Sax's 4-Days 'till Mock

[saX man]

I’m mostly going with the big and tough competitors.  Many may not like the first pick, but what the hell (be kind haha):

 

Draft

 

1-Donte Moncrief WR Ole Miss 6’2 220

The media didn’t really hype him up but he has all the tools and when I look at the crop and ask “Who can really help us to both move the chains and score,” I see Moncrief.  You never know, maybe Latimer/Adams are the smokescreens so we get him.  He’s a starting WR and we met with him as much as anyone.  I want him before the 9ers or some team takes him if Pryor, Fuller, Cooks, OBJ, Ebron, Martin, and Kouandijo are gone.  Scouts are high on this kid and I like him over KB, Lee and Latimer.  (WR1/2)

 

2-Antonio “Tiny” Richardson LT (or) RT Tennessee 6’6 336

This cat can play LT early and help out if needed on the right. 

Tiny-Amini-Kalil-Chandler-Bell sounds like a decent OL lineup.  Still need depth/developmental at tackle.  Overall: a pass protecting and road grading hog molly. What’s not to like? (LT)

 

3-Jaylen Watkins CB Florida 6’0 194

Watkins is explosive yet also a really fluid defensive back.  He’d be great to fill in at slot, CB2 or even safety.  He’s my favorite of the Florida defensive backs and would fit well with White and Cason.  Fills a big need (CB, Nickel, and S depth)

 

4-Robert Herron WR Wyoming 5’9 193

I like Norwood but think he’s gone.  Since we now have Moncrief, Cotchery & Avant, we could use a shifty slot guy who can have return capabilities.  I like Herron a lot and seems he’s a good route runner with NFL ready skills.  (WR, PR & KR)

 

5-Larry Webster DE Bloomsburg 6’6 252

Webster is an athletic freak with a b-ball background and football in his blood.  May take time to develop but could also give the unique option as a 2^nd TE in the red zone imo. 

 

6- Justin Britt OT Missouri 6’6 325

We need depth at line even though our starters would likely be in place.  His injury makes him slip to us.  I see us taking a tackle late. 

 

7-Nate Askew OLB Texas A&M 6’3 241

I think we go OLB at some point in the draft.  Seems like a cool prospect we met with. 

 

Notable UDFA

 

Garret Gilbert QB SMU

It’s not worth spending a draft pick on a developmental 3^rd string QB but I think our staff wants to find one and Garret could be a good one. 

 

Guys I didn’t draft but would want somehow:

 

Dion Bailey at S- I believe Bailey has starting safety written all over him and it’s not a given Lester, or Harper on a one year deal is anything special.  Could still use a big safety addition. 

 

Kevin Norwood at WR- A very good possibility for us and can see him fitting in our methodical offense VERY well.  

[saX man]

Roster

 

O

 

QB Newton-Anderson-Gilbert

 

RB Williams-Stewart-Barner

 

FB Tolbert-Brockel

 

WR Moncrief-Cotchery-Avant-Herron-Battle (Underwood/King/McNutt)

 

TE Olsen-Dickson-Battle (Jefferson/Williams/McNeill)

 

OL Richardson-Silatolu-Kalil-Chandler-Bell

Depth: Britt, Scott, Bond, Kugbila, Edwards, G. Williams

 

D

 

DL Johnson-Short-Star-Hardy

Depth: Webster, Edwards, Cole, Addison, Roh

 

LB Davis-Kuechly-Klein

Depth: Blackburn, Askew, Williams,  Jacobs

 

CB White-Cason-Watkins-Dockery-Norman

 

SS Harper-Lester

 

FS DeCoud (Watkins/Jones depth)

 

K | P Gano/Nortman

[stirs]

As always, everybody reads it differently this time of year, so no biggie.

 

My comments would be that the first two guys were taken a round too early

 

If you had picked a fantastic CB in the first, then Montcrief, then Tiny, you might have come out even better.  But hey, the pain for all of us will subside in a few days.

[saX man]

Thanks stirs.  My thinking is that there will be a big run on OTs in round 2 because of the guys capable of starting at RT.  Richardson is one of the few who could start LT which imo warrants him in consideration with the tier of Turner, Fleming, and Bitonio.  JaWuan James is another sleeper imo for us to land.

 

Watkins is my DB prospect to keep an eye on but there could possibly be better value there maybe at OLB or WR.  I think Tripp, Landry and Norwood could be gone by that pick which is who I like there as well.  

 

If we land (1) Fuller (2) Moncrief (3) Richardson (4) Norwood, that'd be an unbelievable haul imo.  That's my dream draft right there but I really do like Watkins in our defense.  

 

 

 

 

[davos]

I mean you filled our needs pretty well but don't know if the value lines up with the picks.  So I don't hate it.. it's not bad by any means.  

 

I like the Herron and Britt picks.  And yeah, that's a great dream draft you mentioned.  

[Jackofalltrades]

I could live with it.

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[section543]

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[carolina-chuck]

Switch Moncrief and Tiny.

[saX man]

Switch Moncrief and Tiny.

 

If Moncrief is there round 2, I'd be more inclined to go with Kouandijo/James/Moses/Bitonio in the 1st..but ideally, I love Fuller even though he won't be there imo.   

[MedellinHeel]

hell naw.