SB Nation Blogger Mock Draft: Titans and UNC LB Bruce Carter

by Jimmy on Apr 13, 2011 2:45 PM CDT in NFL Draft

So this mock ended up playing out about as badly as it could for the Titans unless you are a fan of Colin Kaepernick- and I am not. Four quarterbacks went in the first round (Cam Newton, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder and Ryan Mallett) and two more (Jake Locker and Andy Dalton) went in the second round before the Titans pick at 39. That leaves Kaepernick as the best available QB, and I don't think he is going to be a good NFL quarterback so I didn't want to pick him.

Instead I went with Bruce Carter, LB, UNC. I think we can all agree that LB is one of the biggest needs the Titans have heading into this draft, and Carter is a great value at this pick. He would have easily been a top 15 pick had he not torn his ACL last November. He had surgery to repair the knee in December and should be ready to go when training camp opens for the 2011 season.

Carter is a playmaker, and that is something the Titans desperately need at the linebacker position. He blocked 7 kicks in his college career and had 3 picks. The Titans don't have those types of numbers between all of the linebackers on the roster combined.

So if this were the real draft the Titans would have made their defense a whole lot better but would still be sitting without a QB. That would leave them desperate to find a guy on the free agent market, but on the plus side, the defense is immensely better than it was in 2011.

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So in this situation do you think the coaching staff would consider not releasing Vince?

He has a ton of problems emmotionally and mentally, but we can’t go into the season with just Rusty Smith at QB. If the lockout continues into August keeping him could be our only viable option..

by Titanic Swagg on Apr 13, 2011 2:53 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

VY is Gone

We’d likely resign Collins, get any FA QB, and possibly hope Rusty can win the job in camp.

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by theologic on Apr 14, 2011 7:12 AM CDT up reply actions

I like this scenario.

I don’t mind if we don’t draft a QB in rounds 1-4. I figure there aren’t any Super Bowl caliber QB’s in this draft anyways.

Suck for Luck 2011!!!

by tdtommyd on Apr 13, 2011 3:04 PM CDT reply actions

I'm on board.

But I do <3 Kaepernick. But if we pass and take Carter I will be ok with it. I’ve said it before, we could go D on every pick and it wouldn;t hurt my feelings at all. I also think VY “ain’t goin nowhere”, regardless of what has been said, so QB may not be such a glaring need.

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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 13, 2011 3:09 PM CDT reply actions

VY is gone

I promise you. Munchak is clear in his VY dislike.

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by theologic on Apr 14, 2011 7:13 AM CDT up reply actions

I understand the thought process

but you have to look at the current roster. All we have is Rusty. No FA QB, no FA QB hoepful, no Free Agency period. A rookie QB will be no better than Smith. Collins will be a FA. You can’t go into this blind. If they do cut him, I guarantee it won’t be until after they have a QB in place.

Right now it needs to be about business, not politics. They won’t cut a starter without someone in place. Think of it as a business. You don’t terminate your operations manager without a capable replacement in place. Unless of course you are hoping to fail.

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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 14, 2011 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions

Good pick!

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by NJD28 on Apr 13, 2011 3:21 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Don Banks Mock-owers at 20!!!

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/don_banks/04/13/2011-nfl-mock-draft/index.html

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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 13, 2011 3:24 PM CDT reply actions

owers=Bowers

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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 13, 2011 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions

and Dalton @ 25 / Locker at 28...

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by MarkusInSaratoga on Apr 13, 2011 3:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, I would be fine with Carter in this scenario

And, then pick up Stanzi in the 3rd round. I’m not really sold on Kaepernick…

by shawneriksmith on Apr 13, 2011 3:25 PM CDT reply actions

No problem with this, no need to just draft any qb because we need one.

I have little interest in Kaepernick, especially before the third round, and have no issues with drafting the bpa in the second round if Dalton and Ponder are gone.

by Magoo12218 on Apr 13, 2011 3:52 PM CDT reply actions

a trade down, for some more picks

Seems like its the best option at this point, with the head cases we already have on this roster. Bringing in a fairley would just add to the problem. We could trade down and grab some solid value at DL,LB, S or anywhere else we have a need.

by Jeff Fisher's Power Stache on Apr 13, 2011 4:17 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

do the smart thing in the 1st and 2nd, make a move in the 3rd to take

Ricky Stanzi and all is good. The only thing that might get in the way of this is Stanzi going sooner than the 3rd.

by Nintova on Apr 13, 2011 5:24 PM CDT reply actions

my favorite LB in the draft is

Mason Foster. He’s a beast and it seems as if he is a real student of the game and can really cover TE’s

Patrick Peterson= Next Deion Sanders. Julio Jones sucks.

by trevor2013 on Apr 13, 2011 9:40 PM CDT reply actions

I would be ok with that.

I’d rather pick Greg McElroy in 4th or 5th round to be a solid backup and who knows maybe the a starter someday. Hopefully we get Bulger to start till we find the next franchise QB.

by bendel1974 on Apr 13, 2011 11:02 PM CDT reply actions

This would be an okay pick, except

a December ACL repair really lowers his potential to make any contribution to the defense in 2011, and increases his overall bust potential. Given his pretty high upside, that would be acceptable, except that your first pick was Fairley, who also carries a pretty high bust potential. They could end up improving the defense, as you say. Or, they could end up being our worst 1 & 2 since Woolfolk and Calico. I’m against two high-risk picks at the top. Better at least one of them has a high floor.

by astooge on Apr 14, 2011 6:20 AM CDT reply actions