Pro Football Focus has the best NFL mock draft.
https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/draft-pff-nfl-mock-draft-4
They have Mo Hurst going #4 to Cleveland. A mixed blessing for Mo.
Their mock is a little different than the others. They look at what teams need and plug in the players they think are best. They aren't trying to guess who the teams will select.
I feel like hating the Browns is kind of like booing at the Special Olympics...
they have Frank Ragnow, C - Arkansas, Sony Michel, RB - UGA and Charles Thomas, DE - Miami in the first 3 rounds.
Michel would be fun in Detroit.
We could do alot worse.
Chad* Thomas.
I'm skeptical on that projection. Makes too much sense for the Lions to get those 3. They should have sprinkled in a TE to seem more realistic.
It's who they think the teams should draft according to their needs. They know Mo Hurst isn't going #4. They're just saying that he should.
I do know the Browns have interest in Hurst but NOT at 4. That will either be Chubb, Barkely, Fitzpatrick or even Landry
I could see the Browns either trading back into round one for Hurst if he's still on the board or waiting to see if they can get him at 33. Especially if they take Fitzpatrick or Barkey at 4.
Mason Rudolph to Buffalo? Has he ever played outside of the Big 12 footprint? Does he have the arm to play in Foxborough and Orchard Park in December?
And are WR worth drafting in the first round? Especially in a year like this, I wouldn't take one in the first.
Mayfield's a better prospect than Jackson, but the people who say that Jackson is really a receiver are out to lunch. Among other reasons, Jackson has a gun for an arm, has tremendous physical talent, and had to carry his offense by himself for the entire season. It's little wonder he pressed.
I wouldn't bet a top five pick on him, but he's got a lot of potential in the late first round or the second round for a team that's interested. I'd be terrified if, say, Green Bay picked him up.
The Browns announced today they have added Jackson to their list of Quarterbacks they are having in for personal visits. Some have speculated that one potential scenerio would be for Dorsey to draft Chubb at #1 to pair him with Myles Garrett then trade out of 4 with Buffalo to get their 12 & 22 and use one of those on Jackson.
They've already made it known they are taking a developmental QB by trading for Taylor and signing Stanton. We just dont know who that might be (Darnold, Allen or Jackson).
this was the calm version of "go fuck yourself." like a god dam psycopath
Counterpoint: mid first rounders aren't that expensive salary and bonus-wise, and by picking a guy in the first round you get a fifth year option on the guy that you don't get if you pick him in the 2nd round or later.
grades. Mayfield won't be the first QB off the board. Even the Browns aren't that incompetent. They have surely learned their lesson after Manziel. Take Josh Allen 1, and Hurst at 4.
Barkley shouldn't make it to 7 either. Should be a Leveon Bell level back...gotta be off the board early. Would be a nice fit with Andrew Luck, but they are so bad, they need help all over.
Lol. So Mayfield is an incompetent pick, but Allen is the right choice?
Yeah, okay. Not even the Browns are dumb enough to use the 1st damn pick in the draft for a 6 foot quarterback who is a hot head on the field and has shown attitude problems off it. He may well drop to the 2nd day because of those issues. They can just draft him then. My guess is that the Browns pick Allen #1. Allen is of course, Blake Bortles 2.0. Poor Browns...
I love Mo, but PFF seems to be way higher on him than the mock drafters/scouts at large. He's been falling out of the first round in most of the recent mock drafts I've seen. Seems he's getting knocked for lack of prototypical size (although he is about the same size as Aaron Donald) and perhaps also the heart issue. If he does fall that far, he'll be a huge steal.
If he went to the Patriots it would be a great story, as he's the son of a former Pats player and chearleader. I'm not sure if he's a system fit, however, as the Pats normally like huge run stuffing DTs. They definitely need interior rush, though, and if he's on the board it would seem like a no-brainer from a talent/need/immediate impact standpoint.
And I'm not sure the story is as good as you've made it out, given the (unfortunate lack of) relationship he has with his dad.
Cleveland would actually be a good spot for Hurst with Garrett on the outside occupying attention. But I highly doubt he'll be picked anywhere close to that.
I just hope Cleveland can live up to expectations, and finally win the AFC North this year. They have the roster to do it, and every other team in their division is struggling. Can't wait to see this team make a deep run in the playoffs.
You should be happy with a 6-10 record next season. Dare I say ecstatic.
Even I'm not that delusional and as a long-time Browns season ticket holder I'm pretty fucking delusional.
Best case would be 6-10 or maybe 7-9 (I dont know if you've seen it but our schedule is brutal) next year with our QB of the future safely tucked onto the bench for the year. Whoever we get at 4 is a budding star and the rest of our young talent continues to develop.
Maybe 2019 we start taling playoffs....maybe. And that's only because Pittsburg, Baltimore and Cinci are older than me and cant play forever.
That and the law of averages dictates that even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once and a while.......
They simply plug and play.....
Forget Cleveland's ineptitude.....they are not taking Baker Mayfield at #1.....Barkley is not going to fall to #7 (or whatever they project).....
1) Bufflo trades their two first rounders (12 + 21) to the Colts to draft Allen or Mayfield.
2) Colts us the 12th pick on Hurst to be the perfect 3-tech for the Tampa-2 system.
3) They use #21 on Connor Williams, #37 on Darrius Guice, and a third-rounder on Mason Cole, finally giving Luck an offrensive line and a rushing attack. Plus, like, I get to root for two excellent Wolverines.
4) The rest: all of the LBs and CBs.
I'm hoping the Lions take Ronald Jones but Sony will work!
I don't think the Giants will pick a qb. They'll take Chubb, or maybe Barkley, or they'll deal down. Of course, if they trade OBJ for picks that changes things.
If Cleveland does anything other than saquon at 1, best remaining qb at 4, they're even dumber than the bears trading up 1 spot to get a qb last year.
Packers need an LB and CB more than they need a WR.