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Now that the combine dust has settled, and there are all types of rumors out there, I will take another shot at this thing. 1. Cincinnati Bengals - Joe Burrow / QB / LSU - Nothing has changed here and the Bengals can't be stupid enough to trade out, right? 2. Washington Redskins - Tua Tagovailoa / QB / Alabama - Where there's smoke, there's fire. I'll buy into the Redskins taking Tua here. They (the new staff) have no ties to Haskins (though Snyder does), the Cardinals just did the same thing last year, and they don't call him Riverboat Ron for nothing. Ron gets his guy and Haskins will be somewhere taking sad selfies. 3. ***TRADE*** Los Angeles Chargers - Justin Herbert / QB / Oregon - I think Brady signs in Tennessee come the first week of FA. The Chargers then jump to #3 to ensure their shot at Tua or Herbert. Lynn gets the QB he's going to hang his chances on for 2020 and beyond. 4. New York Giants - Chase Young / DE / Ohio St. - Gettleman is an idiot, but a lucky one. The jockeying for QB's allows arguably the draft's best overall player to fall right into his lap without doing a thing. He will accredit the circumstances to the "computer folks" he hired, you know, "software". 5. Miami Dolphins - Tristan Wirfs / OT / Iowa - After his combine performance, and the tape he already had, I think Wirfs is the first OT off of the board. There's no questioning the Dolphins need help along the OL and this is definitely a good start for them. 6. Detroit Lions - Jeff Okudah / CB / Ohio St. - I think Slay gets moved at some point before the draft and Okudah is clearly the best CB on the board this year with elite ability. It's a pretty simple connecting of the dots which I learned how to do from the man, the myth, the legend Dunkirk.....or Chadwick..... ahhh, whatever. 7. Carolina Panthers - Isaiah Simmons / LB / Clemson - Kuechley retires so enter the Simmons era in Carolina. He is an athletic freak who also has tape that makes you say "WOW" as well. Within 2 years he will be an All-Pro selection. 8. Arizona Cardinals - CeeDee Lamb / WR / Oklahoma - Yep, Lamb as the first WR off of the board. Arizona needs to get Murray help on the OL for sure, but Kingsbury and Co. do not pass up on bringing in his former OU running mate in hopes it lights a fire under their offense. There will be no learning curve between these two, no time needed to build chemistry. It's already there. 9. Jacksonville Jaguars - Mekhi Becton / OT / Louisville - Becton put on a show for a 364lb guy at the combine. I must apologize for thinking he was fat and out of shape after his weigh-in. You have to ask yourself, WWDD (What Would Dougie Do) here. The most Dougie thing to do is add a piece to the OL because he's going to run the ball another 45 times a game next year.....again. Honestly though, the Jags had some injuries and just a bad football team all the way around. Adding talent anywhere can't hurt. 10. Cleveland Browns - Jedrick Wills / OT / Alabama - If Mayfield is having to run for his life all of the time then he sure to be less effective. The crap show that was the Cleveland OL is going to be attempted to be corrected this year and Wills fits the athletic profile of what Stefanski had in Minnesota. 11. New York Jets - Jerry Jeudy / WR / Alabama - The Jets need to fix that horrendous OL, but Darnold also has to have someone to throw the ball to other than Crowder. Jeudy will immediately become Sam's favorite target. 12. Las Vegas Raiders - Henry Ruggs III / WR / Alabama - The pipe dream for the Bills' fans ends here. Do you honestly believe Gruden could pass on a guy with Ruggs' athletic ability after he ran a 4.27 40 yard dash at the combine? No way in Hades. He sees Ruggs as his Tyreke Hill. 13. Indianapolis Colts - Derrick Brown / DT / Auburn - This is where it could get a little tricky. Indy has been linked to Phillip Rivers. They could look to add a weapon on the outside because most of theirs battled injuries last year, but I think they continue to build upon a stout foundation on defense. Not only will Brown impact the game on his own, but he'll also help to free up Leonard to make plays that much more. 14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Andrew Thomas / OT / Georgia - This is another tricky spot. It is said the Bucs are moving on from Jameis. Even if the Bucs go out and get a Bridgewater or a Tannehill I could see Arians going for a guy like Jordan Love here if he loves the guy's talent that much. Either way I take the safe bet in drafting OL because their OL surely needs some improvement. 15. Denver Broncos - CJ Henderson / CB / Florida - Chris Harris is gone in FA and the top 3 WR's are off of the board. Elway would have taken one of Jeudy, Lamb, or Ruggs if they made it to him, but it didn't happen. Henderson was regarded by some as the 2nd best CB in the draft class prior to the combine and he showed well enough to retain that status getting drafted here. 16. Atlanta Falcons - K'Lavon Chaisson / LB-DE / LSU - Chaisson is another freak athlete with loads of talent. He has the ability to do multiple things in Atlanta. Get after the QB, drop in coverage, and mainly make an impact on defense in year one. He seems like an obvious Dan Quinn kind of guy to me. 17. Dallas Cowboys - Grant Delpit / S / LSU - The Cowboys are losing Byron Jones in FA which is a tough blow for an already underachieving group. Delpit will help to ease the transition as he is widely regarded as the best S prospect in the draft. In this instance a need can be filled with a top tier talent for Dallas at #17. 18. Miami Dolphins - Kenneth Murray / LB / Oklahoma - Murray is an absolute dog out on the field. He is a sideline to sideline LB who possesses a lot of the traits that Flores covets. Once Flores gets his hands on him he will have him fighting for an All-Pro selection by year two and definitely starting from day one. 19. Las Vegas Raiders - Javon Kinlaw / DT / South Carolina - Gruden gets Ruggs with his first 1st Round pick and grabs one of the top DT's with the second. Kinlaw is a disruptive force on the interior of the DL and will help with drawing attention off of Ferrell and Crosby, their two DE picks from last year. 20. Jacksonville Jaguars - Kristian Fulton / CB / LSU - Dougie also needs help at CB with Bouye bombing out and them trading Ramsey. Fulton is an excellent prospect and will immediately upgrade their defensive backfield. 21. Philadelphia Eagles - Justin Jefferson / WR / LSU - Jefferson showed what he needed to show at the combine. He's been a quality WR for 2 years at LSU, but was an excellent one this past season. Philly needs help at WR and they get a guy they feel is best suited for them here. 22. ***TRADE*** Miami Dolphins - Jordan Love / QB / Utah St. - In this trade the Dolphins swap 1st Round and 2nd Round selections with us. We move to #26 in the 1st and then get #39 in the 2nd while Miami moves to #54. Miami feels they need to move in front of NE here to assure they get the QB prospect they want. He's an athletic QB, with a good arm, and the potential to be a starter. They get Wirfs @ #5, Murray @ #18, and now Love @ #22. Not a bad haul for Flores. 23. New England Patriots - Josh Jones / OT / Houston - The New England OL was bad last year. They had a couple of injuries, but they were also a much weaker group overall than in years past. With Love being taken by the Dolphins the Pats work on a problem area. Don't be surprised if NE rolls into 2020 with someone like Kase Keenum as their starter. 24. New Orleans Saints - Denzel Mims / WR / Baylor - Mims helped himself immensely at the combine. He already had size, production at Baylor, and he showed he has some elite athletic ability as well. After Michael Thomas the Saints don't have that much in the way of WR's on their depth chart. Payton and Co. will get the most out of this young man, even in his first year. 25. Minnesota Vikings - Yetur Gross-Matos / DE / Penn St. - The Vikings are likely done with Everson Griffen. He could be re-signed, but I doubt it happens. The Vikings will look to find his replacement in the draft. I have said before I see YGM as a young Strahan. PennSt. had him playing all over this year which caused his sack production to dip. He will be a good DE in this league for many years to come. 26. ***TRADE*** Indianapolis Colts - Tee Higgins / WR / Clemson - The Bills get #34, #75, and #160 in this scenario. The Colts Move back into the 1st to add another weapon for Phillip Rivers who loves chucking the ball up to big WR's. If they stay healthy the Colts now have a solid group in TY Hilton, Parris Campbell, and Tee Higgins. 27. Seattle Seahawks - AJ Epenesa / DE / Iowa - Seattle is still looking for answers on defense. Though they could look to improve the OL (been saying this for like 5 years now) as well, I think they take a shot on a guy here they feel can help to get pressure on the QB. 28. Baltimore Ravens - Zack Baun / LB-DE / Wisconsin - The Ravens go for an Edge defender here they feel can help them get even more pressure on the QB. Baun has some juice as you can see when you put on the tape. Baltimore is the perfect landing spot for him to be coached into a well rounded player. 29. Tennessee Titans - Trevon Diggs / CB / Alabama - I expect Tennessee to be Brady's landing spot. I expect the Titans to Franchise Tag Derrick Henry. This team will basically be intact next year, but will have a needs in the Secondary, maybe on the OL if Conklin leaves, and basically every team could use more pass rush. Here they address the CB position with an intriguing prospect who has battled some injuries, but has plenty of talent. 30. Green Bay Packers - Laviska Shenault / WR / Colorado - Outside of Adams, Rodgers doesn't have many receiving options. He's usually tossing the ball to RB's after that. I think LeFleur drafts him with a gameplan already in mind. Screens, reverses, and other quick plays to get him the ball in space until his route running catches up with his athletic ability. Having Shenault will also help to take some of the heat off of Adams and open up the field more. 31. San Francisco 49ers - Cesar Ruiz / OL / Michigan - The 49ers only have one pick in the first 4 rounds of the draft. Shanahan uses it to get a versatile interior blocker to add to his OL. 32. Kansas City Chiefs - Neville Gallimore / DT / Oklahoma - The Chiefs are going to use the Franchise Tag on Chris Jones, but you saw how their defense struggled without him on the field last season. Gallimore gets to come in and learn from Jones while helping bolster that DL. The Buffalo Bills were active on Day 1 trading back twice gaining the #34, #75, and #160 selections while moving up from #54 to #39 in the 2nd as well. Here is the Bills draft: #34 - Chase Claypool / WR / Notre Dame - The Bills get a guy with size, physicality, and speed to help the WR group on the outside as well as being able to be moved all around by Daboll to create matchup problems for opposing defenses. They have already met with him multiple times and he had an excellent showing in Indy. #39 - Jonathan Taylor / RB / Wisconsin - A compliment to Singletary who can both run, catch, and adds a breakaway dynamic to the backfield. He has had some ball security issues at times, but so did Tiki Barber at one point. I think he would fit well into the Bills backfield. ***TRADE*** #53 - Bryce Hall / CB / Virginia - The Bills package picks #75 & #86 to trade up with Philly to land a CB they feel fits perfectly into the scheme and can start opposite of Tre for years to come. Hall has excellent ball skills exhibited by his 21 pass breakups in 2018, he is physical against the run, and tackles well. ***TRADE*** #116 - Kenny Willekes / DE / Michigan St. - The Bills give up #160, #167, and #207 to move up here for Willekes. To me the guy screams process going from a walk-on to All-American @ MSU. He can help fill the void left by Shaq leaving via FA in a rotational role on the DL. He has a knack for blowing up running plays and despite the knocks on him about his pass rushing ability I believe he will be a quality player in the NFL who can meet the production left behind by Lawson. #125 - Lynn Bowden / WR / Kentucky - Bowden was a do-it-all weapon for Kentucky. He played WR and QB for the Wildcats. He also has some serious potential to be a standout in the return game on both KR and PR in the NFL. He could play WR, handle returns, be a gunner, and an emergency QB for the Bills. #188 - Michael Onwenu / G / Michigan - We continue to bolster and add depth up front with this selection. #201 - Jordan Fuller / S / Ohio St. - There's going to be a Safety taken somewhere in this draft and here it is. He's a great athlete, but can take some bad angles at times and will need to work on his tackling. The athletic ability alone is worth a shot @ #201 to close out our 2020 draft class. This is all just for fun, but flame away if you feel the need to do so.

He sees all of the pass rushers getting the Franchise Tag and knows he's about to get his pay day. I said yesterday that all of the tags coming out is working highly in his favor. He's turned into a good player over the last couple of years and I hate to see him go, but someone will likely give him a deal we aren't willing to match and that's if he even wants to come back here in the first place.

Franchise Tags being thrown around like pancakes at IHOP.

This has nothing to do with Tua's character. That is not being questioned. The thought of Dan Snyder running the major personnel decisions the last 20+ years is. Dan just drafted Dwayne last year and there is some background to that. If the Skins take another QB at the top of the draft it means Danny boy isn't holding the team hostage anymore and Rivera has been given the reigns. I also think the Lions would be ecstatic to have Chase Young fall into their lap.

There goes the "strong" pass rush market. I think this plays into the hands of guys like Lawson on the open market.

Scherff and Dupree both getting the Franchise Tag. Their names had been mentioned on here as well.

I can't see it. His dead cap number in Jacksonville would be almost $34,000,000.

I think the Jags are going to go for more than that. They could get a 3rd Round Comp pick. Ngakoue isn't a bad player, but I'm sure as hell not paying him $20,000,000+ per season for 8 sacks. Never. I don't see him as Von Miller in his prime or anything close to that. Lawson could be had for half of that more than likely and he had 6.5 sacks on 320 less defensive snaps last year. I hope our FO isn't that stupid, which I don't believe they are tbh.

Wonder what Malcolm Jenkins will think about this?

FANS being the key word in that tweet. Edit: And I wouldn't give Khan and the Jags ***t for resources then have to sign Ngakoue to a huge money deal. That would be ABSOLUTELY stupid and I can't see Beane doing something as such. Khan can suck on that Franchise Tag, pay him his money to sit out until week 11, and then go through it all over again next offseason if he wants.

That doesn't sound like "trying to understand the business side of things" for him to me. It sounds like, "We have this tag and can hold you hostage for the best ransom we can get. Sorry, not sorry." kind of thing.

Truth is he saw ole boy take a ball in the face and said, "Hell nah, that ain't gone be me."

I wonder what this REALLY means? The Jags are like, "Hey, we are gonna **** you over so we can get back more than a 3rd Round Comp pick. You can see where we're coming from, right?"

How lucky would the Giants be if Chase Young fell to them at #4? Cincy takes Burrow, Washington takes Tua, someone trades up to #3 to take Herbert, and then Chase Young falls right into that idiot Gettleman's lap.

Maybe they are after all of Miami's 1st Round picks? I don't think Flores and company take the bait though. I actually think that Miami may even try to trade back in a couple of instances to stockpile picks for next year to go all in on Lawrence.

We have the $$$, but it would be absolutely stupid to give him $22,000,000 per season. He had 1.5 more sacks than Lawson on 320 more defensive snaps. And yes, Marrone is an idiot.

Doubt it. I don't see anyone ponying up a 2nd for Haskins. Maybe a 4th.

They are just looking to squeeze out something in return for him, something more than they would get in the Comp pick variety. It may backfire in the end. We will see.

Who knows what the Redskins are thinking? To me this would mean that Snyder has completely backed off from the personnel decisions in Washington, which would be a first in 20+ years. Maybe that was a stipulation Rivera had thrown into his negotiations? I think Detroit would be absolutely ecstatic if this happened and Chase Young fell into their lap.

No offense, MVP or not, look at who his QB is and the breakdown of that QB's completions. Out of 265 completions, 125 of those were to TE's. Then you have 49 completions to RB's. That's 174 of his 265 completions. There were 91 spread around to the WR group with Marquise Brown getting 46 of those. He was the speed guy, a bona fide threat to take it to the house every time he touched the ball whom they schemed for. Then you have Snead who was Lamar's security blanket getting 31 receptions. Lamar only targeted Boykin 22 times and he turned that into 13 catches for 198 yards with 3 TD's. He had 1 drop in those targets with only 17 of them being considered catchable. That offense is not an offense that you can really judge WR's off of. We all knew what Brown was and that Roman would scheme for him. I don't know if Boykin will ever be used in Baltimore or be able to do as well as he would in say a GB, NO, Seattle, Houston, KC, or anywhere else that has a true passing QB. I'm not saying he would be a superstar, but he would likely have had more production as a rookie. Claypool on the other hand differs from Boykin in many ways. First off he weighs 18lbs more than Boykin, but is just as fast. Claypool is clearly a more physical WR if you compare the two in their time at Notre Dame. Claypool also has a bit more twitch to him than Boykin did and can beat DB's on inside slants with more consistency. Yes they both ran a 4.42 at the combine, but if you watch them both at ND Claypool is faster in pads than Boykin. Claypool also has better body control and awareness than Boykin, always being able to layout or twist his body for the ball while getting a foot in bounds to secure the catch. They are two completely different players outside of their height and 40 time. The comparison is lazy at best.

Absolutely not. I don't want to trade up if it costs us this year's 2nd tbh. My guy is Claypool. I like Ruggs/Lamb/Jeudy as well and I'm fine with moving up for them as long as it can be done reasonably. I don't want us to do anything stupid though. Injuries can happen at any point and if, God forbid, JA goes down for an extended period of time that 1st next year could be top 5.

Depending on who we sign in FA, that will determine if we move imo. The only guys I could see us moving up a few spots for would be Ruggs/Lamb/Jeudy or Chiasson. If we re-sign Lawson I think the move up for a DE would be off the board. If we get a guy we feel is a top tier talent at WR then there will be no move up for Ruggs, or Lamb, or Jeudy (depending on which of the 3 escapes the top 10). I still think the more likely scenario at this point is us staying put, taking whom they feel is BPA, and maneuver around on day 2 or early day 3.

Mike Brown

Oh ye of little faith my Crispy friend. I think it would be the opposite, that they would trade up for what they percieve as an elite weopon on offense because they do believe Josh is exactly what they drafted him to be. Still think it hinges on what we accomplish in FA though.

He's a slightly slower version of Robert Ayers with more college production.