tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42044777548823877052024-03-04T23:34:59.635-05:00The Sports BanterMSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.comBlogger913125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-68186910822394247782023-04-26T21:28:00.001-04:002023-04-26T21:28:37.548-04:002023 Mock Draft<div><u>Round 1</u></div><div>1) Carolina Panthers: Bryce Young, QB, Alabama </div><div>2) Indianapolis Colts (from Houston): Will Levis, QB, Kentucky</div><div>3) Arizona Cardinals: Will Anderson Jr, DE, Alabama</div><div>4) Houston Texans (from Indianapolis): Jalen Carter, DT, Georgia</div><div>5) Tennessee Titans (from Seattle): CJ Stroud, QB, Ohio State</div><div>6) Detroit Lions: Tyree Wilson, DE, Texas Tech</div><div>7) Las Vegas Raiders: Anthony Richardson, QB, Florida</div><div>8) Atlanta Falcons: Devon Witherspoon, CB, Illinois</div><div>9) Chicago Bears: Paris Johnson Jr, OT, Ohio State</div><div>10) Philadelphia Eagles: Christian Gonzalez, CB, Oregon</div><div>11) Seattle Seahawks (from Tennessee): Bijan Robinson, RB, Texas</div><div>12) Houston Texans: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, WR, Ohio State</div><div>13) Green Bay Packers: Myles Murphy, DE, Clemson</div><div>14) New England Patriots: Broderick Jones, OT, Georgia</div><div>15) New York Jets: Peter Skoronski, OT, Northwestern</div><div>16) Washington Commanders: Darnell Wright, OT, Tennessee</div><div>17) Pittsburgh Steelers: Deonte Banks, CB, Maryland</div><div>18) Detroit Lions: Nolan Smith, OLB, Georgia</div><div>19) Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Will McDonald IV, OLB, Iowa State</div><div>20) Seattle Seahawks: Hendon Hooker, QB, Tennessee</div><div>21) Los Angeles Chargers: Dalton Kincaid, TE, Utah</div><div>22) Baltimore Ravens: Joey Porter Jr, CB, Penn State</div><div>23) Minnesota Vikings: Emmanuel Forbes, CB, Mississippi State</div><div>24) Jacksonville Jaguars: Anton Harrison, OT, Oklahoma</div><div>25) New York Giants: Zay Flowers, WR, Boston College</div><div>26) Dallas Cowboys: Calijah Kancey, DT, Pittsburgh</div><div>27) Buffalo Bills: Jordan Addison, WR, USC</div><div>28) Cincinnati Bengals: O'Cyrus Torrence, G, Florida</div><div>29) New Orleans Saints: Lukas Van Ness, DE, Iowa</div><div>30) Philadelphia Eagles: Bryan Bresee, DT, Clemson</div><div>31) Kansas City Chiefs: Brian Branch, S, Alabama</div>MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-6233499221830164832022-04-13T22:30:00.126-04:002022-04-18T07:24:25.982-04:00How the Jets Can Create Another Top Ten Pick<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's start with some truisms. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"> The Jets are set to enter the 2022 Draft process with four of the top 38 picks: 4th overall, 10th, 35th, and 38th.</span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> The Jets need more than one player to right this ship. </span></span></p><p><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> The Jets still believe in Zach Wilson. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> E</span><span color="inherit" style="background-color: white; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">very year we see teams pay a QB surcharge in the draft. That is, they are willing to pay above market price for the right to select the QB they want even if the draft pick value chart would say otherwise.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="background-color: white; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">This is a year without consensus at the top of the draft. Is the 4</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> ranked prospect all that different from the 20<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> ranked prospect?</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white;"> The Jets should </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;">use all of this to their advantage and maximize the best asset we currently have: the 4</span><sup>th</sup><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 12pt;"> pick. How should they go about this? </span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I think the following series of trades would best maximize value in this upcoming draft:</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trade 1: NYJ sends Carolina the 4<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> (QB Kenny Pickett) and 117<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> overall </span>picks in the 2022 Draft in exchange for the 6<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> pick in the 2022 Draft and Carolina's 2<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>nd</sup> round pick in 2023. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Why do the Jets do this: They pick up a second rounder that figures to be in the top half of the round. They let Carolina jump ahead of them to take a player the Jets aren't even considering.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do the Panthers do this: Matt Rhule is trying to save his job. He has identified Pickett as his guy and drafting a QB buys him time. It also gets the Panthers a fourth round pick this year. After the 6<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> overall pick, they are not scheduled to pick again until 137th. This gets them capital now. There will be a new regime next year if this fails.</span></span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Value created according to value chart if we assume 2023 pick will be 55<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> overall</span>: +78 points (equivalent to the 108th overall pick). </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The pick will likely be higher than 55<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> but we need to apply a discount because the pick is a year away so 55<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> seems fair for estimation purposes. Nitpick if you'd like. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trade 2: NYJ sends Seattle the 6<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> (QB Malik Willis) and 146<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span>overall picks in exchange for the 9<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> and 40<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span>overall picks. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do the Jets do this: They add another second rounder giving them five of the top 40 picks in the draft. Again, they let a team jump in front of them for a player the Jets have no interest in anyway.</span></span><br aria-hidden="true" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do the Seahawks do this: Similar to the Panthers, they have identified the QB they want and pay the price to lock him in. They acquired these two picks as part of the Russell Wilson deal (in addition to another first and second rounder next year. To spin Wilson into a young QB with enormous upside plus still have those other picks next year (and Noah Fant) looks like a win. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px;"></span></span><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Value created according to value chart: +219 points (equivalent to the 74<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span>overall pick)</span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trade 3: NYJ trade the 9<sup>th</sup> and 111th overall picks to Minnesota in exchange for the 12th and 46<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> overall picks. </span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do the Jets do this: They add another second rounder giving them six of the top 46 picks in the draft. This would be the first trade down where the Jets would lose a player from their board they seemingly want, but picking up that second rounder is worth it. Also, they could use the 10th pick on the cornerback Minnesota doesn't take assuming both are still on the board at 9.</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do the Vikings do this:<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> They have identified a cornerback (Sauce Garner or Derek Stingley) that they think is the best in the class.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Value created according to value chart: +218 (equivalent to the 75<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span>overall pick)</span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Trade 4: </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NYJ trade the 12<sup>th</sup> (QB Desmond Ridder) and 163<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>rd</sup> </span>overall picks to Pittsburgh in exchange for the 20<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span>and 52<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>nd</sup> </span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">overall picks in the 2022 Draft and Pittsburgh's 2<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>nd</sup> round pick in 2023</span>. </span></span></span><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do the Jets do this: More draft capital. They now own seven of the top 52 picks and have two extra seconds next year.</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do the Steelers do this:<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> They have identified Desmond Ridder as their guy.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Value created according to value chart if we assume 2023 pick will be 60<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">overall</span>: +306 (equivalent to the 59<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span>overall pick)</span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Again, the pick will likely be higher than 60</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> but we need to apply a discount because the pick is a year away so 60<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> seems fair for estimation purposes. Continue to nitpick. </span></span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trade 5: <span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NYJ trade the 20<sup>th</sup> (QB Matt Corral) overall pick to Detroit in exchange for the 32<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>nd</sup> and 34<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span></span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">overall picks. </span></span><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do the Jets do this: Even more draft capital. They now own eight of the top 52 picks and have two extra seconds next year.</span></span></span></span></span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do the Lions do this:<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Matt Corral is their guy.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Value created according to value chart: +300 (equivalent to the 60<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span>overall pick)</span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Trade 6: </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NYJ trade the 32<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>nd</sup> </span>(QB Sam Howell) overall pick to Atlanta in exchange for the 43<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>rd</sup> </span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and 58<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span></span></span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">overall picks. </span></span></span><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do the Jets do this: Moar draffft CaPiTAalll!</span><br aria-hidden="true" /><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Why do the Falcons do this: Sam Howell is their guy and they get him for five years as a first round pick.</span></span></div></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Value created according to value chart: +200 (equivalent to the 78</span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><sup>th</sup> </span><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">overall pick)</span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: black; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here's the final scorecard:</span></span><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Out: 4<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, 111, 117<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, 146<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, 163</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In: <span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">34<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">,</span> 40<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, 43<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, </span>46<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, 52<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, 58<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">, </span></span></span></span>Carolina's 2023 second rounder, Pittsburgh<span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">'s 2023 second rounder</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Value created according to value chart: +1,321 (equivalent to the 10th overall pick)</span><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br aria-hidden="true" /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In addition to the picks they already own, the Jets pick at 10, 34, 35, 38, 40, 43, 46, 52, 58, and 69. 10 of the top 69 picks!?!? Yes, please. </span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span color="inherit" style="border: 0px; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Let's take this dream to completion. Here's what I would do with the picks:</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span color="inherit" style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">10- DB Kyle Hamilton or Sauce Gardner. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">In addition to Pickett, Willis, and Stingley, I think Aidan Hutchinson, Travon Walker, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Evan Neal, and Ikem Ekwonu will certainly be gone by the 10th pick. That means that one of Hamilton or Sauce will be available. If I'm the Jets I'm hoping it's Sauce but I would "settle" for the top safety in the class. There's great depth at wide receiver in this class so we wait on that until the top of Round 2.</span></span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">34- C Tyler Linderbaum </span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">35- DE George Karlaftis </span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">38- WR George Pickens</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">40- DE Arnold Ebiketie</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">43- S Lewis Cine or Daxton Hill if Sauce is the pick at 10 or CB Roger McCreary if it's Hamilton at 10.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">46- DE David Obajo. Having all of these extra second rounders allows the Jets to take a shot on Obajo who won't contribute at all until 2023.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">52- WR Jalen Tolbert</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">58- LB Leo Chenal</span></div><div style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-size: 12pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: arial;">69- CB Tariq Woolen</span></div></div></div>MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-87494528922742594342021-04-28T23:18:00.003-04:002021-04-28T23:18:00.193-04:00Mock Draft & Prop Bets<p>It's been a full year since there was any activity here at TSB. If you are reading this, thank you times a million for your loyalty.</p><p>First, let's get a few things out of the way related to the Jets. </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p>1. Thank God Gase is gone.</p><p>2. I've spent the last five months talking myself into Zach Wilson being better than Trevor Lawrence. I'm almost there.</p><p>3. My dream scenario would be Wilson at 2, Ole Miss WR Elijah Moore or Minnesota WR Rashod Bateman at 23, and Oklahoma State OT Teven Jenkins at 34. Prayers Up.</p></blockquote><p>Next, let's bang out a mock trade:</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;">Dallas trades Amari Cooper and a fourth round pick to Baltimore for the 31st pick. This gives the Ravens the #1 WR they have coveted for years. It also lets the Cowboys take the best WR available at #10 (Davonta Smith?) and then focus on cornerback late in the first round where the value would be much more reasonable. </p></blockquote><p>It also wouldn't shock me if the Raiders traded up for Trey Lance or Justin Fields if they fell towards the teens.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>First Round Mock</u></p><p>1. Jacksonville Jaguars - Trevor Lawrence</p><p>2. New York Jets - Zach Wilson</p><p>3. San Francisco 49ers (from Miami Dolphins via Houston Texans) - Trey Lance</p><p>4. Atlanta Falcons - Kyle Pitts</p><p>5. Cincinnati Bengals - Ja'Marr Chase</p><p>6. Miami Dolphins (from Philadelphia Eagles) - Jaylen Waddle</p><p>7. Detroit Lions - Justin Fields</p><p>8. Carolina Panthers - Penei Sewell</p><p>9. Denver Broncos - Micah Parsons (seems like an ovious trade down spot for a team trying to get Mac Jones)</p><p>10. Dallas Cowboys - Davonta Smith</p><p>11. New York Giants - Rashawn Slater</p><p>12. Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami Dolphins via San Francisco 49ers) - Patrick Surtain II</p><p>13. Los Angeles Chargers - Christian Darrisaw</p><p>14. Minnesota Vikings - Alijah Vera-Tucker</p><p>15. New England Patriots - Rashod Bateman</p><p>16. Arizona Cardinals - Jaycee Horn</p><p>17. Las Vegas Raiders - Trevon Moehrig</p><p>18. Miami Dolphins - Teven Jenkins</p><p>19. Washington Football Team - Christian Barmore</p><p>20. Chicago Bears - Mac Jones </p><p>21. Indianapolis Colts - Kwity Paye</p><p>22. Tennessee Titans - Kadarius Toney</p><p>23. New York Jets (from Seattle Seahawks) - Elijah Moore</p><p>24. Pittsburgh Steelers - Jaelan Phillips</p><p>25. Jacksonville Jaguars (from Los Angeles Rams) - Walker Little</p><p>26. Cleveland Browns - Jamin Davis</p><p>27. Baltimore Ravens - Dillon Radunz</p><p>28. New Orleans Saints - Greg Newsome II</p><p>29. Green Bay Packers - Rondale Moore</p><p>30. Buffalo Bills - Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah</p><p>31. Dallas Cowboys (from Kansas City Chiefs via Baltimore Ravens) - Caleb Farley</p><p>32. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Azeez Ojulari</p><p><br /></p><p>Prop Bets:</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><p style="text-align: left;">Trey Lance at #3: 3/1, 2 units</p><p style="text-align: left;">Justin Fields at #3: 5/1, 2 units</p><p style="text-align: left;">Steelers to take DL with first pick: 20/1, 2 units</p><p style="text-align: left;">Javonte Williams drafted before Travis Etienne: +157, 3 units</p><p style="text-align: left;">Christian Barmore as first defensive lineman drafted: 4/1, 3 units</p></blockquote>MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-86583149013723954502020-04-22T22:28:00.000-04:002020-04-22T22:28:03.093-04:00NFL Draft: Jets Pick Happiness ScaleHere's my list of players that would make me happiest if the Jets took them in Round 1:<br />
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1. Tristan Wirfs<br />
2. Jedrick Wills, Jr<br />
3. Andrew Thomas<br />
4. CJ Henderson ($$$$$)<br />
5. CeeDee Lamb<br />
6. Jerry JeudyMSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-3374518278122235812020-04-21T22:30:00.000-04:002020-04-21T23:10:24.915-04:00NFL Draft: Crazy Ideas That Ya Heard Here FirstThe Draft is just two days away! Sports!?!? Finally! I don't have time to dive into each of these scenarios but ya heard it here first:<br />
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<b>1. The Dolphins don't like any of the QBs at the top of this draft.</b> They'll take three non-QBs in Round 1.<br />
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<b>2. The 49ers - who everyone expects to trade back - will actually trade UP in the first round.</b><br />
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<b>3. The Chargers will use the 6th pick on an offensive lineman or wide receiver. </b>This team is very good already. Let's play for 2020. Ewing Theory with Phil Rivers?<br />
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<b>4. Dave Gettleman will nail this draft. </b>Nah, nevermind.<br />
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<b>5. Tampa Bay will trade up for Justin Jefferson to play the slot?</b> That would be an incredible group of receivers - Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Gronk, and JJ? Yes, please.<br />
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<b>6. Only two quarterbacks will get taken in Round 1.</b> Gimme Joe and Tua.<br />
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<b>7. The Jets are going to trade Jamal Adams.</b> And if the return is the Cowboys 1st (17th overall) and 2nd (49) picks, I will talk myself into liking the deal.MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-47017605205343543622020-04-20T22:37:00.000-04:002020-04-21T15:18:33.678-04:00[Updated on April 20] NFL Draft Prop Bets<span style="color: red;">Updated on April 20</span><br />
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As I mentioned in the mock draft, there is no way that anyone has a firm hold on what is going to happen in this draft. There are going to be big surprises early and often. Let's try to take advantage with these mostly longshot props:<br />
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<b>Justin Jefferson first WR taken, 50 units/to win 2000 </b>- At 40/1 (it's actually up at 50/1 at many books), I'll take the chance that someone prefers production over upside.<br />
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<b>Jets take CJ Henderson with their first pick, 50 units/1875</b> - My rationale is laid out in the mock.<br />
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<b>Harrison Bryant first TE taken, 25 units/500</b> - This is probably my favorite value on the board. The way I look at it, all of these tight ends are in the same third round-ish grouping. It may not happen in this draft, but if we re-did the draft 20 times, this guy is the first TE taken on more than occasion. You can't convince me otherwise. Love the value.<br />
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<b>Antoine Winfield first S taken, 50 units/400</b> - Again, for guys "ranked" within 10 spots in the major publications, why is McKinney so much of a bigger favorite than Winfield (or even Delpit)?<br />
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<b>Alabama players taken in first round under 5.5, 62 units/49 </b>- Wills, Tua, Jeudy, and Ruggs are locks, but I'm not convinced that any other Bama players go in round 1. This number could get up to 7 so high risk of looking very dumb here but I'm taking my chances.<br />
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<b>Jeff Okudah taken with third pick, 25 units/87 </b>- I made this bet right when it hit the board, and I sort of regret it already. Lions have to trade down out of this spot... but if they don't I think Okudah is their guy.<br />
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<b>Eagles take someone NOT named Jefferson, Ruggs, Mims, Reagor, Higgins, Jeudy, Lamb, McKinney, Delpit, Queen, Ruiz, Murray, Henderson, Gladney, 25 units/250 </b>- Gimme Antoine Winfield here as the first safety off the board, and I win two bets! Let's go. <span style="color: red;">(Or Brandon Aiyuk works too).</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Chase Young pick over 2.5, 35 units/385</b>: There has to be a one on 10 chance that a team trades up to the second pick to grab a QB, right?</span><br />
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<span style="color: red;"><b>Ohio State players taken in first round over 2.5, 25 units/112: </b>Chase Young and Okudah are locks. Then I'm hoping one of JK Dobbins, Damon Arnette, Jonah Jackson, or Malik Harrison to go late on Day 1. Again, this draft will have surprises everywhere. I'm just hoping one of them is wearing a Buckeye.</span><br />
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Keep checking back for more picks.<br />
<br />MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-15755080049542033532020-04-13T21:31:00.000-04:002020-04-13T21:31:07.513-04:00NFL Mock Draft 1.0I love me some mock drafts. Usually, I can't get enough of them. The issue this year is that they all look the same, and nothing has changed in months. I cannot believe that everyone knew months ago how this draft would play out. My guess is that we are in for a number of surprises. Let's see if I can nail a couple of them.<br />
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<u>Round 1</u><br />
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1. CINCINNATI BENGALS: QB JOE BURROW, LSU - No surprises just yet.<br />
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2. WASHINGTON REDSKINS: DE CHASE YOUNG, OHIO STATE - Still waiting...<br />
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3. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (via Detroit): QB TUA TAGOVAILOA, ALABAMA - Let's go! It will cost them the 6th and 37th picks this year and next year's first rounder, but there are so many reasons this deal makes sense for the Chargers (they need fans, Tua is a stud, he won't be there at 6, they will be better next year so the first rounder won't be as painful). Pay the price. Go get Tua.<br />
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4. NEW YORK GIANTS: LB ISAIAH SIMMONS, CLEMSON - Gettleman has started to address the linebacking corps, but Simmons is a freak. Everyone else has o-line here.<br />
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5. MIAMI DOLPHINS: QB JUSTIN HERBERT, OREGON<br />
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6. DETROIT LIONS (via LAC): CB JEFFREY OKUDAH, OHIO STATE - Love it when a trade down works to perfection. Detroit has to be considering Okudah at 3. Now they get him and a suite of picks.<br />
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7. MIAMI DOLPHINS (via Carolina): OT MEKHI BECTON, LOUISVILLE - Traid alert! The Dolphins got their QB at 5; now they protect him for years to come. The Panthers get picks 18 and 26 for their troubles.<br />
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8. ARIZONA CARDINALS: OT TRISTAN WIRFS, IOWA<br />
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9. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (via Jacksonville): OT JEDRICK WILLS, ALABAMA - The Bradys move up to protect their new QB in exchange for picks 14 and 45.<br />
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10. CLEVELAND BROWNS: OT ANDREW THOMAS, GEORGIA - The run of stud offensive linemen comes to a finish here.<br />
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11. NEW YORK JETS: CB C.J. HENDERSON, FLORIDA - The vast majority of mock drafts have slotted a wide receiver to the Jets here at 11. I don't disagree that it's a position of need; my issue is that this is one of the deepest wideout groups we have seen in years. There will be plenty of value in later rounds to address that need. It's a similar story with offensive linemen. So, let's give the Jets a player that is at the top of the class in a shallow position group that fills a position of need. Then the Jets can go OL (Tyler Biadasz in Round 2?) and WR (Michael Pittman or Tyler Johnson in Round 3?) later in the draft. In a dream scenario, the Jets would trade down a few slots and pick up some more assets and still nab Henderson.<br />
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12. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS: QB JORDAN LOVE, UTAH STATE - Mayock and Gruden have been suspiciously quiet leading up to this draft. I think something is brewing.<br />
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13. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (via Indianapolis): WR JUSTIN JEFFERSON, LSU - My biggest surprise of the round would be this JJ as the first wide receiver off the board. This could end up looking really bad when he ends up as the sixth WR taken but you can find 55-1 odds out there that he will be the first WR taken.<br />
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14. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (via Tampa Bay): DT DERRICK BROWN, AUBURN - Brown is in play for the Jags at 9. Getting him here plus the 45th pick would be a coup.<br />
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15. DENVER BRONCOS: WR JERRY JEUDY, ALABAMA - John Elway would be doing backflips if Jeudy drops to 15.<br />
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16. ATLANTA FALCONS: DE K’LAVON CHAISSON, LSU<br />
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17. DALLAS COWBOYS: WR CEEDEE LAMB, OKLAHOMA - Jerry Jones will not be able to pass on this physical freak even if WR isn't the biggest position of need.<br />
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18. CAROLINA PANTHERS (via Pittsburgh via Miami): DT JAVON KINLAW, SOUTH CAROLINA<br />
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19. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (via Chicago): WR HENRY RUGGS, ALABAMA - Are we sure this guy isn't just John Ross 2.0? He had 40 catches last year. 209 players had more. I know this isn't a quantity contest but this guy should have been way more dominant with this skill set than just having 40 catches.<br />
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20. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (via LAR): CB KRISTIAN FULTON, LSU<br />
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21. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES: LB PATRICK QUEEN, LSU - Every mock I have seen has Philly going WR here (usually Justin Jefferson). I'm not buying it.<br />
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22. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (via Buffalo): CB TREVON DIGGS, ALABAMA - No pick in the first round would make me as happy as the Vikings using the 22nd selection - which they acquired in exchange for Stefon Diggs - on his brother. [Folds hands in prayer]<br />
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23. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS: C CESAR RUIZ, MICHIGAN [Insert boring 10x All-Pro here]<br />
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24. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS: WR DENZEL MIMS, BAYLOR - Drew Brees can't play forever so let's get him some weapons while he's here.<br />
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25. MINNESOTA VIKINGS: CB JAYLON JOHNSON, UTAH - Quick way to revamp the secondary.<br />
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26. CAROLINA PANTHERS (via Miami): S ANTOINE WINFIELD JR, MINNESOTA - Another surprise here with Winfield being the first safety off the board.<br />
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27. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: OT AUSTIN JACKSON, USC<br />
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28. BALTIMORE RAVENS: OT JOSH JONES, HOUSTON<br />
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29. TENNESSEE TITANS: DE A.J. EPENESA, IOWA<br />
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30. GREEN BAY PACKERS: WR BRANDON AIYUK, ARIZONA STATE<br />
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31. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS: DE YETUR GROSS-MATOS, PENN STATE<br />
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32. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS: S XAVIER MCKINNEY, ALABAMA<br />
<br />MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-41105014531945042632019-07-26T06:33:00.000-04:002019-07-26T10:38:03.055-04:00Fixing the Mets in 10 Steps<br />
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This season has not gone as planned for the Mets. It happens. As Mets
fans, we are more used to this than most, but the situation is certainly salvageable.
Here are the 10 moves I would make with an eye towards 2020 and beyond.<o:p></o:p></div>
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1. <b>Zack Wheeler and Dom Smith for Royce Lewis</b>: Wheeler is a free agent
after the season. Please don’t sign him to an extension now when we can get a
prospect for him (a better one if we include Dom) and then re-sign him in the
offseason. Dom Smith rakes but has no position with Pete Alonso in town. Sending
him to the 1B-needy Twins along with Wheeler, who would be a postseason
starter, makes sense from both sides. Lewis is hitting .243 in A-ball but he’s barely
two years removed from being the #1 overall pick in the draft. <o:p></o:p></div>
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2. <b>Jeurys Familia for Rusney Castillo and a C level prospect</b>: The Mets
take on money in this deal short term to clear it later. Familia is due about
$2m the rest of the year while Castillo is owed just over $4m. Then next year,
Castillo is dues about $3m more than Familia (14m vs 11m) but Castillo then
comes off the books after the 2020 season while Familia is still owed another
$11m. This move gets Castillo out of non-40-man purgatory. Let’s give him one
more shot these last two months to see if he can be the starting RF in 2020.<o:p></o:p></div>
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3. <b>Steven Matz for Josh James and B level prospect</b>: Matz is getting
expensive, and are we sure he can be relied upon? The Astros work miracles on their
staff (see Miley, Wade). The Mets should try James as the closer for the next
two months because…<o:p></o:p></div>
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4. <b>Edwin Diaz and Jed Lowrie for Keibert Ruiz and Dustin May</b>. I’m not
rehashing the Diaz/Cano/Kelenic/Dunn deal here. Too painful, but let’s make the
most of the situation. Ruiz is a big time catching prospect and May has
mid-rotation stuff. And dumping the $11m owed to Lowrie gives us some money to
spend in the offseason. <o:p></o:p></div>
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5. <b>Todd Frazier and Jason Vargas for any C level prospect with a
remotely famous last name</b>. Does Bartolo Colon have a kid in the minors by now? If
not, what about Aaron Ashby (Brewers, nephew of Andy) or Cory Abbott (Cubs, no
relation to Jim) or Edmundo Sosa (Cards, no relation to Sammy) or Daulton
Jefferies (A’s, no relation to Gregg) or Jose Soriano (Angels, no relation to
Alfosno) Jhailyn Ortiz (Phillies, no relation to David) or you get the point…. Cash
saving + lotto ticket seems like a fair return for these vets.<o:p></o:p></div>
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6. <b>Thor and Cano for Jacoby Ellsbury's corpse and Didi Gregorious</b>:
Trading Thor is crushing, but this Cano contract (4 years, $96m left after this
year) is an albatross. Maybe he will be motivated in the Bronx. Ellsbury’s
contract is currently being paid by insurance but only has another year on it
anyway. Like Castillo and Yo Cespedes, his deal will expire after 2020. Didi is
a free agent after this year but would be a perfect addition to this team long
term allowing Rosario to move to CF. <o:p></o:p></div>
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7. <b>Juan Lagares to Colorado for a C level prospect</b>. The Rocks could
actually use Lagares’ defense in the vast expanses of Coors. <o:p></o:p></div>
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8. <b>Wilson Ramos and Justin Wilson for Mason Denaburg</b>. Straight forward
deal. Two useful pieces for a B level rospect.<o:p></o:p></div>
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9. <b>Sign Gerrit Cole</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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10. <b>Sign Anthony Rendon</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>2020 Lineup / Rotation</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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C: Nido/RUIZ<o:p></o:p></div>
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1B: Alonso<o:p></o:p></div>
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2B: McNeil<o:p></o:p></div>
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3B: RENDON<o:p></o:p></div>
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SS: DIDI<o:p></o:p></div>
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LF: Conforto<o:p></o:p></div>
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CF: Rosario<o:p></o:p></div>
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RF: R. Castillo<o:p></o:p></div>
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2 COLE<o:p></o:p></div>
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3 MAY<o:p></o:p></div>
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4 TBD (Kay?)<o:p></o:p></div>
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5 TBD<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br />MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-159671762113208032019-04-25T06:30:00.000-04:002019-04-25T16:30:22.933-04:00Mapping Out a Dream Draft Scenario for the Jets<br />
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1. Trade #3 to Washington for #15, #46, and Washington’s 2020 1<sup>st</sup>
Rounder<o:p></o:p></div>
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2. Trade Pick #15 and #46 to Houston for #23 and Jadeveon Clowney<o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p>3. Use their picks in the following ways-</o:p></div>
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Pick 23: Garrett Bradbury, OL, North Carolina State<o:p></o:p></div>
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Pick 68: Greg Little, OL, Ole Miss<br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Pick 93: Kelvin
Harmon, WR, North Carolina State</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Pick 105: Oshane
Ximines, DE, Old Dominion</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Pick 196: Rodney
Anderson, RB, Oklahoma</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" />
<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Pick 217. N.Y.
Jets: Mark Fields, CB, Clemson</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Come out of the weekend with two starting offensive linemen, an elite edge
rusher, two high upside lotto tickets in Harmon and Ximines, and Washington’s
2020 first rounder. That seems like a W.<o:p></o:p></div>
<br />MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-30377713275280321122019-04-24T22:42:00.001-04:002019-04-24T22:46:05.337-04:00NFL Draft Thoughts/PredictionsA bunch of random draft thoughts and predictions:<br />
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-This is a bad draft class overall, and it starts with the subpar quarterbacks. Daniel Jones is easily the most overrated, but Kyler Murray will play in fewer than 2.5 Pro Bowls in his career...which will be the most of any quarterback taken tomorrow night.<br />
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-Daniel Jones is Ryan Nassib 2.0.<br />
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-The offensive skill position players are also underwhelming. Maybe that's why everyone wants to trade down.<br />
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-In three of the last four drafts, the Jets have taken players that many argued were the best in the class despite not having the top pick (2015: Leonard Williams, 6th overall; 2017: Jamal Adams, 6th overall; 2018: Sam Darnold: 3rd overall). Could history repeat itself with Nick Bosa falling to #3? I'm not counting on it, but stranger things have happened. I'm also hoping Greg Little falls to the top of the third round so the Jets can pounce.<br />
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-I would love to see Devin Bush slide to #20 so he can replace Ryan Shazier in Pittsburgh.<br />
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-If the Giants take Dwayne Haskins at #6, they are the big winners of the draft process because they have thrown everyone off that scent.<br />
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-Does taking a tight end in the top 10 ever work out? Nope. That's why I have the Bills taking Hockenson at #9.<br />
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-I don't get all of the Josh Jacobs hype. He didn't start until the second half of his junior year, and now we are convinced he's the no-doubt best running back in this class? I'll take shares of Trayveon Williams 60 picks later.<br />
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-I also don't understand why Greedy Williams is dropping like a rock. He's 6'2" and flies. Are we really worried that he's not a great run defender?<br />
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-I hope I'm wrong because I love athletic freaks, but DK Metcalf has bust written all over him. Workout wonders don't always translate to on-field success. He has me worried. I'll take shares of Kelvin Harmon two rounds later.<br />
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-My favorite fits for player/team: Devin White/Lions and Brian Burns/Falcons.<br />
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-My favorite prop bet: Parris Campbell to be first wide receiver selected at 40-1. Worth a few sheckels.<br />
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-Three guys that I have not seen in any first round mocks that might sneak into the top 32 (aside from Parris Campbell): QB Ryan Finley, DB Nasir Adderley, and OL Chris Lindstrom<br />
<br />MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-3905805692867684942019-04-23T23:30:00.000-04:002019-04-23T23:30:04.414-04:002019 NFL Mock DraftHere's an abridged version this year without any projected trades:<br />
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Top 20<br />
1. Arizona Cardinals: Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma<br />
2. San Francisco 49ers: Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State<br />
3. New York Jets: Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama<br />
4. Oakland Raiders: Ed Oliver, DT, Houston<br />
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Josh Allen, DE, Kentucky<br />
6. New York Giants: Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State<br />
7. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jawaan Taylor, OL, Florida<br />
8. Detroit Lions: Devin White, LB, LSU<br />
9. Buffalo Bills: TJ Hockenson, TE, Iowa<br />
10. Denver Broncos: Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson<br />
11. Cincinnati Bengals: Montez Sweat, DE, Mississippi State<br />
12. Green Bay Packers: Hollywood Brown, WR, Oklahoma<br />
13. Miami Dolphins: Greedy Williams, CB, LSU<br />
14. Atlanta Falcons: Brian Burns, DE, Florida State<br />
15. Washington Redskins: Drew Lock, QB, MIssouri<br />
16. Carolina Panthers: Jonah Williams, OL, Alabama<br />
17. New York Giants (from Browns): Dexter Lawrence, DT, Clemson<br />
18. Minnesota Vikings: Andre Dillard, OL, Washington State<br />
19. Tennessee Titans: Noah Fant, TE, Iowa<br />
20. Pittsburgh Steelers: Devin Bush, LB, Michigan<br />
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Jets Picks<br />
68. N.Y. Jets: Greg Little, OL, Ole Miss<br />
93. N.Y. Jets: Kelvin Harmon, WR, North Carolina State<br />
105. N.Y. Jets: Oshane Ximines, DE, Old Dominion<br />
196. N.Y. Jets (from Chicago through Oakland): Rodney Anderson, RB, Oklahoma<br />
217. N.Y. Jets: Mark Fields, CB, ClemsonMSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-25897751810594987832018-06-21T06:21:00.000-04:002018-06-21T09:22:29.018-04:00NBA Mock Draft and Trade Ideas1. Phoenix Suns: DeAndre Ayton, C, Arizona<br />
2. Sacramento Kings: Marvin Bagley III, F, Duke<br />
3. Atlanta Hawks: Luka Doncic, SG, Real Madrid - I'm not sure the Hawks will be the ones making this selection, but I think Doncic will be the pick at 3. I don't trust rumors 24-48 hours before the draft, and the Doncic-to-the-Hawks rumors have been flying recently which makes me think it's the Hawks leaking this information in hopes that they can make a trade (maybe to offload the Schroeder contract).<br />
4. Memphis Grizzlies: Michael Porter Jr., F, Missouri<br />
5. Dallas Mavericks: Jaren Jackson Jr, F, Michigan State<br />
6. Orlando Magic: Collin Sexton, PG, Alabama<br />
7. Chicago Bulls: Mo Bamba, C, Texas <br />
8. Cleveland Cavaliers: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, PG, Kentucky<br />
9. New York Knicks: Kevin Knox, F, Kentucky<br />
10. Philadelphia 76ers: Mikal Bridges, F, Villanova<br />
11. Charlotte Hornets: Trae Young, PG, Oklahoma<br />
12. Los Angeles Clippers: Wendell Carter, PF, Duke - Every year a guy slips, and unfortunately for Carter, I think he's the guy this year. Why? The stigma associated with old-school centers.<br />
13. Los Angeles Clippers: Robert Williams, C, Texas A&M<br />
14. Denver Nuggets: Miles Bridges, G/F, Michigan State<br />
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I wanted to get Lonnie Walker and Zhaire Smith into the lottery but did not see a spot. It wouldn't shock me at all if they land in the top 14 though.<br />
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Trades that make sense:<br />
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[WARNING: Please digest your food before reading the remainder of this post; there are some ugly contracts here.]<br />
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<i>Knicks give Joakim Noah, 9th pick, 37th pick to get Deandre Jordan (from LAC), 19th pick (from ATL)</i><br />
<i>Clippers give Deandre Jordan, 13th pick to get Dennis Schroeder (from ATL), Malcom Delaney (from ATL), 9th pick (from NYK), 37th pick (from NYK)</i><br />
<i>Hawks give Dennis Schroeder, Malcom Delaney, 19th pick to get Joakim Noah (from NYK), 13th pick (from LAC)</i><br />
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Knicks get out from the disastrous Noah contract and pick up an asset in Jordan that helps them win now (he's a FA after the season). This deal saves them about $13m and makes the Knicks players in the 2019 free agent market where they can build around The Unicorn, Ntilikina, Hardaway Jr, and the 19th pick. This is a path to moderate contention in 2018-19 with more hope thereafter.<br />
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The Clippers have to believe in Schroeder to make this deal work, but if they do, they move up four spots to potentialy get a guy like Mo Bamba or Wendell Carter who replaces Jordan while also getting an early second rounder. For the record, I'm least sold on the Clippers haul from this deal.<br />
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The Hawks swap three more years of a bad Schroeder deal for two more years of a bad Noah deal while moving themselves into the back part of the lottery. Luka Doncic-John Collins-and the 13th pick form a nice nucleus for 2020. Add in a very high pick at the top of next year's draft and there's hope again in ATL.<br />
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Three team trades are tough enough so the chances it happens are infinitesimal so while we are at it, let's ADD another team:<br />
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<i>Knicks give Joakim Noah, 9th pick, 37th pick to get Deandre Jordan (from LAC), 19th pick (from ATL)</i><br />
<i>Clippers give Deandre Jordan, 12th pick to get Dennis Schroeder (from ATL), Malcom Delaney (from ATL), 3rd pick (from ATL)</i><br />
<i>Hawks give Dennis Schroeder, Malcom Delaney, 3rd pick, 19th pick to get Chandler Parsons (from MEM), 4th pick (from MEM) 12th pick (from LAC)</i><br />
<i>Memphis gives Chandler Parsons, 4th pick to get Joakim Noah (from NYK), 9th pick (from NYK), 37th pick (from NYK)</i><br />
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Memphis is new to this deal; they would offload two years of Parsons for two years of Noah which saves them about $13m but sees them drop from 4 to 9. They would also acquire the 37th pick.<br />
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The Clippers move all the way to 3 in this scenario (which makes it more appealing than the 3-team trade above) while Atlanta would move from 13 to 12 as a small consoloation for taking on the Parsons contract instead of the Noah deal but also from 3 to 4.<br />
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The Hawks would have to send the Grizzlies a cheap contract (think a few hundred thousand dollars) to make this work.<br />
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Never hapening but if it did, the lottery would absolutely, 100% look like this:<br />
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1. Phoenix Suns: DeAndre Ayton, C, Arizona<br />
2. Sacramento Kings: Marvin Bagley III, F, Duke<br />
3. Los Angeles Clippers: Luka Doncic, SG, Real Madrid<br />
4. Atlanta Hawks: Jaren Jackson Jr, F, Michigan State <br />
5. Dallas Mavericks: Mo Bamba, C, Texas<br />
6. Orlando Magic: Collin Sexton, PG, Alabama<br />
7. Chicago Bulls: Michael Porter Jr., F, Missouri <br />
8. Cleveland Cavaliers: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, PG, Kentucky<br />
9. Memphis Grizzlies: Wendell Carter, PF, Duke<br />
10. Philadelphia 76ers: Mikal Bridges, F, Villanova<br />
11. Charlotte Hornets: Kevin Knox, F, Kentucky<br />
12. Atlanta Hawks: Trae Young, PG, Oklahoma <br />
13. Los Angeles Clippers: Robert Williams, C, Texas A&M<br />
14. Denver Nuggets: Miles Bridges, G/F, Michigan StateMSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-90256853141502765892018-05-17T07:04:00.000-04:002018-05-17T11:06:08.697-04:00Draft Idea for the New York Mets<br />
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I’m an unabashed supporter of the Mets, and I’ve been itching for a perfect year where they could execute the strategy I’m about to describe. Sandy, this is the year!</div>
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First, some facts:</div>
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-The Mets own the sixth, 48th, 83rd, and 110th picks in the draft. They cannot, by league rule, trade those picks away. </div>
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-The Mets have a bonus pool of approximately $9.6m (ninth most). </div>
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-Teams that eclipse their bonus pool spending amount are subject to penalties. The most extreme penalty - incurred when a team spends between 15% and 100% over their allotment - results in the loss of that team’s first round draft picks for the next two seasons in addition to paying a dollar for dollar penalty on the overage. So, if a team has a draft pool of $100, and they spend $200, they would lose their 2019 and 2020 first rounders and pay a penalty of $100.</div>
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-Picks 36-through-43 and 69-through-74 – Competitive Balance picks - are eligible to be traded. </div>
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-The Mets farm system is relatively barren as evidenced by rankings from reputable sources:</div>
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John Sickels ranks the Mets’ system 28th in baseball; MiLB.com ranks them 26th; Baseball America has them 25th, and Keith Law at 21. Outlook: bleak.</div>
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-Casey Mize, a RHP from Auburn, is the consensus #1 prospect in the draft by a wide margin.</div>
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-The Mets at the time of publishing this article have a 20-19 record (15th best) with playoff aspirations this season. </div>
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Ok, now the idea:</div>
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<i>The Mets should go 100% over their draft bonus pool allotment at the cost of future draft picks and penalty money to jumpstart the farm system immediately and obtain the best player in the draft class.</i></div>
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How would this happen?</div>
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1. Trade for at least two Competitive Balance picks, the higher the better. For the sake of this argument, let’s assume the Mets were able to acquire picks 40 and 72. This would increase their pool to over $12.2m. It would also give them six of the top 110 picks.</div>
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2. Tell Casey Mize that if he falls to #6, you would pay him a $13m bonus. (And actually mean it). $13m is significant because this is larger than any team’s total bonus pool.</div>
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3. Have Mize publicly say that he wants at least $13m to sign and hope that scares off the five teams picking ahead of you, the Tigers, White Sox, Phillies, White Sox, and Reds. </div>
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4. Identify five* top talents that are considered “tough” signs because of strong college commitments or because they are two-sport guys. Every single year these players exist. This year, think of Kumar Rocker (Vandy commit), Jordyn Adams (football), Kyler Murray (football).</div>
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5. Confirm that $2m would get these guys to actually sign (and give up football if necessary).</div>
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6. Draft these players with picks 40, 48, 72, 83, and 110. </div>
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7. Take some cheap to sign college seniors with your 5th through 10th round picks.</div>
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*An easy pivot here if you felt so inclined would be to find 10 “$1m players” instead of five $2m guys.</div>
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Total cost: ~$36m ($24m in signing bonuses + $12m in penalties) and two future first rounders.</div>
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Other Thoughts:</div>
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-The Mets would be spending $24m more than expected this season; however, future first round picks would each cost about $4m each (assuming a pick in the middle of the round) so the “excess” cost here is not actually $24m but closer to $16m over a three year period.</div>
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-If you think of these five “other” $2m as late first round picks, this makes a ton of sense.</div>
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-This jumpstarts the farm system right now. Getting actual players into your system gives you more assets. There’s value to that since you cannot trade future first rounders.</div>
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-A key component here is that the Mets would get the best player in the class. Having a top prospect can represent tens of millions of dollars in surplus value down the line. The concept still works if you can’t get Mize (split his money more ways among more players), but it looks much better if you can.</div>
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-This is not a dip-your-toe-in-the-water strategy. You lose your next two first rounders whether you go 15% over or 100% over your budget. You might as well take full “advantage” of the benefit you get in exchange for the penalty being incurred. </div>
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-I’m not minimizing the importance of first rounders, but it’s obviously harder to find top end talent once you are out of the top 10. It’s possible but unlikely the Mets will have a top-10 pick again in the next two years. </div>
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-If the Mets signed a top-tier free agent (Manny Machado?) they would lose their first rounder anyway so the penalty would only be the loss of their second rounder in 2019.</div>
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There are dozens of permutations of this concept that I could go into much further detail on but the point of this article is to shift the mindset. </div>
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This certainly pushes the envelope and, to me, is worth the risk. Let’s try it, Sandy.</div>
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MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-14678120194929264582018-04-23T22:49:00.000-04:002018-04-23T22:54:24.850-04:002018 First Round Mock Draft 2.0My final mock draft includes two trades that make too much sense not to happen.<br />
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The first: Denver ships a second rounder and #5 to the Giants for #2. The Broncos get any non-Darnold QB they desire. The Giants will watch QBs go 1-2-3 which means they are guaranteed to get one of the Chubb-Barkley-Nelson triumvarate whom they probably would have been willing to take at 2. Free second rounder.<br />
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The second: Buffalo sends their two first rounders to the Colts for #6. The Bills get their franchise QB; the Colts load up on lotto tickets.<br />
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With that, this is my best guess...<br />
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[Apologies in advance for the brevity.]<br />
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1. Cleveland Browns: Sam Darnold, QB USC - It's lazy to just assume that any QB the Browns take will be terrible. That's not necessarily true. However, the Darnold turnover lowlight reel is way too long for me to feel comfortable with Rudy's chances at success in Cleveland.<br />
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2. Denver Broncos (from New York Giants): Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA - John Elway needs a solution at QB. Rosen, for my money, is the best one in this class. He'll learn for part of a season behind Case Keenum, and then the job will be Rosen's for the next decade.<br />
3. New York Jets (from Indianapolis): Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma - If I'm the Jets, I'm thrilled if either Rosen or Baker slip to #3 but not both. This way the Jets can claim they got their guy, and the guy plays with a little chip on his shoulder for being the third QB taken.<br />
4. Cleveland (from Houston): Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State - Chubb is a nice bookend for last year's top pick Myles Garrett, but I don't expect him to turn into a superstar.<br />
5. New York Giants (from Denver): Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State - Dream scenario for every Giants fan.<br />
6. Buffalo Bills (from New York Jets through Indianapolis): Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming - Time for the Bills to use those bullets and hope Allen can clean up those accuracy issues. His arm will play anywhere he goes.<br />
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Derwin James, DB, Florida State - It's rare that you could feel better about picks 7 through 11 than 1 through 5, but I think the match of player and team fit beautifully.<br />
8. Chicago Bears: Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame - Easiest pick of the draft.<br />
9. San Francisco 49ers: Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama - John Lynch will load up this defensive backfield soon enough. Minkah gets it started.<br />
10. Oakland Raiders: Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia - Smith paired with Khalil Mack? Sign me up.<br />
11. Miami Dolphins: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville -<br />
12. Indianapolis Colts (from Cincinnati through Buffalo): Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State - Ward is a guy that Colts might target at #6 if they don't trade back.<br />
13. Washington Redskins: Josh Jackson, DB, Iowa<br />
14. Green Bay Packers: Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech<br />
15. Arizona Cardinals: Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU<br />
16. Baltimore Ravens: DJ Moore, WR, Maryland<br />
17. Los Angeles Chargers: Da'Ron Payne, DL, Alabama<br />
18. Seattle Seahawks: Kolton Miller, OL, UCLA<br />
19. Dallas Cowboys: Vita Vea, DL, Washington<br />
20. Detroit Lions: Derrius Guice, RB, LSU<br />
21. Cincinnati Bengals (from Buffalo): James Daniels, OL, Iowa<br />
22. Indianapolis Colts (from Kansas City through Buffalo): Marcus Davenport, DL, UTSA<br />
23. New England Patriots (from Los Angeles): Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame<br />
24. Carolina Panthers: Will Hernandez, OG, UTEP<br />
25. Tennessee Titans: Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State<br />
26. Atlanta Falcons: Isaiah Wynn, OG, Georgia<br />
27. New Orleans Saints: Harold Landry, LB, Boston College<br />
28. Pittsburgh Steelers: Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama<br />
29. Jacksonville Jaguars: Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama<br />
30. Minnesota Vikings: Jaire Alexander, DB, Louisville<br />
31. New England Patriots: Mike Hughes, DB, Central Florida<br />
32. Philadelphia Eagles: Mason Rudolph, QB, Oklahoma StateMSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-90583593659906067262018-01-25T07:45:00.000-05:002018-01-25T09:47:42.779-05:002018 NFL Mock Draft 1.0<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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those returning readers, thanks for coming back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Cleveland Browns: Sam Darnold, QB, USC – The Cleveland Browns must
take a quarterback with this pick. Have some conviction in a player already, and
stop being the Jets and waiting until the later rounds to try finding an
inevitably terrible signal caller. For the love of peace. Please do this. Now,
whomever it is they actually choose will suck, but you gotta take a chance here
in a QB-heavy draft. I'm not buying the Troy Aikman comps for Darnold.
Personally, I think he looks like actor Sean Astin. More like the <i>Rudy</i> Astin than the <i>Stranger Things</i> Astin at least but still I think I’m on to
something. Be wary, Cleveland.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">2. New York Giants: Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA – On the complete flip side of
the Browns (and to a lesser extent the Jets), the Giants franchise has had
incredible stability at the QB position. Eli Manning has been the starter for
the last 13 seasons and despite his mouth-breathing ways has led the team to
two Super Bowl titles. It’s time for him to ride into the sunset and for the
Gmen to find the next face of the franchise. Rosen goes from Big City to
Biggest City and will probably thrive under new coach Pat Shurmur.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">3. Indianapolis Colts: Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State – Maybe not an
obvious fit but after years of hearing the cliché that you should never spend a
high pick on a running back, Zeke Elliott and Leonard Fournette changed the way
of thinking. Getting Barkley and a healthy Andrew Luck back could make this
team an immediate playoff contender in a relatively weak AFC. Indy has the
third most money to spend in free agency which is an especially good thing since Ryan
Grigson left town. I think this pick shakes up the franchise in a very positive
way. They could also trade back a couple spots to a QB-needy team and add some
draft capital, but getting Barkley would be my priority.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(TRADE) 4. Buffalo Bills (via Texans via Browns): Josh Allen, QB,
Wyoming – Does trading down for the Bills' two first rounders and their second
rounder make sense? It's basically a perfect match on the "draft
value" chart, and I think that's a win for both sides. It allows Buffalo
to get a top-tier QB, and it gives Cleveland the thing it covets most: more
high draft picks. Now, the pick…If you are going to be successful as a
quarterback in Buffalo, you need arm strength above all else. Allen has that.
Unfortunately, he’s also very inaccurate as a passer. On the plus side, he’s a
great athlete. On the down side, he makes bad decisions. Where does this all
shake out? Time will tell. For now, he’s a Megamillions ticket, and if the
Bills believe in him, they should move up to grab him. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">5. Denver Broncos: Minkah Fitzpatrick, S, Alabama – When you zig, John
Elway zags or just flips over you on his way to the goal line. 2017 was a
disaster and everyone is expecting the team to revamp the quarterback position.
I think they pull a surprise, and sign Kirk Cousins as a free agent instead of drafting
a QB which would allow them to use this pick on Fitzpatrick, a player that
could reinforce an already strong secondary. Cutting Aqib Talib would save the
team $11m so Fitzpatrick might be a need pick come draft night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 6. New York Jets: Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma – It is time for the Jets to use a high draft pick on a QB that will lead this franchise for the foreseeable future. 2017 was the first time in half a decade that this team didn't waste a pick on a QB. I challenge you to look at these names without throwing up on yourself: Geno Smith, Tahj Boyd, Bryce Petty, Christian Hackenberg. Gross. Mayfield was the best player in college football this year. I get that Heisman success doesn't necessarily translate into NFL success but this guy finished in the top four of Heisman balloting in each of the last three seasons. That just doesn't happen. He's a leader, he throws the ball accurately, and his personality will be an incredible fit off the field in New York. After passing on Deshaun Watson last year, the Jets can't afford another miss this year.</span></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State – Watch film of
the Wolfpack and this guy always jumps out. He’s a superstar in the making at a
position of need. If he’s there at 7, the Bucs will sprint to the podium.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">8. Chicago Bears: Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama – I think most mocks will
pair the former Bama superstar with second year QB Mitchell Trubisky, and it
makes a whole lot of sense. If you want Mitch to make any kind of leap in his
sophomore campaign, he needs a number one wideout.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">9. San Francisco 49ers: Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State – The ‘9ers need
secondary help and John Lynch should be able to identify that type of talent.
For my money, Ward is the most talented DB in the class, but Minkah
Fitzpatrick’s versatility will push him higher on the board.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">10. Oakland Raiders: Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia – Gruden will love this
guy. He’ll be his Derrick Brooks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">11. Miami Dolphins: Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame – Another
sprint-don’t-walk-to-the-podium pick. No brainer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">12. Cincinnati Bengals: Arden Key, DE, LSU – I’ll take “Talented
Players from Big Programs with Off-the-Field Issues” for $400, Alex. Could
there be a more perfect Bengals pick? I don’t have an explanation as to why he
missed all of spring practice last year, but the Bengals should find out … and
then take him anyway because he’s the most talented player on the board.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">13. Washington Redskins: Courtland Sutton, WR, SMU – I don’t think
whomever is under center would complain about having Josh Doctson 1.0 spread
wide to one side of the field and Josh Doctson 2.0 spread wide to the other. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">14. Green Bay Packers: Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech – Clay
Matthews’ career is winding down (damn, I’m old), and Edmunds can be his
successor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">15. Arizona Cardinals: Mike McGlinchey, OL, Notre Dame – I’m not sold
on any quarterbacks here so the Cards take the best offensive lineman on the
board. It hasn’t generated much chatter, but Case Keenum to the desert makes a
lot of sense to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">16. Baltimore Ravens: Christian Kirk, WR, Texas A&M – The Breshad
Perriman experiment didn’t work out. Since the Ravens are all but stuck with
Joe Flacco, Kirk gives him a weapon out wide, and he doubles as a dynamic kick
returner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">17. Los Angeles Chargers: Connor Williams, OT, Texas – Best OL on the
board.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">18. Seattle Seahawks: Derwin James, S, Florida State – James probably
would have been a top 10 pick if he came out after his freshman year but a slow
recovery following a torn meniscus injury causes him to slide to Seattle which
would be an ideal spot for him, the newest member of the Legion of Boom. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">19. Dallas Cowboys: Marcus Davenport, DE, UTSA – The hottest name on
draft boards right now is a Roadrunner from UTSA. He could go 10-15 picks
higher or 10-15 picks lower and I wouldn’t be shocked. For now, he stays local
and becomes a Cowboy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">20. Detroit Lions: Derrius Guice, RB, LSU – The Lions have not had a
player rush for 100 yards in a game since 2013. That’s unfathomable. Guice did
it a dozen times at LSU (three of those games he eclipsed 250 rushing yards). He’s
the playmaker Detroit needs to balance out the offensive attack.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(TRADE) 21. Cleveland Browns (via Bills): Ronnie Harrison, S, Alabama –
A personal favorite of mine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(TRADE) 22. Cleveland Browns (via Chiefs via Bills): Josh Jackson, CB,
Iowa – Harrison and Jackson revamp the secondary. Now, Cleveland can spend the
rest of the draft on the offensive side of the ball and start to <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">23. Los Angeles Rams: Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma – Zeus 2.0. Brown is
the son of the former NFL behemoth with the same name. This Brown is 6 foot, 8
inches of girth and will protect Jared Goff’s blindside for a decade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">24. Carolina Panthers: Da’Ron Payne, DL, Alabama – Payne might have
made himself more money than any other player during this year’s college
playoffs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">27. New Orleans Saints: Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama – Obviously I’m
partial, but I love this fit. Tackling machine heads to a team desperate for
one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">30. Minnesota Vikings: Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville – Wait, what? The
Vikings have too many quarterbacks as is, right? Wrong. Case Keenum has one
foot out the door. Sam Bradford is always one step away from IR, and Teddy
Bridgewater has looked underwhelming. Enter another Louisville product, Lamar
Jackson. He could be the QB of the future or he could play wide receiver or he
could replace Jerrick McKinnon. He gives the team optionality.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">31. Philadelphia Eagles: Lorenzo Carter, LB, Georgia – The Eagles have
20 of 22 starters signed for next year. One of the two unsigned is LB Nigel Bradham.
Carter can be a low cost alternative and jump right into the starting lineup.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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personal favorite. I would hate seeing him face the Jets twice a year for the
next decade.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-88905933745080725902017-05-24T22:56:00.002-04:002017-05-24T22:56:47.545-04:00NBA Trade IdeaJust had this idea:<br />
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Sixers get: #1 overall pick in 2017 Draft (Markelle Fultz) from Celtics<br />
-Would fit in perfectly with young core<br />
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Pacers get: #3 overall pick in 2017 Draft (Josh Jackson / Jayson Tatum) from 76ers<br />
-About as good of a return as Indiana will get for George, a pending free agent at the end of this season<br />
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Celtics get: Paul George and the lower of a) the 76ers 2018 1st Rounder or b) the Lakers 2018 1st Rounder (owned by Philly)<br />
-Celtics cash their plethora of draft capital for a superstar and hedge with a future first rounder<br />
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Who says no?MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-60359883685425166202017-04-28T07:26:00.000-04:002017-04-28T09:57:43.151-04:00Round 1 Recap<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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the draft is done but here are some initial reactions:</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Good</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-The 49ers: They were able to trade
down from 2 to 3 and then back up into the late first round to acquire Solomon
Thomas and Reuben Foster. Great haul for the rookies, Lynch and Shanahan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-The Jets: They got the best player
in the draft at 6. That’s a huge win.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-The Bucs: The OJ Howard top-10 buzz
was just smoke, but he gives Jameis another pass-catching weapon. It’s finally
an exciting time to be a fan of Tampa Bay again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-My mock: I hit on six of the first
8 picks. (Of course it doesn’t count for anything, but I had Fournette going to
the Jags in my first mock and talked myself out of it. D’oh.) And, I didn’t post
some kind of final, FINAL mock draft like Kiper and McShay. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-My prop bets: If gambling were
legal and you followed my picks, it would have been a money-making night for
you as 4 of 6 hit for a profit of 50 fake dollars.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-Takarrist McKinley: Love everything
about him including the huge picture of his grandmother that he brought on
stage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-The Browns: Eventually they need to
find a QB. They had the chance at 12 but instead chose to trade down for more
picks. Time will tell but it will be another year of guessing about the future
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day wasn’t a trade up for the QBs; it was Oakland taking a guy that was accused
of rape this week. They better be correct.</span></div>
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first rounders which is a tremendous accomplishment; however, aside from Marlon
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<u><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Bad</span></u></div>
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Ross as a good value at 9.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">3. Forrest Lamp, OL, Western
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MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-74429590630183191792017-04-22T14:35:00.002-04:002017-04-27T19:06:52.373-04:00Two Round NFL Mock Draft (And Then Some)<br />
It's been five years since I put together a two-round mock draft. That's too long. For that, I apologize. I'll add all of the Jets picks too just for good measure. For what it's worth - although I will not make up trades in this mock - I think the Jets will work out a deal with either the Browns or .... the Redskins if Mitch Trubisky is still on the board. The Redskins would then deal Kirk Cousins to the 49ers (maybe for pick 34 this year and another second rounder next year?).<br />
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The best night of the sports year is <strike>almost</strike> upon us. And it will be even better without Chris Berman! Enjoy.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Updated as of 7:05pm. I haven't changed my Top 15 since this was originally posted on Saturday. Let's see how it plays out.</span><br />
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<u>Round 1</u><br />
1. Cleveland Browns: Myles Garrett, DL, Texas A&M<br />
2. San Francisco 49ers: Mitchell Trubisky, QB, North Carolina<br />
3. Chicago Bears: Solomon Thomas, DL, Stanford<br />
4. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jonathan Allen, DL, Alabama<br />
5. Tennessee Titans: Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan<br />
6. New York Jets: Jamal Adams, S, LSU<br />
7. Los Angeles Chargers: Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State<br />
8. Carolina Panthers: Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanfor <br />
9. Cincinnati Bengals: Haason Reddick, LB, Temple<br />
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<u>Round 2</u> (Overall Pick)<br />
1 (33). Cleveland Browns: Budda Baker, S, Washington<br />
2 (34). San Francisco 49ers: Obi Melifonwu, S, Connecticut<br />
3 (35). Jacksonville Jaguars: Garett Bolles, OT, Utah<br />
4 (36). Chicago Bears: Joshua Dobbs, QB, Tennessee - Rocket scientist.<br />
5 (37). Los Angeles Rams: John Ross, WR, Washington I’ll call this my boldest prediction (Ross falling out of Round 1).<br />
6 (38). Los Angeles Chargers: DeShone Kizer, QB, Notre Dame - Rocket scientist he is not. What was he thinking with this quote? The greatest ever? Last year he was behind Malik Zaire on the depth chart.<br />
7 (39). New York Jets: Evan Engram, TE, Ole Miss - It's been five years since a Jets tight end put up more than 400 yards receiving in a season. I'm not sure in Engram would top that mark in 2017, but with an actual QB he would in 2018.<br />
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8 (40). Carolina Panthers: Dan
Feeney, OG, Indiana</div>
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9 (41). Cincinnati Bengals: Adoree'
Jackson, CB, USC - Pacman 2.0 without the off-field baggage.</div>
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10 (42). New Orleans Saints: Davis
Webb, QB, Cal</div>
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11 (43). Philadelphia Eagles:
Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida</div>
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12 (44). Buffalo Bills: Zay Jones,
WR, East Carolina</div>
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13 (45). Arizona Cardinals: Josh
Jones, S, NC State</div>
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14 (46). Indianapolis Colts:
Antonio Garcia, OL, Troy</div>
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15 (47). Baltimore Ravens: Chidobe
Awuzie, CB, Colorado</div>
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16 (48). Minnesota Vikings: Dion
Dawkins, OL, Temple</div>
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17 (49). Washington Redskins: Zach
Cunningham, ILB, Vanderbilt</div>
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18 (50). Tampa Bay Buccaneers:
Samaje Perine, RB, Oklahoma</div>
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19 (51). Denver Broncos: Adam
Shaheen, TE, Ashland</div>
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20 (52). Cleveland Browns: Sidney
Jones, CB, Washington - There’s a good chance that 2017 becomes a redshirt
year, but the Browns won’t be competitive anyway and this would be a smart gamble
with the extra pick Cleveland owns in this draft.</div>
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21 (53). Detroit Lions: T.J. Watt,
OLB, Wisconsin</div>
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22 (54). Miami Dolphins: Marcus
Maye, S, Florida</div>
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23 (55). New York Giants: DeMarcus
Walker, DE, Florida State</div>
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24 (56). Oakland Raiders: Taco
Charlton, DE, Michigan</div>
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25 (57). Houston Texans: Aviante
Collins, OT, TCU</div>
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26 (58). Seattle Seahawks: Desmond
King, CB, Iowa</div>
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27 (59). Kansas City Chiefs: Joe
Mixon, RB, Oklahoma - They already have Tyreek Hill so why not?</div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
28 (60). Dallas Cowboys: Gareon
Conley, <s>CB</s> Idiot, Ohio State - At some point, the risk that
the charges against him are bogus might be worthwhile. </div>
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29 (61). Green Bay Packers: Alvin
Kamara, RB, Tennessee</div>
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30 (62). Pittsburgh Steelers:
Gerald Everett, TE, South Alabama</div>
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31 (63). Atlanta Falcons: Curtis
Samuel, WR, Ohio State</div>
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32 (64). Carolina Panthers: Chris
Wormley, DT, Michigan</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<u>Dropped Out</u></div>
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Caleb Brantley, <s>DT</s> Idiot,
Florida</div>
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<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<u>Remainder of Jets Draft</u></div>
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Round 3 (Overall Pick)</div>
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6 (70). New York Jets: Carlos
Henderson, WR, Louisiana Tech</div>
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43 (107). New York Jets: Derek
Rivers, OLB, Youngstown State</div>
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<br /></div>
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Round 5 (Overall Pick)</div>
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6 (150). New York Jets: Wayne
Gallman, RB, Clemson</div>
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<br /></div>
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Round 6 (Overall Pick)</div>
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7 (191). New York Jets: Amba
Etta-Tawo, WR, Syracuse</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
Round 7 (Overall Pick)</div>
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6 (224). New York Jets: Kyle Kalis,
OL, Michigan</div>
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<u><br />
Other Thoughts</u></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
-I still like the idea of the Bills
using their fourth rounder on Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly, nephew of Buffalo legend
Jim Kelly.</div>
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<br /></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
-Crazy draft idea: The Browns
should go all in on a 2017 tank job and focus exclusively on the 2018 season
and beyond. Take Garrett at 1 and take the best available players at 12 and 33.
Then trade 52 and 108 for a 2018 first rounder. Trade 65 and Joe Thomas (to
Seattle or the NYG?) for a 2018 first rounder. Trade Kevin Zeitler for a 2018
second rounder. I know the Browns just signed Zeitler this offseason, but this
would essentially allow the team to buy a second rounder for the price of
Zeitler’s signing bonus. This series of deals would give Cleveland three 2018 first
rounders and four 2018 second rounders along with Garrett in addition to
boatloads of cap room.</div>
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<u><span style="color: red;">Prop
Bets</span></u></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">-Mitchell
Trubisky Selected: Under Pick 11.5. 200 to win 50</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">-Alabama
Players Selected in First Round: Over 4.5. 100 to win 50 (Allen, Howard,
Foster, Robinson, Humphrey)</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">-LSU
Players Selected in First Round: Over 2.5. 80 to win 50 (Fournette, Adams, T.
White)</span></div>
<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: red;">-SEC
Players Selected in First Round: Over 11.5. 50 to win 50 (Allen, Howard,
Foster, Robinson, Humphrey, Fournette, Adams, T. White, Garrett, Barnett,
Harris, Davis, Engram, Cunningham)<span style="color: red;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-Corey Davis Selected: Under Pick 17.5. 80 to win 50</span></span><br />
<span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: red;">-John Ross Selected: Over Pick 18.5. 50 to win 50</span></span> </span> </span></div>
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<![endif]-->MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-61806598782238652362017-03-02T11:10:00.001-05:002017-03-02T11:10:15.259-05:002017 NFL Mock Draft: Round 1It's been way too long since I last posted, and few things in the sports world get me more excited than the NFL Draft. I like getting my first mock out before the Combine to set a marker in the water.<br />
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1. Cleveland: DE Myles Garrett, Texas A&M - Not even the Browns can screw this one up. Although by drafting him, they'll probably screw him up somehow.<br />
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2. San Francisco: DT Jonathan Allen, Alabama - I'm not a believer in this year's QB class, but then again, I wasn't a believer last year and QBs went first and second overall. Plug Allen in for the next decade and call it a day.<br />
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3. Chicago: S Jamal Adams, LSU - Safety is becoming sexy again.<br />
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4. Jacksonville: RB Leonard Fournette, LSU - I was on Zeke last year as a surprise top 10 pick before almost anyone else. Fournette is this year's Zeke so I'm expecting him off the board at the same #4 selection.<br />
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5. Tennessee (via LA): DE Solomon Thomas, Stanford - Haven't seen anyone else with Thomas this high, but every time I watched him, he dominated. Also making a blind faith assumption that he'll interview well and impress teams with his Stanford intelligence.<br />
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6. New York Jets: CB Marshon Lattimore, Ohio State - The Jets could go in so many different directions here, but fresh off the Revis release, I'll give them Lattimore.<br />
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Newest graduate from THE Cornerback University<br />
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7. <strike>San Diego</strike> Los Angeles Chargers: S Malik Hooker, Ohio State - Like I said, safeties are hot right now. An Eric Weddle replacement.<br />
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8. Carolina: OT Garrett Bolles, Utah - This is a weak year for top-tier offensive linemen but the Panthers need to protect Cam. 14 years ago, Carolina took OT Jordan Gross from Utah with the 8th overall selection and that worked out pretty well (Gross still works as a sideline reporter for the team). Repeat performance here?<br />
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9. Cincinnati: DE Derek Barnett, Tennessee - Pure speculation here, but I'm guessing the Bengals spend less on college scouting than any other team in football. They are probably too cheap to even drop the $79.99 to purchase ESPN Goal Line. They watch CBS, Fox, ABC, and ESPN. Don't even think they can afford ESPN2. If you don't play on those channels, you are out of luck in Cincy. Then they take the best players from those teams. Really simple strategy. Hey did you see Barnett dominating the SEC? Sure did. Let's take him.<br />
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10. Buffalo: CB Teez Tabor, Florida<br />
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11. New Orleans: DE Taco Charlton, Michigan<br />
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12. Cleveland (via Philadelphia): QB Mitch Trubisky, North Carolina - Seems like a dream scenario for Cleveland. After landing the best player at #1, they would have their pick of QBs <strike>to ruin</strike>.<br />
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13. Arizona: WR Corey Davis, Western Michigan - Tough to think of a better situation for a young WR than to learn from Larry Fitz. Just ask Michael Floyd. Too soon?<br />
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14. Indianapolis: OT Cam Robinson, Alabama<br />
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15. Philadelphia (via Minnesota): CB Marlon Humphrey, Alabama <br />
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16. Baltimore: ATH Jabrill Peppers, Michigan - Harbaugh connection.<br />
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17. Washington: LB Reuben Foster, Alabama - Anyone else sick of Bama or is just me? Love that Clemson dominated them in the national title game. I digress.<br />
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18. Tennessee: WR Mike Williams, Clemson - Similar to the Browns' dream scenario, I think the Titans brass would do back flips if they could snag Williams here. I'm guessing he's in consideration for them at #5.<br />
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19. Tampa Bay: RB Dalvin Cook, Florida State - I'm struggling to find a great spot for Cook so let's keep him in state.<br />
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20. Denver: OT Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin - I have a soft spot for any former D-III athletes. Make us proud, kid.<br />
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21. Detroit: DT Malik McDowell, Michigan State - Michigan connection? Why not.<br />
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22. Miami: WR John Ross, Washington - Out goes Kenny Stills; in comes his faster, (much) cheaper replacement.<br />
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23. New York Giants: TE OJ Howard, Alabama - It has now been a full decade since Jeremy Shockey left New York. (Wow, that makes me feel old.) That was the last time Eli had a legitimate threat at the tight end position.<br />
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24. Oakland: DT Caleb Brantley, Florida - The Gators might have four first round picks from their defense (and possibly up to seven defenders drafted in total). How did they give up any points this year?<br />
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25. Houston: CB Sidney Jones, Washington<br />
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26. Seattle: OG Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky - I love Lamp. Not really, but Russell Wilson will take any protection he can get.<br />
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27. Kansas City: QB Deshaun Watson, Clemson - A sneaky landing spot for the man Dabo dubbed "Michael Jordan."<br />
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28. Dallas: OLB Tak Mckinley, UCLA - I love watching this guy's tape. Freak athlete with sprinter speed who runs all over the field to make plays.<br />
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29. Green Bay: CB Adoree Jackson, USC<br />
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30. Pittsburgh: WR Zay Jones, East Carolina - Fantasy Sleep-ah alert.<br />
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31. Atlanta: TE David Njoku, Miami - If you thought the Falcon offense was good last year, wait until they add a threat at another position.<br />
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32. New England: QB Pat Mahomes, Texas Tech - Just a hunch but I think Jimmy G will get traded this offseason for a couple second round picks allowing Mahomes to become the heir to the Brady throne. (Speaking of feeling old, I remember when Mahomes' dad was on the Mets. Jesus.)<br />
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More thoughts:<br />
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-The Jets will end up with another second round QB. Wouldn't mind if that pick was DeShone Kizer.<br />
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-How about Ole Miss QB Chad Kelly to the Bills in Round 3? Uncle Jim can watch after him in Buffalo and keep him on the right track.<br />
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<br />MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-63076947334602571852016-06-21T23:57:00.000-04:002016-06-21T23:57:15.668-04:00I Wish...... The Mets Got Mike Trout<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1A_6MzBThGujEf6_Q6eCHlkqvEdXm9usJpem_lY1uKzP9kVoVkZ3Sbr_vyT2REfSLdr0ItVmGiWNJd_ZGFLtdbRsktj7X6lOG46p-IbNBnu6tsn5ZH2yPW9x1jQ1EbHAhDOGw-1vX3_bI/s1600/Mike%252BTrout%252BGeneral%252BViews%252BGatorade%252BStar%252BWorkout%252BpI42C7sQ_wIl.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1A_6MzBThGujEf6_Q6eCHlkqvEdXm9usJpem_lY1uKzP9kVoVkZ3Sbr_vyT2REfSLdr0ItVmGiWNJd_ZGFLtdbRsktj7X6lOG46p-IbNBnu6tsn5ZH2yPW9x1jQ1EbHAhDOGw-1vX3_bI/s320/Mike%252BTrout%252BGeneral%252BViews%252BGatorade%252BStar%252BWorkout%252BpI42C7sQ_wIl.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<i>Future face of the Mets</i><br />
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MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-89764849100210034062016-06-21T23:53:00.002-04:002016-06-21T23:53:41.327-04:00NBA Trade Idea: Wolves/BucksMinnesota trades Ricky Rubio to Milwaukee for Greg Monroe<br />
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I will fill in more blanks when time allows, but here are the highlights:<br />
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-Wolves would then select Jamal Murray with the 5th pick; Bucks would take Skal Labissiere with the 10th pick.<br />
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-Murray-Zach Lavine-Andrew Wiggins-KA Towns-Monroe with Gorgui Dieng off the bench? Yes, please. Thibs can get these guys to play D, and that offense would be unreal.<br />
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-Rubio-Kris Middleton-Greak Freak-Jabari Parker-Henson/Skal would be a wingspan fest and extremely fun to watch. Maybe a trade of MCW for a shooter could follow?MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-13481628785352322622016-05-07T10:00:00.000-04:002016-05-07T10:00:05.196-04:00Trades That Need to Happen - Mets & Angels<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Angels trade: OF Mike Trout and P Huston Street</div>
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The rotation, especially in the playoffs, would be just fine with a
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Rosario, Herrera, Urena, and Nimmo are the four lotto tickets that
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superstar potential while the others can be above average regulars. The barren
farm system needs a talent infusion, and I believe these four would immediately
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MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-79972723905627500352016-05-03T21:28:00.000-04:002016-05-03T21:28:00.210-04:00Mock Draft ResultsI will try to write a draft summary, but here's a summary of how my final mock went.<br />
<br />
Going in, I said, "I will be disappointed if I don't hit at least 8 of 31 exact picks and any less than 28 first rounders."<br />
<br />
Well, I had 9 direct hits. It would have been 10 if I didn't foolishly swap out Ronnie Stanley with DeForest Buckner, but what can you do.<br />
<br />
Unfortunately, I only hit 25 of 31 first rounders. I'm really kicking myself for adding both Alabama DTs instead of Will Fuller, but again, hindsight is 20-20.MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-18499307220908772012016-04-28T07:56:00.000-04:002016-04-28T16:40:59.881-04:00Final Mock Draft: Round 1<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">This is going to be an incredible
first round. Anytime you have a draft with a players that has a range from fifth
overall to the middle of the second round (Myles Jack), you know it’s going to
be entertaining. Another guy, Darron Lee, is a top-10 pick in some mocks. I don’t
have him as a Day 1 pick. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Here’s my last attempt at predicting
what will happen tonight. It will probably go up in flames as soon as the
Titans trade back to the 6-slot when Laremy Tunsil slips, but that’s unavoidable.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1. Los Angeles Rams: Jared Goff, QB,
Cal</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">2. Philadelphia Eagles: Carson
Wentz, QB, North Dakota State</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">3. San Diego Chargers: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><strike>Ronnie
Stanley, OT, Notre Dame</strike> </span>DeForest
Buckner, DL, Oregon</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">4. Dallas Cowboys: Ezekiel Elliott,
RB, Ohio State </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">5. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jalen
Ramsey, DB, Florida State</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">6. Baltimore Ravens: Laremy Tunsil,
OT, Ole Miss</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">7. San Francisco 49ers: </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><strike>DeForest
Buckner, DL, Oregon</strike> </span>Ronnie
Stanley, OT, Notre Dame</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">8. Cleveland Browns: Joey Bosa, DE,
Ohio State</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Sheldon Rankins,
DT, Louisville</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">10. New York Giants: Josh Doctson,
WR, TCU</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">11. Chicago Bears: Leonard Floyd,
OLB, Georgia</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">12. New Orleans Saints: Myles Jack,
LB, UCLA </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">13. Miami Dolphins: Vernon
Hargreaves, CB, Florida</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">14. Oakland Raiders: William
Jackson, CB, Houston</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">15. Tennessee Titans: Jack Conklin,
OT, Michigan State</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">16. Detroit Lions: Chris Jones, DT,
Mississippi State</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">17. Atlanta Falcons: Karl Joseph, S,
West Virginia</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">18. Indianapolis Colts: Ryan Kelly,
C, Alabama</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">19. Buffalo Bills: Shaq Lawson, DE,
Clemson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">20. New York Jets: Reggie Ragland,
LB, Alabama </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">21. Washington Redskins: Vernon
Butler, DT, Louisiana Tech</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">22. Houston Texans: Corey Coleman,
WR, Baylor</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">23. Minnesota Vikings: Robert
Nkemdiche, DT, Ole Miss </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">24. Cincinnati Bengals: Sterling
Shephard, WR, Ohlakoma</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">25. Pittsburgh Steelers: Eli Apple,
CB, Ohio State</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">26. Seattle Seahawks: Jarran Reed,
DT, Alabama</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">27. Green Bay Packers: Mackensie
Alexander, CB, Clemson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">28. Kansas City Chiefs: Laquon
Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">29. Arizona Cardinals: A’Shawn
Robinson, DT, Alabama</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">30. Carolina Panthers: Taylor
Decker, OT, Ohio State </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">31. Denver Broncos: Paxton Lynch,
QB, Memphis</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Other thoughts:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-It wouldn’t shock me if any of
these guys were picked in Round 1 either:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Darron Lee, LB, Ohio State </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Ohlahoma State</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-Hopefully this DB from Houston
(Willie Jackson) turns out better than the last one Oakland picked (DJ Hayden).
Or maybe, the two work nicely together and raise each other’s games.</span></div>
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<strike><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-I’m a sucker for last minute
rumors, and I really hope the Ronnie Stanley to San Diego one is true even if I
don’t agree with the pick. </span></strike><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I'm not buying this rum<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">or. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-My favorite players in this draft:
Doctson, Ragland, and Butler. I also have a soft spot for <span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";">any quality OU receivers which makes me fond of Shephard.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-I will be disappointed if I don't hit at least 8 of 31 exact picks and any less than 28 first rounders.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">-Unfollow me on Twitter (@mspici) if you don't want to get bombarded tonight.</span></div>
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MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4204477754882387705.post-66637428276907354692016-04-27T22:38:00.000-04:002016-04-28T08:59:14.077-04:00Mock Draft with Ricky & Coop: Round 1 The annual TSB-Ricky-Coop mock is here. Let's see if we do better than the NFL Network panel or any other panel for that matter. <br />
<br />
1. Los Angeles Rams: Generic QB #1 (Goff)<br />
2. Philadelphia Eagles: Generic QB #2 (Wentz)<br />
3. San Diego Chargers: Laremy Tunsil<br />
4. Dallas Cowboys: Jalen Ramsey, DB, FSU<br />
5. Jacksonville Jaguars: Myles Jack, LB, UCLA<br />
6. Baltimore Ravens: Vernon Hargreaves III, DB, Florida<br />
7. San Francisco 49ers: DeForest Buckner, DE, Oregon<br />
8. Cleveland Browns: Joey Bosa, DE, tOSU<br />
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson<br />
10. New York Giants: Leonard Floyd, DE/OLB, Georgia<br />
11. Chicago Bears: Zeke Elliott, RB, tOSU<br />
12. New Orleans Saints: Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Oklahoma St<br />
13. Miami Dolphins: William Jackson III, CB, Houston<br />
14. Oakland Raiders: Robert Nkemdiche, DT, Ole Miss<br />
15. Tennessee Titans: Ronnie Stanley, OT, ND<br />
16. Detroit Lions: Jack Conklin, OT, MSU<br />
17. Atlanta Falcons: Karl Joseph, S, West Virginia<br />
18. Indianapolis Colts: Noah Spence, DE, Eastern Kentucky<br />
19. Buffalo Bills: Darron Lee, LB, tOSU<br />
20. New York Jets: Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis<br />
21. Washington Redskins: Reggie Ragland, LB, Bama<br />
22. Houston Texans: Laquan Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss<br />
23. Minnesota Vikings: Josh Doctson, WR, TCU<br />
24. Cincinnati Bengals: Sheldon Rankins, DT, Lousiville<br />
25. Pittsburgh Steelers: Eli Apple, CB, tOSU<br />
26. Seattle Seahawks: Ryan Kelly, OL, Alabama<br />
27. Green Bay Packers: A'Shawn Robinson, DT, Bama<br />
28. Kansas City Chiefs: Artie Burns, CB, The U<br />
29. Arizona Cardinals: Jihad Ward, DE, Illinois<br />
30. Carolina Panthers: Su'a Cravens, OLB/S, USC<br />
31. Denver Broncos: Jarran Reed, DT, Alabama<br />
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Best theory I heard all week came from Ricky who thinks the Eagles traded up for Zeke Elliott or Tunsil, not a QB. That would be incredible. MSpiciarichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03628732513254671070noreply@blogger.com0