@darren15 said:

I am very pleased to announce that Jake Burns has agreed to grade our draft on completion. He has written for Cleveland.com and is a well known expert on the draft appearing on Cleveland Browns Daily just this past week, he has also written for other well known entities.

Obviously he does not know who drafted what team so if you get an F don't contact him to argue or bitch him out.....lol  .... it is great that an independent source has agreed to do this for us during this busy time.... and it is just one persons opinion

A little bumpskipoo here.   When might this be happening in terms of timeframe after our draft?

https://draftwire.usatoday.com/2019/03/27/2019-nfl-draft-prospect-interview-ulysees-gilbert-iii-akron/

If he does not get drafted in the upcoming draft....it would behoove the Browns to take a flyer on him as a UDFA

Fear the Roo!

I will update players picked by team before I leave in the afternoon .... then will update again Sunday

@darren15 said:

I just wanted to grab you before you opened the Makers Mark

Wait....It was me who just went to the Maker's Mark distillery last week.    Got my bottle of mint julep.

@darren15 said:

I just wanted to grab you before you opened the Makers Mark

Ouch, that one isn't going away anytime soon.        I'm actually on a cleanse from last weekend.   It was rough and this body needs a reset after all the shenanigans.  

@tiamat63 said:

Sir.... today is the lord's day, thank you very much.     Going to need you to slow the roll and let me ease into this third cup of coffee.  

Just fuckin with ya, I'm on the laptop doing bidness'.  

I just wanted to grab you before you opened the Makers Mark

@tour2ma said:

Less "humor"... more inbox emptying...

Wow.  Mildly insulted with the quote marks but we'll let that go.     Second, so many messages being thrown around here like eggs with a short order cook at a truck stop.    I'll work on both right now. 

@tiamat63 said:

Less "humor"... more inbox emptying...

@darren15 said:

The Browns can now pick .....

Sir.... today is the lord's day, thank you very much.     Going to need you to slow the roll and let me ease into this third cup of coffee.  

Just fuckin with ya, I'm on the laptop doing bidness'.  

@tiamat63 said:

The Browns can now pick .....

@tour2ma said:

There are 40 picks in round 7... I'll expand the groups from 8 to 10 picks...

That'll lop off a day...

That'll lop off a day...

I am ready with my 3 picks for the next section

@nero said:

I would send him the draft now that we have 6 full rounds... Round 7 will end just in time for the real draft.

I agree. See if he will take it as is.

@darren15 said:

Jake Burns writer for Cleveland.com and draft expert appeared on Browns daily etc

I would send him the draft now that we have 6 full rounds... Round 7 will end just in time for the real draft.

Going to update every so often in here so GM's know if its been updated

@tour2ma said:

Note the above edited exception.

I'm grateful for the gesture, but with only two picks remaining and both grouped on this Tuesday, I'll probably make my pick myself that very day at 10 EDT or something like that.

@tour2ma said:

7. Proxies will no longer be accepted. Edit: Excepting Nero due to the time difference in Spain.

Note the above edited exception.

@tour2ma said:

Here's how I am willing to proceed as Commissioner for the final two rounds.

Call it "Festival Seating" or "Southwest Airline Boarding" method...

1. Break each round into fourths with 8 picks in each group, i.e., 1-8, 9-16, etc.
2. Start Round 6, Group 1 today (Sunday, 4/14), Group2 on Monday, etc., at 06:00 EDT.
3. On Wednesday morning a final group for Round 6 including any Compensatory Picks will be opened.
4. Thursday, 4/19, Round 7 will open with Group 1, etc. This will wrap our mock on Wednesday, 4/23, the day before the real draft opens.
5. Groups will be sent a single PM the day before that group picks.
6. Picks in a given group are all first come-first serve.
7. Proxies will no longer be accepted.
8. Picks not made will be left open until week's end. They can be filled at any time by their GM prior to week's end, however, any open picks will be filled at that time.

This approach gives everyone 24 to get their picks in. It eliminates waiting for those who are ready. It eliminates PMs and posts urging the absent to pick.

And finally, the odds of stepping on each others picks are minimal at this point anyway.

Sounds OK to me....can I just ask that when you post the thread for the round that you add the pick number ie 176 177 etc so it is easier for me to keep up with players picked by team .....helps me when adding the position picked

I will remove the temp round thread

@nero said:

Maybe we could make a schedule, to meet the goals for each Round,

Here's how I am willing to proceed as Commissioner for the final two rounds.

Call it "Festival Seating" or "Southwest Airline Boarding" method...

1. Break each round into fourths with 8 picks in each group, i.e., 1-8, 9-16, etc.
2. Start Round 6, Group 1 today (Sunday, 4/14), Group2 on Monday, etc., at 06:00 EDT.
3. On Wednesday morning a final group for Round 6 including any Compensatory Picks will be opened.
4. Thursday, 4/19, Round 7 will open with Group 1, etc. This will wrap our mock on Wednesday, 4/23, the day before the real draft opens.
5. Groups will be sent a single PM the day before that group picks.
6. Picks in a given group are all first come-first serve.
7. Proxies will no longer be accepted. Edit: Excepting Nero due to the time difference in Spain.
8. Picks not made will be left open until week's end. They can be filled at any time by their GM prior to week's end, however, any open picks will be filled at that time.

This approach gives everyone 24 to get their picks in. It eliminates waiting for those who are ready. It eliminates PMs and posts urging the absent to pick.

And finally, the odds of stepping on each others picks are minimal at this point anyway.