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Mile High Report Draftivus Contest #2: Lets See Your First Round Mock!

Its time for even more MHR Draftivus gift giving!  But as the saying goes, you need to give a little to get a little.  This time, we are asking you to give up a 32 Team First Round Mock.

What you need to do is just list out who you think will be taken with the first 32 picks in the 2009 NFL Draft.  It sounds easy, but it can be pretty tricky, and there is lots of room to make errors, or to get something just right.  Thankfully, there are a ton of resources out there from Mocking the Draft, to our own Community Mock.  You can do a little research like Steve O' did, or you can do even less research, like Zappa is fond of doing.

The scoring is similar to the scoring for the 7 round mock:

10pts for getting the correct player to the correct team, in the correct spot
5pts for every pick that is the correct position for the correct team.
5 pts for every player within one spot of where you projected them.
2 pts for every player within two spots of where  you projected them
1 bonus point for every player that you correctly selected to be taken in the first round (these bonus points are added to the points up above)

 This scoring system rewards you for familiarity with team needs, and on multiple levels for accurately estimating the worth of the top players in the draft this season.

Once you have your 1st Round Mock put together there are a number of ways to submit it. You could put it up as a fanpost on the sidebar, where it can be critiqued and updated to get it just right. Just be sure to mention in the body of the post (in nice bold type) that it is your "Official 1st Round Mock" entry. Another way to submit it would be to link it in this post, though once the post drops off the front page, it will be harder to keep track of. The absolute best way to submit your entry however is to send it via email to mhr.contests@gmail.com. You will be able to update your entry at any time before the draft, with the official cutoff for updates being midnight MST, April 24th. 

And don't forget to submit an entry for our "7 Round Broncos Mock Draft" contest as well.  As always, any questions or comments can be emailed to mhr.contests@gmail.com, as well as updates to any of your entries.

And there will be prize swag for this contest as well, including a few autographed collector's items from our special "commemorative-player" for this inaugural Draftivus.  This whole Draftivus thing just keeps getting better!!!

Yet ANOTHER Draftivus Miracle!!!! 

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Styg

I will post my official Mock soon. I have to make some corrections…oh how the times have changed!

Moreno & Maualuga in '09!

by Steve O' on Apr 15, 2009 2:19 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

good deal

There is no army so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 15, 2009 3:44 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm gonna post here and email

just to be safe.

I’m stuck right out of the gate, with the Lions’ pick, heh.

by underdog on Apr 15, 2009 2:29 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

and then after them is the rams

defintiely focus on your top twelve, since there will be a shorter version of this same contest announced later (for those of us with ADD). For everyone who does this contest, tehy will basically already have an entry made for the shorter one. (though the shorter contests scores a little differently, so you will need to audit it just in case.)

There is no army so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 15, 2009 3:47 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Just for fun

I let everyone know who we got the autographs from in the post. It is in there, it just isn’t obvious. If you can figure out who it is (it shouldn’t be too tough), email mhr.contests@gmail.com and tell us who it is and how you figured it out. You’ll get 10 bonus points on your 1st round mock!

There is no army so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 15, 2009 3:50 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

Oh

you would do well to keep it to yourself if you figure it out. No need to ruin the fun for everyone else. :) Carry on.

There is no army so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 15, 2009 3:51 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I will not be doing a mock...too lazy and I accidentally burned my wheel-o-meter.

Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.

by Tim Lynch on Apr 15, 2009 4:22 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

I'll rock one here

http://www.stampedeblue.com/2009/3/16/798519/i-ve-critiqued-and-critici

my official 1st round mock unless I both do an update next week and remember to link it as a reply here.

I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter

by shake n bake on Apr 15, 2009 4:33 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

You are in

but you’re not going to like the prizes… ;)

There is no army so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 15, 2009 4:55 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Is the prize...

the ability to compete for Broncos 3rd string QB?

or winner gets to chaperone Brandon Marshall for a couple of months?

by underdog on Apr 15, 2009 5:00 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd take the first one

make some money, get up close and personal, and maybe get a garbage sanp at the end of some game. You could scramble and get your spine scrambled while you were at it!!

In all seriousness, you know that the prizes are some MHR gear (shirts, mugs, etc) and 1st place gets some autographed collectibles? I ask because not long ago I made a post and was alerted after the fact to it not being clear. Since then I have been paranoid that somehow I’m forgetting some key piece of info ina post, and that it is gobbledygook without it….

There is no army so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 15, 2009 5:08 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I have a hunch the grand prize

is an autographed Cutler jersey.

You should promote this over on the Bears blog. ;-)

Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.

by Tim Lynch on Apr 15, 2009 6:16 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thanks

It was probably unclear because I wasn’t paying attention, suffering from temporary ADD. But that sounds cool!

by underdog on Apr 16, 2009 7:41 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

if the commemorative player is anyone but new Bronco Darrell Reid I'd be happy to pass on it

and have it come to whoever comes in second.

I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter

by shake n bake on Apr 15, 2009 5:23 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh or Stokley

if it’s Stokley it’s mine

I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter

by shake n bake on Apr 15, 2009 5:24 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

The one I linked was a trade behind when I linked it Wednesday

now that it was two trades behind I re-did it.

http://www.stampedeblue.com/2009/4/18/843694/shakes-updated-mock-draft

I got Summer hatin' on me cuz I'm hotter than the sun. Spring hatin' on me cuz I ain't never sprung
Winter hatin' on me cuz I'm colder than Y'all. And I will never, I will never, I will never Fall.
-Lil Wayne, Mr. Carter

by shake n bake on Apr 18, 2009 1:21 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'd personally like

an autographed Travis Henry jersey myself. ;)

"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall

by Joe Medina on Apr 15, 2009 8:40 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

I saw

a whole rack of Travis jerseys at the mall here in Co Springs last saturday. $9.95 each. sans autograph

My Dad told me about the 4 seasons:
Pre-season
Regular-season
Post-season
Off-season

by KaptainKirk on Apr 15, 2009 10:17 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

just put it and rip the name Henry off the back.

Now its a BDawk jersey!!!

Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.

by Tim Lynch on Apr 16, 2009 8:34 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

tough economic times call for creative solutions!

Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.

by Tim Lynch on Apr 16, 2009 8:35 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

Man someone should make a “How to afford to be a fan in these economic times” post

by Kfustud on Apr 16, 2009 5:22 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

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