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Decent player but tons of off field stuff with Dede. Some rumors that he could go undrafted because of the issues and how bad his interviews were.

Found this on Foster too.

Yeah, this too.

Would you be saying the same thing if he fails another couple of drug tests and gets a 4 game suspension after we pick him? It's foolish to say it'd be unacceptable because we know none of the facts. If he makes it to us and we take him, it shows we have the comfort. If not, I think it goes to show that Ozzie vetted his Alabama sources and determined he wasn't worth the risk. By no means would passing on him be unacceptable just because he's a good player. He can't be a good player if he's not on the field, and that may or may not be a real concern.

Yeah Conley has to drop on boards, and I'm sure he's completely fallen off some, even if you don't believe the accusations to the be true. It's a bad situation either way. Either he actually did it and the fall is obviously deserved, or he didn't and he missed out on millions of dollars due to a false accusation at the worst possible time. Teams still have to weigh the possibility that he did actually do it, and for that reason, he might hear his name really late if he hears it at all.

The author's name is at the bottom. He runs the NFL Draft Diamonds Twitter as well and has made many other notes and answered a lot of questions there, for what it's worth. I'm not saying I agree or disagree. From many accounts, it sounds like Conley might be in the clear for the long term, but of course we don't know until the facts come out. I just thought it was an interesting read considering he was following up to the reports that a few teams he had spoken to said the claim is bogus.

I've never understood why it's that hard, but I'm also not the partying type either. I'm pretty sure the only place I'd be spotted during the pre-draft process would be Chipotle.

Yeah I can't say definitively that Cook is always going to be a troublemaker, but the history would lead you to believe that's not going to change. There's always this magical time called the offseason where these players typically go home and end up being around the same people that got them in trouble in the first place. It's so easy to say guys can just step away from that but I think time has proven that it's incredibly hard to just change your life like that. I hope for Cook because he's an extremely talented player, but I wouldn't touch him early with all of his reported issues.

I think you have to weight it more strongly to the latter. I knew he had some troubles but seeing some of the write ups and just how many run-ins he's had with the law really surprised me. I'd view him like Foster - nothing major (he wasn't convincted of anything) but those red flags just keep adding up and typically that's a bad sign for future behavior.

Raise your hand if you thought Wade Miley would be our best pitcher about a month into the season.

More on the Conley situation. Obviously the grammar and prose are lacking, but thought it was an interesting read nonetheless. http://www.nfldraftdiamonds.com/draft-diamonds-investigative-report-gareon-conley-maybe-the-victim/

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Yeah, preliminary reports look good for the long term for Conley, but the short term could cost him millions of dollars.

It wouldn't be a forum mock if I wasn't struck with bad luck. Gareon Conley accused of rape. Witnesses saying that the story is false, but hey, that's still my guy 2 days before the draft lol

And Conley it is. Apparently a strong denial and the story itself is awfully fishy from the alleged victim's perspective.

Per Tony Pauline: I was told two interesting nuggets on the Baltimore Ravens last night: 1) if they hold onto the 16th selection, offensive tackle Cam Robinson enters the conversation as the pick and 2) if they trade down, the target is likely Takkarist McKinley, a favorite of Ozzie Newsome over the past six months.

And now people saying it's definitively not Hooker. Sounds like it's definitely an Ohio State guy but no idea who and if it's even an actual situation and not someone trying to screw over one of the players.

Rumored to be Malik Hooker...

I stay off for round 1 but have to check Twitter from there on out. Day 2 gets bogged down by all of those special guests and they always end up a few picks behind, and I just don't have that type of patience lol

We did do it last year. We moved back twice and ended up picking 11 players.

Pat Mahomes and Dalvin Cook

I don't think this will affect him that much. Think the difference with the Foster situation is that he had other minor red flags leading up to it. As far as we know, Peppers has been pretty clean off the field outside of this one situation, so he should stick in the same range.

I'm glad people see what I see in Bowser. His tape is a little frustrating because of how little opportunity Houston gave him to actually rush the passer. However, when you do get the opportunity to see him go after the QB, you can see so many of the prerequisite traits there. I believe that if you can find a guy to teach him a couple of pass rush moves, and I believe we have that in Wink, then he could be a terror. People already mentioned the coverage aspect and that's what really sold me on him. He already has a day 1 role because his hips are so fluid in coverage for a LB. He should be able to play some ILB as well. I compare him to Jamie Collins.