RuthlessBurgher's EPIC full 1st rd mock draft that is BEAST!

[anger 82&95]

Re: RuthlessBurgher's EPIC full 1st rd mock draft that is BE

Let's settle out of court...I'll agree to only use lower case letters when using the words "epic" and "beast" to describe my mock drafts (that way, you still get the benefit of increased emphasis when you use "EPIC" and "BEAST" instead). In exchange, I ask that your lawyer shave his creepy John Waters like pencil thin mustache (unless he has a two-toned Ricky Ricardo jacket and an autographed picture of Andy Devine...of course, then he can keep it).

I have submitted your proposal to my legal counsel for review...

Maybe you would consider calling off your attorney if RuthlessBurgher slightly modifies his word usage to mitigate copyright infringement. How about if he uses “bestiality” instead of beast and “apocryphal” instead of epic?

[DHSF]

Re: RuthlessBurgher's EPIC full 1st rd mock draft that is BE

I would hope that none of our draft picks engage in bestiality. That could bring on the apocalypse.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: RuthlessBurgher's EPIC full 1st rd mock draft that is BE

I would hope that none of our draft picks engage in bestiality. That could bring on the apocalypse.

Chad Brown was awfully familiar with his reptile friends once upon a time.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: RuthlessBurgher's EPIC full 1st rd mock draft that is BE

I like idea of moving up in the draft to reunite the Pouncey twins last year, but since were coming off of a Super Bowl loss (and thus picking at #31), it was not practical to try to trade up from the very late first to the mid first to get him. This year, however, moving from #24 to the mid first to get the top guard, could actually be feasible. Colbert was willing to give up a 3rd and a 6th to move from 27 to 16 get Polamalu, and a 3rd and 4th to move up from 32 to 25 to get Holmes. It remains to be seen if he would actually sacrifice a 2nd round pick in order to move up for DeCastro.

Do you think DeCastro will be there at 16? I've seen some projections that have him going earlier, including the Chiefs at 11 and Cardinals at 13.

Top interior linemen have been coming off the board near the middle of the first round in recent years (Mike Pouncey #15 last year, Mike Iupati #17 and Maurkice Pouncey #18 the year before that)...teams that are drafting earlier than that tend to be drafting earlier than that for a reason (they have many needs). In the grand scheme of things, when you need many things, you are most likely to target a quarterback, a pass rusher, a cover corner, etc. over an interior lineman (and when you are drafting that early determine that OL is your biggest need, teams tend to give preference to tackles over guards). That's why I think he should hopefully drop within striking range. We'll see.

[Shawn]

Re: RuthlessBurgher's EPIC full 1st rd mock draft that is BE

No way do I see the Steelers moving up for an OG. They do move up but they tend to be for skill positions. OG might be the least important position on the field...both sides of the ball.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: RuthlessBurgher's EPIC full 1st rd mock draft that is BE

Time for a second round. For clarity's sake, I'm putting actual completed NFL trades in yellow, and my own projected trades in red.

ROUND ONE:

1. Indianapolis Colts - QB Andrew Luck
2. Cleveland Browns (from St. Louis Rams) - Robert Griffin III
3. Minnesota Vikings - OT Matt Kalil
4. St. Louis Rams (from Cleveland Browns) - WR Justin Blackmon
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - CB Morris Claiborne
6. Cincinnati Bengals (from Washington Redskins) - RB Trent Richardson
7. Jacksonville Jaguars - DE Quinton Coples
8. Miami Dolphins - OT Riley Reiff
9. Carolina Panthers - DT Michael Brockers
10. Buffalo Bills - DE Melvin Ingram
11. Kansas City Chiefs - OT Jonathan Martin
12. Seattle Seahawks - DT Devon Still
13. Arizona Cardinals - OLB Courtney Upshaw
14. Dallas Cowboys - CB Janorris Jenkins
15. Philadelphia Eagles - ILB Luke Kuechly
16. Pittsburgh Steelers (from New York Jets) - OG David DeCastro
17. Washington Redskins (from Oakland Raiders via Cincinnati Bengals) - WR Kendall Wright
18. San Diego Chargers - SS Mark Barron
19. Chicago Bears - WR Michael Floyd
20. Tennessee Titans - OG Cordy Glenn
21. Washington Redskins (from Cincinnati Bengals) - QB Ryan Tannehill
22. St. Louis Rams (from Atlanta Falcons via Cleveland Browns) - OT Mike Adams
23. Detroit Lions - CB Dre Kirkpatrick
24. New York Jets (from Pittsburgh Steelers) - OLB Whitney Mercilus
25. Denver Broncos - C Peter Konz
26. Houston Texans - WR Alshon Jeffrey
27. New England Patriots (via New Orleans Saints) - DT Jerel Worthy
28. Green Bay Packers - OLB Nick Perry
29. Baltimore Ravens - ILB Dont'a Hightower
30. San Francisco 49ers - WR Mohamed Sanu
31. New England Patriots - DE Andre Branch
32. New York Giants - TE Dwayne Allen

ROUND TWO:

33. St. Louis Rams - ILB Zach Brown
34. Indianapolis Colts - NT Dontari Poe
35. Minnesota Vikings - CB Alfonzo Dennard
36. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - OLB Lavonte David
37. Cleveland Browns - CB Chase Minnifield
38. Jacksonville Jaguars - WR Rueben Randle
39. Washington Redskins - ILB Vontaze Burfict
40. Carolina Panthers - OLB Bobby Wagner
41. Buffalo Bills - TE Coby Fleener
42. Miami Dolphins - QB Brock Osweiler
43. Seattle Seahawks - QB Brandon Weeden
44. Kansas City Chiefs - NT Alameda Ta'Amu
45. Dallas Cowboys - OG Kelechi Osemele
46. Philadelphia Eagles - DT Fletcher Cox
47. New York Jets - WR Nick Toon
48. New England Patriots (from Oakland) - WR Stephen Hill
49. San Diego Chargers - OLB Vinny Curry
50. Chicago Bears - OG Kevin Zeitler
51. Philadelphia Eagles (from Arizona) - OG Brandon Washington
52. Tennessee Titans - DE Chandler Jones
53. Cincinnati Bengals - CB Stephon Gilmore
54. Detroit Lions - OT Zebrie Sanders
55. Atlanta Falcons - RB Lamar Miller
56. New York Jets (from Pittsburgh) - RB David Wilson
57. Denver Broncos - DT Brandon Thompson
58. Houston Texans - OG Lucas Nix
59. New Orleans Saints - OLB Ronnell Lewis
60. Green Bay Packers - DE Jared Crick
61. Baltimore Ravens - OLB Shea McClellin
62. San Francisco 49ers - OG Senio Kelemete
63. New England Patriots - CB Leonard Johnson
64. New York Giants - RB Doug Martin

[hawaiiansteel]

Re: RuthlessBurgher's EPIC full 1st rd mock draft that is BE

Truly a reasoned mock draft that merits praise, laud, and consideration.

[RuthlessBurgher]

It's about time for an update. I still have us trading up for the same guy (but with a different team this time, since the 4th round pick I had originally projected the Jets sending back to us was already used to get Tim Tebow. So now I'm trading our first and second round picks (#24 & #56) to Dallas for their first round pick (#14). I'm not projecting any other trades at this time (listing only the trades that already actually happened). Here goes...

ROUND ONE:

1. Indianapolis Colts - QB Andrew Luck
2. Washington Redskins (from St. Louis Rams) - Robert Griffin III
3. Minnesota Vikings - OT Matt Kalil
4. Cleveland Browns - RB Trent Richardson
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - CB Morris Claiborne
6. St. Louis Rams (from Washington Redskins) - WR Justin Blackmon
7. Jacksonville Jaguars - DE Quinton Coples
8. Miami Dolphins - QB Ryan Tannehill
9. Carolina Panthers - NT Dontari Poe
10. Buffalo Bills - ILB Luke Kuechly
11. Kansas City Chiefs - OT Riley Reiff
12. Seattle Seahawks - DE Melvin Ingram
13. Arizona Cardinals - OT Jonathan Martin
14. Pittsburgh Steelers (*projected trade* from Dallas Cowboys) - OG David DeCastro
15. Philadelphia Eagles - DT Fletcher Cox
16. New York Jets - OLB Courtney Upshaw
17. Cincinnati Bengals (from Oakland Raiders) - CB Dre Kirkpatrick
18. San Diego Chargers - OG Cordy Glenn
19. Chicago Bears - WR Michael Floyd
20. Tennessee Titans - C Peter Konz
21. Cincinnati Bengals - SS Mark Barron
22. Cleveland Browns (from Atlanta Falcons) - WR Kendall Wright
23. Detroit Lions - CB Stephon Gilmore
24. Dallas Cowboys (*projected trade* from Pittsburgh Steelers) - CB Janorris Jenkins
25. Denver Broncos - DT Michael Brockers
26. Houston Texans - WR Stephen Hill
27. New England Patriots (from New Orleans Saints) - OLB Whitney Mercilus
28. Green Bay Packers - OLB Nick Perry
29. Baltimore Ravens - ILB Dont'a Hightower
30. San Francisco 49ers - OT Mike Adams
31. New England Patriots - DE Andre Branch
32. New York Giants - DT Devon Still

ROUND TWO:

33. St. Louis Rams - DT Jerel Worthy
34. Indianapolis Colts - TE Coby Fleener
35. Minnesota Vikings - WR Alshon Jeffrey
36. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - OLB Lavonte David
37. Cleveland Browns - QB Brandon Weeden
38. Jacksonville Jaguars - WR Rueben Randle
39. St. Louis Rams (from Washington Redskins) - ILB Zach Brown
40. Carolina Panthers - WR Mohamed Sanu
41. Buffalo Bills - OT Zebrie Sanders
42. Miami Dolphins - OLB Vinny Curry
43. Seattle Seahawks - OLB Ronnell Lewis
44. Kansas City Chiefs - NT Alameda Ta'Amu
45. Dallas Cowboys - SS Harrison Smith
46. Philadelphia Eagles - OT Bobby Massie
47. New York Jets - RB Lamar Miller
48. New England Patriots (from Oakland Raiders) - RB David Wilson
49. San Diego Chargers - CB Josh Robinson
50. Chicago Bears - OG Kevin Zeitler
51. Philadelphia Eagles (from Arizona Cardinals) - OLB Bobby Wagner
52. Tennessee Titans - OG Amini Silatolu
53. Cincinnati Bengals - OG Kelechi Osemele
54. Detroit Lions - DE Chandler Jones
55. Atlanta Falcons - TE Dwayne Allen
56. Dallas Cowboys (*projected trade* from Pittsburgh Steelers) - OLB Shea McClellin
57. Denver Broncos - RB Doug Martin
58. Houston Texans - DT Brandon Thompson
59. Green Bay Packers - DT Kendall Reyes
60. Baltimore Ravens - C Ben Jones
61. San Francisco 49ers - DE Jared Crick
62. New England Patriots - CB Jayron Hosley
63. New York Giants - OG Brandon Washington