Re: 2014 Mock Draft thread
People are idiots.
A RB in round 1? Come on. Both Rice and Pierce will still be under contract.
And I will NEVER understand why everyone seems to think that the Ravens need a cornerback? I mean, I think that positions like WR and Corner should be drafted every year...but why draft one in the first round when you've already got 2 or 3 (or in our case, 4) starting caliber corners? That would be a wasted pick IMO.
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Definitely yes about the RB pick.
For CB though I don't think it is crazy. I agree that it is unlikely that the Ravens will have a big need at CB and possibly no need at all. But consider the following scenario with our corners:
- Jimmy Smith fails to develop. He's hurt for a few games, doesn't really develop a good rhythm. He still has that upside but it is another wasted year being a sometime starter, sometime nickel, sometime bench player: in other words not a player the team can depend on.
- Corey Graham plays very well but is a free agent and gets a big offer elsewhere. The Ravens will be in a difficult position to give a big contract to anyone next year and Graham may not be a priority. More likely than not I think.
- Chylke Brown and Asa Jackson fail to develop into reliable players. Very plausible.
- Webb fails to return to his old self after another ACL. Either that or he hurts himself again.
I say none of these happen. But the likelihood of one or two happening could get the team to look CB high in the draft. If three of them happen well yeah CB will be a big priority.
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Watkins would be absurdly good value for the Ravens. Don't think there's any chance we can get him without bombing this season or trading up. Tuitt might be in a similar draft tier.
Big fan of Richardson, and actually think that's a realistic value. There could reasonably be 4-5 tackles ranked ahead of him.
Everett is a head-scratcher, and Archer is just bonkers.
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The 2014 draft - who is the 32nd best player? That's the guy Ozzie will choose... Bc
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For folks looking to get a head start on 2014 :nerd:
Go here and look at the prospects position-by-position via the drop-down at the top: http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/p...nkings/2014/QB
And then go here and check out their stats: http://www.cfbstats.com/2012/national/index.html
From there you can rank your top 3, 5, 10 whatever. Then hit YT and search since just about all of these guys can be found in 2012 film featuring a teammate, a stud opponent, if not themselves. Of course, you can get really crazy and subscribe to the on-demand SEC network or CBS Sports on-demand, and watch full games whenever you feel like it.
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BigPlayReceiver
For folks looking to get a head start on 2014 :nerd:
Go here and look at the prospects position-by-position via the drop-down at the top:
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/p...nkings/2014/QB
And then go here and check out their stats:
http://www.cfbstats.com/2012/national/index.html
From there you can rank your top 3, 5, 10 whatever. Then hit YT and search since just about all of these guys can be found in 2012 film featuring a teammate, a stud opponent, if not themselves. Of course, you can get really crazy and subscribe to the on-demand SEC network or CBS Sports on-demand, and watch full games whenever you feel like it.
Definitely some good places to start. It should be noted that the cbssports link has players group by their senior class, so some of the best prospects in this draft will be under the 2015 class.
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Whose the WR from Texas that did some good things last year? I think he's a hometown guy, if I'm not mistaken.
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The Excellector
Whose the WR from Texas that did some good things last year? I think he's a hometown guy, if I'm not mistaken.
You sure it's a UT guy? I'm not aware of (nor can I find any) any that are from the area.
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I REALLY like Archer, but he can't be a RB in this league. He's one of the fastest guys I've ever seen in college football and he looks like a "football player" and not a track guy playing football.
If he can make the switch to WR (and if the Kent State coaches are smart and do something that will increase his value, that's what they'll do), and he shows that he can play WR at a high level, I'd consider him depending on where I pick...probably more high/mid second round though.
I'll say this, if Kent State moves him to WR and he plays well there, and Tavon Austin becomes the player that many of us think he will, Austin will have helped Archer's value skyrocket.
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I never really start researching the next draft until October, way too early for me because so much will change as always between now and next year. I will say that the next draft should be very offense happy as this years one was pretty much all defense. We probably wont have many holes on defense next year, but I can see OT and WR being the positions to address. Even if McKinnie plays well again, he's going to be 34 and will only have a year left on his contract, and Oher will be a free agent. I'm hoping Ricky Wagner shows enough and can take over from RT eventually, but we don't have anyone on the roster apart from McKinnie, who I feel can ever be a franchise LT.
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but we don't have anyone on the roster apart from McKinnie, who I feel can ever be a franchise LT.
Just seems like you can only find your franchise LT in the draft after having a shitty season (picking in the top 5). Which Won't be happening with this team. Hopefully they develop some of these guys to take over