erod
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One of life's great unknowns is that, somehow, a handful of non-football blowhards have managed to carve a financial existence out of thin air by becoming "mock draft experts." I guess it beats the Cinnabon most of them worked at before.
They're almost never close to being right, even in the first round. And from the 2nd round on, their lists are great for catching canary crap before it hits the linoleum.
This year looks especially futile, although not by any fault of the mocksters. This draft seems impossible to predict because the draft order could become unrecognizable almost instantly.
The top four teams could very well trade out of their picks, setting off a domino effect that ripples through the first round and jumbles the players into an order not yet mocked up by anyone.
Tennessee already bugged out, and Cleveland is rumored to be un-enamored with any of the quarterbacks and intrigued by RG3 (yep, hard to believe). San Diego doesn't need Tunsil and could opt for more picks instead of Jalen Ramsey. If they trade out and Ramsey gets picked, Dallas will get serious offers for Tunsil, who seems like a bit of a luxury for the Cowboys. And on and on it goes.
Apparently Philadelphia is frothing at the mouth for Wentz, so if Goff goes first, the Eagles could offer a king's ransom to get to #2. If Dallas feels the same, it has more ammo with a higher pick to trade. The 49ers are in deep mourning after their new-old California counterparts beat them to the punch for Goff. (I think that's the pick because they wanted to one-up the 49ers.) But if they go Wentz, the Niners could go all-in for the #2.
And that doesn't even mention the annual "surprise" team lurking in the shadows. I don't ever remember a draft like this. Depending on who's picking, you could have entirely different top 10 players this year.
Unless the next Tom Brady, I hope Dallas trades out of this folly and racks up high draft picks. Maybe six picks in the top 132? That's how you rebuild a defense quickly.
Don't mock me.
They're almost never close to being right, even in the first round. And from the 2nd round on, their lists are great for catching canary crap before it hits the linoleum.
This year looks especially futile, although not by any fault of the mocksters. This draft seems impossible to predict because the draft order could become unrecognizable almost instantly.
The top four teams could very well trade out of their picks, setting off a domino effect that ripples through the first round and jumbles the players into an order not yet mocked up by anyone.
Tennessee already bugged out, and Cleveland is rumored to be un-enamored with any of the quarterbacks and intrigued by RG3 (yep, hard to believe). San Diego doesn't need Tunsil and could opt for more picks instead of Jalen Ramsey. If they trade out and Ramsey gets picked, Dallas will get serious offers for Tunsil, who seems like a bit of a luxury for the Cowboys. And on and on it goes.
Apparently Philadelphia is frothing at the mouth for Wentz, so if Goff goes first, the Eagles could offer a king's ransom to get to #2. If Dallas feels the same, it has more ammo with a higher pick to trade. The 49ers are in deep mourning after their new-old California counterparts beat them to the punch for Goff. (I think that's the pick because they wanted to one-up the 49ers.) But if they go Wentz, the Niners could go all-in for the #2.
And that doesn't even mention the annual "surprise" team lurking in the shadows. I don't ever remember a draft like this. Depending on who's picking, you could have entirely different top 10 players this year.
Unless the next Tom Brady, I hope Dallas trades out of this folly and racks up high draft picks. Maybe six picks in the top 132? That's how you rebuild a defense quickly.
Don't mock me.
