This could be the "Cutler to Detroit" mock draft [Archive]

Nintova

04-01-2009, 04:00 PM

The "SportsCenter" producers posed this question to Mel Kiper and me (Todd McShay) earlier this week: How much of a shake-up would it be to the top 10 picks of the 2009 NFL draft if Detroit were to avoid taking Georgia QB Matthew Stafford with the No. 1 overall pick?

http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/draft09/insider/columns/story?columnist=mcshay_todd&id=4020260&addata=2009_insdr_mod_nfl_xxx_xxx

Scenario-based First Round
Pick / Team.............................Player........... ...Position......School
1. Detroit Lions.....................Jason Smith.............OT..........Baylor
2. St. Louis Rams..................Michael Crabtree.......WR.........Texas Tech
3. Kansas City Chiefs.............Aaron Curry.............OLB.........Wake Forest
4. Seattle Seahawks..............Matthew Stafford.....QB..........Georgia
5. Cleveland Browns...............Brian Orakpo...........DE..........Texas
6. Cincinnati Bengals..............Eugene Monroe........OT.........Virginia
7. Oakland Raiders.................B.J. Raji..................DT.........Boston College
8. Jacksonville Jaguars...........Mark Sanchez..........QB..........USC
9. Green Bay Packers.............Aaron Maybin...........DE..........Penn State
10. San Francisco 49ers.........Andre Smith.............OT..........Alabama
11. Buffalo Bills.....................Everette Brown.........DE..........Florida State
12. Denver Broncos...............Tyson Jackson..........DE..........LSU
13. Washington Redskins........Robert Ayers............DE..........Tennessee
14. New Orleans Saints..........Malcolm Jenkins........CB..........Ohio State
15. Houston Texans...............Chris Wells..............RB..........Ohio State
16. San Diego Chargers..........Jeremy Maclin..........WR.........Missouri
17. New York Jets.................Percy Harvin............WR.........Florida
18. Chicago Bears.................Darrius Heyward-Bey.WR.........Maryland
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers.....Josh Freeman..........QB..........Kansas State
20. Detroit Lions *................Brandon Pettigrew....TE..........Oklahoma State
21. Philadelphia Eagles............Michael Oher..........OT.........Mississippi
22. Minnesota Vikings.............Eben Britton...........OT.........Arizona
23. New England Patriots........Clay Matthews........OLB........USC
24. Atlanta Falcons................Brian Cushing.........OLB........USC
25. Miami Dolphins.................Vontae Davis..........CB.........Illinois
26. Baltimore Ravens.............Rey Maualuga..........ILB........USC
27. Indianapolis Colts.............Peria Jerry.............DT.........Mississippi
28. Philadelphia Eagles **.......Knowshon Moreno...RB.........Georgia
29. New York Giants...............Hakeem Nicks........WR........North Carolina
30. Tennessee Titans.............Kenny Britt............WR........Rutgers
31. Arizona Cardinals..............Donald Brown.........RB.........Connecticut
32. Pittsburgh Steelers...........Darius Butler..........CB.........Connecticut

* (from Dallas)
** (from Carolina)

Nintova

04-01-2009, 04:01 PM

Scenario-based Second Round
Pick / Team.............................Player........... ...Position......School
1. (33) Detroit Lions..................Larry English........DE..........Northern Illinois
2. (34) New England Patriots *....James Laurinaitis..ILB..........Ohio State
3. (35) St. Louis Rams................Steven Beatty.....OT..........Connecticut
4. (36) Cleveland Browns............LeSean McCoy.....RB...........Pittsburgh
5. (37) Seattle Seahawks...........Louis Delmas........S..........Western Michigan
6. (38) Cincinnati Bengals...........Alex Mack............C............Cal
7. (39) Jacksonville Jaguars........Derrick Williams.....WR..........Penn State
8. (40) Oakland Raiders..............Jamon Meredith....OT..........South Carolina
9. (41) Green Bay Packers..........Ron Brace............DT..........Boston College
10. (42) Buffalo Bills..................Max Unger............C............Oregon
11. (43) San Francisco 49ers......Clint Sintim...........OLB.........Virginia
12. (44) Miami Dolphins **.........Brandon Tate........WR .........North Carolina
13. (45) New York Giants #........Sean Smith...........CB...........Utah
14. (46) Houston Texans............Michael Johnson....DE...........Georgia Tech
15. (47) New England Patriots ##Alphonso Smith......CB..........Wake Forest
16. (48) Denver Broncos............D.J. Moore.............CB.........Vanderbilt
17. (49) Chicago Bears..............William Moore..........S..........Missouri
18. (50) Cleveland Browns ^......Cornelius Ingram......TE.........Florida
19. (51) Dallas Cowboys............Patrick Chung..........S..........Oregon
20. (52) New York Jets..............Jarron Gilbert..........DT........San Jose State
21. (53) Philadelphia Eagles........Brian Robiskie..........WR.......Ohio State
22. (54) Minnesota Vikings.........Pat White...............WR.......West Virginia
23. (55) Atlanta Falcons............Rashad Johnson.......S.........Alabama
24. (56) Miami Dolphins.............Lawrence Sidbury.....DE........Richmond
25. (57) Baltimore Ravens..........Connor Barwin.........DE........Cincinnati
26. (58) New England Patriots....Chip Vaughn............S..........Wake Forest
27. (59) Carolina Panthers.........Evander Hood..........DT........Missouri
28. (60) New York Giants..........Paul Kruger..............DE........Utah
29. (61) Indianapolis Colts.........Louis Murphy...........WR.......Florida
30. (62) Tennessee Titans........Ricky Jean-Francois..DT........LSU
31. (63) Arizona Cardinals..........Shawn Nelson.........TE........Southern Miss
32. (64) Pittsburgh Steelers.......Andy Levitre...........OG.......Oregon State

* (from Kansas City)
** (from Washington)
# (from New Orleans)
## (from San Diego)
^ (from Tampa Bay)

Kenny Britt: http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2009&id=24701

Overall Football Traits
Production 2 2006: Britt starts in six of the nine games he appears in as a true freshman catching 29 passes for a total of 440 yards and two touchdowns. 2007: Britt appears in 13 games catching 62 passes for a total of 1,232 yards and eight touchdowns. 2008: Britt starts 11 games catching 87 passes for a total of 1,371 yards and seven touchdowns. He carries the ball seven times for a total of 75 yards and one touchdown.

Height-Weight-Speed 2 Prototypical height, prototypical bulk and adequate top-end speed.

Durability 1 Durability doesn't appear to be a concern at this point.

Character 4 2008: Rutgers suspends Britt for Morgan State game for an undisclosed violation of team policy. Scouts have serious concerns regarding his maturity, work ethic and practice habits. Scouts who have interviewed him have described him to us as 'arrogant' and having 'an inflated opinion of his skills'.

Wide Receiver specific Traits
Separation Skills 3 Shows good footwork at the snap of the ball and can get a clean release working against press coverage, but could do a better job of using hands to swim/rip corners when they try to jam him. Appears to read defenses well and can locate seams working against zone coverage. Does an adequate job of gearing down quickly and squaring shoulders to quarterback on comeback routes. Chops feet too much and isn't as fluid or explosive as NFL teams would like coming out of breaks.

Ball Skills 3 A big target with strong hands. Elevates fairly well and can compete for jump balls. While he shows above-average body control in the air, he can lose focus when trying to make catches in traffic and occasionally drops a pass he gets his hands on. Does an excellent job locking onto the ball without breaking stride but has some problems catching passes thrown over shoulder when running vertical routes.

Vertical Speed 3 Isn't fast enough to consistently run past NFL corners. More of a long-strider that builds speed as he goes. Does seem to be deceptive once he reaches top gear but it takes him a while to get there, which doesn't always translate to the NFL game. He competes well for the jump ball and will make some plays down the sideline when he doesn't get slowed down at the line of scrimmage.

Run After Catch 3 Strong open field runner that fights for yards after contact. Lacks elite elusiveness and isn't going to make many defenders miss in space. Takes too long to reach top-end speed and isn't much of a threat to turn a catch underneath into a long gain.

Competitiveness and Toughness 3 Is willing to go over the middle and will make some tough catches in traffic. However, there have been a few occasions where he's caught taking his eyes off the ball to locate the safety. Takes adequate angles to blocks when asked to seal safeties/linebackers inside and flashes the ability to put defenders on back when asked to crack back. (See second-quarter of International Bowl following 2007 season) Gets adequate hand placement and flashes the ability to sustain once in position but doesn't deliver a violent initial punch or roll hips into blocks.

Trait Scale
1 = Exceptional 2 = Above average 3 = Average 4 = Below average 5 = Marginal

Ricky Jean-Francois http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?id=24739

Overall Football Traits
Production 3 2005: LSU red shirts Jean-Francois. 2006: Jean-Francois starts one of the 12 games he appears in recording 27 tackles including 5.5 tackles-for-loss and three sacks. He breaks up one pass and recovers a fumble. 2007: Jean-Francois misses the first twelve games of the season while serving a 12-month suspension for an off-the-field issue. He returns for SEC Championship game against Tennessee and National Championship game against Ohio State. He records nine tackles, including 1.5 tackles-for-loss and half of a sack. He breaks up one pass. 2008: Jean-Francois starts six of the 11 games he appears in and records 20 tackles, including three tackles-for-loss and two sacks. He breaks up two passes.

Height-Weight-Speed 2 Prototypical height and top-end speed but lacks ideal bulk for frame/position.

Durability 3 2008: Misses Florida and South Carolina games with groin injury. Slowed by injury for much of the year.

Character 4 2007: Misses first 12 games while serving a 12-month suspension for an off-the-field issue.

Defensive Tackle specific Traits
Agility/Quickness 3 Explosive first step and above-average short-area quickness. Adequate lateral mobility and falls back into plays nicely but struggles to get down the line in pursuit and lacks sideline-to-sideline range.

Strength/Toughness 2 Possesses above-average upper body strength, heavy hands and can deliver a violent initial strike. Stout for size and fights to hold ground when teams run at him.

Instincts 2 Finds the ball quickly and rarely gets caught out of position. Sniffs out screens and draws.

Pass Rusher 3 Doesn't stay low long enough to get under offensive linemen's pads when they pass set and takes too long to shed the block once the offensive lineman locks on. Displays adequate closing burst when gets a clear run at the quarterback. Does a good job of getting hands up when isn't going to get to the quarterback.

Run Stopper 2 Gets good initial push ands uses hands extremely well. Stacks and sheds blockers better than size suggests. Above-average balance and can get back into plays after initially getting washed down the line. However isn't big enough to hold ground when teams commit two blockers to him.

Trait Scale
1 = Exceptional 2 = Above average 3 = Average 4 = Below average 5 = Marginal