Todd McShay First Mock Draft

[Carolina Husker]

WR is a bad choice.

[Ruff]

That's probably pretty close to accurate.

Colts need a QB, Rams need a line for Bradford, Minnesota's defense is getting old, the whole Hillis fiasco in Cleveland leaves them needing a running back, the pass rush of the Jags is horrible (especially since Matt Roth has been hurt some games), Barber is getting old, Shanahan wants a mobile QB, Miami needs a pro guy to learn behind Moore, and that leaves us Blackmon.

[JawnyBlaze]

I'd love to get Blackmon, and at #9 is good value. A lot of people don't like taking WR TOO high because of the "they don't make a big enough impact" argument, and I don't completely disagree, but at #9 I wouldn't call that too high. Besides, look what AJ Green has done for the Bengals. I don't think they're regretting spending the #4 on him :)

[NCstoner420]

LOL! Give me ONE reason why Jacksonville wont take blackmon??

This was my exact thought. Even if they need a pass rusher they will not pass up Blackmon.

[nickzz]

i would jizz if we got blackmon @ 9

[Lout]

If Blackmon were in last years draft he would have been the 3rd WR taken behind Green and Jones. The Falcons would not have traded their entire draft for Blackmon, I can guarantee that. Blackmon would have went #14 to the Rams last year. I don't think it's as good of value as it appears to be.

[Ruff]

LOL! Give me ONE reason why Jacksonville wont take blackmon??

Because a new head coach is going to come in, and decide whether or not they need Blaine Gabbert. He's been pretty bad this year, but then again, so has that entire team, minus MJD.

A WR that high is outrageous, especially when you have trouble at QB, DE, CB, and possibly on the OL.

[LinvilleGorge]

Because a new head coach is going to come in, and decide whether or not they need Blaine Gabbert. He's been pretty bad this year, but then again, so has that entire team, minus MJD.

That same GM is still there though. Will he force Gabbert on the new coach?

If I was interviewing for that job, the first question I'd ask is if I will be able to make a decision on whether Gabbert is the future of the franchise at the QB position. If that answer was anything less than an outright yes, I'd simply thank them for their time and walk out.

I'll be damned if I'd get stuck there with Blaine Gabbert as my QB.

[Matthias]

I think Jacksonville will draft a QB in the second round. After Luck and RGIII, the QB talent drops off. I think the Jaguars will either take Blackmon if he's there, or Quinton Coples.

[lonepalmdawg]

I'd love Blackmon or Jefferey from SC. After that we need Def. help badly

[Woodie]

Keep an eye on Nick Foles from Arizona as someone that will jump into the 1st round like Ponder did last year. I think he's the guy that's not being mentioned right now, but will benefit the most by Barkley's decision. I think once he gets to the individual workouts and combine, he will shoot up the charts and someone will reach for him in the mid-first.

[nickzz]

Keep an eye on Nick Foles from Arizona as someone that will jump into the 1st round like Ponder did last year. I think he's the guy that's not being mentioned right now, but will benefit the most by Barkley's decision. I think once he gets to the individual workouts and combine, he will shoot up the charts and someone will reach for him in the mid-first.

everyone had a pretty good idea who ponder was all of last year :/

[Woodie]

everyone had a pretty good idea who ponder was all of last year :/

But nobody saw him as a 1st rounder until after the combine..and even then, at best, he was thought of as a 2nd rounder that had a chance to move into the late 1st. Basically, what I am saying is that I think Foles will be a riser at QB, and will probably be taken higher than many think right now. Personally, I'm not super high on him, but he is a big QB, which will be a factor in his overdrafting.

[NCstoner420]

I really hope a few players, mainly quarterbacks, have super combines and rise to the top of the charts. Sitting around pick 10 is a really bad spot for us and the only way we're going to trade back or see someone fall is if more players start moving up.