Wednesday, October 9, 2013

1/4 way through NFL mock

Now that we are a quarter of the way through the season I think it is interesting to look into how next years draft is shaping up.  A lot of things will change between now and the draft, but team needs usually stay relatively the same.

Round One

1. Jacksonville Jaguars - Teddy Bridgewater QB (Louisville)
The Jaguars haven't had a franchise quarterback in what seems like forever, they get one here.

2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Bret Hundley QB (UCLA)
If the Bucs are picking this high Greg Schiano will likely be fired and a new coach usually means a new quarterback.

3. New York Giants - Jadaveon Clowney DE (South Carolina)
The Giants picked a great year to suck as they are in position to possibly land a once in a generation defensive talent.

4. Pittsburgh Steelers - Jake Matthews OT ( Texas A + M)
The Steelers offensive line seems to have been bad forever, they add a potential yearly pro bowler.

5. Atlanta Falcons - Taylor Lewan OT (Michigan)
The Falcons can use upgrades all over their offensive line and start here.

6. St. Louis Rams - Anthony Barr OLB (UCLA)
The Rams add a Von Milleresque player to round out their linebacking corpse.

7. Minnesota Vikings - Tajh Boyd QB (Clemson)
Josh Freeman isn't a lock to be the answer at quarterback for the Vikings and with a possible new coach in town you know what that means.

8. Carolina Panthers - Sammy Watkins WR (Clemson)
Since taking Cam Newton with the #1 pick the Panthers have done a terrible job at surrounding him with weapons, they fix that here.

9. Buffalo Bills - Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE (Washington)
A tight end is a young quarterback's best friend, especially one that has the athletic ability to be a special player at the position.

10. St. Louis Rams - Haha Clinton-Dix FS (Alabama)
The Rams add a safety with a skill set that compliments last year's pick, T.J. McDonald, perfectly.

11. Philadelphia Eagles - Marcus Mariota QB (Oregon)
Michael Vick isn't getting less injury prone or younger and Nick Foles / Matt Barkley limit the potential of Chip Kelly's fast paced offense.

12. Oakland Raiders - Louis Nix DT (Notre Dame)
Terrelle Pryor allows the Raiders to look elsewhere than quarterback and go with the best player available strategy for a team that has many needs.  

13. San Diego Chargers - Jason Verrett CB (TCU)
The Chargers add the best cornerback in the draft to one of the league's worst secondaries.

14. Houston Texans - Johnny Manziel QB (Texas A + M)
Matt Schaub has worn out his welcome in Houston and the team gladly welcomes an instate phenom to take over the team. 

15. Green Bay Packers - C.J. Mosley ILB (Alabama)
Clay Matthews and Nick Perry seem to have it taken care of on the outside but the middle of this defense needs upgrading.

16. Cleveland Browns - Mike Evans WR (Texas A + M)
Cleveland adds another reliable target to go with Josh Gordon and Jordan Cameron.

17. Tennessee Titans - Cyrus Kouandjio OT (Alabama)
Offensive tackles Michael Roos and David Stewart are both on the wrong side of 30 and declining.

18. Arizona Cardinals - Khalil Mack OLB (Buffalo)
The Cardinals need to get a consistent edge rusher to compliment Calias Campbell's ability to rush the passer from the interior.

19. New York Jets - Marqise Lee WR (USC)
Santonio Holmes' days in New York are numbered, the team needs a true #1 wide receiver for Geno Smith to grow with.

20. Miami Dolphins - James Hurst OT (North Carolina)
The Dolphins have given up the most sacks in the league so far and pretty much have to address the offensive line in the first round.

21. Dallas Cowboys - Ra'Shede Hageman DT (Minnesota)
The Cowboys surprisingly switched to the 4-3 and didn't add any defensive lineman early, they rectify that with this selection.

22. Chicago Bears - Dominique Easley DT (Florida)
Henry Melton tore his ACL and is a free agent, even if he is retained the Bears still need to add more youth to their defensive line.

23. Cincinnati Bengals - Jordan Matthews WR (Vanderbilt)
Andy Dalton is not the type of QB to carry a team that is why the Bengals need to keep providing him with more talented weapons.

24. Baltimore Ravens - Ifo Ekpre-Olamanu CB (Oregon)
Jimmy Smith has been very inconsistent for the Ravens, they add someone who they hope will bring more consistent play across from Ladarius Webb.

25. Detroit Lions - Brandon Coleman WR (Rutgers)
The Lions need a compliment wide receiver to Calvin Johnson this way there offensive doesn't look lost when he isn't able to play.

26. San Francisco 49ers - Bradley Roby CB (Ohio State)
The 49ers continue to build their secondary spending back to back 1st round picks on the unit.

27. Cleveland Browns - Zach Mettenberger QB (LSU)
Brian Hoyer played well in the two games he started, but that isn't enough for the Browns to go all in on him as their QB of the future.

28. New England Patriots - Anthony Johnson DT (LSU)
Vince Wilfork has been a pillar in the middle of the defensive line for many years now, the Patriots give him an understudy to eventually pass the torch to.

29. Seattle Seahawks - Cyril Richardson OG (Baylor)
Even before the Seahawks offensive line was decimated by injury it was the weakest unit on the team, adding a guard that can also play right tackle seems logical.

30. Kansas City Chiefs - Antonio Richardson OT (Tennessee)
Branden Albert is most likely playing his last season in Kansas City, Eric Fisher will slide over to left tackle leaving a void at right tackle.

31. New Orleans Saints - Kyle Van Noy OLB (BYU)
The Saints defense has been the most improved unit in all the NFL this season and they add another piece to it.

32. Denver Broncos - Trent Murphy DE (Stanford)
Robert Ayers should not be starting in the league, the Broncos properly replace Elvis Dumervil.

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