2/8 Mock with Trades

[Okeana]

Why drop from 9 with Reuben to get a 3rd round pick and Cunningham? If you really want an OLB the draft is full of guys you can convert. even a guy like Haason Reddick or even a guy like vince beigel later in the draft. I'm not even saying you need Reuben at 9, but a top 10 pick is really a rarity especially in a draft like this that is so top heavy with talent. The one that has me befuddled is Taylor Moton in the 2nd. Your better off bringing back Andre Smith on the cheap and using Westerman or cedric ogbuehi. Heck you could even draft a guy like Ethan Pocic in the 2nd or 3rd ( if you get another pick ) and use him in any of the 3 positions.

I'm also not a fan of Bashem. I don't understand why he's on the rise on some of these boards the guy is easily a 3rd or 4th round in my book. I think the first round will have a run on edge rushers and then there is a huge falloff. A lot of the better mid round Edge guys are 3-4 OLB and im not a huge fan of a lot of the 4-3 ends. I could really see this being a year where we make a play for a Edge guy in Free agency. They may see this as marvin lewis's last stand and give him a guy like Jason Pierre-Paul or get a cheaper option in Jabaal Sheard. Sheard actually plays better in a 4-3 like he did in cleveland and would be a good speed option for us.

I do like Taywan Taylor, but I think its more likely we see a guy drafted like Tre'Davious White in the 2nd round with a team like the Bengals who values Corners at higher picks. That said Awuzie is a decent pick tho.