The 2014 Mock draft Thread.

[manxman2601]

I just don't love the tape I've watched of him. His combine was very good and I know you prioritize the 3-Cone feeling it's a BB hot spot but I just can't see him in the first. Maybe if he slid in the middle of the second but in keeping with that draft philosophy article you posted today I have to wonder if he makes their draft board considering they may have 75 names or less.

I tend to agree with you. I think his size is a big problem.

 

[Off The Grid]

Yeah, I'd be stunned if the Patriots drafted Ford...yet nearly as surprised if he didn't ultimately go in the 1st.

It's always amusing to crank out Mocks in October and load up on guys who end up in the 1st Round.

 

[manxman2601]

Yeah, I'd be stunned if the Patriots drafted Ford...yet nearly as surprised if he didn't ultimately go in the 1st.

It's always amusing to crank out Mocks in October and load up on guys who end up in the 1st Round.

It would be nice if you could have a "buy now" button like they do on eBay.

 

[Off The Grid]

Yeah, I'd be stunned if the Patriots drafted Ford...yet nearly as surprised if he didn't ultimately go in the 1st.

It's always amusing to crank out Mocks in October and load up on guys who end up in the 1st Round.

It would be nice if you could have a "buy now" button like they do on eBay.

Oh man that would be sweet!! :rocker:

 

[Merril Hoge's Tie Knot]

Quick mock.

Housekeeping:

Pats currently about $15M under the cap.

- Pats cut or restructure DT Vince Wilfork ($4M-7.5M additional cap space)
- Pats cut Isaac Sapoaga and Adrian Wilson ($3.6M additional cap space)
- Pats cut OL Dan Connolly ($2.5M additional cap space)
- Pats extend S Devin McCourty and K Stephen Gostkowski ($2M additional cap space)

That gives the Pats around $27-30M in cap space entering FA.

Free Agency:

Offense:

- Pats re-sign UFA WR Julian Edelman, or sign UFA WR Emmanuel Sanders (Pittsburgh). Magnitude of deal depends on who is signed. 2014 cap hit around $4M.
- Pats re-sign UFA RB LeGarrette Blount. 3 year/$6M deal plus incentives. 2014 cap hit roughly $2M.
- Pats sign UFA WR Sidney Rice (Seattle). 2 year / $8M deal. 2014 cap hit roughly $3M.
- Pats sign UFA OL Ted Larsen. 2 year / $2M deal. 2014 cap hit roughly $900K.
- Pats sign UFA OC Fernando Velasco (Pittsburgh). 2 year / $4M deal. 2014 cap hit roughly $1.5M.

Defense:

- Pats re-sign CB Aqib Talib. Somewhere around Brent Grimes' 4/$32M, but with less guaranteed up front, and more contingent on playing time and conduct. 2014 cap hit roughly $5M.
- Pats sign UFA DB Brandon Browner (Seattle). 2 year deal with low guarantee and signing bonus. 2014 cap hit roughly $2M.
- Pats sign UFA DE/DT LaMarr Houston (Oakland). 5 year / $39M deal, $14M guaranteed. 2014 cap hit roughly $5M.
- Pats re-sign UFA LB Dane Fletcher. 3 year / $2.5M deal. 2014 cap hit roughly $800K.

Special Teams:

- Pats re-sign LS Danny Aiken. Roughl 3 years/$2M. 2014 cap hit roughly $700K.

That's roughly $25M in 2014 cap space for those 10 contracts.

Draft:

- Pats trade Ryan Mallett to Minnesota for #40.
- Pats trade #29 and 40 to Dallas for #16 and 78.

16. Aaron Donald, DT, Pittsburgh.
62. TE: Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington / Troy Niklas, Notre Dame.
78. Joel Bitonio, OL, Nevada.
93. LB: Christian Jones, Florida St. / Jordan Tripp, Montana.
126. Antone Exum, DB, Virginia Tech.
6a. Seantrel Henderson, OT, Miami.
6b. Big DB: Dontae Johnson, North Carolina St. / Phillip Gaines, Rice / Aaron Colvin, Oklahoma / Jonathan Dowling, Western Kentucky.
6 (comp). FB/H-BackL Trey Millard, Oklahoma / Gator Hoskins, Marshall
7. TE: Colt Lyerla, Oregon / Richard Rodgers, Cal / Larry Webster, Bloomsburg (conversion)

Brilliant plan, and if I had the Buy Now! button, I'd click it. That defense is an ass-kicker -- top-5 unit. Having said that, I'd prefer a little more work on the offense.

If I could tweak it I'd nix Larsen, Velacso, and Rice, and instead sign Asamoah to a long (5-6 year) contract in exchange for a lower annual cap hit. He's still very young, and getting better. I have the utmost confidence he'll play well throughout that contract.

Then I'd use one of the mid-round picks on a big WR like Latimer. I wan't to get a WR in this draft. It's too deep not too IMO.

To be honest, I don't know why a team wouldn't take an athletic freak like Donald in the top 10. Although it is a cracking top 10 this year. I've previously mentioned the Falcons as a potential landing spot for Donald.

Me either.

 

[Merril Hoge's Tie Knot]

A New Hope?

Center wants to look beyond Cleveland | Q

 

[mayoclinic]

A New Hope?

Center wants to look beyond Cleveland | Q

Cleveland has the right to match because of the transition tag, and poison pills are supposedly off limits, so it's going to be difficult. We'll see what happens.

 

[Off The Grid]

A New Hope?

Center wants to look beyond Cleveland | Q

I saw what you did, there!!

 

[Brady6]

1-32 mock draft 1.0 –

1. Texans-Clowney
2. Rams (From Redskins)-Watkins
3. Jaguars- Bortles
4. Browns-Mack
5. Raiders-Bridgewater
6. Falcons-Ebron
7. Buccaneers-Robinson
8. Vikings-Barr
9. Bills-Matthews
10. Lions-Evans
11. Titans-Gilbert
12. Giants-Donald
13. Rams-Lewan
14. Bears-Jernigan
15. Steelers-Martin
16. Cowboys-Dix
17. Ravens-Lee
18. Jets-Manziel
19. Dolphins-Kouandjio
20. Cardinals-Mosley
21. Packers-Nix
22. Eagles-Dennard
23. Chiefs-Beckham
24. Bengals-Pryor
25. Chargers-Ealy
26. Browns (From Colts)-Carr
27. Saints-Verrett
28. Panthers-Mosses
29. Patriots-Hageman
30. 49ers-Fuller
31. Broncos-Benjamin
32. Seahawks-Ford

 

[Brady6]

Cleveland has the right to match because of the transition tag, and poison pills are supposedly off limits, so it's going to be difficult. We'll see what happens.

If we wanted Mack, we would have to agree to a sign and trade type deal and give Cleveland something in return.

 

[everlong]

12. Giants-Donald

I keep having this nightmare that the Giants pick him and he's part of nightmare vs the Giants defensive line part III.

18. Jets-Manziel
19. Dolphins-Kouandjio

My eyes flashed down to Kouandjio and laughed thinking that would be just like them to draft a guy with a medical condition too high but then I saw your Jets pick and knew you were picking on the divisional clueless.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

29. New England Patriots (12-4): Kelvin Benjamin, wide receiver, Florida State In this scenario, the Patriots probably trade down. Defensive linemen Stephon Tuitt and Ra’Shede Hageman, tight ends Austin Seferan-Jenkins, Jace Amaro and Troy Niklas, and edge defenders Dee Ford and Scott Crichton are still available. Even with all those players still around, the Patriots, as always, do the unexpected. The Patriots have shown interest in Evans and Lee this offseason. Benjamin, at 6-foot-5, 240 pounds, is a matchup nightmare despite running a 4.60-second 40-yard dash. It doesn’t really make sense to draft another wide receiver a year after picking Aaron Dobson and Josh Boyce and signing Kenbrell Thompkins, but there’s a reason New England is looking at first-round wideouts. Hageman and Amaro, the two most common Patriots mock picks, aren’t perfect fits, either. Hageman is too much of a risk for the Patriots to take in Round 1 (because of questions about his effort), and Bill Belichick is unlikely to take a tight end who can’t block like Amaro. With all the talent in this class, it’s becoming increasingly likely the Patriots trade out of the first round for the second straight year.


Patriots Surprise In 2014 NFL Mock Draft By Adding Massive Wide Receiver | NFL Draft | NESN.com

The bolded sentence is one of the most bizarre things I have ever read about the Patriots.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Not sure if this one was previously discussed but I'll give King credit for going against the current conventional wisdom on where people will go.

Y! SPORTS

Teddy B #1
Robinson #2 ahead of Clowney
Raiders taking Donald at #5 Oh no Mayo say it ain't so! :bricks:
Anthony Barr all the way down to 20
Kouandjio staying in the first round to the Saints
Dee Ford to the Pats
Johnny Manziel............not in the first round.

Some of these I agree with some I don't but at least he was original.

If Manziel is there at 29, the Pats will probably end up trading down with someone who wants him.

 

[Brady6]

If Manziel is there at 29, the Pats will probably end up trading down with someone who wants him.

I do not think he would get past Cleveland at #26.

When I was mocking I really wanted to have Dallas pick him at #16, I just think that would be a Jerry Jones move.

 

[mayoclinic]

When I was mocking I really wanted to have Dallas pick him at #16, I just think that would be a Jerry Jones move.

Not really. Now trading up for Manziel ... THAT would be a Jerry Jones move.

 

[Coach42]

A bit off topic but how is Robinson over Clowney is an upset? I'm surprised Robinson isn't getting more attention. Sure, Manziel, Bridgewater, and Bortles are nice prospects but none are sure fire like an Andrew Luck. So why not Robinson? The guy is going to be a monster at LT for years, a Walter Jones level prospect. How come these idiots don't love Walter Jones?? I understand the Browns and Texans have good LTs so they may think they can upgrade their teams at another spot but even they could start Robinson on the right and slide him over when Thomas or Brown are done. What's wrong with having two great tackles and drafting Carr in the second or Mettenberg in the 3rd??

 

[mayoclinic]

A bit off topic but how is Robinson over Clowney is an upset? I'm surprised Robinson isn't getting more attention. Sure, Manziel, Bridgewater, and Bortles are nice prospects but none are sure fire like an Andrew Luck. So why not Robinson? The guy is going to be a monster at LT for years, a Walter Jones level prospect. How come these idiots don't love Walter Jones?? I understand the Browns and Texans have good LTs so they may think they can upgrade their teams at another spot but even they could start Robinson on the right and slide him over when Thomas or Brown are done. What's wrong with having two great tackles and drafting Carr in the second or Mettenberg in the 3rd??

It's not. Robinson is the best prospect in the draft, and possibly the best OL prospect since Jonathan Ogden. He should go in the first 2 picks.

 

[Coach42]

It's not. Robinson is the best prospect in the draft, and possibly the best OL prospect since Jonathan Ogden. He should go in the first 2 picks.

Seems like while he is being mocked in the top 2-5 picks in every mock all the talking heads are glancing over what could be a legendary player. If I was any of those teams in the top 10 I would be killing myself to land this guy over anyone else.

 

[Merril Hoge's Tie Knot]

It's not. Robinson is the best prospect in the draft, and possibly the best OL prospect since Jonathan Ogden. He should go in the first 2 picks.

Do you worry that we haven't seen him pass block much? I'm a little worried that his opponent are always looking in the backfield rather than at him as well. It's not hard to block a blind man.

 

[dryheat44]

If we wanted Mack, we would have to agree to a sign and trade type deal and give Cleveland something in return.

And pay him way too much money for a center. Let's not gloss over that. The tag gives him 1 year at more than 10 million. I'm sure he'll take less on a multi-year deal, but it's not like he'll take 3 million a year. Someone will probably make him the highest paid center in the league, and it won't be us. Nor should it.