Archive for March, 2009

Mock Draft 1.0 (San Diego Chargers)

Start from the beginning: Detroit Lions Previous Pick: Houston Texans 16. San Diego Chargers -Vontae Davis (CB/Illinois) Vontae Davis (NFL.com) Chargers VP of operations loves drafting cornerbacks in the first round. In fact, he has selected 3 of them in or around the 20th pick since 2003. No other position has he drafted more than [...]

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Mock Draft 1.0 (Houston Texans)

Start from the beginning: Detroit Lions Previous Pick: New Orleans Saints 15. Houston Texans -Peria Jerry (DT/Ole Miss) NFL.com Houston is my kind of team.  They give a concerted effort in developing the best defensive line possible. In 2004, it was DE Jason Babin. 2005, DT Travis Johnson.  In 2006, they chose Mario Williams over [...]

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Mock Draft 1.0 (New Orleans Saints)

Start from the beginning: Detroit Lions Previous Pick: Washington Redskins 14. New Orleans Saints -Knowshon Moreno (HB/Georgia) NFL.com As dangerous as the Saints passing game is to defenses, think about how much more powerful the offense could be with a workhorse running back like Knowshon Moreno. Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush are great in their [...]

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Mock Draft 1.0 (Washington Redskins)

Start from the beginning: Detroit Lions Previous Pick: Denver Broncos 13. Washington Redskins -Trade Down* Recent signings of Albert Haynesworth, Deangelo Hall, and Derrick Dockery leave the Redskins with very little cap space to work with. If you take the April Draft into account, Washington really has to be smart with their money. Then add [...]

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