NFL Mock Picks 1-16

[Goober]

No RB is going to do well in our offense because our oline sucks so bad. We need to replace 2, arguably the positions, and they are all along the interior.

I think drafting Spiller, or any other RB is conceding that Moreno isn't the answer. I wasn't impressed with Moreno, but you can't get a gauge on him because our oline is so bad. Adrian Peterson would be garbage behind our oline.

Look at our offense.

Marshall has said to be wanting the biggest contract in the game. If Denver can't sign him we could lose him, and wil probably will lose Scheffler.

Nex year, it's concievable to think that our offense could be Kyle Orton, an oline with great T's, and a garbage/young/inexperienced interior. RB's wouldn't change much. WR's would be Royal, Gaffney, Stokley, and who? We could possibly have the worst offense in the NFL next year.

We need players. A RB isn't going to change anything. It's the one position that is completely dependant on the rest of the offense.

IMHO, RB is the one position you stay away from in the first round. Short shelf life, is only as good as the oline (with exceptions), and you can't center an offense around it unless you have pieces.

Indianapolis has done things the right way, by making sure the offense has what it needs, and then going RB. I wish Denver would approach that same philosophy.

Our interior oline is bad, that's obvious. But you can't fix that with the ~10th overall pick unless you trade down. If we can't trade down we're best off drafting a guy like CJ Spiller.

Spiller will never be a typical NFL RB, he'll never run between the tackles. However Spiller can still provide an explosive presence on an NFL offense and special teams. He can run to the outside, something that Moreno has been to slow to do this year. I'm not ready to give up on Moreno, but he has been just as terrible as the oline he's running behind this year. Spiller can do some things very well, that Moreno simply can't, and that would help the team a lot.

As far as not being able to sign Marshall...We'd almost certainly sign him to the highest tender (he's a restricted free agent), forcing a team to give us a first and third for him. That would make Dez Bryant the obvious choice with the ~10th pick.

 

[Archer]

Couple of things

Bucs - I see WR Dez Bryant as a dark horse for this pick, as he could give Josh Johnson some help.

Why would Josh Johnson be getting the help? He got benched a few weeks ago for the future QB in Freeman . Makes no sense to play Freeman, see him do an alright job and then suddenly bench him for backup who was struggling even more in his starts .

Raiders - While Haden is possible didn't Johnson just get a nice extension last season? You seem to be completely forgetting about him

Bills - Taking Mays would be bad on so many levels at that spot .

Fins - Huge reach on Benn

Not a bad mock, intrested to see who you have Indy taking

 

[Goober]

Shanahan's salary is coming off the books the minute he takes a new job so we won't have to worry about that. And like GS said the uncapped year transitioned Marshall from being a UFA to a RFA and I would almost be in favor of losing him if we can get some team with a top 15 pick to bite because of the play makers available at WR this year. I don't know if Doom will be looking at top 5 money. He needs to have more that 50 tackles from the OLB spot to be considered at the Demarcus Ware level IMO.

I'd say a team like the Ravens would be most likely to bite on Marshall.

 

[Goober]

I'm still holding out for the 'Skins... :fingerscrossed:

What's your user name at denverbroncos.com?

If a team with a Top 5 pick signs Marshall, that would make things just as expensive for the Broncos, so it really wouldn't make sense to let him leave, unless McDaniels thinks the off the field stuff is still an issue.

Also, I go by "The Caped Crusader" over at denverbroncos.com, I've been there since 2004! lol. I rarely post because the mods are so anal about everything. Sunday I got an infraction for posting a thread with a detailed explanation of every scenario that gets the Broncos into the playoffs, shit took me a half an hour to do the research for, and the fucking mod deleted it with a blink of an eye, because it didn't need its own thread.

 

[Nukleopatra]

If the Rams draft Suh, It'll be 5 more years before I start watching them.

We need a Quarterback.

 

[Goober]

Ha ha ha I go by the same over there. The only time I visit really is after the losses to see the train wreck that ensues. LOL at them deleting that thread when they allow 25 Peyton Hillis threads on Sundays.

Yup, pretty much all the discussion there is pointless. There's a few smart guys in the free agency/draft area, but most threads are centered around stuff like this:

"My Perfect offseason plan"
*Trade Brandon Marshall to the Rams for their first and second round picks.

Championship!

Also, Scheffler is as good as gone, I was pissed when he stood there and watched when Orton threw the interception on Sunday. Apparently Scheffler isn't injured, but he's been playing with the scout team all week and will be inactive Sunday. wtf? This is the only link I have:
http://forums.denverbroncos.com/showthread.php?p=3096188&posted=1#post3096188

 

[Goober]

If the Rams draft Suh, It'll be 5 more years before I start watching them.

We need a Quarterback.

Jevan Snead!!!!! Championship!

 

[Nukleopatra]

Jevan Snead!!!!! Championship!

If the Rams draft Snead, I'll become a Lions fan.

 

[celtsxpatsxsox]

That guy is too small to be 3-4 end. If McDaniels took him he would basically be admitting that he really screwed the pooch on Ayers after only one season. Assuming that we are able to re-sign Marshall and Dumervil and bring in Logan Mankins I think we're going nose tackle.

I think it would be difficult for the Broncos to get Mankins. I think he is one of those affected by the uncapped year and will be a restricted FA. I don't know if Mcdaniels would want to give possibly a first or a second for him. I could see the Broncos trying to get Stephen Neal who is also a FA. Would probably come cheaper than Mankins and imo when Neal has been healthy this year I think he has played better than Mankins.

 

[Woy]

Titans pick Dez Bryant?

:jizz: VY/CJ/Britt/Bryant/Cook offense would be fucking scary.

 

[elbingz]

pretty sure the 49ers run a 3-4..and I think they'll draft Golden Tate and a CB and address oline in the 2nd and 3rd

 

[mgoblue2290]

The Lions have the second pick in the draft.

 

[Chrispy]

The Steelers wont draft CJ Spiller, we already have Rashard Mendenhall and we need to focus on other needs like S. When Troy went down our secondary fell apart. I can see us drafting Earl Thomas, S, from Texas.

 

[JeremyHight]

The Lions have the second pick in the draft.

Ya, the order is all wrong. If you are making a mock draft, at least get the most up to date order.

 

[Obst]

http://walterfootball.com/nfldraftorder2010.php This is the updated order.

 

[jaxjaggywires]

There is no way....no way the Jags take Tebow at #12, unless he absolutely lights it up in pre-draft workouts.

 

[BigBucs]

yea the bears really could have benefited because they could be getting a great WR for cutler

Thanks for the 2nd rounder. LOL

 

[Obst]

If the Jags take Tebow while Dez Bryant, CJ Spiller, Derrick Morgan and Earl Thomas are on the board, I might just stop being a fan of the team.

 

[Obst]

The Jags have already stated that they plan on picking Tebow. Obviously Tebow is not worth a pick that high, but to the Jaguars, he is. Tebow's an icon in Florida, and thousands of people would go to Jaguars games to see him play. This is a team that's fighting for a playoff spot and still can't sell-out games. They need to save their franchise (or delay its demise) by selling tickets. Picking Tebow would be more about business than football.

The only one who stated that is the mayor. Gene Smith has said nothing about drafting Tebow.

 

[Goober]

lol at 5 being to high for McClain. I'd take him with the first pick in the draft.