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March 24, 2004
2004 NFL Mock Draft: Not wanting to pay for ESPN Insider, I was struck by Fanball's lack of RBs going in the first round. Also, more Trojans going pro so I wonder if my alma mater will have a chance at a repeat. Is it too early to get excited about Draft Day? I don't think so!
posted by billsaysthis to football at 05:56 PM - 14 comments
I LOVE the draft. The best thing about it is MORE MEL KIPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
posted by corpse at 08:03 PM on March 24, 2004
Last year, I ran an NFL draft pool at my office. I wonder if anyone would sign up if we did one here ...
posted by jeffmshaw at 08:13 PM on March 24, 2004
Pro Football Weekly picks the first two rounds.
posted by yerfatma at 08:54 PM on March 24, 2004
I'd be shocked if Stephen Jackson goes in the top half of the first round, and PFW has him going sixth. Best back in the draft? Probably. Worth the sixth pick in the draft? Hardly.
posted by jeffmshaw at 09:12 PM on March 24, 2004
PFW has Udeze and Mike Williams way to low.
posted by billsaysthis at 09:15 PM on March 24, 2004
jeffm, how does a draft pool work?
posted by billsaysthis at 09:17 PM on March 24, 2004
Bill: the way we did it, everybody filled out a first-round order with a players name in each slot. You got one point for each correct slotted pick, one point for getting the team the player went to correct. Example: if you pick Stephen Jackson at six to Detroit, and he goes to Detroit at six, you get two points. If Detroit trades down to get him at 12, you get one point. If Kansas City trades up to get him at 6, you get one point. Etc. Nobody got very many right, but it was fun to play Kiper-for-a-day. I even acquired bulletproof hair beforehand for good luck. [And you're right, Udezi and Williams are WAY too low on that PFW sheet. I'm not an insider by any means, but I'm skeptical about the accuracy of that list.]
posted by jeffmshaw at 09:59 PM on March 24, 2004
Jeff, as a local boy, where do you see Reggie Williams going? First round? Also, this kid Tank Something for the Dawgs? I guess he was a mediocre player all year but John Clayton called him one of the most impressive lineman at the combines, and he will supposedly go first round...
posted by vito90 at 11:26 PM on March 24, 2004
Vito, I think Reggie is definitely a first-round pick, and whoever gets him is going to get a bargain. Fitzgerald and the other Williams will go before he does, which probably pushes Reggie to the latter half of the first round. For a big, athletic, fast receiver with soft hands, that's a steal. Tank I think is a first-round stretch, but I've been wrong before.
posted by jeffmshaw at 02:14 AM on March 25, 2004
Judging by the mock drafts floating around, it seems that Roy Williams is preordained to go to the Jags, which I would not be against. I do hope they can find someone who can rush the QB with some level of consistency, though.
posted by bcb2k2 at 09:00 AM on March 25, 2004
ESPN has a good draft pool option.
posted by YukonGold at 09:15 AM on March 25, 2004
Let's play!
posted by billsaysthis at 10:56 AM on March 25, 2004
I consider it on.
posted by jeffmshaw at 11:47 AM on March 25, 2004
The running backs in this draft just aren't as good as some of the top-tier wideouts and QBs. Your boy Mike Williams should go top-three, top-five at the very least. I am hoping Igor Olshansky from my alma mater drops to the Seahawks in the latter portion. Hot damn I love draft talk. Who else starts franchises in Madden and immediately trades the best players for first-round picks? [Raises hand]