A week ago, I did my first mock draft of the season. It was a lot of hard work and more than a little fun. I had some great feedback from Falcons fans in the comments and via Twitter.

Since my last mock, a few things have changed. Brandon Marshall is now catching passes from Chad Henne and Santonio Holmes now calls the Big Apple home.

There are a lot of questions: will the Browns trade up to take Bradford? Will the Broncos draft a receiver now that Marshall is gone? I try to make sense of these questions and more in my 2nd attempt at mocking the only draft where people hope their number is called.

As for the Falcons pick, I decided to take a different approach this time around. Looking over the landscape and value available in later rounds, my choice for their first rounder may surprise you.

Version 2, with only eight picks the same from version one, is unleashed!

Pick	Team	Player Selected	Player’s Position	Player’s School	Analysis
1.		Sam Bradford	Quarterback	Oklahoma	There’s rumor of the Browns trading up for Bradford, but if the Rams keep this pick, there is no way they don’t bring Bradford to St. Louis.
2.		Ndomukong Suh (previous: Gerald McCoy)	Defensive Tackle	Nebraska	The Lions have the luxury of choosing between two defensive beasts with the 2nd pick. McCoy is good but something tells me they like a boy named Suh.
3.		Gerald McCoy (previous: Ndomukong Suh)	Defensive Tackle	Oklahoma	The Bucs finished dead last in rush defense in 2009 and while McCoy is not a doctor, he is a massive run-stopper.
4.		Russell Okung	Offensive Tackle	Oklahoma State	Shanahan will protect his new investment (McNabb) with the best offensive tackle in the draft.

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This is the first Mock Draft I have done for Blogging Dirty and it was honestly the most fun I have had. There are a lot of options for the Falcons at #19, but one thing that is certain is we will definitely be in a position to grab a DE/LB type player who can make an immediate impact. That’s great news for Falcons fans and bad news for the rest of the NFL.

Now, onto the picks!

Pick	Team	Player Selected	Player’s Position	Player’s School	Analysis
1.		Sam Bradford	Quarterback	Oklahoma	Unless there is a last-minute surprise, the Rams will take Bradford and try to resurrect the “Greatest Show on Turf”.
2.		Gerald McCoy	Defensive Tackle	Oklahoma	The Lions most glaring need is at cornerback, but McCoy is too good to pass up at #2.
3.		Ndomukong Suh	Defensive Tackle	Nebraska	A huge hole at wide receiver, but the D-line talent is too great this early. They’ll take whoever the Lions pass up.
4.		Russell Okung	Offensive Tackle	Oklahoma State	McNabb will welcome Okung with open arms.

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