Mock Draft Commentary

The Dallas Cowboys are absolutely ecstatic to see cornerback Tye Hill from Clemson fall into their laps at 18 overall. Hill is only 5-10, but his biggest asset is blazing speed, which is exactly what Dallas needs to match up with the Skins at WR.

Aaron Glenn remains on the roster but is showing his age. At the very least, Hill provides a solid nickel CB for this season, and should pair with Terence Newman for several years as the anchors in the Dallas secondary.

Just ask.

This question is for dmek25 regarding his selection of Winston Justice (http://www.thewarpath.net/showpost.php?p=171050&postcount=16) at the 13th pick for the Ravens.

Given the recent history of the franchise (with mulitple felony convictions), is there any room for Justice in the Baltimore locker room?

justice does have past legal issues i do believe...

jugg just took jimmy williams, making the bengals abort a trade up attempt and causing quite a bit of sadness.

The KC Chiefs are happy to bring Mathias into to the organization. Coach Edwards feels that with his size and pass rush ability, Kiwanuka will help to bring pressure on opposing QB's that is essential to the cover 2 defense

With the exodus in NE they are left with few areas of obvious strength. Clealy Belichek can work wonders on defense and they still have a few play makers there so they decided to give their O some help. At 21 a pick on the OL is too early so we are left with skill players. The two most impactful players were Holmes and White. WRs are a dime a dozen in the 1st, and a big fgamble at that, so I decided to take White since Dillon is aging and White seems to have the potential to be a pro-bowler. He is big strong and has that ever sought after nose for the endzone. He takes some pressure off of Brady trying to pass to nobody. We'll get a WR later in the draft.

Does anyone know how often PWNED comes on? His pick is rapidly approaching, and I'm down to two teams and would be happy to take the Buccaneers. But if he checks often during the day, theres no reason to assume he won't make his pick by the end of the day.

I am shocked with the patriots pick.

I am shocked with the patriots pick.
Me, not so much. They need a RB bad, and the top end talent was still around. They need a CB bad too, and the top end talent was gone. The guy I was surprised they passed on was Kamerion Wimbley, the DE/LB tweener from Florida State.

I am shocked with the patriots pick.
They need players at just about every position except QB and DL. They need WRs, OL, LBs and Secodary. But at that point in the draft there were several super quality players left. They have gone DL on three of their last 5 1st rounders and TE on the others. All the while their secondary has been super suspect and their LBs were too last year. I figured Belichek thinks he can win with lesser talent on defense so I went offense. That left a couple options. Holmes was the obvious one to me at first. I mean they need WRs like air at this point but then I started thinking about what we all say about 1st round WRs. They end up busts mostly. Belichek is a smart guy and a guy who also thinks he's smart. I think he'd avoid a WR in the 1st just based on the principle that they are busts. That left White since he was probably the most significant player left. Dillion is older and sucked last year. White scores TDs like a machine. They can grab a WR later.

This is all based on what I think THEY would do. Personally I would draft for the Secondary needs or Holmes. Holmes is probably the best all around WR in the draft. It was hard for me to pass on him from MY perspective but I am not picking from my perspective.

Me, not so much. They need a RB bad, and the top end talent was still around. They need a CB bad too, and the top end talent was gone. The guy I was surprised they passed on was Kamerion Wimbley, the DE/LB tweener from Florida State.
I considered Wimbley but the Pats have shown a willingness to go with big names that have slipped for whatever reason. Wilfork comes to mind most recently. He was a top 10 guy until like April 10th and then just starting falling. They took him in the mid 20s and everyone slapped their head like "oh crap! how did we let him slid that far?" White seems like the same kind of situation. Couple of months ago he was a top 7 pick. Now he acts like a putz and drops a few spots. He justs fits in NE to me. Wimbley seemed like a safe no frills pick and that doesn't seem their style.