My First Mock

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(03-26-2020, 11:04 AM)JWW1971 Wrote: After all the moves in FA on the Defence, I went all in on the Offence.

I think a big need for us this year will be TE so I picked 2. Also with Mixon coming into his contract year I also see us taking a RB, maybe not as high as the second but I really like Swift and couldn't pass on him.

1 - Joe Burrow, QB - LSU

33 - D'Andre Swift, RB - Georgia

65 - Prince Tega Wanogho, OT - Auburn

107 - Ben Bartch, OT - St. John

147 - Cheyenne O'Grady, TE - Arkansas

180 - Colby Parkinson, TE - Stanford

215 - Jauan Jennings, WR - Tennessee

I'm in the minority, but I dig the Swift pick.  At #33, we need to get a 1st round talent, and Swift is definitely that.  He's also a true 3 down back, while Joe is really more of a 2 down player that is somewhat pedestrian as a receiver.  Gio can't carry the load if Mixon goes down, Williams didn't get a single touch on offense last year, and Anderson makes Ross look like an iron man.  With a rookie QB, the position needs stabilised and it would be a huge mistake to give a big money extension to a RB that isn't a big time receiving threat.

I think back to back mid round T's is a bit of overkill.  I think Prince and Bartch are good developmental prospects, but neither is going to beat out Hart in year one.  Fred Johnson showed promise last year, so unless we're keeping 5 T's, we're cutting a young guy with upside.  Similarly, I don't see both O'Grady and Parkinson making the roster.

I'm not too hung up on not taking a LB.  It's not ideal, but there are always vet LB's you can sign on the cheap for depth.  However, based strictly on the current depth chart, you can see 2 LB's paying off more than a 2nd T and a 2nd TE.  If you're not grabbing a LB at some point, I think the picks need to be "OMG, I can't believe he's still there" type value picks.

In this class, I think you really have to go WR on Day 2 or double dip on Day 3.  AJ and Ross are injury prone and in contract years, Tate is limited within the offense and also injury prone, and Boyd is a good #2, but no #1.  As stacked as this class is, it would be good to find Burrow his Chad/AJ.