SHRacerX Mock 8.0: Mic drop draft

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(03-28-2020, 11:58 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: I could not have had it come out more perfectly.  Took some chances that Claypool would be there at the top of Rd 2, couldn't believe Queen was there, but teams don't place that high an emphasis on LB.  I wouldn't change a thing.


Your Picks:
Round 1 Pick 1: Joe Burrow, QB, LSU (A)-  Our leader for the next decade-plus.  Welcome home, Joe.

Round 2 Pick 9 (CLE): Patrick Queen, ILB, LSU (A):  The best athlete the Bengals have ever had at LB, and an alpha-dog mentality to boot.  Played his best against the top competition and when it was the biggest stage.

Round 3 Pick 1: Chase Claypool, WR, Notre Dame (A-):  My bully WR.  Michael Thomas-like, but bigger and faster.  Massive catch radius with soft hands.  Also a bully in run blocking.  Loves that part of the game.

Round 3 Pick 10 (CLE): Kyle Dugger, FS/SS, Lenoir-Rhyne (A):  I hope someone overdrafts Chinn due to his Senior Bowl and not Dugger.  This guy has insane tape.  I think his instincts are underrated and his physical traits are insane.  I hope he becomes what the Bengals have never had:  A Polumalu/Ed Reed-type.  He can ease in to the lineup on special teams and have a year to develop behind Bell and Williams, but I bet he takes Williams' spot by mid-season.  

Round 4 Pick 1: Lucas Niang, OT, TCU (A+):  Gets knocked for being more of a RT prospect than a LT.  Fine.  Quality backup and a year of NFL conditioning will pay dividends down the road.  If Hart pans out, maybe he moves inside if Jordan or XSF don't cut the mustard.

Round 5 Pick 1: Damien Lewis, OG, LSU (B+):  Funny how first pick always rates this selection low.  He is a RG-only, but the road-grader this team hasn't had since Bobbie Williams.  He will push for starting position in Year 1.  It Jordan and XSF slip at all, this guy steals their job for good.  Another LSU guy for Burrow.  

Round 6 Pick 1: Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton (A+):  Ok, I am a little biased because of the UD connection, but he will sell tickets and has outstanding wheels and agility for a TE.  He isn't as fluid as Eifert, but has the same athleticism and is a "gamer".  Don't discount his blocking.  He's strong as an ox as well.

Round 7 Pick 1: Tipa Galeai, DE/OLB, Utah State (A-):  Checkered past really stemming from one incident in 2017 caused him to fall off most boards.  A thin freak that can track the QB, but would not be able to set the edge.  A true one-trick pass rush specialist but who wants to see this speed demon after dealing with Hubbard and Lawson all game?  The answer is no one.

I will probably still do a few more drafts because I love this shit (really, 8.0?), but this is exactly what I hope happens.  Combined with the FA period, this fills immediate needs and provides quality depth at kep position groups.

I can't get behind Queen at all.  Kid has less than a year of experience as a starter.  He literally couldn't win a starting spot at LSU after camp last year and people are expecting him to win a starting spot on an NFL team with OTA's wiped out?

Claypool is a beast.  Doubt he's there, despite what the sims say, but I'd be ecstatic if he is.

I like Dugger more than Chinn, but he's a small school guy making the jump to the NFL that likely won't have the benefit of OTA's.  We signed 5 defensive starters to 1 starter on offense, and two of the first four picks in this are going to project defensive players.  And S isn't a need at all.  

Niang in 4 is a steal and takes some of the sting off the Dugger pick, because I'd be ok with just swapping their draft positions.

Lewis can't pull and is a fish out of water in a pin and pull run blocking scheme.