WalterFootballs 4-Round Mock

[bckey]

The newest mock as of 2-16 has us taking:

1)Earl Thomas, FS, Texas
2)Jonathan Dwyer, RB, Georgia Tech
3)Geno Atkins, DT, Georgia
4)Amari Spievey, CB, Iowa

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by bckey

The newest mock as of 2-16 has us taking:

1)Earl Thomas, FS, Texas
2)Jonathan Dwyer, RB, Georgia Tech
3)Geno Atkins, DT, Georgia
4)Amari Spievey, CB, Iowa

Not a bad weekend.

[Blitzwood]

I have New England sending us two second round picks (they have three) for our first. Bill Belichick would like to bolster his O-line and get a quality reciever/TE since Wes Welker probably won't be ready at the start of next season. With this trade the Texans will have a total of 3 second rounders to help fill the many needs on this team. Using Walter's mock:

42. Lamar Houston, DT, Texas
51. Perrish Cox, CB/KR, Oklahoma State
53. Joe McKnight, RB, USC
81. Reshad Jones, S, Georgia
115. Amari Spievey, CB, Iowa

I took McKnight over Dwyer because I see him as a change of pace type RB, where as Dwyer and Foster seemed a little too redundant. McKnight is probably the third fastest RB behind Best and Spiller, IMO, but has a larger frame to grow into. Best and Spiller are a little smaller and may be maxed out frame wise.

Two other players that might be around in the later rounds are Jay Ross and Jacoby Ford. They have really grown on me and would be really great late round selections.

I felt this was the draft to finally address the secondary, especially with all the uncertainty surrounding DRob.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Blitzwood

I have New England sending us two second round picks (they have three) for our first. Bill Belichick would like to bolster his O-line and get a quality reciever/TE since Wes Welker probably won't be ready at the start of next season. With this trade the Texans will have a total of 3 second rounders to help fill the many needs on this team. Using Walter's mock:

42. Lamar Houston, DT, Texas
51. Perrish Cox, CB/KR, Oklahoma State
53. Joe McKnight, RB, USC
81. Reshad Jones, S, Georgia
115. Amari Spievey, CB, Iowa

This is going to be a good 2nd round IMO. And we need as many picks as possible in it. Taking the picks Blitzwood worked, not a bad attempt BTW, I might also look at: (NE has the 44th, 47th and 53rd in this mock)

44 Perrish Cox, CB/KR, Oklahoma State ( a little early but need the next pick)
51 Morgan Burnett, FS, Georgia Tech
53 Joe McKnight, RB, USC I'll play there too
81 Rodger Saffold, OT, Indiana
115 Amari Spievey, CB, Iowa

I'm looking at Saffold at OG, Caldwell at OG until our new FA signing Russ Hochstein is ready to play, then Caldwell will become the OC.

My secondary is now pretty set. Burnett ,Barber, Nolan and Pollack at safety Cox, Quinn, Molden, Bennett, McCain and Reeves on the corners. Earn your Playing time boys.

BTW not sure I pass Dwyer at #51. Do I think he is a 1st rounder, to many question for me, pro style offense etc..., but #51? Might have to take a flyer.

edit note

Want to take the Hochstein name away and change it to Ben Hamilton.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by painekiller

(NE has the 44th, 47th and 53rd in this mock)

44 Perrish Cox, CB/KR, Oklahoma State ( a little early but need the next pick)
51 Morgan Burnett, FS, Georgia Tech
53 Joe McKnight, RB, USC I'll play there too
81 Rodger Saffold, OT, Indiana
115 Amari Spievey, CB, Iowa

44. DE Corey Wootton 6'6" 270 4.80 Northwestern
51. OG Jon Asamoah 6'4" 308 5.08 Illinois
53. OG Mike Johnson 6'5" 305 5.38 Alabama
81. DT Tyson Alualu 6'2" 295 4.96 California
115. CB Syd'Quan Thompson 5'9" 188 4.49 California

Didn't need Wootton, but he's the BPA at #44. Probably should have drafted CB Brandon Ghee instead of Mike Johnson after I had already selected Asamoah. Oh well.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Roy P

44. DE Corey Wootton 6'6" 270 4.80 Northwestern
51. OG Jon Asamoah 6'4" 308 5.08 Illinois
53. OG Mike Johnson 6'5" 305 5.38 Alabama
81. DT Tyson Alualu 6'2" 295 4.96 California
115. CB Syd'Quan Thompson 5'9" 188 4.49 California

Didn't need Wootton, but he's the BPA at #44. Probably should have drafted CB Brandon Ghee instead of Mike Johnson after I had already selected Asamoah. Oh well.

See I don't agree. Why not load up on OG. We need guards, both to play and for depth, and this is a solid draft for 2nd and 3 round guards.

Now I could say the same for CB, except there are more of them to chose from.

Also about Wootton, We have here:
Williams untouchable
Smith cap hit to big to cut yet,
Barwin to soon
Jamison might be a diamond in the rough
Bulman coaches favorite, lunch pale guy

Where you going with him? Give Barwin and Jamison time to develop. Every draft pick deserves 2 training camps to show. Take a need in the 2nd even if you reach a little, Cox is not a huge reach. Or quite the masses and take RB.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by painekiller

Also about Wootton, We have here:
Williams untouchable
Smith cap hit to big to cut yet,
Barwin to soon
Jamison might be a diamond in the rough
Bulman coaches favorite, lunch pale guy

Where you going with him? Give Barwin and Jamison time to develop. Every draft pick deserves 2 training camps to show. Take a need in the 2nd even if you reach a little, Cox is not a huge reach. Or quite the masses and take RB.

I would send Jamison packing if we drafted Wooten. I'll allow Wooten and Barwin to develop to see who replaces Antonio Smith once his contract is over. Jamison is just a body.

That being said, #44 could have been used to fill a NEED. I wanted Devin McCourty but he went at #42. I suppose I could have looked at Perrish Cox or Morgan Burnett - but I'm not totally enamored with either that high.