Looking Ahead to NFL Draft: Mock Draft 1.0

It's that time of year, again.  The Pro Bowl just finished with rookie Adrian Peterson and Cowboy T.O. leading the NFC to the comeback win, and pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training in about a day.  Football action may be over, but now is the time where team's focus on rebuilding for next season.  The Bears really do have some work to do.  Here's the initial outlook on the offseason and some possibilities:

Ranked Team Needs: OT, QB, RB, DT, WR, FS, LB

Ranked Team Options:

QB-Flacco(Delaware), Woodson(Kentucky), Dixon(Oregon), Brennan(Hawaii), Ryan(BC)...(McNabb/Anderson)

RB-Mendenhall(Illinois), Jones(Arkansas), Charles(Texas), Choice(GT), Slaton(WV), Hart (Mich)...(Turner)

OT- Clady(Boise St.), Otah(Pitt), Williams, Cherilus (BC), Baker (USC)

WR-Kelly(OU), Sweed(Tex), Manningham(Mich), Doucet(LSU), Reynaud(WV), Monk(Arkansas)

FS-Phillips(Miami), Parker(VT)

DT-Pressley(NC St.), Okam(Tex)

LB-Leman(Illinois)

Draft Projections:

Scenario 1-

Rd1 Otah,OT

Rd2 Brennan, QB

Rd3 Charles, RB

Rd4 Pressley, DT

Rd5 Parker, FS

Rd6 Leman, LB

Rd7 Reynaud, WR

Scenario 2

Mendenhall, RB

Cherilus, OT

Dixon, QB

Okam, DT

Parker, FS

Leman, LB

Monk, WR

Scenario 3

(resign Bernard Berrian, WR)

(trade 1st rd pick for Donovan McNabb, QB)

Rd2 Otah, OT

Rd3 Cherilus,OT (or backup QB in Flacco, Brennan, Dixon)

Rd4 Pressley, DT

Rd5 Parker, FS

Rd6 Hart, RB

Rd7 Leman, LB

Scenario 4

Jeff Otah, OT, Pitt

Jamaal Charles, RB, Texas

Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware

DJ Parker, FS, Virginia Tech

DeMario Pressley, DT, NC State

J Leman, LB, Illinois

Darius Reynaud, WR, West Virginia