Saturday, May 3, 2014

RamView Accu-Draft 2014: Picks 8-12

Sports Illustrated
8. Minnesota - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M.

Premature comparisons to Fran Tarkenton aside, think Norv Turner wouldn't like a natural rollout QB? Who knows, the Rams could actually see Johnny Football on opening day. Manziel almost has to be the pick if he falls to the Vikings. How could you pass on the chance to have a Manziel/Adrian Peterson backfield? IF Manziel's even partially the real deal, that's a backfield that could take the Vikings places in a hurry.

CBS Sports
9. Buffalo - Hasean Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama.

I just refuse to call a grown adult football player "Ha Ha". Similarly, Buffalo usually refuses to pick who the "experts" think they should pick, with offensive line, tight end or wide receiver usually projected here. Nobody thinks they'll put a high priority on replacing departed Pro Bowler Jairus Byrd? Buffalo seems to like to take the top player at his position when they can do it, and they've never been afraid to reach a little. Or more.

NewsOK.com
10. Detroit - Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State.

Shouldn't the Lions have figured out by now they're going to need to be able to cover people in the division they play in? Have they had a decent corner since Dre Bly? Get that secondary fixed, already.





USA Today
11. Tennessee - Blake Bortles, QB, Central Florida.

I just had the Vikings bail on the failed Christian Ponder experiment, so I might as well call for the Titans to bail on Jake Locker, too. Locker doesn't strike me as Ken Whisenhunt's kind of QB at all, (and he stinks, anyway) while the big, strong-armed pocket passer Bortles does. Corner's a strong need since they lost Alterraun Verner to Tampa, but with Gilbert off the hypothetical board, Bortles is becoming too big a value to pass up.

Wikipedia
12. Giants - Eric Ebron, TE, North Carolina.

Hell, I'd be thinking QB here if I drafted for the Giants; Eli Manning was that brutal last season. I'm not sure he'll even get drafted in the Manning Family Fantasy League, even by himself. Jokes aside, Eli didn't get much help from his offensive line or most of his receivers in 2013, either. Zack Martin should be in play here, but Manning really needs somebody to target besides Victor Cruz. Hakeem Nicks, who was dreadful last year anyway, is a Colt now and no one there sounds very thrilled with Reuben Randle as a starter. That also puts someone like Odell Beckham very in play, but the Giants also don't have a TE to speak of, and Ebron is a TE/huge WR type who's pretty far ahead of the rest of the class at his position. Eli neds the big target and clicks pretty well with his TEs when he has a decent one to throw to, which wasn't last year.

And, up next, what do you know, it's the Rams again...

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