Rick Gosselin's second NFL mock draft

[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.

[TexanJedi]

Here it is, Gosselin's top 100, one of the most accurate year to year.

A few interesting ones:

5. Maclin
14. Orakpo
23. Matthews
32. Wood
37. Unger
53. Everette Brown
62. Michael Johnson

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...00.7dd05b.html

Boy, we might get that dynamic pass rusher we need at good value if the Orakpo, Brown, and Johnson rankings are close to accurate.