# SDMB Football Mock Draft **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2003, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359 "2003-06-03T13:51:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/81 "2003-06-12T10:06:07Z")
Yeah, I learned it was cecil after the hamsters finally got moving, but even then it was too late, once it was locked even his legit password was frozen. In any case, I talked to the ANT sports guy and got it straigtened out. Nurse C has drafted and we are moving again. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/82 "2003-06-12T10:48:41Z")
Heh-heh, yeah, but now **Munch** is on autopilot. Poor guy. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/83 "2003-06-12T13:43:09Z")
No, I put it on auto last night, just so it wouldn’t time out. I figured I could get through the first 4 rounds with my predrafts, and someone would take a couple hours - enough time to get to work this morning. I’m not particularly amorous towards Peerless Price, but I think it’ll be fun to watch him and Vick in action this year. I’m leary of all the attention they’re getting, and the predictions being made, but I figure he’s gotta at least be worth trade bait and some decently consistent numbers, right? ---
**Author:** ![mrchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@mrchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrchan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/84 "2003-06-12T17:20:11Z")
I sent **White Lightning** an email, hopefully he’ll draft soon. ---
**Author:** ![mrchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@mrchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrchan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/85 "2003-06-12T17:44:56Z")
quick enough. hopefully **omni** doesnt take so much time again ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/86 "2003-06-12T23:09:54Z")
I took awhile because the internet at work was down, and I wasn’t too excited at who was left. Remind me to do everything I can to avoid picking 12th. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/87 "2003-06-12T23:36:46Z")
I keep having trouble loading this page. Perhaps it’s cursed just like my draft. **mrchan** , the honour is yours (not sure if you predrafted, if so it could be much farther along…) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/88 "2003-06-13T00:12:45Z")
So far my team is loaded with good players who I happen to hate on teams that I love to root against (except Bledsoe). What a miserable year this would be if this were real. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/89 "2003-06-13T03:13:01Z")
**Shibb** , **mrchan** , you guys are so dang funny. Brooks in early 6 is good. Antowain Smith in mid 6 is even better. We all got down on him after the last two drafts but he’s a great value there. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/90 "2003-06-13T03:16:12Z")
Sorry for the delay. Drinking and trivia on thursday nights. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/91 "2003-06-13T03:18:05Z")
I just picked for team the ghost of Nurse C’s team, too. WL is up. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/92 "2003-06-13T08:25:01Z")
I’m getting a 404 and I have to be asleep as of about 3 hours ago. If my time runs out before I get to work tomorrow I’m just SOL. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/93 "2003-06-13T12:52:59Z")
Looks like the site’s down to me, too. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/94 "2003-06-13T12:54:16Z")
Also, if any of you are interested, here’s a link to an article about the tragic stuff [Joe Jurevicius](http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/news/2003/06/12/jurevicius_son_ap/) and his wife went through during the playoff run last year. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/95 "2003-06-13T13:56:26Z")
> [@](#): > > Antowain Smith in mid 6 is even better. We all got down on him after the last two drafts but he’s a great value there. IMO, he’s undraftable. Reports out of New England are that Kevin Faulk has been getting a whole lot of reps, and is learning the RB offense. From [Fanball.com](http://Fanball.com): > [@](#): > > According to the Boston Herald, Kevin Faulk’s role in New England’s offense may be expanding. He was very involved in the offense over the weekend and there is speculation he may see time on first and second downs during the season. > > Our View > > Faulk scored six times last season as the third-down back. More playing time could turn him into a viable fantasy threat. Also, if Antowain Smith is out of shape again, Faulk may need to do even more. Stay tuned. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/96 "2003-06-13T14:28:10Z")
Yeah, I get a problem with the server message too. And here I thought the site figured I was too big an idiot to be allowed to continue. I feel a little better now. And I think A. Smith may be done soon too, but I’ll be really surprised if they don’t find somebody other than Faulk to fill the gap. I’ve heard he’s fine as a third-down guy, but they don’t want him to be a full-time back. May be another dreaded RBBC, but they may also take a look at free agents and undrafted rookies. ---
**Author:** ![waddamaroon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@waddamaroon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waddamaroon)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/97 "2003-06-13T15:43:46Z")
I’d like to know the context of the Herald’s report. Was it a mini-camp story, or fantasy football conjecture? It seems to me that it is full of qualifiers, such as “may” and “could”. I see this all the time in fantasy magazines. They say “So-and-so _might_ break out for 1400 yds and 13 tds”. Then, at the end of a big year by so-and-so, they can go back and say “See, we predicted that”. FWIW, if I had to do it over, I’d probably take A-Train or Stacey Mack. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/98 "2003-06-13T15:59:17Z")
FWIW, Fanball usually does a very good job of real updates. They’ll scoff at mini-camp reports of “Player X is in the best shape of his career” and other obvious publicity stunts. I did a little digging at the Herald, and this is what I came up with: > [@](#): > > Don’t be surprised if running back Kevin Faulk becomes more of a consideration on first and second down this season. Faulk will never be a full-time back because he doesn’t have the durability or running style to be a between-the-tackles threat. He is good in space, however, and last year he became one of the team’s most consistent playmakers. Faulk was very much in the mix over the weekend. The article is here: [http://www.bostonherald.com/sport/patriots/pats06092003.htm](http://www.bostonherald.com/sport/patriots/pats06092003.htm) ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/99 "2003-06-13T16:25:38Z")
I’ve found that fanball is good and quick with reporting news, but I take Kamela’s prognistcation skill with a grain of salt. His [review of Ladain Tomlinson](http://www.fanball.com/article.cfm/ID.671) from preseason last year: > [@](#): > > Speaking of drafting, the fantasy masses still consider Tomlinson a top-10 back and worthy of a high-end second-round pick. No dice. If you ask me, L.T. will barely break 1,000 yards and score between 6-8 touchdowns. I’ve been vibing a sophomore slump since the spring, and now I’m convinced of it. And please, do not make the mistake of assuming Tomlinson will catch 50-plus passes again this year. ouch, that’ll leave a mark. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359/100 "2003-06-13T16:30:55Z")
But, apparently he can spell “Ladainian” while I seem to not even come close. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-football-mock-draft/179359.md?page=6)