Mock Draft 1.0

[T-Long]

Check out our new Mock Draft 1.0. It's the first 20 picks and I was assigned all the evens. Thoughts?

Mock 1.0

[Don't Panic]

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Nick Foles at #6? Hmmm... I am a grad of the U of A and an avid fan, and as much as I love the guy, I can't see him going in the 1st round let alone the top 10. Love the pick of Upshaw, though. He's my fave until someone else blows me away based on their numbers on a website.

[T-Long]

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Yeah, the Foles pick is a major reach, but if the Redskins can't find a way to get up to snag Griffin, it becomes possible, that's how desperate they are.

Found a type with Hairston, it should say Clemson and not Auburn.

[TigerJ]

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Yeah, Foles is a huge reach all right. It's probably not the furthest anyone has reached to take a QB, but it's not far off. I hate to break it to you, T-Long, but Chris Hairston is a former Clemson left tackle, not Auburn.

Regarding Upshaw, that's a pretty conventional pick at this point. It could happen. We did note in Buddy Nix's news conference the other day that he seems to want a 3-4 OLB/4-3 DE with more legth than Upshaw possesses, and I saw in a Draft Tek mock today (which projects Upshaw to Buffalo at #10) that Upshaw is expected to time the 40 in 4.76. That's actually pretty pedestrian for an elite player of that size. He's probably a pretty safe pick at that point given his proven production and the outstanding college coaching he's gotten. His ceiling might not be as high as you hope at that point in the draft.

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2012 MOCK DRAFT
1 COURTNEY UPSHAW OLB
2 MIKE ADAMS OT
3 NICO JOHNSON ILB
4 BRANDON BOYKIN CB
4 DAVID MOLK C
5 BRANDON TAYLOR S
6 ANDREW SWEAT ILB
7 BPA

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VINCENT JACKSON

[YardRat]

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Foles at 6 is kind of nuts, but a few QB's went a lot higher than they were projected in last year's draft also.

[T-Long]

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Yeah, Foles is a huge reach all right. It's probably not the furthest anyone has reached to take a QB, but it's not far off. I hate to break it to you, T-Long, but Chris Hairston is a former Clemson left tackle, not Auburn.

Regarding Upshaw, that's a pretty conventional pick at this point. It could happen. We did note in Buddy Nix's news conference the other day that he seems to want a 3-4 OLB/4-3 DE with more legth than Upshaw possesses, and I saw in a Draft Tek mock today (which projects Upshaw to Buffalo at #10) that Upshaw is expected to time the 40 in 4.76. That's actually pretty pedestrian for an elite player of that size. He's probably a pretty safe pick at that point given his proven production and the outstanding college coaching he's gotten. His ceiling might not be as high as you hope at that point in the draft.

If you look at the post prior to yours, I explain the typo. Thanks for the catch though

[T-Long]

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Foles at 6 is kind of nuts, but a few QB's went a lot higher than they were projected in last year's draft also.

Agreed. I think it's crazy to see Foles at 6, but the Redskins are desperate. We have seen crazier things happen, but this is my gut feeling at this point. But that will obviously change if they are able to snag one in Free Agency.

[Jan Reimers]

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The Upshaw pick would help fill our biggest need, and would make me a happy camper on draft day. Unless, of course, a Blackmon or RGIII pulled a Warren Sapp between now and then and fell into our lap.

[JCBills]

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I think people look at Upshaw's school more than anything.

[Don't Panic]

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I think people look at Upshaw's school more than anything.

That's a legit worry.

[k-oneputt]

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Foles at 6 is kind of nuts, but a few QB's went a lot higher than they were projected in last year's draft also.

You mean those qb's that were supposed to go in the 2nd and 3rd rd's that went in the top-12 picks.
He's a qb, thus he's capable of going anywhere in the 1st rd.

[TigerJ]

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If you look at the post prior to yours, I explain the typo. Thanks for the catch though

Sorry, that's what I get for just skimming through the subsequent posts rather than reading carefully.

[YardRat]

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You mean those qb's that were supposed to go in the 2nd and 3rd rd's that went in the top-12 picks.
He's a qb, thus he's capable of going anywhere in the 1st rd.

That was my point.