LAOJoe & RTTRUTH's 10th Annual "Official" Mock Draft

49ers have 4(2) and would be willing to move down a few picks if anyone is interested in moving up

 

As mod, I find it an easy out if I can’t remember what scheme that particular defense runs when updating the board

 

@Underdog

Patriots otc

 

Browns offer 4.17 and 5.17 to get OTC

 

Well hell, can you wait till im on the clock???

 

Patriots will accept this offer for the otc pick

 

Deal

 

Wow, I'd be all over this if I had a 3rd round comp. Unfortunately mine are 4th and 5th rounders. Hmmm... anyone for a menage a trois? (Clarification - a 3-way trade)

 

RT - if your guy is still there when I'm up at 4-10, I'm your huckleberry...

 

It all depends on your point of view.

If you are CBS Sports (hey, remember them?), it's absolutely vital and a major improvement in the prospect listings to reflect that a 4-3 DE and a 3-4 pass rush OLB have virtually identical roles and that the undertackle (or 3-tech) in a 4-3 has most of the same responsibilities as a 5-tech DE in a 3-4.

If you are anyone else on the planet, it's because SeeBS is too effing lazy or simply too stupid to figure out what position a college player is actually playing.

Did that explain it adequately?

 

Sorry guys. I had a client walk in 2 seconds after I made that deal...Browns pick coming in a sec

 

Cleveland Browns select

Darrell Henderson, RB -Memphis

 

Via PM, Ravens select Jamel Dean, CB - Auburn

 

@Tim

Cardinals up

 

I was able to check...Balt selects Jamel Dean CB Auburn

 

Oops sorry RT lol

 

No. My bad! Didn’t mean to steal your thunder. Just read your earlier message and thought you might be away

 

I just so happened to have a sec so I checked it

 

Can't speak for anyone other than myself, but what position they played in college doesn't define where I may project them at the next level. I routinely have safeties I list with corners and corners I list with safeties. I occasionally have a safety listed with the linebackers, a linebacker moving to safety or a linebacker moving down to the line. I'll pretty much change any players listed position to the one that I believe is his best fit at the next level.

When it comes to where I separate the EDGE from the DL, it makes no sense to list projected 4-3 LDE and 3-4 OLB in separate columns because of their college position listing, simply because it has nothing to do with their NFL projection. Now, if you make the argument that a 3-4 OLB in college getting drafted by a team that runs the 3-4 to play that position will have an advantage over a player at 4-3 DE or 4-3 OLB making that switch with the same team, you won't get a disagreement from me. The thing is, we have no way of knowing where these kids will be drafted so it's a potential bump in score/ranking that can't be known pre-draft. I could separate them into those groups and give separate rankings/scores, but I'm more focused on transferable skills to get after the quarterback than I am in whether or not they are heavily scheme dependent. If I believe a player is, I will make mention of it somewhere on the forums or on the podcast. Also, being a one man army here makes it so that having combined groups saves me time in page building (SEO) and re-ranking.

It's the same with the simple OL listing. With coaches more willing to utilize offensive lineman as interchangeable pieces and more varied schemes up front, listing all of the lineman in comparison simplifies the process to a degree. It lets me focus more on what matters when it comes to taking a major step up in competition instead of projecting multiple positions for the same player based on defined criteria that the NFL is constantly redefining.

 

That's why YOU do it, which of course is logical, infallible, and perfect in every way.

But I'm not passing up an opportunity to rip CBS.