BBV Community Mock Draft: With 8th pick, Raiders select ...

by Ed Valentine on Mar 18, 2010 1:00 PM EDT in 2010 NFL Draft Comment 22 comments

Bruce Campbell, OT, Maryland.

Playing the role of Al Davis beautifully is 'Hoyadestroya85.' He writes:

With this pick I was very tempted to take Rolando McClain because not only is linebacker a need for the Raiders there is also some uncertainty regarding Kirk Morrison. Al Davis blames a lot of the run defense woes on Morrison (most likely unfairly) so I was trying to get into the head of Al. Then I looked at McClain's average 40 times and I knew it wasn't going to fly. Mario Henderson and Khalif Barnes are probably the worst tackle pairing in the NFL so something has to give. Bruce Campbell has the measurables that Al Davis loves (see: Darrius Heyward-Bey, JaMarcus Russell.) After the combine it basically sealed it without a doubt that Campbell is right to continue Mr. Davis' Commitment To "Excellence" in the draft.

Forget the fact that he was inconsistent in college, wasn't dominant and had less than two full years of time at left tackle. He's huge and he's athletic and that's all that really matters to Al Davis these days.

My take: Very dangerous stuff, trying to get into the head of the oddball Oakland owner. But, 'Hoya' did a good job. As for whether that was a good idea, I leave up to you to decide. Oh, and if 'Hoya' acts strangely for a few days we will have to forgive him. This is the perfect Davis pick, whether it is a good idea or not. If Campbell does not go to the Raiders, he still may be on the board in the second round.

POS	TEAM	PLAYER	POS	SCHOOL	DRAFTER
1	St. Louis	Sam Bradford	QB	Oklahoma	Soldier_
2	Detroit	Ndamukong Suh	DT	Nebraska	soulpower
3	Tampa Bay	Gerald McCoy	DT	Oklahoma	i_formation27
4	Washington	Russell Okung	OT	Oklahoma State	G Fan in England
5	Kansas City	Eric Berry	S	Tennessee	ronjohnson
6	Seattle	Jimmy Clausen	QB	Notre Dame	CCE718
7	Cleveland	Dez Bryant	WR	Oklahoma State	GreatGatsby
8	Oakland	Bruce Campbell	OT	Maryland	Hoyadestroya85
9	Buffalo				The Greek
10	Jacksonville				jp2y
11	Denver				NYG_Slater
12	Miami				sunlion333
13	San Francisco				RIPShea
14	Seattle				CCE718
15	N.Y. Giants				Ed Valentine
16	Tennessee				Jason??
17	San Francisco				RIPShea
18	Pittsburgh				ross_stephen
19	Atlanta				daddyzander
20	Houston				BitterEli
21	Cincinnati				Woogie526
22	New England				Ryan Valentine
23	Green Bay				Dan Luibil
24	Philadelphia				Bye Dawk
25	Baltimore				Larry Soprano
26	Arizona				Snipah
27	Dallas				pataroons
28	San Diego				hakeemthedream
29	N.Y. Jets				Brooklyn58
30	Minnesota				hurikaine
31	Indianapolis				Charles L.
32	New Orleans				GiantsReignSupreme

Poll

Do you like this selection for the Raiders?

Yes

101 votes

No

111 votes

212 votes | Poll has closed

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I'm not sure how to vote on this one

on the one hand, this is a pick with a very high bust potential. On the other hand, that’s exactly why it’s the perfect pick for the Raiders. I don’t “like” this pick as a pick for the Raiders football team, but I do like that Hoyadestroya did a great job predicting what Davis is likely to do on draft day.

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on Mar 18, 2010 1:04 PM EDT reply actions

That

is also how I saw it. I think it is the ‘wrong’ pick for the Raiders. I think, though, it is exactly the type of pick they will make. So, in that sense ‘Hoya’ is right. Perfect job playing Al Davis.

by Ed Valentine on Mar 18, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I voted yes in the poll....

Not because I think this is the pick the Raiders SHOULD make, but because Hoya made a pick that the Raiders might make and that would be in line with the continuing dysfunctionality of their organization. Sad really, as I’m old enough to remember when the Raiders were respected rather than joked about.

by Cranky50 on Mar 18, 2010 1:05 PM EDT reply actions

Horrible but Perfect

if you are a sane GM you dnt even think about Bruce Cambell here but if you are playin Al Davis, there are simply only 3 people that could possibly be taken here and thats Bruce Campbell, Taylor Mays, or Jason Paul Pierre other than that everyone else would make tooooo much rational sense for Mr. Davis to leap out there for. Good Job Hoya consideriing you had to channel your inner Montgomery Burns (Homer’s Boss on the simpsons).

But dont tell em i told you that !!!!!

by Blue Gates on Mar 18, 2010 1:30 PM EDT reply actions

i agree with this in that

i think davis more likely to go with mays or paul-pierre than campbell.

by TheTrueMANningIsELI on Mar 18, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

Good pick but not sexy enough for Al

Lawyer: Peter, Sarah has decided to press sexual harrasssment charges against you.
Peter: Sarah...Is that the one we video taped taking a dump?

by Plaxico Burress on Mar 18, 2010 1:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Chances

I was thinking that Al may go with Spiller here. What do you guys think?

by CCE718 on Mar 18, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions

i agree

maybe not spiller, but i jus personally dont think O line would be Al’s choice for a first round pick. i was thinking either spiller, JPP, even rolando (not fast enough tho).. possibly even Jahvid best. hes got the 40 time that makes Al wet.

Lawyer: Peter, Sarah has decided to press sexual harrasssment charges against you.
Peter: Sarah...Is that the one we video taped taking a dump?

by Plaxico Burress on Mar 18, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions

They have Darren McFadden.

Al’s actually pretty good at identifying the needs of the team.

I think he uses the dartboard (made of virgins of course) with the players at that position.

He sorts by 40 times

Master of the squeegee

by FreeBradshaw on Mar 18, 2010 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions

they do have mcfadden but........

when u pass up one of the best college WRs ever for a guy who can run to the 40 yard line fast, who knows what ur going to do. Im sure Al will surprize everyone on draft day yet again.

Lawyer: Peter, Sarah has decided to press sexual harrasssment charges against you.
Peter: Sarah...Is that the one we video taped taking a dump?

by Plaxico Burress on Mar 18, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

and lol

i want that dartboard

Lawyer: Peter, Sarah has decided to press sexual harrasssment charges against you.
Peter: Sarah...Is that the one we video taped taking a dump?

by Plaxico Burress on Mar 18, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions

I think it's a great pick

and that he will become a good nfl player

by mclaren_is_the_best on Mar 18, 2010 1:54 PM EDT reply actions

sorry

and I think that*

by mclaren_is_the_best on Mar 18, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

good pick...

i’d imagine buffalo likes this pick too..bulaga and dan williams are still on the board

by NYG_Slater on Mar 18, 2010 1:59 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe

He goes Spiller. That’s a nice sexy pick. He doesn’t care that he just picked an RB two years ago. He may be one of the few guys that actually does pick BPA, at least in his mind.
I could also see him picking Davis at OT. He’s monstrous and he has that familiar last name that Al is just sure he’s heard before somewhere.

by ronjohnson on Mar 18, 2010 2:50 PM EDT reply actions

I think its a good pick

Al Davis is actually sane when it comes to the NEED position, its just the WHO that’s the problem.

Campbell may help him this time. I’d go with Bulaga…but Campbell may have more potential.

Campbell at LT and Mario Henderson at RT, might actually be good!

Master of the squeegee

by FreeBradshaw on Mar 18, 2010 3:01 PM EDT reply actions

“You never draft projects in the first round!”

Al Davis will never get it.

by Nfpdawg on Mar 18, 2010 3:42 PM EDT reply actions

They drafted Gallery high. Why not Campbell?

Of the physical freaks in the draft, he’s the highest rated and a glaring need. It makes sense, even if it’s an Al Davis pick. Then again, he could have gone Taylor Mays or Jason Pierre-Paul and it would have fit his mentality.

Bleeding Blue since 1962

by sunlion333 on Mar 18, 2010 4:02 PM EDT reply actions