Mock Draft - 5 of 7 rounds done for the Cards

[SissyBoyFloyd]

I am representing the Cards in a CBS forum mock draft. Here is how it is going so far, with what I hope will be the Cards 6th and 7th round picks if they are still available.


1 David DeCastro | Offensive guard | Stanford
3. Bobby Massie, OT, Miss
4. Aaron Henry, FS, Wisconsin
5. Emmanuel Acho, OLB, Texas


Possilbe 6th and 7th picks:
Keith Tandy, CB, West Virginia
Jordan White: WR, Western Michigan
Will Blackwell, C/OG, LSU

What do you guys think? Have I done us proud?

 

[overseascardfan]

I am representing the Cards in a CBS forum mock draft. Here is how it is going so far, with what I hope will be the Cards 6th and 7th round picks if they are still available.


1 David DeCastro | Offensive guard | Stanford
3. Bobby Massie, OT, Miss
4. Aaron Henry, FS, Wisconsin
5. Emmanuel Acho, OLB, Texas


Possilbe 6th and 7th picks:
Keith Tandy, CB, West Virginia
Jordan White: WR, Western Michigan
Will Blackwell, C/OG, LSU

What do you guys think? Have I done us proud?

Not bad at all. Only thing I would have done differently is look for a pass rusher in either Round 1 or Round 3. I would go for Blackwell for your 6th or 7th rounder.

 

[THESMEL]

So BPA is determined by the first 12 picks, Eagles get our 2nd or 45th overall for Kolb. I think Horton ends up with 2 fast WIL/safety hybridsIf we pick BPA at #13. Luke Kuechly
Not big enough for the SIL but with DWASH it would shut down the pass game at WIL!

A pass orientated NFL you say.... pull the trigger

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1664814

Luke Kuechly, ILB, Boston College: Juan Castillo was a convenient scapegoat for the fact that the Eagles didn't have a middle linebacker play with any kind of consistency in 2011. Philadelphia may be perfectly positioned to nab the most productive linebacker in recent college football history. More decorated than a wedding cake, Kuechly is the reigning Butkus, Nagurski, Lombardi and Lott Impact Trophy Award winner and has more career tackles (532) than any other linebacker in the country. That's saying something considering he's leaving after his junior season. By running in the 4.5s, according to some stopwatches, at the Combine, Kuechly proved he's not just as the most instinctive linebacker in the draft, he's one of the most athletic.


http://espn.go.com/nfl/draft

6. Melvin IngramDES. Carolina95
7. Justin Blackmon*WROkla. State95
8. Michael Brockers*DTLSU95
9. Luke Kuechly*ILBBoston Coll.95

 

[NJCardFan]

One problem. Guard isn't the problem on the o-line so I don't see us drafting guard in the 1st. We need OT or LB in the 1st.

 

[Cardiac]

What's left at OT and OLB? Don't need another OG after taking DeCastro (Good choice IMO). Who was still on the board at 13 when you selected him?

Acho may have been a round or two early.

Do you have a link so we can see the entire draft so far?

 

[Garthshort]

We might not NEED an OG but DeCastro could very well be the BPA.

 

[WildBB]

It's a good problem to have. Martin, Keuchly or DeCastro at 13.

All need areas.

You could also throw in Glenn, Floyd, Wright, Perry and Ingram if you want to move back some.

 

[kerouac9]

It's a good problem to have. Martin, Keuchly or DeCastro at 13.

All need areas.

You could also throw in Glenn, Floyd, Wright, Perry and Ingram if you want to move back some.

ILB is not a need area. SILBs are a dime a dozen and it's almost as dumb to use a first-round pick on one as it is to use a first-round pick on a RB.

Also, Jonathan Martin is not going to be selected by the Arizona Cardinals, unless it's to play guard for some reason. Too small.

 

[LarryStalling]

The draft is going to be very interesting. Everyone is concentrating on the OT and the OLB, but Wilson is getting a little long of tooth and you have to wonder how much longer he can play. I actually believe that if Nick Perry is available to us that there is a pretty good chance that we would draft him. He is very athletic and I believe that he could make a very good DE. By the time that he would be ready for starting at Dockett's position, Dockett will have been in the league for 10 years. I think it would be a smart move for the team's future.

 

[52brandon]

The draft is going to be very interesting. Everyone is concentrating on the OT and the OLB, but Wilson is getting a little long of tooth and you have to wonder how much longer he can play. I actually believe that if Nick Perry is available to us that there is a pretty good chance that we would draft him. He is very athletic and I believe that he could make a very good DE. By the time that he would be ready for starting at Dockett's position, Dockett will have been in the league for 10 years. I think it would be a smart move for the team's future.

he's coming off a pro bowl after playing all year with a torn bicep. OT is a much more immediate area to address IMO

 

[Crazy Canuck]

ILB is not a need area. SILBs are a dime a dozen and it's almost as dumb to use a first-round pick on one as it is to use a first-round pick on a RB.
Also, Jonathan Martin is not going to be selected by the Arizona Cardinals, unless it's to play guard for some reason. Too small.

Patrick Willis
Adrian Peterson
Martin 6'6" - 304 - LT

 

[Duckjake]

ILB is not a need area. SILBs are a dime a dozen and it's almost as dumb to use a first-round pick on one as it is to use a first-round pick on a RB.

Also, Jonathan Martin is not going to be selected by the Arizona Cardinals, unless it's to play guard for some reason. Too small.

If SILBs are a dime a dozen what are the Cardinals doing with Paris Lenon and Stewart Bradley?

Farrior was a #1, Lewis was a #1, Cushing was a #1, AJ Hawk was a #1. Takeo Spikes was a #1. Burnett (Miami) was the 42nd pick.

Bowman was 3rd round. Belcher, Fletcher and Bart Scott were undrafted.

The Cardinals probably have about the weakest SILB in the NFL(I don't know if Jovan Belcher is any good).

I'd say SILB is a need for Arizona and it wouldn't be dumb to take one in the first round.

 

[THESMEL]

yes

Gerald Hayes was a beast, but like all Cardinals ILB -have not recieved as much credit as they deserve because we sucked as a team. Dansby got the most money and credit- he earned it. But Hayes seemed more important to me, He was the engine that made AW, Dansby, Rolle, DD amd their superstar thingys possiible. You could trust Hayes in the middle year in and year out in his prime.

I appreciate Paris and Stewart, our old or underdevopled OLB core put additional pressure on Paris lenon, He showed up every game. This guy Luke may be a lil light at SIL but in Dick's 3-4 they are mostly under 6" and more quick than fast. I was surprised at the non prototype size of the the Steelers successful LBs and DB's.


Luke Kuechly, ILB, Boston College: Juan Castillo was a convenient scapegoat for the fact that the Eagles didn't have a middle linebacker play with any kind of consistency in 2011. Philadelphia may be perfectly positioned to nab the most productive linebacker in recent college football history. More decorated than a wedding cake, Kuechly is the reigning Butkus, Nagurski, Lombardi and Lott Impact Trophy Award winner and has more career tackles (532) than any other linebacker in the country. That's saying something considering he's leaving after his junior season. By running in the 4.5s, according to some stopwatches, at the Combine, Kuechly proved he's not just as the most instinctive linebacker in the draft, he's one of the most athletic.

If SILBs are a dime a dozen what are the Cardinals doing with Paris Lenon and Stewart Bradley?

Farrior was a #1, Lewis was a #1, Cushing was a #1, AJ Hawk was a #1. Takeo Spikes was a #1. Burnett (Miami) was the 42nd pick.

Bowman was 3rd round. Belcher, Fletcher and Bart Scott were undrafted.

The Cardinals probably have about the weakest SILB in the NFL(I don't know if Jovan Belcher is any good).

I'd say SILB is a need for Arizona and it wouldn't be dumb to take one in the first round.

 

[WildBB]

I'd say SILB is a need for Arizona and it wouldn't be dumb to take one in the first round.

This.

Keuchly is an every down LB. An impact player. He will be just as much an impact player as Peterson was for the D, and make less mistakes. Intuitional and athletic. We could do far far worse. Him and Hightower are the impact players there.

Nigel Bradham could be decent later. But he's not nearly an every down LB the other two are.

 

[Crazy Canuck]

This.

Keuchly is an every down LB. An impact player. He will be just as much an impact player as Peterson was for the D, and make less mistakes. Intuitional and athletic. We could do far far worse. Him and Hightower are the impact players there.

Nigel Bradham could be decent later. But he's not nearly an every down LB the other two are.

I'd be tempted to select him at #13, but, even more tempted to try to flip him to Philly and get another pick.

 

[SissyBoyFloyd]

Do you have a link so we can see the entire draft so far?

Here is how the 1st round went down:

1 - Colts --Andrew Luck, QB - Stanford
2 - Dolphins—Robert Griffin III, QB - Baylor
3 - Vikings Morris Claiborne ,CB - LSU
4 - Browns—Quentin Coples, DE/DT - North Carolina
5 - Buccaneers- Trent Richardson, RB - Alabama
6 - Bills—Justin Blackmon, WR - Oklahoma State
7 - Chiefs—Matt Kalil, OT - USC
8 - Rams- Riley Reiff, OT - Iowa
9 - Panthers-Michael Brockers, DT, LSU
10 - Redskins-Michael Floyd, WR, ND
11 - Eagles- Luke Kuechly, LB - Boston College
12 - Packers-Courtney Upshaw, DE/OLB - Alabama
13 - Cardinals -David DeCastro, OG - Stanford
14 - Cowboys- Dre Kirkpatrick, CB - Alabama
15 - Lions - Whitney Mercilus, DE - Illinois
16 - Eagles - Kendall Wright, WR - Baylor
17 - Bengals - Janoris Jenkins, CB - North Alabama
18 - Chargers - Jonathan Martin, OT - Stanford
19 - Bears -Cordy Glenn, OG - Georgia
20 - Texans -Mark Barron, SS - Alabama
21 - Bills -Melvin Ingram, DE -South Carolina
22 - Browns -Ryan Tannehill, QB/WR, Texas A&M
23 - Jaguars -Rueben Randle, WR, LSU
24 - Rams -Devon Still, DT, PSU
25 - Broncos -David Wilson, RB, VT
26 - Titans -Peter Konz, C, WIS
27 - Patriots -Fletcher Cox, DL, MSST
28 - Seahawks - Nick Perry, DE -USC
29 - Ravens - Dont'a Hightower, LB - Albama
30 - 49ers - Mohamed Sanu, WR - Rutgers
31 - Patriots - Alfonzo Dennard, CB - Nebraska
32 - Dolphins - Mike Adams, OT - Ohio State

 

[SissyBoyFloyd]

I think not having a 2nd round pick really hurt. There were a lot of good players I would have loved for the Cards to have gotten.

Round 2

1. Rams - Stephen Hill, WR - Georgia Tech
2. Colts - Kevin Zeitler, OG - Wisconsin
3. Vikings - Zebrie Sanders, OT - Florida St.
4. Buccaneers -Stephon Gilmore, CB - South Carolina
5. Browns -Vinny Curry, OLB - Marshall
6. Eagles - Zach Brown, OLB - North Carolina
7. Eagles - Dontari Poe, DT - Memphis
8. Panthers - Alshon Jeffery, WR - South Carolina
9. Seahawks - Jerel Worthy, DT - Michigan State
10. Saints - Lavonte David, LB - Nebraska
11. Bills - Andre Branch, DE - Clemson
12. Bengals - Brandon Washington, OG - Miami
13. Cowboys -Harrison Smith, SS - Notre Dame
14. Jets - Dwayne Allen, TE - Clemson
15. Jets - Doug Martin, RB - Bosie State
16. Patriots - Juron Criner, WR - Arizona
17. Chargers - Mychal Kendricks, ILB - California
18. Bears - Tommy Streeter, WR - Miami
19. Jets - Ronnell Lewis, OLB - Oklahoma
20. Titans - Jared Crick, DE - Nebraska
21. Bengals - Chase Minnifield, CB - Virginia
22. Giants - Coby Fleener, TE - Stanford
23. Falcons - Ben Jones, C - Georgia
24. Packers - Mike Martin, DT - Michigan
25. Broncos - Brandon Thompson, DT - Clemson
26. Texans - Nick Toon, WR - Wisconsin
27. Saints - Kendall Reyes, DT - Connecticut
28. Cowboys- Alameda Ta'amu, NT - Washington
29. Ravens - Kelechi Osemele, OG - Iowa St.
30. 49ers - Trumaine Johnson, CB - Montana
31. Patriots - George Iloka. FS - Boise St
32. Saints - Brandon Boynkins, CB - Georgia

 

[Crazy Canuck]

This mock has Philly picking at #11 and #16 ????

 

[SissyBoyFloyd]

This mock has Philly picking at #11 and #16 ????

There were lots of trading going on before and during the draft, just like for real. Even trades involving current FA and signed players from different teams. The Eagles GM was pretty active and did a great job.

I refused several offers from teams to trade, but wanted to see how the draft would turn out if the Cards just stayed put. It seemed like it would be more real that way, rather than just making up trades of all types.

 

[juza76]

There were lots of trading going on before and during the draft, just like for real. Even trades involving current FA and signed players from different teams. The Eagles GM was pretty active and did a great job.

a lot of trades but not arizona involved in these trades..why..we need some more picks

 

[52brandon]

Martin 6'6" - 304 - LT

yeah, I don't understand the sentiment that he wouldn't work out here. I'd be more than happy with him as our 1st rounder

 

[Vermont Maverick]

One problem. Guard isn't the problem on the o-line so I don't see us drafting guard in the 1st. We need OT or LB in the 1st.

When you pick for need, you end up with the Levi Brown's of the world.

 

[Duckjake]

When you pick for need, you end up with the Levi Brown's of the world.

Not always. We needed a CB and got DRC, who despite the "he's gone" hatred played well for the Cardinals. We needed a NT for our 3-4 and got Dan Willilams. We needed a replacement for Dansby and got DWash. We needed a RB and got Beanie Wells.

We needed a replacement for Okeafor/Berry and thanks to me we got Sam Acho.

It's not drafting for need or trading down that resulted in the selections of Wendall Bryant or Pace and Johnson and then Levi Brown it is taking the wrong guy. Hell, the Cards didn't even need to take Levi once they signed Mike Gandy. It was just a stupid pick.

 

[overseascardfan]

yeah, I don't understand the sentiment that he wouldn't work out here. I'd be more than happy with him as our 1st rounder

I think the belief is that ARZ prefers 320+ pound road graders. Consensus is that Martin needs to get stronger at the base but he does have the height.

 

[52brandon]

I think the belief is that ARZ prefers 320+ pound road graders. Consensus is that Martin needs to get stronger at the base but he does have the height.

he's still a kid though. Deuce Lutui was a big boy coming out of school, didn't exactly work out a few years later. Besides, he's only about 15lbs under that mark, I'd bet he could hit it by opening day if he busts his ass. The guy did protect the blind-side of the highest rated QB in college of the past 10-20 years through his entire time there. I don't follow NCAA all that closely, but I read that their style offense is already very similar to the NFL

and according to ESPN, none of the top 5 LTs weighed 320+
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/41123/power-rankings-top-10-left-tackles