Pariah's 3/10 Mock Draft

[cardsfanmd]

Doing a mock is tough because we don't know what the guys ahead of us will do. So if I'm Graves, here's how I set up the Cards' draft.

Three strong possibilities:

1. Joe Thomas drops to us. We nab him.

2. Joe Thomas doesn't drop to us so we draft Levi Brown at #5.

3. Joe Thomas doesn't drop to us but someone in the Top 9 wants to trade up with us (most likely because Quinn is still there and they want him).

If we set our draft up this way, we know our top pick will be for an offensive tackle. We can then address our other priorities more in line with Best Available Athlete at a position of need.

Using the ESPN Scouts Inc. draft board (because the Sporting News War Room lamely pegs Levi Brown as 3rd round material), our 7 round draft could wind up as follows:

1. Offensive Tackle (either Thomas or Brown

2. Jon Beason OLB Miami (If we pick up a high - mid 2nd rounder in a trade, we could also wind up with Brian Leonard RB/FB Rutgers or possibly Chris Houston CB Arkansas, but more likely Justin Blalock G-T Texas - or perhaps we'd take Houston first and then either Beason or Poluszni later in the round - depending on who was available)

3. Matt Spaeth TE Minn.

4. Jason Hill WR WSU

5; Sabby Piscatelli S/OLB Ore. St

6. No pick

7. Hope that LeRon McClain FB Ala (pegged as a 6th rounder) falls here. Otherwise, Kasey Studdard G Texas (also pegged as a 6th rounder) or Lyle Sendlein C Texas

I dont like it one bit.

 

[Skkorpion]

No Way. He has more upside than Branch AND maybe Anderson, IMO.

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The problem is, is he really 19? I lived in Nigeria in 1966, 67 and I doubt they've suddenly started keeping birth records in the 80's.

That's interesting. Were you in the peace corps?

They're probobly going by his parents primitive memories of the birth. Maybe he's really 18! [/QUOTE]

No, I was an oil company brat. My parents moved some place new on average every 16 to 18 months.

 

[BigRedArk]

I'd hope not. We're in a real bind for a LT. As uncomfortable as it is to draft for need, that's the result of letting Big go too early, IMO. I almost like this situation better--a player you can't pass on waiting for you after Thomas is gone.

I'd draft Peterson and look for Ugoh or Staley in the second.
If Thomas and Peterson are gone, I'd rather see the Cards reach for him than trade with Miami and possibly miss out on him.

JMHO, though I know it's likely unpopular.

Adrian Peterson would look awesome in Cardinal red. However would they take him though? 4 RB's would make for a crowded house especially now that they have resigned Shipp to a roster bonus. This would almost surely mean the last days for J.J. Arrington as a Cardinal. The only problem with that is would it be giving up too soon on him? Maybe he needs at least a year under Whis to see what he can do? Having said that how do you pass on Peterson if he is there at 5 though? Answer-you don't.