Revenge Of The Birds Community Mock Draft: 8th Pick, Oakland Raiders

by Andrew602 on Mar 29, 2010 12:02 PM MDT in NFL Draft/Combine

With the eighth pick of the Revenge of the Birds community mock draft, the Oakland Raiders select...

Trent Williams | Offensive Tackle | Oklahoma

GM: CardsDefense

Strengths: At 6'5, 315 pounds, Trent Williams is a mauler along the offensive line. He dominates one on one blocks and can turn a defender whichever way he likes. Williams absorbs most defenders and bends his knees and hips very well will in pass protection. Williams has a good burst off the snap and latches onto defenders quickly. He will move down field and will engage with linebackers or defensive backs. There's no quit in Williams and he is a complete team player.

Weaknesses: Williams is quick but doesn't have elite foot speed. He'll sometimes move backwards rather then move laterally. He'll sometimes overextend plays and allows linebackers to make a play on the ball. He can struggle against quicker defensive ends and needs to improve his footwork.

Why the Raiders will draft him: Getting Williams would be the safest pick at #8 for the Raiders. Maryland's Bruce Campbell may be tempting for owner Al Davis because of his speed, but Williams has the ability to step in on day one and start at tackle for the Raiders, while Campbell may need more time to develop. The Raiders will also need better protection for JaMarcus Russell - assuming he's the starter next season.

Thank you to CardsDefense for making the pick and that move puts pcock45 on the clock with the Buffalo Bills pick. Please email me at revengeofthebirds@gmail.com sometime today. Also wanted to remind everyone to not only include a pick, but please include strengths, weaknesses, and why your team will make the pick as well. The picks and who's selected who are after the jump...

St. Louis - Sam Bradford, QB
Detroit - Russell Okung, OT
Tampa Bay - Ndamukong Suh, DT
Washington - Bryan Bulaga, OT
Kansas City - Eric Berry, S
Seattle - Gerald McCoy, DT
Cleveland - Jimmy Clausen, QB
Oakland - Trent Williams, OT
Buffalo - pcock45
Jacksonville - Spigadang
Denver - AJBirdWatcher
Miami - AlaskanCard
San Francisco - lorenzothedog
Seattle - 7ftCard
New York Giants - najmsh
Tennessee - kj197728
San Francisco - lorenzothedog
Pittsburgh - Cardscrazy247
Atlanta - durst
Houston - DaCards
Cincinnati - LAcardsfan
New England - Hadrarius
Green Bay - notliketheboardgame
Philadelphia - robloosli
Baltimore - Skii
Arizona - ROTB community
Dallas - manderson367
San Diego - WhiffSD
New York Jets - Drullin'OverDaCards
Minnesota - tooman234
Indianapolis - TheAngelsColts
New Orleans - Reo Hayes

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Can not beleive Raiders take Williams – makes to much sense – more likely Taylor Mayes or Dez Bryant.

by lorenzothedog on Mar 29, 2010 3:12 PM MDT reply actions

Williams ran a really fast 40 for an O-lineman. The raiders have 3 young high draft pick safeties. (Tyvon Branch runs really fast and plays the same position as Mays.) Dez Bryant runs too slow.

I think Tom Cable convinces undead Al to take Trent Williams to give Jemarcus Russel a better chance to succeed.

by CardsDefense on Mar 29, 2010 3:35 PM MDT via mobile up reply actions

Of course it does not make much sense for the Raiders to take Mayes or Bryant – hence that is why the Raiders will take one of them or someone like them. The Raiders live in the rabbit hole – they are stuck in a 60’s time warp with the Jefferson Airplane and Nancy Pelsoi.

by lorenzothedog on Mar 29, 2010 5:49 PM MDT up reply actions