PackerRats 1st Round Mock Draft

[bobblehead]

The chargers OL is lacking, its a good thing Rivers is the best hot read QB in the game...he needs to be. The chargers are thrilled to find the best OT prospect in the draft still available here and grab Connor Williams. He has the ability (feet) to play LT, but the nasty streak and run blocking ability to play RT. After signing Okung to man the LT, drafting Williams to man the RT keeps the immobile Rivers clean to throw to Keenan Allen and second round pick....

[woodbuck27]

Picks

1 Cleveland Browns -- Sam Darnold, QB, USC
2 New York Giants -- Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
3 New York Jets -- Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
4 Cleveland Browns -- Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
5 Denver Broncos -- Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
6 Indianapolis Colts -- Denzel Ward, CB, OSU
7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Derwin James, S, FSU
8 Chicago Bears -- Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
9 San Francisco 49ers -- Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
10 Oakland Raiders -- Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
11 Miami Dolphins -- Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
12 Buffalo Bills -- Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
13 Washington Redskins -- Vita Vea, DT, Washington
14 Green Bay Packers -- POLL -- Harold Landry, Edge, Boston College
15 Arizona Cardinals -- Lamar Jackson , QB, Louisville
16 Baltimore Ravens -- Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama
17 Los Angeles Chargers -- Connor Williams, OT, TEXAS
18 Seattle Seahawks -- wthigoot
19 Dallas Cowboys -- Joemailman 2
20 Detroit Lions -- Deputy Nutz 2
21 Cincinnati Bengals -- Guiness 2
22 Buffalo Bills -- BZnDallas
23 New England Patriots -- Bretsky
24 Carolina Panthers -- wthigoot 2
25 Tennessee Titans -- bobblehead
26 Atlanta Falcons -- SudsMcBucky
27 New Orleans Saints -- woodbuck 2
28 Pittsburgh Steelers -- pbmax 2
29 Jacksonville Jaguars -- yetisnowman 2
30 Minnesota Vikings -- Justin Harrell 2
31 New England Patriots -- Bretsky 2
32 Philadelphia Eagles -- Harvey's Wallbangers 2


wthigoot and the Seattle SeaHawks Pick is on the Clock.

[wthigoot]

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS – PICK #18

The Seahawks will listen for trade downs as they would really like to add a Day 2 pick. At #18 though, there are a number of good options:

DT Da'Ron Payne has size and agility and can stop the run. He would add heft to a fairly light DL.
RB Derrius Guice is compact and fast. Could be the breakout RB they have been missing since Marshawn Lynch.
CB Josh Jackson is a ballhawk CB with good size and decent speed.
WR Courtland Sutton would add a bigger receiving threat, while WR DJ Moore has the speed to get deep.

Seattle is always looking for defense and doesn’t hesitate to take a fast riser as they did with Bruce Irvin. LB Leighton Vander Esch has the size, speed and agility they are looking for; he has good instincts and plays well in coverage. Starting LBs Wagner and Wright both played more than 90% of the snaps last year and there is very little depth, so Vander Esch can play right away while working to add strength for run defense.

With the 18th pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks select:

Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State

[woodbuck27]

Excellent pick.

If Ridley is available and the Packers don't pick him, they're gonna regret the decision. Could be Randy Moss all over again.

This wasn't an easy Pick ! I might have easily gone in a different direction.

Here's how the Baltimore Raven Fan's saw it in a POLL Selection Process:

With the 16th pick in the 2018 Beatdown mock draft, the Baltimore Ravens select and that POLL"s Results follows:

NO. 2 ... 23% Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame (278 votes)

NO. 3 ... 22% Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama (271 votes)

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NO. 4 ... 14% Rashaan Evans, LB, Alabama (167 votes) ...and I love this Football PLAYER. I believe I know where he is the perfect fit and it will be interesting to see if he lands there in our MOCK. If he isn't selected in our Mock in Round 1 that's just wrong. I saw him working at ILB with an aging **** OLB Terrell Suggs and now add the presence of former Crimson Tide Player *** C.J. Mosley. Yikes !

**** http://www.nfl.com/player/terrellsug...60/careerstats

Terrell Suggs Stat's

*** http://www.nfl.com/player/c.j.mosley/2543464/profile

C. J. Mosley Stat's.

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2% Mike Hughes, CB, UCF (22 votes)

7% Hayden Hurst, TE, South Carolina (84 votes)


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THE WINNER !

The selection in their POLL was:

NO 1 ... 32% D.J. Moore, WR, Maryland (393 votes) NOTE: In later weeks some Teams and their Fan bases are preferring D. J. Moore over Calvin Ridley.

1215 votes total

[woodbuck27]

10 sack guys are harder to find though. If Landry or Davenport is one of those, it would be hard. There is so much that goes into the draft. I cant even begin to get my mind wrapped around it.

If Anti -- Polar Bear doesn't pick Lamar Jackson , QB, Louisville for the Arizona Cardinals I would have seriously thought of making him a Baltimore Raven.

You have to Mock Draft for fit. I believe going BPA is a cop out. It was with a load of thought I went Calvin Ridley and The Ravens.

That's why as NFL and Packer fans we should get involved in at least the Mock Draft Process. Imagine now making up your Draft Board and seating out those Football players you really want to take a risk on.

Every Pick is an important decision. You cannot just grap anyone as every pick has to be seriously considered and you need to be aware of the whole process as to what other teams are doing as to how that impacts your Board..

You need a seriously intelligent and all in dedicated 'Scout and Draft TEAM' that's focused and on the ball.

I take this seriously. and have a blast learning as well. It sure helps and understanding the NFL as a whole. Right now I feel I know where ILB Rashaan Evans from Alabama should likely land on our Mock. He's a solid fit for this team and as he was a solid fit as well for Baltimore.

It'll be interesting where in our Mock he does land.

[woodbuck27]

Picks

1 Cleveland Browns -- Sam Darnold, QB, USC
2 New York Giants -- Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
3 New York Jets -- Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
4 Cleveland Browns -- Saquon Barkley, RB, Penn State
5 Denver Broncos -- Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
6 Indianapolis Colts -- Denzel Ward, CB, OSU
7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Derwin James, S, FSU
8 Chicago Bears -- Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
9 San Francisco 49ers -- Roquan Smith, LB, Georgia
10 Oakland Raiders -- Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB, Alabama
11 Miami Dolphins -- Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
12 Buffalo Bills -- Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
13 Washington Redskins -- Vita Vea, DT, Washington
14 Green Bay Packers -- POLL -- Harold Landry, Edge, Boston College
15 Arizona Cardinals -- Lamar Jackson , QB, Louisville
16 Baltimore Ravens -- Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama
17 Los Angeles Chargers -- Connor Williams, OT, TEXAS
18 Seattle Seahawks -- Leighton Vander Esch, LB, Boise State
19 Dallas Cowboys -- Joemailman 2 has picked William Hernandez, G, UTEP
20 Detroit Lions -- Deputy Nutz 2
21 Cincinnati Bengals -- Guiness 2
22 Buffalo Bills -- BZnDallas
23 New England Patriots -- Bretsky
24 Carolina Panthers -- wthigoot 2
25 Tennessee Titans -- bobblehead
26 Atlanta Falcons -- SudsMcBucky
27 New Orleans Saints -- woodbuck 2
28 Pittsburgh Steelers -- pbmax 2
29 Jacksonville Jaguars -- yetisnowman 2
30 Minnesota Vikings -- Justin Harrell 2
31 New England Patriots -- Bretsky 2
32 Philadelphia Eagles -- Harvey's Wallbangers 2


Pick NO. 19 and Joemailman and the DALLAS Cowboys Pick is on thje Clock.

[Joemailman]

Cowboys would have loved to have Calvin Ridley or Leighton Vander Esch. With those gone, Cowboys will strengthen their interior offensive line with William Hernandez, G, UTEP

The Detroit Lions and Deputy Nutz are on the clock.

[Zool]

2 guards in the top 20. Anyone have time to research the last time that happened?

[Cheesehead Craig]

Wow, didn't think that the Cowboys needed OL, that pick's a shocker.

[Zool]

2 guards in the top 20. Anyone have time to research the last time that happened?

Well in 2016 2 OG were taken in the first round. I wouldn’t have guessed.

[woodbuck27]

Wow, didn't think that the Cowboys needed OL, that pick's a shocker.

That pick by joemailman was 'in fact' very solid.

Why?

In latter Drafts the Boys invested three first-round picks on the OL and LT Tyron Smith, C Travis Frederick and RG Zach Martin who were all hits !

RT La’el Collins, had a first-round grade coming out of LSU and has tremendous upside. Collins waa moved to Tackle after two seasons at LG. The Cowboys now need a better option at LG.

Last year Jonathan Cooper (a former NO. 1 Pick for Arizona) manned the LG spot for Dallas. He never panned out for Arizona, the NE Patriots or the Cleveland Browns prior to landing with the Cowboys. He was clearly the weak link of the Dallas OL.

If Dallas can find themselves a better starter at LG, they could see a solid upswing in production from both RB Ezekiel Elliott and QB Dac Prescott.

See (again) joemailman's Pick and a very solid bet as the answer for Dallas and the LG Position; UTEP guard Will Hernandez.

[woodbuck27]

Twitter rumors have Sutton moving ahead of Ridley on NFL team boards.

Comment woodbuck27:

They can Twitter all they want because at the end of the day the Analysts will inform the NFL Nation who the best WR's are and in what order of Ranking.

From NFL.Com

Published: April 12, 2018 at 04:54 p.m. Updated: April 13, 2018 at 10:23 a.m.

Calvin Ridley, D.J. Moore head 2018 NFL Draft's wide receiver class

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000926169/article/calvin-ridley-dj-moore-head-2018-nfl-drafts-wide-receiver-class

Also:

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet

Among the WR prospects the #Cowboys have had in for top 30 pre-draft visits: #Bama WR Calvin Ridley, #Maryland WR DJ Moore, #OKState WR James Washington, and #Florida WR Antonio Callaway. Jason Garrett was also the only head coach at #SMU WR Courtland Sutton’s Pro Day. 10:20 AM - 13 Apr 2018

Also:

See my Post #176 this thread and my position on Dallas picking at Pick NO. 19 to Upgrade their OL at LG and choosing Guard ... William Hernandez, G, UTEP

Possibly that might change with the WR Dez Bryant release on Friday 13 April, 2018?

[woodbuck27]

Twitter rumors have Sutton moving ahead of Ridley on NFL team boards.

https://www.drafttek.com/Top-100-NFL-Draft-Prospects-2018.asp

https://www.drafttek.com/2018-NFL-Draft-Prospect-Rankings/Top-College-WRs-2018-Draft.asp

See Dallas's Mocked Picks at NO. 19:

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/mock-draft/

[Cheesehead Craig]

My point about Dallas is that their secondary is terrible and with CB Josh Jackson available, that would have been a better pick. They already have a top 5 OL. So why bolster an already huge strength in Rd 1 when you can help one of the worst secondaries? But, it's only a mock draft so it can be mocked. Mock Mock Mock. On to pick #20!

[mraynrand]

My point about Dallas is that their secondary is terrible and with CB Josh Jackson available, that would have been a better pick. They already have a top 5 OL. So why bolster an already huge strength in Rd 1 when you can help one of the worst secondaries? But, it's only a mock draft so it can be mocked. Mock Mock Mock. On to pick #20!

no effing way Dallas drafts a lineman #1.