2016 Draft a Franchise: Discussion Thread

[BOLDnPurPnBlacK]

1 minute ago, rmw10 said:

I hold out hope for the kid, even as a Ravens fan, because the talent is there and he could be a very fun player to watch.  He just has to stay out of trouble.  Of course, Gordon decided it's a good idea to still hang out with Johnny Manziel just this past weekend - and you know hanging with Johnny can lead to bad things.

Yea, I'm not expecting anything. There's still a very good chance he could blow this opportunity before the season starts and he never sees a single snap.

But. when on the field the kid is electric and has the talent to be one of the best in the game. For the sake of my fantasy team here, I hope he comes back and dominates. For the sake of him and his career, i at least hope he can stay out of any more trouble.

[-Truth-]

6 hours ago, Mt. Crushmore said:

Thanks @-Truth- for making my selection.

A.J. McCarron has always been my target for my starting QB when Brady is suspended. McCarron showed last year that he is a more than capable backup QB and given the lack of QBs around the league, he has potential to be a starter. A bonus to the selection is that McCarron and Lynch can battle it out for the starting job once Brady retires.

With a QB unit of Brady, McCarron and Lynch, I think I have and excellent group.

Always tough to lose a starter, but thankfully I drafted Devin Taylor who had 7 sacks last year while only playing about 50% of snaps for the Lions.

And Kikaha has never been an athletic player to begin with, so any athleticism lost really hurts him as he is going to fall below the threshold needed to play.

@regz1997 is up

No problem at all. Solid pick there. Agreed on Kikaha.

[Dubs]

@Mt. Crushmore are you going to do a conference matchup for voting with teams that were voted best in 3 years from now? Gotta ask as I would be part of that one

[-Truth-]

Of the current non-rookie NFL back ups, Mike Glennon is my favorite. I thought he had a starter skill-set coming into the draft, and despite the shoddy offensive line, lack of running game and questionable coaching, he put together a good bit of impressive tape during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. Given how much I've invested into the skill positions, I personally would trust Glennon to keep the team competitive should anything happen to Ben Roethlisberger. He'd also have the first crack at the starting job once the latter hangs up his cleats.

[CalvinSmoke]

My team is average in the pass rush department, so adding a high effort guy to blitz from the linebacker position or from the edge should help my cause. 

[-Truth-]

Just now, CalvinSmoke said:

My team is average in the pass rush department, so adding a high effort guy to blitz from the linebacker position or from the edge should help my cause. 

He's worked out well for the Texans.

[rmw10]

Craig Stevens doesn't do much other than block, but he's elite at it.  I've always placed a high value on having a dominant blocker at TE, and he should slot in nicely as my TE2 while Walford develops a bit more in the blocking realm.

[ludy51]

I don't know how much time WIlliams will get after Bell comes back, but word on the street is that the steelers are looking to increase it

[-Truth-]

@ravefan52 is OTC.

[Archeearl92]

Can someone take my Board for the night later? 

[-Truth-]

3 minutes ago, Archeearl92 said:

Can someone take my Board for the night later? 

I can.

[Archeearl92]

1 minute ago, -Truth- said:

I can.

Thanks a lot, will send it to you later.

[ravensdan]

Need some picks!

[allblackraven]

11 minutes ago, ravensdan said:

Need some picks!

[ravensdan]

[allblackraven]

Glad I could help

[BmoreBird22]

Back to back picks in a minute. Solid

[LosT_in_TranSlatioN]

So.. I'm surprised he was here even with the down year. He should be a decent player in the Kubiak scheme.

[rmw10]

@allblackraven is up, with @ravensdan on the turn.

[-Truth-]

Rapid fire selections. Way to go, fellas.

[rmw10]

@LosT_in_TranSlatioN is back up, followed by me.

[BmoreBird22]

Really like the Jalen Mills pick. Apparently he's starting ahead of Nolan Carroll, for now.

[allblackraven]

1 minute ago, BmoreBird22 said:

Really like the Jalen Mills pick. Apparently he's starting ahead of Nolan Carroll, for now.

Thanks. I actually thought he was long gone and only checked after I read that green hair article the other day.

[LosT_in_TranSlatioN]

I've been waiting a Long time to make this pick

[rmw10]

Moore might not play much this year, but I liked him a lot pre draft. Pure pick for the future for now, but maybe he can settle into a situational deep threat role. 

[ravensdan]

Been planning to add Winston as solid vet back up in case Jake fisher falters or just a steady back up. 

 

Devin Smith still one of my favorite players from last year. Like nearly every wr in the class he missed time with injury and will likely miss the start of this year but after that I expect him to end up as a great compliment to Brown long term. 

 

Ed Reed as DC is quite a leap of faith there. I liked the Mills pick as well. 

[-Truth-]

@Dubs is OTC.

[allblackraven]

9 minutes ago, ravensdan said:

Ed Reed as DC is quite a leap of faith there. 

Definitely unproven but I think he's got the knowledge and obviously desire to coach. Really interested to follow his career.

 

[allblackraven]

@Mt. Crushmore's pick is in. @Dubs has been skipped, @Archeearl92 is on the clock.

[regz1997]

How did Matt Kalil fall that far? I forgot about him completely.