 265 Georgia Tech
15 WR *Dez Bryant 6'2" 210 Oklahoma St
16 RB *Jonathan Dwyer 5'11" 235 Georgia Tech
17 RB Ryan Matthews 5'11" 220 Fresno St.
18 LB Brandon Spikes 6'3" 256 Florida
19 DT Brian Price 6'2" 300 UCLA
20 CB Brandon Ghee 6'0" 191 Wake Forest
21 OG Mike Iupati 6'5" 330 Idaho
22 LB Greg Jones 6'1" 223 Michigan State
23 WR Golden Tate 5'11" 195 Notre Dame
24 LB Navorro Bowman 6'1" 232 Penn St
25 WR Brandon LaFell 6'3" 206 LSU
26 CB Kyle Wilson 5'10" 185 Boise St
27 LB Roddrick Muckelroy 6'2" 235 Texas
28 RB Toby Gerhart 6'1" 235 Stanford
29 S Darrell Stuckey 5'11" 205 Kansas
30 OT Kyle Calloway 6'7" 318 Iowa
31 OT Joseph Barksdale 6'5" 315 LSU
32 OG Jon Asamoah 6'4" 308 Illinois
33 LB AJ Edds 6'4" 246 Iowa
34 RB Montario Hardesty 6'0" 215 Tennessee
35 CB Myron Lewis 6'2" 205 Vanderbilt
36 WR Danario Alexander 6'4" 210 Missouri
37 RB Anthony Dixon 6'1" 235 Mississippi St
38 LB Daryl Washington 6'2" 224 TCU
39 OC Kristofer O'Dowd 6'5" 298 USC
40 CB Javier Arenas 5'9" 198 Alabama
41 DT Lamarr Houston 2-Jun 284 Texas
42 RB Charles Scott 5'11" 234 LSU
43 OC Stefen Wisniewski 6'3" 298 Penn St
44 OC Matt Tennant 6'4" 295 Boston College
45 OC JD Walton 6'3" 305 Baylor
46 CB Devin McCourty 5'11" 188 Rutgers
47 RB Ben Tate 5'11" 218 Auburn
48 OG Mike Johnson 6'5" 305 Alabama
49 LB Pat Angerer 6'0" 235 Iowa
50 CB Alterraun Verner 5'10" 185 UCLA
51 DT Mike Neal 6'3" 300 Purdue
52 LB Keenan Clayton 6'2" 220 Oklahoma
53 OG Thomas Austin 6'3" 315 Clemson
54 QB Dan LeFevour 6'3" 226 Central Michigan
55 LB O'Brien Schofield 6'2" 250 Wisconsin
56 DT Corey Peters 6'3" 295 Kentucky
57 DT Vince Oghobaase 6'6" 302 Duke
58 LB Darryl Sharpton 5'11" 235 Miami
59 S Robert Johnson 6'2" 200 Utah
60 LB Perry Riley 6'1" 245 LSU
61 DT Boo Robinson 6'1" 305 Wake Forest
62 DT Nate Collins 6'2" 290 Virginia
63 CB Brian Jackson 6'1" 202 Oklahoma
64 RB Chris Brown 5'11" 210 Oklahoma
65 OC Ted Larsen 6'2" 300 North Carolina St
66 CB Jerome Murphy 1-Jun 185 South Florida
67 OC Eric Olsen 6'4" 303 Notre Dame
68 LB Josh Hull 6'3" 240 Penn St
69 DT Mick Williams 6'1" 280 Pittsburgh

[Roy P]

1 DT Ndamukong Suh 6'4" 302 Nebraska
2 S *Eric Berry 5'11" 203 Tennessee
3 DT *Gerald McCoy 6'4" 295 Oklahoma
4 CB *Joe Haden 5'11" 190 Florida
5 OT Trent Williams 6'5" 308 Oklahoma
6 S Earl Thomas 5'10" 195 Texas
7 LB Sean Weatherspoon 6'1" 245 Missouri
8 LB *Rolando McClain 6'4" 245 Alabama
9 CB Patrick Robinson 5'11" 194 Florida St
10 OT Russell Okung 6'6" 305 Oklahoma St
11 LB Travis Lewis 6'2" 232 Oklahoma
12 RB CJ Spiller 5'11" 195 Clemson
13 DT Dan Williams 6'3" 325 Tennessee
14 DE *Derrick Morgan 6'4" 265 Georgia Tech
15 WR *Dez Bryant 6'2" 210 Oklahoma St
16 LB Brandon Spikes 6'3" 256 Florida
17 OG Mike Iupati 6'5" 330 Idaho
18 WR Golden Tate 5'11" 195 Notre Dame
19 WR Brandon LaFell 6'3" 206 LSU
20 RB *Jonathan Dwyer 5'11" 235 Georgia Tech
21 RB Ryan Matthews 5'11" 220 Fresno St.
22 CB Syd'Quan Thompson 5'9" 188 California
23 CB Brandon Ghee 6'0" 191 Wake Forest
24 DT Brian Price 6'2" 300 UCLA
25 DE Greg Hardy 6'4" 265 Mississippi
26 LB Greg Jones 6'1" 223 Michigan State
27 LB Navorro Bowman 6'1" 232 Penn St
28 DE Corey Wootton 6'6" 270 Northwestern
29 CB Donovan Warren 6'0" 185 Michigan
30 LB Sean Lee 6'2" 236 Penn St
31 OG Jon Asamoah 6'4" 308 Illinois
32 OT Joseph Barksdale 6'5" 315 LSU
33 RB Anthony Dixon 6'1" 235 Mississippi St
34 OC Matt Tennant 6'4" 295 Boston College
35 DE George Selvie 6'4" 245 South Florida
36 CB Jerome Murphy 6'1" 185 South Florida
37 CB Kyle Wilson 5'10" 185 Boise St
38 LB Roddrick Muckelroy 6'2" 235 Texas
39 RB Toby Gerhart 6'1" 235 Stanford
40 S Darrell Stuckey 5'11" 205 Kansas
41 OG Mike Johnson 6'5" 305 Alabama
42 OT Kyle Calloway 6'7" 318 Iowa
43 WR Danario Alexander 6'4" 210 Missouri
44 LB AJ Edds 6'4" 246 Iowa
45 RB Montario Hardesty 6'0" 215 Tennessee
46 LB Dekoda Watson 6'2" 226 Florida St
47 CB Javier Arenas 5'9" 198 Alabama
48 FS Major Wright Florida
49 LB Daryl Washington 6'2" 224 TCU
50 OT Charles Brown 6'5" 298 USC
51 OC Kristofer O'Dowd 6'5" 298 USC
52 CB Trevard Lindley 5'11" 180 Kentucky
53 DT Lamarr Houston 6'2" 284 Texas
54 OC Stefen Wisniewski 6'3" 298 Penn St
55 OC JD Walton 6'3" 305 Baylor
56 CB Devin McCourty 5'11" 188 Rutgers
57 QB Sean Canfield 6'4" 215 Oregon St
58 CB Alterraun Verner 5'10" 185 UCLA
59 LB O'Brien Schofield 6'2" 250 Wisconsin
60 RB Ben Tate 5'11" 218 Auburn
61 CB Myron Lewis 6'2" 205 Vanderbilt
62 RB Charles Scott 5'11" 234 LSU
63 LB Pat Angerer 6'0" 235 Iowa
64 DT Mike Neal 6'3" 300 Purdue
65 LB Keenan Clayton 6'2" 220 Oklahoma
66 QB Dan LeFevour 6'3" 226 Central Michigan
67 DT Vince Oghobaase 6'6" 302 Duke
68 LB Darryl Sharpton 5'11" 235 Miami
69 S Robert Johnson 6'2" 200 Utah
70 CB Brian Jackson 6'1" 202 Oklahoma
71 OC Ted Larsen 6'2" 300 North Carolina St
72 CB Sherrick McManis 5'11" 190 Northwestern
73 DT Corey Peters 6'3" 295 Kentucky
74 LB Perry Riley 6'1" 245 LSU
75 DT Nate Collins 6'2" 290 Virginia
76 RB Andre Anderson 5'11" 212 Tulane
77 RB Chris Brown 5'11" 210 Oklahoma
78 DT Torrell Troup 6' 3" 314 Central Florida
79 OC Eric Olsen 6'4" 303 Notre Dame
80 OG Thomas Austin 6'3" 315 Clemson
81 DT Boo Robinson 6'1" 305 Wake Forest
82 DT Jay Ross 6'3" 317 East Carolina
83 LB Josh Hull 6'3" 240 Penn St
84 LB Ryan D'Imperio 6'1" 240 Rutgers
85 FS Chris Cook 6'2" 210 Virginia
86 DT Mick Williams 6'1" 280 Pittsburgh