2012 NFL Mock Draft: All-Rams Mock (With a Trade!)

but I think you are right on. With only 2 top tier QBs in this pool, RG3 is going to be highly sought after. That is a pretty good guess for value, and it may end up being more. Good post. I’m sort of meh on the selections. And I think burfict will go in the first.

But im one of the few ppl that understand that wide receivers in this first half of the draft arent the only good ones. I hope we take jeff fuller in the third

Jonathan Martin from Standford or Barrett Jones from Alabama would be a great draft pick for next season!

If the Rams pulled a trade off of this caliber and drafted the players you suggested,we would be set back another 5 yrs.If we do trade the pick,our new coach/GM will make sure we get Blackmon or Khalil.They will make sure we draft players to build around Sam,PLAYMAKERS trust me,Remember free agency will come before the draft this year.The Rams have money to spend,so we will see how that plays out before we draft a guard with our first round pick.Are you kidding me??

There are some immediate needs you did not address:
1) No OT. Don’t like going into 2012 with Smith as our RT.
2) We need 2 OLBs not one. I like Chamberlain’s hustle, but the kid is not a starting OLB.
3) We could use 2 high pick DTs this year.

I’m still sold on Blackmon as our pick at #2, #4, or #6. Depending on who we trade with. We can either have a cadillac (Blackmon) or a pontiac (Sanu). Rather be legit and have the caddy.

No more QBs. Should be solid with Bradford and Clemens.

I think we might be taking Decastro a little high, but the fact that it is not another mock that has us reaching for Blackmon was a refreshing start.

Paige-Moss might be available even later after he blasted UNC, and Brett Roy sounds a lot like Gary Gibson.

Otherwise, I’d love this if we can sort OT out some other way (Saffold at LT and Dahl at RT for 2010?).

Do you think we can get permission to talk to KSU’s Frank Martin? I love that guy? What the hell is he doing coaching basketball? He needs to head right to the NFL! Who cares if he doesn’t know a thing about X’s and O’s. And if we took your mock and drafted Moss and Burfict we would need Frank Martin to keep those whack jobs in line.

Strangely, I like pieces of your mock but don’t like many of your mid-picks. I have been hyping DeCastro since the beginning of the season so I can’t argue that selection wherever he is drafted. I watched more Stanford games than any other college and my opinion of DeCastro only improved over time. Will be an All-Pro guard in the NFL for many years. I also like Sanu at #2 but then I think you fizzle out a bit. If you could switch out Burfict, Moss, Roy and Heyward for Brandon Boykin, Chris Polk, Levy Adcock and Trumaine Johnson then I would be onboard………………..

BTW, didn’t the douche Moss tear an ACL in his Bowl game? Although I could possibly be sold on Burfict, there is no way I would ever consider Moss. I too like Short from Purdue and would definately go for Moore as Bradford’s backup.

Draft RG3, we can use two good QB’s.

Here is a new name to ponder! A new mock draft out has DT Brockers from LSU taken in the Top 10 if he declares. That is a name that just has not been mentioned at all in mock drafts. He did get his name called quite a bit in the Bama game. Where do you have him slotted?

DeCastro is good—right where he should go. Sanu is Blackmon without the wow factor. I like Demps from Fla. better than Rainey. Don’t like Burfict at all at any selection. Not so much that he’s a bad player or guy—we just don’t have enough reputable LB vets. (other than JLo) to make him a great professional. We’d end up releasing him and he’d be great for the Ravens or Bears—just not our guy. I think our DTs should be more the “immovable object” because we have good athletes at DE. This mock makes me feel the same way as our last draft. Bleh.

I am now dumber for having read this article. I reward you no points and may God have mercy on your soul.

… if it happens, I like your draft overall. If I had it my way, however, there would be a few slight wrinkles, although the flavor would be similar:
1) Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa (Like DeCastro, but LT is more pressing need)
2) Mohamed Sanu (I, like you, think Sanu can be every bit as good as Blackmon)
2) Lavonte David, OLB, Nebraska
3) Casey Heyward
3) Kawaan Short
4) Doug Martin, RB, Boise St (Don’t know that he’ll fall this far)
5) Ryan Miller, OG, Colorado
6) Mychal Kendricks, ILB, Cal (Can play OLB)
7) Grant Garner
7) Chris Rainey (I see Rainey falling to 7th)

You didn’t mention FAs, which obviously affects the draft. I wish the team had the money ($10 million, I think) to sign some big-time FAs, but it doesn’t look likely, unless they cut some guys that won’t come with a big cap hit. For that reason, I like Robert Meachem as a cheap-ish FA WR who has the deep speed to stretch the field and open up the middle for the Rams’ plethora of possession receivers.

I too think Richardson is Cleveland’s pick if they don’t trade up for RG3.

Greg Little = Pettis??? I wish Pettis had 61 catches this past season!

I like Reiff as well. Can’t go wrong with Reiff or DeCastro. Although I am a huge fan of DeCastro, I think your scenario may work out better for the Rams if we are able to grab one of the Badgers “Big Uglies” later in the draft. I am not sure if Kevin Zeitler is soaring up draft boards or not but he clearly isn’t a big dropoff from DeCastro. I don’t think Doug Martin makes it to the 4th round but there is a chance Kawaan Short might. So……………
1) Reiff
2) Sanu
2) Boykin
3) Zeitler
3) T. Lewis or David if he lasts.
4) Short
5) B. Pierce
6) Garner
7) Moore
7) Rainey

This draft would turn our boat around quickly!

would be awesome. The only chance we will get either of those guys is if we orchestrate a deal with Cleveland and get their pick at #22.

Is excellent. Heyward and Short in the 3rd rounds are solid. Gamer and Moore would be great as 7th round selections.
With the potential draft order being:
1. IND
2.WASH
3. MINN
4. CLE
5. TAMPA BAY
6.ST.LOUIS

Blackmon could still be on the board. The question for me is: Will The Bucs or Browns select Blackmon? INDY will get Luck, Wash selects RGIII, Minn gets Kalil. I think Tampa will take Claiborne. This leaves Cleveland; who may decide to take Trent Richardson and wait ubtil the second round for a QB. This leaves Blackmon for St.Louis.
In the second rounds; it would be great to get Kendall Wright if he were still on board, however that may be unlikely. Chase Minnefield,Courtney Upshaw, or Lamar Miller could be possibilities. Burfict with the other second round selection is an interesting pick. I like it. However I unfortunately do not believe that The Rams at this point, are ready to manage a personality like Burfict. I was probably the only Rams fan sorry to see Ritchie Incognito go. Burfict has that same edge and propensity for violent outburst. The Ravens, Steelers, and Packers are some of the few teams that may be able to manage a player like Burfict. The Rams IMO, are not that team.
Moss has a lot of potential; he can be a tremendous player if he chooses to be. I do not see that type of desire. Roy is too small for a 4-3 DT. He is a better fit as an 3-4 DE. IMO, The Rams need to get bigger at DT. Quite a few DT’s will be available in the later rounds or as UDFA’s: Slyvester Williams, Mister Cobble, and Josh Chapman may be available to pair with Kawann Short. I do think that getting a pair of DT’s is a solid move.
A RB like Doug Martin would have more value than Rainey IMO. Martin is bigger and has displayed more durability. Martin could last until the third or fourth rounds. With the 6th pick; Janzen Jackson is a Physical FS with speed and ballhawking ability.
Overall I think your draft is solid. You took risk and were imaginative with your player selection. Rec*

How bout these free agents:
Vincent Jackson WR ( 6-5 238 ),
Jason Jones DT ( 6-5 280 ),
Nick Hardwick OC ( 6-4 305 ).
Draft with these:
RD1- David DeCastro-OG ( 6-5 312 )
RD2-Mike Adams-OT ( 6-6 320 )
RD2-Zach Brown-OLB ( 6-2 230 )
RD3-Marvin McNutt-WR ( 6-4 215 )
RD3-Bernard Pierce-RB ( 6-0 218 )
RD4-Marcus Forston-DT ( 6-3 300 )
RD6-Jeff Demps-RB/KR/PR ( 5-7 190 )

Our OL will look like this:
Mike David Nick Harvey Roger
Adams DeCastro Hardwick Dahl Saffold
(LT) (LG) (OC) (RG) (RT)

Can You Say Pro Bowl STEVEN JACKSON !!!!!!!