mlhouse wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2019 8:55 am There is no way that the Giants pass up Haskins with the 6th pick. I can see them not trading up for a quarterback from 6, but when one falls into their draft slot they aren't going to give up that opportunity.
If the NFL draft actually went with this sequence, and the rest of the GMs were real NFL GMs, the Jaguars would be trading out of this choice with a team like Miami that would sprint to the phone to make the deal. IN a realistic draft with this start, the Jags probably have a good chance of adding significant draft assets and then drafting this player anyways.
With the 7th Pick in the Froob Draft the Jacksonville Jaguars select: Juwaan Taylor OT Florida 6-5 312
I have been saying for some time that Taylor is the best offensive lineman in this draft. I think that although you could consider playing him as a LT in the NFL, the best play with him is to pencil him in as your RT were he could become an All-Pro level player and the differences between LT and RT are being diminished by modern defensive schemes.
Taylor is absolutely one of the best college run blocking tackles I have ever seen. He has defensive lineman burst out of his stance, incredible length that can reach out and absolutely smash his opponent, and nimbleness to get his feet and weight into the correct blocking angle. He is excellent at combination blocks and not only gets into the secondary and tertiary blocking levels he dominates them. Taylor's power and quickness often allow him to make blocks coming across the face of a defensive lineman that most tackles cannot make. He flashed ability to pull, which makes him a solid candidate for any type of blocking scheme.
IN pass protection he has a very smooth kick step with solid balance. His length allows him to get isolation control of the pass rusher. Offensive linemen are occasionally beat, but Taylor has solid ability to reset and contain.
If you watch this video from the UF v Ky game you can see many of these attributes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wh3obNS2_Y
Taylor needs to maintain his weight. He started as a 380 lbs offensive tackle when he entered Gainesville. Professional oLine coaches need to work a bit on his hand placement, which is solid but can become a bit sloppy at times. And, with a guy that has lost so much weight, he needs to add to his functional strength a bit and what should be scary to NFL defenses I think the strength upside exists.
A team that drafts Taylor has a starter+ right tackle from day one.
mlhouse wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:19 pmAsh Ketchum wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2019 9:11 pmRight. Not sure what the point is in participating in a mock draft if you’re going to just decide to not consider available players because you believe people in front of you should have taken them already.
Because it makes the picking more realistic. The Bengals, no matter what your opinion of Dalton is, are not going to take a QB and if a QB is there they are going to trade down. I can't trade down and I think it is a totally unrealistic pick that would screw up the rest of the draft.
It is one thing for a team like Miami to take a Haskins later. Then that is the natural order of things. But if the Bengals take a QB they will not take, then Miami or a similar team, doesnt. In my opinion, there is less than a 5% chance that Haskins is still on the board at this point. There is less than that probability the Giants do not select a QB. There is a very high degree of liklihood that at least one team has traded up for one of the QBs before this selection.
Get my drift? Dig?
This is what I was talking about.
You felt "there's NO way the Giants pass on Haskins" (LOL) and so you decided to draft as if the guy in front of you took Haskins even though he didn't, totally ruining the entire mock for everyone else.