Cause I'm Bored A : Pre All Star Games Mock

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Originally Posted by HPF Bob

4/12 CBS board:

22: R1P22 OT JACK CONKLIN MICHIGAN STATE
71: R3P8 WR STERLING SHEPARD OKLAHOMA
85: R3P22 TE AUSTIN HOOPER STANFORD
93: R3P30 C MAX TUERK SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
119: R4P21 RB PAUL PERKINS UCLA
149: R5P10 DT MATT IOANNIDIS TEMPLE
159: R5P20 S SEAN DAVIS MARYLAND
166: R5P27 ILB BLAKE MARTINEZ STANFORD
195: R6P20 DT ANTWAUN WOODS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Solid results, I could live with this one. Not sexy put solid.

[chuck]

You can never have too many good cover corners and you can never have too many good OTs.

[Roy P]

37: R2p6 c ryan kelly alabama
58: R2p27 wr sterling shepard oklahoma
68: R3p5 g joshua garnett stanford
85: R3p22 dt maliek collins nebraska
105: R4p7 te austin hooper stanford
119: R4p21 de bronson kaufusi brigham young
123: R4p25 te jerell adams s. Carolina
159: R5p20 ot joe haeg n. Dakota st.
166: R5p27 ilb nick vigil utah st.
195: R6p20 rb jonathan williams arkansas
trades

trade partner:
San francisco 49ers

sent:
Round: 1 pick: 22

received:
Round: 2 pick: 6
round: 3 pick: 5
round: 4 pick: 7

trade partner:
Pittsburgh steelers

sent:
Round: 2 pick: 21

received:
Round: 2 pick: 27
round: 4 pick: 25

[HPF Bob]

Roy, I could be happy with this except I don't see a need for two TEs in this draft. Select a decent RB at 4/25 like a Kenyan Drake or Paul Perkins who can be your third-down option. Then you can use that 6th rounder on a CB or S to add depth there.

[Roy P]

I would have taken Tyvus Powell, except I figured Jerell Adams would be more impactful on the roster. The Patriots looked good with Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez on the field together. I also felt like I need at least one of them to pan out and I double my chances in case one of them is a bust.

[HPF Bob]

I think CJ is salvageable so he can be paired with Hooper or Higbee or whomever. Hey, we do so many of these mocks that we don't explain some of our thinking. In general, I just take one player per position based on the severity of need and the scarcity of good options. Sometimes, what you want just isn't there and it changes the equation.

In general, my draft plan falls this way:

1) Best LT or DE/DT that could fit our scheme.
2) Ryan Kelly or Nick Martin for center.
3) One of a few top guards, particularly if the centers aren't there.
4) A TE that creates mismatches due to height or speed.
5) Increasing depth at RB and/or WR.
6) A strong safety that tackles well.
7) Better depth at ILB.
8) A second D-lineman.

But the exact order is fluid based on which positions are disappearing. Sometimes I pick a player in the 3rd because he's the one good guy at that position then take a guy in the 4th I really think is a better player but there were alternative options if he fell off the board.

All I know for sure is that the Texans will prioritize entirely differently than I would.

[Roy P]

I agree with you on the positions of need and what I would like to add. However, I also have my draft board that is fluid based upon where/when players are being selected. I have some of my favorites and then 'fall-back' players in case I don't get my first guy early in the draft. I have consistently selected certain players over and over again (probably because I have them ranked too highly) such as Ryan Kelly, Joshua Garnett, Maliek Collins, Bronson Kaufusi, Malcolm Mitchell, and Keyarris Garrett. So, I'm twerking my board and ranking players lower than I grade them to see if I can still get them at a lower draft slot. This gives me better opportunities to trade down, get an extra pick or two, and still get My guys. I really like what happens in the mock drafts starting around picks #70 Rd3 Pick 7 all the way through pick #165 Rd5 Pick 26 and would like to get as many selections in this 'sweet spot' of the draft to get real value.