With the 9th Pick In The MHR Community Mock Draft...

by John Bena (aka TheSportsGuru) on Apr 1, 2008 5:44 AM MDT Comment 4 comments

SEDRICK ELLIS, DT - USC

G.M. - ilikekitties -- This should be no surprise, in fact, i wish Cincy would not take him, so we can.
Sed Ellis is 6'1, 305 lbs, and is probably this draft's most freakishly strong players. His reported bench max is 510 lbs, and he lifted 225 42 times at the combine. He is explosive off the snap, in the same mold as sack machine Warren Sapp (and hopefully Marcus Thomas).

The Bengals' Defense is famous for their pass rushing front four, but they lost that last season. At least 2 key players have left at D end and linebacker, and I wouldn't be surprised if they pick Dan Conner here.

Sedrick Ellis' penetration is the key reason Cincy needs him. They were one of the last against the pass the last two years, despite having a good secondary (we had the same problem, but with the run). Cincy's front 7 can stop the run, but not the quarterback. Ellis will make an immediate impact.

The Draft So Far --

#1 - Miami Dolphins - DE Chris Long, Virginia
#2 - St. Louis Rams - OT Jake Long, Michigan
#3 - Atlanta Falcons - DT Glen Dorsey, LSU
#4 - Oakland Raiders - RB Darren McFadden, Arkansas
#5 - Philadelphia Eagles(via Trade w/ K.C. Chiefs) - DE Vernon Gholston, Ohio St.
#6 - New York Jets - DB Leodis McKelvin, Troy St.
#7 - New England Patriots - CB Dominique Rogers-Cromartie, Tennessee State
#8 - Baltimore Ravens - QB Matt Ryan, Boston College

The New Orleans Saints, represented by Broncosdude793 are on the clock. The next few selections are below --

Buffalo (7-9) -- amirebram
Denver (7-9) -- ejruiz777
Carolina (7-9) -- Jaxon
Chicago (7-9) -- WCG
Detroit (7-9) -- tbell61

Time to pick up the pace, just a bit...Let's get those picks in!!!

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Mike Jenkins

I'm relying on what others have said and what I have seen.

Denial is a river in Oakland.

by broncodude793 on Apr 1, 2008 7:47 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

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in class. he's a corner that's sorely needed in a bad Saints D. it's what it is. Not too hard of a choice here.

Denial is a river in Oakland.

by broncodude793 on Apr 1, 2008 7:50 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Ellis

could fit in a 3-4 or 4-3 as SC fan know because we show up with both of those schemes in our D. Sometime we had 4 Lineman other times 4 LB's. The fact was in every situation we had ellis and Rivers out there and after thrashing Michigan in the Rose Bowl 2 years ago we came out and whooped the Illini this year. Ellis was a huge part of that because, well he's scary, he hurts people, and is an in your face pass rusher. Good solid pick, I don't think he'll bust but don't sign him is he wants more than 5 mil a year. No rookie should get that anyway. (JMARC)

Davis to the Hall! "A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must be undaunted when the going gets tough." Ronald Reagan

by Jon Tollerud on Apr 1, 2008 11:02 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs