New Year's Day Mock

tm1119

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1st Round- Desmond King CB Iowa- This may be wishful thinking that he gets to end of the 1st, but I absolutely love this kid. Physical CB who has great ball skills. Good tackler and overall competitor, I imagine he's the type of CB oppsoing WR's don't like playing against. The only hope that he may last this long is that he's listed at 5'10 and may not have 4.4 speed, but make no mistake, this kid is a very very good football player.


2nd Round- Tanoh Kpassagnon DE Villanova- Just not many human being on earth like this kid. 6'8 280 pounds of muscle with freakish athleticism and flexibility for his size.11 sacks and 21.5 TFL last year on the way to being defensive player of the year. He's raw and level of competition ?'s are obvious, but the potential is so high that if he lasts this long it's well worth the risk. Team captain and 3 time academic all-american as well.


3rd Round- Taylor Moton OT Western Michigan- Road Grader. At 6'5 325 he's physically dominant at the point of attack. Looks to have long arms and huge hands, just engulfs defenders. Surprisingly nimble for his size. Has 4 years of starting experience at both G and T. With Free getting near the end and Green not capable of staying on the field it's important not to let the o line slip.
(RT #72)

4th Round- Travin Dural WR LSU- Don't let the lack of production fool you, Dural is a heck of a talent. LSU's putrid QB play and overall passing attack really held him back. He's 6'2 205 with very good athleticism. Pure hands catcher, snatches the ball out of the air with ease. His combine will probably dictate his draft stock, but could be a steal because he was hidden in a bad college passing game.


5th Round- Brandon Bell LB Penn State- We need LB depth and what better place to look than LB U? Bell is a 6'1 235 pure Mike LB that plays best in the box. He's capable of playing a zone just fine, but not the type of guy you want to see down the field in 1 on 1 coverage. What he does excel at is seeing the ball and attacking. He has a nose for the ball and almost always brings the ball carrier down when he gets his hands on him. May not be the physical freak with a huge ceiling, but I see him as a really solid football player with a low floor.
 

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Desmond King is the ideal CB for our D but i doubt he will be there at the end of the first Rd.I like Dural too but watching that clip of the DE its hard not see he is too good for the level of competition,sometimes they barely laid a hand on him even while double teamed.
 

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King may be at our pick if its true about him being 5'10". Also i have heard more then once that Morton arm length may cause him to switch to OG in the NFL.
 

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I like it quite well. I think it's realistic too. I can see king falling to us late as i think there are a ton of good players this year that could push him down. I don't think he's the first CB taken also which will help. He COULD be the fourth or even fifth CB taken and there's definitely one S that will go before him.
 

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I like it quite well. I think it's realistic too. I can see king falling to us late as i think there are a ton of good players this year that could push him down. I don't think he's the first CB taken also which will help. He COULD be the fourth or even fifth CB taken and there's definitely one S that will go before him.

Kinda what I'm thinking...there will be guy's who are 6'/6'1 who are more athletic who will go higher even tho King is the better player on the field.
 

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Kinda what I'm thinking...there will be guy's who are 6'/6'1 who are more athletic who will go higher even tho King is the better player on the field.

Yep King is def my fave CB in this s draft
 

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I agree with WR from LSU, actually I think both WR's from LSU are extremely talented.
Desmond King, would not be my first choice, I am still hoping one of the really good DE's tumble down our way, say Carl Lawson(injury history) or Solomon Thomas(Inbetweener spd size). I know that puts us with some average CB to consider later in the draft. Hard to temper expectations this year considering how we killed the draft in 2016. History tells us to expect regression toward the mean in 2017 as far as draft hits, honestly it is not fair to the rest of the league if we harvest like we did last year.
 

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I agree with WR from LSU, actually I think both WR's from LSU are extremely talented.
Desmond King, would not be my first choice, I am still hoping one of the really good DE's tumble down our way, say Carl Lawson(injury history) or Solomon Thomas(Inbetweener spd size). I know that puts us with some average CB to consider later in the draft. Hard to temper expectations this year considering how we killed the draft in 2016. History tells us to expect regression toward the mean in 2017 as far as draft hits, honestly it is not fair to the rest of the league if we harvest like we did last year.
We all thought A Brown was an average CB. That's where Will McClay comes in. There isn't a Patrick Peterson or Jalen Ramsey this year at corner as far as an elite athlete. There will be plenty of guys mid/late round. Not to mention a first round pick wouldn't start anyway. It'll be Brown, Scandrick and probably Mo.
 

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We all thought A Brown was an average CB. That's where Will McClay comes in. There isn't a Patrick Peterson or Jalen Ramsey this year at corner as far as an elite athlete. There will be plenty of guys mid/late round. Not to mention a first round pick wouldn't start anyway. It'll be Brown, Scandrick and probably Mo.

And when both Mo and Scandrick can't stay on the field again? Plus the idea of passing on a position because we got lucky and got a steal late last year is pretty ridiculous.
 

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I like 1st pick and 3rd.

King- 5'10" is concerning although he looked good in the highlights. Isn't Tankersley a better option?

I don't know about that 2nd rounder. He looked a little tall and clumsy. Are you sure he might not be available in the 3rd and 4th? I hate to draft projects in the 2nd. There should be some sure talent there.

Travis Duval was impressive. He looked 6'6" out there.
 

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Kpassagnon
Havent seen this kid play. Which side? On the left I could see that wing span constantly blocking vision in the passing lanes of most right handed QBs.
 

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I like 1st pick and 3rd.

King- 5'10" is concerning although he looked good in the highlights. Isn't Tankersley a better option?

I don't know about that 2nd rounder. He looked a little tall and clumsy. Are you sure he might not be available in the 3rd and 4th? I hate to draft projects in the 2nd. There should be some sure talent there.

Travis Duval was impressive. He looked 6'6" out there.

Both of those WR's for LSU are legitimate talent. I am not sure which one is better.
 

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Havent seen this kid play. Which side? On the left I could see that wing span constantly blocking vision in the passing lanes of most right handed QBs.

Yeah I think LDE is his eventual home, he has the potential to easily grow into a 290 lb frame without losing any of his current athleticism. Early on he can be used as a pure pass rush specialist though, he will be a handful to block in general. Teach him how to use those long arms properly and he'll be a dangerous pass rusher. The development of Irving should give us hope for a guy like Kpassagnon.
 

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King has ball skills...he'll never fit in with Dallas. ;)

I'm not a fan of him. I think he's a Safety. Needs to show at the Senior Bowl he can play with his back to the QB. Looks to lack deep speed. People get behind him. Just guessing based on what I see, I think he runs a pedestrian 40 but has really good shuttle and cone times. He changes direction well and seems to have fast reaction ability.

Kpassagnon is king of my pet cats. So...:thumbup: Excited to see him in the Senior Bowl vs better competition. If he does well, I think he moves into mid-3rd territory so where you have him is where we'd have to get him. If he looks really raw, might put him in the late 3rd to very early 4th round area.


No clue about Moton but OL is probably a higher need than I'd like to admit. Free is not holding the right side down...except when he's called for holding.
 

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Regular Season almost over and Playoffs begin next week. Cowboys!!!! Draft. Do you think we go WR in 1st round? Williams might not be re-signed and I think Butler has Dak's confidence...what do you guys think? I wouldn't mind a DE or DT, but I don't think one will be available.....
 
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