Mock Draft 2.0 w/trades, explanations and a few surprises...
realchrism, weren't you the one saying all along that Dorsey would fall to us at 10?
Not quite. Almost, but not quite. I stated that Dorsey could fall. I also acknowledged that he could be taken high. His proday did a lot to quell concerns about his past injuries. Some might argue that it raised his stock back up and it did to some degree. But more or less, it did more to prevent him from falling too far even if the need is not there for him at the top of the draft. Let me explain it this way. The need for a DT by the teams choosing ahead of us, sans Cincy, is not that profound. Well, Atlanta has the need but they also have far greater needs at QB and LT. They could take Dorsey but they could also pass on him in order to address one of those more glaring needs. Once Dorsey gets past Atlanta, and some might argue Oakland as well, he, along with Sedrick Ellis, could very well fall to #9 and #10, respectively. For the Bengals and the Saints, they cannot be too sure of that any more after Dorsey and Ellis did well at their individual workouts. The problem is that by having a solid proday workout, teams selecting behind us will be salivating if, say, Dorsey, gets down to say pick #7 or #8. So a team like the Broncos who could use a DT might seek to trade up and get Dorsey before he falls to us. So it is not as much of a matter of him not being able to fall to #9 or #10. Moving up to grab him is a preemptive strike against any other team jumping right ahead us to take him at either New England or Baltimore's spot.
He has gone back to #1 on Mel Kiper's board. If he gets beyond Atlanta and Oakland, watch how Mel Kiper begins to point to all the teams making a mistake. Even though logically he and Ellis should fall to our spot since the need is not really there for the Jets, Patriots and Ravens, they would be hardpressed to do so because teams picking behind us will be primed to move up and take them.