numbah's early mock 2.0

I don't see them going TE in the first round, I read they may extend Heath Miller's contract he still probably has 3 or 4 more good years left. He's not the athletic get down the field type TE but Miller can still play at a high level. I think the rest of your mock fills some needs.

 

Good work Numbah. This is one of the few mocks I've seen that doesn't contain a pick that I absolutely hate haha

I like that you selected 2 CB's. I think Taylor is likely cut to save 7mil in cap space, so we only have 2 NFL caliber CB's on our team. One of these rooks will start (either as CB or nickel back) and the other will be CB4. CB5 can be a ST player. Love the Matthews pick, he is a stud. While I don't think the Steelers will take a TE in the first round, you picked the right one if we did haha Brooks pick is good too. Don't know much about your 6th or 7th picks, but they fill positions of need in terms of depth... so I'd be cool with it.

 

I don't hate your mock but I don't want a te in round 1. I think we have bigger needs and this a deep draft for te's according to experts. I think we need defense a lot more. I can tell you that neal is not a real good running back. he doesn't hit the hole and tries to bounce everything outside. I know he didn't have coaching down here but they couldn't get him to do it

 

Well done Numbah 58, quality talent
in that mock. I think they will go defense
in round 1 and possibly 2. But until they finish
negotiating with a lot of players I just can't
pin point which way they will go.

 

Nice! I'd like it even more if we can fix ILB in house (Williams, Spence ,Garvin) or maybe some of the tougher cuts they made at ILB last year(McFadden,Rolle) really stepping up to take the job. I don't know much about the RB from Tenn. but either way I'd take Archer or DAT for more of a versatile speed guy in the 5th. Other than that where do I sign....

 

While I would love to go defense the first two rounds (and three through seven, also) the number of mock drafts that I have run on simulators (fanspeak, first-pick) that have best players available in the first two rounds that keep coming up te/wr or wr/te (usually ebron/benjamin or evans/safferian-jenkins) is amazing. and I can't say I would be upset.

 

I like it! I'm leaning defense, specifically secondary, in the first two rounds and then we grab another receiver, which this draft is pretty deep in. I don't think there is any way we go offense in the first two but I love the way your mock is structured in that we've grabbed two great skill players the first two followed by three strong secondary players in rounds three through five. Nice job overall.

 

Like chess there are many strategies when drafting. Yours is one of them. Its drafting offensive weapons early in place of defensive starters. I don't think Ebron is the next Bronk so I'm not crazy with this one. If I was employing your draft strategy I'd go with the #1 WR on the board @ 15 then top TE in Rd 2.


I also feel CB Pierre Desir from Lindenwood is climbing the boards and will be gone by rd 5 now. I currently have him as a 3rd rd talent, pre-combine.

I do like doubling up on CBs and getting a S, a OT for munchak to work with and we're gonna have to address the RB in this draft somewhere.

Cajun-

 

it's definitely solid, just not my preference at the top. I'm concerned with guys with potential like desir and the only reason I am is because we are in such dire straights at CB. I'd almost have to go with guys from more seasoned programs because of this fact. more of a not want to but have to. just the coaching and what he saw and played against in college. if we had a 3rd or 4th guy in place I would take that shot but, we don't have that luxury right now. I could be looking at him wrong but that's why I'm leaning that way.

 

I like going playmakers and difference makers early. Do you think Desir will be around that late or is it a little wishful thinking?

The 2 CB's are nice...made me think that way when doing my mock.

I like the guys I know (don't know much about the last 3 guys) and this could make our offense scary good. If we can add some D help through free agency that could add depth this year then this would work for me draftwise.

Looking forward to your updates and analysis over the next couple months!

 

I love the first 5, and I mean that I love it. The others I'm not familiar with enough to comment on.

 

If Ebron can be the next Gronk it'll be great. Honestly we just don't know. He has the athletic ability and frame. He isn't a good blocker but with coaching and strength training who knows. Wr class is deep.

Cajun-