Christmas Mock

[Winchester]

I see by your avatar you're not at all biased. Ozzie favors FSU? That's interesting since he's only taken Jernigan and Brooks recently and both came from the same draft. That hardly seems like him favoring one program. Look at his recent first round/first draft picks. He's taken Perriman, Mosley, Elam, Upshaw, Smith, Oher, and Grubbs. Only two of them didn't come from the SEC.

That is why I do not like Ozzie. Sometimes he learns good principles from his assistants like he learned from belicheck. But he is tunnel visioned!! He can not adjust his thinking to take advantage of different drafts and situstions!! The fascination with Alabama,comp picks and the sec. He can't adjust his thinking to maneuver to more favorable strengths and situstions. He just is not intelligent enough. He learns something and follows strictly to a fault!! Now you can honestly say majority of his big decisions recently regarding round1 picks and contracts have not worked out.

[Winchester]

I like Shepherd but I do not see to much similarity with Diggs. Unless you just say he is elusive after the catch,good hands and route running. Diggs is more similar to Amari Cooper in my opinion.

[Winchester]

I love Carl Lawson so much. It's really too bad about those constant injuries because man can he can play. If he can stay healthy though someone could get a huge steal.

Lawson is a hybrid of Quinn and Khalil Mack. He is going in round1. As long as he has no major injuries. Round 1 guaranteed!! I like him better than Bosa.

[ArsenalRaven666]

Will look at this more when all the players finish the season and see who declares but this is my mock as the rating are as now.

 

Rd1 R.Stanley OT

Rd2   K.Fuller CB

Rd3   S.Shepherd/K.Lawler WR

Rd4   A.Zettel DE

Rd4   C.Jones DT

Rd4c Y.Ngakoue OLB

Rd4c D.Bush FS

Rd5c E.Boehm C

Rd6   J.Dahl OG

RD6c A.Morrison ILB

[mazlak315]

i never post in these boards just read them a bunch, but i really like this mock.

 

Im not a fan of Hargreaves but i can see why many project him to be a top half of the first round. If we traded down to the 20th or so and he is there (likely not a chance) i would say he holds far more value there. I project an offensive tackle like Stanley to be a great value/need pick in that 8-15 range. ravens are a team that win in the trenches and the  o line is often forgotten about. if our offense is going to grow at all we need to be able to give these skill players a chance to even get the ball. No idea how the line will work out due to salary cap, but if you could plug in Stanley at LT (moving Monroe for cap) you have a chance to sign Osemele back at LG, whoever comes out on top next spring at Center between zuttah,jensen and urschel, yanda at RG and Wagner at tackle.

 

Now to the parts of this draft i really like....yannick in the 2nd! love this guy and high motor, smart player and for someone with such a quick first step.....he doesnt make stupid mistakes! or getting caught offside and still racks up the stats.

 

Definitely think 3rd is a good spot for a WR this year, though i think we will just miss out on Shepherd given draft boards right now. Travin Dural would be a good alternate in this spot (who doesnt like an LSU receiver right now?) Not nearly as high on Sharpe and Boyd but will likely be around at this pick also.

 

4th round.....just like i noticed in my own mocks and this one for sure we have a chance to make a killing here. a lot of people may want to trade up now that we can do so with these comps but ravens have consistently found great players in the 4th and 5th rounds the last 4-5 years (Buck, Taliaferro, Juice, ZaDarius, Boyle, Urschel, Wagner, McPhee, Pitta, Art Jones) so lets put our great scouts to work and bring in a stock pile of what we obviously need....DEPTH! they wont be starters but good depth players with good IQ's and work ethic

With that said i love Kwiatkoski, and Byard also

Also like the looks of Cameron Sutton (stock has fallen a bit as of late but i think adding a smooth turning press corner would be great to let Jimmy grow even more, he wants to make more plays so let him ball hawk a little)

Brandon Kaufusi and Justin Simmons are other guys i really like here. they dont get the attention they deserve because of their conference play.

[Orange_Peanut]

I see by your avatar you're not at all biased. Ozzie favors FSU? That's interesting since he's only taken Jernigan and Brooks recently and both came from the same draft. That hardly seems like him favoring one program. Look at his recent first round/first draft picks. He's taken Perriman, Mosley, Elam, Upshaw, Smith, Oher, and Grubbs. Only two of them didn't come from the SEC.

I don't think Ozzie favours FSU. I think he favours defensive prospects from programs with dominant defenses. Ramsey just happened to be part of two of the best defenses in the country in 2013 and this year where he played an integral parts in both years which lead to FSU's defensive dominance.

 

On your SEC point, I don't think Ozzie is biased to one conference because of good competition. Ozzie or any GM for that matter should not evaluate talent based solely on the conference the prospect played in. I know your argument is based off the history and trends of Ozzie's 1st round picks and how most of them come from a particular conference, but I think competition is just a small variable in the FO's prospect evaluation process. If a prospect dominates at the collegiate level in any conference, I believe Ozzie will see their talent regardless of the competition they faced.

[GrimCoconut]

I don't think Ozzie favours FSU. I think he favours defensive prospects from programs with dominant defenses. Ramsey just happened to be part of two of the best defenses in the country in 2013 and this year where he played an integral parts in both years which lead to FSU's defensive dominance.

On your SEC point, I don't think Ozzie is biased to one conference because of good competition. Ozzie or any GM for that matter should not evaluate talent based solely on the conference the prospect played in. I know your argument is based off the history and trends of Ozzie's 1st round picks and how most of them come from a particular conference, but I think competition is just a small variable in the FO's prospect evaluation process. If a prospect dominates at the collegiate level in any conference, I believe Ozzie will see their talent regardless of the competition they faced.

The Gators had a really good defense this year. I heard they weren't too good today, but I know it's been a pretty good defense overall. They're actually ranked #6 while FSU is #20. Edited January 1, 2016 by GrimCoconut