Some might say it is too early to start mocking the 2011 draft. I certainly think so. But Todd Mcshay over at ESPN Insider thinks the timing is just about right. So with that being said, please enjoy the first 2011 NFL Mock Draft.

* Draft Position is based solely off Scouts Inc. Power Rankings. Players are hyper-linked so that you can review information on them.

1) Buffalo Bills

            Andrew Luck QB, Stanford

2) St. Louis Rams

            Marcell Dareus DT, Alabama

3) Kansas City Cheifs

            Anthony Castonzo OT, Boston College

4) Tampa Bay Buccaneers

            Adrian Clayborn DE, Iowa

5) Cleveland Browns

            Cameron Heyward DE, Ohio State

6) Carolina Panthers

            Jurrell Casey DT, USC

7) New England Patriots (from Oakland)

            A.J. Green WR, Georgia

8) Detroit Lions

            Robert Quinn DE, North Carolina

9) Jacksonville Jaguars

            Jake Locker QB, Washington

10) Chicago Bears

            Bruce Carter OLB, North Carolina

11) Washington Redskins

            DeAndre McDaniel S, Clemson

12) Seattle Seahawks

            Ras-I Dowling CB, Virginia

13) Denver Broncos

            Jerrell Powe DT, Mississippi

14) Arizona Cardinals

            Von Miller OLB, Texas A&M

15) San Francisco 49ers

            Ryan Mallett QB, Arkansas

 16) Tennesse Titans

            Prince Amukamara CB, Nebraska

17) Houston Texans

            Marvin Austin DT, North Carolina

18) Miami Dolphins

            Jeremy Beal DE/OLB, Oklahoma

19) New York Giants

            Mark Ingram RB, Alabama

20) Philadelphia Eagles

            Matt Reynolds OT, BYU

21) Atlanta Falcons

            Gabe Carimi OT, Wisconsin

22) New England Patriots

            Daniel Thomas RB, Kansas State

23) Pittsburgh Steelers

            Jonathan Baldwin WR, Pittsburgh

24) Cincinnati Bengals

            Julio Jones WR, Alabama

25) San Diego Chargers

            Kyle Rudolph TE, Notre Dame

26) Dallas Cowboys

            Deunta Williams S, North Carolina

Williams, who picked off six passes in 2009, is the type of

ballhawk the Cowboys need playing the centerfielder's role

in their secondary.

27) Baltimore Ravens

            Patrick Peterson CB, LSU

28) Green Bay Packers

            Ryan Williams RB, Virginia Tech

29) New York Jets

            Jared Crick DT, Nebraska

30) Minnesota Vikings

            Allen Bailey DT, Miami

31) Indianapolis Colts

            Mike Pouncey OG/C, Florida

32) New Orleans Saints

            Greg Romeus DE, Pittsburgh

excellent article on our new URFA Mike Tepper. if you want to read the entire article  follow the link: http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3644894 

After Reading this article, I'm rooting for this guy!

ROAD TESTED by Tim Keown

What would you remember?

Mike Tepper remembers the shoe, a size-15 black Vans skateboarding shoe. A week later, it was still there, propped up against the curb at the busy corner of Dwight and Telegraph, in a stain of dried blood.

He was in a wheelchair, on his way to a summer school class for the first time since the incident, and the sight of the shoe stopped him. A City of Berkeley cleanup crew was finally getting around to power-washing the blood off the street and the sidewalk.

That was him they were cleaning up. He stopped and watched, struck by how hard they had to work to lift the blood, his blood, out of the concrete and asphalt. Back and forth, back and forth, water lifting him, drop by drop, off the street. Tepper considered apologizing for the mess but said nothing.

People walked past, oblivious, sidestepping the enormous young man in the wheelchair who was watching the crew go about its mundane task. It was a private scene in a public place.

Of course, he also remembers what happened after midnight on June 26, 2005, or at least the blur of it all. He remembers the guys in the green car—there were four of them—popping off, propositioning his friend Camille Leffall. He told them to shut up; they told him to stay out of it. Two of them were ex-cons, used to this kind of thing. They hung out the windows, telling Camille to get in the car, and Mike—big, friendly Mike—told them he'd heard enough.

It was a confrontation as old as man. But then the driver slammed the car into reverse and swung it toward Mike and Camille. Here, in the seven to 10 seconds he estimates it took his life to change, is where things get hazy. As Mike lunged to get out of the way, his huge right arm swung back and clotheslined Camille, driving her clear of the onrushing vehicle. He's an offensive tackle, after all, used to moving bodies. Camille, a volleyball player at Berkeley, escaped with a few cuts and bruises. Was his intervention intentional? Heroic, even? Mike says it was just instinct.

The car knocked him down and rolled over his right leg, near the ankle. Before he could move, the vehicle was changing direction, going forward now, and thumping over his leg one more time. He dug his fingers into a sewer grate to avoid being dragged down the street.

When the Cowboys need a key first down, they look to Witten as the top option. So why doesn't Witten get more Red Zone Opportunities? 

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Rotowire is reporting that Roy Williams injured his shoulder in this evenings practice. He was heard yelling in anger as he was helped off the field. Supposedly he has an MRI Scheduled for Friday.

Link to article: Rotowire - Roy Williams

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