Figured we’d start a thread to share and debate mock drafts we find around the web, even though we all know the mocks we produce ourselves here in the Draft Forum are far superior! [Reply]
Hard, hard, hard, hard pass on that abortion of an idea.
I mean, holy shit, what kind of premium would they have to give up for me to trade with an in-division rival like that? It would be a LOT. A LOT a LOT. A stupidly one-sided draft compensation deal. So bad they wouldn't do it for anything but a QB (and Burden is probably not a great fit for them, with Bowers already there). [Reply]
I might - might - look at Cameron Williams at the back of 2. Honestly he feels like a 3rd rounder to me.
That would be just hilariously terrible. Then again, he also has Donovan Jackson going to the Lions.
Mostly this dude's just been spending the off-season talking himself into fringy OL prospects in a mediocre OL draft and pushing them up the board. I mean c'mon - Grey Zabel at 14?
Henderson at 31 is definitely a possibility that isn't talked about enough.
The fact that he came come in and play right away, because the Chiefs won't have to be concerned about pass pro (like CEH), makes me think it's a decent possibility. He's a perfect fit, and they might just have a raging hard on for him. [Reply]
MJD also says the Chiefs take Jahdae Barron, passing on Nolen and Connerly among others. Even Crazier, the Eagles pass on Nolen, too.
DTs seem to slide further than conventional wisdom says they should every year.
Nolen could very easily be the surprising slide this season. He could also go top 15. It's probably the hardest position on the board to predict in any given season. [Reply]
MJD looks like he went the route of teams drafting certain guys due to their free agency losses. It's not a BAD way of looking at what a team might do, but it just seems lazy when you take a look at the talent on the board when some of these teams pick. For example - are we really going to leave all of Conerly, Nolen, Burden, or Harmon on the board to take Barron? Maybe, and I know guys like him, but damn that feels like a stretch to me.
On a side note, I don't think the Broncos let Loveland get past them if he's there. I don't like that MJD sent him to the Chargers either, even if it makes total sense Harbaugh would take one of his superstar players. Colston Loveland to Denver seems like a no-brainer considering their offensive play and Bo Nix's ascension last season. [Reply]
MJD also says the Chiefs take Jahdae Barron, passing on Nolen and Connerly among others. Even Crazier, the Eagles pass on Nolen, too.
I just can't see a team having Starks and Warren on the board when they're up and deciding "Lets go with Starks..."
I mean the potential for catastrophe there is just enormous. Let's presume that both guys have equal floors and equal ceilings (a fair presumption, IMO) -- if both guys hit their ceiling, isn't Warren going to be FAR more impactful?
And if both guys are nothing but their floors, isn't a solid pass-catching TE going to be more useful than a solid hybrid sort of safety?
Maybe that's just a too "Maddenish" way of looking at things, but I just couldn't talk myself into taking Starks that high if Warren is still there.
That said - I wholeheartedly endorse this draft. If Jahdae Barron slides to 31, I'd be friggen stoked to get him. And honestly, I just don't see it happening because if he IS there around 24, Veach will move up. That's just too good a fit in terms of talent/fit.