2016 Draft a Franchise: Discussion Thread

[BmoreBird22]

18 minutes ago, regz1997 said:

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

He's been steadily declining each year.

[BmoreBird22]

8 hours ago, allblackraven said:

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

I'm interested to see this because not every great player makes a great coach. 

[Archeearl92]

Well I am ready to keep going, Board is updated !

[Dubs]

Sorry for the wait on my pick--I am now officially done

[rmw10]

@Deflated Football is on the clock (maybe - are you still in?), followed by @CalvinSmoke and @-Truth-

I have no idea who is still participating or not, so I could be wrong.

[-Truth-]

5 minutes ago, rmw10 said:

@Deflated Football is on the clock (maybe - are you still in?), followed by @CalvinSmoke and @-Truth-

I have no idea who is still participating or not, so I could be wrong.

Should be @CalvinSmoke. @Deflated Football dropped out, I believe.

[Archeearl92]

@CalvinSmoke nooooooooo

[ludy51]

@-Truth- is up

[CalvinSmoke]

11 minutes ago, Archeearl92 said:

@CalvinSmoke nooooooooo

?

[rmw10]

32 minutes ago, -Truth- said:

Should be @CalvinSmoke. @Deflated Football dropped out, I believe.

I thought so but didn't want to tell Calvin he was up and skip over Deflated.  Thanks.

[regz1997]

4 hours ago, BmoreBird22 said:

He's been steadily declining each year.

That's true. But at this point the bet on the upside is worth it. Belichick seems to get the best out of eh-Olinemen year in and year out. I'd call this a good pick at this point @Mt. Crushmore

[Archeearl92]

4 minutes ago, regz1997 said:

That's true. But at this point the bet on the upside is worth it. Belichick seems to get the best out of eh-Olinemen year in and year out. I'd call this a good pick at this point @Mt. Crushmore

Scarnecchia does, not Belichick.

Edited July 27, 2016 by Archeearl92

[regz1997]

16 minutes ago, Archeearl92 said:

Scarnecchia does, not Belichick.

Of course. How could I possibly forget his name? 

[-Truth-]

Went ahead with Harold Goodwin, who's one of the better if not best offensive coordinators in the league. The QB situation obviously had a lot to do with their pitfalls prior to the arrival of Bruce Arians and Goodwin, but he inherited statistically the worst offense in the league in 2012 and turned them into a Top 12 unit despite a lackluster talent at RB and the OL. They were again in that same region in 2014 with Carson Palmer in the line up, notably down without him due to the carousel at QB behind him. And they were statistically the best offense in football last season. The Cardinals were able to utilize David Johnson in both the running and passing games without restraint despite relying on the passing attack, which bodes well for Le'Veon Bell. They took advantage of John Brown's speed, which is a positive sign for Corey Coleman, and they moved around Larry Fitzgerald in order to feed his targets, meaning that DeAndre Hopkins will be leaned on accordingly. Couple that with their reliance on the deep ball, one of Ben Roethlisbegrer's strengths, and their aggressiveness, and Goodwin may be the most ideal fit with Todd Haley gone. He reportedly did so well that Arians has decided to be completely hands off this season so it'll be interesting to see how Goodwin's offense fares this season.

Edited July 27, 2016 by -Truth-

[-Truth-]

25 minutes ago, regz1997 said:

Of course. How could I possibly forget his name? 

You are OTC.

[regz1997]

I picked one dude, but skip me for now for my second pick. Haven't really had time to restock my board. This last round got me 

[-Truth-]

@ludy51 is OTC.

[Mt. Crushmore]

Thanks for making my selection for me @allblackraven.

Explaining my last 2 picks:

With Junior Galette going down injured, I needed to nab a new 3rd DE, which takes a bigger role in my defense with Michael Bennett moving inside. Lorenzo Mauldin was my BPA there. Had solid production as a rookie and is now in line for the starting job for the Jets. Todd Bowles came out and publicly said he had big expectations for him, which, if you know Bowles, is something he doesn't do too much.

Matt Kalil will provide me with a solid 6th OL option. OT was a priority for me early the continuation as Bryan Bulaga has a pretty bad history with injuries. My original plan was to draft Andre Smith with my 1st post coordinator pick, but then I decided I didn't want to risk losing my QB target (who has to start 4 games remember) and Galette tore his Achilles, meaning I needed a pass rusher.

19 hours ago, BmoreBird22 said:

BmoreBird22's Jimmy Smith Fan Club Selects...

Dustin Hopkins, K

This selection is invalid. Hopkins went in the first 26 rounds.

On July 26, 2016 at 9:19 AM, -Truth- said:

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

Thanks. Hopefully Kikaha can return from injury, but I do have my doubts because of his AA.

On July 26, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Dubs said:

@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

Unfortunately, the best team voting has to end now because of the amount of threads, so I can't do a 3 year one. Sorry.

19 hours ago, LosT_in_TranSlatioN said:

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

As I talked about earlier in this post, Smith was a main target for me. Nice pick.

9 hours ago, BmoreBird22 said:

He's been steadily declining each year.

Kalil has never reached the heights of his rookie year and I'd never draft him if there was a salary cap with that 5-year option, but he was better in 2015 than 2014 and was actually on his way to a solid campaign before finishing bad over the last few games. I think this 6th OL role should suit him nicely. 

4 hours ago, Archeearl92 said:

Scarnecchia does, not Belichick.

Yep. Had to bring him out of retirement too!

5 hours ago, regz1997 said:

That's true. But at this point the bet on the upside is worth it. Belichick seems to get the best out of eh-Olinemen year in and year out. I'd call this a good pick at this point @Mt. Crushmore

Thanks.

[Mt. Crushmore]

I removed the people who just dropped out from the big board, but I believe I've missed a few skips there and some clocks could be off. I'm traveling, so if someone could check on it I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks.

[-Truth-]

@CalvinSmoke is now OTC.

[Mt. Crushmore]

The usual suspects have my board @-Truth-, @allblackraven and @rmw10

[Archeearl92]

who can take my board?

[allblackraven]

3 minutes ago, Archeearl92 said:

who can take my board?

You are on the clock actually

[Mt. Crushmore]

6 minutes ago, allblackraven said:

You are on the clock actually

Well that's awkward...

[Archeearl92]

oooooh, good to know

[ravensdan]

Mauldin was a very good choice. He's a guy I'd peg for a breakthrough year. 

[ravensdan]

Too bad the voting threads are ending. Would have liked to see my matchup with ozzsme. A bit of an upset win over crush there imho. 

[Mt. Crushmore]

Manny Lawson proved he can still play last year and is still a high-level athlete with great versatility. He'll be my starting SAM.

13 minutes ago, ravensdan said:

Mauldin was a very good choice. He's a guy I'd peg for a breakthrough year. 

Thanks.

9 minutes ago, ravensdan said:

Too bad the voting threads are ending. Would have liked to see my matchup with ozzsme. A bit of an upset win over crush there imho. 

Yeah, voting would be going through until tomorrow morning still if we had another round. I'm a bit surprised by the result as well, but I'm obviously biased.

@rmw10 is up followed by @ravefan52 (4 hour clock), @LosT_in_TranSlatioN, @BmoreBird22, @allblackraven and @ravensdan

Edited July 27, 2016 by Mt. Crushmore

[allblackraven]

17 minutes ago, ravensdan said:

Too bad the voting threads are ending. Would have liked to see my matchup with ozzsme. A bit of an upset win over crush there imho. 

Must be due to the age of their QBs

[LosT_in_TranSlatioN]

I'll be upset for a really Long time if Jake Long can't play for the Ravens