Appearing: Paul Burmeister, Mike Mayock, Charles Davis, Brian Baldinger, Mike Lombardi
Team news:
Minnesota at #3:
Significant needs at tackle and
wide receiver. Nobody talks about it but Mayock believes Justin
Blackmon is in the picture here. Could be why Vikings aren't afraid
to trade down. Mayock believes they'll still take Kalil, with the
major hedge that they'll take the player they have the highest rating
on. Well, there's some keen insight.
Cleveland at #4:
Mayock now says the Browns
should pull the trigger on Ryan Tannehill. Franchise QB trumps all,
and Colt McCoy isn't a franchise QB. (Is Tannehill?) With their other
1st-round pick at #22, they can draft the #2 RB, Doug Martin or David
Wilson. Davis still doesn't think Tannehill is a top ten pick. They
have so many other needs they don't need to reach for a QB this year.
Lombardi would take Trent Richardson, but then, second straight team
we get the “prediction” of, they should take who they have graded
as the best prospect. Such risk-taking on this episode! Baldinger
says that in the AFC North, the Browns need to add toughness, so he
lobbies for Richardson as well. May be the best player in the draft
(Over Andrew Luck?).
Tampa at #5: New
coach Greg Schiano is a coach who emphasizes toughness, and they've
put together an offensive line capable of dominating run-blocking.
Their first priority should be Richardson if Cleveland doesn't take
him. And now Mayock calls Richardson “the best position player in
the draft”. What, does Andrew Luck not play a position?
Richardson's probably the best pass-protecting RB in this year's
draft on top of everything else. Lombardi repeats the toughness theme
but thinks Tampa should take a defensive tackle. Back to
less-than-bold predictions, the Tampa area correspondent comes on
later to opine that the Bucs could have a difficult choice between
Richardson and Morris Claiborne. Criminy, it's a whole garden maze
worth of hedges on today's show.
Rams at #6:
Blackmon at #6? Best-case
scenario for the Rams. Davis calls it “pre-destiny” or
“pre-ordained” if the Rams still get Blackmon after trading down
from #2. Actually, it's a pretty freaking brilliant trade by Les
Snead. Davis says left tackle is the Rams' next-biggest need, says
Rodger Saffold should be moved to right tackle. Baldinger theorizes
that the Rams would have to take Matt Kalil if he fell to #6. No
argument here.
Buffalo at #10:
Didn't we just talk about Buffalo not that long ago? After signing Mario Williams AND
Mark Anderson, offensive tackle, where they lost their LT in free
agency, is now their biggest need. They could take Reilly Reiff; they
could take Jonathan Martin, who protected Andrew Luck's blind side
for 3 years and is the intelligent type of player the Bills really go
for. Michael Floyd is a dark-horse candidate. Lombardi and Davis
agree on LT, most likely Reiff, and that Buffalo can't throw
downfield because of their offensive line. Davis also takes a trip to
Reach City with the idea of Stephon Gilmore or Dre Kirkpatrick. Can
also see Quinton Coples or Luke Kuechly going there. Mayock wouldn't
take Reiff, doesn't think he's a prototypical pro LT, at least not
right away. He proposes Floyd or Kuechly here, and also heartily
endorses Gilmore. Talk about soaring stock.
Chargers at #18:
Chargers are kind of gutted at wide receiver, but their correspondent
thinks they'll make another vain attempt at drafting an edge rusher.
He mentions Courtney Upshaw and, of course, Nick Perry, this year's
Earl Thomas who is predicted to be drafted by every team. They also
need a strong safety and could take Mark Barron if he slides past
Dallas.
Bears at #19:
Need to get younger on the
defensive side. Want to upgrade over Israel Idonije at edge-rusher
with someone like Whitney Mercilus.
Stephon Gilmore has emerged as Mayock's #2 cornerback, ahead of Dre
Kirkpatrick. Started 40 straight games in the SEC. Former high school
QB who understands the game. Long arms, good ball skills, good height
(6'0”), no durability issues. Ran 4.4 at the Combine. Mayock thinks
he wasn't rated as highly originally because he's a junior and nobody
knew much about him. Actually thinks Gilmore is in the same ballpark
as Morris Claiborne. Gets a little sloppy in technique and plays too
high at times, but has the measurables of a top prospect, and tall,
fast corners are hard to find.
Alshon Jeffery has big questions to answer at his pro day. He weighed
216 at the Combine, 15-25 pounds less than it's believed he played
at. Mayock thinks he plays with 4.6-40 speed watching him on tape.
He'll need to run the 40 faster than that. Most of his catches are
contested; he makes them because he's a big-bodied receiver who wins
jump balls. He doesn't get separation and won't run away from
defenders. If he runs 4.6 or more at pro day, he's locked in as no
better than a second-round pick. But even if he does run sub-4.6, his
ability to keep his weight down is going to be questioned.
Mark Barron's sports hernia may cause him to miss Alabama's second
pro day, but to Mayock he's worthy of a top 20 pick based on his tape
alone. Cleanest prospect in the draft at safety.
Mayock has also restored Trent Richardson to top-10 status. Best RB
prospect since Adrian Peterson. Tough, fast, excellent pass
protector. Pass-catching is his only non-elite skill.
Courtney Upshaw didn't participate in much at the Combine. Needs to
have a big workout to show he has explosiveness.
Baldinger gets creative with his mock draft by slotting Blackmon to
Minnesota at #3. That makes Matt Kalil a Ram at #6. He believes the
Rams would be ecstatic with that outcome. Has Michael Brockers going
to Seattle and Dontari Poe not in the top 12. Davis thinks Minnesota
would be likelier to take Claiborne if they didn't take Kalil. Also
thinks the Poe phenomenon has overshadowed Brockers and hurt
Brockers' stock more than it should have. Brockers is closer to being
a truly great player now than Poe is. Baldinger continues to ding Poe
based on his tape. Calls him a big, talented guy who can't find the
football. Mayock says Poe has the motor and freakish athletic ability
of Jason Pierre-Paul and will be a star if he gets coached up. He'd
take Floyd at 12 over a DT. Baldinger says Poe played a lot more
games at Memphis than JPP played at USF and he hasn't seen Poe
progress enough.
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