Hello Football Fans!

After a crazy round 1 with many surprises it is time for some analysis. I have grouped my thoughts on the picks made last night. I removed the consideration of how much they paid to move up for a player. This is strictly what I think of the player, how I feel they may contribute, and the overall risk in drafting the player for that specific team. Red players are ones that I think will be busts, Orange are likely busts but may contribute, Yellow are 50/50 players, light green I think will be contributors for their teams but never great, dark green I think will be strong contributors on their teams, Blue are players that I think will be great in the NFL and with their respective teams.

Let's leave some ambiguity here so if you have comments please leave them.

~ André

André and Chris 3-round mock draft

After burning the afternoon into the close to midnight oil, André and Chris have completed the 3-round mock draft once again. Per our usual rules, these are the player we would pick and not the players that we think each team will pick but we stuck to the best player for the teams even if they were not our favorites. WE alternated picks with the exception of Chris loving to give André the Packers each time and then Chris took the next two picks. 

Enjoy this responsibly! 

Round 1 (Chris has odds Andre has evens.)

Round 1

1. Cleveland Browns - Myles Garrett DE

2. San Francisco 49ers - *Jamal Adams SS

3. Chicago Bears - Jonathan Allen DT

4. Jacksonville Jaguars - *Leonard Fournette RB

5. Tennessee Titans (from Los Angeles Rams) - O.J. Howard TE

6. New York Jets - *Marshon Lattimore  CB   

7. Los Angeles Chargers - Malik Hooker FS

8. Carolina Panthers - Taco Charlton       DE  

9. Cincinnati Bengals - Derek Barnett DE

10. Buffalo Bills - *Ryan Ramczyk OT 

11. New Orleans Saints - Haason Reddick OLB

12. Cleveland Browns (from Philadelphia Eagles) - Corey Davis WR

13. Arizona Cardinals - Reuben Foster   ILB

14. Philadelphia Eagles (from Minnesota Vikings) - *Dalvin Cook RB

15. Indianapolis Colts - David Njoku        TE

16. Baltimore Ravens - *Mike Williams WR

17. Washington Redskins - Solomon Thomas DE

18. Tennessee Titans - *John Ross        WR

19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Jabrill Peppers  SS

20. Denver Broncos - *Garett Bolles       OT   

21. Detroit Lions - Zach Cunningham OLB

22. Miami Dolphins - Tre'Davious White CB

23. New York Giants - Evan Engram      TE

24. Oakland Raiders - *Cam Robinson OT

25. Houston Texans - Deshaun Watson QB

26. Seattle Seahawks - Forrest Lamp OG

27. Kansas City Chiefs - Zay Jones        WR

28. Dallas Cowboys - *Adoree' Jackson CB    

29. Green Bay Packers  (Change up to Andre picking) - *T.J. Watt OLB      

30. Pittsburgh Steelers (Chris Pick) - Obi Melifonwu SS

31. Atlanta Falcons (Chris Pick) - Charles Harris       DE

32. New Orleans Saints (from Patriots) - *Christian McCaffrey RB      

Round 2 - (Andre has Odds Chris has evens)

33. Cleveland - Davis Webb QB   

34. San Francisco - Curtis Samuel WR

35. Jacksonville - *Budda Baker     FS

36. Chicago - Sidney Jones  CB

37. Los Angeles Rams - Jordan Willis DE

38. Los Angeles Chargers - Dan Feeney OG

39. New York Jets - Takkarist McKinley  OLB

40. Carolina - Joe Mixon RB

41. Cincinnati - *Gareon Conley    CB

42. New Orleans - Carl Lawson     DE

43. Philadelphia - *Marlon Humphrey      CB

44. Buffalo - Chidobe Awuzie CB

45. Arizona - *Mitch Trubisky QB  

46. Indianapolis - Jarrad Davis       ILB

47. Baltimore - Tim Williams OLB 

48. Minnesota - Samaje Perine      RB

49. Washington - Desmond King    FS   

50. Tampa Bay - D'Onta Foreman RB

51. Denver - Tyus Bowser    OLB

52. Cleveland (from Titans) - Marcus Maye     FS

53. Detroit - Taylor Moton OT        

54. Miami - Dion Dawkins     OG

55. New York Giants - *Raekwon McMillan      ILB   

56. Oakland - Malik McDowell        DT

57. Houston - *Josh Jones    SS   

58. Seattle - Ryan Anderson OLB

59. Kansas City - *Quincy Wilson  CB

60. Dallas - Chris Wormley   DT

61. Green Bay -  Cordrea Tankersley CB

62. Pittsburgh - Kevin King   CB

63. Atlanta - Jaleel Johnson DT   

64. Carolina (from Patriots) - Antonio Garcia OT

Round 3 - Chris has odds Andre has evens

65. Cleveland - Jourdan Lewis       CB

66. San Francisco - Nathan Peterman QB      

67. Chicago - Dede Westbrook      WR

68. Jacksonville - *Adam Shaheen TE

69. Los Angeles Rams - JuJu Smith-Schuster WR

70. New York Jets - *Patrick Mahomes II QB

71. Los Angeles Chargers  - Taywan Taylor    WR

72. New England (from Panthers) - Pat Elflein C      

73. Cincinnati - Cooper Kupp WR

74. Baltimore (from Eagles) - Julie'n Davenport OT

75. Buffalo  - Amara Darboh WR

76. New Orleans - Gerald Everett TE

77. Arizona - Teez Tabor      CB

78. Baltimore -    Duke Riley OLB

79. Minnesota - Roderick Johnson OT

80. Indianapolis - Kareem Hunt      RB

81. Washington - ArDarius Stewart WR

82. Denver - Dalvin Tomlinson DT

83. Tennessee - Fabian Moreau    CB

84. Tampa Bay - *Marcus Sanders-Williams    FS

85. Detroit - Jamaal Williams RB

86. Minnesota (from Dolphins) -  Tarell Basham DE

87. New York Giants - Marlon Mack RB

88. Oakland - *Chris Godwin WR

89. Houston -  Jake Butt  TE

90. Seattle - Jalen Myrick CB        

91. Kansas City - DeShone Kizer QB

92. Dallas (Andre takes pick) - Derek Rivers    DE

93. Green Bay (Andre takes pick) - Jordan Morgan OG

94. Pittsburgh (Chris takes pick) - Tanoh Kpassagnon       DE

95. Atlanta (Chris takes pick) - Alex Anzalone OLB

96. New England - Rasul Douglas CB   

97. Miami* - Zach Banner     OG

98. Carolina* - *Carlos Henderson WR  

99. Philadelphia (from Ravens)* - Jayon Brown         OLB

100. Tennessee (from Rams)* - *Caleb Brantley       DT   

101. Denver* - Isaiah Ford    WR

102. Seattle* - Ethan Pocic   C      

103. New Orleans (from Patriots from Browns)* - Montravius Adams  DT

104. Kansas City* - Cameron Sutton      CB

105. Pittsburgh* - Anthony Walker Jr.   ILB

106. Seattle* - *Malachi Dupre WR

107. New York Jets* - Carlos Watkins     DT

Thanks for reading and onto Christma...I mean draft day!

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2017 NFL Draft - Packers and Bears picks for all 7 rounds

We are less than a week out from the NFL Draft! Here are my picks for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. Why these two teams, well, I do not get paid to do this so I had to narrow it down to the two teams I pay most attention to. As always, these are the players I think they should pick, not who they will pick necessarily. However, there are times when I swear they are reading my blog as I have hit on a few picks in the past.

Enjoy!

Packers Picks

Round 1: Pick 29 (29th overall) – Takarist McKinley OLB UCLA or TJ Watt OLB Wisconsin – In both cases I like the players and their intensity. Watt needs to fill out a bit but Clay Matthews had a pretty similar physic when he was drafted (though Watts legs are skinnier). There is a good chance only one of them is available here so it is an either or situation. If both are, I will take the over that Watt develops into a more consistent player.

Round 2: Pick 29 (61st overall) WR Zay Jones East Carolina – Plain and simple, the Packers do not need a WR, but they always grab one when they do not need one. Zay Jones is the Jordy Nelson of this draft, go back to the Senior Bowl and look at his TD catch that did not count, that would have counted if there were replay. He is more technically sound than you would think. Do not be surprised if he turns out to be one of the top 3 WR in this draft years down the road.

If for some reason Adoreé Jackson is here, he is the much better pick but he may even go in round 1, who knows

Round 3: Pick 29 (93rd overall) – Jourdan Lewis CB Michigan – Lewis’ off the field issues need to be checked out but his lack of size does not concern me one bit, he is feisty and has a short memory and the Packers need to bring in a real CB instead of a projected. If Rollins and Randall get over their sophomore slump the Lewis is just icing on the cake.

Round 4: Pick 28 (134th overall) – Jordan Morgan OG Kutztown or

Erik Magnuson OL (convert to Guard) Michigan – I like Morgan better but I like both players as guards. There is a chance that the Packers are happy with Kyle Murphy and are going to move him to Guard which makes round 4 a good round to find a back-up plan

Round 5: Pick 29 (174th overall) – Connor Harris LB Lindenwood – He has some size limitations as he is a little short but he is quick and has great instincts. Worst case scenario, he is a top special teams player

Round 5*: Pick 39 (184th overall) –  Tarik Cohen RB North Carolina A & T – He is a little guy but he has some interesting skills as a scat back and returner.

Round 6: Pick 29 (214th overall) – Josh Tupou NT Colorado – Tupou is a special 2 down player but he holds a lot of weight very well. He can rotate in and stuff the run on occasion while he develops a bit. With how athletic he is at 350 you have to wonder if he might be a gem if he can drop to the 330 range.

Round 7: Pick 29 (247th overall) –Boise Ross CB Buffalo – Ross is in that category of hard to project. He is my favorite player that nobody is talking about but put on his game tape and he looks better than some higher ranked players at CB. He is a converted wide receiver so he has less experience.

Because I love to do this, I really hope the Packers find a way to sign P Miles Bergner South Dakota as an undrafted free agent

Bears Picks

Round 1: Pick 3 (3rd overall) – Marshon Lattimore CB Ohio State – I keep going back and forth in my mind here between Lattimore and Adams. I think both are going to be great but CB is the bigger need.         

                            

Round 2: Pick 4 (36^th overall) – Desmond King DB Iowa – King is a tweener and in a way I still like him at CB. But he may ultimately move to Safety and if the Bears draft him, he can help them the most there and then drop into the nickel on passing downs.                                                              

Round 3: Pick 3 (67^th overall) – Tanoh Kpassagnon DT Villanova - Okay Bears fans, call me crazy or call this a reach, it does not matter, he is going to go this high because his tools are incredible and he has a desire to get better. Top that off with his take on anybody attitude at the Senior Bowl, and you have a player. He is a gamble and will be a part time player at first, but once he figures himself out this will look like a steal.                                                        

Round 4: Pick 4 (111^th overall) – Will Holden OT Vanderbilt – Depending on the health of Grasu and if he can come back at center shifting Whitehair back to guard, the Bears could use a tackle. Holden at worst will be a solid back-up but with the players the Bears have at OT right now, he should push to start                                                

Round 4: Pick 10 (117^th overall) Kenny Golladay WR Northern Illinois – Golladay is an achiever and might be getting a bit overshadowed by Corey Davis since both play in the MAC. But Golladay has some very interesting traits and the Bears need to get some bigger stronger WRs                                                   

Round 5: Pick 3 (147^th overall) Eric Saubert TE Drake – Saubert is not a blocker yet and he looks more like a WR and there is an obvious jump from Drake. With that said, he has some very interesting receiving skills which may lead him to becoming a top 20 TE by his second contract. Plus, you have to like a local kid coming to the Bears, not that it matters that much, but to me it is a nice thing.                                                                 

Round 7: Pick 3 (221^st overall) – Alex Torgersen QB Pennsylvania – He may not have the highest ceiling but he has enough tools and smarts to develop into a solid QB that could be a reliable back-up or even emergency starter. Somewhere between Ryan Fitzpatrick and Tim Rattay?     

Next up: Chris and Andre will do a mock draft where we alternate picks. Look for that post early next week.