2011 SB Nation NFL Mock Draft: Round 2, Pick 59

by Brian Galliford on Apr 22, 2011 12:00 PM EDT in SB Nation Writers Mock Draft

Our annual 2011 NFL Mock Draft, with picks made by each of SB Nation's NFL team bloggers, is in full swing. The latest pick in to the podium: the Atlanta Falcons, at No. 59 overall.

With the 59th overall pick in the 2011 SB Nation NFL Writers Mock Draft, the Atlanta Falcons select Marcus Gilbert, offensive tackle, Florida..

Dave Choate of TheFalcoholic.com explains the choice, and our own Dan Kadar reacts to it, after the jump. Make sure you're grading this pick for the Falcons, and checking out TheFalcoholic for all of your Falcons needs.

Dave Choate explains: This writer didn't make this pick or send in an explanation.

Dan Kadar reacts: Whenever free agency comes around, linemen Justin Blalock, Tyson Clabo and Harvey Dahl are all free agents for the Falcons. They may choose not to bring all of them back. If they don't, a lineman with versatility is needed. That is what Gilbert provides them. He was a college tackle for Florida who projects as a guard because he's not incredibly fluid or athletic.

He plays low to get leverage and is hard to move around by defensive linemen. In pass protection, Gilbert takes good angles and can handle power rushers nicely. He's the kind of offensive lineman who could development into one of the league's better interior blockers.

With that, the New England Patriots - and our friends at Pats Pulpit - are now on the clock.

Mocking the Draft's Top 5 Remaining Prospects

OVR	Name	Pos.	College	Report
29	Jurrell Casey	DT	USC	scouting report
35	Johnny Patrick	CB	Louisville	scouting report
36	Ryan Williams	RB	Virginia Tech	scouting report
37	Torrey Smith	WR	Maryland	scouting report
44	Stefen Wisniewski	C	Penn State	scouting report

2011 SB Nation NFL Writers' Mock Draft - RESULTS

Rd.	No.	Team	Player	Pos.	College	Link
1	1	Carolina Panthers	Blaine Gabbert	QB	Missouri	story
	2	Denver Broncos	Von Miller	OLB	Texas A&M	story
	3	Buffalo Bills	Patrick Peterson	CB	LSU	story
	4	Cincinnati Bengals	A.J. Green	WR	Georgia	story
	5	Arizona Cardinals	Cam Newton	QB	Auburn	story
	6	Cleveland Browns	Marcell Dareus	DT	Alabama	story
	7	San Francisco 49ers	Prince Amukamara	CB	Nebraska	story
	8	Tennessee Titans	Nick Fairley	DT	Auburn	story
	9	Dallas Cowboys	Tyron Smith	OT	USC	story
	10	Washington Redskins	Robert Quinn	DE	North Carolina	story
	11	Houston Texans	Julio Jones	WR	Alabama	story
	12	Minnesota Vikings	J.J. Watt	DE	Wisconsin	story
	13	Detroit Lions	Da'Quan Bowers	DE	Clemson	story
	14	St. Louis Rams	Corey Liuget	DT	Illinois	story
	15	Miami Dolphins	Mark Ingram	RB	Alabama	story
	16	Jacksonville Jaguars	Christian Ponder	QB	Florida State	story
	17	New England Patriots	Gabe Carimi	OT	Wisconsin	story
	18	San Diego Chargers	Cameron Jordan	DE	California	story
	19	New York Giants	Mike Pouncey	G/C	Florida	story
	20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Ryan Kerrigan	DE	Purdue	story
	21	Kansas City Chiefs	Phil Taylor	DT	Baylor	story
	22	Indianapolis Colts	Anthony Castonzo	OT	Boston College	story
	23	Philadelphia Eagles	Jimmy Smith	CB	Colorado	story
	24	New Orleans Saints	Muhammad Wilkerson	DT	Temple	story
	25	Seattle Seahawks	Ryan Mallett	QB	Arkansas	story
	26	Baltimore Ravens	Aldon Smith	DE	Missouri	story
	27	Atlanta Falcons	Justin Houston	DE	Georgia	story
	28	New England Patriots	Cameron Heyward	DE	Ohio State	story
	29	Chicago Bears	Stephen Paea	DT	Oregon State	story
	30	New York Jets	Akeem Ayers	OLB	UCLA	story
	31	Pittsburgh Steelers	Nate Solder	OT	Colorado	story
	32	Green Bay Packers	Derek Sherrod	OT	Mississippi State	story
2	33	New England Patriots	Brooks Reed	DE	Arizona	story
	34	Buffalo Bills	Jake Locker	QB	Washington	story
	35	Cincinnati Bengals	Andy Dalton	QB	TCU	story
	36	Denver Broncos	Marvin Austin	DT	North Carolina	story
	37	Cleveland Browns	Adrian Clayborn	DE	Iowa	story
	38	Arizona Cardinals	Martez Wilson	ILB	Illinois	story
	39	Tennessee Titans	Bruce Carter	OLB	North Carolina	story
	40	Dallas Cowboys	Aaron Williams	CB	Texas	story
	41	Washington Redskins	Danny Watkins	OG	Baylor	story
	42	Houston Texans	Rahim Moore	S	UCLA	story
	43	Minnesota Vikings	Ricky Stanzi	QB	Iowa	story
	44	Detroit Lions	Brandon Harris	CB	Miami (FL)	story
	45	San Francisco 49ers	Colin Kaepernick	QB	Nevada	story
	46	Denver Broncos	Brandon Burton	CB	Utah	story
	47	St. Louis Rams	Mikel Leshoure	RB	Illinois	story
	48	Oakland Raiders	Marcus Cannon	OT	TCU	story
	49	Jacksonville Jaguars	Ben Ijalana	OT	Villanova	story
	50	San Diego Chargers	Jabaal Sheard	DE	Pittsburgh	story
	51	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Mason Foster	OLB	Washington	story
	52	New York Giants	Kyle Rudolph	TE	Notre Dame	story
	53	Indianapolis Colts	Quinton Carter	S	Oklahoma	story
	54	Philadelphia Eagles	Clint Boling	OT	Georgia	story
	55	Kansas City Chiefs	Leonard Hankerson	WR	Miami (FL)	story
	56	New Orleans Saints	Quan Sturdivant	ILB	North Carolina	story
	57	Seattle Seahawks	Drake Nevis	DT	LSU	story
	58	Baltimore Ravens	Jon Baldwin	WR	Pittsburgh	story
	59	Atlanta Falcons	Marcus Gilbert	OT	Florida
	60	New England Patriots
	61	San Diego Chargers
	62	Chicago Bears
	63	Pittsburgh Steelers
	64	Green Bay Packers

Poll

What's your grade for the Atlanta Falcons' selection of OT Marcus Gilbert?

A

15 votes

B

18 votes

C

34 votes

D

7 votes

F

13 votes

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I suppose I have to give it an F

If the only picture that can be found is of the QB getting his ass handed to him and the OT featured watching him.

Skol!

by DM_Purp on Apr 22, 2011 12:13 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

I think they ran the dive on that play

oh wait thats what they ran on almost every play. So I’m going to say that Brantley had just gained a few yards

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by WVPiratesfan on Apr 22, 2011 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Gave it a D.

I don’t really like the player, especially in the second round, and the Falcons have much better options available.
Titus Young, Torrey Smith, Ryan Williams, Wisniewski, Randall Cobb, but not seeing much on the defensive side.

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by NorthLeft12 on Apr 22, 2011 2:12 PM EDT reply actions

The Falcons are more likely to take Torrey Smith if he's there in the second

They’re looking for “explosive” players that will be instant upgrades, and Smith is an instant upgrade over Michael Jenkins in the #2 WR role. Speed and decent size. Dimitroff also doesn’t seem to think there’s good positional value at OL positions this early in the draft.

by TheAreopagite on Apr 25, 2011 12:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs