Doug’s Mock -- And in the seventh round (Pt. 1)...
For the final round, I'm sticking the last three picks on one post. However, the first seventh-rounder deserves a bit more detail.
Mike Reilly, QB, Central Washington
This is the guy who broke most of Jon Kitna's records at Central. I'll link to the WaPo article I did on him this week and direct you to two quotes -- the first made the article, and the second didn't. While Reilly's projected as a 7/UDFA, the high side could have a team using a sixth on him.
Greg Cosell of NFL Films and State Farm NFL Matchup:
"I think that as a pro prospect, (Reilly is) the fourth-best quarterback in this draft, after (Josh) Freeman, who has a ton of skills but is very raw and unrefined. But after that, Mike Reilly -- and I've watched him on film, and I've seen his only game against a Division I opponent in Montana, in addition to some other games -- I think he shows NFL attributes. I love when I read stuff that says, 'Well, the guy has an average arm.' When you watch him on film, he doesn't have an average arm. He actually has a pretty good arm. And he does the things ... I understand that it's not against top competition, but that's not the point, He's also not playing with great competition. He's playing with the same (level of) guys he's playing against. So, you look for NFL attributes, and he's got them.
"We all know he's not going to be drafted in the first two rounds, but there's a quarterback from two years ago that I really liked, named Matt Moore, who came out of Oregon State, who's now with Carolina, and I can tell you that (Panthers head coach) John Fox thinks he's going to be a starting quarterback in this league."
Reilly, on his most ardent suitor:
"The Seattle Seahawks have shown quite a bit of interest, in comparison with other teams. When I met with Coach Knapp and Coach Lazor down at the Combine, I spent a good deal of time with them -- actually before that as well, at the East-West game. I spent a good half-hour, forty-five minutes interviewing with them in a room -- it was like an office suite, and it was all Seahawks personnel.
Then, at the Combine, they interviewed me again. And they had the opportunity to see me play a couple of times over the last four years. I've had some really good talks with them. Without any guarantees, they basically said, 'Hey, we're very interested in picking up a quarterback this year. We like your style of play, and we tend to like people from the Northwest, and you fit that criteria. We're possibly looking at spending a mid-to-late round pick on a quarterback, and we're not sure when that would be, but you're definitely on our list."
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Didn't realize...
He’s 6’3" 212, and ran a 4.7 40. Decent numbers. Interesting.
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by iverson2169 on Apr 25, 2009 11:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This is the reason I'm not wild about Sanchez at 4, or even Stafford.
$60 or $70 million for one of those two, or peanuts for Mike Reilly? And Reilly will need 3 or so years to learn as well, so that’s great for us.
by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2009 11:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Isn't that the lure of gambling?
Very intriguing late prospect, although Johns research about franchise QB’s coming from early rounds is also very compelling.
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by iverson2169 on Apr 25, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Doug is onto something
but I don’t think he lasts until the seventh. I think Seattle will have to be a aggressive to draft him.
by John Morgan on Apr 25, 2009 11:35 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Right.
I almost flipped the Carey and Reilly picks.
by Doug Farrar on Apr 25, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Any chance he goes even earlier than the 6th?
I hope not.
by LantermanC on Apr 25, 2009 11:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can see him going in the 5th.
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by Fearless Frog on Apr 25, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
By aggressive, do you mean reach?
How do both of you grade him out on the high end?
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by iverson2169 on Apr 25, 2009 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Given he's a quarterback
I could see as early as the fourth, but fifth or sixth seems more likely. Remember ol Kevin O’Connell from last year.
by John Morgan on Apr 25, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sixth all day...
but with a guy like Painter more than likely available in the 6th-7th, I’d probably pass in 4 or 5.
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by iverson2169 on Apr 25, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn't mean for this post to come off this way...
“Sixth all day” after I admittedly knew nothing about him 5 minutes ago. The spirit behind the post was about QB fliers and not Reilly specifically.
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by iverson2169 on Apr 25, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sixth.
No matter his tangibles and intangibles, there is also the spector of being the “idiot” who drafted a Division Huh? quarterback in the fourth round.
The NFL has a pretty good history with sixth-round quarterbacks. Ask the guy in the picture.
by Doug Farrar on Apr 25, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Joe Flacco?
Wasn’t he a “Division Huh” who was taken in the first round? Granted he was originally at Pitt but transferred for playing time, but still.
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by Fearless Frog on Apr 25, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Cosell thing was the reason I interviewed him.
Greg watches a crapload of coach’s tape — has been for over 20 years. He’s seen it all and is not prone to hyperbole. When I heard him say what he said, I was pretty amazed.
by Doug Farrar on Apr 25, 2009 11:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What is his likelyhood of cracking the 1st string in the NFL?
Would he be a project developmental guy for awhile with the idea of becoming the starter in a realistic assessment? Or, would his ceiling be that of a backup with reasonable certainty?
by Misfit74 on Apr 25, 2009 11:50 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He's not a project so much as a backup to solid pro
Reilly isn’t a guy whose upside is locked up in his raw ability as much as his football intelligence. He does have good raw ability, but he’s not a project. In theory, he could take over backup duties this season and become Seattle’s quarterback whenever Hasselbeck retires or is done.
by John Morgan on Apr 25, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Short-term: Gameday inactive. Long-term: VERY interesting…
by Doug Farrar on Apr 25, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I saw that Washington Post piece today, yeah
And my first thought was “When Greg Cosell speaks, we listen”. I have tremendous respect for that man.
I’d rather see the Seahawks reach for him than pass him up, so I love this pick. If he’s still available in the 7th, we should be doing somersaults all the way to the podium.
by Vasilii on Apr 25, 2009 12:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
One thing: Seneca probably won't be here next year.
Even if we do draft Sanchez, we could very easily grab a QB late.
I like Painter, having watched a little scout video of him, and the fact that last year he was seen as a first round prospect. But this kid sounds good too.
by djafrot on Apr 25, 2009 12:24 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs

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