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Football fever

NFL mock draft

By David Hollinshead, Staff Writer

ith the NFL draft quickly
coming up, it’s time for
anyone who thinks they

know anything about football to
post their very own mock draft.
More often than not, your mock
draft will be less than 50 per cent
(unless of course, you’re NFL
Network’s own Mike Mayock), but
it is certainly fun to give it a try.
Most teams determine the success
of a draft by how well you draft

in the first three rounds, the final
four rounds are a bit of a wildcard,
hoping for a diamond in the rough,
or a Tom Brady in the fifth round.
With that in mind, and spacing
issues, only the first round will be
mocked, with brief explanations.

1.

Indianapolis Colts select
Andrew Luck, quarterback,
Stanford

The Colts are starting a new
era; they believe that Luck
will be their saviour.
Washington Redskins
select Robert Griffin IT,
quarterback, Baylor
Washington traded their
foreseeable future to draft
Griffin, let’s hope he pans
out.

Minnesota Vikings select
Matt Kalil, tackle, USC
The Vikings need to keep
Quarterback Christian
Ponder on his feet.
Cleveland Browns select
Trent Richardson, running
back, Alabama

The Browns lost running
back Peyton Hillis to free
agency; Richardson is an
upgrade.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
select Morris Claiborne,
cornerback, LSU

With an aging Ronde
Barber, Claiborne will
solidify the secondary for
years.

St. Louis Rams select Justin
Blackmon, wide receiver,
Oklahoma State

Young quarterback Sam
Bradford finally gets an
offensive weapon to throw
to.

Jacksonville Jaguars select
Quinton Coples, defensive
end, North Carolina

The Jaguars are terrible,
and it starts with the pass
rush.

Carolina Panthers select
Michael Brockers, defensive

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tackle, LSU

Carolina fixed its offense
will electric rookie Cam
Newton, now they must fix
their D.

Miami Dolphins

select Ryan Tannehill,
quarterback, Texas A&M
A bit of a reach, but Miami
needs a solution at this
position.

Buffalo Bills select Riley
Reiff, tackle, lowa

The Bills have struggled
with their offensive line for
years; Reiff should shore it
up.

Kansas City Chiefs select
David DeCastro, guard,
Stanford.

The Chiefs have needed
offensive line help for a
while now.

Seattle Seahawks select
Luke Kuechly, inside
linebacker, Boston College
After parting ways with
David Hawthorne, the
‘Hawks get a tackling
machine.

Arizona Cardinals select
Jonathan Martin, tackle,
Stanford

They need to improve
their quarterback play, but
improve the supporting
cast instead.

Dallas Cowboys select
Melvin Ingram, defensive
end/ linebacker, South
Carolina

After Anthony Spencer’s
off year, Ingram could
replace him.

Philadelphia Eagles select
Fletcher Cox, defensive
tackle, Mississippi State
Improvement is needed on
the Eagles Defensive Line,
Cox beefs it up.

New York Jets select
Michael Floyd, wide
receiver, Notre Dame

The Jets have Mark
Sanchez and Tim Tebow at
quarterback, they need all
the help they can get.
Cincinnati Bengals (from
Oakland) select Dre
Kirkpatrick, cornerback,
Alabama

A play maker on the
nation’s best defence will
vastly improve the Bengals
defence.

San Diego Chargers select
Vinny Curry, defensive end,
Marshall

The Chargers might still

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Aen heats

lose Louis Castillo; Curry is
a relentless pass rusher.
Chicago Bears select Cordy
Glenn, offensive line, Ohio
State

After trading for Brandon
Marshall, the Bears offense
just needs protection.
Tennessee Titans select
Whitney Mercilus,
defensive end, Illinois
Tennessee just takes the
best player available that
fits a need and improves
their defence.

Cincinnati Bengals select
Nick Perry, defensive end/
linebacker, USC

Perry upgrades a subpar
defense, with Kirkpatrick,
they could be top 10.
Cleveland Browns select
Kendall Wright, wide

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receiver, Baylor

The Browns need more
playmakers on offence,
Wright made a name for
himself at Baylor doing just
that.

Detroit Lions select
Stephon Gilmore,
cornerback, South Carolina
Janoris Jenkins may be

the best corner available,
but the Lions don’t need
another headache to go
along with Suh.

Pittsburgh Steelers

select Courtney Upshaw,
linebacker, Alabama

The Steelers gain an in-the-
box thumper to improve
their defence for the future.

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