Marrdro's annual 7 Round Mock Draft
Bet you guys/gals thought I wasn't going to get around to this - this year.:)
Don't matter how busy work is, gotta do my draft so that I can see how the draft will fall, at least in my head.
Couple of thoughts for you to think about as you go throw this.....
a. I don't put in any trades unless they had already happened before I worked this up.
b. I don't know the college players. Even though I made an effort this year to watch a bit more college ball, I still only scratched the surface.
c. For each team I make my pick for them using the following criteria:
1. Team Need. This is determined through a process of looking at their roster, looking at who they brought in and what, if any, coaching staff changes they might have made as it relates to the scheme I think they will run.
2. Best Player Available on my big board. Usually only look at about 5 players but in a few instances this year I did find myself taking a cat that was around 10 away.
d. I used the following urls to do my research on things like Big Board Rankings/Player Profiles//Free Agent Signings/Team Needs/Coaching Changes/Anticipated schemes:
If I had a conflict on a player, especially if he was a C2 CB or a 3-4 NT, I defered to my Ourlads Magazine.
So, having said all of that, take a look, see what you think, and most importantly, enjoy.
Vikings Picks:
| 1 |
3 |
Minnesota |
Matt Kalil |
OT |
| 2 |
35 |
Minnesota |
Harrison Smith |
SS |
| 3 |
66 |
Minnesota |
Mohamed Sanu |
WRF |
| 4 |
98 |
Minnesota |
Brandon Thompson |
DT43 |
| 4 |
128 |
Minnesota (Compensatory Selection) |
Bernard Pierce |
RBF |
| 4 |
134 |
Minnesota (Compensatory Selection) |
Phillip Thomas |
FS |
| 5 |
138 |
Minnesota |
Terrell Manning |
OLB43 |
| 6 |
175 |
Minnesota from Cleveland |
Jeff Fuller |
WRF |
| 7 |
210 |
Minnesota |
Ron Brooks |
CB |
| 7 |
223 |
Minnesota from Philadelphia through New England |
Jerry Franklin |
ILB |
Alot of talk about the Vikes trading taking a CB or WR instead of an OT at 3. I went ahead and took Kalil based on the following assumptions:
a. Won't take a CB no matter how good he is. Mostly because they addressed the CB position in FA as well as with the return of Cook. Besides, a C2 scheme doesn't warrant taking CB's this high.
b. Won't take a WR here because of how deep this class is at that position.
How they came off the board........
| Round 1 |
| Pick |
Team |
Selection |
Position |
| 1 |
1 |
Indianapolis |
Andrew Luck |
QB |
| 1 |
2 |
Washington from St. Louis |
Robert Griffin |
QB |
| 1 |
3 |
Minnesota |
Matt Kalil |
OT |
| 1 |
4 |
Cleveland |
Trent Richardson |
RBF |
| 1 |
5 |
Tampa Bay |
Morris Claiborne |
CB |
| 1 |
6 |
St. Louis from Washington |
Michael Floyd |
WRF |
| 1 |
7 |
Jacksonville |
Justin Blackmon |
WRF |
| 1 |
8 |
Miami |
Ryan Tannehill |
QB |
| 1 |
9 |
Carolina |
Fletcher Cox |
DT43 |
| 1 |
10 |
Buffalo |
Luke Kuechly |
ILB |
| 1 |
11 |
Kansas City |
David DeCastro |
OG |
| 1 |
12 |
Seattle |
Melvin Ingram |
DE43 |
| 1 |
13 |
Arizona |
Riley Reiff |
OT |
| 1 |
14 |
Dallas |
Quinton Coples |
DE34 |
| 1 |
15 |
Philadelphia |
Dre Kirkpatrick |
CB |
| 1 |
16 |
New York Jets |
Whitney Mercilus |
OLB34 |
| 1 |
17 |
Cincinnati from Oakland |
Peter Konz |
OC |
| 1 |
18 |
San Diego |
Courtney Upshaw |
OLB34 |
| 1 |
19 |
Chicago |
Stephon Gilmore |
CB |
| 1 |
20 |
Tennessee |
Michael Brockers |
DT43 |
| 1 |
21 |
Cincinnati |
Mark Barron |
SS |
| 1 |
22 |
Cleveland from Atlanta |
Stephen Hill |
WRF |
| 1 |
23 |
Detroit |
Mike Adams |
OT |
| 1 |
24 |
Pittsburgh |
Dont'a Hightower |
ILB |
| 1 |
25 |
Denver |
Cordy Glenn |
OG |
| 1 |
26 |
Houston |
Kendall Wright |
WRF |
| 1 |
27 |
New England from New Orleans |
Devon Still |
DT43 |
| 1 |
28 |
Green Bay |
Dontari Poe |
DT34 |
| 1 |
29 |
Baltimore |
James Brown |
OG |
| 1 |
30 |
San Francisco |
Andre Branch |
OLB34 |
| 1 |
31 |
New England |
Alfonzo Dennard |
CB |
| 1 |
32 |
New York Giants |
Zach Brown |
ILB |
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