Dallas Morning News Mock NFL Draft

In this morning's Dallas Morning News, columnist Rainer Sabin offered his first NFL mock draft. I thought it would be good to cuss and discuss.

Here it is:

1. Kansas City-Luke Joeckel-OT-Texas A&M.
2.Jacksonville-Dion Jordan-DE-Oregon.
3.Oakland-Shariff Floyd-DT-Florida.
4.Philadelphia-Geno Smith-QB-West Virginia.
5.Detroit-Eric Fisher-OT-Central Michigan.
6.Cleveland=Dee Milliner-CB-Alabama.
7.Arizona-Lane Johnson-OT-Oklahoma.
8.Buffalo-Chance Warmack-OG-Alabama.
9.NY Jets-Ezekiel Ansah-DE-BYU.
10.Tennessee-Star Lotulelei-DT-Utah.
11.San Diego-Barkevious Mingo-DE-LSU.
12.Miami-Xavier Rhodes-CB-Florida St.
13.NY Jets (trade with TB) could go with DB, QB, or DL.
14.Carolina-Sheldon Richardson-DT-Missouri.
15.New Orleans-Jarvis Jones-OLB-Georgia.
16.St. Louis-Tavon Austin-WR-West Virginia.
17.Pittsburgh-Kenny Vaccaro-S-Texas.
18.Dallas-Jonathan Cooper-OG-North Carolina.
19.NY Giants-Bjoern Werner-DE-Florida St.
20.Chicago-Alec Ogletree-LB-Georgia.
21.Cincinnati-D.J. Fluker-OT-Alabama.
22.St. Louis-Jonathan Cyprien-S-Florida International.
23.Minnesota-Manti Te'o-LB-Notre Dame.
24.Indianapolis-Datone Jones-DE-UCLA.
25.Minnesota-Cordarrelle Patterson-WR-Tennessee.
26.Green Bay-Sylvester Williams-DT-North Carolina.
27.Houston-DeAndre Hopkins-WR-Clemson.
28.Denver-Jesse Williams-DT-Alabama.
29.New England-Jamar Taylor-CB-Boise State.
30.Atlanta-Tyler Eifert-TE-Notre Dame.
31.San Francisco-Eric Reid-FS-LSU.
32.Baltimore-Kevin Minter-LB-LSU.

Discuss.

 

Miami won't pass on Cooper.

 

There is no way they take an OG at 12

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I think this is the first draft I've seen that doesn't have new England taking Hunter.

 

And you don't take a center at 15 but they did that. The only players that the Dolphins take instead will either be Eifert or Milliner if he falls. Unless they move up or down.

 

Rhodes isn't that far off of Milliner, so if they need an elite CB, Rhodes will fit.

OG's and TEs are just not top 15 guys. Teams picking that high usually have bigger holes then that. I don't see how the Dolphins would pass on all of Patterson, Jones, Austin, Richardson, and Rhodes for an OG or TE

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Because NONE of those other guys fill a big position of need and Cooper is the best QG prospect, and for Rhodes, there are so many good 2-4 round guys for the Dolphins to take.

 

There are more and better 2-4 round OGs to take. Pugh, Long, Watford, very good chance Fluker goes in the second, Barrett Jones, Frederick, Queesenberry in the third or fourth. Most of the players you draft in the 2nd/3rd at OG will be day 1 starters. With CBs you have maybe a 40% chance they ever develope into a starter

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Pugh and Queesenberry are the only two that fit Miami's scheme and qualifications. Pugh won't be there in round two. And if there is one position Ireland knows best it's CB.

 

I'm telling it will be comical if they take another intirior OL player in the top 15. Any 7-9 team can use a 12th overall pick to much better value then an OG, especially if you drafted an OC in the top 15 two years ago. And your starting CBs are a soon to be 30 year old Brent Grimes coming of an Achilles tear and Richard Marshall. I would say CB is a much bigger need at 12 then an OG

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Comical is fine, defense wasn't the problem last season for the Dolphins, it was the offensive line. And they can get Jamar Taylor, Poyer or Slay, or Wreh-Wilson all of whom will do well with Coyle. The man knows DBs and can make a starter out of trash.

 

Then your better off targeting Lane Johnson.

Hell Cooper is barely top 15 and being an OG he may not even go top 20. Wamack proboby won't even go top 15

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Your secondary needs help. Much more so than the OL. Rhodes had 8 INTs at FSU.

 

From what I have heard and read the Dolphins are a little leary about Johnson, though that is probably a smokescreen, and it depends on how the top ten plays out.

 

I'm telling you, if the Steelers pass on Patterson in the first round,Imma be mad...

 

But, you also need a S, LB, and a RB.

 

Niners dont value safety enough to take one in the first. Everyone looks at the team and the only glaring hole is Goldsons departure so they assume thats where they will be looking on draft day but it aint happening.

 

One of the rumors I heard today from Mike Fisher is that the Cowboys might want to trade down if the players they want are all gone in the first round, so the Niners may be a trade partner.

 

I could see that, however they seem to be targeting Warmack, Cooper, Richardson and Vaccaro. I'd be surprised if all four are gone

If we trade down, we are most likley to pick Fluker or Short. If would love Fluker if they see him as an OG, and Fischer had them comparing him to Warmack and Cooper

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Its funny you say that because many mock drafts I have seen now have the Bills going with OG and then have someone in the 10-15 round taking the other top OG. I think the drop off is pretty huge for OG after Pugh. Where as WR is deep in my opinion with Austin, Patterson, Woods, Hunter, Allen, Hopkins. I also think the Dolphins front 7 isn't as big of a need for them as their secondary and OL