(I'm swamped at work right now, so we'll just have former Vice President Walter Mondale come out and make the pick.)

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The Minnesota Vikings select Anthony Schwartz, WR, Auburn.

Through diplomatic channels, Mr. Mondale notifies the next picker.

And did we really not have an Auburn player drafted in the first three rounds? The times, they are a'changin'.

The New England Patriots select Trey Sermon, RB, Ohio State.

Patriots thrilled to get a guy they had 2nd round grade here and #2 RB overall in the class.

Damnit!!!! Sermon was plan A for one of my teams in round 4: I felt comfortable letting him drop since I thought I was "protected" by some of the other RBs left on the board.

(Great Pick)

(Though I don't buy that any team has him rated ahead of Harris or Etienne)

Hmmm, hard to say. Typically NFL teams have some differences. I just would expect some teams won't like Etienne.

I have Sermon 2nd round and Etienne 4th round because I don't view Etienne as a 3 down back.

He doesn't run great routes, poor vision, and mediocre hands. He might do damage in the right scheme but you need to call specialty plays to get him into space.

Fair enough, I'd personally be surprised if Harris or Etienne fall lower than ~40, but I'm far from an expert evaluator. RBs can be so scheme / skill specific that they aren't a one player fits all solution. Completely in agreement that Sermon is very under rated.

The New England Patriots select Seth Wiliams, WR, Auburn

Get a big bodied receiver that if he can show more consistency can become a #1 WR at the NFL level. Williams doesn't take no for an answer when he is looking for the ball.

Staylor, can you message next? I'm on mobile and can't right now..

This was my guy that I would have grabbed for the Chiefs at the bottom of the third round.

Got it!

Wow Williams was going to be my pick ****

Was hoping he would make it to KC.

I see sending Staylor my picks for #126 to keep this moving was ambitious...

Well Direckshun was on this morning and didn’t make his pick. I’m going to give him an hour and then somebody like Franchise can pick for him....

Did he get sent a PM?

I’ve got a pick all ready to go. Just let me know when.

Yup. I sent him one yesterday.

I’ll PM you my pick. That way you have it if I’m not on and you decide to use it.

Almost to the half way point (pick #129/130)

An easy chair is placed on the stage, along with a mission-style end table.

A glass of water is placed on the table.

Another table is placed nearby, and a fern is placed atop it.

Garrison Keillor enters the stage and sits down. He offers a 30-minute monologue on how the NFL draft is much like growing a garden. He follows up with another 30-minute monologue about how football in small Minnesota towns was where friendships were forged and how it developed pluck and persistence among those whose natural gifts were not athleticism.

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At this point everyone has dozed off, but one nodding sound technician recorded these words as Keillor was transitioning from a metaphor about tractors to an anecdote about seeing a moose while canoeing on a Minnesota lake.

"The Minnesota Vikings select Richard LeCounte III, S, Georgia."

Keillor sends a nice handwritten note on stationery paper to inform the next person that they're on the clock. Not one of those fancy digital clocks that has all of the functions, but a good cherry-burnished grandfather clock that sits by the stairs and stolidly chimes the passage of time.

Chargem sent me his pick

The Tennessee Titans select Milton Williams, DE/DT, Louisiana Tech

The Indianapolis Colts select Cade Johnson, WR, SDST

There are so many guys still left that I would love for KC...

The Steelers are still pretty pissed at the Patriots for drafting Trey Sermon. The Steelers though they would be able to get him here given the plethora of RBs still left on the board whom are generally rated higher by media sources. But, the Steelers should have known better, the Patriots have elite scouts and saw the exact same value in Sermon that our organization did. Accepting the reality of the situation, before moving on, the Steelers make a note to send glitter bombs to MahomesMagic and Bill Belichick next Christmas.

The Steelers still need a RB and are quite please to see other great options still available at pick #128...

The Pittsburgh Steelers select Kenneth Gainwell, RB, Memphis

PM has been sent to the Seahawks

MahomesMagic sent me his pick

The Seattle Seahawks select Elerson Smith, EDGE, Northern Iowa

ROFL

There are so many guys I like I wish I had 4 picks in the next 15.

Elerson Smith was near the top of my list though.

Also, BOOM, we are officially into the back half of the draft gentlemen...

Should be on everyone's list. Great pick.

Don't have a lot of ammo for Seattle. Just trying to add OL and DL. He stuck out as value this late.

I literally flipped a coin for Gainwell or Johnson for my Indy pick. I was hoping Gainwell would make it to Indys next pick.

Sorry, I’m working through bedtime with kids. I’ll get a pick figured out here in a minute.

The Baltimore Ravens take Tyree Hillespie, S, Missouri

I cackle as I land a versatile, chess piece S.

Really good pick, would love if the Chiefs managed to get him in the 4th to replace Sorenson.

Well, I guess I’ll pick by Wednesday...

Somebody should just make the rest of his picks so we could ease his burden.

It's been 12 hours so figured I could pick

Staylor I messaged rain man, let me know if we need to wait longer

Usually the clock stops on the weekend, but since it’s chiefscafan and he apparently hasn’t been on in a couple days, I’ll just pick for him.

The Cleveland Browns select D’Wayne Eskridge, WR, Western Michigan

Yes, technically staylor didn't put the draft on pause for Easter, but it was also only Friday when it was chiefscafan's turn to pick.

In any case, I've got a pick in case people want to keep this thing moving.

I'm not trying to be a dick and understand real life happens. I am not mad at the guy at all was just trying to keep it moving

That’s fine, but for the future don’t skip somebody until I or somebody else makes the pick. I’d like to make the picks in order at least.

Orrr... I'll just go back to observing LMAO

No problem noted

Lol sorry I just figured that was an easy one considering he’s the BPA and the Browns need a WR and haven’t drafted one yet.

you swapped our picks in the list

Got it, thanks!

Staylor, you hooked him up.

Sincerely,

Hopeless MAC schill

Just give his teams to SNR.

If he wants them, he’s more than welcome.

Or you two can split them.

Whatever works.

And I get that life is more important but sometimes you need to make a decision that you’re too busy to take on something no matter how much you like it.

Now supposedly I haven’t been giving chiefscafan time to make a pick.

Apparently it’s my fault that he made a pick and it “didn’t go through” then disappeared never popping back in to the thread or PMing me. Then I see he’s been on the clock for 12+ hours and hasn’t been on for a couple days so I made his pick for him.

Listen guys, i know there’s no clock on the weekends, but if you screw up a couple times and I don’t hear from you after the last, then it’s your turn on a Saturday and you haven’t been one for more than a day, I’m going to assume we aren’t getting a pick from you anytime soon.

I’m too busy and too much is more important than this right now in my life I’m sorry but that’s the truth . So blast me if you want but you have no idea what’s going on right now. Good luck rest of draft

Hope all is well, man.

Dude, nobody is blasting you. None of this is personal. I’m sorry that you’re busy, but you’re trying to have it both ways, and that’s the only issue here. If you’re too busy, I totally understand that this isn’t that important, in fact we kind of assumed that and started to move on without you. Then you sent me a PM trying to make me out to be the bad guy when I’ve been as patient as can be up until your 3rd strike.

In fact, somebody else went ahead and made a pick, so I just picked for you so you didn’t continue to get skipped over. I made it clear that there’s no clock for the weekend, but since I hadn’t heard from you since the last time you missed a pick, and you hadn’t been on for a couple days, I wasn’t going to hold everybody else up. Sorry, but it is what it is

It’s all good though man. I really hope you don’t take this the wrong way and will be back to participate next year if you have the time. Hope all is well and I wish you luck.

Real life comes first 100% of the time, it is always the priority. Zero need to apologize for that, and you aren’t getting blasted for that. Hope all is well.

I think the challenge is that you are so busy (for good reasons) that you’re only able to log in every few days which can hold up the entire draft process. If we had to wait 24+ hours for each of your remaining picks, we won’t finish before the real draft happens. Doing the CP mock is an additional time suck for everyone involved (checking the board a couple times per day, spending time researching our teams and players who are fits, etc.). We all made that commitment eagerly, but the sooner we work through the entire draft the sooner we all get more time back.

Perhaps a good alternative would be finding a board member you trust, sharing your phone number, and letting them text you when you are on the clock. Would that enable you to be aware that it’s your turn quicker, and thus respond in the morning or evening outside work hours within your 12 hour window?

Yeah nobody is mad at you at all, like they've said real life comes before this. Always. You're all good, hope everything is getting better for you.

If you need somebody for the Browns and/or Bengals, I'll take one or both.

And chiefscafan, don't worry about it. You know we let shit fly fast and loose around here. Come back when you can. Hell, even if your real life stuff eases up in the next few days and you want your teams back, I don't see any reason why you can't finish out the draft (it's up to staylor, of course, but I don't think he'd have a problem with it at all).

Not at all. He’s more than welcome to make a pick whenever he is available.

For now, they’re yours!

Nobody gives a shit about this draft in relation to real life. Take care of what you need to take care of. Not a person here thinks less of you, not even in the slightest. Nobody is angry about it. Let us know if you have time to get back in, else we'll see you next year. Keep your stick on the ice.

Has Rainman been PMd?

I pmd him after I picked

He’s probably writing the next script and finishing the video cuts for his next pick...

Linus Van Pelt walks onto the stage. The stage lights go down and a spotlight shines on him.

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"And there were in the same division coaches abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the league came upon them, and the glory of the league shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not:"

"For behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is drafted this day in the City of Twins a linebacker. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the backer wrapped in navy blue, wearing the number 11. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly coaches, praising football, and saying, 'Glory to ball in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward fans.'"

He turns and says, "That's what the draft is all about, Roger Goodell. The Minnesota Vikings select Charles Snowden, LB, Virginia."

A special courier is dispatched to inform the next team that they're on the clock.

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The Kansas City Chiefs select Cameron McGrone, LB, Michigan

There are A LOT of options that are intriguing here, but I’m sticking to my board and taking a guy that was in consideration for 94.

Here’s your eventual replacement for Hitches in the middle. McGrone plays fast, and he’s explosive. He’d be a perfect fit next to Gay for the future. He’s great against the run. He hasn’t gotten a lot of work in coverage, but he has more upside than a guy like Hitchens ever had there with his athleticism. He’s also a fantastic blitzer, which Spags will no doubt take advantage of. Easy value pick at this spot.

He reminds me a lot of Fred Warner...

Feel like McGrone is slept on in this section, so just wanted to post this for those that aren’t familiar with him:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cam McGrone (44, ILB) is the actual guy that people think Micah Parsons is. <a href="https://t.co/svVfvbLo2I">pic.twitter.com/svVfvbLo2I</a></p>&mdash; Brett Kollmann (@BrettKollmann) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettKollmann/status/1374169999871340547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I like McGrone and think there is huge value where you got him in this mock. Most reputable mocks have him as a top 75 player. He’s got some position versatility, and I love his patience in the run game - he reads well and can run the alley while fighting through trash. Not sure he will be around in the third round or fourth for that matter when the Chiefs pick, but he and Browning are two guys I would love the Chiefs to nab at linebacker to shore up the group.