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If Dixon didnt blow out his knee in his senior season Oregon would have won the national championship and Dixon would probably have pulled a Vince Young and gone in the 1st or 2nd round.
(I am not an Oregon fan at all)

Sure, but we're not dealing with hypotheticals. The fact remains that they're both just backups (well, Dixon may be starting, but only b/c of Big Rape's suspension).

Walter Football's latest mock (from Tuesday):

1. Rams -- A.J. Green, WR, Georgia
2. Browns -- Marcell Dareus, DE/DT, Alabama
3. Chiefs -- Jake Locker, QB, Washington
4. Bills -- Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford
5. Seahawks -- Ryan Mallett, QB, Arkansas
6. Jaguars -- Patrick Peterson, CB, LSU
7. Bucs -- Robert Quinn, DE, North Carolina
8. Broncos -- Cameron Heyward, DE/DT, Ohio State
9. Lions -- Gabe Carimi, OT, Wisconsin
10. Cardinals -- Joseph Barksdale, OT, LSU
11. Bears -- Julio Jones, WR, Alabama
12. Patriots -- Mark Ingram, RB, Alabama
13. Redskins -- Jonathan Baldwin, WR, Pittsburgh
14. Giants -- Jurrell Casey, DT, USC
15. Eagles -- Aaron Williams, CB, Texas
16. Steelers -- Allen Bailey, DE/DT, Miami
17. Bengals -- Marvin Austin, DT, North Carolina
18. Titans -- Prince Amukamara, CB, Nebraska
19. Patriots -- Adrian Clayborn, DE/DT, Iowa
20. Falcons -- Greg Romeus, DE, Pittsburgh
21. 49ers -- Von Miller, DE/OLB, Texas A&M
22. Panthers -- Jared Crick, DT, Nebraska
23. Texans -- DeAndre McDaniel, S, Clemson
24. Dolphins -- Deunta Williams, FS, North Carolina
25. Packers -- Ras-I Dowling, CB, Virginia
26. Cowboys -- Rahim Moore, FS, UCLA
27. Chargers -- Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame
28. Ravens -- Ryan Broyles, WR/PR, Oklahoma
29. Vikings -- Travis Lewis, OLB, Oklahoma
30. Jets -- Jack Crawford, DE/OLB, Penn State
31. Saints -- Sam Acho, DE, Texas
32. Colts -- Anthony Castonzo, OT, Boston College

It's neck and neck for the two dumbest current ongoing enterprises: Jack Links Messin' with Saquatch commercials, and pre-season mock drafts. Can the Chiefs still have Locker?

Luck is redic smart, altho I havent seen Locker i doubt i like him better.

LOL at them guessing the Panthers would have pick #22.

A WR going #1 overall? WTF. This draft class must suck at the top.

That mock is old. Their new mock has Luck #1 to Buffalo and Green #2 to the Panthers.

It only had a WR going 1 because STL was picking there.

They say Ryan Mallett has some character concerns. Anybody hear any specifics?

He's a huge douche. Everybody at Michigan hated him. He was always referring to himself as the next big thing at Michigan, etc. He also never called Rich Rod back when Rich took the job and just transferred without hearing him out.

You wouldn't say that if he really was the next big thing at Michigan.

The minute he transfers to Arkansas, he becomes a douche.

Surely there's no way Buffalo doesn't draft a QB, right? Right?!?

And I'd really like to see the Bears start to shore up their o-line...there's no way WR is a bigger priority for that team, even though it's far from ideal.

No, he was a huge douche at Michigan.

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There's a new one up:

http://www.walterfootball.com/draft2011.php

Chiefs are now 14, but previous mocks had them at 3 and taking Locker. Does anyone really see them set to abandon their $63 million dollar guy, or is Locker just that good?

depends on if the rookie scale kicks in next year

These are the five worst teams by record at the moment. Which ones would consider a QB and which would not?

1. Carolina -- probably not as they took Jimmy Clausen, however that could change if John Fox gets fired (he probably will)

2. Buffalo -- definitely in the market for a QB

3. San Francisco -- also definitely in the market

4. Cleveland --could be in the market, though they drafted Colt McCoy. But this may mean very little if Mangina gets canned.

5. Detroit -- definitely not drafting a QB
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So it's conceivable that Luck/Locker/Mallett all go in the top 4 or 5, no?

Didn't Fox just get an extension?

The exact opposite actually, he is a lame duck right now.

locker is gonna be such a bust at qb, so inaccurate

I dunno, are there any projected second-round 3-4 DEs out there?

Agree.
Cassel sucks, but I do agree Locker will be a bust. He's just not real good at throwing a football.

I have a tough time taking that mock THAT seriously. There is absolutely no way the Cowboys take a CB in the first round. They are going OL or safety like 95% of the time.