Making a mock with trades

[Matt McGuire]

Will do it over the course of this weekend and next week because these take time. I will use the updated NFL Draft Order (www.gbnreport.com...I know I was gonna do this before but I didn't have the time.

Here are player trades:
Jets trade Jonathan Vilma for Cincinnati's 2nd round pick
Jets trade DeWayne Robertson + 4th round pick for Washington's 2nd round pick
Philadelphia trades Donovan McNabb for Chicago's their 3rd round pick
Tampa trades Michael Clayton + Jovan Haye for Giant's 3rd round pick
Buffalo trades JP Losman for Kansas City's 3rd round pick.

Round 1
1. MIA: Glenn Dorsey DT/LSU
2. NE (f/SF): Chris Long OLB/Virginia
3. STL: Jake Long T/Michigan
4. ATL: Matt Ryan QB/Boston College
5. NYJ: Vernon Gholston OLB/Ohio State
6. KC: Sedrick Ellis DT/USC
7. OAK: Darren McFadden RB/Arkansas
8. BAL: Andre' Woodson QB/Kentucky
---------TRADE---------
Carolina sends a 5th round pick to Cincinnati to swap 1st round picks
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9. CAR (f/CIN): Kenny Phillips S/Miami FL
10. CIN (f/CAR): Calais Campbell DE/Miami FL
11. CHI: Brian Brohm QB/Louisville
12. PHI: DeSean Jackson WR/California
13. ARZ: Malcolm Jenkins CB/Ohio State
14. NO: James Laurinaitis ILB/Ohio State
---------TRADE---------
Dallas sends #31 overall + OLB Bobby Carpenter to Houston for #15 overall
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15. DAL (f/HOU): Ryan Clady T/Boise State
16. DEN: Sam Baker T/USC
17. DET: Rey Maualuga ILB/USC
18. WAS: Derrick Harvey DE/Florida
19. TEN: Malcolm Kelly WR/Oklahoma
20. BUF: James Hardy WR/Indiana
21. MIN: Reggie Smith DB/Oklahoma
22. DAL (f/CLE): Mike Jenkins CB/South Florida
23. TB: Pat Sims DT/Auburn
24. SD: Dan Connor ILB/Penn State
25. SEA: Jonathan Stewart RB/Oregon
26. PIT: Aqib Talib CB/Kansas
27. NYG: Rashard Mendenhall RB/Illinois
---------TRADE---------
Jets send #48 + #66 to Jacksonville for #28 + 6th round pick
---------TRADE---------
28. NYJ (f/JAX): Adarius Bowman WR/Oklahoma State
29. GB: DeJuan Tribble CB/Boston College
30. SF (f/IND): Fili Moala DT/USC
31. HOU (f/DAL): Felix Jones RB/Arkansas

Round 2
32. MIA: Keith Rivers OLB/USC
33. STL: Ali Highsmith OLB/LSU
34. ATL: Phillip Loadholt T/Oklahoma
35. NYJ: Duke Robinson G/OKlahoma
36. SF: Limas Sweed WR/Texas
37. OAK: Early Doucet WR/LSU
38. BAL: D.R.-Cromartie CB/TSU
39. KC: Chris Williams T/Vanderbilt
40. CAR: Jeff Otah T/Pittsburgh
41. CHI: Gosder Cherilus T/Boston College
42. PHI: Fred Davis TE/USC
43. NYJ (f/CIN): John Carlson TE/Notre Dame
44. NO: Kentwan Balmer DT/North Carolina
45. ATL (f/HOU): Josh Barrett S/Arizona State
46. DEN: Marcus Harrison DT/Arkansas
47. DET: Terrell Thomas CB/USC
48. JAX (f/NYJ via WAS): Earl Bennett WR/Vanderbilt
49. ARZ: Jonathan Goff ILB/Vanderbilt
50. BUF: Erin Henderson OLB/Maryland
51. MIN: Craig Steltz S/LSU
52. TEN: Mario Manningham WR/Michigan
53. TB: Antoine Cason CB/Arizona
54. MIA (f/SD): Jonathan Hefney S/Tennessee
55. CLE: Red Bryant NT/Texas A&M
56. PIT: Eric Young G/Tennessee
57. NYG: Xavier Adibi OLB/Virginia Tech
58. JAX: Leodis McKelvin CB/Troy
59. SEA: Jamar Adams S/Michigan
60. IND: Roy Schuening G/Oregon State
61. GB: Jason Jones DE/Eastern Michigan
62. DAL: Tashard Choice RB/Georgia Tech
63. NE: Tracy Porter CB/Indiana

Round 3
64. MIA:
65. ATL:
66. JAX (f/NYJ):
67. SF:
68. STL:
69. BUF (f/BAL):
70. BUF (f/KC):
71. NE (f/OAK):
72. PHI (f/CHI):
73. PHI:
74. CIN:
75. CAR:
76. HOU:
77. DEN:
78. DET:
79. WAS:
80. ARZ:
81. NO:
82. MIN:
83. TEN:
84. BUF:
85. CHI (f/SD):
86. CLE:
87. TB
88. TB (f/NYG):
89. JAX:
90. SEA:
91. PIT:
92. GB:
93. IND:
94. DAL:
95. NE:

[Walter]

Why wouldn't the Pats take McFadden?

[Matt McGuire]

Why wouldn't the Pats take McFadden?

Why didn't you ask me about that in my latest mock update?

But anyways. I think McFadden is a hell of a player and he fits their system. But they do have a need at OLB. Vrabel is 32 years old. Chris Long grades out just as good as any player in this draft. It isn't like they are losing out on value in not taking McFadden.

They could take McFadden, and they just might (to make Maroney expendable). But I am not so sure they want to spend a lot of money on a runningback when they are already good at that position and they have limited cap space.

Chris Long fits exactly what Belicheck loves in a player with his attitude and he will love his pedigree. I think it is a match made in heaven.

[giantsfanmike]

I'm making a mock draft just now. Got to the end of round 2 last night, got tired and went to bed, will post it in full when I complete round 3 later today.

I've also done a mock free-agency.

[Vbsiena]

Ugh I like your work, but I hate the Jets picks you have after Ghoulston. Bowman could be real good but they have a #1 in coles and a #2 in cotchery. I wouldn't want they drafting that high for a a#3 WR. As for Carlson i know a lot of you are high on him, but the lots of people think the Jets need a TE just because they Chris Baker doesn't get stats. Well that's because they haven't thrown to him much this season. They keep him in to help block on their shotty O-Line. Baker is a very underrrated receiving TE. He is def top 15 in being a receiving TE and is a decent blocker if nothing.

[Adam Mac]

I don't like your mock draft it sucks... well actually it's good I jsut want the Bears to get Woodson or Ryan

[bills_red]

Erin Henderson is a MLB. Xavier Adibi is a Cover 2 WLB so that is who I would take if you wanted the Bills to go LB. Because that is the LB spot we need to up-grade at.

[Walter]

Matt, check Bill Belichick's draft history and you'll find that he has never drafted linebackers. In an interview, I remember him saying he likes signing veterans because he needs to know that he can trust them first.

[Walter]

Matt, you can now edit.

[Matt McGuire]

Matt, check Bill Belichick's draft history and you'll find that he has never drafted linebackers. In an interview, I remember him saying he likes signing veterans because he needs to know that he can trust them first.

Thats a good point, but Chris Long is no rookie. He acts like a veteran and carries himself like a veteran. He has a high football IQ and plays with pristine technique. His dad is of course Howie so Billcheck knows the pedigree...who wouldn't love to have Howie Long Jr. on their defense?...Long fits exactly what the Pats look for in that hybrid outside linebacker.

[Walter]

Point taken, but I think Belichick looks for a certain mentality. You brought up Long's great football IQ, but I still think Belichick would prefer a veteran. Could happen though.

[animal52]

I'm thinking NE takes McFadden, but if not a can't see him falling to #7. That's what happened this year with Adrian Peterson, luckily for the Vikes. McFadden is the same type of back. Somebody will pick him up earlier even if it doesn't fit an immediate need.

[Walter]

Agreed, I don't think he makes it past Atlanta

[Matt McGuire]

Agreed, I don't think he makes it past Atlanta

Why would Atlanta take McFadden? They have Jerious Norwood and there is no way they pass up Matt Ryan or Andre' Woodson when they have a glaring need at quarterback.

If Jake Long and McFadden are both on the board for Atlanta, I think Atlanta takes Jake Long.

[Matt McGuire]

I'm thinking NE takes McFadden, but if not a can't see him falling to #7. That's what happened this year with Adrian Peterson, luckily for the Vikes. McFadden is the same type of back. Somebody will pick him up earlier even if it doesn't fit an immediate need.

First, players fall in the draft. Matt Leinart. Aaron Rodgers. Brady Quinn (who I predicted to fall). All of those 3 guys fell because of the lack of a need for a quarterback in the NFL...same with runningback. They are a dime a dozen. He could very well fall.

While Adrian Peterson is a great player, how long will he last in the NFL? What if he tears his ACL.

This is the huge risk with runningbacks, they are injury risks.

Secondly, McFadden and Peterson have two distinct running styles...they are not the same type of back.