Rick Gosselin's second NFL mock draft

[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.

[gunn]

Originally Posted by 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.

Rich Ohrnberger and Kraig Urbik above Duke Robinson caught my eye. Ohrnberger?? Really?

[kRocket]

Originally Posted by TexanJedi

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

Or, maybe they are less Dynamic than was previously thought. Johnson, we know the beef, the other two are falling out of the OLB slot in a 3/4 which makes tham somewhat less attractive for this draft. They may be only situational pass rushers which are not as much in demand.

Just a thought, but maybe its a good thing. We can trade down and still get the players we wanted. I am getting more anxious for us to trade down and pick up extra picks to flesh out backups. I am extremely concerned about OT, we only have Rashad Butler backing up now that Salaam is gone. I would love to draft Sebastian Vollmer with one of our 4's. He has risen now to the highest rated non-combine player in the draft expected to go in the 4th.

[nunusguy]

I dunno, anybody care to compare/rank Everett Brown & Michael Johnson, one or both of whom it now looks as if could be available to us with our second rounder, vs Quentin Groves, the X-Auburn sack-specilaist who the Jags got in lasts years second round. As I recall they also took another DE, Derrick Harvey, in the top 10 of last years Draft ?

[gunn]

Everette Brown seems to be falling...

I don't have a link but I just heard that in Kiper's final mock he has Everette Brown going to Arizona @ 31st overall.