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1st Round 2009 NFL Mock Draft

jj300daysgrace — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:26:24 -0000

This is the official 1st round order according to NFL.com, and it's only my pre-free agency mock draft.

Detroit Lions- Andre Smith, OT Alabama
St. Louis Rams- Eugene Monroe, OT Virginia
Kansas City Chiefs- Mark Sanchez, QB USC
Seattle Seahawks- Michael Crabtree, WR Texas Tech
Cleveland Browns- Aaron Curry, OLB Wake Forest
Cincinnati Bengals- Rey Mauluga, MLB USC
Oakland Raiders- Jeremy Maclin, WR Missouri
Jacksonville Jaguars- Malcolm Jenkins, CB Ohio State
Green Bay Packers- Brian Orakpo, DE Texas
San Francisco 49ers- B.J. Raji, DT Boston College
Buffalo Bills- Everette Brown, DE Florida State
Denver Broncos- Brian Cushing, OLB USC
Washington Redskins- Aaron Maybin, DE Penn State
New Orleans Saints- Vontae Davis, CB Illinois
Houston Texans- Clint Sintim, OLB Virginia
San Diego Chargers- James Laurinatis, MLB Ohio State
New York Jets- Matthew Stafford, QB Georgia
Chicago Bears- Darrius Heyward-Bey, WR Maryland
Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Knowshon Moreno, RB Georgia
Detroit Lions (from Dallas Cowboys)- Perria Jerry, DT Ole Miss
Philadelphia Eagles- William Moore, FS/SS Missouri
Minnesota Vikings- Percy Harvin, WR Florida
New England Patriots- Michael Johnson, DE Georgia Tech
Atlanta Falcons- Tyson Jackson, DE LSU
Miami Dolphins- Clay Matthews, OLB USC
Baltimore Ravens- Kenny Britt, WR Rutgers
Indianapolis Colts- Sen'Derrick Marks, DT Auburn
Philadelphia Eagles (from Carolina)- Jason Smith, OT Baylor
New York Giants- Max Unger, C Oregon State
Tennessee Titans- Brandon Pettigrew, TE Oklahoma State
Arizona Cardinals- Chris Wells, RB Ohio State
Pittsburgh Steelers- Michael Oher, OT Ole Miss

2009 NFL Mock Draft

jj300daysgrace — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:32:32 -0000

Yes, it may be really early to be doing so but I have fiinished my pre-free agency mock draft for the Eagles. I took into considerations all of the things that I expect to occur in this upcoming free-agency period and applied them to my draft.

Round 1

1st pick- William Moore, FS/SS Missouri

2nd pick- Jason Smith, OT Baylor

Round 2

3rd pick- Evander Hood, DT Missouri

Round 3

4th pick- Alex Boone, OT Ohio State

5th pick (from some team for Lito Sheppard)- Javon Ringer, RB Michigan State

Round 4

6th pick- Otis Wiley, SS Michigan State

7th pick (from some team for Reggie Brown)- Pat White, WR West Virginia

Round 5

8th pick- Tony Fiammetta, FB Syracuse

9th pick (from Cleveland)- Christopher Owens, CB San Jose State

Round 6

10th pick- Kevin Akins, LB Boston College

11th pick (from Minnesota)- Cullen Harper, QB Clemson

Round 7

12th pick- Darrius Hill, TE Ball State

Who should the Phillies sign next?

jj300daysgrace — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:48:46 -0000

The starting rotation seems solidified in four of the five starting spots by Hamels, Myers, Moyer, and Blanton. However that fifth spot is a little shaky to me. Who is going to start there? Is it going to be Kendrick? J.A. Happ? Park? Carassco? Truth be told, nobody really knows so why not bring in a guy to solidify that spot? Most of the free agents may be a little bit advanced in age but they can still play (just look at Mr. 80 mph fastball throwing Jaime Moyer).

Poll

Who should the Phillies sign?

Derek Lowe

19 votes

Ben Sheets

7 votes

Curt Schilling

3 votes

Mark Mulder

3 votes

Randy Johnson

3 votes

Pedro Martinez

1 votes

36 votes | Poll has closed

Deadline Trade

jj300daysgrace — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:17:01 -0000

Tuesday is the trade deadline which has me wondering if the Eagles are planning on making any moves. The Eagles are most likely looking for offensive improvement if anything, and there are a lot of options out there that may pan out. Kansas City is willing to trade Tony Gonzalez for the right price. Trading Roy Williams could be a necessary sacrifice that the struggling Lions need to make. Of course we also have Ocho Cinco who may now be acquirable, as long as Marvin Lewis has realized that a change may be necessary in order for the Bengals to go anywhere this year.

Poll

Which of these players would you most like for the Eagles to trade for?

Roy Williams

27 votes

Tony Gonzalez

43 votes

Chad "Ocho Cinco"

10 votes

80 votes | Poll has closed

MOCK DRAFT

jj300daysgrace — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:58:32 -0000

The Eagles main areas of concern in my opinion go:

Wide Reciever (a big guy who will be able to score in the endzone; this will help meet McNabb's, Westbrooks, and Runyan's plea for more weapons)
Offensive Tackle (someone who will suceed either Runyan or Thomas)
Free Safety (hopeful successor of Brian Dawkins; Mikell will be moved to starting Strong Safety)
Defensive End (a role player in passing situations and who will bring Cole off of special teams)
Tight End (L.J. will be gone after this year and there is still alot of questions with Celek [will he develop into a better blocker?])
Cornerback (more depth is needed especially if Lito is traded)
Linebacker (more depth would be nice, and some competition will push these young developing backers to their limit)
Runningback (someone who could be mentored under West for a while until Brian's age begins to catch up with him)

EAGLE'S PREDICTED PICKS

1 (#19)- James Hardy, Wide Reciever: Indiana
2 (#49)- Chris Johnson, Running Back: East Carolina
3 (#80)- Barry Richardson, Offensive Tackle: Clemson
4 (#115)- Craig Steltz, Safety: LSU
4 (#131)- Chris Harrington, Defensive End: Texas A&M
5 (#152)- Jeremy Leman, Inside Linebacker: Illinois
6 (#184)- Joey Haynos, Tight End: Maryland
6 (#191)- Zack Bowman, Cornerback: Nebraska
6 (#200)- Shawn Murphy, Offensive Guard: Utah St.
6 (#203)- Davone Boss, Wide Reciever: Hawaii
7 (#230)- Doug Legursky, Center: Marshall

Poll

What position do you believe the Eagles will adress with the 19th overall pick in this years' draft?

Free Safety

1 votes

Kick Returner

0 votes

Tight End

0 votes

Cornerback

0 votes

Wide Reciever

6 votes

Linebacker

0 votes

Offensive Tackle

16 votes

Defensive End

0 votes

23 votes | Poll has closed

DRAFT OPTIONS: Thers oh so many

jj300daysgrace — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:21:44 -0000

The Eagles option with the number 19th overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft is a difficult spot to be in. The possibilities are endless as to what they could do with this pick, especially since they have needs at both sides of the ball. The main areas of concern are at Offensive Tackle, Wide Reciever, Defensive Tackle, Free Safety, return specialist, and possibly Inside Linebacker.
Explanations:
OT- I never want to see what I saw in week 4 of last season ever again when Winston Justice allowed 6 sacks on Donovan McNabb via Osi Umenyiora.
Wide Reciever- Donovan wants more weapons, then give him more weapons. Curtis would make a killer slot reciever(Wes Welker like), Reggie Brown would be the 3rd option with great route running skills, while the new reciever would be that deep threat.
Defensive Tackle- Pressure up the middle is something that the Eagles lacked last season.
Free Safety- Brian Dawkins is most likely calling it a career after this year, but who better to mentor a young agressive free safety right out of college then Dawk.
Kick/Punt returner- I don't think that I remember one return last year that made it past 30 yards besides Brian Westbrook's at Seattle that went for about 60.
ILB- By brining in another linebacker you give more depth to the linebaking core.

Poll

What should the Eagles do with the 19th overall pick in this years upcoming draft?

select Limas Sweed, WR Texas

3 votes

Trade up to get a better pick (Jake Long, Chris Long, Malcolm Kelly)

5 votes

select Jeff Otah, OT Pittsburgh

5 votes

Trade out for more picks or a player

3 votes

select Sam Baker, OT USC

0 votes

select Dan Connar, ILB Penn St.

1 votes

select Desean Jackson, WR Cal

3 votes

select Kenny Phillips, FS Miami

6 votes

26 votes | Poll has closed