On the plus side, it means you have time to sort out your board. Side note: the spreadsheet shows the current round, but the next tab is named "Big Board". If you click on that tab, it's a huge list of draft prospects sorted alphabetically (by first name, sorry...). So if you want to see if Your Guy is still available, scroll down that list and find his name. If there's a number in front of his name, that's the pick when he was taken. No number = he's still available.
TRADE: SEA trades 192 + 253 to IND for FB/TE EricTomlinson, C Danny Pinter, C Jack Anderson, and C Wesley French @Torgo to confirm
LOL I gave you that late pick so you can get your dart throw somewhere and then you trade for seemingly every center in the league.
JMO, but this is the frst absurd trade of the mock. Trades like this just don't happen often if at all. Carry on.
Pick 181: The Los Angeles Chargers add versatility to the OL. N. Dakota St has developed a nice pedigree for OL through the years and Sundell has played well at all 5 OL positions, primarily Center and then taking over at LT for Cody Mauch. Some comments on him: Sundell fires out of his stance and has good range as a run blocker. He excels at getting out in space and hits his targets, showcasing nimble feet. He understands angles and does a good job of playing with proper leverage. “Seems to have the right mentality to move guys off the ball,’ Kolpack said. “I think he’s been one of the more explosive guys in the FCS from what I can tell.” Sundell has quick feet and active hands. He’s a cerebral player and aware of everything that’s going on around him. He plays with a low center of gravity and has good length for an interior lineman. He has the lateral mobility to slide with ease to cut-off pass rushers. During his three seasons as NDSU’s starting center, Sundell gave up one sack and just eight pressures. As the team’s starting left tackle this past season, he gave up one sack and nine pressures. "Jalen Sundell's exceptional athleticism, high football IQ, and relentless drive make him the perfect fit for the modern NFL center position." Jalen Sundell is next up in the long line of impressive NDSU offensive linemen. Being a part of such a dynamic offense, Sundell’s abilities and tools were put on full display throughout his six-year career with the Bison. Primarily playing center before the 2023 season where he started all 15 games as a blindside tackle, Jalen Sundall pairs size, versatility, and fiery athleticism that beautifully fits modern-day NFL offenses. When narrowing in on Sundell’s tape at center, particularly in the five games he played in 2022 before a season-ending injury, I was thoroughly impressed with his agility and movement. He excelled in executing pin-and-pull actions as a playside blocker, adeptly shadowing second-level defenders to create openings. His proficiency in this aspect of play showcases his exceptional abilities as a blocker in open space. Another area where Sundell impressed was his identification ability and eye discipline in both phases of the game. Playing against several gap-exchange defenses, Sundell was consistently disciplined in his assignments, always attacking or adjusting with conviction, allowing him to play open and free—something that is incredibly challenging to perfect the way he did. As a pass protector, I much prefer Sundell locking down the center spot. His footwork is reactive and efficient—he has no issue mirroring defenders and does a great job of straining and recovering in awkward situations. Diving into his abilities as a run blocker, Sundell has an innate understanding of landmarking defenders. He does a good job of taking the right angles and uses hat placement to his advantage. At both tackle and center, Sundell was consistently successful in covering up second-level defenders and does a good job of anticipating where defenders are going, rather than where they presently are to meet them in their tracks. Where Sundell runs into trouble is against big-bodied tight shades and penetrating down linemen. Inefficiencies with his hand placement in the run game, primarily with his non-snapping hand flaring to the outside of defenders, surrender openings in his chest which put him at a physical disadvantage against stronger defenders in close quarters. An admittedly minute detail could be quickly fixed with NFL coaching and development, which leads me to lose much of any concern over it. Quite frankly, I’m much more interested in Sundell for what he can do than what he can’t. The tools are there and they are special. Projecting Sundell to an NFL roster, I believe there will be some natural growing pains. As he adjusts to the strength and speed of the league's top linemen, falling on his foundation as a high-IQ, full-throttle player will be crucial in his ability to work into a starting role. I fully anticipate Sundell to make a name for himself on an NFL roster. @RicoL8 Titans OTC @xinik NYG on deck
@notacos4u otc I'm on deck with the Jets and don't have another pick for 40 spots. That will allow me to turn off the mock for the day until evening. If no pick by the time I leave, i'll send a short list to a mod
Guess I’ll have to take the flat earther with my next pick. As long as he keeps believing in the “fuck guys up when he’s blocking” movement he’s OK by me.
Seriously?? You have issues with a trade involving a sixth and a seventh rounder? Which end of it is a problem - undervaluing the picks, or undervaluing the players? If you saw two separate trades - Danny Pinter for 192 and Eric Tomlinson for 253, would you still call it "absurd" ? If anyone's wondering, center / center / center is just my sense of humor. Pinter and Anderson are guards than centers, but for whatever reason the Colts team web page lists all three players only as centers. Reason for trade: Seahawks need offensive lineman. It's a nightmare. Solution: I want to do what the Falcons did in 2008 and have about 16 guys competing for 10 roster spots. (It worked. Atlanta ended up playing week 1 with a rookie LT, second year LG, career practice squad tackle at RG, and backup guard becoming a first time true starter at RT. The media laughed, and The Sporting News openly said they were already on the clock for the first pick in the next year's draft, projecting them to go 1-15. Surprise... they ended up with only 17 sacks allowed on the season, and the team made the playoffs, barely missing the division title and #2 seed.) It's a combination of veterans, rookies/second year draft picks, and "projects". Seattle's 5th rounder from last year (Olu Oluwatani) is theoretically ready to step up. I drafted Jordan Morgan and Roger Rosengarten. Real team added Nick Harris. I added Chris Paul earlier and now Danny Pinter. Real team added Tremayne Anchrum and Laken Tomlinson late in free agency. Now I'm adding every interior lineman I can fit on the roster so that Laken Tomlinson never starts.
No issues. You are being overly sensitive. All I am saying is this is an atypical trade at any stage of the NFL draft. And that is a fact.
Still... if you saw two trades, Pinter for 192 and Eric Tomlinson for 253, would you still say that's "absurd"?
I want to put extra emphasis on this. I am in no way responsible for Laken Tomlinson being on Seattle's roster.
What are you trying to prove? That it's a fair or reasonable trade? I'm never said it isn't. It's fair, it's fine. It's just completely atypical of a real NFL draft day trade. It just doesn't happen.
yeah... as a Jets fan, I know just how horrible Tomlinson has been since his last season in San Fran. 49ers dumped him at precisely the right time and the Jets suffered for it. He was awful. Turnstile awful.
