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[BigPlayReceiver]

Here's my Big Board for tonight.


1 Jadeveon Clowney Edge Rare
2 Aaron Donald DT Rare
3 Khalil Mack Edge Rare
4 Mike Evans WR Rare
5 Sammy Watkins WR Rare
6 Jake Matthews OT Rare
7 Greg Robinson OT Excellent
8 Teddy Bridgewater QB Excellent
9 Darqueze Dennard CB Excellent
10 Taylor Lewan OT Excellent
11 Kyle Fuller CB Excellent
12 Odell Beckham Jr WR Excellent
13 Hasan Clinton-Dix FS Excellent
14 Zack Martin OT Excellent
15 Xavier Su'a Filo OG Excellent
16 Jimmy Ward FS Solid
17 Morgan Moses OT Solid
18 Louis Nix DT Solid
19 Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE Solid
20 Ryan Shazier OLB Solid
21 Allen Robinson WR SitDep
22 Johnny Manziel QB SitDep
23 Brandin Cooks WR SitDep
24 Justin Gilbert CB SitDep
25 Jordan Matthews WR SitDep
26 Deone Bucannon FS Border2nd
27 Dee Ford Edge Border2nd
28 Blake Bortles QB Border2nd
29 Ra'Shede Hageman DT Border2nd
30 Anthony Barr Edge Border2nd
31 Demarcus Lawrence Edge Border2nd
32 Charles Sims RB Border2nd
33 Derek Carr QB Border2nd


SitDep = Situation Dependent; will be good pros in the right situation


All 17 of my picks are here: 1st / 17.5 / 33*/ 48.5 / 65*/ 79.5 / 101 / 114.5 / 141* / 159.5 / 177* / 194.5 / 216* (5 prospects in one bundle)

[BigPlayReceiver]

And with the 1st pick of the 2014 "This Thing Still Needs a Name" draft, I select Jadeveon Clowney, Defensive End, University of South Carolina

Set the Board. Trust the Board. While I may have slight reservations about Clowney's motor, he's such a rare talent that I need to bring him on home.
I'm very comfortable with not taking a QB with the first pick, even Teddy Bridgewater, who I think will be a very good player.
If Clowney goes to HOU then I really, really like this pick.


Now I get to sit back and watch the chaos...

[BigPlayReceiver]

And with the 17.5 pick of the 2014 "This Thing Still Needs a Name" draft, I select Teddy Bridgewater, Quarterback, University of Louisville


I get my QB of the future and maybe more importantly the highest rated player left on my Board.
Very excited!

[BigPlayReceiver]

Board looking good for the 1st pick of the 2nd round tomorrow night.
With five picks left tonight (CAR OTC), I'm very hopeful of grabbing an "Excellent" or "Solid" prospect!

15 Xavier Su'a Filo OG Excellent
16 Jimmy Ward FS Solid
17 Morgan Moses OT Solid
18 Louis Nix DT Solid
19 Austin Seferian-Jenkins TE Solid
21 Allen Robinson WR SitDep
25 Jordan Matthews WR SitDep
29 Ra'Shede Hageman DT Border2nd
31 Demarcus Lawrence Edge Border2nd
32 Charles Sims RB Border2nd
33 Derek Carr QB Border2nd

[BigPlayReceiver]

Green = Inaugural free agents (IFA)
Blue = Roster slots to fill
Purple = 2014 drafted prospects

Bridgewater is in a pretty good situation in MIN. Better than Bortles in JAC, but not as good as Manziel at CLE.

[BigPlayReceiver]

And with the 33rd* pick of the 2014 "This Thing Still Needs a Name" draft, I select Xavier Su'a Filo, Guard, UCLA


This may seem a bit early to go interior OL, but my FAs at center and guard are pretty crappy. So I'm beefing up my interior line early so that Bridgewater has clean pocket to step into.

[BigPlayReceiver]

Well I be...good pick HOU!

[JustaslowZ06]

Sounds like fun. Should've opened it up and let more people on here join in. I know I would've. I'm typically in 4-5 high dollar fantasy leagues every year, high dollar meaning $100 or more buy in with typically a few thousand to the winner, one league is a $500 buy in 20 people you do the math and break down as they pay out to 4th,lol.

In any case I love this kind of stuff. Just curious as to why you took Bridgewater over other availables?

[BigPlayReceiver]

And with the 48th* pick of the 2014 "This Thing Still Needs a Name" draft, I select Morgan Moses, Offensive Tackle, University of Virginia


Moses and Nix were neck-and-neck, but putting Moses next to Su'a Filo gives me a nasty right side (Moses is a natural RT).

[BigPlayReceiver]

Sounds like fun. Should've opened it up and let more people on here join in. I know I would've. I'm typically in 4-5 high dollar fantasy leagues every year, high dollar meaning $100 or more buy in with typically a few thousand to the winner, one league is a $500 buy in 20 people you do the math and break down as they pay out to 4th,lol.

In any case I love this kind of stuff. Just curious as to why you took Bridgewater over other availables?

That's serious business right there. I'm looking for one high-dollar league to get into, but I was thinking $250 tops lol.

For QB, I'm a pretty poor evaluator. There's so much to look for, look at and I'm easily distracted...so I end up watching the LG on one play, the DE on the next, critiquing the WRs route, etc etc. So honestly for this project, I was just worried about smarts, toughness and accuracy. I really wanted to take him #1, but couldn't pass up Clowney the Freak. Derek Carr was going to be my 2nd QB to target at #33 had I missed out of Bridgewater.

[BigPlayReceiver]

And with the 65th* pick of the 2014 "This Thing Still Needs a Name" draft, I select Louis Nix, Defensive Tackle, Notre Dame

He's still on the board and I have no damn idea why, but I'm taking my 18th ranked player.
I know he was banged up in '13, but I love this value!

[BigPlayReceiver]

And with the 79* pick of the 2014 "This Thing Still Needs a Name" draft, I select Donte Moncrief, Wide Receiver, Ole Miss

Moved down the board a bit to give Campbell and eventually Teddy a big pass catcher.
Moncrief needs more coaching than I would like to admit, but his size and athleticism is worth harvesting at this point.