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  • Finally upgraded my browser so I could run this fucker... I hate IE11, but mission accomplished, as my wee hours of the morning, bloodshot eyes can attest...

    While it's unrealistic (JF in round 2??? Really?) what I do like about it is that it forced me to:

    • - take a more holistic view of the draft which has "unstuck" me somewhat from my Watkins-crush; and
    • - look at other players... to expand my "sleeper list" if you will.

    Anyway here's three different scenarios I am kinda fond of. A lot of the pieces are the same... especially in the backend.

    04 OLB ANTHONY BARR UCLA
    26 OT ZACK MARTIN NOTRE DAME
    35 ILB CHRIS BORLAND WISCONSIN
    71 WR JARED ABBREDERIS WISCONSIN
    83 QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO EASTERN ILLINOIS
    102 OT SEANTREL HENDERSON MIAMI
    123 RB JAMES WHITE WISCONSIN
    133 S KENNY LADLER VANDERBILT
    164 TE CROCKETT GILMORE COLORADO STATE
    195 CB PHILLIP GAINES RICE

    4 QB BLAKE BORTLES CENTRAL FLORIDA
    26 G DAVID YANKEY STANFORD
    35 ILB CHRIS BORLAND WISCONSIN
    71 WR JARED ABBREDERIS WISCONSIN
    83 OLB JORDAN TRIPP MONTANA
    102 WR MARTAVIS BRYANT CLEMSON
    123 RB JAMES WHITE WISCONSIN
    133 S KENNY LADLER VANDERBILT
    164 TE CROCKETT GILMORE COLORADO STATE
    195 CB PHILLIP GAINES RICE

    4 WR SAMMY WATKINS CLEMSON
    26 OT ZACK MARTIN NOTRE DAME
    35 ILB CHRIS BORLAND WISCONSIN
    71 QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO EASTERN ILLINOIS
    83 TE C.J. FIEDOROWICZ IOWA
    102 OLB JORDAN TRIPP MONTANA
    123 RB JAMES WHITE WISCONSIN
    133 S KENNY LADLER VANDERBILT
    164 TE CROCKETT GILMORE COLORADO STATE
    195 CB PHILLIP GAINES RICE

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196

  • @mike-h said:

    My first mock Im publishing has Borland, Ladler, Gilmore, James White and Gaines. LOL.

    LOL.. Having 2nd thoughts now?

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196

  • What else is interesting is taking other teams and seeing what the 'puter dreams up for us...

    I played for my wife's Texans a bit ago and I think we paid dearly for it...

    My Texans' Draft:
    1 QB BLAKE BORTLES CENTRAL FLORIDA
    33 S HA’SEAN CLINTON-DIX ALABAMA
    65 RB TRE MASON AUBURN
    97 WR MARTAVIS BRYANT CLEMSON
    129 CB KEITH MCGILL UTAH
    161 WR RYAN GRANT TULANE
    193 CB PHILLIP GAINES RICE

    The Computerized Browns' Draft:
    4 WR SAMMY WATKINS CLEMSON
    26 QB JOHNNY MANZIEL TEXAS A&M
    35 G XAVIER SU’A-FILO UCLA
    71 CB E.J. GAINES MISSOURI
    83 RB CARLOS HYDE OHIO STATE
    102 C BRYAN STORK FLORIDA STATE
    123 G WESLEY JOHNSON VANDERBILT
    133 RB MARION GRICE ARIZONA STATE
    164 WR MICHAEL CAMPANARO WAKE FORREST
    195 RB ANTONIO ANDREWS WESTERN KENTUCKY

    I quickly went from "Cool... it took Sammie, JF and Xavier" to "WTF??? 3 RBs???"...

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196

  • @mike-h said:

    I have 1 QB, 2 WR, 2 RB, 1 TE, 1 OG, 1 CB, 1 ILB, 1 S ... Have a couple of different versions, but most have that same make-up of positions. have to really think about DL and OL some more, I think. Not sure how confident they are in all those guys, particularly Rubin for his salary cap hit, Desmond Bryant's health, Mitch Schwartz and both OGs.

    Well, you know what I think of our O-line...

    I just dove into D-line prospects while doing a second draft for the Texans, who need some help there. As stacked as I thought we are (especially if in route to a 4-3), I had not given D-line much thought, but you raise some points I had not considered. I think/ hope most of them resolve themselves, or move significantly towards resolution, by the Combine.

    Anyway... there's a kid at Louisiana Tech named Justin Ellis that is blowing me away. It's a real "man among boys" scenario... and not in a Jerry Sandusky way. And apparently it carried over to the Senor Bowl against better competition. He's 6'2 342 lbs and has been clocked at 5.3 in the 40. Right now the kid has a Round 4/5 tag.

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196

  • Well... I've run 10 sims as the Texans now... 2 each with the overall #1 spent on Bridgewater, Bortles, Manziel, Clowney and Mathews.

    Here's a few results:

    • 6 of the 10 sims took a QB at #4 (Teddy 3 times; Bortles once and Carr twice).
    • 5 of the above 6 took a WR at #26 (most often M. Lee); the 6th took a RB (Mason)
    • 4 of the 10 Sims took Watkins at #4 followed by Manziel at #26.


    Each of the 10 Computer sim of our Browns included: 1-QB, 2-WRs, 1-RBs, 1-C, 2-OGs for 7 of our 10 picks... (70 of 100).
    For the other 30 picks:

    • 6 of 10 included two RBs and 1 of 10 included 3 RBs (8 of 100);
    • 3 included OTs (3 of 100);
    • 4 included a DE (4 of 100);
    • 1 included a DT (1 of 100);
    • 1 included a DT (1 of 100); and
    • 7 included 1 CB; 3 included 2 CBs. (13 of 100).

    Nothing earth shattering, but it gives some insight into the sim's designers' evaluation of our team and the areas needing improvement... primarily QB, RB, WR, and O-line.

    Since they "update the site every Tuesday" it may be interesting to see whether or not patterns vary with time.

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196

  • Clowney was off the board so I traded down with Atlanta at 6

    Your Picks:
    Round 1 Pick 6 (ATL): Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
    Round 1 Pick 26: Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State
    Round 2 Pick 3: David Yankey, OG, Stanford
    Round 2 Pick 5 (ATL): Louchiez Purifoy, CB, Florida
    Round 3 Pick 7: Ka'Deem Carey, RB, Arizona
    Round 3 Pick 19: Yawin Smallwood, ILB, Connecticut
    Round 4 Pick 6: Zach Mettenberger, QB, LSU
    Round 4 Pick 27: Marqueston Huff, FS, Wyoming
    Round 5 Pick 5: Justin Ellis, DT, Louisiana Tech
    Round 6 Pick 4: J.C. Copeland, FB, LSU
    Round 7 Pick 3: Ronald Powell, OLB, Florida

  • Or doing 3 rounds with the other link

    4
    DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY
    SOUTH CAROLINA
    26
    OT TAYLOR LEWAN
    MICHIGAN
    35
    WR ALLEN ROBINSON
    PENN STATE
    71
    ILB SHAYNE SKOV
    STANFORD
    83
    RB CARLOS HYDE
    OHIO STATE

  • I'll play.

    4
    DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY
    SOUTH CAROLINA
    26
    G DAVID YANKEY
    STANFORD
    35
    RB TRE MASON
    AUBURN
    71
    QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO
    EASTERN ILLINOIS
    83
    CB TERRANCE MITCHELL
    OREGON
    102
    WR MARTAVIS BRYANT
    CLEMSON
    123
    ILB LAMIN BARROW
    LSU
    133
    ILB MAX BULLOUGH
    MICHIGAN STATE
    164
    S HAKEEM SMITH
    LOUISVILLE
    195
    WR MATT HAZEL
    COASTAL CAROLINA
    If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.

  • Here's my latest, and I really, really like it.

    Round 1 Pick 4: Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina (A) - We need the BPA at 4 overall. This guy may be the greatest individual talent in the draft. Bridgewater and Bortles were gone, Manziel is too big a question mark to take this early. With him, our defensive line becomes absolutely stacked, and we play more sets with 4 down linemen.

    Round 1 Pick 26: Derek Carr, QB, Fresno State (A-) - Seeing as we passed on the top 3 QBs, we're still hurting in this regard. Luckily, Carr fell to this position, and taking him here is a much better value than for any QB with the 4th overall.

  • Round 2 Pick 3: Gabe Jackson, OG, Mississippi State (B ) - Might be reaching a bit to grab him, but we desperately need a guard, moreso if Mack leaves. Here, we snag the top guard prospect in the draft.

    Round 3 Pick 7: Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington (A) - Vertical, explosive runner, fills our need at RB. I think he's a better prospect than Hyde.

  • Round 3 Pick 19: Yawin Smallwood, ILB, Connecticut (A-) - Here's a guy that will provide depth at ILB, potentially challenging Robertson for his spot.

    Round 4 Pick 6: Jimmy Garoppolo, QB, Eastern Illinois (A-) - Getting this guy in the fourth is a steal. Not sure if this happens, as it means we'd have to cut Weeden.

  • Round 4 Pick 27: Jared Abbrederis, WR, Wisconsin (A) - He thrashed Roby one-on-one. Also a steal to get him in the fourth.

    Round 5 Pick 5: Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska (A-) - I don't expect this guy to be gone by the end of the third, maybe in the fourth. He's built like Richard Sherman, biggest CB prospect in the draft.

  • Round 6 Pick 4: Caraun Reid, DT, Princeton (A) - Again, I didn't expect to see him here.


    Round 7 Pick 3: Christian Kirksey, OLB, Iowa (A) - Same as before, no way I expect that he's still around.

  • Here's my flavor of the week draft. It does leave me getting some linebacker help in free agency.

    4
    DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY
    SOUTH CAROLINA
    26
    WR MARQISE LEE
    USC
    35
    G DAVID YANKEY
    STANFORD
    71
    QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO
    EASTERN ILLINOIS
    83
    RB CARLOS HYDE
    OHIO STATE
    102
    CB KEITH MCGILL
    UTAH
    123
    S DION BAILEY
    USC
    133
    DT CARAUN REID
    PRINCETON
    164
    WR MATT HAZEL
    COASTAL CAROLINA
    195
    QB JEFF MATHEWS
    CORNELL

  • Here's a pretty good mock.

    4 WR SAMMY WATKINS CLEMSON - adds what many consider the best WR in this years draft.

    26 QB JOHNNY MANZIEL TEXAS A&M - I would say it this way... RG3 is a poor mans Johnny Football.

    35 WR JARVIS LANDRY LSU - adds a really nice receiver that makes amazing catches, even if he only gets one hand on it.

    71 RB LACHE SEASTRUNK BAYLOR - adds a fast, shifty runner with excellent hands and a fifth gear rare to RBs.

    83 S AHMAD DIXON BAYLOR - adds a nice S that could step in next to Ward to create one of the best S duos in the NFL.

    102 CB STANLEY JEAN- BAPTISTE NEBRASKA - adds a good CB with good size at nearly 6'3" who can help cover taller WRs.

    123 TE JACOB PEDERSEN WISCONSIN - adds a big TE that can catch and help free up Cameron.

    This would give us:

    QB- Hoyer/Manziel

    RB- Seastrunk/Lewis/Baker

    WR- Gordon/Watkins/Landry/Benjamin/Little

    TE- Cameron/Pedersen/Barnidge

    CB- Haden/Baptise/Skrine/McFadden

    S - Ward/Dixon/Gipson

    FB- There is a really nice traditional FB available in the fifth, hope he's there.

    The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. -Mark Twain- "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -Mark Twain-

  • 4


    DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY

    SOUTH CAROLINA




    26


    CB JUSTIN GILBERT

    OKLAHOMA STATE




    35


    S HA’SEAN CLINTON-DIX

    ALABAMA




    71


    ILB CHRISTIAN JONES

    FLORIDA STATE




    83


    G CYRIL RICHARDSON

    BAYLOR




    102


    QB JIMMY GAROPPOLO

    EASTERN ILLINOIS




    123


    RB JEREMY HILL

    LSU




    133


    WR JOSH HUFF

    OREGON




    164


    RB DE’ANTHONY THOMAS

    OREGON




    195


    TE JOE DON DUNCAN

    DIXIE STATE


  • HOLY SHIT ........ Would be very happy if this happened but no chance in hell 🙂

    4
    DE JADEVEON CLOWNEY
    SOUTH CAROLINA
    26
    CB DARQUEZE DENNARD
    MICHIGAN STATE
    35
    QB JOHNNY MANZIEL
    TEXAS A&M
    71
    ILB CHRIS BORLAND
    WISCONSIN
    83
    RB CARLOS HYDE
    OHIO STATE
    102
    DT DAQUAN JONES
    PENN STATE
    123
    WR MARTAVIS BRYANT
    CLEMSON
    133
    G CHRIS WATT
    NOTRE DAME
    164
    FB J.C. COPELAND
    LSU
    195
    WR MATT HAZEL
    COASTAL CAROLIN

  • New week, new draft.

    4

    QB BLAKE BORTLES

    CENTRAL FLORIDA

    26

    WR MARQISE LEE

    USC

    35

    G DAVID YANKEY

    STANFORD

    71

    CB BRADLEY ROBY

    OHIO STATE

    83

    ILB CHRISTIAN JONES

    FLORIDA STATE

    102

    RB CARLOS HYDE

    OHIO STATE

    123

    TE C.J. FIEDOROWICZ

    IOWA

    133

    G CHRIS WATT

    NOTRE DAME

    164

    RB DEANTHONY THOMAS

    OREGON

    195

    WR CODY LATIMER

    INDIANA

    I'd rather that be Teddy Twatwater than Bortles but I'd take this for sure

  • Everytime I try and use this now it freezes after 3 picks.....anyone else having trouble ?

  • Simulator aside... What do you guys think about taking Sammy Watkins at #4 and then trading back up with our other first and a third, maybe a forth and taking Mike Evans as well.

    WR#1- Josh Gordon

    WR#2- Sammy Watkins

    WR#3- Mike Evans

    WR#4- Travis Benjamin

    TE#1- Jordan Cameron

    TE#2- Colt Lyerla

    Having all these targets for Bryan Hoyer would be awesome though, right?

    The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. -Mark Twain- "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -Mark Twain-
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