Regarding Tashaun Gipson it should be noted that he suffered a torn MCL, which is not as bad as a ACL injury. Bulaga also suffered from a torn MCL but has come back from that injury.
Bottom line, these injuries could effect their availability on the Free Agent market. Both players should be fine to play next season.
Quote:Regarding Tashaun Gipson it should be noted that he suffered a torn MCL, which is not as bad as a ACL injury. Bulaga also suffered from a torn MCL but has come back from that injury.
Bottom line, these injuries could effect their availability on the Free Agent market. Both players should be fine to play next season.
Thanks for the information. The Jaguars definitely need to target help for the O.Line and free safety and these players would be major upgrades.
My Fanspeak draft went like this:
1. OT Brandon Scherff, Iowa ...capable starter at either LT or RT, if not addressed in FA.
2. RB Melvin Gordon, Wisconsin ...replaces Gerhardt and forms a nice duo with Shoelace.
3. OG Tre' Jackson, FSU ...road grader size and power, competes for starting job with Beadles.
4. OTTO Hauoli Kikaha, Washington ...fills in role that Watson was supposed to provide.
5. FS Eric Rowe, Utah ...competes for starting role, adds depth, good skills and speed.
6. QB Garrett Grayson, Colorado St ...a later round QB to groom, not a Henne/Morris fan.
7. OG/OT Tyrus Thompson, Oklahoma ...good athlete for size, developmental with upside.
Sign:
KJ Wright - OTTO
Tayshuan Gibson - FS
Jermaine Gresham - TE
Draft:
1 Randy Gregory - LEO
2 Cedric Ogbuehi - OT
3 Cody Prewitt - FS
4 Clive Walford - TE
5 Todd Gurley - RB/KR
6 Jalstin Fowler - FB/HB
7 Mike Orakpo - OTTO
Pray:
Blackmon comes back.
Would also like to see Coughlin brought back for some type of Front Office position.
There is this rumor that Cleveland really like Amari Cooper and would like to move up and take him. So they offer the Jags their two Rd 1 picks (14 and 18) and an extra Rd 4 pick they got from Buffalo (110)
This draft is based upon that trade.
Rd 1 (14): Nate Orchard - DE - Utah - I think this guy is a real sleeper and will rise very quickly in the draft. DEs that can rush the passer often do.
Rd 1 (18): Bernardrick McKinney - ILB - Miss St. - this may be a little high for him but the Jags need a playmaker to take over for Poz
Rd 2 (34): Spencer Drago - OG/OT - Baylor - He can man all the positions along the Oline - plug him in at OLG
Rd 3 (67): Kurtis Drummond - FS - Michigan State - The Jags need help at the Safety position
Rd 4 (99): Jeremy Langford - RB - Michigan State - should be able to rotate with Shoelance
Rd 4(110): J.R. Tavai - Otto LB - Southern Cal - the Jags need more production at the Otto LBer position and this guy is a sleeper
Rd 5(131): Josh Shaw - CB - Southern Cal - Quality QB who got in trouble for lying about saving his nephew
Rd 6(165): Jake Smith - C - Louisville - Depth at the Center position
Rd 7(195): Rory Anderson - TE - South Carolina - TE Depth
Free Agency - Shad Khan said he was going to spend some money
1. Bryan Bulaga - ORT - should be able to slide over to the OLT position if the need arises
2. Tashaun Gipson - FS - Ballhawk for the deep secondary
3. Charles Clay - TE - Pass catching TE
should be plenty of room cap-wise to resign all the guys the Jags wish to retain
Free Agents to Sign:
Jermaine Gresham
Tashaun Gipson
Damon Harrison
With those in mind, my newest fanspeak went
Round 1- Leonard Williams
Round 2- Eric Kendricks
Round 3- Todd Gurley
Round 4- Daryl Williams
Round 5- Josh Shaw
Round 6- Michael Orakpo
Round 7- Devin Smith
I'd like to have Eric Rowe drafted as well. Possibly Rob Havenstein as a depth player. A lot of players I selected can be had one round later in fanspeak.
Why do people want Gresham? Have some of you not watched him the last two seasons? That dude is literally done at this point.
Quote:Why do people want Gresham? Have some of you not watched him the last two seasons? That dude is literally done at this point.
Yeah I'd much rather have Thomas, Clay, or Cameron
did mine to kill some time today
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RANDY GREGORY
NEBRASKA
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TE
DEVIN FUNCHESS
MICHIGAN
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LAKEN TOMLINSON
DUKE
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OT
JAKE FISHER
OREGON
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CB
STEVEN NELSON
OREGON STATE
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OT
ERIC LEFELD
CINCINNATI
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C
DALLAS LEWALLEN
WISCONSIN
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So I went ahead and made my selections which are:
Rd 1 - Randy Gregory - DE - Nebraska
Rd 2 - La'el Collins - OT/OG - LSU
Rd 3 - Hauoli Kikaha - Otto LB - Washington
Rd 4 - Todd Gurley - RB - Georgia
Rd 5 - Ben Loyack - TE - Notre Dame
Rd 6 - A.J. Johnson - ILB - Tennessee
Rd 7 - Jake Smith - C - Louisville
2. Randy Gregory DE/OLB Nebraska
34.Michael Bennett DT Ohio State
66.Tevin Coleman RB Indiana
98. Tyler Kroft TE Rutgers
130. Anthony Chickillo DE Miami
162. Xzavier Dixon OLB Alabama
194. Deshazor Everett CB Texas A&M
Just did one. These were my picks. Assuming we get a FS and vet OL in free agency.
Quote:So I went ahead and made my selections which are:
Rd 1 - Randy Gregory - DE - Nebraska
Rd 2 - La'el Collins - OT/OG - LSU
Rd 3 - Hauoli Kikaha - Otto LB - Washington
Rd 4 - Todd Gurley - RB - Georgia
Rd 5 - Ben Loyack - TE - Notre Dame
Rd 6 - A.J. Johnson - ILB - Tennessee
Rd 7 - Jake Smith - C - Louisville
Love it
Rd 1: Randy Gregory (DE-Nebraska)
Rd 2: Vic Beasley (OLB-Clemson)
Rd 3: Denzel Perryman (MLB-Miami)
Rd 4: Malcolm Brown (DT-Texas)
Rd 5: Eric Rowe (CB-Utah)
Rd 6: Jamison Crowder (WR-Duke)
Rd 7: Tyrus Thompson (OT-Oklahoma)
Free Agency Targets:
Bulaga
Iupati
Clay
Gipson
I didn't intend to lean so heavily towards one side of the ball in this draft, but the defensive talent available at each pick was surprising. I felt like everyone drafted after Round 1 was probably available a round longer than they will be in May, but I guess that's just a quirk of the Fanspeak rankings and programming.
If free agency doesn't yield at least one starter on the OL and one starter at safety, this draft won't address positions of greatest need. So I suppose that's one caveat.
This mock is not based upon the Fanspeak Draft Board:
Free Agents:
1. Brian Bulaga - ORT - Packers - Veteran presence that can move over to OLT in case of injury
2. Brian Orakpo - Otto LB - Redskins - He is coming off a torn Pec Muscle like Poz and the Redskins don't have a lot of cap space
3. Tashaun Gipson - FS - Browns - He is coming off a sprained MCL - no biggie - lots of ints and very young.
I am thnking Bulaga will cost around 7.5 Mil per year, Orakpo around 8.5 Mil per year and Gipson around 5 Mil per year or $21 Mil for these three Free Agents
Draft:
Rd 1: Shane Ray - DE - Mizzou - I am thinking this guy could be the next Dwight Freeney - 10+ Sacks per year
Rd 2: Tevin Coleman - RB - Indiana - this guy reminds me of Jamaal Charles of the Chiefs
Rd 3: Clive Walford - TE - Miami - Best TE in this draft class
Rd 4: Jaquiski Tartt - SS - Samford - Jags use him as combo LBer and SS
Rd 5: Josh Shaw - CB/FS - USC - Big Corner - real value here
Rd 6: Tony Washington - Otto LB - Oregon - backup talent to spell Orakpo
Rd 7: Jake Smith - C - Louisville - Backup Center/OG
Latest Fanspeak Mock Draft
Rd 1: Leonard Williams - DT/DE - USC
Rd 2: Nate Orchard - DE - Utah
Rd 3: Tevin Coleman - Rb - Indiana
Rd 4: Nick O'Leary - TE - FSU
Rd 5: Daryl Williams - OG/OT - Oklahoma
Rd 6: A.J. Johnson - ILB - Tennessee
Rd 7: Tyrus Thompson - OG/OT - Oklahoma
<div style="font-size:26px;">This should fix our secondary, maybe the best safety combo in the league behind Sea.
1: R1P2
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LANDON COLLINS
ALABAMA
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S
GEROD HOLLIMAN
LOUISVILLE
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OT
JAKE FISHER
OREGON
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RB
TODD GURLEY
GEORGIA
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TE
BEN KOYACK
NOTRE DAME
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CB
LADARIUS GUNTER
MIAMI
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FB
JALSTON FOWLER
ALABAMA
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1: R1P2
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LANDON COLLINS
ALABAMA
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GEROD HOLLIMAN
LOUISVILLE
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JAKE FISHER
OREGON
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TODD GURLEY
GEORGIA
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BEN KOYACK
NOTRE DAME
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LADARIUS GUNTER
MIAMI
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JALSTON FOWLER
ALABAMA
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I love those first five picks...though the first only after a trade down a few spots.
2: R1P2
DT LEONARD WILLIAMS
USC
34: R2P2
TE DEVIN FUNCHESS
MICHIGAN
66: R3P2
OT DARYL WILLIAMS
OKLAHOMA
98: R4P2
RB TODD GURLEY
GEORGIA
130: R5P2
CB JOSH SHAW
USC
162: R6P2
ILB A.J. JOHNSON
TENNESSEE
194: R7P2
OLB MICHAEL ORAKPO
TEXAS STATE
It was either Devonte Fields or AJ Johnson in the 6th. Too bad fanspeak doesn't allow you to propose trades. I probably should have gone with Fields now that I think about it. Have Posluszny stay for 1 more year. Shaw would be a CB in this situation unless we don't get a FS in free agency. But it could go the other way around.
2: R1P2
DE RANDY GREGORY
NEBRASKA
34: R2P2
OT T.J. CLEMMINGS
PITTSBURG
66: R3P2
S CODY PREWITT
OLE MISS
98: R4P2
TE NICK O'LEARY
FLORIDA STATE
130: R5P2
RB TODD GURLEY
GEORGIA
162: R6P2
ILB A.J. JOHNSON
TENNESSEE
194: R7P2
FB JALSTON FOWLER
ALABAMA
Sign Tashaun Gipson, KJ Wright, and Jordan Cameron.
With Blackmon possibly back, Blake will have weapons everywhere.
2: R1P2
DE RANDY GREGORY
NEBRASKA
34: R2P2
C CAMERON ERVING
FLORIDA STATE
66: R3P2
S CODY PREWITT
OLE MISS
98: R4P2
TE CLIVE WALFORD
MIAMI
130: R5P2
RB TODD GURLEY
GEORGIA
162: R6P2
QB SEAN MANNION
OREGON STATE
194: R7P2
FB JALSTON FOWLER
ALABAMA
Would be estatic with this draft too.