With the #34 pick in the 2009 MHR Community Mock Draft, the New England Patriots select.... OLB, CONNOR BARWIN, CINCINNATI

New England Patriots Round 2, Pick #34 overall

Details of the pick after the jump...

Linebacker nobility

From the GM:  Barwin could be a clone of Mike Vrabel, except that he is younger, faster, and in the final analysis, perhaps more talented.

After shipping Vrabel out, the opportunity to replace him without missing a beat is too tempting to pass up.  Barwin has a lot of upside rushing the passer, is a solid technician who gets better nearly every time he touches the field, and on top of that he is no stranger to offense, having played TE for 3 years in college.

The Patriots look for proven, productive, hardworking guys with character (just like Denver is about to start doing), and Barwin meeets these needs in spades.  Despite only a year at DE, he still managed to produce, starting slowly and then catching on.  All told, he started all four years at Cincinnati, so he has the all around football experience and has proven he belongs on the field.  He is also a passionate football player with zero character concerns and no off field problems (hard to have off-field problems when your favorite hobby is breaking down game film).

It is the Patriots job to make the rest of the league sadder.  Every other GM should be wearing a frown after losing out on this pick...

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ON THE CLOCK St.Louis Rams are up next. The deadline for this pick is NOON MST, April 16th (tomorrow).  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.

St.Louis Rams Round 2, Pick #35 Overall GM 53 guys

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Round One

1. Detroit Lions:  McDah               OLB Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
   
2. St.Louis Rams:  53guys          OT Jason Smith, Baylor
   
3. Kansas City Chiefs:  Papisan        DE/OLB Brian Orakpo, Texas  
4. Seattle Seahawks:  Denver_Native         OT, Eugene Monroe, Virginia
5. Cleveland Browns:  Zappa               WR, Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
6. Cincinnati Bengals:  DukeTC                    OT, Michael Oher, Ole Miss
   
7. Oakland Raiders:  V. Money                          DT/NT, BJ Raji, Boston College
8. Jacksonville Jaguars:  gunnermc               QB, Matt Stafford, Georgia
9. Green Bay Packers:  Broncosorbust          OLB, Clay Matthews, USC
10. San Francisco 49ers:  Elway's Ghost         DE/OLB, Everette Brown, Florida St.
11. Buffalo Bills:  Rep56                        TE, Brandon Pettigrew, Oklahoma St.
12. Denver Broncos:  broncofan91                            OLB, Brian Cushing, USC
13. Washington Redskins:  Chawkins06                    DE Aaron Maybin, Penn St.
14. New Orleans Saints:   gnarlybroncodude             DB, Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio St.
15. Houston Texans:  PredominantlyOrange            WR, Jeremy Maclin, Missouri
16. San Diego Chargers:  Sadaraine                         ILB, Rey Maualuga, USC
17. New York Jets:  danelama                                    QB, Mark Sanchez, USC
18. Denver Broncos (from Chicago):  Combat Chuk            RB, Knowshon Moreno, Georgia
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers:  OrangeCrush4082              QB, Josh Freeman, Kansas St.
20. (Dallas Cowboys) Lions:  BDAWKisaBRONC          OT, Andre Smith, Alabama
21. Philadelphia Eagles:  ejruiz                        WR, Hakeem Nicks, UNC
22. Minnesota Vikings:  War Eagle Aubie                WR, Percy Harvin, Florida
23. New England Patriots  bronco-Maine-iac         LB, James Laurinaitis, OSU
24. Atlanta Falcons:  Stovie47              DT/DE, Peria Jerry, Ole Miss
25. Miami Dolphins:  adamriggs                      CB, Sean Smith, Utah
26. Baltimore Ravens  mla2131                      CB, Vontae Davis, Illinois
27. Indianapolis Colts:  chikndnn                   DT, "Ziggy" Hood, Missouri
28. (Carolina Panthers) Eagles:   bcfunk           RB, Chris Wells, Ohio St.
29. New York Giants:  Russ              WR, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Maryland
30. Tennessee Titans:   Broncoman                  DT/DE, Jarron Gilbert, San Jose St.
31. Arizona Cardinals:  Calibroncoboy          OLB, Larry English, Northern Illinois
32. Pittsburgh Steelers:  PABroncofan          OT, William Beatty, Connecticut

Round Two

1. Detroit Lions: McDah            RB, Donald Brown, Connecticut
   
2. New England Patriots bronco-Maine-iac   OLB, Connor Barwin, Cincinnati
   
3. St.Louis Rams:  53guys                                     ON THE CLOCK
   
4. Cleveland Browns: Zappa                              ON DECK
   
5. Seattle Seahawks: Denver_Native
   
6. Cincinnati Bengals: DukeTC
   
7. Jacksonville Jaguars: gunnermc
   
8. Oakland Raiders: V. Money
   
9. Green Bay Packers: Broncosorbust
   
10. Buffalo Bills: Rep56
    
11. San Francisco 49ers: Elway's Ghost
    
12. Miami Dolphins: adamriggs
    
13. New York Giants: Russ
    
14. Houston Texans: PredominantlyOrange
    
15. New England Patriots bronco-Maine-iac
    
16. Denver Broncos: broncofan91
    
17. Chicago Bears: Combat Chuk
    
18. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: OrangeCrush4082
    
19. Dallas Cowboys: BDAWKisaBRONC
    
20. New York Jets: danelama
    
21. Philadelphia Eagles: ejruiz
    
22. Minnesota Vikings: War Eagle Aubie
    
23. Atlanta Falcons: Stovie47
    
24. Miami Dolphins: adamriggs
    
25. Baltimore Ravens mla2131
    
26. New England Patriots bronco-Maine-iac 
    
27. Carolina Panthers:  bcfunk
    
28. New York Giants: Russ
    
29. Indianapolis Colts: chikndnr
    
30. Tennessee Titans: Broncoman
    
31. Arizona Cardinals: Calibroncoboy
    
32. Pittsburgh Steelers: PABroncofan