MHR Community Mock Draft Pick #7
by Jeremy Bolander on Mar 24, 2009 4:00 PM MDT
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With the #7 pick in the 2009 MHR Community Mock Draft, the Oakland Raiders select.... DT, B.J. Raji, Boston College
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Oakland Raiders Round 1, Pick #7 overall GM V. Money
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Details of the pick after the jump...
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| DT or NT, Raji will be a load. |
From GM V. Money: Since there were no takers to my offers to trade down, the Raiders will more than happily cut their losses by picking the best player available. Okay, so technically, the best player available is probably Matt Stafford, but until the A-11 offense gets implemented in the NFL, giving JaMarcus Russell competition this high up is a tremendous waste of money. Luckily, their run defense is downright atrocious, and Raji has slipped down far enough in the draft to fall right into my board. In the end, it came down to B.J. and Everette Brown, but Raji is more talented and more ready to contribute right away. In retrospect, it is really a process of elimination.
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Commish's Thoughts: I'm torn on this pick, but I certainly don't think the Raiders should be chasing after the OT leavings at this point. A trade back made the most sense, and I know the phone lines were red-hot with deals trying to go through, but in the end, it looks like oakland karma caught up with V, which is always the danger of trying to pick for them. Luckily V's free consolation prizes, including soap and barf-bags, should get him through this tough time...
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ON THE CLOCK The Jacksonville Jaguars are up next. Things are starting to get very interesting, with most of the sure top five guys off the board. Deliberations should be intense, and trade talks should be heating up. The deadline for this pick is Noon MST, March 25th. As long as I receive the pick by that time it will be valid. To send me the pick, just email me at the address shown in my profile. |
Jacksonville Jaguars Round 1, Pick #8 Overall GM gunnermc |
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Round One
- Detroit Lions: McDah OLB Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
- St.Louis Rams: 53guys OT Jason Smith, Baylor
- Kansas City Chiefs: Papisan DE/OLB Brian Orakpo, Texas
- Seattle Seahawks: Denver_Native OT, Eugene Monroe, Virginia
- Cleveland Browns: Zappa WR, Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
- Cincinnati Bengals: DukeTC OT, Michael Oher, Ole Miss
- Oakland Raiders: V. Money DT/NT, BJ Raji, Boston College
- Jacksonville Jaguars: gunnermc ON THE CLOCK
- Green Bay Packers: Broncosorbust ON DECK
- San Francisco 49ers: Elway's Ghost
- Buffalo Bills: Rep56
- Denver Broncos: broncofan91
- Washington Redskins: Chawkins06
- New Orleans Saints: gnarlybroncodude
- Houston Texans: PredominantlyOrange
- San Diego Chargers: Sadaraine
- New York Jets: danelama
- Chicago Bears: Combat Chuk
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers: OrangeCrush4082
- (Dallas Cowboys) Lions: BDAWKisaBRONC
- Philadelphia Eagles: ejruiz
- Minnesota Vikings: War Eagle Aubie
- New England Patriots bronco-Maine-iac
- Atlanta Falcons: Stovie47
- Miami Dolphins: adamriggs
- Baltimore Ravens mla2131
- Indianapolis Colts: chikndnnr
- (Carolina Panthers) Eagles: bcfunk
- New York Giants: Russ
- Tennessee Titans: Broncoman
- Arizona Cardinals: Calibroncoboy
- Pittsburgh Steelers: PABroncofan
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Square peg, round hole?
Did Pure Evil switch to a 3-4 when I wasn’t looking?
by Elway's Ghost on Mar 24, 2009 4:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
raji can play DT too
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 4:08 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but . . .
. . . theoretically, R. Clady can play left guard too.
by Elway's Ghost on Mar 24, 2009 4:11 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
true but Raji had experience playing DT
he and Brace lined up next to each other a bit in their 4-3 formations
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 4:12 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Clady can do ANYTHING
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 4:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm just bitter I guess.
He was going to be the perfect shock pick for me @10.
by Elway's Ghost on Mar 24, 2009 4:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would have been a shock
SF has a very good set of D- Lineman!
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 4:22 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm I dunno
I mean they may not have a stud but who needs a stud NT when Patrick Willis is right behind them ready to kill the RB?
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 4:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
. . . you mean, as long as he doesn't get blocked, right?
Even Ray Lewis struggles without athletic fat men in front of him to eat up blockers and clog the lanes. Keep guards off P. Willis and you set him free to roam and pound people (#5o, anyone?)
So here is my thought (for what it is worth): With the coach SF has (him and his crazy eyes!), I have to believe they want to play D first, avoid turnovers and hand/ dump the ball to Gore. Rule #1 on a good defense? Do not let them run up the middle.
After you force them away from the middle, you can worry about everything else (i.e., don’t let them run wide, rush the passer, cover the receiver, etc) but you have to shut down the lanes tackle to tackle or you’ll never have a chance (see Broncos, Denver, years 2006 – 2008). Of all people, I think Singletary knows this and that’s why I can’t see him passing up on Raji if he’s there @10 (which I don’t think he will be).
Anyway, hardly matters now. Prepare for a boring pick at #10 . . .
by Elway's Ghost on Mar 24, 2009 5:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stafford or Sanchez?
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 5:06 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
so
youre going to pick Alex Smith?
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 5:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Josh Freeman!
Stop the Jay-trade talks!! Just stop it!! -Mike Clark
by papigrande on Mar 24, 2009 5:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sopoaga is 330 lb
and as fast off the snap as nearly any DE. He’s a very good fit at NT, and the primary reason that they let Ron Fields go to us.
Hillis in '09
by Emmett Smith on Mar 24, 2009 5:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Honestly
It is a solid pick. even if it is the raiders, if Raji is here I could see them swinging for him. The only problem I see is their Current list of DT’s. Warren and Kelly have A LOT of money tied up in them. Raji woudl command a lot of money as well, which would put a lot of money into 3 players at the same position. This could move Kelly outside again which might be good. a Line with Burgess, Warren, Raji and Kelly could be pretty stout but if they went 3-4 that woudl be hard
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 4:08 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
hmmm..
Current list of DT’s. Warren and Kelly have A LOT of money tied up in them.
Doesn’t that mean this would make complete sense for the Raiders at this point in the draft? I mean really….doesn’t it?
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 4:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
only if you are drafting for them
ha ha or Al Davis!
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 4:11 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but if it makes complete sense
then the raiders will absolutely NOT do it. That is why it doesn’t make sense.
Stop the Jay-trade talks!! Just stop it!! -Mike Clark
by papigrande on Mar 24, 2009 4:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
no...
it makes sense because it does NOT make any sense. lol
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 4:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
But they'll be expecting us to expect them to not make sense
so to throw us off, they will make sense. In short, not making sense has BECOME making sense, so to not make sense anymore, the raiders will have to revert to not making sense for the sense that not making sense is now common sense.
Stop the Jay-trade talks!! Just stop it!! -Mike Clark
by papigrande on Mar 24, 2009 4:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
that makes sense.
Amnesty, the idea that you can forgive transgressions against you, gives as much to one side, as it does the other. It has the noble quality of bestowing mercy to both parties.
by Jeremy Bolander on Mar 24, 2009 5:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
but
if they expect that we expect that them not making sense than wouldnt making sense throw us off and think they aren’t making sense? am I making sense?
http://www.davusx.net/assets/db/la_la_land.gif
"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 5:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I get the sense
that for all of Evil Al’s tinfoil hats and conspiracy theories, the implications of this are lost on him. I can’t see it making sense to him that we would get the sense that he would not make sense for the sake of us expecting him to make sense, as this would not make any sense.
However, if what you say is true, then Al could do anything and it would either all make complete sense or nothing would make any sense. Does that make sense?
Stop the Jay-trade talks!! Just stop it!! -Mike Clark
by papigrande on Mar 24, 2009 5:09 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
So Does Undead Al make sense?
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 5:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Decide for yourself
Hint: The answer is no.
Stop the Jay-trade talks!! Just stop it!! -Mike Clark
by papigrande on Mar 24, 2009 5:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit Papi
you had to one up me!
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 5:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
All in a day's work :)
My brain hurts. Nothing is making sense right now.
Stop the Jay-trade talks!! Just stop it!! -Mike Clark
by papigrande on Mar 24, 2009 5:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dammit Papi
you had to one up me!
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 5:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
All in a day's........ wait a minute
I’m not falling for that again. Evil Al is using you to confuse me, as he wants to… do something with me! It all makes sense!
Side note: I just came up with a really really goo idea. Someone needs to Photoshop a flowchart of a day in Al Davis’s life.
Stop the Jay-trade talks!! Just stop it!! -Mike Clark
by papigrande on Mar 24, 2009 5:20 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
dang was worth a shot!
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 5:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
How far down the rabbit hole can we go with this?
I think I’ll let your answer be the end of it. lol
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 5:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
that depends
entirely on how far down the hole goes. for example: has anyone figured out how far down the black hole the raiders actually are? I mean you cant climb out till you hit the bottom
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 5:58 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
scientists say that not even a ray of light can escape the black hole the raiders are in. hahaha
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 5:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
case in point
Asomugha
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 6:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to Wikipedia (which I just edited)
they are approximately 721.193 miles from breaking ground in China. The scientific community collectively holds its breath as it struggles to discern the implications of this.
Stop the Jay-trade talks!! Just stop it!! -Mike Clark
by papigrande on Mar 24, 2009 6:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I suppose I should, ah, "leak" this to Jay Cutler real quick...
The Broncos GM reportedly tried to trade Cutler to the Browns during the draft. The deal fell through at the last minute due to the NFL Commish(styg) denying the use of a first rounder pick from the 2010 draft. Bus Cook is having a conniption right now and Cutler is interviewing on Opera right now about the “situation”. The feeling is that “Cutler is our quarterback” and always will be.
On a side note, what is up with your polls lately styg! I liked this pick for Oakland…I just didn’t know which one was good and which was bad so I voted for the third one. lol
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 4:09 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Styg shot down the trade before I gave my awnser which would have been no.
Nice try Zappa.
by broncofan91 on Mar 24, 2009 4:26 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
See everyone? Bronco management already trying to run some spin control...
too bad Cutler has already caught wind of it. Whoa nelly! ;-)
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 4:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Re: polls
I’m just having some fun. :) Not that it would make a difference, because I SUCK at making poll questions and answers. Is it SO hard to just make the answers “yes” and “no”?? Obviously, for me, it is.
Mah creativitah won’t stand for it!
Amnesty, the idea that you can forgive transgressions against you, gives as much to one side, as it does the other. It has the noble quality of bestowing mercy to both parties.
by Jeremy Bolander on Mar 24, 2009 5:05 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't say I didn't like it...
i’m just saying I didn’t know which was good and which was bad so I voted for both. lol
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 5:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
How are you still typing?
You should be hanging by your toes! Bah! Back to your toe-hanging closet.
Stop the Jay-trade talks!! Just stop it!! -Mike Clark
by papigrande on Mar 24, 2009 5:10 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm...the irony of these statements is that I have
some of the biggest most gangly toes anyone has ever seen. I can actually grab a branch with my feet and hold myself upsidedown thank you very much!!! :P
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 5:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I really could see the Raiders doing this
I think Davis may want to screw the Broncos and Chargers (likely guys to pick Raji) versus letting him go, I also could see Maclin going here, and if there is a good LT.
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem" - Duffman
"McDaniels must go!" - Broncoman
by Broncoman on Mar 24, 2009 4:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
no one has talked about Davis getting Knowshon Moreno....
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 4:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
not fast enough
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 4:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you guys want, I can post every offer I got after this is all over.
by broncofan91 on Mar 24, 2009 4:37 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
lol...that hard to keep track, eh? heheh
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 4:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Rock And A Hard Place.
No real obvious pick here (I’m not a big Maclin fan) so Raji isn’t a bad choice.
by ejruiz on Mar 24, 2009 4:44 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I don't like the pick
but then again it has been years since they’ve drafted or ran their organization with any sense of logic…so good job!
I don’t want breakaway speed. I want break-some-poor-fool-as-I-bowl-you-over power getting 6 yards off a play that should have been stopped for 2 at most.
by sadaraine on Mar 24, 2009 5:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
You know your organization is dysfunctional...
…when your star DT punched your star punter on a plane.
Oh well, that’s what I get for picking Oakland in a Denver blog.
Talk about commitment to inexcellence.
by V. Money on Mar 24, 2009 5:57 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Too many big words
you are never allowed to pick for oakland again. you have too many big words
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 5:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
you have too many small words...you get Oakland next year. lol
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 5:59 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats easy ha ha
I pick Vrigin Blood!
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 6:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Three little words...
…Just Win, Money!
by V. Money on Mar 24, 2009 6:07 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I say that whenever I am playing blackjack at Crystal Bay in North Shore Tahoe. lol
Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.
by Tim Lynch on Mar 24, 2009 6:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
all 7
ha ha i think we did one and maybe started two last year I dunno
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 6:19 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It would be fun to do a 7 round draft
by broncofan91 on Mar 24, 2009 6:25 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it would too
the problem we ran into last year was the ACTUAL draft
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 6:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
we''ll go for as long as we can
at one a day we would do the 32nd pick the night before the draft, but we are about two days ahead of scedule right now (and I have the #8 pick already and will be posting it soon).
Amnesty, the idea that you can forgive transgressions against you, gives as much to one side, as it does the other. It has the noble quality of bestowing mercy to both parties.
by Jeremy Bolander on Mar 24, 2009 7:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
lets go into the CFA period then
come on guys!
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"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Mar 24, 2009 7:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
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