~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ EDIT = added the tracking spreadsheet above so everyone can always go to page 1 of this thread to see it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Okay... RT and Joe are taking the year off from doing the "official" mock. I'm volunteering to step in and throw one together, as I had been pitching the idea of a low-key mock to Tim and others for a few years. Since we don't have a mock this year otherwise, now is the perfect time to do it. This will be just a bit different from other mocks we've had in past years. It's an experiment to see what we can do to make it easier for everyone to participate (we're all insanely busy for various reasons this year) and easier to run. Key points: Yes, it's a rush job. Live with it... There will be a schedule. There will be no autopicks. If you're late, so be it - the draft will continue, the teams after you will be free to make their picks, and you post yours when you can. If it's ridiculously late (like, more than a day) we might have to take action to fill in the blanks, but I prefer to avoid that if at all possible. Obviously leaving a list with people you trust will help and is highly recommended. Trades will NOT need to be approved by moderators. [EDIT = checking is no longer necessary. ] For example, if the Raiders and Eagles agree on a trade, the Raiders GM and Eagles GM would each post the details on the draft thread. Once that's done, the trade is in and everything's good to go. No need to wait around for a moderator to reply at all. I'm open to letting everyone have two teams. But heads up that you either won't be allowed to make trades between your two teams or at least will need to convince a moderator (most likely me) that the trade is in the best interest of both of the teams. Yes, I'm winging this. I'll probably figure it out as we go along. Live with it... Teams so far: ARI = Tim ATL = FalconsGuy (might pick through LAOJoe) BAL = IrishDawg42 BUF = LAOJoe (CAR = RSki if available, Torgo otherwise) CHI = Torgo CIN = MatthewWillson29 CLE = Lyman DAL = Willie DEN = Torgo DET = (Quew777 if available, StlCrtn otherwise) GB = TopDawg HOU = IrishDawg42 IND = RTTruth JAX = Lyman KC = StlCrtn LAC = Chargin'Chimp (might pick through LAOJoe) LAR = Turf_toe LV = TopDawg MIA = Gidion72 MIN = Willie NE = Underdog NO = TopDawg NYG = xinik NYJ = RTTruth PHI = LAOJoe PIT = StlCrtn SEA = Turf_toe TB = Turf_toe SF = RTTruth TEN = RicoL8 WAS = Tim Tim and I will be filling in the last teams that no one else wants. If anyone joining late wants to take over a team that I'm running, I'll be happy to let you have it. Just a guess, but I suspect Tim will probably feel the same way. Join in if you can! The tentative game plan is to kick off the first 8 picks of round 1 on Thursday evening.
I can take the Bengals, then if @matthewwillson29 comes on I will happily relinquish them to him. I don’t know if any other Bengals fan on these boards.
I sent my list of preferred teams. I'll have my son check in tonight when he gets home, he said he'd like to participate as well.
It's hard to believe with all the Baltimore and Chicago fans on here you can't get one person to step in and makes picks for the mock.
Man I did not bother to watch film the way I normally do since the full GM thing didn't go down this season. But I'll try my damnedest to "ungettleman" the Giants.
I have full faith that even on short notice, you would be an improvement for that front office. Thanks for joining in !