Since there are a lot of other daft threads with mountains of pages, I thought it would be nice to have a place where you can post your draft, and rather than make a new post when you are updating, just simply update your post? Sounds like a great way to have 1 thread that we can all reference.
So I did a few mock drafts on FanSpeak yesterday. By a few I mean I did like 50-ish. I'm clearly not going to post all the results from each on, but I found it interesting how many different first picks we could have gone with. With that in mind, I also did some strange drafts where I drafted someone interesting that has not really been discussed.
Things I found from my draft:
1) The 9th position is a strange position for us to have due to our needs and the depth at certain positions.
2) There are a lot of possibilities for the first pick
3) We could use the draft to pick up eventual replacements for aging Vets.
4) I still believe trading down for the Bills would be the best option in the first round, and we don't need to go very far. Even if we only pick up an additional 3rd, it would give us an enormous amount of flexibility.
My stance on who to pick with the first pick has changed. At the start of the draft season I was head strong on getting an RT with out first pick. The chances of them being there was supposedly high at the time. Due to the depth of OT's I will no long push for that to be our first pick, however I will not be upset if it is.
So what does my new draft look like with what I feel is a realistic view of how things will unfold based on what teams actually value and not just what someone is ranked?
Round 1: People I'm ok with grabbing with #9 in order of preference.
Khalil Mack, Arron Donald, Jake Matthews, Greg Robinson, Mike Evans, Eric Ebron
I don't think I need to explain anyone here with maybe the exception of Arron Donald. He doesn't fit a major need. This is true. But we have some aging or not right cogs in our machine and he may be able to either replace them eventually or fit a specific need. Also I'm not 100% sold on Mike Evans and Eric Ebron and taking them at 9 would be an "i guess i'm ok with that" selection
My dream choice here? Khalil Mack
Round 2: Choices in no order but i will try to keep them in groups by position
Troy Nikals, C.J. Feidorwicz,Jace Amaro, Antonio Richardson, Xavier Su'a-Filo, Gabe Jackson, Cyril Richardson, Allen Robinson, Donte Moncrief, Martavis Bryant, Cody Latimer, Brandon Coleman, Kyle Van Noy, Chris Borland, Shayne Skov, Carlos Hyde, Charles Sims
Lots of Picks here. There are even some running backs, but I would love to pick one later in the draft. This all really comes down to what we did with the first pick, and how the draft if going.
What I think will be BPA that fits a need: C.J. Feidorwicz
Round 3: Choices here are again in no specific order, and some may repeat from above
C.J. Feidorwicz, Antonio Richardson, Cyril Richardson, Chris Borland, Max Bullough, Yawin Smallwood, Lamin Barron, Shayne Skov, Carlos Hyde, Charles Sims, Donte Moncrief, Martavis Bryant, Cody Latimer, Brandon Coleman
Lots of choices. Pretty easy to see needs being addressed here and replacements for aging vets. The draft starts taking some weird turns here in the simulator, it's pretty much a crap shoot on who's actually still on the board.
Pick I'd like for this round: Antonio Richardson
Round 4: Lots of repeat names, and in some cases players dropping wildly into later rounds here.
C.J. Feidorwicz, Max Bullough, Lamin Barron, Charles Sims, Donte Moncrief, Martavis Bryant, Cody Latimer, Brandon Coleman, Zach Mettenberger, Tom Savage
Draft really starts to slim down at this point. Lots of options but only a few picks left and teams know the value of these players. I would find it very hard to believe that some of these players make it down this far.
Realistically: Cody Latimer
Dream: Charles Sims(I doubt he will be here though)
Round 5: It's all Fubar
Everything is Fubar here. The fluctuation between who is and isn't here at this point of the draft is ridiculous, so i'm just going to list who I'm hoping is here and that we get due to him sliding.
Pick: Max Bullough
Round 6: Go outside, nothing to see here
Pick: Rough Touch Ultimate Frisbee
Round 7: I just don't really know what to do with 7th round picks. I can Hope/Pray that some injured players fall here.
Dream Pick: Zach Mettenberger
So whats this all really come out to. Well it's a pretty wild and long trip through the draft. Some of the choices are hopefully and probably impossible, others are minor reaches, and some are just about right, fitting needs at about the right round for that player to go.
TL:DR
A Draft I would be more than ecstatic to see:
1) Khalil Mack (Dream)
2) C.J. Feidorwicz (Slight reach)
3) Antonio Richardson (Fills need and good value for the round)
4) Cody Latimer or Charles Sims(Fred Jackson isn't getting any younger)
5) Max Bullough (Falls due to possible character issues/ Its hard to get in trouble in B-lo)
6) Go tanning or something
7) Zach Mettenberger (Need a third QB/Project)
What do you guys think?