My Mock on Football Futures 1 Round with 5 Trades and Comments

[Mitch]

ROUND 1

1 Tampa Bay---QB Jameis Winston, Florida State.

Bucs expect 4th Q heroics from this Seminole even as a rookie.

2 Tennessee---DT Leonard Williams, USC

Is that - LeBeau’s drool on the card or Ray Horton’s?

3 Jacksonville---DE Dante Fowler, Jr., Florida

The Jags are quietly building a talented roster. Fowler brings added heat.

4 Oakland ---WR Kevin White, West Virginia

White’s phenomenal combine won over the Raiders’ brass.

5 Washington---QB Marcus Mariota, Oregon

Jay Gruden wants to groom his own QB. RGIII gets traded to the Bills for the Bills' 3rd rounder (#81).

6 New York Jets---OLB Vic Beasley, Clemson

Todd Bowles goes into the "Beasley Mode.”

7 Chicago---OLB Shane Ray, Missouri

John Fox always builds his defenses on pressure.

8 Atlanta---OLB Bud Dupree, Kentucky

This Bud’s for Dan Quinn. He chugs it.

9 New York Giants---T Brandon Scherff, Iowa

Buying an extra nano-second for Eli to find Odell.

10 *Miami (from St. Louis)---WR Amari Cooper, Alabama

Dolphins trade #14 and #78 to fly off with The Coop.

11 Minnesota---CB Trae Waynes, Michigan St.

Waynes World lands in Minny with Zim.

12 Cleveland---WR DeVante Parker, Louisville

The Dawgs aint Joshin’ us this time.

13 New Orleans---OLB Randy Gregory, Nebraska.

Rob is Randy for this pass rusher.

14 *St. Louis (from Miami)---T Andrus Peat, Stanford

This St. Louis Cardinal fills the tackle void.

15 *Philadelphia (from SF)---WR Dorial Beckham-Green, Oklahoma

SF gets the #20 & #84 picks. Chip gets his replacement for Maclin.

16 *Baltimore (from Houston)---DT Danny Shelton, Washington

Houston gets #26 & #90 picks. Ravens get big again up front.

17 San Diego---WR Jaelen Strong, Arizona St.

Just missed Shelton, but still make a Strong need pick.

18 Kansas City---WR Devin Smith, Ohio St.

A WR TD in KC!

19 Cleveland (from Buffalo)---RB Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin.

Mel Kiper loves Melvin, but rips the Browns for taking him instead of a QB. Bill Polian disagrees.

20 *San Francisco (from PHI)---DE Arik Armstead, Oregon.

Dockett gets paired at 34DE with a Calais Campbell clone for a déjà vu all over again.

21 *Dallas (from CIN)---RB Todd Gurley, Georgia.

Bengals get #27 & #91 picks. Jerry seeks revenge on Chip & DeMarco.

22 Pittsburgh---T/G/C Cam Erving, Miami.

Big Ben wants to play 5 more years. Hmmm.

23 Detroit---DT Eddie Goldman, Florida St.

A Fairley easy pick to make for the Lions.

24 *New England (from AZ)---DT Malcom Brown, Texas

Cardinals get #32, & #96 picks, plus CB Alfonzo Dennard. The Pats get their new run stuffer.

25 Carolina---T La’el Collins, LSU

The Pounding Panthers strike again.

26 *Houston (from BAL)---Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota.

Bill O'Brien gets his version of Gronk.

27 *Cincinnati (from DAL)---LB Shaq Thompson, Washington.

They Love Shaq. Baby Love Shaq.

28 Denver---ILB Eric Kendricks, UCLA

Eric the Orange.

29 Indianapolis---DT Michael Bennett, Ohio St.

Fits Pagano’s scheme to a tee.

30 Green Bay---LB Benardrick McKinnon, Mississippi St.

Production, versatility and leadership.

31 Seattle---WR Breshaud Perriman, Central Florida

Upgrade at WR for Passing Pete.

32 *Arizona (from NE)---OLB Eli Harold, Virginia

Harold the news in AZ.

Who is happy? Who is not?

 

[juza76]

great,i am happy with this scenario but i doubt new england could trade up.

 

[BullheadCardFan]

I like the idea of trading down if one of our targets are not there. Sounds like something NE would do

Is Alfonzo Dennard any good?

 

[kerouac9]

17 San Diego---WR Jaelen Strong, Arizona St.

Just missed Shelton, but still make a Strong need pick.

What this mock lacks in accuracy or logic, it certainly makes up for in puns. Which is something.

The Chargers have two good, young WR in Keenan Allen and Malcolm Floyd. How in the world is this a "need" pick?

 

[juza76]

What this mock lacks in accuracy or logic, it certainly makes up for in puns. Which is something.

The Chargers have two good, young WR in Keenan Allen and Malcolm Floyd. How in the world is this a "need" pick?

malcom floyd is 32 years old
if they go best player available they can select jaelen strong at 17

 

[kerouac9]

malcom floyd is 32 years old
if they go best player available they can select jaelen strong at 17

Then call it a value pick or something, but WR isn't a need for them. Keenan Allen can be one of the best 15 wideouts in the NFL.

What held the Chargers out of the playoffs wasn't their offense (They're going to be adequate or better as long as Rivers is playing for them); their defense was 24th in the NFL by DVOA, and that's because they couldn't stop anyone through the air.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

What this mock lacks in accuracy or logic, it certainly makes up for in puns. Which is something.

The Chargers have two good, young WR in Keenan Allen and Malcolm Floyd. How in the world is this a "need" pick?

Allen has shown flashes, but has also been inconsistent...kinda like Floyd for the Cards...Malcolm Floyd is neither young, nor good...He's older and serviceable.

 

[kerouac9]

Allen has shown flashes, but has also been inconsistent...kinda like Floyd for the Cards...Malcolm Floyd is neither young, nor good...He's older and serviceable.

Floyd was 14th in DYAR and 12th in DVOA last year.

Allen had 1000+ yards and 8 TDs his rookie season and still managed to out-perform Larry Fitzgerald this year despite battling through groin injuries before missing the last 2 games with a broken collarbone.

 

[SissyBoyFloyd]

Don't think the Eagles will have to move up to get -Green. He should be their in the late round one picks.

Do the Browns really need a RB? I don't think they would. However, Gordon might be worth it if you feel whoever takes him in round 1 doesn't have great needs.

Chargers would grab DT Brown in a second if he was available to them. They need a DT above all else IMO. I am anxious to see Brown play in the pros no matter who gets him. I would love to see the Cards take him, but feel Cameron Erving would probably be the smartest pick for the Cards, although not so glamorous.

 

[SissyBoyFloyd]

I would hate to see the Niners take Armstead. I am afraid he just could be a huge talent as time goes by. Wouldn't want to worry about having to face him twice a year.

If the Steelers took Cameron Erving, that would be good for us. We could pick him up in FA in a few years like we do the other Steelers.

I will be interested in following McKinnon's career to see how good he might be. Especially to see if he develops into a decent pass defender as well as run stopper. Gotta like his size and speed. Sort of wish the Cards could get him in round 3 or maybe even 2 if no one better is there. There should be tons and tons of choices in rounds 2 and 3 this year. Lots of potential starters in that group, even early round 4. Would love to see Cards trade back several times and pick up gobs of early round 3 picks.

 

[juza76]

I would hate to see the Niners take Armstead. I am afraid he just could be a huge talent as time goes by. Wouldn't want to worry about having to face him twice a year.

If the Steelers took Cameron Erving, that would be good for us. We could pick him up in FA in a few years like we do the other Steelers.

I will be interested in following McKinnon's career to see how good he might be. Especially to see if he develops into a decent pass defender as well as run stopper. Gotta like his size and speed. Sort of wish the Cards could get him in round 3 or maybe even 2 if no one better is there. There should be tons and tons of choices in rounds 2 and 3 this year. Lots of potential starters in that group, even early round 4. Would love to see Cards trade back several times and pick up gobs of early round 3 picks.

Mckinney ? u are like brian billick

 

[PDXChris]

I have a gut feeling that the Jets swap with Tampa and take Winston. The Bucs then take Marcus and get the Jets 2nd, 4th, 6th and next years #1. The Jets need to win now and Winston is ready to play now, while the Bucs still need some help and all the extra picks will help Lovie rebuild the defense and allow Glennon to start until Marcus is ready.

 

[kerouac9]

I have a gut feeling that the Jets swap with Tampa and take Winston. The Bucs then take Marcus and get the Jets 2nd, 4th, 6th and next years #1. The Jets need to win now and Winston is ready to play now, while the Bucs still need some help and all the extra picks will help Lovie rebuild the defense and allow Glennon to start until Marcus is ready.

Didn't they just hire a new head coach and general manager? How does that translate to "need to win now"?

 

[juza76]

Rand Getlin ‏@Rand_Getlin
RB Melvin Gordon is meeting with the #AZCardinals today. Lot of talk about Adrian Peterson. Gordon a younger, cheaper option.

 

[PDXChris]

Didn't they just hire a new head coach and general manager? How does that translate to "need to win now"?

It's New Jersey.....errrr I mean New York. There is always pressure.

 

[don7031]

A mock draft is a thankless task.

As for the Cardinals, if Eric Kendricks falls to them I don't see them passing on him. It's the same plan they had for Minter. Bring a veteran in so the rookie can be worked into the lineup. Only they didn't count on Dansby playing at such a high level.