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Mock Me 1
- Thread starter Scooter
- Start date
beerlover
Hall of Fame
Matt Miller is one of the foremost prolific national mock draft talking heads. He will be on 610 later this morning/early afternoon to talk about his latest Texan mock draft picks. Interestingly he doesn't include QB position. Using BPA approach. I'll be listening to hear his explanations.
Texian
Hall of Fame
FWIW I use to follow Matt Miller on twitter. After some time I unfollowed Matt because I found I disagreed with many of his evaluations and he seemed to get it wrong much more often than he got it right. I put him in novice amateur draftnik class of Todd McShay which is basically a waste of my time. Just a view from the other side.
beerlover
Hall of Fame
call me a draft geek but more banter the more I like even if you disagree just love the discussion. anyway he is making a living @ it & your not, nor am I so get over it & dissect it all you want, lol.
pretty good top 64 - think his top 8 are the elite prospects in 2016 draft class
1 Jared Goff California QB
2 Jaylon Smith Notre Dame LB
3 Joey Bosa Ohio State EDGE
4 Robert Nkemdiche Ole Miss DL
5 Ronnie Stanley Notre Dame T
6 Laremy Tunsil Ole Miss T
7 Vernon Hargreaves Florida CB
8 Jalen Ramsey Florida State FS
9 Laquon Treadwell Ole Miss WR
10 Myles Jack UCLA LB
11 Mackensie Alexander Clemson CB
12 DeForest Buckner Oregon DL
13 Ezekiel Elliott Ohio State RB
14 Josh Doctson TCU WR
15 Leonard Floyd Georgia EDGE
16 Shaq Lawson Clemson EDGE
17 Paxton Lynch Memphis QB
18 Su'a Cravens USC LB
19 Andrew Billings Baylor DL
20 Maliek Collins Nebraska DL
21 Kenny Clark UCLA DL
22 Michael Thomas Ohio State WR
23 Reggie Ragland Alabama LB
24 Shon Coleman Auburn T
25 Jayron Kearse Clemson FS
26 Emmanuel Ogbah Oklahoma State EDGE
27 Corey Coleman Baylor WR
28 Jarran Reed Alabama DL
29 A'Shawn Robinson Alabama DL
30 Austin Johnson Penn State DL
31 Noah Spence Eastern Kentucky EDGE
32 Jerald Hawkins LSU T
33 Eli Apple Ohio State CB
34 Tre'Davious White LSU CB
35 Jordan Jenkins Georgia EDGE
36 Vince Biegel Wisconsin EDGE
37 Joshua Perry Ohio State LB
38 Tyler Boyd Pittsburgh WR
39 Carson Wentz North Dakota St. QB
40 Christian Hackenberg Penn State QB
41 Taylor Decker Ohio State T
42 Jonathan Bullard Florida EDGE
43 Jonathan Allen Alabama EDGE
44 Jeremy Cash Duke SS
45 Cameron Sutton Tennessee CB
46 Darian Thompson Boise State FS
47 Vonn Bell Ohio State SS
48 Paul Perkins UCLA RB
49 Charles Tapper Oklahoma DL
50 Adolphus Washington Ohio State DL
51 Vernon Butler Louisiana Tech DL
52 Denver Kirkland Arkansas G
53 Devontae Booker Utah RB
54 Jason Spriggs Indiana T
55 Kamalei Correa Boise State EDGE
56 Shilique Calhoun Michigan State EDGE
57 C.J. Prosise Notre Dame RB
58 Tony Conner Ole Miss SS
59 Chris Jones Miss. State DL
60 Hunter Henry Arkansas TE
61 Pharoh Cooper South Carolina WR
62 Ryan Kelly Alabama C
63 Kemoko Turay Rutgers EDGE
64 Leonte Carroo Rutgers WR
Texian
Hall of Fame
FYI and FTR there are quite a few making a living at it (to what degree is debatable). Hang a shingle on a website and you're in business as a novice amateur draftnik. Much like any Fortune Teller and/or Palm Reader. And like Fortune Tellers and Palm Readers, Novice Amateur Draftniks get it wrong about 80% of the time. I enjoy draft talk as much as anyone and we're all entitled to our opinions. That is not why I took exception. To be clear I took exception to the reference to Matt Miller as foremost and prolific. I find that a bit misleading or in other words read Miller if you must but with a grain of salt.
A few years ago I received a couple of request to write for Bleacher Report. I declined each time because I had no training as a journalist. I was always a "C" student in English and felt I was not qualified to write for any publication. I did not know at the time that journalistic training was not a prerequisite to write for Bleacher Report.
Marshall
Not pretty, but ALIVE!
Journalistic training no longer exists in sports or otherwise. Now you throw stuff against the wall and watch it drip. A C student in English might be in the top of the class in a world which resembles an assembly of busybodies (gossiping hens?) more than fact checking linguists.
Scooter
Funky
A bit disappointed that nobody took the challenge. I probably didn't make the suggestion clear enough. Round 2?
1-3 ... Runningback
2-5 ... Safety
The goal of this thread (other than my amusement) is through the draft to see how and with who we could eliminate very specific needs and add depth 'with extreme prejudice'. The initial (failed) post tackled my key ingredients. This one hits holes that could have immediate return as a grinding/defensive team with 'Legion of Boom' type aspirations, that with the right back end may be able to surpass.
We have 6 selections. Any number of runningbacks, at our predicted picks, are allowed to be taken in rounds 1-3. Any number of safeties (oversized corners and undersized linebackers welcome) are allowed to be taken in rounds 2-5.
1-3 ... Runningback
2-5 ... Safety
The goal of this thread (other than my amusement) is through the draft to see how and with who we could eliminate very specific needs and add depth 'with extreme prejudice'. The initial (failed) post tackled my key ingredients. This one hits holes that could have immediate return as a grinding/defensive team with 'Legion of Boom' type aspirations, that with the right back end may be able to surpass.
We have 6 selections. Any number of runningbacks, at our predicted picks, are allowed to be taken in rounds 1-3. Any number of safeties (oversized corners and undersized linebackers welcome) are allowed to be taken in rounds 2-5.
1. QB, trying to be realistic here with current rankings, though they will change drastically between Dec. and late April, I'd go for either Cook or Wentz as I see Goff and Lynch gone. I'd do a trade up for Goff but it would be expensive from 20 to bout 5 ish.
2. Jayron Kearse-SS, I think he's more of a coverage Safety than a physical hitter and with his height and coverage abilities I think he could fill a huge defensive hole, someone to cover these large athletic TE's that kill us every year.
3. I think RB can wait til the 4th, RB's fall on draft day. Best OT available, maybe Kyle Murphy, Joe Haeg, LeRaven Clark, we need to improve RT and the pick can rotate with Newton until he's up to speed while we pay off Newtons guaranteed money.
4. Kenneth Dixon or Kareem Hunt-RB's, I like both.
5. There's several players I like here Evan Boehm-C with size to play OG, and Dadi Nicolas-OLB who's got good size and quickness and can possibly go in the 3rd or 4th but currently ranked in the later rounds. The 5th round could also be a good spot to grab some value that drops every year on draft day for reasons unbeknownst to us. A good BPA spot since we need depth every where.
5b. DJ Reader-NT, good size and we need depth since Nix was a bust.
I don't think we take an ILB in the 2016 draft, McKinney started slow but is getting better and should be alot better next year. We also owe Cushing way to much money to sit him on the bench, and I'm not real impressed with the ILB's in this draft unless we convert someone from OLB.