Two weeks from tonight! I cannot wait to glimpse into are future. With the Steelers and Ravens getting older, the cycle will have Browns and Bengals on top!!!

Anyway, the guys at SPORTSMASHER just released another mocj draft (version 4.0) and it's really detailed and interesting.

They have use going with Richardson at #4 (which I think is the right move, I'd rather wait on a back, but we need one and he's the best since Peterson)

And Mike Adams, the big right tackle out of Dublin by way of Ohio State at #22.

I'd be okay with this, we need to improve on offense, our defense is not awful and just needs some tweaking.

Here is their mock, check it out:

SPORTSMASHER'S MOCK DRAFT

Plus the rumor is they are live blogging the draft, good stuff!

@cribbs-is-the-man said:

I can get onboard with that mock.. My only comment is that I would hope we could get more than a 3rd rounder for moving back within the top 10. We used a 3rd rounder to move up several spots last year in the 20s of the first round to get Phil Taylor. Hopefully we could get 2 or a 3 and 4...

Chase Minnifield will not be around in round 3. Belichick loves him, so Pioli will overdraft him in round two haha.

@brownb499 said:

1) Blackmon - even though I would take T rich here I don't see H&H giving up on Hardesty so soon, GMs rarely admit they missed

1a) Perry - copycat league, the Gmen proved a great pass rush compensates for an average secondary and average LBs ...1 pick here upgrades 3 areas....Frostee? he's just depth, fresh guy's all game long

2) Massie - perfect fit, powerfull,long quick...Colt now has a receiver and protection...let's get him a running back

3)Pead - no need to admit you missed on Hardesty,different skill set here,powerfull scatback( think Willie Parker) we need a LB here but this draft is LB weak too early for Robinson from UT

4) Robinson...will most likely be gone,if he is we will grab Aaron Henry (and he's a Badger,not a husker)

4a)Nick Foles - all the tools...but how bad does he want it?

5)Acho - we need youth and speed at LB...if we land Robinson @ 4 we'll take Derek Wolfe for DT depth

5a)Jeff Fuller - Sherman's system,no risk

I see the rest as BPA with the focus on defensive speed...don't laugh but I could see us using 1 of the supplemental picks on a kicker...I know we won't use a roster spot for an extra kicker

but I never thought we'd use a tag on one either(the kid from Purdue also punted some)

I love Nick Perry. He is huge and fast. If he falls to 22 he will easily be the best player available and you gotta take him there.

@harry-buffalo said:

Let me put it like this. I will compare him to Posey at WR (I know they are two different positions but I am comparing how talented I think they are at their different positions and where they are expected to go in the draft). Adam's is weak and it shows on the field. He also isn't a great pass protector and with his lack of strength that should be his strong point. I would label him as a 3rd or 4th round pick at best and I think he should fall into the 5th like Pinkston did last year. Posey on the other hand has average hands at best and he makes drops because of it. He also isn't a great route runner. But he has good game speed agility versatile and still manages to make important catched. I think he should go in the late 2nd to mid 3rd but he isn't going to be touched until the 5th at best.

Oh and Brewster C for OSU is a better OL than Adam's and he isn't going to go till the 4th.

Posey had some terrible drops (Iowa game his Jr. year comes to mind). I thought he was a good route runner hence he got open quite a bit on intermediate routes. I also thought he had good field awareness (Michigan game Jr. year made some nice sideline catches) and he was always a deep threat and getting behind coverage. I'm an OSU fan and after the Sugar Bowl his Jr. year there were concerns he would leave an enter the draft. Now the suspension and his decent not great play after the suspension has put his draft stock in the toilet. I think he could have been a much better WR with a more accurate QB- Terrell Pryor threw to an area- and relied mainly on the WR making a great grab- and Posey made some nice catches going over top coverage.

Mike Adams had one dominant stretch (probably 7 or 8 games) his Jr. year. Vinny Curry (he's going to be good)ate him up his Jr. year. I think he did well against Ryan Kerrigan. So he's been very up and down over his career. If he's a Rt he has a chance to be a good pro IMO- no way on the leftside.

I think Brewster has been at the same level since the middle of his sophomore year. After his Freshman year I thought that he would exceed Nick Mangold. I don't think he's close to the level that Mangold was at when he left OSU.

1a) Perry - copycat league, the Gmen proved a great pass rush compensates for an average secondary and average LBs ...1 pick here upgrades 3 areas....Frostee? he's just depth, fresh guy's all game long

2) Massie - perfect fit, powerfull,long quick...Colt now has a receiver and protection...let's get him a running back

3)Pead - no need to admit you missed on Hardesty,different skill set here,powerfull scatback( think Willie Parker) we need a LB here but this draft is LB weak too early for Robinson from UT

4) Robinson...will most likely be gone,if he is we will grab Aaron Henry (and he's a Badger,not a husker)

4a)Nick Foles - all the tools...but how bad does he want it?

5)Acho - we need youth and speed at LB...if we land Robinson @ 4 we'll take Derek Wolfe for DT depth

5a)Jeff Fuller - Sherman's system,no risk

I see the rest as BPA with the focus on defensive speed...don't laugh but I could see us using 1 of the supplemental picks on a kicker...I know we won't use a roster spot for an extra kicker

but I never thought we'd use a tag on one either(the kid from Purdue also punted some)

@dawginit said:

Yes I wouldn't take Adams unless he fell to the 3rd. He's got a pretty good upside but he's weak, lazy, and doesn't always play hard. I know he's projected as high as mid-late 1st round but that's all on potential and nothing he's really done to prove he's a great player.

Let me put it like this. I will compare him to Posey at WR (I know they are two different positions but I am comparing how talented I think they are at their different positions and where they are expected to go in the draft). Adam's is weak and it shows on the field. He also isn't a great pass protector and with his lack of strength that should be his strong point. I would label him as a 3rd or 4th round pick at best and I think he should fall into the 5th like Pinkston did last year. Posey on the other hand has average hands at best and he makes drops because of it. He also isn't a great route runner. But he has good game speed agility versatile and still manages to make important catched. I think he should go in the late 2nd to mid 3rd but he isn't going to be touched until the 5th at best.

Oh and Brewster C for OSU is a better OL than Adam's and he isn't going to go till the 4th.

@hurricane said:

1. Trent Richardson RB

1a. Stephen Hill (trade back a few spots and pick up a 2nd rounder) WR

2. Bobbie Massie OT

2a. Chase Minnifield

3. Kirk Cousins

4. OLB

5. DEFENSE

6.Devier Posey

7. dont care

7. dont care

You wont get a second rounder from trading back from 22 and staying in the first round. A third rounder is realistic there. You still could pick up Minnifield in the 3rd round possibly.

I'm not sold on Stephen Hill though. He is big and fast (so is Carlton Mitchell) and he wasn't used all that much with GT's offense. So that really says to me that he is very athletic, but an unknown receiver. I just dont like it when people jump into the first round just because of their combine, I dont like buying into that hype. He might be good, but Heckert needs to be very comfortable with his tape to take him in the first round, not just his measurements..

I don't think LeMichael James will last that long

I do really want Stephen Hill though.

Russel Wilson would be a cool pick up late too

Mike

I know we need offensive firepower, but if Martin slips there, I think we need to snatch him up.

@mark-o said:

Don Banks from SI has us taking Richardson at #4 and Adams at #22.

As much as poetic is making me sick of Richardson, I like the idea of two guys who would be ready to start week 1 on offense.

I am far more against taking Adam's at #22 or even in the 2nd round than I am against taking Tannehill at #4. Adam's is weak and they are going to make him play the one tackle spot that involves more power. I was also never really impressed watching him play for the Buckeyes. I would rather than Massie from Ole Miss at #22 or Martin from Stanford.

@calfoxwc said:

1. Trent Richardson RB

1a. Stephen Hill (trade back a few spots and pick up a 2nd rounder) WR

2. Bobbie Massie OT

2a. Chase Minnifield

3. Kirk Cousins

4. OLB

5. DEFENSE

6.Devier Posey

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Nice job, Hurricane. I'd go with that !

You gotta be kidding me. Minniefield isn't a 2nd rounder and screw taking a qb.

As much as poetic is making me sick of Richardson, I like the idea of two guys who would be ready to start week 1 on offense.

@sdbrownsfan said:

4. T Rich RB

22. J. Martin RT

37. V. Curry DE

3rd Round- G. Childs WR.

4a- TY Hilton WR --- or (Ryan Broyles WR)

4b- S. Spence OLB

5- Vontaze Burficit MLB

5- Russell Wilson QB

Spend the rest of the picks on secondary and Oline depth.

22. J. Martin RT

37. V. Curry DE

3rd Round- G. Childs WR

4a- TY Hilton WR

4b- S. Spence OLB

5- Vontaze Burficit MLB

5- Russell Wilson QB

Spend the rest of the picks on secondary and Oline depth.

1a. Stephen Hill (trade back a few spots and pick up a 2nd rounder) WR

2. Bobbie Massie OT

2a. Chase Minnifield

3. Kirk Cousins

4. OLB

5. DEFENSE

6.Devier Posey

*********************

Nice job, Hurricane. I'd go with that !

1a. Stephen Hill (trade back a few spots and pick up a 2nd rounder) WR

2. Bobbie Massie OT

2a. Chase Minnifield

3. Kirk Cousins

4. OLB

5. DEFENSE

6.Devier Posey

7. dont care

7. dont care

@tour2ma said:

The talent you've ID'd is fine, and shows more thought than many mocks posted here (many get to round 3 and just start saying the best this or that available), but talent ID'ing alone does not make a mock. You have to anticipate league demand for the players/ positions you want/ need. How far will Floyd fall? Will J. Martin be there at 22? My answers are not below 9 and no.

If you are going to include mock trades you really have to ID the trade partners. Trading down a #4 and only getting a 1st and 3rd says you are only moving down a couple slots. Unless Kalil falls to us at #4 I have a hard time seeing a team higher than Dallas at #14 being interested in trading with us so they can draft Claiborne.

- If you have to drop to 14, do you make the trade knowing that Floyd is not going to fall that low?

- If you think there is a trade partner higher than 14, who is it and who do they want to trade up to #4 to get?

I think Martin could be available at 22. You have Kalil, Reiff, DeCastro that will be selected ahead of him. I have to imagine there are teams that prefer Adams potential as well. There are a ton of teams between 10-20 that need defensive help or are reportedly looking at Defensive guys. Some of the more obvious oline destinations are not too obvious- For instance the Chargers and AJ Smith have openly admitted they don't like taking Olineman in the first round. I think Martin is an obvious choice at 22 if he's there- you can't lineup in our division and play 6 games a year and have a huge hole on one side of the line.

I could see a guy like Brockers being there at 22 and the Browns moving to the end of the 1st round. I would imagine if that happens we get a few calls. Quite honestly, I would like to trade out of 22 more than I would 4. Wright, Hill, D. Martin, Wilson, Mike Adams (heck even J. Martin) could slide to the end of the first round.

Kalil, Claiborne and Tannehill are the guys I see a team trading up for. All three are clearly better than the next option and all three are at critical positions. If you trade with Dallas- you better get a #1 next season and 2nd this season-I'm completely fine with that. Throw the draft value chart out- its becoming more and more a thing of the past.

Last thing, if you look the WR in this draft after Floyd- you can make a case for 6-7 different guys as 3-10 seem to have equal flaws. I'm not sold on going WR at 22.

@dawginit said:

The talent you've ID'd is fine, and shows more thought than many mocks posted here (many get to round 3 and just start saying the best this or that available), but talent ID'ing alone does not make a mock. You have to anticipate league demand for the players/ positions you want/ need. How far will Floyd fall? Will J. Martin be there at 22? My answers are not below 9 and no.

If you are going to include mock trades you really have to ID the trade partners. Trading down a #4 and only getting a 1st and 3rd says you are only moving down a couple slots. Unless Kalil falls to us at #4 I have a hard time seeing a team higher than Dallas at #14 being interested in trading with us so they can draft Claiborne.

- If you have to drop to 14, do you make the trade knowing that Floyd is not going to fall that low?

- If you think there is a trade partner higher than 14, who is it and who do they want to trade up to #4 to get?