We’re inside 2 weeks.  There are some big changes here as edge closer to the Draft.  So many questions, so little time.  But that’s why we’re here.  To answer all your questions, until we change the answers next week.  Enjoy.

Paired opposite AJ = matchup nightmare.

The successor to the Brock Osweiler era.

Instant Anlaysis:  Mitchell falling to 12 would be the dream scenario for the Browns, but chances of that working out are iffy.  In fact, I’m not sure he’ll make it, as there are a few teams (Jets, Saints, and even the Bills as a dark horse) that could take Trubisky.  But for now, we’ll give Cleveland some LeBron magic.  Elsewhere, speed sells, as Mr. 4.22 John Ross keeps moving up and up.  He’d fit in perfectly in Arizona, a true deep threat to open up the underneath for (suddenly old) Larry Fitzgerald.  This, in turn, moves Corey Davis up a few slots.  It’s a deceptively deep draft for receivers, but only 3 are first round worthy.  After that, it’s a muddled mix of maybes and could-bes, guys like Ju-Ju Smith-Schuster, Zay Jones, Dede Westbrook, and Curtis Samuel.

On the defensive side, secondary rules.  As many as 8 cornerbacks/safeties (a quarter of the first round) could go on Day 1.  When you think about it, as the league continues to change to a pass-first offense, defenses adjust accordingly.  Thus, corners and safeties become more of a priority.

Happy April Fool’s Day!  Did you enjoy scarring your children for life by pretending to throw the family dog into oncoming traffic (Sparkles, no!!!)  Honestly, is there a dumber day out there that people celebrate (not including anything Canada celebrates that we don’t, because really, what the fuck is Boxing Day.  And don’t even get me started about Victoria Day.

Anyway, there’s no fooling around with The Draft.  We’re inside a month.  It’s time to get real.  The first wave of free agency has come and gone, and that has dramatically shaped the first round.  Check out our updated First Round.

OJ may be the best offensive player in The Draft.

White Lightning.

Instant Analysis:  Biggest mover is OJ Howard.  Once thought to be available in the late first round, Howard is flying up draft boards.  He’s a two-for one…he’ll improve your passing game and blocking game.  Another riser is John Ross.  Speed sells, and 4.22 is pretty damn fast.  Some fallers include quarterbacks, specifically Deshaun Watson and DeShone Kizer.  Simply put: this is weak QB class, and, when that’s the case, teams are finding that they can get success at QB in later rounds (Russell Wilson, Dak Prescott).  Barring some teams trading back up into the first round (don’t forget about that 5^th year team option for 1^st round picks), I can’t see more than 2 qbs going in the first.

Another big winner is running backs.  The modern trend puts less value on running backs, however this Draft figures to be different.  Fournette is a bruiser (has Tom Coughlin guy written all over him) and Dalvin Cook and Christian McCaffrey are the dual-threat backs teams cream over.  It’s been 5 years since 3 backs were taken in the First Round.  We like the chances this year.

Is your bracket busted?  Yours truly was looking great until Wisconsin just ruined it all!  Oh well, it’s time to focus on what’s really important.  The NFL Draft!

We’re almost a month away (but you knew that) from the most important (not actual) sporting event.  Teams looking to rebuild (Cleveland, again), reload (New England, again), and just fill in the last remaining pieces to a championship run.

Now, if you’ve looked at mock drafts thus far, good for you…but they are utterly meaningless.  Any mock you see pre-Combine is worthless.  Ditto for anything pre-free agency.  I don’t know how many times we’ve stressed this to anyone that will listen, but teams are built through free agency, and then supplemented via the draft.  You think Philly’s going WR after signing Alshon Jeffrey???  You think Chicago’s drafting a qb after signing Mike Glennon (possible, but unlikely).  Anyway, it’s still too early for a full mock, but let’s give you a flavor for our Top 10.  Here.  We.  Go.

Congrats on being the best player in the Draft. Your reward is a trip to Cleveland and a losing season.

Instant Analysis:  I think the Browns are locked on to Garrett.  Let’s be honest:  The Browns need a lot of things.  Yes, they need a quarterback.  Yes, they need a running back.  But what they really need most is a sure thing…and Garrett is the only sure thing in this Draft.  Plus, the Browns also have the #12 pick (finally, they are doing this draft thing right and stockpiling picks).  It’s possible that Trubisky, Fournette, or Cook fall to #12.  It’s not possible that Garrett does.  Try all you want, but defenses still win championships.

Stock is falling.

Other notables:  The Jets (wisely) pass on a RB in the first round and shore up their secondary.  LA splashes with a WR (hey, they need to sell tickets, defense may win championships, but offense sells luxury boxes).  For now, I have Fournette going in the Top 10…but that slow 40 may drop him.  I do think that he will be the second running back taken, as Dalvin Cook fits the modern day running back mold (dual threat running and receiving).  And Buffalo switches gears and goes with the best cover corner in the draft, after losing Stephon Gilmore to free agency (see how that works).

As we get closer to the real deal, we’ll give you a full analysis of the first round.  For now, enjoy this taste.

It’s Draft Day!

Here.  We.  Go.

Our final mock.  After weeks (ok months) of “research” (defined to include watching a shit ton of football with fistfuls of chicken wings and buckets of Coors Light) it’s time to put our “knowledge” to work.  So many questions heading into the Draft, so many rumors flying around; it’s hard to decipher what’s legit and what’s bullshit.  But that’s why we’re here.

Will Myles Jack fall out of the Top 10?  (Yes).

How many receivers will go in the first round? (4).

O/U on first round trades?  (3.5).

Will Ginger King and Roid Rage continue their streak of more correct first round picks than Kiper and McShay? (obviously).  Seriously, why aren’t we on network television?  The man’s keeping a ginger down.

Enough of that.  Let’s get to it.

It’s Draft Day!

*Updated 4/28/2016, 6:00 PM

One week away!

Another week, another monster trade!  The Eagles, free from Chip Kelly getting rid of all their good players, made a foolish bold move by moving up to the #2 spot.  Cleveland did a very un-Cleveland like thing by trading down and acquiring multiple (much needed) picks.  It looks like the Browns are taking this whole draft thing seriously now.

But wait, don’t the Browns still need a qb?  Of course they do (RGIII is not the answer).  The Machine can’t help but to make parallels to the ’04 Draft, where the Browns (picking 6^th) should have picked Big Ben (after Rivers and Manning), as the drop off after Big Ben was significant (cough, JP Losman, cough).  Instead, the Browns picked Kellen Winslow.  Enough said.  Like ’04, there are 3 consensus first round qbs.  After that, the talent drops dramatically.  Cleveland did select a qb in ’04, Luke McCown in the 4^th round, who became another name added to the infamous jersey.

Damn…

Will Cleveland make the same mistake again?  Let’s find out.

Ozzie Newsome wins the draft again.

Laquan opposite Julio would be nasty!

Will Fuller opposite Hopkins would be nasty!

Today’s big trade, the kings ransom given to the Titan’s in exchange for the No. 1 overall pick, solves one important mystery:  Jeff Fisher is indeed the third roomie in the Johnny Football – Josh Gordon West Coast High Life Pad.  Confirmed when, shortly after the trade the Rams went on record stating that they sure are glad they’ve got two weeks to sort this mess out and figure out which QB to take.  Well played.  What could possibly go wrong.

On the bright side, the Rams bailed me out of Mock 1.0 that I just wasn’t feeling.  Much happier with Mock 2.0…..

Round 1	Team	Pick	Position
1	St. Louis Rams	Carson Wentz (N. Dakota St.)	QB
2	Cleveland Browns	Jared Goff (Cal)	QB
3	San Diego Chargers	Jalen Ramsey (FSU)	CB
BPA
4	Dallas Cowboys	Joey Bosa (OSU)	DE
5	Jacksonville Jaguars	Myles Jack (UCLA)	LB
6	Baltimore Ravens	Ezekiel Elliot (OSU)	RB
7	San Francisco 49ers	Paxton Lynch (Memphis)	QB
8	Philadelphia Eagles	DeForest Buckner (Oregon)	DE
9	Tampa Bay Bucs	Laremy Tunsil (Ole Miss)	OL
10	New York Giants	Darren Lee (OSU)	LB
11	Chicago Bears	Sheldon Rankins (Louisiana)	DT
12	New Orleans Saints	Ronnie Stanley (Notre Dame)	OL
13	Miami Dolphins	Vernon Hargreaves (Florida)	CB
14	Oakland Raiders	Leonard Floyd (Georgia)	LB
15	Tennessee Titans	Shaq Lawson (Clemson)	DE
Apparently this is the pose that will get you featured in a BRSM Post.
16	Detroit Lions	Josh Doctson (TCU)	WR
17	Atlanta Falcons	Reggie Ragland (Alabama)	CB
18	Indianapolis Colts	Jack Conklin (MSU)	DE
19	Buffalo Bills	Noah Spence (E. Kentucky)	DE
20	New York Jets	William Jackson III (Houston)	CB
21	Washington Redskins	Laquan Treadwell (Ole Miss)	WR
22	Houston Texans	Corey Coleman (Baylor)	WR
23	Minnesota Vikings	Vernon Butler (Louisiana Tech)	DT
This draft is insanely deep a DL. At least the Patriots won’t get a crack at one of these guys.
24	Cincinnati Bengals	Kevin Dodd (Clemson)	LB
25	Pittsburgh Steelers	Eli Apple (OSU))	CB
26	Seattle Seahawks	Mackensie Alexander (Clemson)	CB
27	Green Bay Packers	Taylor Decker (OSU)	DT
28	Kansas City Chiefs	Jarran Reed (Alabama)	DT
29	Arizona Cardinals	Ryan Kelly (Alabama)	OL
30	Carolina Panthers	Will Fuller (Notre Dame)	WR
31	Denver Broncos	Chris Jones (Miss St)	DT

I’m down 30-love to Ginger King as he has already dropped Mock Draft 1.0 and 2.0.  Yes, a tennis reference in a football mock draft, you know things are about to get crazy.  Let me take a swing at this and serve you up my first mock of the drafting season…

Top ten talent.
11 Chicago Bears Joey Bosa (OSU) DE 12 New Orleans Saints Darren Lee (OSU) LB 13 Miami Dolphins Eli Apple (OSU) CB 14 Oakland Raiders Jack Conklin (MSU) OL 15 St. Louis Rams Paxton Lynch (Memphis) QB 16 Detroit Lions Josh Doctson (TCU) WR He’s no MegaTron (who is), but he is my #1 rated WR. 17 Atlanta Falcons Shaq Lawson (Clemson) DE 18 Indianapolis Colts Kevin Dodd (Clemson) DE 19 Buffalo Bills Noah Spence (Eastern Kentucky) DE 20 New York Jets Taylor Decker (OSU) OL 21 Washington Redskins Laquan Treadwell (Ole Miss) WR 22 Houston Texans Corey Coleman (Baylor) WR 23 Minnesota Vikings Vernon Butler (Louisiana Tech) DT 24 Cincinnati Bengals Leonard Floyd (Georgia) LB 25 Pittsburgh Steelers Reggie Ragland (Alabama) LB 26 Seattle Seahawks Mackensie Alexander (Clemson) CB 27 Green Bay Packers A’Shawn Robinson (Alabama) DT 28 Kansas City Chiefs Jarran Reed (Alabama) DT 29 Arizona Cardinals Emmanuel Ogbah (Okl. St) DE 30 Carolina Panthers William Jackson III (Houston) CB 31 Denver Broncos Robert Nkemdiche (Ole Miss) DE #BallSkills

Another week, another mock.  The free agency rush has calmed a bit, pro days are in full swing, and we’re almost one month to the Draft.  Some big changes from our previous draft, so let’s dig right in.

As good as gold for #1 overall.

Character issues = No issues for Rex Ryan.

Question is: Will Doctson last this long? He is flying up draft boards.

Oh yeah, Happy Easter!

Creepiest. Holiday. Ever