Free Agency Eve Edition! As teams are putting the finishing touches on player evaluations and GM’s are gearing up for Tuesdays free agent frenzy, The Machine decided now would be a great time to post a mock draft!  Sure, “team needs” will be drastically different 24-hours from now, but we’ll cross that bridge when we get there. Now, onto the madness……….(by Roid Rage)……

1	Kansas City Chiefs:	Dee Milliner	CB
	Analysis: QB…check; WR…check; LT…check.  I like the idea of pairing Dee with Brandon Flowers to allow Eric Berry to roam in the box.  Plus, the Chiefs can still bolster their O-line as the draft is deep with quality interior  linemen that should be available in R2 and beyond.

2	Jacksonville Jaguars:	Luke Joeckel	LT
	Analysis: Players of Joeckel’s caliber don’t come along every year.  A better prospect than Kalil last year; Joeckel will be a rock for whomever is the Jaguars long-term QB.

3	Oakland Raiders	Geno Smith	QB
	Analysis: Reggie McKenzie and Dennis Allen inherited a mess.  Carson Palmer (didn’t have a bad year) isn’t going to be around much longer.  Smith gives the team a QB to build around.

4	Philadelphia Eagles	Dion Jordan	OLB/DE
	Analysis: Super-Freak, Super-Freak.

5	Detroit Lions	Eric Fisher	LT
	Analysis: Team-need meet Value-pick, Value-pick meet Team-need.

6	Cleveland Browns	Barkevious Mingo	OLB
	Analysis: Disruptive edge rusher = defensive coordinators dream

7	Arizona Cardinals	Sharrif Floyd	DT
	Analysis: Dynamic interior defender.  Could go first overall to KC; this is about his floor.

8	Buffalo Bills	Ryan Nassib	QB
	Analysis: The Bills have a terrible poker face and QB’s ALWAYS go way too high.  See: Jake Locker, Mark Sanchez, Christian Ponder, Ryan Tannehill.

9	NY Jets	Ezekiel Ansah	DE
	Analysis:  Rex Ryan will probably break the table to see this pick through.

10	Tennessee Titans	Sheldon Richardson	DT
	Analysis:  Value for sure.  A great addition to their defense.

11	San Diego Chargers	Lane Johnson	LT
	Analysis:  SD needs about 5 offensive linemen.  They get an ultra athletic one in Johnson here.

12	Miami Dolphins	Bjoern Werner	DE
	Analysis:  Relentless motor to play opposite Cameron Wake.  Winning the AFC East boils down to one thing: pressuring Brady.

13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Xavier Rhodes	CB
	Analysis:  NEED & VALUE!  It’s already a successful draft for the Bucs.

14	Carolina Panthers	Star Lotulelei	DT
	Analysis:  Slips a bit due to the heart concerns.  Carolina willing to gamble on his upside as they got run all over last year.

15	New Orleans Saints	Jarvis Jones	OLB
	Analysis: Rob Ryan will probably break the table to see this pick through.  The Ryan boys enjoy breaking tables apparently.

16	St. Louis Rams	Cordarrelle Patterson	WR
	Analysis:  Hard to see a player of Pattersons caliber getting past Buffalo, Miami and Carolina.  Quick, name the WR’s the Rams have under contract…..

17	Pittsburgh Steelers	Chance Warmack	OG
	Analysis:  Is there a better player/team fit than Chance to the Steelers?

18	Dallas Cowboys	Kenny Vaccaro	S
	Analysis:  Jerrah loves making the splash pick.  That’s why he’ll probably move into the top-12 to pick Vaccaro.

19	NY Giants	Desmond Trufant	CB
	Analysis:  Patiently wait their turn and make a solid selection.  Just another day at the office.

20	Chicago Bears	Damontre Moore	DE
	Analysis:  Lands in the perfect situation to fine tune his game.

21	Cincinnati Bengals	Alec Ogletree	OLB
	Analysis:  Off-the-field trouble?!  Welcome to Cincinnati!

22	St. Louis Rams	Matt Elam	S
	Analysis:  As if the NFC West needed another big-hitter!

23	Minnesota Vikings	Tavon Austin	WR
	Analysis:  Well, if anyone has a chance to fill Percy Harvin’s shoes it’s the dynamic Austin.

24	Indianapolis Colts	Jonathan Cooper	OG
	Analysis:  Priority No. 1 – Protect Andrew Luck.  Priority No. 2 – See Priority No. 1.

25	Minnesota Vikings	Jesse Williams	DT
	Analysis:  The youth movement continues.

26	Green Bay Packers	Jonathan Cyprien	S
	Analysis:  Quietly, Green Bay has a lot of holes in their defense.  Need to address the secondary in this draft.

27	Houston Texans	Cornellius Carradine	DE
	Analysis:  High risk, high reward!  Could be the best pass-rusher of this class.  (Could)

28	Denver Broncos	Eddie Lacy	RB
	Analysis:  Seems like a good fit.

29	New England Patriots	DeAndre Hopkins	WR
	Analysis:  I’m much more comfortable mocking “trades down” to NE than I am with actually picking a player.  Hopkins makes a ton of sense though.

30	Atlanta Falcons	Arthur Brown	OLB
	Analysis:  We all know what the offense is capable of.  Now they need to add speed and play-making ability to the defense.

31	Baltimore Ravens	Kevin Minter	ILB
	Analysis:  Not exactly Ray Lewis (who is?!), but Minter should do fine in that defense.

32	San Francisco 49ers	Kawann Short	DT
	Analysis:  SF will be looking to add defensive linemen and wide receivers (and in that order).