re: Todd McShay Mock Draft 1.0

The Tennessee Titans defense is atrocious. They better draft a player to change that.

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The Tennessee Titans defense is atrocious. They better draft a player to change that.

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I really hope they go this way. I just don't want another OL or Winston.

I actually think they are fine at WR for the foreseeable future. I'm not sold on Mett yet, but I am fine with giving him next season a go.

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I really hope they go this way. I just don't want another OL or Winston.

I actually think they are fine at WR for the foreseeable future. I'm not sold on Mett yet, but I am fine with giving him next season a go.

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As amazing as Cooper is, I think you have to build your team starting with the OL and the defense. Look at the teams around the league that have success. The Seahawks and Patriots have mediocre receiving corps. Then you look at teams like the Bears, Falcons, and Bucs who have amazing skills players but either can't protect them or can't stop anyone.

I think value wise, especially with the athletes coming out of college football, it is much easier to get 80% of Amari Cooper than it is to get a top notch defensive player, especially with the way penalties are being called today.

Hell, look at the Cowboys. How long have they had Dez Bryant and Tony Romo? It wasn't until they finally solidified their OL they got on track and their defense still isn't great, but it isn't all time bad like it was. After the addition of Rolando McClain and some of their draft picks.

here are the top 20 RBs in 2014 in rushing ypg and what round they were taken

1 DeMarco Murray, RB 3rd
2 Arian Foster, RB UDFA
3 Le'Veon Bell, RB 2nd
4 Marshawn Lynch, RB 1st
5 LeSean McCoy, RB 2nd
6 Justin Forsett, RB 7th
7 Mark Ingram, RB 1st
8 Jamaal Charles, RB 3rd
9 Alfred Morris, RB 6th
10 Eddie Lacy, RB 2nd
11 Matt Forte, RB 2nd
12 Tre Mason, RB 3rd
13 Jeremy Hill, RB 2nd
14 Rashad Jennings, RB 7th
15 Lamar Miller, RB 4th
16 Jonathan Stewart, RB 1st
Giovani Bernard, RB 2nd
18 Frank Gore, RB 3rd
19 Stevan Ridley, RB 3rd
20 Joique Bell, RB UDFA


Here are the RBs taken in the first round in the last 10 years who did not make that list:
2012
Trent Richardson - horrible
Doug Martin - horrible
David Wilson - can't stay healthy
2010
CJ Spiller - can't stay healthy and unimpressive when healthy
Ryan Mathews - decent but always hurt
Jahvid Best - retired due to injury after 3 seasons
2009
Knowshon Moreno - had 1 or 2 good years (09, 13)
Donald Brown - sucks
Beanie Wells - sucks
2008
Darren McFadden - can't stay healthy, never lived up to potential
Felix Jones - horrible
Rashard Mendenhall - 2 good seasons, now irrelevant
Chris Johnson - really good for the Titans
2007
Adrian Peterson - GOAT but might be retiring
2006
Reggie Bush - horrible early, never played like a first round worthy back
Laurence Maroney - LOL
DeAngelo Williams - had a couple good seasons, then got paid and went to shite
Joseph Addai - 2 decent seasons
2005
Ronnie Brown - a couple decent seasons, didn't live up to hype
Cedric Benson - LOL
Cadillac Williams - ROY then went to shite

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I think you have to build your team starting with the OL

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That's the thing though, this is exactly what they have done. They've gone OL in the top 10 the past 2 seasons and signed Oher. It was supposed to be the strength of the team this year.

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That's the thing though, this is exactly what they have done. They've gone OL in the top 10 the past 2 seasons and signed Oher. It was supposed to be the strength of the team this year.

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I know, that's why I think they go with defense. With Oher, Lewan, and Warmack as the building blocks, I think they can now focus on the other side of the ball too.

I'm not a huge NFL guy, but IMO there is something to be said for the fact that the Patriots could take former second round pick Akeem Ayers and immediately turn him into a productive player while he didn't do anything while on the Titans. It really says something about their player development.

No way in hell that if Gurley is there at 29 that Dallas wouldn't have taken him before then. Dallas takes Gurley so they don't have to invest long-term into Murray

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1st team AA, majority of draft evaluators think he is a top 10 pick.

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He will be a bust just like his counter parts at that position in recent years. See

Millner
Barron
Lester
Kirkpatrick

yet to judge Clinton Dix

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Ingram fan, but he's likely going to break 1000 yards this year in an extremely pass-first offense

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Not to mention he missed like 4 games due to hand injury. If he'd have played in those games he may be on his way to 1,300 yards based on his YPG average.

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LSU's Collins will be a better pro than Bama's Collins,book it.

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Man, I hope I'm never reduced to this.