SB Nation Mock Draft: Dawgs By Nature Selects S Eric Berry at No. 7

please let seattle take mays.

In this dream scenario – the only other option would be Claussen. Personally, I havE Bradford so much higher than Claussen – but Kiper has him very high and ahead of Sam.

yeah. college coaches who get the power over the draft that carroll has, often overdraft players from their team or players they know.

they aren’t PAC-10 Homers. go over to MTD and see what the guy said. He is not picking how they WANT the seahawks to pick, more what they THINK the seahawks will pick.

yeah. lets give up significant leverage in this draft, one of the deepest in a long time, just so we can get another veteran QB? that is not how you rebuild a team.

It’s very unlikely we get McNabb. His price is too high for me. I’d rather spend that pick on someone who can contribute for 10 years.
He’ll probably go to the Raiders (or Minnesota if Favre retires). He could easily add 4-5 wins for Oakland and stir up the AFC West.

Pass on that

I just don’t think McNabb is worth it because of the picks involved vs. his years left as a good-great QB in the league. If he was younger, I’d probably do this if Berry was off the board.

That ship sailed when we gave Delhomme 7 million reasons to come to Cleveland. Holmgren decided that we could not be competitive in the time McNab has left as elite QB. He wants Delhomme (and I have no idea why) and a young one.

Why would we bother going for McNabb when his contract would be up after a year, and he wouldn’t re-sign with us. We would lose too much and in return get a talented quarterback with not enough talent surrounding him. Stupid move.

Hasnt Holmgren already said “That ship has sailed” in reference to trading for McNabb? If I find the article again I will post the link.

I dunno how much he can prove on a bad team. he may only have 2 good seasons left. with this team, I don’t think he will have the opportunity to “prove himself” like you are saying. there just won’t be a great supporting cast around him.

From what I have seen and heard from the Seahawk people, they were trying to predict who pete carroll would take.

Isn’t that the point of a mock?

They could have selected Claussen. Hasselback bout done.

If Kindle is available in 2nd than Berry in first. I really think that with up to 3 teams needing QBs – both Claussen and Bradford will go in top 6,

I am not completely sold on Kindle though. He reminds me a lot of Kamerion Wimbley. they both have elite physical skills but but rely too much on speed rushing. Neither are good at the POA. In the 2nd, Kindle could be a decent get in the 2nd, but I like Jerry Hughes just about as much.

maybe if Bradford or Suh is still on the board.

if they pick tim tebow in the first round i will egg mike holmgren’s house.

A Steeler for life, apparently.

From what I have read, he is lucky he didn’t get shot.

DUIs are a bitch.

With the 7th pick of the Revenge of the Birds community mock draft, the Cleveland Browns select…

Jimmy Clausen/ Quarterback/ Notre Dame

GM: az78true

Strengths: 6’2’’ 217 lbs. and has a strong arm that allows him to make most of the throws necessary to be a top caliber player at the position. He has a very compact delivery motion coupled with power and accuracy to match. He possesses the ability to scan a defense and make the call of whether to audible out or proceed with confidence in his read. He is able to go through his progression quickly and identify which read is true and thus resulting in a positive play. Good pocket awareness and has mobility if the play breaks down and is forced outside the pocket. He maintains his composure in crucial game time moments giving him a good command of the flow of the game whether it’s the 1st quarter or under a minute in the game.

Weaknesses: His footwork can at times lead to him throwing the errant pass. At times his competitive nature gives way to mental mistakes when confronted with situations of adversity. Clausen has a tendency to look to the edges of the field and almost entirely disregard the underneath middle of the field as if he’s afraid to make a mistake. This limits his opportunities at times for big plays. There are moments, as with any prospect at the position, when the pocket collapses around him he will force a throw into traffic.

Why the Browns will take him: With Berry off the board, the Browns take a small leap that Clausen will benefit them more so than Haden in the long term. The offseason moves by the front office suggests they are looking for a quarterback to develop over the next two years. Given the fact Holmgren, the president of football operations, is a west coast offense man and Clausen has been tutored in the same offense it makes sense. Even with the glaring need for help in the defensive backfield the Browns take their shot at a quality prospect to develop for the long term health of the organization. If there was the opportunity to trade down I believe the Browns would do so. All in all this is a good move in the understanding there is help for the secondary in the rounds to come.

It is possible. That is pretty much my nightmare scenario. Trade back at all costs, Clausen if you can’t.

The desperate need for secondary help can be shored up later, I think you went with the best value available.

reply fail…

Subject line fail.

You know, it’s okay to be obsessed with drafting Clausen, but why trade up to #1? Odds are he’s available at 7 and even if he isn’t he’s not going before 4.

A-La Butch Davis.

Plus if he really is in the 4.3s at that size and strength – I could not fault the pick as he is a true freak. Coaches are expected to improve players skills – but they can’t coach 4.3

I would love this.

look at who is controlling the draft…I can see it…

I’ve always treated it as a combination of three things…

-Who I think the Browns will take
-Who I think the Browns should take
-What the consensus of other people agree on

The last one is sketchy in the sense that the beauty of a mock draft is that you try to not be like everyone else (otherwise there is really no point in comparing mocks). On the same note, you don’t want to make an erratic pick just for the sake of taking a leap of faith, so it’s best to get a feel of other peoples thoughts too.

After two attempts to comprehend this, I gave up. And I like Mooncamping’s work.