NFL Nudge Mock Draft 2009 Edition

Nudge 2009 Mock Draft

I’ve waited and watched on the sidelines like a cat waiting for the mouse to pop its head out of the hole.  I’ve watched draft pundits and experts drop guys from the top five pick because he left the Combine early without telling anyone, to boosting that same player all the way up again after an exceptional pro day workout. 

I’ve watched draft stock plummet after a cornerback’s 40-yard-dash time resembled that of a 300-pound lineman, only to have that player’s stock status rise up like a phoenix out of the ashes and be projected to be a top 15 prospect. 

I’ve watched quarterbacks who left school with a year of eligibility left take heat from his own coaches and media alike all saying the same thing, the guy would be a great draft pick next year. 

Only, that same player, after a pro day workout in which he threw without pads, without helmet and without defensive linemen trying to rip his mothers womb out of his spleen makes the all important fifteen yard out throw. 

Now, all of a sudden, that same kid, who was knocked up and down is now seen as a franchise Peyton Manning type player who will never get out of the top 10 picks.

I’ve waited and watched the illogical thoughts of individuals who state that their picks are based on logic. I’ve watched linemen press 250 pounds and if they were 10 reps short had scouts tell them “Sorry kid, no contract for you.” 

I’ve watched running backs run 40-yard-dash times and heard the pundits say, “Too slow to hit the whole or reach the corner, second round tops.” 

To seeing that same player cut an amazing two tenths of a second off his 40 just a few weeks later at his schools pro day—Amazing.

Let me preface all of this by saying, I am not an NFL GM.  My opinion is my opinion and opinions are like uhhh eyelashes- most of us have them. So here it is, what I think the teams will take, what I would take if I was a GM, and don't listen to the experts who get paid to do this stuff. It’s all just a crap shoot. 

For every Colston, there are five Mandarich’s.  For every Jerry Rice and Joe Montana, there are Ryan Leaf’s, Heath Shuler’s and Lawrence Philips.  That’s why we all love this stuff. 

The experts are wrong 70 percent of the time. Imagine if you were wrong seventy percent of the time at say, an air traffic controller’s job.  “Yea, I had an about average day at work tonight Honey, five crashes, but hey at least I landed two of em safely.”

So without further ado, I present the Nudge Mock Draft 2009 Edition.  Remember, it’s all about fun.

1) Detroit- Mathew Stafford QB Gawgia- I fought this pick. I went back and forth.  I’ve watched this kid for years since he was a junior in High School and have been saying he has number one NFL draft pick written all over him. 

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