Pariah's 2008 Mock v.1 (complete 1st round and entire Cards)

[dreamcastrocks]

you realize that norwood is undersized and that mcfadden is considered an excellent inside runner. no team would pass on mcfadden b/c they had norwood on their roster. not even the cardinals.

They just signed Michael Turner too. I think the pass on McFadden.

 

[bg7brd]

I'm surprised to hear Davis is ranked so low. I think he's a what a lot of 3-4 teams will be looking for--a pass rusher. Sounds like maybe the second is too high for him, but I think he'll go well before the 4th.

Eric Henderson's history of injury scares me a little. Achilles injuries are tough to come back from it seems. I like is potential, but I don't like his seeming fragility.

I tried to address our need for a DT/DE with Dotson. Thoughts on him?

I think Dotson could be a nice sleeper. Most of his weaknesses can be corrected with coaching.

Height: 6-35/8 | Weight: 296 | 40-Time: 5.39

Official Bio

Strengths:
A good athlete...Has decent size and the frame to get bigger...Nice quickness and agility...Mobile with good range..Gets good penetration..Does a nice job in pursuit and has a burst to close...Good tackler...Had a big senior campaign...Experienced.

Weaknesses:
Poor timed speed...Could stand to bulk up...Questionable awareness...Is not real strong...Isn't stout at the point...Does not use good leverage...Merely average at best against the run..Marginal production..He has some minor durability concerns.

Notes:
Was a four-year starter....Grandfather, Leon Bedford, played football at Southern University..Father Lionel was a basketball player at Houston..Uncle Vance Bedford played football at Texas and a season with the St. Louis Cardinals...Really started to emerge and live up to his potential as a senior...One-gapper with some upside.

 

[Pariah]

***UPDATED***
Big shake-up at the top as more and more of the experts are talking about DTs Dorsey and Ellis. The Raiders will have a hard time passing on Long, so that could throw a wrench in this version, but ultimately I think Davis' love of speed trumps his love of Howie.


Complete Round 1 v4
1. Miami Dolphins - Jake Long (OT) Michigan
2. St. Louis Rams - Glenn Dorsey (DT) LSU
3. Atlanta Falcons - Sedrick Ellis (DT) USC
4. Oakland Raiders - Darren McFadden (RB) Arkansas
5. Kansas City Chiefs - Brandon Albert (OT) Virginia
6. New York Jets - Chris Long (DE) Virginia
7. New England Patriots (from San Francisco) - Vernon Gholston (DE/OLB) Ohio State
8. Baltimore Ravens – Matt Ryan (QB) Boston College
9. Cincinnati Bengals - Keith Rivers (OLB) USC
10. New Orleans Saints - Mike Jenkins (CB) South Florida
11. Buffalo Bills – Leodis McKelvin (CB) Troy
12. Denver Broncos - Ryan Clady (OT) Boise State
13. Carolina Panthers - Jeff Otah (OT) Pittsburgh
14. Chicago Bears - Chris Williams (OT) Vanderbilt
15. Detroit Lions - Rashard Mendenhall (RB) Illinois
16. Arizona Cardinals - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (CB) Tennesse St
17. Minnesota Vikings - Derrick Harvey (DE/OLB) Florida
18. Houston Texans – Jonathan Stewart (RB) Oregon
19. Philadelphia Eagles –Devin Thomas (WR) Michigan St.
20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Brian Brohm (QB) Louisville
21. Washington Redskins – Philip Merling (DE) Clemson
22. Dallas Cowboys (From Cleveland) - Felix Jones (RB) Arkansas
23. Pittsburgh Steelers - Kentwan Balmer (DL) North Carolina
24. Tennessee Titans – Malcolm Kelly (WR) Oklahoma
25. Seattle Seahawks – Limas Sweed (WR) Texas
26. Jacksonville Jaguars - Kenny Philips (S) Miami Fl
27. San Diego Chargers – Aqib Talib (CB) Kansas
28. Dallas Cowboys - Early Doucet (WR) LSU
29. San Francisco 49ers (From Indy) - DeSean Jackson (WR) Cal
30. Green Bay Packers – Brandon Flowers (CB) Virginia Tech
31. New England Patriots - cheaters
32. New York Giants – Antoine Cason (CB) Arizona


Cardinals’ Mock
1. CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
2. RB Chris Johnson
3. CB Terrance Wheatly
4. P Durrant Brooks
5. DT/DE Lionel Dotson
6. WR Davone Bess
7. T King Dunlap