Scott Wright's NFL Countdown Feb. 6th 1st Round Mock Update

not bad

 

Well...

I have Jarrett lower rated than about 4 of the guys who go after us in that mock.

Guys like Jarrett make me nervous and frankly, it's hard to justify him over another big target WR in rnd 2 or 3 who don't have top end speed and can be nice possession WR's. But in rnd 1, you're giving up players at other positions who are clearly better than their 2nd and 3rd rnd counterparts.

In short, I think we can do better or if we like Jarret, could trade down a bit and still get him. Aside from whomever the best CB will be, I wouldn't be crying if we ended up with a trade down and still got a Patrick Willis, Dwayne Bowe, Tank Tyler, Sidney Rice or Jarrett.

Again, a lot has to do with what we're planning to do in free agency.

Gut

 

don't need no stinking WR, get some DE

 

Sure, DE would be nice, but the value wont be there. Abiamiri and Carricker might be there at 19, but Carricker could go early hinging on his combine and Abiamiri is seen as a 2nd rounder at the moment. My pick would be Carricker, he could be either a DT or DE in our scheme and would be great to have. So, those two aside it's probably safe to say we're going to go BPA/whoever falls in our laps. However, since we don't know who or what positions we're going to address yet in FA, I'd say we'd take a CB or S.

 

I think it would be a mistake for anyone to take a slow receiver in the first round. Besides that, NFL draft countdown is retarded. I want Patrick Willis, Reggie Nelson, or Laron Landry if they're there. Gaines Adams would be someone I would hope would drop to us but I think it's unlikely. Trading up for Sears at the top of the 2nd if he's still on the board would be a nice move as well.

 

If we go DE I would pick Charles Johnson he's a complete DE and came out of the shadow of Moses and outplayed him. But it also depends on who is there and what we do in FA. But I want Johnson or Bowe at our pick if none of the big S prospects are there.

Carriker doesn't fit our scheme and Abiamiri is a second rounder.