{"id":2869,"date":"2018-04-02T21:34:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T01:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=2869"},"modified":"2018-04-02T21:34:33","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T01:34:33","slug":"mock-draft-2-0-ginger-king-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=2869","title":{"rendered":"Mock Draft 2.0 (Ginger King)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Alright, alright, alright.\u00a0 Let\u2019s get right to our Mock 2.0.\u00a0 Some big changes in store.\u00a0 We\u2019ve already seen some big trades, as the Jets and the Bills are making some big moves, each in search of a franchise quarterback.\u00a0 The Jets have assured themselves of one of the Big 3, but Buffalo still has some work to do if it\u2019s gunning for a quarterback.\u00a0 The Giants at #2 and Cleveland at #4 are great spots\u2026but what will it take to get there (answer: a lot).\u00a0 Also, they\u2019re going to have some competition.\u00a0 There are teams lurking outside the Top 10 besides the Bills (Miami, Arizona) looking to make a jump into the Top 5.\u00a0 This will make for some exciting fireworks come draft night.<\/p>\n

For now, let\u2019s focus on the draft order as is (predicting trades is like a mock within a mock\u2026and that\u2019s just ridiculous).\u00a0 We\u2019ll reveal a little more of the curtain and unveil the top half of Round 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Round 1<\/td>\nTeam<\/td>\nPick<\/td>\nPosition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nCleveland Browns<\/td>\nSam Darnold (USC)<\/td>\nQB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nNew York Giants<\/td>\nBradley Chubb (NC State)<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nNew York Jets<\/td>\nJosh Rosen (UCLA)<\/td>\nQB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nCleveland Browns<\/td>\nSaquon Barkley (PSU)<\/td>\nRB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nDenver Broncos<\/td>\nQuenton Nelson (Notre Dame)<\/td>\nOL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nIndianapolis Colts<\/td>\nVita Vea (Washington)<\/td>\nDT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nTampa Bay Bucs<\/td>\nCalvin Ridley (Alabama)<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nChicago Bears<\/td>\nTrumaine Edmunds (VA Tech)<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSan Francisco 49ers<\/td>\nDerwin James (FSU)<\/td>\nS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nOakland Raiders<\/td>\nMinkah Fitzpatrick (Alabama)<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nMiami Dolphins<\/td>\nJosh Allen (Wyoming)<\/td>\nQB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nBuffalo Bills<\/td>\nBaker Mayfield (Oklahoma)<\/td>\nQB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nWashington Redskins<\/td>\nRoquan Smith (Georgia)<\/td>\nLB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nGreen Bay Packers<\/td>\nChristian Kirk (Texas A&M)<\/td>\nWR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nArizona Cardinals<\/td>\nDenzel Ward (OSU)<\/td>\nCB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nBaltimore Ravens<\/td>\nMike McGlinchy (Notre Dame)<\/td>\nOL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Instant Analysis:\u00a0 Darnold took some flak for not throwing at the Combine, but silenced all critics by impressing everyone at his pro day.\u00a0 As if his performance alone wasn\u2019t enough, he threw in the rain, letting everyone know he\u2019s ready for some depressing mid-Western weather.<\/p>\n

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Like bad weather, Sam? You’re going to love Cleveland.<\/p><\/div>\n

Things get wonky quick with the Giants at 2.\u00a0 I think the Giants would love nothing more than to trade down a few spots.\u00a0 Problem is they don\u2019t want to drop too far.\u00a0 Ideally, best case scenario is to drop to #5 or #6, get some picks in the process, and still be guaranteed a top player (Barkley, Chubb, Nelson).\u00a0 However, neither Denver or the Colts are looking to move up (quite the opposite, actually).\u00a0 For now, they stay put and take Chubb, who makes a ton of sense, especially with JPP and his lobster claw heading to Tampa.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for the memories!<\/p><\/div>\n

By trading out of the third pick, the Colts are gambling that Chubb will still be there.\u00a0 If not, they will try to trade down, as someone like Vita Vea would still be available in the early teens.<\/p>\n

Rounding out the top half, the Dolphins are the big winners here\u2026with Josh Allen falling in their lap.\u00a0 If the Giants don’t draft a quarterback (they may take Allen) then teams will be clamoring to move up to get him.\u00a0 It’s unthinkable that he could fall that far, but stranger things have happened.\u00a0 Remember Aaron Rodgers draft day slide?\u00a0 He fell all the way to 24.\u00a0 It could happen (but probably not).<\/p>\n

Speaking of the Packers, Green Bay fills the void left by Jordy Nelson with Christian Kirk, proving again that free agency shapes the draft.<\/p>\n

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Carson Wentz 2.0<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alright, alright, alright.\u00a0 Let\u2019s get right to our Mock 2.0.\u00a0 Some big changes in store.\u00a0 We\u2019ve already seen some big trades, as the Jets and the Bills are making some big moves, each in search of a franchise quarterback.\u00a0 The … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16,24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-draft","category-nfl"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Bp3y-Kh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2869"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2873,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2869\/revisions\/2873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}