Had one I liked today. 19 OT TAYLOR LEWAN MICHIGAN 50 CB BRADLEY ROBY OHIO STATE 81 ILB SHAYNE SKOV STANFORD 112 RB LACHE SEASTRUNK BAYLOR 143 DT DANIEL MCCULLERS TENNESSEE 174 TE CROCKETT GILMORE COLORADO STATE 211 G BRANDON LINDER MIAMI
I wouldn't mind this at all: 19 WR BRANDIN COOKS OREGON STATE 50 OT MORGAN MOSES VIRGINIA 81 RB CARLOS HYDE OHIO STATE 112 DT JUSTIN ELLIS LOUISIANA TECH 143 G TRAI TURNER LSU 174 S KENNY LADLER VANDERBILT 211 RB JERICK MCKINNON GEORGIA SOUTHERN
19 ot greg robinson auburn 50 ot morgan moses virginia 81 ilb shayne skov stanford 112 rb bishop sankey washington 143 dt caraun reid princeton 174 cb bennett jackson notre dame 211 s sean parker washington
Really liked this one, doubled down on DT, CB and RB... Ireland would be proud 19 DT TIMMY JERNIGAN FLORIDA STATE 50 G XAVIER SU'A-FILO UCLA 81 CB E.J. GAINES MISSOURI 112 RB LACHE SEASTRUNK BAYLOR 143 DT DANIEL MCCULLERS TENNESSEE 174 RB JAMES WILDER JR. FLORIDA STATE 211 CB DONTAE JOHNSON NORTH CAROLINA STATE
I don't know why, but I like looking at the mock drafts, but some of the morons over at NFL.com still have mocks that don't take the combine into consideration. I'll be ready to see what they come up w/ after today. I have noticed that most of them show Cooks going late in the first; wonder if we trade back and try and get him? He is exciting.
R1 TE ERIC EBRON NORTH CAROLINA R2 WR ALLEN ROBINSON PENN STATE R3 LB CHRISTIAN JONES FLORIDA STATE R4 OT SEANTREL HENDERSON MIAMI R5 DT EGO FERGUSON LSU R6 RB DE'ANTHONY THOMAS OREGON R7 TE COLT LYERLA OREGON Would be the perfect draft IMO
If the Dolphins are able to go Eric Ebron and Allen Robinson in the first two rounds then that would be nice.
Looks like they've added a new feature which lets you choose whether to use the Fanspeak, Walter Football or Optimum Scouting "Big Board". I choose Optimum Scouting. It's funny but to me that really is like setting a video game on "Easy", "Medium" or "Hard" mode. LOL.
Optimum Scouting gave me some very different options - 19 TE ERIC EBRON UNC 50 CB CHARLES ROBY OHIO STATE 81 OT BILLY TURNER NORTH DAKOTA STATE 112 RB LACHE SEASTRUNK BAYLOR 143 DT DANIEL MCCULLERS TENNESSEE 174 WR PAUL RICHARDSON COLORADO 211 C MARCUS MARTIN USC
The idea I would like to pursue is one where the drafters themselves provide through their choices the data that is incorporated into the system and used to update the mock draft tendencies.
The one I did pretty recently using the OS database involved picking up OT Taylor Lewan, Michigan TE Troy Niklas, Notre Dame RB Lache Seastrunk, Baylor WR Donte Moncrief, Ole Miss CB Ross Cockrell, Duke OG/OC Marcus Martin, USC CB/KR/PR Chris Davis, Auburn Two corners may seem like too much but frankly there was nobody that could rate higher than Chris Davis available at that 7th round pick. I'm not terribly confident in guys like Jamar Taylor and Will Davis anyway...though still a little intrigued with Davis. I took Ross Cockrell because I believe his brains and skill set are good for Miami's style of coverage. You could plug Taylor Lewan in at right tackle immediately and feel good about that spot. The only guy left on the free agent market I could say the same about is probably Strief who will be expensive. Marcus Martin can play any of the three interior positions. Lache Seastrunk is an easy choice. As is Troy Niklas. I believe as I said before that Donte Moncrief would be an interesting Marques Colston type of slot player for the Dolphins, who prefer big players in the slot.
Probably because he's not viewed as an every down back and because there might exist concerns about durability b/c of his body structure.
19 te eric ebron unc 50 ot billy turner north dakota state 81 rb tre mason auburn 112 dt will sutton arizona state 143 rb de anthony thomas oregon 174 ilb max bullough michigan state 211 c marcus martin usc
Offensive line help did not drop but Optimum Scouting gave me an interesting draft today nonetheless - 19 TE ERIC EBRON UNC 50 ILB SHAYNE SKOV STANFORD 81 OT JA'WUAN JAMES TENNESSEE 112 RB LACHE SEASTRUNK BAYLOR 143 DT DANIEL MCCULLERS TENNESSEE 174 WR PAUL RICHARDSON COLORADO 211 S KENNY LADLER VANDERBILT
Aren't you concerned about his pass catching or blitz pickup abilities? Granted he is a dynamic runner, but it seems in the NFL that backs need to be more than just a runner.
Really similar to my latest one, took the same positions and a few of the same players in the first 5 rounds. 19 TE JACE AMARO TEXAS TECH 50 ILB SHAYNE SKOV STANFORD 81 OT BILLY TURNER NORTH DAKOTA STATE 112 RB LACHE SEASTRUNK BAYLOR 143 DT JUSTIN ELLIS LOUISIANA TECH 174 RB DAVID FLUELLEN TOLEDO 211 C MARCUS MARTIN USC
interesting simulator but it didn't work for me. I picked differently but thought it out: #1, Pick 19: Zack Martin, OT Notre Dame #2, Pick 50: CARLOS HYDE, Rb, Ohio #3, Pick 83: Jeremiah Attaochu, OLB, Georgia Tech #4, Pick 115 Marcus Martin, C , USC #5, Pick 147: Brandon Coleman, WR, Rutgers #6, Pick 179: Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo #7, Pick 211:Terrence West,RB, Towson State
I'm not sure I buy the criticism about Lache Seastrunk's pass catching. The Baylor offense has NEVER gotten the ball to their backs out of the backfield. It's not the way they're constructed. He did actually catch 9 balls for like 109 yards and a TD in 2013. To me about 75% of a back's viability as a receiver out of the backfield is about what they can do with the football in their hands in space. And Lache Seastrunk is a HOMERUN hitter with the football in his hands in space. Just because the Baylor offense is constructed to where they don't hold the football long enough to get it to their backs on checkdowns and the like doesn't mean he's not good at it. In reality when you throw him the football out of the backfield, you get good plays just as you would expect to get out of as dynamic a ball carrier as him: Hence this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAPoRHY_koA&feature=player_detailpage#t=25 And especially this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAPoRHY_koA&feature=player_detailpage#t=48
BPA using using Optimum Scouting's Big Board. 19. ILB CJ Mosley, Alabama 50. TE Troy Niklas, Notre Dame 81. RB Tre Mason, Auburn 112. OT Moses Morgan, Virginia 143. DT Taylor Hart, Oregon 174. C Bryan Stork, Florida State 211. S Telvin Smith, Florida State
Don't hate it, but I do have this irrational gag reflex w/ Alabama players plus I doubt he will be there at 19. 2-4 would be nice to have.
WalterFootball's: 19 OT TAYLOR LEWAN MICHIGAN 50 TE JACE AMARO TEXAS TECH 81 G TRAI TURNER LSU 112 DT WILL SUTTON ARIZONA STATE 143 RB JEREMY HILL LSU 174 ILB ANDREW JACKSON WESTERN KENTUCKY 211 WR WILLIE SNEAD BALL STATE
Optimum Scouting's: 19 ILB C.J. MOSLEY ALABAMA 50 G XAVIER SU'A-FILO UCLA 81 OT JA’WUAN JAMES TENNESSEE 112 RB LACHE SEASTRUNK BAYLOR 143 DT DANIEL MCCULLERS TENNESSEE 174 RB DE'ANTHONY THOMAS OREGON 211 FB J.C. COPELAND LSU
Fanspeak's: 19 DT AARON DONALD PITTSBURGH 50 TE JACE AMARO TEXAS TECH 81 ILB SHAYNE SKOV STANFORD 112 RB LACHE SEASTRUNK BAYLOR 143 G TRAI TURNER LSU 174 RB DRI ARCHER KENT STATE 211 OLB EDDIE LACKEY BAYLOR
My favorite would easily be the one I did using WalterFootball's big board. Right side would be set with Turner and Lewan. West-coast TE of the future Amaro, a Kacy Rodgers-coached Will Sutton, a fast bruiser in Jeremy Hill, a thumper and leader in Andrew Jackson, and just a flyer on Snead. I like Snead's size.
Man, looking at various mocks they are all over the place. It could get pretty interesting on draft day. I hope that these QB's look really good to teams so that they take them and not other players I would like.
19 WR KELVIN BENJAMIN FLORIDA STATE 50 TE TROY NIKLAS NOTRE DAME 81 RB BISHOP SANKEY WASHINGTON 112 OT JAWUAN JAMES TENNESSEE 143 RB DRI ARCHER KENT STATE 174 ILB ANDREW JACKSON WESTERN KENTUCKY 211 CB KEON LYN SYRACUSE if this was our real draft, I would bust nuts left and right. So many weapons and we get imo the best RT in the draft.
A few like Ebron, Lewan, Donald probably will not be there at 19 but I think guys like Amaro, Cooks, Martin, Mosley, Jernigan, Hageman are likely to be there, and that is a pretty good crop of players.
This would be a great draft. * Immediate help on both sides of the line in rounds 1-2 * Playmakers with starting potential in the mid rounds * QB insurance policy in the fifth with big upside (IMO anyway) * DB depth in the sixth * Low-risk, high reward TE in the seventh 19 DT AARON DONALD PITTSBURGH 50 OT ANTONIO RICHARDSON TENNESSEE 81 RB LACHE SEASTRUNK BAYLOR 112 WR DONTE MONCRIEF OLE MISS 143 QB AARON MURRAY GEORGIA 174 CB RASHAAD REYNOLDS OREGON STATE 211 TE COLT LYERLA OREGON
I hate Antonio Richardson as a prospect, unfortunately. This one's the toughest one I did so far, set to the Walter Football rankings which I find very poor in some ways. There are players on there that aren't even in the draft, and other players that should be available just aren't. DT Aaron Donald, Pitt WR Allen Robinson, Penn State RB Lache Seastrunk, Baylor OG Trai Turner, LSU DE Ben Gardner, Stanford TE Crockett Gilmore, Colorado State QB Connor Shaw, South Carolina If that's who we came out with I'd still be quite happy...but I'd have appreciated the opportunity to take guys like A.C. Leonard, Jonathan Newsome and Jack Tyler.
19 - g xavier su'a-filo - ucla 50 - ot morgan moses - uva 81 - c marcus martin - usc 112 - rb lache seastrunk - baylor 143 - ilb max bullough - michigan state 174 - dt ryan carrethers - arkansas state 211 - s terrence brooks - florida state
add me to that hate train as well. I can't stand Connor Shaw either, but that's more of a testament to how sneaky good and often times clutch he is. If Tannehill has to sit out a few quarters of a game, then what better a backup to come in than a poor man's Russell Wilson who's a real pain in the *** prevent from eatin' your lunch all day long with his feet. Arm is a little underrated in my book.