Rick Gosselin's second NFL mock draft

[nunusguy]

Because of the increase in 3-4 teams resulting in even more opportunities for Orapko, he's been moving up Draft boards not down them.
I dunno is Gosselin on a mission to make make a travesty out of his Draft-mock reputation ?

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Because of the increase in 3-4 teams resulting in even more opportunities for Orapko, he's been moving up Draft boards not down them.
I dunno is Gosselin on a mission to make make a travesty out of his Draft-mock reputation ?

Or like the guys on the NFLn have said, the scouts are thinking of Orapko as a 4-3 DE only. That would drop him.

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by painekiller

Or like the guys on the NFLn have said, the scouts are thinking of Orapko as a 4-3 DE only. That would drop him.

I've probably seen more people say Orakpo could play either way than any player in this Draft, which puts him play for both 4-3 & 3-4 teams.
And then he's got Curry going #1, a WIL going #1. AJ Hawk at #5 in '06 has been the only 4-3 LB taken that high in the last 6 to 7 years and he's been a disappointment.
Honestly I expect Orakpo to be taken ahead of Curry. *
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* Nevermind - for whatever reason I'm seeing Orakpo drop (dramatically in some cases) lately on most mocks ?

[HPF Bob]

I think Curry will go higher than Orakpo but I'd be a little surprised to see Orakpo fall to #15.

[gunn]

Does Everette Brown get hit by a truck or something.... Is that why he's not in the first round? Because as far as I can tell there is a whole lot of lesser talented players getting drafted above him in this mock.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by gunn

Does Everette Brown get hit by a truck or something.... Is that why he's not in the first round? Because as far as I can tell there is a whole lot of lesser talented players getting drafted above him in this mock.

I am finding this to be a promising and threatening trend. I love Brown but have noticed him slipping. Perhaps its smoke or perhaps its "insider" information. Draftscout has had him slide from #9 on March 24th to now ranked 14th overall on their big board. There has been chatter about his height being a little over 6' 1" instead of 6' 4" and his speed being less than anticipated. His 7.58 3-Cone drill was dissapointing, but I'm not looking to make him an OLB. There is a bias against Florida State pass-rushers, but I know what I saw when he played. Gil Brandt put him in his 2nd tier of players (10-20) so maybe, just maybe we will have a shot at him, which I didn't think was probable before.

[bckey]

Gosselin's mocks are just smoke screens up until his last one comes out either late friday or early saturday.

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

I dunno is Gosselin on a mission to make make a travesty out of his Draft-mock reputation ?

http://www.thehuddlereport.com/Free/...hpost.2009.htm

"None of the mocks are credible, including mine," Gosselin says. "It's all guesswork. We're not drafting. You don't see the general manager of the Giants or the general manager of the Bears doing a mock draft. Everybody else that's doing a mock is guessing. So I'm just trying to provide the readers a service: 'Here are a couple of options for your team. Enjoy the draft.''"

Gosselin does three mock drafts: a preliminary list of how players stack up (he had the Dolphins taking Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitis); a second mock, which comes out today, placing greater weight on teams' needs; and a final list factoring in late developments. He works 10 to 12 hours a day for two months.

"I probably enjoy working the draft more than I do at this point the games," Gosselin says, "because it's a new puzzle every year."

He never looks at other mocks because "I don't want anything to taint what my ears are hearing." Nor does he study film.

"People have said, 'Gosselin, these aren't his rankings,'''' he says. "Well, that's right. I'm a writer, I'm not a talent evaluator. I'm not getting hired or fired or paid to make draft picks - but I talk to the people that are getting hired, fired or paid to make draft picks. Those are the people I trust."