Mock (YEAH) ing (YEAH) Drafts (YEAH)

[swede700]

13 minutes ago, VikeManDan said:

Quite the opposite, he's 5'10" and 155lbs. No idea how he got the nickname.

Because of his large head (according to his mom).

Edited April 17, 2023 by swede700

[vike daddy]

2 hours ago, Captain Relax said:

Receivers need nicknames like Crazy Legs or Bambi!!

or No Pants.

[swede700]

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23. Minnesota Vikings

Kiper's pick: Joey Porter Jr., CB, Penn State

Corner is a clear weakness for Minnesota, which brought in Byron Murphy Jr. in free agency to replace veteran Patrick Peterson. The long-armed Porter could see early action outside. He didn't have much production in college -- one interception -- but that should change at the next level.

87. Minnesota Vikings

Kiper's pick: Colby Wooden, DT, Auburn

Wooden is an interesting 3-technique prospect. He had six sacks last season, four of which came when he was lined up as a tackle. NFL teams covet interior players who can contribute on third downs. He is worth a dart throw near the end of Round 3.

 

https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/draft2023/insider/story/_/id/36187198/three-round-2023-nfl-mock-draft-mel-kiper-todd-mcshay-predict-102-picks-alternating-all-32-teams

 

I would be pleased with this outcome.  While I haven't been in favor of taking a CB in the first round, if they're going to take one, he'd be it.  Wooden went to HS with Andrew Booth and would be a quality rotational piece with Lowry and Phillips. 

[VikeManDan]

I would think that JPJ should almost be a run to the podium pick.

[SemperFeist]

39 minutes ago, VikeManDan said:

I would think that JPJ should almost be a run to the podium pick.

Not for me. Not with who else is on the board. 

I’d probably still end up drafting Porter, but there would be a lengthy discussion about a few other prospects. 

[VikeManDan]

5 minutes ago, SemperFeist said:

Not for me. Not with who else is on the board. 

I’d probably still end up drafting Porter, but there would be a lengthy discussion about a few other prospects. 

Hence the word "almost", it always depends on who else is available.

[vike daddy]

@goldfishwars' mock for us:

Minnesota
 1 23. Deonte Banks | CB | Maryland
 3 87. Marvin Mims | WR | Oklahoma
 4 119. Byron Young | DL | Alabama
 5 158. Dorian Thompson-Robinson | QB | UCLA
 6 211. Earl Bostick Jr | OT | Kansas

 

what ya think, guys?

[marshpit23]

2 minutes ago, vike daddy said:

@goldfishwars' mock for us:

Minnesota
 1 23. Deonte Banks | CB | Maryland
 3 87. Marvin Mims | WR | Oklahoma
 4 119. Byron Young | DL | Alabama
 5 158. Dorian Thompson-Robinson | QB | UCLA
 6 211. Earl Bostick Jr | OT | Kansas

 

what ya think, guys?

Does Bostick Jr project as a guard in the NFL? 
overall, I like this mock. 

[SemperFeist]

50 minutes ago, vike daddy said:

@goldfishwars' mock for us:

Minnesota
 1 23. Deonte Banks | CB | Maryland
 3 87. Marvin Mims | WR | Oklahoma
 4 119. Byron Young | DL | Alabama
 5 158. Dorian Thompson-Robinson | QB | UCLA
 6 211. Earl Bostick Jr | OT | Kansas

 

what ya think, guys?

Very predictable. 

[vike daddy]

57 minutes ago, SemperFeist said:

Very predictable. 

he doesn't have any trades. so a lot of wild variables are removed.

[PrplChilPill]

6 hours ago, vike daddy said:

@goldfishwars' mock for us:

Minnesota
 1 23. Deonte Banks | CB | Maryland
 3 87. Marvin Mims | WR | Oklahoma
 4 119. Byron Young | DL | Alabama
 5 158. Dorian Thompson-Robinson | QB | UCLA
 6 211. Earl Bostick Jr | OT | Kansas

 

what ya think, guys?

Hard not to like this. 

[SteelKing728]

Is Marvin Mims a better prospect than his brother?

[vike daddy]

Peter King's Draft Week Draft:

“I do this for a living, and my mock draft will be no more accurate than yours. We all think that we know, but we really don’t.”

–One NFL GM in a text to me last week.

I would disagree with this executive. I don’t think I know. Actually, I know I don’t know.

Let me tell you about a GM with a pick in the top 10 for the second straight year. “Last year, I was 90 percent sure of our pick before the draft,” he said. “This year, I’m 25 percent sure.”

There are a couple of reasons this draft is so in flux. Nine of the top 11 teams have a prime football person—coach or GM—in the seat of power for either the first or second year. So there’s not much of a book on many teams. Teams picking one through four have new head coaches, while GMs picking at major pivot points at three (Monti Ossenfort, Arizona) and 11 (Ran Carthon, Tennessee) are running their first drafts.

The mystery starts at pick two, and I’m not sure I’m going to remove much of that here. But here we go with the annual exercise in futility, my only mock draft of the 31-pick first round.

 

1. CAROLINA: Bryce Young, QB, Alabama
2. HOUSTON: Tyree Wilson, edge rusher, Texas Tech
3. TENNESSEE (trade with Arizona): C.J. Stroud, quarterback, Ohio State
4. INDIANAPOLIS: Will Levis, quarterback, Kentucky
5. SEATTLE: Jalen Carter, defensive tackle, Georgia
6. DETROIT: Will Anderson, edge rusher, Alabama
7. LAS VEGAS: Devon Witherspoon, cornerback, Illinois
8. ATLANTA: Bijan Robinson, running back, Texas
9. CHICAGO: Paris Johnson Jr., tackle, Ohio State
10. PHILADELPHIA: Nolan Smith, edge rusher, Georgia.

11. ARIZONA (trade with Tennessee): Christian Gonzalez, cornerback, Oregon
12. HOUSTON: Hendon Hooker, quarterback, Tennessee
13. N.Y. JETS: Broderick Jones, tackle, Georgia
14. NEW ENGLAND: Peter Skoronski, tackle/guard, Northwestern
15. GREEN BAY: Dalton Kincaid, tight end, Utah
16. WASHINGTON: Brian Branch, safety, Alabama
17. PITTSBURGH: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, wide receiver, Ohio State
18. DETROIT: Deonte Banks, cornerback, Maryland
19. TAMPA BAY: Darnell Wright, tackle, Tennessee
20. SEATTLE: Zay Flowers, wide receiver, Boston College

21. L.A. CHARGERS: Jordan Addison, wide receiver, USC
22. BALTIMORE: Emmanuel Forbes, cornerback, Mississippi State

23. MINNESOTA: Anthony Richardson, quarterback, Florida
Easily could go earlier—as high as four to Indianapolis. But the Vikings would be an intriguing spot for the raw Richardson. Kirk Cousins has one playoff win in five Vikings seasons. The math is not in Cousins’ favor. This is year six. He’ll have made $185 million as a Viking, and will be seeking $45 million-plus to re-sign after this season to be sure, guaranteed. Who would be surprised if the Vikings wanted to start fresh in 2024 if this is another one of those years?

24. JACKSONVILLE: Lukas Van Ness, edge rusher, Iowa
25. N.Y. GIANTS: Michael Mayer, tight end, Notre Dame
26. DALLAS: Joey Porter Jr., cornerback, Penn State
27. BUFFALO: Josh Downs, wide receiver, North Carolina
28. CINCINNATI: Luke Musgrave, tight end, Oregon State
29. NEW ORLEANS: Myles Murphy, defensive end, Clemson
30. PHILADELPHIA: Jahmyr Gibbs, running back, Alabama
31. KANSAS CITY: O’Cyrus Torrence, guard, Florida

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/04/24/fmia-peter-king-mock-draft-bryce-young-panthers/

 

 

Edited April 24, 2023 by vike daddy

[SemperFeist]

Manifest Peter King’s and Chad Reuter’s mock draft into reality

[swede700]

I actually think the only reason he's 25% sure is because there are no real standout players in this draft, period.  Bryce Young and Will Anderson are probably the only players guaranteed to go in the top 5...but then you could probably throw the next 30-40 players in a hat and they could come out in any order, because there really isn't a dramatic difference amongst them.