Draft simulator
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4WR SAMMY WATKINSCLEMSON26QB JOHNNY MANZIELTEXAS A&M35S HA’SEAN CLINTON-DIXALABAMA71CB KYLE FULLERVIRGINIA TECH83RB CARLOS HYDEOHIO STATE102TE ARTHUR LYNCHGEORGIA123DT DAQUAN JONESPENN STATE133ILB MAX BULLOUGHMICHIGAN STATE164OT SEANTREL HENDERSONMIAMI195WR CODY LATIMERINDIANA
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Wish this draft would come true...
4
WR SAMMY WATKINS
CLEMSON --because obvious.
26
OT CYRUS KOUANDJIO
ALABAMA -- May be better suited at Gor can take over for a meh Schwartz. Physically imposing
35
RB TRE MASON
AUBURN -- bruiser, speedy. Could fit in that Marshawn Lynch role
71
ILB SHAYNE SKOV
STANFORD -- because his name.
83
CB STANLEY JEAN- BAPTISTE
NEBRASKA -- tall (6'2) corner, impressed at senior bowl and shot up draft boards. Good bump and run guy.
102
TE C.J. FIEDOROWICZ
IOWA -- incredible hands. Great size. Smart. Help take pressure off Cameron (and Gordon Watkins) on 3rd and passing.
123
QB A.J. MCCARRON
ALABAMA -- Russell Wilson type QB, knows how to manage and how to win a game when he needs to just needs weapons ( which he'll have)
133
RB JAMES WHITE
WISCONSIN -- good fast change it up type back that has some power to take load off Mason
164
WR MICHAEL CAMPANARO
WAKE FORREST -- ideal slot
195
G TRAI TURNER
LSU -- line depth
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A new week a new draft and this one is pretty good
4
QB Teddy Twatwater
LOUISVILLE
26
CB DARQUEZE DENNARD
MICHIGAN STATE
35
WR KELVIN BENJAMIN
FLORIDA STATE
71
ILB CHRISTIAN JONES
FLORIDA STATE
83
G GABE JACKSON
MISSISSIPPI STATE
102
RB LACHE SEASTRUNK
BAYLOR
123
WR MARTAVIS BRYANT
CLEMSON
133
C BRYAN STORK
FLORIDA STATE
164
RB DE’ANTHONY THOMAS
OREGON
195
G KADEEM EDWARDS
TENNESSEE STATE
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4OT GREG ROBINSONAUBURN26QB JOHNNY MANZIELTEXAS A&M35WR MARQISE LEEUSC71ILB CHRISTIAN JONESFLORIDA STATE83G CYRIL RICHARDSONBAYLOR102CB STANLEY JEAN- BAPTISTENEBRASKA123RB JEREMY HILLLSU133S DION BAILEYUSC164TE JOE DON DUNCANDIXIE STATE195RB ANTONIO ANDREWSWESTERN KENTUCKY
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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 -
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???"... -
Well, you know what I think of our O-line...@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.
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.
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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. -
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
4DE JADEVEON CLOWNEYSOUTH CAROLINA26OT TAYLOR LEWANMICHIGAN35WR ALLEN ROBINSONPENN STATE71ILB SHAYNE SKOVSTANFORD83RB CARLOS HYDEOHIO STATE -
I'll play.
4DE JADEVEON CLOWNEYSOUTH CAROLINA26G DAVID YANKEYSTANFORD35RB TRE MASONAUBURN71QB JIMMY GAROPPOLOEASTERN ILLINOIS83CB TERRANCE MITCHELLOREGON102WR MARTAVIS BRYANTCLEMSON123ILB LAMIN BARROWLSU133ILB MAX BULLOUGHMICHIGAN STATE164S HAKEEM SMITHLOUISVILLE195WR MATT HAZELCOASTAL CAROLINA -
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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