Wednesday, April 21, 2010

2010 NFL Mock Draft

My first attempt at a mock draft. We will see how it goes.

1st Round


1. St. Louis Rams: Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma

2. Detroit Lions: Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Gerald McCoy, DT, Oklahoma

4. Washington Redskins: Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma State

5. Kansas City Chiefs: Trent Williams, OT, Oklahoma

6. Seattle Seahawks: Bryan Bulaga, OT, Iowa

7. Cleveland Browns: Eric Berry, S, Tennessee

8. Oakland Raiders: Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland

9. Buffalo Bills: Jimmy Clausen, QB, Notre Dame

10. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jason Pierre-Paul, DE, South Florida

11. Denver Broncos: Maurkice Pouncey, C/G, Florida

12. Miami Dolphins: Dan Williams, NT, Tennessee

13. San Francisco 49ers: Joe Haden, CB, Florida

14. Seattle Seahawks: Derrick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech

15. New York Giants: C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson

16. Tennessee Titans: Everson Griffen, DE, USC

17. San Francisco 49ers: Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers

18. Pittsburgh Steelers: Rolando McClain, ILB, Alabama

19. Atlanta Falcons: Brandon Graham, DE, Michigan

20. Houston Texans: Earl Thomas, FS, Texas

21. Cincinnati Bengals: Taylor Mays, S, USC

22. New England Patriots: Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State

23. Green Bay Packers: Charles Brown, OT, USC

24. Philadelphia Eagles: Kyle Wilson, CB/PR, Boise State

25. Baltimore Ravens: Jared Odrick, DE/DT, Penn State

26. Arizona Cardinals: Sean Weatherspoon, ILB, Missouri

27. Dallas Cowboys: Mike Iupati, G, Idaho

28. San Diego Chargers: Ryan Mathews, RB, Fresno State

29. New York Jets: Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers

30. Minnesota Vikings: Kareem Jackson, CB, Alabama

31. Indianapolis Colts: Rodger Saffold, OT, Indiana

32. New Orleans Saints: Sergio Kindle, DE/OLB, Texas

Key Draft Picks:

38. Cleveland Browns: Colt McCoy, QB, Texas

72. Buffalo Bills: Tony Washington, OT, Abilene Christian

74. Jacksonville Jaguars: Tim Tebow, QB, Florida

Friday, April 2, 2010

Ruff Riders Keep it Cool

Ya, the Ruff Riders are 0-3.

Not an ideal way to start the second season in Abilene. And from just looking at the record alone, you would think the Riders were behind the eight-ball. Not true.

The man behind it all, Head Coach Gerald Dockery is about as cool as you can get. Coach Dock has pretty much seen everything possible in professional football ranks, and he will keep his guys focused and staying positive. He just will. Trust me, he's a winner.

Moving to the quarterback situation. Going through 5 quarterbacks in the last 18 games is not going to win you ball games. Bart Gloyd got his first start under center this past weekend against the Arkansas Diamonds and showed some flashes of greatness. Gloyd threw 3 td's in the losing effort, but mainly didn't make bad decisions that resulted in turnovers.

The Riders have GOT to have some stability at quarterback, once they do... they will start winning ball games... you see that at every level of competitive football.

I really don't want to hit on the defensive side of the ball because they are much more solid from last season. They have had extra pressure put on them season with all the struggles on offense, but once the offense comes around... the defense will play even better than they have been playing.

Again, 0-3 is not ideal, but the panic button is not even close to being pushed. 11 more games left in the season... and a fully expect the Ruff Riders to be in postseason play at the end of it. They just need that first elusive victory.