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2013 NFL Mock Draft (pre-free agency) by James Fedewa
The NFL off season leaves most football fans with a lonely void of the GOT NO FOOTBALL BLUES. We miss our game, our team and wonder and speculate how we fans can improve our beloved team. With trade rumors, gossip, opinions and speculations flinging across fan-websites & news papers, with no real news reported (other than salary cap cuts and the Alex Smith unofficial trade), no real player interviews are worth watching. So fan cling to the next best thing: the NFL Scouting Combine followed by hundreds of MOCK DRAFTS. I’m an NFL fan, and my favorite team has its share(s) of number ONE overall picks (along with with the worst record in the league), so mock-drafts have been part of my football fan career. I’m a fixer and an idea-man, so I want to figure out the details of how to improve my favorite team (and all of their opponents). Routinely for the last 19 years, I annually guesstimate WHO is going where, what college phenom can help this team and how can you improve all teams. So if you’re dream job is a General Manage of an NFL Team (which is mine dream job), I MOCK DRAFT every teams need as if I’m the General Manager OF THE WORLD (well, not really). The NFL Franchise Tags have been set, so here’s my VERSION ONE of my 2013 NFL Mock Draft:
| 2013 NFL Mock Draft / pre free agency | ||
| No. | Team | Scenario 1 |
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida |
| 2 | Jacksonville Jaguars | Dion Jordan, DE, Oregon |
| 3 | Oakland Raiders | Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia |
| 4 | Philadelphia Eagles | Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M |
| 5 | Detroit Lions | Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama |
| 6 | Cleveland Browns | Barkevious Mingo, OLB, LSU |
| 7 | Arizona Cardinals | Matt Barkley, QB, USC |
| 8 | Buffalo Bills | Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee |
| 9 | New York Jets | Jarvis Jones, DE/OLB, Georgia |
| 10 | Tennessee Titans | Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama |
| 11 | San Diego Chargers | Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan |
| 12 | Miami Dolphins | Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma |
| 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida Sate |
| 14 | Carolina Panthers | Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri |
| 15 | New Orleans Saints | Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State |
| 16 | St. Louis Rams | Johnathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina |
| 17 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Damontre Moore, DE/OLB, Texas A&M |
| 18 | Dallas Cowboys | Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU |
| 19 | New York Giants | Alec Ogletree, LB, Georgia |
| 20 | Chicago Bears | D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama |
| 21 | Cincinnati Bengals | Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas |
| 22 | St. Louis Rams (from Redskins) | Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia |
| 23 | Minnesota Vikings | Keenan Allen, WR, CAL |
| 24 | Indianapolis Colts | Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama |
| 25 | Seattle Seahawks | Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina |
| 26 | Green Bay Packers | Matt Elam, SS, Florida |
| 27 | Houston Texans | Star Lotulelei, NT, Utah |
| 28 | Denver Broncos | Kawann Short, DT, Purdue |
| 29 | New England Patriots | Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State |
| 30 | Atlanta Falcons | Datone Jones, DE, UCLA |
| 31 | San Francisco 49ers | Margus Hunt, DE, SMU |
| 32 | Baltimore Ravens | Kevin Minter, ILB, LSU |
| 2nd Round | ||
| Pick (overall) | Team | |
| 1 (33) | Jaguars | Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington |
| 2 (34) | San Francisco 49ers (from Chiefs) | DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson |
| 3 (35) | Eagles | Jamar Taylor, CB, Boise State |
| 4 (36) | Lions | Alex Okafor, DE, Texas |
| 5 (37) | Bengals (from Raiders) | Larry Warford, OG, Kentucky |
| 6 (38) | Cardinals | Terron Armstead, OT, Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 7 | Browns | (exercised pick in Supplemental Draft) |
| 8 (39) | Jets | Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame |
| 9 (40) | Titans | Logan Ryan, CB, Rutgers |
| 10 (41) | Bills | Mike Glennon, QB, NC State |
| 11 (42) | Dolphins | Zach Ertz, TE, Stanford |
| 12 (43) | Buccaneers | Cornellius Carradine, DE/OLB, Florida State |
| 13 (44) | Panthers | Jonathan Cyprien, S, Florida International |
| 14 | Saints | (forfeited) |
| 15 (45) | Chargers | Darius Slay, CB, Mississippi State |
| 16 (46) | Rams | Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama |
| 17 (47) | Cowboys | Philip Thomas, S, Fresno State |
| 18 (48) | Steelers | Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State |
| 19 (49) | Giants | John Jenkins, DT, Georgia |
| 20 (50) | Bears | Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State |
| 21 (51) | Redskins | Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon State |
| 22 (52) | Vikings | Sam Montgomery, OLB/DE, LSU |
| 23 (53) | Bengals | Manti Te’o, ILB, Notre Dame |
| 24 (54) | Dolphins (from Colts) | Corey Lemonier, DE/OLB, Auburn |
| 25 (55) | Packers | Barrett Jones, C, Alabama |
| 26 (56) | Seahawks | Robert Woods, WR, USC |
| 27 (57) | Texans | Justin Hunter, WR, Tenn |
| 28 (58) | Broncos | Khaseem Greene, OLB, Rutgers |
| 29 (59) | Patriots | Menelik Watson, OT, Florida State |
| 30 (60) | Falcons | Giovani Bernard, RB, North Carolina |
| 31 (61) | 49ers | Shamarko Thomas, SS, Syracuse |
| 32 (62) | Ravens | Travis Frederick, C, Wisconsin |
The Seattle-Screw / Bad Call, Good Win
Monday Night Football came down to a controversial call/replay, last-second, Hail-Mary Pass that resulted in a touchdown and a come from behind win for the Seattle Seahawks (The Seattle Screw). Blame the replacement referees, blame the instant replay rules, blame the NFL rules in general, but don’t over analyze the results, that catch, the touchdown, the points on the board, or the win.
No one cheated, so it’s a win. Even if the Seahawks did cheat, they still won. It’s the referees call, and the replay could be looked as a legitimate touchdown (by rule). Dozens of MISSED CALLS or FLAGS alter football games every week, so why is this TD so differnt? Replacement Refs are under a microscope, NFL is under a microscope, Packers are widely touted and the national spotlight of Monday Night Footaball will over analyze this games result. There are 32 teams in the NFL that play 16 games each year, and any team would love to take a win every week, any way you can get it. So any team would take this win. Think about if the roles were reversed and quarterback Aaron Rogers threw that ball to wide receiver Jordy Nelson, would this win be so controversial? Probably not, because the Packers are the Packers. If wins gets you into the playoffs, then wins are what you demand. So take the win and enjoy it.
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