Mock Drafts Thread
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Pete Smith of Si is a very smart man!
... and not just because he agrees with me... but it helps a lot.
TheMMQB 3-Round Mock Draft: The Cleveland Browns
Kevin Hanson produced a three-round mock draft for TheMMQB and obviously, that means he projected four of the Cleveland Browns seven picks. It's incredibly difficult to do mock drafts, especially three-rounds for all 32 teams, 106 picks in all. With all due respect to Hanson, it's time to nitpick the selections for the Browns, see which make sense and which ones simply don't.Pete Smith 3 hours ago
10. Cleveland Browns: Mekhi Becton, OT, Louisville
Even though the Browns have agreed to a three-year deal with free-agent right tackle Jack Conklin, the team could be in the market to upgrade both tackle spots. Not only is left tackle Greg Robinson a free agent, but right tackle Chris Hubbard graded out as PFF’s 76th-best offensive tackle (among 81 qualifiers) last season. A mountain of a man at 6' 7" and 364 pounds with vines for arms (35 5/8"), the 20-year-old Becton has work to do on technique, but he has unique movement skills for a man his size.
Mekhi Becton is one of the most remarkable prospects in recent history because he looks like something out of ancient mythology. He simply enormous and athletic for his size. His potential is tantalizing for most any team. But there are several reasons Becton seems unlikely to be in the Browns draft plans.
First, the Browns are employing the same wide zone scheme that head coach Kevin Stefanski employed when he was the offensive coordinator with the Minnesota Vikings. The signing of Jack Conklin emphasizes what they want in prospects. Movement skills, the ability to play technically sound football, win with position and technique.
None of that is to say that Becton can't do those things. The Browns don't know if he can do it for they want and do it consistently. They also don't need Atlas to play left tackle, putting the world on his shoulders. If they got him, they'd be happy to have them, but what they want to avoid at left tackle is a high amount of volatility. Becton is incredibly talented, but he's not consistent. Outside of movement skills, that might be the thing the Browns want most in their offensive linemen, particularly at left tackle.
The player who Hanson has going to the New York Jets, at 11th pick, Andrew Thomas, not only has the movement skills the Browns want, but was incredibly consistent in pass protection at Georgia. He needs to be a more consistent run blocker, but he's a far better fit for the Browns than Becton.
The last point that works against Becton is tempo. Becton may be a demigod at 6'7" 364, but he likely limits how fast a team can go. Increasingly, teams utilize tempo as a weapon on offense as a way to create confusion for defenses before the snap as well as limit their ability to sub. It's really difficult to imagine that Becton wouldn't be negatively impacted by an offense trying to go fast, potentially multiple times per game. It just doesn't seem like a good fit for the Browns.
41. Cleveland Browns: Zack Baun, LB, Wisconsin
74. Cleveland Browns: Malik Harrison, LB, Ohio State
97. Cleveland Browns (via HOU): Tyler Biadasz, IOL, Wisconsin
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/news/themmqb-3-round-mock-draft-the-cleveland-browns
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See discussion of other pick in article.
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74. Cleveland Browns: Malik Harrison, LB, Ohio State
That could be a steal there. Thought he was the heart and soul of Buckeye's defense (as good as young was)
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Then again.... maybe Smith is not so smart.
He posted a 7 round mock he did on Fanspeak Premium which allows trades and he... well... traded down to #26 to draft a questionable, 2nd-round, OT value...
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/cleveland-browns-2020-7-round-mock-draft-vol-5
"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 -
Then again.... maybe Smith is not so smart.
He posted a 7 round mock he did on Fanspeak Premium which allows trades and he... well... traded down to #26 to draft a questionable, 2nd-round, OT value...
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/cleveland-browns-2020-7-round-mock-draft-vol-5
Then again.... maybe Smith is not so smart.
He posted a 7 round mock he did on Fanspeak Premium which allows trades and he... well... traded down to #26 to draft a questionable, 2nd-round, OT value...
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/cleveland-browns-2020-7-round-mock-draft-vol-5
As someone who hung out with him on occasion, watched many a NFL Draft with him, I can say no one is a bigger fan of Pete Smith's opinions than Pete Smith.
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Then again.... maybe Smith is not so smart.
He posted a 7 round mock he did on Fanspeak Premium which allows trades and he... well... traded down to #26 to draft a questionable, 2nd-round, OT value...
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/cleveland-browns-2020-7-round-mock-draft-vol-5
Then again.... maybe Smith is not so smart.
He posted a 7 round mock he did on Fanspeak Premium which allows trades and he... well... traded down to #26 to draft a questionable, 2nd-round, OT value...
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/cleveland-browns-2020-7-round-mock-draft-vol-5
I could live with the first 2 rounds. We need a LT and Thomas is easily the top LT. Becton is really promising but if Callahan doesnt like him then I think trading back for Jones or Cleveland and getting another high pick is the best option. We have alot of holes to fill on this defense and getting an extra 2and or 3rd would go a long way
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Then again.... maybe Smith is not so smart.
He posted a 7 round mock he did on Fanspeak Premium which allows trades and he... well... traded down to #26 to draft a questionable, 2nd-round, OT value...
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/cleveland-browns-2020-7-round-mock-draft-vol-5
Then again.... maybe Smith is not so smart.
He posted a 7 round mock he did on Fanspeak Premium which allows trades and he... well... traded down to #26 to draft a questionable, 2nd-round, OT value...
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/cleveland-browns-2020-7-round-mock-draft-vol-5
Maybe he just thought that Cleveland was perfect for Cleveland
Beyond that, mocks that pull off hypothetical trades, to me, are fairly useless.
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Then again.... maybe Smith is not so smart.
He posted a 7 round mock he did on Fanspeak Premium which allows trades and he... well... traded down to #26 to draft a questionable, 2nd-round, OT value...
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/cleveland-browns-2020-7-round-mock-draft-vol-5
Maybe he just thought that Cleveland was perfect for Cleveland
Beyond that, mocks that pull off hypothetical trades, to me, are fairly useless.
Maybe he just thought that Cleveland was perfect for Cleveland
rumors are mostly true on Cleveland to Cleveland.seen many. Remember Berry was not in place till just after Senior bowl game was on 1-25-20.Berry was hired as GM on 1-27-20. While Berry was still at Philly, they interviewed Cleveland there..After Combine (which Cleveland did well in most explosion analynic numbers) Berry just got Cleveland again to a visit in Cleveland just before the NFL stopped all visits.. Ezra Cleveland & Austin Jackson both are certainly in the mix that fit the blocking scheme Stef wants to input..
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How about trading up to the #1 pick? Trade our 10 and Baker for Bengals first round 2nd and 3rd.
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How about trading up to the #1 pick? Trade our 10 and Baker for Bengals first round 2nd and 3rd.
How about trading up to the #1 pick? Trade our 10 and Baker for Bengals first round 2nd and 3rd.
If you made that call to Cinci... I hope you use a handset and not a speakerphone.
Why?
With a handset you'd only have tinnitus in one ear from how loud the laughter would be.
"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 -
If you made that call to Cinci... I hope you use a handset and not a speakerphone.
Why?
With a handset you'd only have tinnitus in one ear from how loud the laughter would be.
Yep-I'm not even sure they would take Baker and our first for Burrow alone at this point. They are about to get something very special for years to come IMO.
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If you made that call to Cinci... I hope you use a handset and not a speakerphone.
Why?
With a handset you'd only have tinnitus in one ear from how loud the laughter would be.
Yep-I'm not even sure they would take Baker and our first for Burrow alone at this point. They are about to get something very special for years to come IMO.
Yep-I'm not even sure they would take Baker and our first for Burrow alone at this point. They are about to get something very special for years to come IMO.
I know Burrow was the greatest thing since social distancing last season, but he is entering the NFL with less than 15 college starts, right?
I agree, I don't see the Bengals doing a #10 overall/Baker for #1 overall trade, but Burrow is not a guaranteed thing. The comps between him and Andrew Luck entering the NFL seem a bit silly IMO.
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Yep-I'm not even sure they would take Baker and our first for Burrow alone at this point. They are about to get something very special for years to come IMO.
I know Burrow was the greatest thing since social distancing last season, but he is entering the NFL with less than 15 college starts, right?
I agree, I don't see the Bengals doing a #10 overall/Baker for #1 overall trade, but Burrow is not a guaranteed thing. The comps between him and Andrew Luck entering the NFL seem a bit silly IMO.
I know Burrow was the greatest thing since social distancing last season...
Have you become unstuck in time again?
Well.... have you Billy?
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I know Burrow was the greatest thing since social distancing last season...
Have you become unstuck in time again?
Well.... have you Billy?
Have you become unstuck in time again?
Well.... have you Billy?
With Valerie Perrine?
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With Valerie Perrine?
Ohh....a Slaughterhouse 5 reference.
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With Valerie Perrine?
Ohh....a Slaughterhouse 5 reference.
Ohh....a Slaughterhouse 5 reference.
And did you know that Vonnegut actually did survive as a POW in a slaughterhouse in Dresden when it was fire-bombed? He took refuge very deep underground in a meat locker and then was put to work excavation bodies from the wreckage of the bombing.
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Ohh....a Slaughterhouse 5 reference.
And did you know that Vonnegut actually did survive as a POW in a slaughterhouse in Dresden when it was fire-bombed? He took refuge very deep underground in a meat locker and then was put to work excavation bodies from the wreckage of the bombing.
And did you know that Vonnegut actually did survive as a POW in a slaughterhouse in Dresden when it was fire-bombed? He took refuge very deep underground in a meat locker and then was put to work excavation bodies from the wreckage of the bombing.
Yes I knew
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With Valerie Perrine?
Ding Ding Ding... a/k/a Montana Wildhack... IIRC...
"We'd like the night curtain now, please."
I freakin' loved that book (and Kurt)... and and the movie was decent as well.
Also loved Heller's Catch 22... a title that also applied to for the movie.
As in... if you read the book, then there is no way you could like the movie...
... while if you did not read the book, then there's no way you could have a clue what the movie was about and so you hated the movie.
"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 -
I laughed so hard through reading Catch 22 my side started to hurt more and more every day. I could have used flies in my eyes for my own protection.?
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LB-that's why I don't bother with that unrealistic one anymore. No way in hell anyone could trade down and get Thomas @17. Long gone by then for sure.
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