Will be interesting how this draft plays out now that we know the upper part of the draft.
The Texans almost have to take Bridgewater unless they can trade out of the pick which I dont see happening and I dont see the Texans taking Clowney as their missing piece. Is he worth the top pick and a franchise QB? Gotta take the shot I think. The Rams are in the same boat at the 2nd pick. They wont likely take Bridgewater, and they have Long and Quinn at DE already....so unless they consider Matthews to be a true elite LT, they are stuck.
So I'll give it a shot at an early mock for the top half.
1.Houston Texans: Teddy Bridgewater, QB, Louisville. Makes too much sense.
2.St.Louis Rams via RGKnee trade(lol): Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M. Jake Long effed up his knee, Saffold might be gone. Gotta do it imo.
3.Jacksonville Jaguars: Jedeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina. Best player, and might as well....they need tons of players.
4.Cleveland Browns: Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M. Is he the 4th best player? No. 4th best QB even? Probably not. Is this something the Browns would do? Abso-fucking-lutely! Factory of Sadness adds Johnny fucking Football to that jersey.
5.Oakland Raiders: Taylor Lewin, OT, Michigan. Good fit, mean streak on him too helps.
6.Atlanta Falcons: Anthony Barr, OLB, UCLA. Maybe the best defensive player, and they need all the help they can get on that side.
7.Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson. Big playmaker for a team which needs weapons to help out Glennon to take the next step.
8.Minnesota Vikings: Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State. Gotta try right? Ponder pick set the franchise back years and Carr should be far better as he has a bigtime arm.
9.Buffalo Bills: Mike Evans. WR, Texas A&M. My favorite WR in the draft. He shit on Alabama's vaunted defense two years in a row and made them look bad while at the same time in his career bailing out terrible Johnny Football prayers thrown into double and triple coverage. WR corps of Mike Evans, Robert Woods, and Stevie Johnson for EJ Manuel? Yes plz. Need meets bpa.
10.Detroit Lions: Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo. Good fit for a need and has proven his play vs good competition.
11.Tennessee Titans:Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn. Huge upside, somewhat raw, but could end up being the best tackle if he develops.
12.NY Giants: Cyrus Kuandjio, OT, Alabama. Need, and hopefully can improve after the raping he got from some random dude from Oklahoma in the bowl game. Still, there is a glaring need.
13.St. Louis Rams: Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State. He was a shutdown corner all year, and in the Rose Bowl he proved it again by taking away half of the field. Rams need a safety badly, but I think he is a better bpa fit than Clinton-Dix from Bama, and they need serious help on the other side of the field. He is also physical in a division which likes to run the ball.
14.Chicago Bears: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix (yes thats his real name), S, Alabama. We all saw the ending of that Packers game did we not. Case closed.
15.Pittsburgh Steelers: Louis Nix III, NT, Notre Dame. Any dominant Steelers defense of the past 30 years has been predicated on a huge NT like Casey Hampton, Joel Steed etc who free up space for linebackers. Without this, the defense has sucked and Nix is very good at occupying blockers. I could throw a dart at draft prospects and probably fill a need, but this one will do!
16.Baltimore Ravens: Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State. Has measurables in spades and they need a guy like him. I didnt put too much thought into this because, well fuck the Ravens...it is a good pick for them tho!
17.Dallas Cowboys: Cedric Ogbuehi, OT, Texas A&M. I did this just to piss Foggy off. But, they could use more help on the OL and he could play multiple positions.
18.NY Jets: Marquis Lee, WR, USC: Geno thrived with Tavon Austin, and Lee is similar on top of being something the Jets sorely need on offense with 0 playmakers.
Ok Im tired of doing this, but I think that's a pretty realistic idea how it could play out and fulfilled my 1 post per week quota.
