So this is normally the place to go for Original Sports Perspective. However, today I wanted to speak on the NFL Draft and give my Mock of this years draft, considering the recent trade that put the Los Angeles Rams in place to make the first selection. Of course my views still differ majorly from the crowd, so stay tuned into the below. I am about to either blow your mind or you are about to say “this guy don’t know **** about draft analysis.” Picks 1-10, here we go!
#1. Los Angeles Rams – Positions of need: QB, WR, CB, OL – Pick – QB Jared Goff – Cal
Method behind the madness: The Rams missed big last year on QBs. Nick Foles was a terrible pickup and additionally the Rams selected Sean Mannion in the third round last year. They desperately need help at the position. Jared Goff makes big throws, and has great pocket awareness. He has potential to be one of the great QBs and will be thankful he does not have to start his career in Cleveland.
#2. Cleveland Browns – Positions of need: QB, WR, S, OL, DT – Pick – T Laremy Tunsil – Ole Miss
Method behind the madness: After losing C Alex Mack and RT Mitchell Swartz, the team is in need of a big boy to bolster this line and protect RGIII or whoever gets this starting QB job. Tunsil is too talented of a lineman for the Browns to pass on. He is the best overall player in the draft and will solidify the line for Cleveland for years to come.
#3. San Diego Chargers – Positions of need: WR, OG, QB, DE, S C – Pick – DT DeForest Buckner – Oregon
Method behind the madness: Sheer dominance is the reason behind this pick. Sure he’s no DE but he can be on some downs. This guy has the size and the maneuverability to make a QB’s life hell. SD would be foolish to let this one slide.
#4. Dallas Cowboys – Positions of Need: WR, DE, RB – Pick –DE Joey Bosa – Ohio State
Method behind the madness: I was so close to saying Laquon Treadwell here because Jerry Jones loves the flashy player. However, he has been making smart picks as of late. Bosa fills the need and is a top-5 player in this draft.
#5. Jacksonville Jaguars – Positions of need: CB, DE, OL, OLB – Pick – CB Jalen Ramsey – Florida State
Method behind the madness: This team gave up “the cookies” (TDs) 29 times via the air in 2015. Ramsey staying in Florida will sure that up.
#6. Baltimore Ravens – Positions of need: CB, WR, OL, FS, OLB, – Pick – OLB Myles Jack – UCLA
Method behind the madness: Suggs is getting old. Jack can bring the beast back into the Ravens front 7.
#7. San Francisco 49ers – Positions of need: WR, DL, DB, QB, OL – Pick – QB Carson Wentz – Memphis
Method behind the madness: The Colin Kaepernick era is a thing of the past. He will be gone on draft day to another team for the right price. Wentz has been rated by Pro Football Focus as the top QB. Lets hope he plays like one in 2016. Good luck with that receiving corps or lack thereof.
#8. Miami Dolphins – Positions of need: OL, CB, LB, S, DL – Pick – CB Vernon Hargreaves – Florida
Method behind the madness: Brent Grimes is gone. Probably because of his wife’s twitter rants. Florida boys stay home.
#9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Positions of need: WR, OL, S, DE, LB – Pick – WR Laquon Treadwell – Ole Miss
Method behind the madness: This is a desperation move, due to having no talent at the WR position. Don’t give me the Mike Evans spill. He and Ted Ginn Jr. led the league in drops in 2015. Treadwell is still a bust in my opinion. But yall drink that Kool-Aid if you want to.
#10. New York Giants – Positions of Need: DB, DL, OL, RB, LB – Pick – LB Reggie Ragland – Alabama
Method behind the madness: NYG needs a defensive identity and no better place to start than with a talented LB, formed in the Nick Saban football factory.
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