Fanspeak Mock Draft Simulator

Does anybody get on their site and mess around with it? I'm obsessed with this time of year as much as the actual season. Last night I paid the $8.95 one-time fee for their top tier ("Ultimate GM"). It's pretty fun. Just wondering if anyone else has it

 

Yea. I play with it every once in a while just to see if there is an odd ball player that is out there I wouldn't normally mock which keeps falling to us. Here are my latest results in 4 rounds:

30: R1P30

CB QUINCY WILSON
FLORIDA
62: R2P30

EDGE DAWAUNE SMOOT
ILLINOIS
94: R3P30

S OBI MELIFONWU
UCONN
134: R4P29

WR DEDE WESTBROOK
OKLAHOMA

 

Just ran a 7 round mock again, but once you get to the late rounds...its guys I don't know.

30: R1P30

EDGE CHARLES HARRIS
MISSOURI
62: R2P30
CB CORDREA TANKERSLEY
CLEMSON
94: R3P30

TE GERALD EVERETT
SOUTH ALABAMA
134: R4P29

WR CHRIS GODWIN
PENN STATE
174: R5P29

LB ALEX ANZALONE
FLORIDA
182: R5P37

DL LARRY OGUNJOBI
CHARLOTTE
214: R6P29

S RAYSHAWN JENKINS
MIAMI (FLA.)
251: R7P30

RB JOE YEARBY
MIAMI

 

With the ultimate GM version, it lets you start at the beginning of the offseason, complete with tagging players, re-signing, FA, and then the draft. Have any of you paid for it? So far I have nothing negative to say.

I also plan on using it to help prep for our message board mock draft!

 

Here's what I did in the latest offseason:

Re-Sign/Free Agency

I decided #1 to cut Ladarius Green. I just don't see his issues improving so I cut ties to make some space to improve elsewhere

Ricardo Mathews DL (re-signed) guy is a solid back-up
Patrick DiMarco FB (FA-3 years $6 million) solid FB coming from a Super Bowl team
James Harrison EDGE (re-signed 1 year $2.0 million) will stick around 1 more year to mentor our #1 draft pick
Stephon Gilmore CB (FA-5 years $47.5 million) I see him and Burns starting to lock things down on the corners
Le'Veon Bell RB (re-signed-5 years $55 million) no-brainer signing

Note: it will not let you re-sign players if they still have years remaining on contract. Thus I could not do anything with AB

Draft

NYJ wanted to trade up:

SENT:

• ROUND: 1 PICK: 30

RECEIVED:

• ROUND: 2 PICK: 7

• ROUND: 4 PICK: 31

• ROUND: 5 PICK: 6

• ROUND: 6 PICK: 7

39: R2P7: EDGE CHARLES HARRIS-MISSOURI (to trade down 7-8 spots and still get this guy would be a dream!)

62: R2P30: TE EVAN ENGRAM-OLE MISS (freed up space cutting Green and ended up with a TE some compare to Jordan Reed of Washington)

94: R3P30: S JUSTIN EVANS-TEXAS A&M (just about solidifying our secondary. Will now be able to move on from Mitchell once his dead money won't kill us)

134: R4P29: WR MALACHI DUPRE-LSU (Assuming things go well with AB & Bryant gets his head straight, adding Dupre with Rogers in the mix will make this offense lethal. Good route runner with good hands, not to mention he's 6'3"...could have been drafted much higher if he had a QB at LSU)

136: R4P31: C ETHAN POCIC-LSU (every mock I've done has this guy plummeting...not sure why. Can play guard and center, and do it well. Getting him at the end of the 4th would be a no-brainer. Could be a guy who could take over for Pouncey if we decided to part ways with him in a few years, who will be at the front office' magical age of "30" when his contract expires).

151: R5P6: DL RYAN GLASGOW-MICHIGAN (solid DE who will provide depth)

174: R5P29: QB ALEX TORGERSEN-PENNSYLVANIA (there was A LOT of talk about him being better than people think)

182: R5P37: G SEAN HARLOW-OREGON ST (solid depth)

192: R6P7: CB DES LAWRENCE-NORTH CAROLINA (could take over for William Gay)

214: R6P29: LB RICHIE BROWN-MISSISSIPPI ST (depth)

251: R7P30: CB JALEN MYRICK-MINNESOTA (I've seen some analysts showing him going in 4th round. Don't see him lasting this long)

 

I do it every year a few times a week right up to the draft.

I have not paid for the upgrade.

What big board do you guys use.?

Cajun

 

I just did fanspeak with their big board....and I got to draft Miles Garett at pick #30. .Just kind of wrote it off after that.

http://fanspeak.com/ontheclock/draft.php?d=afcfte


30: R1P30 EDGE MYLES GARRETT TEXAS A&M
62: R2P30 EDGE TANOH KPASSAGNON VILLANOVA
94: R3P30 S OBI MELIFONWU CONNECTICUT
134: R4P29 C ETHAN POCIC LSU
174: R5P29 WR JOSH MALONE TENNESSEE
182: R5P37 CB CHANNING STRIBLING MICHIGAN
214: R6P29 WR RICKY SEAL -JONES TEXAS A&M
251: R7P30 QB BRADY GUSTAFSON MONTANA


Here is a 7 round fan mock I did on another football site I frequent...was very happy with it until I got Garrett at 30 in the above..LOL

Traded #30 to Cleveland for pick 33 and 65...they took Mitch Tribinsky (Garret, Hooker, and Tribinsky in round 1 for Clev)

2.(33) Tim Williams OLB

was watching a guy slide down to a point I decided to make a move...and traded with the Eagles for the #11 pick in the second round....Traded the Steelers #62 and #94

2.(43) Haason Reddick ILB

3.(65) Tanoh Kpassagnon DE

4.(134) Julie'n Davenport OT

5.(175) John Johnson FS

5.(182) Ricky Seals-Ray WR

6.(214) Brady Gustafson QB

7.(251) Kai Nacua S



HACK

 

Hack, any idea what big board you used for that one? Something definitely wasn't right if Garrett went #30...lol

I've seen him going as far down as #3 on fanspeak but that's it

 

I used the fanspeak big board.

HACK

 

I think I usually use the Bleacher Report or CBS boards. I'll have to try the fanspeak and see what happens

 

Just did my first simulator... very happy:

30: R1P30
EDGE TIM WILLIAMS
ALABAMA

62: R2P30
LB HAASON REDDICK
TEMPLE

94: R3P30
CB KEVIN KING
WASHINGTON

134: R4P29
DL LARRY OGUNJOBI
CHARLOTTE

174: R5P29
RB BRIAN HILL
WYOMING

182: R5P37
DL EDDIE VANDERDOES
UCLA

214: R6P29
QB BRADY GUSTAFSON
MONTANA

251: R7P30
WR JOSH REYNOLDS
TEXAS A&M

 

haven't heard the stories... I think he's got the 2nd most explosive 1st step in the draft and the 2nd best repertoire of developed pass rush moves and counters.

 

He's a top 10 pick, except for (reported) multiple failed drug tests and a weapons violation (arrested, but I believe the charges were dropped). The other person you may see taking a dive in the first round is Dalvin Cook. great runner, but there are a lot of concerns with the people he hangs with, and if he will be able to disassociate himself once he hits the big time.

 

Not sure I've ever come across that one...I'll have to check it out. Hell I might subscribe to that one too...lol

 

Everyone seems to like these simulators but me . It could be I don't know the ins and outs of them, but I like doing my own and think some of the selections available in certain rounds are way off. But I could be way off too and a control freak lol. One thing is for certain, they expose you to names you may not come across during your normal research..

 

They're addicting to me!

 

Hey I'm not knocking them by any means, I may just not know how to set the parameters...

 

Out of curiosity, ran through one of the fanspeak models. A couple homer picks in Jake Butt and Pat Elflein as my daughter would be able to get me a line for some tickets, as she knows both of them. haha.

30: R1P30
S MALIK HOOKER
OHIO ST.

62: R2P30
EDGE T.J. WATT
WISCONSIN

94: R3P30
EDGE JORDAN WILLIS
KANSAS ST.

105: R3P41
TE JAKE BUTT
MICHIGAN

135: R4P28
C PAT ELFLEIN
OHIO ST.

173: R5P29
CB CHANNING STRIBLING
MICHIGAN

213: R6P29
RB BOOMWILLIAMS
KENTUCKY

248: R7P30
WR CHAD WILLIAMS
GRAMBLING ST.

 

we have 2 3rd Rd picks.

#94 and #105

 

We didn't when I ran that simulation. I am well aware of the additional pick. I'll run some more.

Just out of curiosity, who does everyone think has the best big board?

 

Okay so I just ran again. This time with CBS Big Board, not sure what I used before, but this is where I ended up. The final pick was more of a "I don't want to pass up" rather than a need. That being said, if I am in the draft room I don't think I could have done this, but he did offer the best value IMO at the time. I wanted to find a corner, but didn't find one I liked after the first round that I thought was much better than we could get as a UFA or potential small trade like we have a habit of doing.

All 3 of the D guys I really like and I think Butt just adds depth to a potentially strong position....eventually due to his health. Getting Godchaux in the 4th I really liked.

30: R1P30

EDGE TIM WILLIAMS
ALABAMA

62: R2P30

S OBI MELIFONWU
CONNECTICUT

94: R3P30

TE JAKE BUTT
MICHIGAN

105: R3P41

WR CHRIS GODWIN
PENN STATE

135: R4P28

DL DAVON GODCHAUX
LSU

173: R5P29

WR RYAN SWITZER
NORTH CAROLINA

 

Okay, so I ran another with Matt Miller's Big Board. This time 7 rounds. I love this draft. Don't know if it could happen, but I love it.

30: R1P30

LB HAASON REDDICK
TEMPLE
62: R2P30

EDGE TIM WILLIAMS
ALABAMA
94: R3P30

S OBI MELIFONWU
UCONN
105: R3P41

CB CORN ELDER
MIAMI (FLA.)
135: R4P28

WR DEDE WESTBROOK
OKLAHOMA
173: R5P29

RB COREY CLEMENT
WISCONSIN
213: R6P29

DL ISAAC ROCHELL
NOTRE DAME
248: R7P30

LB BEN BOULWARE
CLEMSON

 

I can't say that I'm disappointed in my picks. I feel more and more comfortable going through the mocks that this is a really good year for our needs matching what is deep in the draft. Pretty cool.


30: R1P30

EDGE HAASON REDDICK
TEMPLE

62: R2P30

S OBI MELIFONWU
CONNECTICUT

94: R3P30

EDGE DEREK RIVERS
YOUNGSTOWN STATE

105: R3P41

QB BRAD KAAYA
MIAMI (FLA.)

135: R4P28

WR ARTAVIS SCOTT
CLEMSON

173: R5P29

CB CHANNING STRIBLING
MICHIGAN

213: R6P29

TE MICHAEL ROBERTS
TOLEDO

248: R7P30

DL ISAAC ROCHELL
NOTRE DAME

 

My 1st crack at it:


30: R1P30

EDGE HAASON REDDICK
TEMPLE
62: R2P30

WR ZAY JONES
EAST CAROLINA
94: R3P30

TE JAKE BUTT
MICHIGAN
105: R3P41

LB ELIJAH LEE
KANSAS STATE
135: R4P28
EDGE TREY HENDRICKSON
FLORIDA ATLANTIC
173: R5P29

RB ELIJAH MCGUIRE
UL LAFAYETTE
213: R6P29

CB JEREMY CUTRER
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
248: R7P30

S FISH SMITHSON
KANSAS