12 WR Keenan Allen California Jr. 6-3 210 Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland stated the obvious this week at the Senior Bowl: Miami needs more offensive playmakers to put around quarterback Ryan Tannehill. The receiver position is always a bit like picking your favorite flavor of ice cream, but Allen is a dependable and proven pass catcher who many believe is the most pro-ready receiver in the draft. Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130124/2013-nfl-mock-draft-1/#ixzz2J56JXWlz
First off, this is a horrible mock draft. At this point I'd be fairly surprised to see 1 HB in the first round let alone 2. I doubt Ball even goes in the first 2 rounds. Also after the Senior Bowl I don't see any way Fisher falls to 16. Especially if Joeckel goes #1. As for Allen, I've said it in other threads, he wouldn't be my top choice, but I could certainly live with him being the pick at 12. Probably won't ever be a star but I think has a very good chance to be a very solid WR that will contribute right away and fits the Dolphins system well.
And what I dont get is Barkely and Smith going top 10. Does anyone really think that anyone is that hard up for a QB? Also, as good as Warmack is he is not going #10.
I could certainly see AZ and Buffalo taking the best Qbs on their board in the top 10, I think it will happen depending on what they do in FA. I mean salary isn't a huge issue with 1st round picks anymore so why wait until Round 2 and hope your guy is there? Take him in the top 10 and best sure to get the guy you want. The rookie salary cap makes taking a Qb in the first round a lot less risky than in the past so why not if you're AZ or Buffalo? Granted if either one of them gets say Matt Flynn or Alex Smith, maybe Vick they won't be in the market but if not then I'd say its very likely. Warmack is in a lot of top 10-15 picks in a lot of mock drafts/player lists that I've seen.
Barkley is top 10 IMO. People shouldn't judge him just by his senior season. Had he declared for the 2012 draft, we may have taken him at 8, if he dropped that far. I still think he is a fine NFL prospect. He'd be a good choice for KC, AZ, Buffalo or the Jets. I do not want Buff or the Jets to take him, because I think he is going to be a very good NFL QB.
Is it being lazy or logical? We still need to see what happens in free agency, but let's say we just resigned our own UFAs, and added no one of significance from other teams. Then, Allen makes a world of sense, and IMO seems an obvious Jeff Ireland type of pick. He is the the most ready WR to step in and start as a rookie. Which is a big deal with Ireland and his 1st rounders. He wants immediate contributors. Every 1st rounder since 2008 has started on opening day of their rookie season.
lazy IMO when it involves a reach, as mockers let more valuable players slip by us despite there being good receiver depth in the 2nd round. IMO most of these guys don't bother to do the full digging into what would benefit us the best; they know we need a receiver so they quickly peg Keenen Allen or Patterson into our slot and move onto the next pick.
