2015 Mocks

[Roy P]

Originally Posted by Blitzwood

Chickillo reminds me of Brooks Reed. Maybe a poor man's Reed.

I would be ecstatic with Brooks Reed with a Rookie salary. Or at least a guy who could make picking up Merciless's 5th year option, not a "need to do" scenario.

[Nconroe]

From CBS board, here is a list of the top 20 speedsters we might consider

player pos rank school class ht wt 40/sec
Jamarcus Nelson WR 31 UAB rSr 5/10 156 4.21
*Trae Waynes CB 1 Michigan StrJr 6/1 186 4.23
*Breshad PerrimanWR 4 UCF rJr 6/2 212 4.26
Kevin White WR 2 West Virginia Sr 6/3 215 4.27
Mario Alford WR 29 West Virginia Sr 5/8 180 4.27
Damiere Byrd WR 84 South Carolina Sr 5/9 173 4.27
Phillip Dorsett WR 6 Miami (Fla.) Sr 5/10 185 4.28
Corey Grant RB 24 Auburn rSr 5/9 201 4.28
Justin Cox CB 21 Mississippi State Sr 6/1 191 4.3
Joe Hill RB 37 Utah State Sr 5/10 184 4.3
*Amari Cooper WR 1 Alabama Jr 6/1 211 4.31
Tyler Lockett WR 13 Kansas State Sr 5/10 182 4.31
*Charles Gaines CB 20 Louisville rJr 5/10 180 4.31
Chris Conley WR 19 Georgia Sr 6/2 213 4.33
Josh Shaw CB 11 Southern California rSr 6/1 201 4.34
Shane Wynn WR 70 Indiana Sr 5/6 167 4.34
Taurean Nixon CB 74 Tulane rSr 5/11 187 4.36
Eric Rowe CB 6 Utah Sr 6/1 205 4.37
*Nelson Agholor WR 8 So Cal iJr 6/1 198 4.37
*Ronald Darby CB 7 Fl State Jr 5/11 193 4.37
Devin Smith WR 9 Ohio State Sr 6/1 196 4.37
*Sammie Coates WR 10 Auburn rJr 6/1 212 4.37
D'Joun Smith CB 10 Fl Atlantic Sr 5/10 187 4.37
Doran Grant CB 12 Ohio State Sr 5/10 200 4.37
Kenny Bell WR 20 Nebraska rSr 6/1 197 4.37

[HPF Bob]

40 times are nice but can they catch the ball, can they hold onto the ball, can they tackle the guy with the ball, etc.?

At least with the combine, you have most of these guys on one equal track without wind. Back in the old days, it was more subjective.

[popanot]

Not as happy with this one. Made a trade w/PHL in RD3.

16: RB TODD GURLEY
51: WR BRESHAD PERRIMAN
82: Traded to PHL for Mychal Kendricks
116: OT DONOVAN SMITH
152: CB CHARLES GAINES
175: WR CHRIS CONLEY
195: C MAX GARCIA
211: DT LETERRIUS WALTON
216: DE FRANK CLARK
235: OLB JAMES VAUGHTERS

[HPF Bob]

I did one last night with four trades - traded down w/Cincy for 1-21 and 2-21.
Traded 4th, 5th and 6th to Seattle for 3-31 then was traded down from 2-21 with Dallas to 2-29 for a 4th and 5th then traded back up to 4-1 when I saw Hronnis Grassu was still available and I had not taken a center.

[Nconroe]

Originally Posted by HPF Bob

40 times are nice but can they catch the ball, can they hold onto the ball, can they tackle the guy with the ball, etc.?

At least with the combine, you have most of these guys on one equal track without wind. Back in the old days, it was more subjective.

Yeah, the speedsters are mostly WR and CB. for WR need to know a lot more for sure, like can they get open, break a tackle, ...,

The first number rank is their likely draft rank at the position, so top 10 can likely catch pretty good.

Hopefully a couple of these guys might also help on special teams returns and coverage.

[Arky]

Jeez, so what's the deal with WR Dorial Green-Beckham? 6'6", 225, 4.49 speed. A monster/beastly. 5-star athlete in high school. Projected by Rivals as the next Andre Johnson... Scores on the football field as well as on the street - likes his pot. Though the Texans dislike problem children, somebody's going to get a good athlete - the problem will be to keep him from screwing up.... It will be interesting to see who gives him a shot...

[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by Arky

Jeez, so what's the deal with WR Dorial Green-Beckham? 6'6", 225, 4.49 speed. A monster/beastly. 5-star athlete in high school. Projected by Rivals as the next Andre Johnson... Scores on the football field as well as on the street - likes his pot. Though the Texans dislike problem children, somebody's going to get a good athlete - the problem will be to keep him from screwing up.... It will be interesting to see who gives him a shot...

They'll be getting the next Randy Moss or the next Justin Blackmon. That's all.

[HPF Bob]

I think I would consider this my dream draft and, boy, was I working the trade phones to get what I wanted/needed. Other than getting a second o-lineman and addressing the safety position, this took care of every immediate need with players I really like (other than QB which needs another year to determine how to address).

Before the draft, the Lions wanted to trade up for our 1-16. I took it to get their 1-23 and 2-22. In case you're curious, they used 1-16 for Malcom Brown, DT, Texas.

I also traded my 4th, 5th and 6th to Seattle for 3-31.

Still, DTs and WRs were falling on the first-round board. I tapped into the Dallas Cowboys and they acquired 1-23 for 1-27, 4-28 and 5-27. They used 1-23 on Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska - who I didn't want.

At 1-27, my intended choice, WR Jaelen Strong, was still on the board but so was DT Danny Shelton from Washington who I decided was too great a value to pass up. Goodbye, Louis Nix.

That meant I still didn't have the WR I wanted so I dealt 2-19, 3-31 and 5-27 to Atlanta for 2-10 and hoped someone above that wanted Green-Beckham instead of Strong. Bingo. Strong was there at 2-10.

With the 2-22 I got from Detroit, I thought hard about Bernardrick McKinney before taking OLB Lorenzo Mauldin, Louisville. This kid has both DE and OLB experience so he won't have the learning curve most converted DEs have to a 3-4 and he's solid insurance if Clowney can't come back. I love McKinney but the ILB role is decreasing in the game so I'm willing to chance a mid-round pick instead of a premium one for that position.

Now, I'm back to just one third-rounder but Baltimore knocked with another deal. I moved down from 3-18 to 3-26 and picked up 4-23. With 3-26, I took Jesse James, TE, Penn St. whom I think will make a great tandem with Fiedorowicz - two solid blockers with mid-range receiving skills.

I'm holding my breath that the two guys I'm really hoping for will still be there late in the fourth. Indeed, they are! I nab C B.J. Finney, C, Kansas St at 4-23 to back up Ben Jones and Taiwan Jones, ILB, Michigan St. at 4-28 to cover the hole next to Brian Cushing.

I fill other needs with my comp pick and finally take a corner in the 7th. I'd like to have done more in the secondary but I love the rest of what I've done here:

27 (from DAL) - R1P27 DT DANNY SHELTON WASHINGTON
42 (from ATL) - R2P10 WR JAELEN STRONG ARIZONA STATE
54 (from DET) - R2P22 OLB LORENZO MAULDIN LOUISVILLE
90 (from BAL) - R3P26 TE JESSE JAMES PENN STATE
122 (from BAL) - R4P23 C B.J. FINNEY KANSAS STATE
127 (from DAL) - R4P28 ILB TAIWAN JONES MICHIGAN STATE
175 (comp) - R5P39 WR-KR TY MONTGOMERY STANFORD
211 (comp) - R6P35 DE-OLB DEION BARNES PENN STATE
216 (comp) - R6P40 RB-KR KARLOS WILLIAMS FLORIDA STATE
236 - R7P19 CB JACOREY SHEPHERD KANSAS