Well, I'm not a draftnik and my guess is as good as anyone's so I'm going to do two final mocks, one featuring what I think they will do, one that features what I'd like to see them do this Draft:
#12..Jerry Hughes DE/OLB TCU
#73..Jermaine Cunningham DE Florida
#103..Robert Johnson Safety Utah
#145..Colin Peek Te Alabama
#173..Clifton Geathers DE SC
#174..Marcus Easley Wr UConn
#179..Chris Cook C/G New Mexico
#212..Ryan D'Imperio ILB Rutgers
#219..Trevard Lindley Cb UK
#252..Aleric Mullins DT UNC
What I think:
#12...whomever, I'd like Jermaine Gresham
#73..Cam Thomas DT UNC...enough with the "it's Soliai's year" stuff
#103..Ed Dickson Oregon, if we take Gresham, then Akwasu Ansuah Cb
#145..Donald Butler ILB Washington
#173..Terrel Skinner FS MD
#174..Kevin Basped DE Nevada
#179..Joe Pawalek ILB Baylor
#212..Justin Cole De Fresno State
#219..Mike Tepper T Cal
#252..Chima Ihekwoaba DE Laurier
I've always preferred the Jimmie Johnson approach of taking athletic players who may not be on other people's draft boards and seeing what they have to offer by taking 5 DE/ILB/OLB prospects we only need 2 to hit on.
Ihekwoaba's tangiables:
6'3 260/41 inch vertical/4.72 40/23 reps/9'8 long jump/and lightning quick 4.24 20yd shuttle.
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=114225&draftyear=2010&genpos=DE
It's the #252 pick...to me it would be worth a shot.
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I can't imagine Butler being on the board in rd 5.
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Have no issue with Hughes, Johnson, Easley and Cook ... would not like to draft a TE that high but Peek is a good pick. (at least Dickerson fell off :-) )
Don't like Cunningham or Geathers ... would take Carrington and Lane (Lang preferred but he'd be gone by then) -
My thought was Geathers can challenge Merling and will push Dotson off of the roster, Cunningham has the stuff to play SOLB.
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what i read about Geathers though is that he is lazy ... and if so, doubt we'd take him.
i went to the UCONN / USC bowl game, and i expected him to dominate - and he didn't