okay fellas...been researching for a while on which players I think will help the team versus which players will be available at our respective picks...and this is what I came away with.
round 1 #7....Chance Warmack....G.....Bama
been disected ad naseum
round 2 #38.....Jamie Collins......OLB......Southern Miss
Big. Fantastic measurables...needs technique coaching coming off the edge, but started college as a FS and has solid coverage skills for an OLB....4.5 speed is impressive, long arms, powerful, very athletic frame with room to add strength,wraps up and can manhandle blockers at times...overall a fairly solid all around OLB in a league that is pass happy...can also help contain mobile QB's...
round 3 #69......Vance McDonald......TE......Rice
6'4"...34.5" armes...10 3/8" hands...4.5 speed....outstanding athlete, catches the ball with his hands, works the seam very well,...has a finishing attitude when blocking...will need to bulk up and freshen blocking technique just a bit, should be a very productive TE in the NFL if not an all out star at the position....really like this kid from the small school
round 4 #103.....Barret Jones.....C......Bama
huge center, mauler, pile mover...and already has continuity with Warmack...this pick gives us 60% of our o-line with two years or less in the league, and what should be a solid foundation for the next ten seasons or so
round 5 #140.....Josh Evans.......FS.......Florida
decent size, fair speed, aggressive mentality...just a bit thin...plays it safe at times and breaks up passes rather than go for the pick...some may call that maturity and being a team first player...others may call it playing tentative...solid athlete with solid skills
round 6 #174......Jawan Jamison....RB.....Rutgers
was looking at Zac Dysert here because the team stated they should draft a QB every season, but I think they will give themselves a pass on that philosophy this draft.....Jamison is a bowling ball, solid all around back that is shifty in the open field and plays bigger than he is....which leads to the knock...his lack of size will either cause injuries or force him to be in a RB by committee...but the NFL is doing RB committee these days, so he should be fine...the kid is shifty, can catch, and can pass block...pretty solid pick this late in the draft.
round 7 #219.....Denard Robinson......WR.....Michigan
I am assuming Robinson slips just a little to get to us here....basically he needs to make it past the Raiders....developmental project that was once a QB....blazing speed, long arms, very elusive in open space....a bubble screen kinda guy.....needs to develop the discipline for the position, focus on crispness of cuts and technicalities of the routes but coaching him up should not be too difficult.
anyway, there it is fellas....does not have the dazzle and flash I was expecting as many of these players I have never heard of before I started researching for the mock,lol.....but history would indicate we will not get the top name in every round anyway so I think this could be a realistic view of what may happen.....flame away
round 1 #7....Chance Warmack....G.....Bama
been disected ad naseum
round 2 #38.....Jamie Collins......OLB......Southern Miss
Big. Fantastic measurables...needs technique coaching coming off the edge, but started college as a FS and has solid coverage skills for an OLB....4.5 speed is impressive, long arms, powerful, very athletic frame with room to add strength,wraps up and can manhandle blockers at times...overall a fairly solid all around OLB in a league that is pass happy...can also help contain mobile QB's...
round 3 #69......Vance McDonald......TE......Rice
6'4"...34.5" armes...10 3/8" hands...4.5 speed....outstanding athlete, catches the ball with his hands, works the seam very well,...has a finishing attitude when blocking...will need to bulk up and freshen blocking technique just a bit, should be a very productive TE in the NFL if not an all out star at the position....really like this kid from the small school
round 4 #103.....Barret Jones.....C......Bama
huge center, mauler, pile mover...and already has continuity with Warmack...this pick gives us 60% of our o-line with two years or less in the league, and what should be a solid foundation for the next ten seasons or so
round 5 #140.....Josh Evans.......FS.......Florida
decent size, fair speed, aggressive mentality...just a bit thin...plays it safe at times and breaks up passes rather than go for the pick...some may call that maturity and being a team first player...others may call it playing tentative...solid athlete with solid skills
round 6 #174......Jawan Jamison....RB.....Rutgers
was looking at Zac Dysert here because the team stated they should draft a QB every season, but I think they will give themselves a pass on that philosophy this draft.....Jamison is a bowling ball, solid all around back that is shifty in the open field and plays bigger than he is....which leads to the knock...his lack of size will either cause injuries or force him to be in a RB by committee...but the NFL is doing RB committee these days, so he should be fine...the kid is shifty, can catch, and can pass block...pretty solid pick this late in the draft.
round 7 #219.....Denard Robinson......WR.....Michigan
I am assuming Robinson slips just a little to get to us here....basically he needs to make it past the Raiders....developmental project that was once a QB....blazing speed, long arms, very elusive in open space....a bubble screen kinda guy.....needs to develop the discipline for the position, focus on crispness of cuts and technicalities of the routes but coaching him up should not be too difficult.
anyway, there it is fellas....does not have the dazzle and flash I was expecting as many of these players I have never heard of before I started researching for the mock,lol.....but history would indicate we will not get the top name in every round anyway so I think this could be a realistic view of what may happen.....flame away
