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JPH83 · 05-22-2022, 12:42 PM

I like this exercise, but it's tricky to be honest with yourself about what you'd have done without knowing where players would have fallen, so I'm trying to think of what I was prioritising in the mock drafts. Generally, I was looking at 2 x DL at least and quite likely 2 x WR. I did want a CB and was always flirting with an early pick there if the other positions didn't seem to hold value, I also often went safety in those first 5 picks. I wanted a developmental RT later on and generally went for a RB in the 7th. I rarely picked a LB and had no interest in TE unless WRs were off the board and a good receiving mismatch was still available. I never traded up. So with that in mind, something like:

29 - Karlaftis, DE - Best DE left at that point. I liked the speed rushers but generally double-dipped if Karlaftis went here. Too good to pass up.

30- Kyler Gordon, CB - I liked Booth but he looked too up and down for me. Washington CBs are the real deal. It may start a little ugly but I think he'll be a very good player and seemed more in the Spags style as well.

50 - George Pickens, WR - I generally picked Pickens when he was left here and would pick him over Moore, but I can't say I'm confident he ends up being a better player. I'm going for the ceiling and then looking for a change up later on.

62 - Travis Jones, DT - I'm gutted we didn't use the Cook pick on him. I agree with kccrow, he was a late 1st rounder for me too, and I think that DT position with him goes from wafer thin to a massive strength.

94 - Nick Cross, S - I wanted an elite athlete and someone with the range to step in if Thornhill walks next year. He was the best S left for me and I liked him more the Cook. Not as versatile perhaps, but massive potential.

103 - Calvin Austin III, WR - The obvious answer is Chenal, he looks a great pick, but this is often where I double-dipped at WR, normally for a guy I liked a lot less than Austin. Just a totally different player to Pickens and I think works with the new approach of multiple contributors with a wide range of skillsets. He's a different player and physique to Hardman I know, but there's nothing Hardman does that he can't, and he seems much, much more reliable.

121 - Kingsley Enagbare, DE - I'm cheating a little here. There's no way I would have expected him to fall, so often I was picking a DT or someone like Dominique Robinson here or a RT. But I'm assuming he's there and I'm absolutely taking him. Limited athlete but great hands, really productive, and at this point I'm giddy at how many snaps can be reliably taken away from Frank Clark.

135 - Tariq Woolen, CB - I like the Williams pick, but I would've preferred Woolen's lower production but equal to superior traits and better quality of opposition. Again. not convinced he's better than Williams now, but probably the guy I pick. In most drafts I went OT here, so it's possible I'd have gone with Kinnard but he really wasn't on my radar.

233 - Kellen Diesch, OT - I really wanted a developmental tackle that was first and foremost a pass-pro technician. There's a good chance he never cuts it physically, BUT, if he's here I'm running it in. Still amazed he went undrafted.

243 - Jojo Domann, LB - Again, amazed he went undrafted. These were the picks I was just swinging on high upside at positions I thought were lower priority. I was after a LB who could cover before a run stuffer and he is as good as it gets at this late stage.

251 - Zaquandre White, RB - I don't really care, just wanted masses of raw potential and someone who looks like with competent coaching he could do it all. White is that guy.

259 - Justyn Ross, WR - Probably my most dishonest pick. I mean, would I really have gone for him here after EVERYONE passed on him? Well, I'm going to say yes. I mean what is there to lose really?

Priority UDFAs would've been maybe Marquese Ball and Noah Elliss?

05-22-2022, 12:42 PM	#6
JPH83 Veteran Join Date: Feb 2021 Casino cash: $-269600	I like this exercise, but it's tricky to be honest with yourself about what you'd have done without knowing where players would have fallen, so I'm trying to think of what I was prioritising in the mock drafts. Generally, I was looking at 2 x DL at least and quite likely 2 x WR. I did want a CB and was always flirting with an early pick there if the other positions didn't seem to hold value, I also often went safety in those first 5 picks. I wanted a developmental RT later on and generally went for a RB in the 7th. I rarely picked a LB and had no interest in TE unless WRs were off the board and a good receiving mismatch was still available. I never traded up. So with that in mind, something like: 29 - Karlaftis, DE - Best DE left at that point. I liked the speed rushers but generally double-dipped if Karlaftis went here. Too good to pass up. 30- Kyler Gordon, CB - I liked Booth but he looked too up and down for me. Washington CBs are the real deal. It may start a little ugly but I think he'll be a very good player and seemed more in the Spags style as well. 50 - George Pickens, WR - I generally picked Pickens when he was left here and would pick him over Moore, but I can't say I'm confident he ends up being a better player. I'm going for the ceiling and then looking for a change up later on. 62 - Travis Jones, DT - I'm gutted we didn't use the Cook pick on him. I agree with kccrow, he was a late 1st rounder for me too, and I think that DT position with him goes from wafer thin to a massive strength. 94 - Nick Cross, S - I wanted an elite athlete and someone with the range to step in if Thornhill walks next year. He was the best S left for me and I liked him more the Cook. Not as versatile perhaps, but massive potential. 103 - Calvin Austin III, WR - The obvious answer is Chenal, he looks a great pick, but this is often where I double-dipped at WR, normally for a guy I liked a lot less than Austin. Just a totally different player to Pickens and I think works with the new approach of multiple contributors with a wide range of skillsets. He's a different player and physique to Hardman I know, but there's nothing Hardman does that he can't, and he seems much, much more reliable. 121 - Kingsley Enagbare, DE - I'm cheating a little here. There's no way I would have expected him to fall, so often I was picking a DT or someone like Dominique Robinson here or a RT. But I'm assuming he's there and I'm absolutely taking him. Limited athlete but great hands, really productive, and at this point I'm giddy at how many snaps can be reliably taken away from Frank Clark. 135 - Tariq Woolen, CB - I like the Williams pick, but I would've preferred Woolen's lower production but equal to superior traits and better quality of opposition. Again. not convinced he's better than Williams now, but probably the guy I pick. In most drafts I went OT here, so it's possible I'd have gone with Kinnard but he really wasn't on my radar. 233 - Kellen Diesch, OT - I really wanted a developmental tackle that was first and foremost a pass-pro technician. There's a good chance he never cuts it physically, BUT, if he's here I'm running it in. Still amazed he went undrafted. 243 - Jojo Domann, LB - Again, amazed he went undrafted. These were the picks I was just swinging on high upside at positions I thought were lower priority. I was after a LB who could cover before a run stuffer and he is as good as it gets at this late stage. 251 - Zaquandre White, RB - I don't really care, just wanted masses of raw potential and someone who looks like with competent coaching he could do it all. White is that guy. 259 - Justyn Ross, WR - Probably my most dishonest pick. I mean, would I really have gone for him here after EVERYONE passed on him? Well, I'm going to say yes. I mean what is there to lose really? Priority UDFAs would've been maybe Marquese Ball and Noah Elliss?
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