Arizona Cardinals Mock Draft Round Up: Wide Receiver Addition?
by Andrew602 on Apr 8, 2010 12:13 PM MDT
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PrintWe haven't done a mock draft round up in a while, and with the draft only two weeks away, the pieces will start falling nto place more then ever. Some of the more interesting mocks had the Cardinals drafting a wide receiver within the first two rounds. I'm all for drafting a wide receiver, but in the 6th or 7th round. I guess some "experts" don't exactly know the Cardinals' needs.
2010 NFL Mock Draft - Round 1: DeMaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech
After trading away Anquan Boldin, the Cardinals will be looking for the likes of Steve Breaston and Early Doucet to step up in 2010. However, with a young quarterback coming in as their starter, Arizona can't have too many weapons for him to go to. DeMaryius Thomas(right) is tall, quick and very talented and could form an excellent partnership with Larry Fitzgerald.
The Football Expert: 1st Round - Brandon Graham, OLB, Michigan
The first sign the Cardinals may need help at the 3-OLB is Bertrand Berry retired and Chike Okeafor is a free agent. Graham is considered a perfect tweener for the 3-4 OLB position. Graham looks to be another former Michigan Wolverine defensive end to make the transition to OLB in the NFL.
The Football Expert: Round 2 - Damian Williams, WR, USC
The Cardinals have plenty of receiving talent even without Anquan Boldin, but there is no question Boldin will be missed and more depth would be helpful.
2010 NFL Mock Draft - Draft King - 1st Round - Taylor mays, FS, USC
Antrel Rolle has signed with the Giants and OLB Karlos Dansby has signed with the Dolphins. That's a tough one-two combo for Cardinals fans, particularly on the same day that the team traded Anquan Bolden, but that's life in the NFL. Drafting Mays would fill a hole created in the secondary by Rolle's departure, and while there are some questions about Mays as a top-tier prospect, he's an athletic, talented playmaker who can break up a pass as easily as he can separate the receiver from the ball with a perfectly-timed, bone-crushing hit.
SI.com - 1st Round - Jerry Hughes, OLB, TCU
Even with Joey Porter signed last month, the Cardinals are in the market for more impact off the edge. With Weatherspoon and Kindle both gone, Hughes is a player who holds solid late-first round value. A defensive tackle like Penn State's Jared Odrick is another option.
2010 NFL Mock Draft - 1st Round - Brian Price, DT, Tennessee
The Cardinals get a good DT hear with a very good motor. He doesn’t stop until the play is over and he is a very good inside playmaker. Look for him to be a lock in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
WalterFootball.com: 1st Round - Sean Weatherspoon, ILB, Missouri
Weatherspoon is a natural 4-3 weakside linebacker, but he could also be very effective in the middle of a 3-4. He'll take Dansby's spot and offer his tremendous leadership to an Arizona defense that surrendered 90 points in its final two games last year.
Great Blue North Draft Report 1st - 3rd Rounds
1st - Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland 2nd - Rob Gronkowski, TE, Arizona 3rd - Jerome Murphy, CB, South Florida 3rd - Brandon Spikes, LB, Florida
Draft Tek - 1st Round - Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida
Surprise! The pass-rushing phenom (some say the 2nd coming of "The Freak") falls to the Redbirds at #26. Will he play DE, is he athletic enough to play OLB? Who cares - in the Cardinals hybrid alignment, he will be utilized in various positions and learn on the run.
Draft Tek - 2nd Round - Koa Misi, OLB, Utah
With Brandon Spikes off the board, the value at ILB is just not there, Joey Porter has his legal problems and you can just never have too many pass-rushers. Misi played OLB, DE and DT at Utah and continues to rise up the Big Board, improving his short shuttle time at his pro day and impressing scouts during positional drills.
Draft Tek - 3rd Round
Donald Butler, ILB, Washington
Anthony McCoy, TE, USC
Draft Tek - 4th Round - John Skelton, QB, Fordham
Draft Tek - 6th Round - Derek Hardman, OT, Eastern Kentucky
Draft Tek - 7th Round - Armanti Edwards, WR, Appalachian State
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Taylor Mays?
I thought the sudden rash of mocks calling for a WR in the 1st/2nd was bad. This guy isn’t even trying.
+1 like he hasn't been paying attention to the last month
by cardsfanforlife24 on Apr 8, 2010 5:16 PM MDT up reply actions
They traded for Rhodes nearly before the door hit Rolle on the way out.
There’s no way safety is a first round choice for AZ.
haha nice
What? I didn't break it, I was just testing its durability, and then I placed it in the woods becuase it's made out of wood and I just thought he should be with his family.
Revenge of the Birds
Graham, Hughes, Weatherspoon, Price, and Cody seem like likley picks right now.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.
Hopefully some great talent slips to us like Beanie did last year
I have a lot of faith that the FO will have another great draft.
I’d really like to see Sean Weatherspoon fall to us, but the Falcons, Eagles, or Ravens might not let that happen.
by CardsDefense on Apr 8, 2010 2:40 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
Whisenhunt
will no doubt fill for a position of need with a player that is available. It looks like OLB, ILB, OT, NT, CB/S are starting points. I even saw a couple of mock drafts that have the Cardinals taking Jimmy Clausen. That is not a player that I would expect at all. I don’t mind the picks of Taylor Mays or DeMaryius Thomas but they are no where near the biggest needs of the team for being a first round pick.
Agreed
I wouldn’t hate the pick of DeMaryius Thomas because I do think he’s got great potential. What I wouldn’t like about it, though, is that it doesn’t really address any immediate needs. I think this draftis extremely deep and we have the potential to get at least 2 guys that will make huge impacts for years to come. I think the reason our pick will be tough will mostly be because a few players may have fallen to the point where we are surprised they are available, making it a tough call. If that is the case, I hope those players are defensive beasts and we can’t go wrong. If our top defensive choices are off the board, I want us to trade down for more mid-level picks as this draft is deep enough that I think we’ll get more value that way.
I think a lot more trading will take place this year since they’re spreading the draft out over 3 days.
by cardsfanforlife24 on Apr 8, 2010 5:18 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
I agree, teams will have overnight to decide what to do next… And I wouldn’t be surprised to see a lot of shuffling on the draft board, especially after the first 15 picks or so of the 1st round…
Especially those early picks in the 2nd round
With a full day to think about it, those picks are going to look like gold to many teams.
Suddenly there is 'some' talk about Brian Price being our 1st round pick
Does this surprise anyone?
No
Price isn’t getting a lot of hype though he deserves it. He isn’t a true NT and would be much better in a 4-3, but he would put pressure on Watson and would be great around red zone.
They are who we thought they were!
by Jesse Reynolds on Apr 9, 2010 9:53 AM MDT up reply actions
Considering
the other picks that are being thrown around, no, it doesn’t surprise me but it would shock me if it actually happened. I can’t see the value in using our first round pick on a back-up DE.
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