The Falcoholic Mock Draft Spectacular: The Third Pick

by Dave Choate on Apr 6, 2009 8:00 AM EDT in Editorial

Ladies and gentlemen, the third pick of your 2009 Falcoholic Mock Draft is Auburn defensive tackle Sen'Derrick Marks.

This pick is sure to generate some kind of debate, because I know some of you feel very strongly that Marks is doomed to fail at the NFL level. Personally, I think his athleticism and ability to generate a considerable push make him a useful player, and if he slips into the late part of the third round I can't imagine too many situations where the Falcons pass him up.

That said, he's not the giant, run-clogging nose tackle type that many feel we need. I would say that if Trey Lewis is able to step in and play this year, he may fill that gap, and Marks would be a terrific situational player in his first year. He'll need to get a little stronger if he's going to push his way into the starting lineup early, but I think this represents pretty good third round value for our 'Birds. For more information on Marks, you'll want to visit our friends at Track 'Em Tigers.

By now, you know it's time to weigh in on the pick and nominate your choices for the next round. I'll select the best couple from each position and we will go from there.

Round 1: USC LB Brian Cushing

Round 2: SC TE Jared Cook

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Do you like the Sen'Derrick Marks pick?

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102 votes

I'm not a fan

104 votes

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Nope.

Bad bad pick. If we want to stop the run, keep Marks away from our line. He also won’t bring much to the table as far as a pass rush is concerned.

He did terribly against quality OLs and his performance last year should have earned him a spot in the 5th round or later.

Then again, I could be totally wrong. I doubt it.

"If the Falcons ever manage to win a Super Bowl in my lifetime, I'll french kiss a toilet." - a friend.

by Adam Schultz on Apr 6, 2009 8:15 AM EDT reply actions

I agree, Marks is a situational player at best

Waste of a pick.

by Molly Flogger on Apr 6, 2009 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Disagreeing with me

Is an offense…punishable by death!

I’m kidding, of course. This mock draft has gone in every direction but the one I expected it to, so maybe Marks just seems like the most likely choice to me. I do firmly believe he’ll be a quality NFL player.

by Dave Choate on Apr 7, 2009 2:25 AM EDT up reply actions

I don’t hate him

As much as I hate looking at who should be available in each round. By getting Marks, we passed up on 3-4 good options for bigger CB’s. There are several options at DT (Terrance Taylor, Michigan; Roy Miller, Texas) in the 4th and 5th round that I thought would be a better fit for our needs. It is the same with Cook in the 2nd round. We passed up Delmas/Chung/Moore for a TE, when there are plenty of adequate options in the 5th and 6th rounds.

Ok, here are my nominations for the 4th round (in order):

1. FS CJ Spillman, Marshall – 6’0" – 197 lbs
2. CB Christopher Owens, San Jose State – 5’10" – 181 lbs
3. OT Sebastian Vollmer, Houston – 6’8" – 312 lbs
4. FS Chris Clemons, Clemson – 6’0" – 208 lbs
5. CB Brandon Hughes, Oregon State – 5’11" – 182 lbs
6. DE Brandon Williams, Texas Tech – 6’3" – 261 lbs
7. SS Courtney Greene, Rutgers – 6’0" – 212 lbs
8. OT Jason Watkins, Florida – 6’6" – 318 lbs

by orang3b on Apr 6, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions

Wait,

We had Clemons up in the 3rd?? Wow, some of these prospect listings are all over the place. I’m mostly looking at www.nfldraftscout.com and they have the guys above in the 115-140 range (our 4th is #125), but looking at some other places, some are as low as the 180’s. I guess I would add CB DeAngelo Smith, Cincinnati – 5’11" – 194 lbs (if you’re going to narrow down the choices anyway).

by orang3b on Apr 6, 2009 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions

Great nominations, all

I’m a very, very big Christopher Owens fan, even though I remain convinced that CB isn’t a huge need for us. I wouldn’t complain at all if we ended up with him.

by Dave Choate on Apr 7, 2009 2:28 AM EDT up reply actions

Do you trust

Hutchins/Grimes as a long term answer at Nickle? I sure don’t. I’m hoping they draft a CB somewhere in this draft (probably not early, though)…

by orang3b on Apr 7, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions

AMEN!

"He's getting better, but he's not there yet ..."
- Bobby Cox (talking about Boyer)

by FrankyWren on Apr 7, 2009 12:26 PM EDT up reply actions

As a long term answer, probably not

But in the short term, I’m pretty comfortable with them. I’d be glad to see them draft a project.

by Dave Choate on Apr 7, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Not a fan

I want a big body DT clogging the middle..A run stuffer! Maybe the falcons could feed JA cheeseburgers all the way through Exhibition games and fatten him up to 340lbs.

"Just want the Falcons to win a bowl before I'm gone!"

by Edgecrusher211 on Apr 6, 2009 12:23 PM EDT reply actions

Give me a month and a food stipend

And you’ll get your wish.

by Dave Choate on Apr 7, 2009 2:26 AM EDT up reply actions

I remain unwavering

While I agree we could still use a run-stuffing DT, I think we may get that guy if Trey Lewis is healthy. If he and Babs could hold down the fort for a season or two, I think Marks could develop into a Rod Coleman (maybe extremely) Lite. Maybe this would have been better value a couple of rounds down, but I think he’s got the potential to be a quality pass-rushing defensive tackle.

Wait, why are you guys pouring gas in those flamethrowers?

by Dave Choate on Apr 6, 2009 4:04 PM EDT reply actions