LAOJoe & RTTRUTH's 11th Annual Collaborative Mock Draft

@Tim @SportsFanatic

 

Colts select:
Joe Reed
KR/WR
Virginia

 

Tampa OTC

@SportsFanatic

 

Nice pick RT. If only you could have found a bigger picture...

 

I had a feeling. But when you’re doing this from your phone it’s honestly kinda hard to tell how big the picture is

 

lol! I get it, believe me.... I still appreciate the pictures though.

I always have a pic for my pick if possible, and I like that you do as well..

 

Reed was on the shortlist.

 

I filter for medium pics if the first few good pictures I find are too big.

 

I always try to find smaller pics. Sometime's it's difficult, even from a laptop. I never draft from my phone, so I can just imagine.

 

I’m willing to be OTC for picks 7.11 and 7.21

 

7/11 and 7/21 .....those sound like lucky numbers. Are you sure?

 

I’m just offering to make them lucky for somebody else.

 

Truths Top 5 CBs:

1) Jeff Okudah

2) C.J. Henderson

3) Kristian Fulton

4) A.J. Terrell

5) Reggie Robinson II

Okudah and Henderson are a tier of their own, obvious top 15 talents to me. Fulton and Terrell are elite athletes that need to improve little things but should both be great CBs. After those four, I would argue there are serious deficiencies or potential issues with anybody’s next ranked guy. There’s about a 4 dog race for me at that fifth spot. I chose Robinson II somewhat as a conversation piece. I couldn’t get a ton of film on him. But what I did see showed me some excellent field awareness, pretty good looking athleticism, notable ball skills, and a tendency to fight his ass off at the Catchpoint. All those things combined suggest to me that he’s got the potential to outplay his draft spot and make me feel he might be underrated. I probably easily would have chose Jeff Gladney at this spot if he had hit the length threshold coveted for outside guys in today’s NFL. But since he doesn’t, he’s more of a question mark for fit to me. Still love his game though

 

Not a bad list. Okudah is in a class of his own in this draft. Best cover corner I’ve seen since Revis in ‘07. After him, I have CJ Henderson, Kristian Fulton, Trevon Diggs, and Jeff Gladney to round out my top 5.

 

I’ll message him.

 

Mine is a pretty different

1) Jeff Okudah

2) Kristian Fulton

3) C.J. Henderson

4) Trevon Diggs

5) A.J. Terrell

I think Fulton is in that top tier and would actually take him before Henderson in most situations but he may hurt the most of these guys to miss out time in camp thanks to the virus. I think Fulton has a much higher ceiling and can improve his deficits. I've also got Diggs in that group ahead of Terrell. Then I think there is a bit of a drop. Some may say Jaylon Johnson of Jeff Gladney but I like the potential to groom Noah Igbinoghene. Yes they should all likely be gone by the end of the 2nd round but that doesn't mean everyone on Day 1 or 2 is ready to plug and play. There is also Amik Robertson.

As for guys that probably won't be a day 2 pick that I like, I agree with Reggie Robinson in that but I'd also say Michael Ojemudia and L'Jarius Sneed are guys to watch.

 

Just to keep the conversation going, personally I really couldn’t get in line with Diggs tape. I felt like he was getting beat more than he wasn’t on the tape I was watching. I mean I definitely watched three of his games, and don’t remember too many spots where I was impressed with a two minute stretch. He’s reasonably decent at tackling guys after the fact, which is good because I saw a lot of catches being made. If there was one real + I saw on tape it was that teams seemed to appreciate his ability enough that they didn’t test him a lot.

I know it won’t be a popular opinion, but I’m just not sold on him. Also helps that he can play a role in the return game as a plus. For his sake I hope he ends up in a heavy press scheme

ps: Your list really wasn’t that different from mine Joe LOL

 

If Henderson were as athletic as Okudah he would bust the fucking meter in my metric.

He has the make up speed but he doesn’t have the burst to close. The coverage is there but Jeff is a shade stickier and I think that burst off a half step really makes that difference.

Proof positive that the testing can mirror the on field products, IMO.


Which is why they can both kiss my ass for not doing all the drills, lol.

 

I feel like Troy Pride Jr. is dark horse to have a long successful career. He has the makings of being a great nickelback, which are more valuable than they have ever been.

 

Tim Im curious what your safety grades are in terms of their rough draft position based solely on those grades? It a weird class and I wonder where your gaps are, or anyone's for that matter.