Thursday, April 30, 2015

Last last-minute mock draft

1. Tampa, Jameis Winston
2. Tennessee, Marcus Mariota
3. Jacksonville, Amari Cooper
4. Oakland, Leonard Williams
5. Washington, Kevin White
6. Jets, Todd Gurley
7. Chicago, Trae Waynes
8. Atlanta, Dante Fowler
9. NY Giants, Vic Beasley
10. Rams, Brandon Scherff

Winston and Mariota are my top 2 players at any position. Tennessee has no business going with Mettenberger. Jags need a WR worse than they need defense. Raiders can use the pass rush. With Washington, I'd go with a big WR that I don't think RG3 really has vs. a pass rusher who's not a scheme fit. About the same thing with the Jets. RB's the one place they don't look strong enough. Well, QB, but. Pass defense was a horror show in Chicago last year. Pass rusher for Atlanta, BPA for the Giants plus a possible Robert Quinn-type for new DC Steve Spagnuolo.

I'll get to work on profiles for Scherff and Kevin White, even though neither may ever hit the blog. With the top two QBs and top two WRs gone, the Rams have no business looking anywhere but offensive line. I will cut them some slack on DaVante Parker but would be very surprised. I'll downplay the official confirmation that the Rams did not have a top-30 visit or an on-campus workout with Scherff. He's the best o-lineman in the draft, he's more physical and guard-versatile than Peat or Flowers would be, and the Rams need a lineman. Plus, I think they're close enough to having Barksdale back to not have to worry about taking a pure tackle.

Take a defensive lineman, especially one with a rich history of marijuana transgressions, neither of whom would even be a scheme fit in St. Louis, and let's just say it's going to be a long night here at RamView.

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