Just about half way through the second round thanks to Tomlin's Puffy Jacket pick for the Oakland Raiders at No. 47. Still love that screen name more and more each time I see it. Next up: the Jacksonville Jaguars, represented by looong time reader and outstanding community member Flying Polamalus. - Michael B. -
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The Raiders are always a difficult team to mock, as you don't know which Al Davis is in the war room. Is it the guy who shocked everyone with the pick of Darrius Heyward-Bey two rounds before he was projected, or the guy who made a great pickup of Rolando Mclain last year? Whatever happens this year, it's sure to be interesting.
Oakland looks like a team on the rise, finishing with a respectable 8-8 record last year. Give them another draft like last years, where they picked up 4 starters, and they'll be in business. However, it's going to be tough without their first round pick this year, which they traded to New England for Richard Seymour. To make things even tougher, only one of their starters on the O-line is under contract for next year depending on how the CBA is resolved. They've also resigned themselves to the fact that they will no longer have Nnamdi Asomugha on the team.
With the 48th pick of the draft, the Oakland Raiders choose Stefan Wisniewski, C/G from Penn State University. Wiz gives the Raiders a player who can fill multiple positions of need, and can start right away. Depending on how Free Agency gets worked out in the CBA, I can see Wiz start at guard, and then slide over to center in a season or two. He has the size (6-3, 313lbs) and strength (30 reps bench) to be able to handle 3-4 nose tackles. He has the fire and tenacity that lends itself well to being a Raider, and in fact his uncle Steve got drafted out of PSU and played guard for Oakland, and is now even an assistant line coach for them.
BTSC 2011 Community Mock Draft Selections:
- Carolina Panthers -- Cam Newton, QB, Auburn
- Denver Broncos -- Marcell Dareus, DT, Alabama
- Buffalo Bills -- Von Miller, LB, Texas A&M
- Cincinnati Bengals -- Da'Quan Bowers, DE, Clemson
- Arizona Cardinals -- Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU
- Cleveland Browns --
'The Snow Cone Machine'A.J. Green, WR, Georgia - San Francisco 49ers -- Blaine Gabbert, QB, Missouri
- Tennessee Titans -- Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn
- Dallas Cowboys -- Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska
- Washington Redskins -- Robert Quinn, DE/OLB, North Carolina
- Houston Texans -- Aldon Smith, DE/OLB, Missouri
- Minnesota Vikings -- Tyron Smith, OT, USC
- Detroit Lions -- JJ Watt, DE, Wisconsin
- St. Louis Rams -- Julio Jones, WR, Alabama
- Miami Dolphons -- Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
- Jacksonville Jaguars -- Brooks Reed , DE, Arizona
- New England Patriots -- Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin
- San Diego Chargers -- Ryan Kerrigan, DE/OLB, Purdue
- New York Giants -- Akeem Ayers, LB, UCLA
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College
- Kansas City Chiefs -- Martez Wilson, LB, Illinois
- Indianapolis Colts -- Cameron Jordan, DL, California
- Philadelphia Eagles -- Jimmy Smith, CB, Colorado
- New Orleans Saints -- Justin Houston, DE/OLB, Georgia
- Seattle Seahawks -- Jake Locker, QB, Washington
- Baltimore Ravens -- Torrey Smith, WR, Maryland
- Atlanta Falcons -- Adrian Clayborn, DE, Iowa
- New England Patriots -- Mike Pouncey, OG, Florida
- Chicago Bears --Derek Sherrod, OT, Mississippi State
- New York Jets -- Muhammad Wilkerson, DT, Temple
- Pittsburgh Steelers -- Nate Solder, OT, Colorado
- Green Bay Packers -- Phil Taylor, DT, Baylor
ROUND 2
- New England Patriots -- Cameron Hayward, DE, Ohio State (33rd overall)
- Buffalo Bills -- Kyle Rudolph, TE, Notre Dame (34th overall)
- Cincinnati Bengals -- Christian Ponder, QB, Florida State (35th overall)
- Denver Broncos -- Mikel LeShoure, RB, Illinois (36th overall)
- Cleveland Browns -- Corey Liuget, DT, Illinois (37th overall)
- Arizona Cardinals -- Colin Kaepernick, QB, Nevada (38th overall)
- Tennessee Titans -- Andy Dalton, QB, Texas Christian (39th overall)
- Dallas Cowboys -- Danny Watkins, OG, Baylor (40th overall)
- Washington Redskins -- Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh (41st overall)
- Houston Texans -- Aaron Williams, CB, Texas (42nd overall)
- Minnesota Vikings -- Brandon Harris, CB, Miami (43rd overall)
- Detroit Lions -- Bruce Carter, OLB, North Carolina (44th overall)
- San Francisco 49ers -- Rahim Moore, FS, UCLA (45th overall)
- Denver Broncos -- Benjamin Ijalana, OL, Villanova (46th overall)
- St. Louis Rams -- Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina (47th overall)