2011 NFL Mock Draft: Version 1.0

February 8, 2011   ·   Michael McNeil   ·   Jump to comments

With all the uncertainty of the Collective Bargaining Agreement ahead for football fans, it is good to have one thing for certain: The 2011 NFL Draft.
Despite the on-going labor negotiations and the potential for a lock out next month, the draft will go on as scheduled regardless of the CBA. That is a good thing for football fans, who just watched the last football game of the year with the Super Bowl this past Sunday.
Without a new CBA, there will be no free agency. If it continues until the summer, there will be no mini-camps or training camp. And if, God forbid, it lasts until next fall … Well we won’t think about that.
Thank God for the NFL Draft!
1. The Carolina Panthers select … Nick Fairley, DT, Auburn
Fairley was impossible to block in college. The Panthers could use some interior pressure against the three QBs they face twice a year (Drew Brees, Matt Ryan and Josh Freeman.)
2. The Denver Broncos select … Patrick Peter...

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