2019 Mock Draft 1.0, Post FA Feeding Frenzy Edition

patfanken said:

When our most immediate need is along the DL and this might be the deepest DL draft in a DECADE, you use almost half our picks on RECEIVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

I know this is just a mock, and I know Hockenson will be gone about 15 picks before #32. But, Steve, THIS is the year to load up on big guys and edge rush prospects. Granted we NEED to add to the receiver corps and TE.

What I'd look for in a mock is the where in the first 6 picks, we pick up 2 guys on the DL, one OLB/Edgre rusher and a S. The other 2 picks can be used on a TE and WR.

With the last 6 picks, I simply don't care. I won't have a clue who they are, except that I expect at least 2 will make the team and be 4 year contributors.

Actually now that I think about it, I wouldn't be unhappy if we used all 6 of those picks in either moving up in this draft, or added to next year's.

BTW- 3 of our picks are in the 7th round. I really like that. It seems the personnel people do an EXCEPTIONAL job of finding UDFA's that make the team. Having those 3 picks kind of allows us to grab 3 guys that we'd normally have to fight for to get them into camp.

As good as our history is for finding UDFA's to make the squad, and how enticing it would be to join a team like the Pats, if I were a FA there are a lot more teams that an UDFA would have a better shot making than the Pats.

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IllegalContact said:

I like my mock of the day better....includes 2 small trade downs.......it's damned near an entire team

Your score is: 34465 (GRADE: A+)

Your Picks:
Round 2 Pick 5 (NYG): Ferguson, Jaylon, DE, Louisiana Tech (A)
Round 2 Pick 24: Wilson, Mack, ILB, Alabama (A+)
Round 3 Pick 2 (PITT): Smith Jr, Irv, TE, Alabama (A+)
Round 3 Pick 9: Cajuste, Yodny, OT, West Virginia (A+)
Round 3 Pick 31 (NYG): Miller, Christian, OLB, Alabama (A+)
Round 3 Pick 33 (COMP): Samuel, Deebo, WR, South Carolina (A+)
Round 3 Pick 37 (COMP): Thorson, Clayton, QB, Northwestern (A+)
Round 4 Pick 6 (NYG): Allen, Zach, DE, Boston College (A+)
Round 4 Pick 20 (PITT): Isabella, Andy, WR, Massachusetts (A+)
Round 4 Pick 32: Wise, Daniel, DT, Kansas (A+)
Round 5 Pick 3 (PITT): Mack, Alize, TE, Notre Dame (A+)
Round 6 Pick 32 (COMP): Russell, Dontavius, DT, Auburn (A+)
Round 7 Pick 25: Jones, Hootie, SS, Alabama (B+)
Round 7 Pick 29: Crawford, Xavier, CB, Central Michigan (A+)
Round 7 Pick 32: Seibert, Austin, K, Oklahoma (A+)
Round 7 Pick 38 (COMP): Duck, Clifton, CB, Appalachian State (A+)

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patfanken said:

When our most immediate need is along the DL and this might be the deepest DL draft in a DECADE, you use almost half our picks on RECEIVERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

I know this is just a mock, and I know Hockenson will be gone about 15 picks before #32. But, Steve, THIS is the year to load up on big guys and edge rush prospects. Granted we NEED to add to the receiver corps and TE.

What I'd look for in a mock is the where in the first 6 picks, we pick up 2 guys on the DL, one OLB/Edgre rusher and a S. The other 2 picks can be used on a TE and WR.

With the last 6 picks, I simply don't care. I won't have a clue who they are, except that I expect at least 2 will make the team and be 4 year contributors.

Actually now that I think about it, I wouldn't be unhappy if we used all 6 of those picks in either moving up in this draft, or added to next year's.

BTW- 3 of our picks are in the 7th round. I really like that. It seems the personnel people do an EXCEPTIONAL job of finding UDFA's that make the team. Having those 3 picks kind of allows us to grab 3 guys that we'd normally have to fight for to get them into camp.

As good as our history is for finding UDFA's to make the squad, and how enticing it would be to join a team like the Pats, if I were a FA there are a lot more teams that an UDFA would have a better shot making than the Pats.

BTW- Even though I disagree with some of your selections, thanks for taking the time to do it. These mock drafts really help me understand a bit more about who is out there.

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scott99 said:

I'm fine with 1 TE and 1 WR, but I want a highly rated TE and a highly rated WR. I don't want them to wait until the 5th round or later to address those positions. If they could somehow wind up with TE Noah Fant, then a WR, for instance, WR Hakeem Butler, this offense would be insane, EVEN if Gronk doesn't return. Two BIG, fast targets for Brady. And we saw how different this offense was with Josh Gordon in the lineup. Hakeem Butler is 6'6" 230, and ran a 4.48, Noah Fant is 6'4" 255 and ran a 4.51. Both very explosive, and talented with huge catch radiuses.

No offense to Brady, but as he gets older, he probably will become less accurate than the Brady we saw in SB 51 & 52. Doesn't hurt to have receivers with huge catch radiuses. Wouldn't mind WR David Sills in the 3rd round if available. A former QB, who's also 6'4" 215, and can read defenses as a WR and has great hands. He would be a great replacement for Hogan, who doesn't seem to be coming back.

So yeah, definitely address the Dline, but it's extremely deep, as is WR & TE.

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Ivan said:

Taking a quick look at a CBS/ Draft Scout mock there will be 14 front 7 defenders off the board when the Patriots pick, 12 of which are Edge Rushers or DL. Imo it makes no sense to go that route when they have been cleaned out before it gets to their pick. As much as I would love a really good Edge or DL prospect taking the 7th or 8th best prospect at either position in the first makes zero sense to me.

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Ivan said:

Taking a quick look at a CBS/ Draft Scout mock there will be 14 front 7 defenders off the board when the Patriots pick, 12 of which are Edge Rushers or DL. Imo it makes no sense to go that route when they have been cleaned out before it gets to their pick. As much as I would love a really good Edge or DL prospect taking the 7th or 8th best prospect at either position in the first makes zero sense to me.

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