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Early Mock to mock, have at it


I edited the draft just a little.  I have Bulaga that low only due to injuries and struggles so far this season.  There's not a lot of huge needs for RBs early in the draft so I didn't place Dwyer with the thoughts he might stay at GT. 

I know Jax fans don't want another WR but a few years ago, the Lions didn't either.


Don't crack on the draft order, it's only projections.

 

RD1        
1 St. Louis Rams Eric Berry S Tennessee
2 Kansas City Chiefs Russell Okung OT Oklahoma State
3 Cleveland Browns Brandon Spikes LB Florida
4 Tampa Bay Bucs Ndamukong Suh DT Nebraska
5 Jacksonville Jaguars Dez Bryant WR Oklahoma State
6 Detroit Lions Carlos Dunlap DE Florida
7 Oakland Raiders Taylor Mays S USC
8 Tennessee Titans Eric Norwood LB South Carolina
9 Washington Redskins Jahvid Best RB California
10 San Francisco 49ers (Car) Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma
11 Denver Broncos (CHI) Arrelious Benn WR Illinois
12 Seattle Seahawks Jimmy Clausen QB Notre Dame
13 Seattle Seahawks (DEN) Rolando McClain LB Alabama
14 Buffalo Bills Trent Williams OT Oklahoma
15 San Francisco 49ers Ciron Black OT LSU
16 Cincinnati Bengals Gerald McCoy DT Oklahoma
17 Dallas Cowboys Terrance Cody DT Alabama
18 Miami Dolphins Joe Haden CB Florida
19 Atlanta Falcons Sean Witherspoon LB Missouri
20 New York Jets Damian Williams WR USC
21 Green Bay Packers Sergio Kindle LB Texas
22 Pittsburgh Steelers Rahim Moore S UCLA
23 Minnesota Vikings Arthur Jones DT Syracuse
24 Houston Texans Trevard Lindley CB Kentucky
25 Arizona Cardinals Jerry Hughes OLB TCU
26 San Diego Chargers Sergio Render OG Virginia Tech
27 New York Giants CJ Spiller RB Clemson
28 New England Patriots Bryan Bulaga OT Iowa
29 Philadelphia Eagles Jermaine Gresham TE Oklahoma
30 Baltimore Ravens Vince Oghobaase DT Duke
31 New Orleans Saints Morgan Burnett S Georgia Tech
32 Indianapolis Colts Charles Brown OT USC
R2        
33 St. Louis Rams Greg Hardy DE Ole Miss
34 Kansas City Chiefs Brandon LaFell WR LSU
35 Cleveland Browns Crezdon Butler CB Clemson
36 Tampa Bay Bucs Javier Arenas CB Alabama
37 New England Patriots (JAX) Sam Young OT Notre Dame
38 Detroit Lions Brian Price DT UCLA
39 Oakland Raiders Ras-I Dowling CB Virginia
40 New England Patriots (TN) Dezmon Briscoe WR Kansas
41 Washington Redskins Mike Johnson OG Alabama
42 Carolina Panthers Colt McCoy QB Texas
43 Chicago Bears Kris O'Dowd C USC
44 Seattle Seahawks Zane Beadles OT Utah
45 Denver Broncos Tim Tebow QB Florida
46 Buffalo Bills Geno Atkins DT Georgia
47 San Francisco 49ers Corey Wootton DE Northwestern
48 Cincinnati Bengals Kyle Wilson CB Boise State
49 Dallas Cowboys Adam Ulatoski OT Texas
50 Miami Dolphins Ricky Sapp OLB Clemson
51 Kansas City Chiefs (ATL) George Selvie OLB USF
52 New York Jets CJ Wilson DE East Carolina
53 Green Bay Packers Rodney Hudson OG Florida State
54 Pittsburgh Steelers Evan Royster RB Penn State
55 Minnesota Vikings Chris Scott OT Tennessee
56 Houston Texans Myron Lewis S Vanderbilt
57 Arizona Cardinals Zac Robinson QB Oklahoma State
58 San Diego Chargers Eric Decker WR Minnesota
59 New York Giants DeMarcus Granger DT Oklahoma
60 New England Patriots Jared Odrick DE Penn State
61 Philadelphia Eagles Syd'Quan Thompson CB California
62 Baltimore Ravens Mardy Gilyard WR Cincinnati
63 New Orleans Saints Dan Williams DT Tennessee
64 Indianapolis Colts Joe Pawalek LB Baylor

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Need players for fantasy league


We are in need of 3 players for a fantasy league on Fleaflicker.  Please post your email address if interested.  It is a keeper league that drafts tonight.


  The teams that need to be filled draft 1st, 3rd and 4th.  I will be resetting rosters shortly before the draft.  If we are unable to fill the league then we will possibly have to delay the draft.  If you want anymore information regarding the teams, please let me know soon so we can get the league ready to draft.

 

Thanks.

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Farm System



I have a fantasy farm system with the following players:

Drabek, Michael Taylor, Brad Holt, Scott Barnes, Allen Craig, Cowgill, DeVall, Brandon Crawford, Travis D'Arnaud, Nick Noonan, Dan McDaniel, Aaron Shafer, Brody Colvin, Clayton Tanner, Josh Collmenter, Sebastian Valle, Yohan Flande, Anthony Gose, Domingo Santana, and Joe Savery.  I also have all the Phillies drafted/signed this past year.

I know it's not that great of a farm system but how would they rank if they were my top 20?

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Too early???



No, this isn't another plug for Heyward to be called up.  With the deadline to sign draft picks this year coming quickly,  is it to early to look to next years draft?

 

Here are some names to keep in mind.

We have no shot at Bryce Harper but he's next year's version Justin Upton (HS prodigy) if he can get eligible.

Kaleb Cowart - 3B/RHP from Georgia.  Good arm strength from 3rd but most likely projected as a pitcher.  Committed to FSU.

Tyler Austin - C/3B from Georgia.  More developed as a Catcher than a 3B but he hasn't looked too bad in the field.  As of now I don't think he's committed to any school.  He's a bit raw but has a good swing from the right side.

Zach Alvord - Middle Infielder from Georgia.  Has played just about every infield position but will probably be a 2B.  He drills fast balls but struggles a little bit on breaking pitches.  He does pull the ball pretty well.  Committed to Auburn.

Marcus Littlewood - SS from Utah.  Switchhitter who is very good defensively.  His dad is a coach and he is committed to San Diego.

DeAndre Smelter - RHP from Georgia. Kevin Brown is his HS coach.  His fastball is in the 93-94 range and he has a pretty good repeatable delivery.  He's also working on a Slider and Splitter in the 80s.

 

College players to look at (if they're eligible):

Tony Thompson, 3B  Kansas

A.J. Morris, P Kansas State

Louis Coleman, P LSU

Mike McGee, INF FSU

 

I'd kind of like to see Atlanta take Smelter or Cowart but it's still very early.

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Royals




So I just noticed on ESPN that Coco Crisp will be out for the season.  Will this in any way affect their interest in acquiring our young stud Failcouer?  Of course, I would want nothing to do with it if it means getting Jose Guillen.  If Guillen isn't in the deal, who could we target and potentially steal from Dayton Moore and the Royals

 

Hey, if the Royals thing doesn't work out maybe we could trade Frenchy to Boston for Nick Green, I hear he's gonna be a stud...

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Prospects?

Are any of the following prospects a Top 50 prospect possiblity for next season and if so, where would you rank them?

Kyle Drabek

Brad Holt

Brandon Crawford

Nick Noonan

Brett DeVall

Michael Taylor

Dan McDaniel

Adrian Ortiz

Aaron Shafer

Clayton Tanner

Joe Savery

Travis D'Arnaud

Sebastian Valle

I have these prospects in a Sim league and was just curious how they project.  For the most part, I have the Phillies farm system and will have whoever they draft in this year's draft.  Are there any players they're obviously targeting in the upcoming draft?

 

Thanks.

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Latest Mock

Detroit Lions Jason Smith OT Baylor
St. Louis Rams Eugene Monroe OT Virginia
Kansas City Chiefs Aaron Curry LB Wake Forest
Seattle Seahawks Matt Stafford QB Georgia
Cleveland Browns Brian Orakpo OLB Texas
Cincinnati Bengals Andre Smith OT Alabama
Oakland Raiders Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech
Jacksonville Jaguars BJ Raji DT Boston College
Green Bay Packers Everette Brown OLB Florida State
San Francisco 49ers Jeremy Maclin WR Missouri
Buffalo Bills Aaron Maybin DE Penn State
Denver Broncos Brian Cushing LB USC
Washington Redskins Michael Oher OT Ole Miss
New Orleans Saints Malcolm Jenkins CB Ohio State
Houston Texans Clay Matthews LB USC
San Diego Chargers Rey Maualuga LB USC
New York Jets Mark Sanchez QB USC
Denver Broncos (CHI) Chris Wells RB Ohio State
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Peria Jerry DT Ole Miss
Detroit Lions Josh Freeman QB Kansas State
Philadelphia Eagles Brandon Pettigrew TE Oklahoma State
Minnesota Vikings Percy Harvin WR Florida
New England Patriots Tyson Jackson DE LSU
Atlanta Falcons James Laurainitis LB Ohio State
Miami Dolphins Larry English OLB Northern Illinois
Baltimore Ravens Vontae Davis CB Illinois
Indianapolis Colts Evander Hood DT Missouri
Philadelphia Eagles (CAR) Michael Johnson DE Georgia Tech
New York Giants Kenny Britt WR Rutgers
Tennessee Titans Hakeem Nicks WR North Carolina
Arizona Cardinals Knowshon Moreno RB Georgia
Pittsburgh Steelers Alex Mack C California
       
Detroit Lions Ron Brace DT Boston College
New England Patriots (KC) Eben Britton OT Arizona
St. Louis Rams Darrius Heyward-Bey WR Maryland
Cleveland Browns Donald Brown RB Connecticut
Seattle Seahawks William Beatty OT Connecticut
Cincinnati Bengals Max Unger C Oregon
Jacksonville Jaguars Duke Robinson OG Oklahoma
Oakland Raiders Louis Delmas S Western Michigan
Green Bay Packers Sean Smith CB Utah
Buffalo Bills Jared Cook TE South Carolina
San Francisco 49ers Darius Butler CB Connecticut
Miami Dolphins (Was) Jarron Gilbert DE San Jose State
New York Giants (NO) LeSean McCoy RB Pitt
Houston Texans Robert Ayers DE Tennessee
New England Patriots (SD) William Moore S Missouri
Denver Broncos Alphonso Smith CB Wake Forest
Chicago Bears Brian Robiskie WR Ohio State
Cleveland Browns (TB) Jamon Meredith OT South Carolina
Dallas Cowboys Juaquin Iglesias WR Oklahoma
New York Jets Andy Levitre OG Oregon State
Philadelphia Eagles Fili Moala DT USC
Minnesota Vikings DJ Moore CB Vanderbilt
Atlanta Falcons Clint Sintim DE Virginia
Miami Dolphins Mike Mickens CB Cincinnati
Baltimore Ravens Connor Barwin OLB Cincinnati
New England Patriots Patrick Chung S Oregon
Carolina Panthers Cody Brown DE Connecticut
New York Giants Chase Coffman TE Missouri
Indianapolis Colts Rashad Jennings RB Liberty
Tennessee Titans Gerald McRath LB Southern Miss
Arizona Cardinals Eric Wood C Louisville
Pittsburgh Steelers Victor Harris CB Virginia Tech

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Help from StampedeBlue

Hello dear football friends,

 

I am BlueVol03 from over at Stampede Blue.  As most sites are, we are doing a mock draft and I will be picking for your Bills.  I have browsed your site and seen many opinions on Maybin, Pettigrew, Matthews, and other prospects.  I have an idea of where to go with my picks but wanted to ask for insight from Bills fans.

With the Peters situation, are you looking for an OT?

Is Pettigrew worth a selection that high?

Is there a DE worth selecting at that spot in the draft?

 

Any and all help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

BlueVol03

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My latest mock

RD1        
1 Detroit Lions Jason Smith OT Baylor
2 St. Louis Rams Eugene Monroe OT Virginia
3 Kansas City Chiefs Aaron Curry LB Wake Forest
4 Seattle Seahawks Matt Stafford QB Georgia
5 Cleveland Browns Everette Brown OLB Florida State
6 Cincinnati Bengals BJ Raji DT Boston College
7 Oakland Raiders Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech
8 Jacksonville Jaguars Rey Maualuga LB USC
9 Green Bay Packers Brian Orakpo DE Texas
10 San Francisco 49ers Malcolm Jenkins CB Ohio State
11 Buffalo Bills Michael Johnson DE Georgia Tech
12 Denver Broncos Brian Cushing LB USC
13 Washington Redskins Michael Oher OT Ole Miss
14 New Orleans Saints Clay Matthews LB USC
15 Houston Texans Vontae Davis CB Illinois
16 San Diego Chargers Aaron Maybin OLB Penn State
17 New York Jets Chris Wells RB Ohio State
18 Chicago Bears Mark Sanchez QB USC
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jeremy Maclin WR Missouri
20 Detroit Lions (DAL) Brandon Pettigrew TE Oklahoma State
21 Philadelphia Eagles Andre Smith OT Alabama
22 Minnesota Vikings Max Unger C Oregon
23 New England Patriots Larry English OLB Northern Illinois
24 Atlanta Falcons DJ Moore CB Vanderbilt
25 Miami Dolphins Sean Smith CB Utah
26 Baltimore Ravens James Laurainitis LB Ohio State
27 Indianapolis Colts Peria Jerry DT Ole Miss
28 Philadelphia Eagles (CAR) LeSean McCoy RB Pitt
29 New York Giants Kenny Britt WR Rutgers
30 Tennessee Titans Evander Hood DT Missouri
31 Arizona Cardinals Knowshon Moreno RB Georgia
32 Pittsburgh Steelers Eben Britton OT Arizona
R2        
33 Detroit Lions Josh Freeman QB Kansas State
34 New England Patriots (KC) Tyson Jackson DE LSU
35 St. Louis Rams Alphonso Smith CB Wake Forest
36 Cleveland Browns Donald Brown RB Connecticut
37 Seattle Seahawks William Beatty OT Connecticut
38 Cincinnati Bengals Alex Mack C California
39 Jacksonville Jaguars Ron Brace DT Boston College
40 Oakland Raiders Louis Delmas S Western Michigan
41 Green Bay Packers Clint Sintim OLB Virginia
42 Buffalo Bills Jared Cook TE South Carolina
43 San Francisco 49ers Darrius Heyward-Bey WR Maryland
44 Miami Dolphins (Was) Paul Kruger DE Utah
45 New York Giants (NO) Darius Butler CB Connecticut
46 Houston Texans Hakeem Nicks WR North Carolina
47 New England Patriots (SD) William Moore S Missouri
48 Denver Broncos Fili Moala DT USC
49 Chicago Bears Duke Robinson OG Oklahoma
50 Cleveland Browns (TB) Juaquin Iglesias WR Oklahoma
51 Dallas Cowboys Percy Harvin WR Florida
52 New York Jets Mike Mickens CB Cincinnati
53 Philadelphia Eagles Robert Ayers DE Tennessee
54 Minnesota Vikings Brian Robiskie WR Ohio State
55 Atlanta Falcons Chase Coffman TE Missouri
56 Miami Dolphins Andy Levitre OG Oregon State
57 Baltimore Ravens Connor Barwin OLB Cincinnati
58 New England Patriots Jonathan Luigs C Arkansas
59 Carolina Panthers Sen'Derrick Marks DT Auburn
60 New York Giants Gerald McRath LB Southern Miss
61 Indianapolis Colts Derrick Williams WR Penn State
62 Tennessee Titans Louis Murphy WR Florida
63 Arizona Cardinals Jarron Gilbert DE San Jose State
64 Pittsburgh Steelers Pat White WR West Virginia
R3        
65 Detroit Lions Chris Baker DT Hampton
66 St. Louis Rams Patrick Chung S Oregon
67 Kansas City Chiefs Victor Harris CB Virginia Tech
68 Seattle Seahawks Marcus Freeman LB Ohio State
69 Dallas Cowboys (CLE) Phil Loadholt OT Oklahoma
70 Cincinnati Bengals Rashad Jennings RB Liberty
71 Oakland Raiders Jairus Byrd CB Oregon
72 Jacksonville Jaguars Rashad Johnson S Alabama
73 Green Bay Packers Travis Beckum TE Wisconsin
74 San Francisco 49ers Alex Magee DT Purdue
75 Buffalo Bills Michael Hamlin S Clemson
76 New York Jets (NO) Mitch King DE Iowa
77 Houston Texans Tyrone McKenzie LB USF
78 San Diego Chargers Herman Johnson OG LSU
79 Denver Broncos Eric Wood C Louisville
80 Washington Redskins Chris Clemons S Clemson
81 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Asher Allen CB Georgia
82 Detroit Lions (DAL) Captain Munnerlyn CB South Carolina
83 Green Bay Packers (NYJ) Shonn Greene RB Iowa
84 Chicago Bears Jamon Meredith OT South Carolina
85 Philadelphia Eagles Nic Harris S Oklahoma
86 Minnesota Vikings Dorrell Scott DT Clemson
87 Miami Dolphins Nic Harris S Oklahoma
88 Baltimore Ravens Mark Parson CB Ohio
89 New England Patriots Troy Kropog OT Tulane
90 Atlanta Falcons Chip Vaughn S Wake Forest
91 New York Giants Shawn Nelson TE Southern Miss
92 Indianapolis Colts Jason Williams LB Western Illinois
93 Carolina Panthers Nate Davis QB Ball State
94 Tennessee Titans Ricky Jean-Francois DT LSU
95 Arizona Cardinals Antoine Caldwell C Alabama
96 Pittsburgh Steelers Sherrod Martin S Troy State

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My early Mock Draft

A lot will change in only a month but here's what I have:

 

1 Detroit Lions Aaron Curry LB Wake Forest
2 St. Louis Rams Jason Smith OT Baylor
3 Kansas City Chiefs Eugene Monroe OT Virginia
4 Seattle Seahawks Matt Stafford QB Georgia
5 Cleveland Browns Everette Brown OLB Florida State
6 Cincinnati Bengals Brian Orakpo DE Texas
7 Oakland Raiders Michael Crabtree WR Texas Tech
8 Jacksonville Jaguars BJ Raji DT Boston College
9 Green Bay Packers Brian Cushing LB USC
10 San Francisco 49ers Rey Maualuga LB USC
11 Buffalo Bills Brandon Pettigrew TE Oklahoma State
12 Denver Broncos Jeremy Maclin WR Missouri
13 Washington Redskins Andre Smith OT Alabama
14 New Orleans Saints Malcolm Jenkins S Ohio State
15 Houston Texans Vontae Davis CB Illinois
16 San Diego Chargers Aaron Maybin OLB Penn State
17 New York Jets Chris Wells RB Ohio State
18 Chicago Bears Darrius Heyward-Bey WR Maryland
19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Peria Jerry DT Ole Miss
20 Detroit Lions (DAL) Michael Oher OT Ole Miss
21 Philadelphia Eagles Louis Delmas S Western Michigan
22 Minnesota Vikings DJ Moore CB Vanderbilt
23 New England Patriots Michael Johnson OLB Georgia Tech
24 Atlanta Falcons James Laurainitis LB Ohio State
25 Miami Dolphins Tyson Jackson DE LSU
26 Baltimore Ravens Clint Sintim OLB Virginia
27 Indianapolis Colts Kenny Britt WR Rutgers
28 Philadelphia Eagles (CAR) LeSean McCoy RB Pitt
29 New York Giants Hakeem Nicks WR North Carolina
30 Tennessee Titans Percy Harvin WR Florida
31 Arizona Cardinals Knowshon Moreno RB Georgia
32 Pittsburgh Steelers William Beatty OT Connecticut
R2        
33 Detroit Lions Mark Sanchez QB USC
34 St. Louis Rams Alex Mack C California
35 New England Patriots (KC) Paul Kruger DE Utah
36 Seattle Seahawks Duke Robinsin OG Oklahoma
37 Cleveland Browns Donald Brown RB Connecticut
38 Cincinnati Bengals Max Unger OL Oregon
39 Oakland Raiders Clay Matthews LB USC
40 Jacksonville Jaguars Jamon Meredith OT South Carolina
41 Green Bay Packers Ron Brace DT Boston College
42 San Francisco 49ers Josh Freeman QB Kansas State
43 Buffalo Bills Larry English DE Northern Illinois
44 Denver Broncos Connor Barwin OLB Cincinnati
45 Miami Dolphins (Was) Sean Smith S Utah
46 New York Giants (NO) Jared Cook TE South Carolina
47 Houston Texans Robert Ayers DE Tennessee
48 New England Patriots (SD) Darius Butler CB Connecticut
49 New York Jets Brian Robiskie WR Ohio State
50 Chicago Bears Jonathan Luigs C Arkansas
51 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Gerald McRath LB Southern Miss
52 Dallas Cowboys Patrick Chung S Oregon
53 Philadelphia Eagles Phil Loadholt OL Oklahoma
54 Minnesota Vikings Evander Hood DT Missouri
55 New England Patriots Andy Levitre OG Oregon State
56 Atlanta Falcons William Moore S Missouri
57 Miami Dolphins Alphonso Smith CB Wake Forest
58 Baltimore Ravens Louis Murphy WR Florida
59 Indianapolis Colts Jason Phillips LB TCU
60 Carolina Panthers Fili Moala DT USC
61 New York Giants Rashad Jennings RB Liberty
62 Tennessee Titans Sen'Derrick Marks DT Auburn
63 Arizona Cardinals Lawrence Sidbury OLB Richmond
64 Pittsburgh Steelers Rashad Johnson S Alabama

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