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TheO-LineMatters · 11-16-2017, 12:56 PM

(11-16-2017, 11:05 AM)BlueEyedJag Wrote:
(11-16-2017, 02:14 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: You're right, I don't know, but I am simply stating an opinion. I did think Jack and especially Cam Robinson, would fall to round 2 though. Jack was coming off an injury and his availability for the next season was in question. He was not gonna be taken in round 1. I was not all that high on Cam Robinson and although he is proving me wrong so far, (thank God!), I didn't see him as a first rounder. His arrest played a big part in that, because I thought teams wouldn't wanna spend a first rounder on a guy with character concerns, especially in a weaker OT class.

There are a lot of teams in desperate need of O-Line help this year. Just look at all the QB injuries around the league. As for my mock, I just got through revising it today. The Buffalo QB change took me by surprise and I switched a few things around.

Keep in mind that in my mock, Ben Roethlisberger, Phillip Rivers and Carson Palmer will be retired at the end of this season. It's just a gut feeling I have. I also have Arizona trading for Eli Manning, Pittsburgh trading for Tyrod Taylor, New York Giants trading the #3 overall pick to Washington for Kirk Cousins, Cleveland sending a 2nd round pick to the Bengals for A.J. McCarron, Drew Brees re-signing with the Saints on a 3 year deal, the Chargers signing Sam Bradford in free agency, Miami signing Blake Bortles in free agency, Minnesota re-signing both Case Keenum and Teddy Bridgewater and the Jaguars signing Josh McCown as a gateway QB. To my own chagrin, I also have us missing out on the top QB's in the draft. I think we'll have to trade up, but I never predict draft day trades, because they are just too hard. Anyway, here is my mock.

Round 1

1. Cleveland- Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
2. San Francisco- Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
3. Washington (Via New York Giants)- Mason Rudoph, QB, Oklahoma State
4. Indianapolis- Connor Williams, OT, Texas
5. Cincinnati- Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma
6. Denver- Trey Adams, OT, Washington
7. L.A. Chargers- Minkah Fitzpatrick, S/CB, Alabama
8. Tampa Bay- Quenton Nelson, OG, Notre Dame
9. Cleveland (Via Houston)- Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
10. Chicago- James Washington, WR, Oklahoma State
11. New York Jets- Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
12. Arizona- Michael Gallup, WR, Colorado State
13. Oakland- Bradley Chubb, DE, N.C. State
14. Baltimore- Harold Landry, DE/OLB, Boston College
15. Washington- Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU
16. Miami- Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa
17. Dallas- Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
18. Detroit- Martinas Rankin, OT, Mississippi State
19. Green Bay- Arden Key, DE/OLB, LSU
20. Atlanta- Clelin Ferrell, DE, Clemson
21. Buffalo- Mark Andrews, TE, Oklahoma
22. Seattle- DeShon Elliott, CB, Texas
23. Jacksonville- Mike Gesicki, TE, Penn State
24. Tennessee- Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
25. Carolina- Derwin James, S, Florida State
26. Buffalo (Via Kansas City)- Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre
27. New Orleans- Ryan Finley, QB, North Carolina State
28. L.A. Rams- Chukwuma Okorofar, OT, Western Michigan
29. Minnesota- Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson
30. Pittsburgh- Malik Jefferson, LB, Texas
31. New England- Jerome Baker, LB, Ohio State
32. Philadelphia- Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama Dame
Round 2
33. Cincinnati (Via Cleveland)- Billy Price, OG/C, Ohio State
34. New England (Via San Francisco)- Isaiah Oliver, CB, Colorado
35. New York Giants- Brian O’Neill, OT, Pitt
36. Indianapolis- Josey Jewell, LB, Iowa
37. Chicago- Troy Fumagalli, TE, Wisconsin
38. Cincinnati- Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan
39. Denver- Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
40. L.A. Chargers- Riley Ferguson, QB, Memphis
41. Tampa Bay- Mitch Hyatt, OT, Clemson
42. Cleveland (Via Houston)- Josh Allen, LB, Kentucky
43. New York Jets- Jamarco Jones, OT, Ohio State
44. Washington- Levi Wallace, CB, Alabama
45. Arizona- Tyrell Crosby, OT, Oregon
46. Oakland- Ken Webster, CB, Mississippi
47. Baltimore- Frank Ragnow, OG/C, Arkansas
48. Miami- Duke Ejiofor, DE, Wake Forest
49. Atlanta- Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama
50. Dallas- Martez Ivey, OG/OT, Florida
51. Detroit- Derrius Guice, RB, LSU
52. Green Bay- Micah Kiser, LB, Virginia
53. Buffalo- Cody O’Connell, OG/OT, Washington State
54. New York Jets (Via Seattle)- Damien Harris, RB, Alabama
55. Jacksonville- Will Hernandez, OG, UTEP
56. Tennessee- Quin Blanding, S, Virginia
57. Carolina- Anthony Miller, WR, Memphis
58. Kansas City- Jaire Alexander, CB, Louisville
59. San Francisco (Via New Orleans)- David Sills V, West Virginia
60. Buffalo (Via L.A. Rams)- Harrison Phillips, DT, Stanford
61. Minnesota- Mason Cole, OG/C/OT, Michigan
62. Pittsburgh- Vita Vea, DT, Washington
63. New England- Austin Bryant, DE, Clemson
64. Cleveland (Via Philadelphia)- Ja’Von Rolland-Jones, DE, Arkansas State
Round 3
65. Cleveland- K.C. McDermott, OT/OG, Miami (Fla)
66. San Francisco- Kendall Joseph, LB, Clemson
67. New York Giants- Ronald Jones II, RB, USC
68. Indianapolis- Adonis Alexander, CB, Virginia Tech
69. Houston- Geron Christian, OT, Louisville
70. San Francisco (Via Chicago)- Rashaad Penny, RB, SDSU
71. Cincinnati- Jordan Whitehead, S, Pittsburgh
72. Denver- Isaiah Wynn, OG/C, Georgia
73. L.A. Chargers- Timon Parris, OT, Stonybook
74. Tampa Bay- Josh Adams, RB, Notre Dame
75. New York Jets- Deontay Burnett, WR, USC
76. Baltimore- Jeromy Irwin, OT, Colorado
77. New York Giants (Via Arizona)- Tyrone Crowder, OG, Clemson
78. Oakland- Nick Chubb, RB, Georgia
79. Washington- Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, DE/OLB, Oklahoma
80. Miami- Brendan Mahon, OG, Penn State
81. Green Bay- Braden Smith, OG, Auburn
82. Atlanta- Carlton Davis, CB, Auburn
83. Dallas- Dallas Goedert, TE, South Dakota State
84. Detroit- Tyquan Lewis, DE, Ohio State
85. Carolina (Via Buffalo)- Brian Allen, OG, Michigan State
86. Houston (Via Seattle)- Duke Dawson, CB, Florida
87. Jacksonville- Jaleel Scott, WR, New Mexico State
88. Tennessee- Josh Sweat, DE, Florida State
89. Carolina- Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon
90. Kansas City- Lowell Lotulelei, DT, Utah
91. New Orleans- Jaylen Samuels, TE, North Carolina State
92. L.A. Rams- Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M
93. Minnesota- Desmond Harrison, OT, West Georgia
94. Buffalo (Via Pittsburgh)- Luke Falk, QB, Washington State
95. New England- Clayton Thorsen, QB, Northwestern
96. Buffalo (Via Philadelphia)- Damon Webb, S, Ohio State

SF going Rosen @ 2 when they just traded a 2nd for Garoppolo? Thinking you may have switched #1 and #2 picks...

If it fell this way give me:

1 - Mike McGlinchey - OT - Notre Dame (RT of the future of could even swap with Robinson but either way we get our bookends)
2 - Will Hernadez - OG - UTEP (Continue to make a power run OL...I would really like Ragnow here while sliding Linder to OG but this works)
3 - Bo Scarbrough - RB - Alabama (Ivory let go this off season...we get another bruiser to help Fournette)
4 - Chris Herndon - TE - Miami (Wanted a TE as Lewis is getting older...feel he is the best one left)
5 or 6 (depending on Dareus trade) - Will Grier - QB - West Virginia (Smart decision maker would do well in this scheme)

No. San Francisco only spent a 2nd rounder to get Garoppolo and he's pretty much an unknown commodity. He's not even signed long term at this point. Why not double down and try to assure yourself a true franchise QB? Maybe they both turn out to be good and now, you use one as a bargaining chip in trade talks. The Niners have a lot of needs, but they also have a lot of pieces already in place. Giving them a true QB for the future could elevate their rebuilding process very quickly.

Personally, I'm not a fan of McGlinchey and I don't view RT as an immediate need. I'm also not a huge fan of Scarbrough and I don't see much difference between what he offers and what Fournette does, only Fournette does it much, much better. Besides, I don't think he's entering the draft. He's likely to be the primary back next season and that should improve his draft stock a lot. He'd serve himself well by waiting a year. I like Herdon a lot and have him taken later in the draft, but the selection of Gesicki nullifies that selection for me. This may be the best TE class I've seen in years. Personally, I don't like Will Grier at all. He locks onto receivers and doesn't make good decisions. Besides, I don't think he's entering the draft. Why would he if he's only gonna be a 5th or 6th round selection. Wouldn't he be better off staying in school and improving his draft stock? Everybody has different evaluations though, so to each their own. This is just my opinion.