2020 FF Consensus Mock Draft [Pick 16 - Atlanta Falcons]

[goldfishwars]

RULES

1. We will be going by the point system. 1st choice is worth 3 points, 2nd is worth 2, and 3rd is worth 1 point. The player with the most points at the end of the poll will be the selection.
2. Do not select the same player for multiple choices, doing so will nullify your vote(s)
3. If you feel very strongly about 1 player as the choice, you may vote for 1st choice only and abstain from the 2nd and 3rd choice by selecting [[Leave Blank]]
4. If you think a player should be selected that is not listed, please respond with a post who should be the selection.
5. Voting criteria is up to you. Meaning you can vote either for who you think the team SHOULD take, or who they WILL take. 

2020 FF NFL Consensus Mock Draft V1
1. Cincinnati Bengals - QB Joe Burrow, LSU
2. Washington Redskins -  EDGE Chase Young, Ohio State
3. Detroit Lions - CB Jeff Okudah, Ohio State
4. New York Giants - OT Andrew Thomas, Georgia
5. Miami Dolphins - QB Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
6. LA Chargers - QB Justin Herbert, Oregon
7. Carolina Panthers - DL Derrick Brown, Auburn
8. Arizona Cardinals - OT Tristan Wirfs, Iowa
9. Jacksonville Jaguars - LB Isaiah Simmons, Clemson
10. Cleveland Browns - OT Jedrick Wills, Alabama
11. New York Jets - WR Jerry Jeudy, Alabama
12. Oakland Raiders - WR CeeDee Lamb, Oklahoma
13. Indianapolis Colts - EDGE AJ Espenesa, Iowa
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - OT Mekhi Becton, Louisville
15. Denver Broncos - Henry Ruggs III, WR, Alabama
16. Atlanta Falcons - 
 

[Ragnarok]

Kinlaw, Diggs, Chaisson

ATL would run up to the podium.  CB and Edge is also a need, but Kinlaw would be awesome next to Grady.

[Hukos]

Kinlaw, and I wouldn't even think twice about it. Slam dunk of a pick if there ever was one. It completely solidifies Atlanta's interior defensive line, and allows Takk as an edge rusher to have more 1 v 1 matchups with tackles. Grady is the kind of guy that's going to be doubled all year in 2020, but can you really afford to leave 6 on the line, double Grady and Kinlaw?

Quinn's cover 3 scheme is also at it's best when it has a great pass rush going. The secondary never really "got going" in 2019, merely the pass rush got better during the 6-2 stretch. This is all the more justification for continuing to upgrade the pass rush imo, as it showed the scheme does work, but only if the pass rush is getting there.

The Falcons also need massive help in the secondary with probably a bottom five secondary that was a massive liability all season long in 2019. I wouldn't be too shocked to see them take CB if a really great one drops down to 1.16.

If anyone here says Swift or any kind of Running Back (I've seen this pop up in a number of mock drafts already so...) with how atrocious the Falcons defense is, you're doing it specifically to spite me. We also have trash run blocking so it's not like a RB wouuld even have good numbers here. The only positions on offense the Falcons should be looking at are Left Guard, and Center.

Edited January 26, 2020 by Hukos

[Calvert28]

Atlanta swaps this pick away to Dallas for their first who then selects Javon Kinlaw.

Because I'll be damned if he is selected just one pick before us. 

[Hukos]

We need Kinlaw way more than you guys do though. Dallas is actually a good team.

[Danger]

12 minutes ago, Hukos said:

We need Kinlaw way more than you guys do though. Dallas is actually a good team.

Good teams make the playoffs.

[Hukos]

8 minutes ago, Danger said:

Good teams make the playoffs.

I think Dallas is pretty well primed to have a pretty good season next year. I don't think they'll get past the second round (or if they do, it'll be just barely). Their schedule is extremely favorable. Atlanta needs a billion breaks to go in their favor to just hit 8-8 - our schedule is death row. We're gonna sit around 6-10/7-9 in 2020 and looking for a new coach/GM most likely, so this year is gonna be a wash. @GB, @KC, @NO, @TB, @MIN, @DAL, VS. SEA, VS. NO., VS. TB is just about half our schedule.

Best case scenario is we have a good draft but because our schedule is so difficult we don't do well, have a new regime, and they continue to install good drafts in the future and maybe make one last Super Bowl push in the Matt Ryan era about 2-3 years from now.

Basically Dallas needs to go pop and make use of what they have on their roster right now - Atlanta is in a position where they need to rebuild before even getting into the spot Dallas is in. So yeah we could use Kinlaw more than Dallas.

Edited January 27, 2020 by Hukos