Snakester
Draft Man
The biggest question is what we do at QB. Do we draft one in the first round or do we go after a guy like Kurt Cousins or Alex Smith. The comment that Coach Wilks made about a retool instead of a rebuild and the Cardinals recent history of bringing in veteran quarterbacks leaves me thinking that there is only a 50-50 shot at us drafting our QBOTF. I'm going to do this mock draft both ways.
I really wan't us to draft a QB in the first round. I don't see us moving up to the top five to get Darnold or Rosen. At best we move up in the 8 to 10 range. If we stay put I think there are only three potential QB's that we could choose from. Baker Mayfield, Mason Rudolph and Lamar Jackson. I have watched five games of Mayfield and Rudolph and I came away impressed with both. I would gladly take either as our QBOTF.
Watching Lamar Jackson is such a high and low I just can't see taking him. On the one hand he makes incredible runs with such great escape ability you can't help but love the athleticism. Then the next play you see him make a horrible throw down field and you can't figure out whether or not he can ever become an accurate QB. He is everything anyone could want as a scrambling QB, but that's it as far as I can see.
1- Baker Mayfield 6-0 220s stats are incredible! 70.5 completion percentage. 4,627 yards passing with 43 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions. Love everything about his play. He's accurate. Moves well in the pocket. He can scramble well and throw on the run. If he was 6-4 he would be the first pick in the draft. Also his average throw for yardage was 11.5 so he's not just a dink and dunk guy, he can get the ball downfield. He's not just a one year wonder either playing all four years and he had a 70.9 completion percentage in 2016 as well.
Mason Rudolph QB 6-5 230 His stats are really good also and he has the prototypical size everyone covets. He completed 65% of his passes for 4,904 yds with 37 tds to 9 int's. He moves well in the pocket and does a good job running with the ball when he does decide to take off. Plus he is a three year starter. If there was a year that could compete with the 1984 draft for quarterbacks this is the year.
2- OG Will Hernandez 6-3 330 He's my number two guard in this draft. This guy can start day one. He's a road grader in the running game and stops the bullrush in its tracks in the passing game. We need a guard bad and he's the guy.
3- WR Simmie Cobbs- 6-4 220 This is the big receiver we need. Big and physical with good hands. We haven't had a guy like this since Anquan Boldin was here. After watching just a few games of his I was hooked. The guy plays with an attitude that is infectious.
4- WR Dante Pettis 6-1 195 When you watch the guy you see how shifty he is in the open field and what good hands he has, but when you watch him as a punt returner you can't help but think how much the Cards could use his services. Matching him with TJ Logan as our PR and KR would be awesome.
These are my first four picks if we draft a QB. If we don't draft a QB and sign one instead I think we take our number two CB in Josh Jackson.
I really wan't us to draft a QB in the first round. I don't see us moving up to the top five to get Darnold or Rosen. At best we move up in the 8 to 10 range. If we stay put I think there are only three potential QB's that we could choose from. Baker Mayfield, Mason Rudolph and Lamar Jackson. I have watched five games of Mayfield and Rudolph and I came away impressed with both. I would gladly take either as our QBOTF.
Watching Lamar Jackson is such a high and low I just can't see taking him. On the one hand he makes incredible runs with such great escape ability you can't help but love the athleticism. Then the next play you see him make a horrible throw down field and you can't figure out whether or not he can ever become an accurate QB. He is everything anyone could want as a scrambling QB, but that's it as far as I can see.
1- Baker Mayfield 6-0 220s stats are incredible! 70.5 completion percentage. 4,627 yards passing with 43 touchdowns and only 6 interceptions. Love everything about his play. He's accurate. Moves well in the pocket. He can scramble well and throw on the run. If he was 6-4 he would be the first pick in the draft. Also his average throw for yardage was 11.5 so he's not just a dink and dunk guy, he can get the ball downfield. He's not just a one year wonder either playing all four years and he had a 70.9 completion percentage in 2016 as well.
Mason Rudolph QB 6-5 230 His stats are really good also and he has the prototypical size everyone covets. He completed 65% of his passes for 4,904 yds with 37 tds to 9 int's. He moves well in the pocket and does a good job running with the ball when he does decide to take off. Plus he is a three year starter. If there was a year that could compete with the 1984 draft for quarterbacks this is the year.
2- OG Will Hernandez 6-3 330 He's my number two guard in this draft. This guy can start day one. He's a road grader in the running game and stops the bullrush in its tracks in the passing game. We need a guard bad and he's the guy.
3- WR Simmie Cobbs- 6-4 220 This is the big receiver we need. Big and physical with good hands. We haven't had a guy like this since Anquan Boldin was here. After watching just a few games of his I was hooked. The guy plays with an attitude that is infectious.
4- WR Dante Pettis 6-1 195 When you watch the guy you see how shifty he is in the open field and what good hands he has, but when you watch him as a punt returner you can't help but think how much the Cards could use his services. Matching him with TJ Logan as our PR and KR would be awesome.
These are my first four picks if we draft a QB. If we don't draft a QB and sign one instead I think we take our number two CB in Josh Jackson.
