Re: 2018 Mock Drafts
 

Your score is: 21445 (GRADE: A-)

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 13: Hurst, Maurice, DT, Michigan (A-)
Round 2 Pick 12: Price, Billy, C/OG, Ohio State (A)
Round 4 Pick 9: Meeks, Quenton, CB, Stanford (A+)
Round 5 Pick 5: White, Mike, QB, Western Kentucky (A+)
Round 5 Pick 26: Ateman, Marcell, WR, Oklahoma State (A)
Round 6 Pick 14: Apke, Troy, SS, Penn State (A+)
Round 7 Pick 13: Pettway, Kamryn, RB, Auburn (A)
Round 7 Pick 26 (ATL): Facyson, Brandon, CB, Virginia Tech (A+)
Round 7 Pick 38 (ATL): Coutee, Keke, WR, Texas Tech (A+)

Re: 2018 Mock Drafts
 

[quote=30gut;1192240]Your score is: 21445 (GRADE: A-)

Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 13: Hurst, Maurice, DT, Michigan (A-)
Round 2 Pick 12: Price, Billy, C/OG, Ohio State (A)
Round 4 Pick 9: Meeks, Quenton, CB, Stanford (A+)
Round 5 Pick 5: White, Mike, QB, Western Kentucky (A+)
Round 5 Pick 26: Ateman, Marcell, WR, Oklahoma State (A)
Round 6 Pick 14: Apke, Troy, SS, Penn State (A+)
Round 7 Pick 13: Pettway, Kamryn, RB, Auburn (A)
Round 7 Pick 26 (ATL): Facyson, Brandon, CB, Virginia Tech (A+)
Round 7 Pick 38 (ATL): Coutee, Keke, WR, Texas Tech (A+)[/quote]

I don't believe they have a viable back up center who will be active on game day on the roster right now.

Jay has said in the past he loses sleep over the center position.

I really like a pick like Price as a hedge against injury at the center position. If they do take an O lineman early, I'm betting it is a player who can play multiple positions.

I really want a front seven D player in the top rounds though and love the Hurst pick, if he is still there.

All that being said, I believe a talented dual threat running back would have the single biggest impact on the team from a win/loss point of view.

Portis was on Cooley the other day, he apparently evaluates the RB position for the team (who knows how much weight is given to his opinion).

He said Guice was the only other RB with a 1st round grade besides Barkley.

Rambling a little I know. I CANT WAIT FOR THE DRAFT!!!!

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[quote=DYoungJelly;1192241]...
All that being said, I believe a talented dual threat running back would have the single biggest impact on the team from a win/loss point of view.

Portis was on Cooley the other day, he apparently evaluates the RB position for the team (who knows how much weight is given to his opinion).

He said Guice was the only other RB with a 1st round grade besides Barkley.[/quote]Good post.

Adrian Peterson was my favorite player in the NFL for a long time; I say that because i'm a guy that likes and believes in the RB position. I like this group of RBs.

But I know I'm a broken record on this and really actually try not to bring it up myself. Imho I don't see the point in drafting a RB high because I believe that Jay runs a system that doesn't feature the RB in a way that schematically maximizes their ability.

I think the biggest improvement in the run game will come from the 1) overall improvement of the LG and Center positions 2) health of the OL + RBs 3) improvement of the depth of the OL + RB 4) better weapons on the outside

Just 2 years ago Football Outsiders rated the run offense as #4 and that was with Fat Rob and Matt Jones.

Imo the difference was the OL stayed healthy, Kelly stayed healthy AND there were legit threats at the outside WR spots.

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[quote=30gut;1192243]Good post.


But I know I'm a broken record on this and really actually try not to bring it up myself. Imho I don't see the point in drafting a RB high because I believe that Jay runs a system that doesn't feature the RB in a way that schematically maximizes their ability.
[/quote]

I used to think this until the CT injury. After he got injured, our old QB failed to throw for 300 yards in a game the rest of the season.

We need an explosive dual threat back, he would be a game changer for our offense.

I know CTs injury was a fluke but he has always been injured so we need to have a plan A and use CT as plan B (3rd Down back).

I also don't like limiting plays for fragile guys (Reed and CT), if they aren't built for this league, get them the F out.

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13. Trade with Detroit (20) They take Derwin James FSU. We get their 2nd round pick 51.

20. Maurice Hurst DT Michigan - IMO the best DL in this draft, he would be a top 10 pick if it wasn't for his heart scare.

44. Sony Michel RB - UGA

51. (From Det) - Will Hernandez OG - UTEP

109. Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, EDGE- Oklahoma

142. Antonio Callaway, WR, Florida

163. Tyler Conklin, TE, Central Michigan

Re: 2018 Mock Drafts
 

[quote=skinsfaninok;1192287]13. Trade with Detroit (20) They take Derwin James FSU. We get their 2nd round pick 51.

20. Maurice Hurst DT Michigan - IMO the best DL in this draft, he would be a top 10 pick if it wasn't for his heart scare.

44. Sony Michel RB - UGA

51. (From Det) - Will Hernandez OG - UTEP

109. Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, EDGE- Oklahoma

142. Antonio Callaway, WR, Florida

163. Tyler Conklin, TE, Central Michigan[/quote]

Yes, I think this trade scenario is plausible and we could really use another 2nd round pick in this draft.

I'm gonna let you slide this time on picking yet another OU player because Okoronkwo can play and we sure could use a good pass rusher.

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Could they?[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180410/6526e1ec1ef7c8156bfada45e36cb2d8.jpg[/IMG]

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[QUOTE=30gut;1192297]Could they?[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180410/6526e1ec1ef7c8156bfada45e36cb2d8.jpg[/IMG]

Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk[/QUOTE]No they couldn't.

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[quote=KI Skins Fan;1192295]Yes, I think this trade scenario is plausible and we could really use another 2nd round pick in this draft.

I'm gonna let you slide this time on picking yet another OU player because Okoronkwo can play and we sure could use a good pass rusher.[/quote]

I'm actually not that high on him but in the later rounds yes it's worth the look. I really want to trade down and add another 2nd, it would be huge. Hope it happens

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[QUOTE=30gut;1192297]Could they?[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180410/6526e1ec1ef7c8156bfada45e36cb2d8.jpg[/IMG]

Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk[/QUOTE]Just asking for a friend, what was RG3's completion percentage in 2012?

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We need players that help us run the ball and stop the run...unless they are simply extremely talented, too good to pass up (ie Minkah, Derwin, maybe even CB Ward OSU).

Lamar doesn't fall into that category IMO. He is gonna need time to develop and is a reach at 13.

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Jackson’s build is similar to RG3... hopefully he’ll be smarter about protecting himself

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This team drafting a QB at 13 would be the worst move it could make, Alex is our guy for 3-4 years.

Re: 2018 Mock Drafts
 

[quote=skinsfaninok;1192287]13. Trade with Detroit (20) They take Derwin James FSU. We get their 2nd round pick 51.

20. Maurice Hurst DT Michigan - IMO the best DL in this draft, he would be a top 10 pick if it wasn't for his heart scare.

44. Sony Michel RB - UGA

51. (From Det) - Will Hernandez OG - UTEP

109. Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, EDGE- Oklahoma

142. Antonio Callaway, WR, Florida

163. Tyler Conklin, TE, Central Michigan[/quote]

I doubt Hernandez falls to 51, but a guard at that spot would be the right pick.

Re: 2018 Mock Drafts
 

Here is a 7-Round Skins mock draft by R.J. White of cbssports.com:

[U]Washington Redskins[/U]

1 13 Vita Vea, NT, Washington
2 44 Ronald Jones II, RB, USC
4 109 Mason Cole, G/C, Michigan from DEN/SF
4 136 Desmond Harrison, OT, West Georgia from LAR/NE
5 142 Traded to L.A. Rams from DEN
5 163 Kameron Kelly, CB, San Diego State from DEN/ATL
6 205 Quin Blanding, SS, Virginia from CLE/NE
7 231 Traded to L.A. Rams
7 241 Cedrick Wilson, WR, Boise State from LAR