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Good Evening,
Gavin's Mock Draft Round 3 starts in about 45 minutes, welcome to yet another potentially eventful day as lots of great prospects are out there to be drafted.
Follow the draft tracker and big board in the link given below, and keep yourself up-to-date/time as the draft moves along fast.
Draft Tracker and Big Board
I hope @chad72 is raring to go, select his first personal pick of this year's mock draft. Just 40 minutes left.
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It's the same one, it worked fine after I cleared some old messages
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4 hours ago, John Hammonds said:
@NFLfan @csmopar @VikingsFanInChennai
I sent my 3rd round pick preferences to you, in case I am not available when they come up tonight.
VikingsFan, the system would not allow me to send you a PM, so you'll have to get them from the other two.
My Teams So Far
GREEN BAY PACKERS - Made the trade of the draft, even though they only moved up 4 spots. They had awful issues with their secondary, with everyone either injured, suspended, or a free agent. Lost safety Darnell Savage to another team. Biggest needs: OT, CB, S
1/21 - Cooper DeJean, DB, Iowa (can do everything, corner, safety, kick returner)
2/41 - Tyler Nubin, S, Minnesota (best pure safety in the draft, not the greatest speed, but always in the right place)
2/58 - Kingsley Suamatai, OT, BYU (freakishly athletic, needs a bit of seasoning, comps to Christian Darrisaw)
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - Needs to retool after recent successes. Veterans like Lavonte David and Mike Evans are entering the sunset of their careers.
1/26 - Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon (downfield big play speedster, but still a bit of a one-trick pony)
2/57 - Marshawn Kneeland, DE, Western Michigan (big effort unknown, who made a splash at the combine)
MIAMI DOLPHINS - Lost a lot of their players to big contracts in free agency. Need to "build back better" (thank you, Joe Biden), to replace what they've lost. Had no 3rd nor 4th round pick. Traded down to pick up a 3rd.
1/25 - Chop Robinson, DE, Penn St (explosive pass rusher, but compact with short arms)
2/55 - Ja'Tavian Sanders, TE, Texas (Phins had 0 TD's from their tight ends, Sanders should improve that stat)
Can you try adding me in that PM today when you get time, the message where you sent your preferred list of choices to other commissioners.
My message box was 100% full, and I have cleared enough to receive more messages freely now. You should be able to reach me by PM.
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23 hours ago, teganslaw said:
I didn't know they got Joe Mixon. Somehow I missed that news.
They badly missed success in running game last year and it was all passing game or bad games, in some games Singletary did look good and the offense had some balance but it was few far and between. When Bengals released Mixon, Texans brought him in. Looks like free agents had Houston as favourite destination too, probably because of Stroud hype.
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42 minutes ago, MikeCurtis said:
Not really
But...... if we go backwards this year...... It may be time for a GM change
If we keep moving forward, even a little bit, its ok, but we need to keep improving
Not saying a GM change is needed.
But, I don't think Ballard will ever go all in and get free agents or trades left and right like Texans have done...
First of all, Ballard needs to go over the price limit or whatever limit he sets during negotiations for a truly difference maker like Hunter, and that'd be a baby step.
However, Until his tenure ends, I think he'll stand by his philosophy and build the roster via draft mostly, and sometimes a trade or value free agent in a year.
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19 hours ago, MikeCurtis said:
If everyone stays healthy for the Texans, we will have a problem.
I love my Colts, but fully expect that Texans to compete with KC for the conference
The big question is, do we go "ALL IN" in 2025, like the Texans did in 2024
Also
Stephan Diggs will be 31 in Nov........ You wonder how many more years he has
Do you still believe Chris Ballard will ever go ALL IN?
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27 minutes ago, Mike06181 said:
For our first round this big board was fairly spot on. And thru 2 rds its been good for the most part too. I felt it was better than the board last yr.
Last year, I had obtained the Excel sheet from Vikings forum, and when they had prepared they had used immediate-post-Combine version. This time, I prepared myself only few days ago
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33 minutes ago, John Hammonds said:
I've used the Drafttek ratings for a long time. Although nowadays I prefer Tankathon. However, Tankathon only does the top 100. If you want to lay out a 7-round board, you can't use them.
Most sites have top 100 only, hence my fallback. I used NFL Mock Draft database website as well.
Could've used PFF, but had to go pages of 25 players. Maybe, next time.. I didn't spend lot of time this time for Big Board.
Moreover, this forum is knowledgeable, Big Board is just for keeping track of which players aren't yet selected during the draft hours, not necessarily for following the order of player rankings.
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Just now, chad72 said:
I would prefer the NFL.com ratings over Drafttek but that is fine, it is what it is. Bills would be running to the podium for Adonai Mitchell now after the Diggs trade, they and the Ravens have brought him in for a visit.
For sure, I immediately thought of that after Diggs trade, they surely Target him or someone, may even move up if they feel nervous. It'll be fun to see what they do for Allen after sending Diggs and Davis away.
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Just now, chad72 said:
A whole bunch of teams blew it with Adonai Mitchell, definitely a better prospect than Legette and Worthy, IMO. For him to slide down to No.39 is a big faux paus on all the WR needy playoff teams, that is my observation at least.
I tried to pick him for any team that didn't have GM present but consensus selection or needs or BPA per the board went the other way. I was surprised he lasted that long, the board I prepared from DraftTek had him in second round, so that probably contributed a bit.
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24 minutes ago, John Hammonds said:
@NFLfan @csmopar @VikingsFanInChennai
I sent my 3rd round pick preferences to you, in case I am not available when they come up tonight.
VikingsFan, the system would not allow me to send you a PM, so you'll have to get them from the other two.
My Teams So Far
GREEN BAY PACKERS - Made the trade of the draft, even though they only moved up 4 spots. They had awful issues with their secondary, with everyone either injured, suspended, or a free agent. Lost safety Darnell Savage to another team. Biggest needs: OT, CB, S
1/21 - Cooper DeJean, DB, Iowa (can do everything, corner, safety, kick returner)
2/41 - Tyler Nubin, S, Minnesota (best pure safety in the draft, not the greatest speed, but always in the right place)
2/58 - Kingsley Suamatai, OT, BYU (freakishly athletic, needs a bit of seasoning, comps to Christian Darrisaw)
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - Needs to retool after recent successes. Veterans like Lavonte David and Mike Evans are entering the sunset of their careers.
1/26 - Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon (downfield big play speedster, but still a bit of a one-trick pony)
2/57 - Marshawn Kneeland, DE, Western Michigan (big effort unknown, who made a splash at the combine)
MIAMI DOLPHINS - Lost a lot of their players to big contracts in free agency. Need to "build back better" (thank you, Joe Biden), to replace what they've lost. Had no 3rd nor 4th round pick. Traded down to pick up a 3rd.
1/25 - Chop Robinson, DE, Penn St (explosive pass rusher, but compact with short arms)
2/55 - Ja'Tavian Sanders, TE, Texas (Phins had 0 TD's from their tight ends, Sanders should improve that stat)
Great picks, so far so good.
I pick for Packers and Colts in Vikings forum a week before the real draft, so this helps.
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55 minutes ago, RollerColt said:
Chargers got their shiny new WR and an OT to hopefully keep Herbert protected. Good draft for them so far I think.
Great picks so far, their fans should be happy if it falls this way.
27 minutes ago, chad72 said:@NFLfan can you post the link to the worksheet on Page 1 as an additional post? Just curious, since you are a moderator.
EDIT: I got it, it is on Page 1 in a circuitous way. Why not pin the separate thread for picks separately?
I am confused, it says the draft pick thread is pinned but I don't see it in the list of threads???
WR continue to post the draft tracker at the beginning of each day, and throughout the draft hours, so haven't really wanted to make separate thread for any purpose.
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2 hours ago, chad72 said:
2012 Subaru Forester with 92K milesBet feels like revisiting buying your first time car
1 hour ago, coltsfanej said:Man that trade down hurt. All my Oline came off. And the last one right before my pick just to add insult to injury. lol
Had to go with my offense weapon guy.
My idea with Wilson is to convert to TE and have a year to learn behind Ertz and bulk up. And using his size as a bully slot/redzone target for Maye this year. Massive size and a 9.7 RAS should have some potential to be a big athletic target.
We all experience adding salt to the wound, that's more insult than the injury
1 hour ago, Mike06181 said:Lions trade back worked perfectly. Got same guy I would have drafted late in rd 1. Plus got a 4th rd pick which we didnt have one.
All Colts fans got to select a consensus pick for Colts this year, and you got to pick for Lions in the meantime..
Tomorrow, @chad72 will be back to pick for the Lions.. if not, I'll use the suggestions you've provided.
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5 minutes ago, ColtsGermany said:
Thx for picking. Pick is great. Would have been on my list anyway.
Sry for not appearing/writing you a list.
As you usually and promptly send the list in advance, I was wondering if I missed it. I checked twice before selecting BPA.
No problem, there's usually so much flying around when we try to allot all evenings to the draft, and we can't always attend to it. It's low priority among life and work, after all.
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@NFLfan mentioned to me after the draft hours that @runthepost had already messaged her in advance (not including me) for the player he'd like to draft in second round for Texans, but she seemed to have missed seeing the request amidst all the notifications.
As the player is available at this time, we decided to make a change to their pick before the start of 3rd round and make the previously selected player OG Cooper Beebe available in the Big Board.
With 59th overall draft pick, Houston Texans select
Caelen Carson, Wake Forest, CB
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1 hour ago, Yoshinator said:
Ok, after some deliberation, the Kansas City Chiefs are deciding to go BPA here. I'm going with who I feel is the best Safety in the class.
With the 64th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Kansas City Chiefs select, Cole Bishop, S, Utah.
@jvan1973 hope you are okay with @Yoshinator taking over for Chiefs, as you expressed during the draft hours, let me know if I misremembered it.
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3 hours ago, Yoshinator said:
@NFLfan and @VikingsFanInChennai if you need a team to be taken over, I will do it for the last 3 rounds.
Only have one team right now, and will do it to have fun and make it easier on you guys.
@jvan1973 said he could only handle Colts going forward.
So, as a commissioner, I am entrusting you media Darling Mahomes and Kansas City Chiefs over to you.
Whatever you do, Don't make him ☝️ regret
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1 minute ago, NFLfan said:
Will you have someone to assist with updating the lists? I am available again on Friday and I work from home. I can help up until about 7:45 tomorrow.
It's okay, you don't need to stay until 7:45, we'll manage.. if it goes slow, we'll pick the next day.
You should have good time there without thinking about updating the lists, lol
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2 minutes ago, Yoshinator said:
Good round of drafting. I'm happy with the Broncos right now.
Yeah, you missed yesterday...
Looks like antenna is working well.
Roofing works all done?
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1 minute ago, coltsfanej said:
Commanders select Johnny Wilson WR/TE FSU
That trade on the clock was not a problem, the day went smooth as we could've hoped.
Thanks for everyone for participating, and also for pushing each other to get the picks reminded.
We've reached the end of today, we'll meet again same time tomorrow, 7 PM EDT for Round 3 of Gavin's Mock Draft.
Thanks once again, good night everyone.
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1 minute ago, NFLfan said:
The Chiefs get the last pick after the Commies.
Yet the rest of the draft went fast. So, it worked out.
@jvan1973 told he'll pick for Chiefs in the morning, as he retired to bed.
So, we'll finish the day now with Commanders pick.
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Only 1 RB
2 TEs
No kicker and punter drafted?
No wonder we're not GMs!!!!
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Just now, coltsfanej said:
Yea this went about as poorly as it could since I traded down lol.
Go ahead with the pick, let's see what Commanders get, they already got great value picks on day 2
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Just now, danlhart87 said:
Ravens traded their RT to the Jets
With the 62nd pick in the NFL Draft the Baltimore Ravens select Kiran Amegadjie OT Yale
I spit my drink my drink out when I saw his arm length 36⅛. He has experience at G and T which is great. I would plug him in at RT then if Ronnie Stanley is hurt slide him to LT!
Yeah, he's got some alien 👾👽 length
2024 Gavin's Mock Draft - Participants (Any New as well) Invited!
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Meanwhile, a Leopard is terrorizing our town for 3rd night (coincidentally since our Mock Draft started), and it still hasn't been caught. It happens in our district that has zero hills or forests, and zero wild cat population, it's a mystery how the wild animal even entered this region (at least 100 miles far away from any forests that could've any Wild Cat).
Surely, the place must look like Mars to the Leopard's native habitat and the Leopard must not like the stay, except for few stray animals it has killed that we've got to know later.
I'll take few minutes now to prepare with all the PMs that have flooded to create a list of sub-lists of GMs and their choices.