Swamp NFL Mock Draft - 2014

[Sabo]

Jerloma clearly spelled out the 24-hour time frame to make the pick, so it's on TT for not making the pick. He can make the pick once he comes back.

Brian is on the clock.

1 Houston (Giff) - Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
2 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
3 Jacksonville (Jerloma) - Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
4 Cleveland (Sabo) - Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
5 Oakland (Sabo) - Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6 Atlanta (Fluff) - HaHa Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
7 Tampa Bay (TT) - VIKING'D
8 Minnesota (HaulCitgo) - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
9 Buffalo (Tom1860) - Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10 Detroit (Brian) -
11 Tennessee (Tom1860) -
12 New York Giants (Giff) -
13 St. Louis (RamsFan) -
14 Chicago (D-Safe) -
15 Pittsburgh (Slolz) -
16 Dallas (Fluff) -
17 Baltimore (bfj) -
18 New York Jets (TBD) -
19 Miami (Slolz) -
20 Arizona (phxgators) -
21 Green Bay (boxcar) -
22 Philadelphia (Bensell) -
23 Kansas City (Bronto) -
24 Cincinnati (Bengal) -
25 San Diego (TBD) -
26 Cleveland (Sabo) -
27 New Orleans (Jerloma) -
28 Carolina (rass) -
29 New England (Rush) -
30 San Francisco (SCK) -
31 Denver (SCK) -
32 Seattle (blundercrush) -

[Tom 1860]

I am surprised that we have not received any pick reviews from media experts... They know this is the place to look at mock drafts!

[brian]

I'm going to go ahead (since I'm leaving on vacation in like two hours and it appears this might be a player the Bucs covet) and Viking TT also and select:

Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M

Yeah, the Lions secondary sucks, but the offense needs big-play threats to line up alongside Megatron and Golden Tate is not really it (though he's underrated after the catch and will probably produce well in the Lions offense if Matthew Stafford doesn't get him killed throwing a pass above his head going over the middle.) Also, I'm not as high on Justin Gilbert as some people and he's the only viable secondary pick left on the board that is worthy of a Top 10 pick. I saw Darqueze Dennard play in college every week and he's overrated when he's not allowed to literally mug WRs downfield.

[brian]

1 Houston (Giff) - Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
2 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
3 Jacksonville (Jerloma) - Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
4 Cleveland (Sabo) - Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
5 Oakland (Sabo) - Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6 Atlanta (Fluff) - HaHa Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
7 Tampa Bay (TT) - VIKING'D
8 Minnesota (HaulCitgo) - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
9 Buffalo (Tom1860) - Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10 Detroit (Brian) - Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
11 Tennessee (Tom1860) -
12 New York Giants (Giff) -
13 St. Louis (RamsFan) -
14 Chicago (D-Safe) -
15 Pittsburgh (Slolz) -
16 Dallas (Fluff) -
17 Baltimore (bfj) -
18 New York Jets (TBD) -
19 Miami (Slolz) -
20 Arizona (phxgators) -
21 Green Bay (boxcar) -
22 Philadelphia (Bensell) -
23 Kansas City (Bronto) -
24 Cincinnati (Bengal) -
25 San Diego (TBD) -
26 Cleveland (Sabo) -
27 New Orleans (Jerloma) -
28 Carolina (rass) -
29 New England (Rush) -
30 San Francisco (SCK) -
31 Denver (SCK) -
32 Seattle (blundercrush) -

[Gunpowder]

Darqueze Dennard is so overrated. Word is he probably won't go first round.

Watch the Steelers blow it and take him.

[Gunpowder]

Hey Sancarlos, the Steelers will trade our 15th for your 30th and that no-good criminal Aldon Smith.

[Tom 1860]

The Titans have new staff, they need a RB, but have no major holes if Locker pans out. He is in the final year of his rookie contract, but they also have a 5th year option ($15M).

Therefore, they take the best player available and give new defensive coordinator (Ray Horton) a fun new weapon to lineup with Jurrell Casey and Derrick Morgan... With the 11th pick of the 2014 Swamp NFL mock draft, the Tennessee Titan's select, from the University of Pittsburgh, Defensive lineman, Aaron Donald.

They could have gone Anthony Barr or C.J. Mosely, but they felt that Barr was too big a risk and Mosely had medical concerns.

[Gunpowder]

Aaron Donald looks like a monster in his Youtube videos*. Pretty much looks like Star Lotulelei just running through two blockers at a time.


*Single game videos, not highlight tapes. Highlight tapes make Ryan Shazier look like a Hall of Famer while his regular every-play tapes paint a much lesser picture.

[Tom 1860]

Lots of the media have issues with Donald's size (6-1, 285), but I see him as a guy who you can put anywhere on the line and create mismatches. I think if you ignore the size stuff, he is a top 5 pick, maybe top 3.

[TT2.0]

after being viking due to drunkeness, the tampa bay bucs stagger to the podium and blindly reach for the best receiver left, and take

Odell Beckham, WR, LSU

[Sabo]

RamsFan is on the clock.

By the way, does anyone want to draft for the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets?

1 Houston (Giff) - Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
2 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
3 Jacksonville (Jerloma) - Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
4 Cleveland (Sabo) - Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
5 Oakland (Sabo) - Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6 Atlanta (Fluff) - HaHa Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
7 Tampa Bay (TT) - Odell Beckham, WR, LSU (VIKING'D)
8 Minnesota (HaulCitgo) - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
9 Buffalo (Tom1860) - Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10 Detroit (Brian) - Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
11 Tennessee (Tom1860) - Aaron Donald, DL, Pitt
12 New York Giants (Giff) - Eric Ebron, TE, UNC
13 St. Louis (RamsFan) -
14 Chicago (D-Safe) -
15 Pittsburgh (Slolz) -
16 Dallas (Fluff) -
17 Baltimore (bfj) -
18 New York Jets (TBD) -
19 Miami (Slolz) -
20 Arizona (phxgators) -
21 Green Bay (boxcar) -
22 Philadelphia (Bensell) -
23 Kansas City (Bronto) -
24 Cincinnati (Bengal) -
25 San Diego (TBD) -
26 Cleveland (Sabo) -
27 New Orleans (Jerloma) -
28 Carolina (rass) -
29 New England (Rush) -
30 San Francisco (SCK) -
31 Denver (SCK) -
32 Seattle (blundercrush) -

[Gunpowder]

after being viking due to drunkeness, the tampa bay bucs stagger to the podium and blindly reach for the best receiver left, and take

Odell Beckham, WR, LSU

May be an overdraft, but I'm a big fan of Beckham. He's only 6' tall but appears taller when you watch him. He's a slightly less rich man's Sammy Watkins.

[Giff]

Eric Ebron, TE, UNC

[sancarlos]

Hey Sancarlos, the Steelers will trade our 15th for your 30th and that no-good criminal Aldon Smith.

I don't think they would take that deal. He's just a misunderstood young man!

[Rams Fanny]

Fill a need? Physical, hard-hitting safety who takes chances in a Greg Williams defense? Yes, please...

The Rams select S Calvin Pryor, Louisville

[Sabo]

DSafetyGuy is on the clock.

1 Houston (Giff) - Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
2 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
3 Jacksonville (Jerloma) - Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
4 Cleveland (Sabo) - Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
5 Oakland (Sabo) - Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6 Atlanta (Fluff) - HaHa Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
7 Tampa Bay (TT) - Odell Beckham, WR, LSU (VIKING'D)
8 Minnesota (HaulCitgo) - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
9 Buffalo (Tom1860) - Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10 Detroit (Brian) - Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
11 Tennessee (Tom1860) - Aaron Donald, DL, Pitt
12 New York Giants (Giff) - Eric Ebron, TE, UNC
13 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
14 Chicago (D-Safe) -
15 Pittsburgh (Slolz) -
16 Dallas (Fluff) -
17 Baltimore (bfj) -
18 New York Jets (TBD) -
19 Miami (Slolz) -
20 Arizona (phxgators) -
21 Green Bay (boxcar) -
22 Philadelphia (Bensell) -
23 Kansas City (Bronto) -
24 Cincinnati (Bengal) -
25 San Diego (TBD) -
26 Cleveland (Sabo) -
27 New Orleans (Jerloma) -
28 Carolina (rass) -
29 New England (Rush) -
30 San Francisco (SCK) -
31 Denver (SCK) -
32 Seattle (blundercrush) -

[DSafetyGuy]

SLolz is on the clock.

1 Houston (Giff) - Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
2 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
3 Jacksonville (Jerloma) - Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
4 Cleveland (Sabo) - Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
5 Oakland (Sabo) - Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6 Atlanta (Fluff) - HaHa Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
7 Tampa Bay (TT) - Odell Beckham, WR, LSU (VIKING'D)
8 Minnesota (HaulCitgo) - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
9 Buffalo (Tom1860) - Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10 Detroit (Brian) - Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
11 Tennessee (Tom1860) - Aaron Donald, DL, Pitt
12 New York Giants (Giff) - Eric Ebron, TE, UNC
13 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
14 Chicago (D-Safe) - Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
15 Pittsburgh (Slolz) -
16 Dallas (Fluff) -
17 Baltimore (bfj) -
18 New York Jets (TBD) -
19 Miami (Slolz) -
20 Arizona (phxgators) -
21 Green Bay (boxcar) -
22 Philadelphia (Bensell) -
23 Kansas City (Bronto) -
24 Cincinnati (Bengal) -
25 San Diego (TBD) -
26 Cleveland (Sabo) -
27 New Orleans (Jerloma) -
28 Carolina (rass) -
29 New England (Rush) -
30 San Francisco (SCK) -
31 Denver (SCK) -
32 Seattle (blundercrush) -

[bfj]

The Ravens' picks have been sent to Sabo since I'm out of town for a few days.

[Gunpowder]

I think Kyle Fuller is the best CB in this draft, so I'll take him at 15.

[Brontoburglar]

I'll draft for the Jets because Delaware and Sybian are wusses

[Gunpowder]

EDIT - can't deltete posts anymore?

[Gunpowder]

1 Houston (Giff) - Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
2 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
3 Jacksonville (Jerloma) - Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
4 Cleveland (Sabo) - Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
5 Oakland (Sabo) - Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6 Atlanta (Fluff) - HaHa Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
7 Tampa Bay (TT) - Odell Beckham, WR, LSU (VIKING'D)
8 Minnesota (HaulCitgo) - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
9 Buffalo (Tom1860) - Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10 Detroit (Brian) - Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
11 Tennessee (Tom1860) - Aaron Donald, DL, Pitt
12 New York Giants (Giff) - Eric Ebron, TE, UNC
13 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
14 Chicago (D-Safe) - Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
15 Pittsburgh (Slolz) - Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
16 Dallas (Fluff) -
17 Baltimore (bfj) -
18 New York Jets (TBD) -
19 Miami (Slolz) -
20 Arizona (phxgators) -
21 Green Bay (boxcar) -
22 Philadelphia (Bensell) -
23 Kansas City (Bronto) -
24 Cincinnati (Bengal) -
25 San Diego (TBD) -
26 Cleveland (Sabo) -
27 New Orleans (Jerloma) -
28 Carolina (rass) -
29 New England (Rush) -
30 San Francisco (SCK) -
31 Denver (SCK) -
32 Seattle (blundercrush) -[/quote]

[Sabo]

I have bfj's picks. Waiting on Fluff to make his.

And congrats on taking the Jets, Bronto. It's appreciated.

[devilfluff]

Florida DT Dominique Easley

I really want Donald, but I don't think he'll fall to them.

[Sabo]

bfj selects Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame, for the Ravens.

Bronto is up for the J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets.

1 Houston (Giff) - Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
2 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
3 Jacksonville (Jerloma) - Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
4 Cleveland (Sabo) - Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
5 Oakland (Sabo) - Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6 Atlanta (Fluff) - HaHa Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
7 Tampa Bay (TT) - Odell Beckham, WR, LSU (VIKING'D)
8 Minnesota (HaulCitgo) - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
9 Buffalo (Tom1860) - Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10 Detroit (Brian) - Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
11 Tennessee (Tom1860) - Aaron Donald, DL, Pitt
12 New York Giants (Giff) - Eric Ebron, TE, UNC
13 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
14 Chicago (D-Safe) - Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
15 Pittsburgh (Slolz) - Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
16 Dallas (Fluff) - Dominique Easley, DT, Florida
17 Baltimore (bfj) - Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame
18 New York Jets (Bronto) -
19 Miami (Slolz) -
20 Arizona (phxgators) -
21 Green Bay (boxcar) -
22 Philadelphia (Bensell) -
23 Kansas City (Bronto) -
24 Cincinnati (Bengal) -
25 San Diego (TBD) -
26 Cleveland (Sabo) -
27 New Orleans (Jerloma) -
28 Carolina (rass) -
29 New England (Rush) -
30 San Francisco (SCK) -
31 Denver (SCK) -
32 Seattle (blundercrush) -

[Sabo]

Bronto has six hours to make his pick before he gets Viking'd.

[Brontoburglar]

The clock runs on weekends? No fair.

(Pick on the way)

[Brontoburglar]

18. New York Jets - OLB Anthony Barr, UCLA

A freak of an athlete who can step in and succeed Calvin Pace as the Jets' primary pass rusher? Rex Ryan is one happy man. Bradley Roby would make sense here too, but the Jets just used a first rounder on Dee Milliner last year and they're going to hope and pray Kyle Wilson becomes a starting-level CB. Plus, Barr is a better player anyway. Barr, Sheldon Richardson and Muhammed Wilkerson will allow the Jets to have a great pass rush without having to send extra rushers.

1 Houston (Giff) - Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
2 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
3 Jacksonville (Jerloma) - Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
4 Cleveland (Sabo) - Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
5 Oakland (Sabo) - Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6 Atlanta (Fluff) - HaHa Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
7 Tampa Bay (TT) - Odell Beckham, WR, LSU (VIKING'D)
8 Minnesota (HaulCitgo) - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
9 Buffalo (Tom1860) - Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10 Detroit (Brian) - Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
11 Tennessee (Tom1860) - Aaron Donald, DL, Pitt
12 New York Giants (Giff) - Eric Ebron, TE, UNC
13 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
14 Chicago (D-Safe) - Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
15 Pittsburgh (Slolz) - Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
16 Dallas (Fluff) - Dominique Easley, DT, Florida
17 Baltimore (bfj) - Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame
18 New York Jets (Bronto) - Anthony Barr, OLB, UCLA
19 Miami (Slolz) -
20 Arizona (phxgators) -
21 Green Bay (boxcar) -
22 Philadelphia (Bensell) -
23 Kansas City (Bronto) -
24 Cincinnati (Bengal) -
25 San Diego (TBD) -
26 Cleveland (Sabo) -
27 New Orleans (Jerloma) -
28 Carolina (rass) -
29 New England (Rush) -
30 San Francisco (SCK) -
31 Denver (SCK) -
32 Seattle (blundercrush) -

[DSafetyGuy]

VIKING!

[Gunpowder]

Weekends count? I'm here, give me 2 mins

[Gunpowder]

I wouldn't like the thought of taking any of the available linemen or safeties at 1.19. So the Phins select CJ Mosley, ILB Alabama.

[Gunpowder]

18. New York Jets - OLB Anthony Barr, UCLA

A freak of an athlete who can step in and succeed Calvin Pace as the Jets' primary pass rusher? Rex Ryan is one happy man. Bradley Roby would make sense here too, but the Jets just used a first rounder on Dee Milliner last year and they're going to hope and pray Kyle Wilson becomes a starting-level CB. Plus, Barr is a better player anyway. Barr, Sheldon Richardson and Muhammed Wilkerson will allow the Jets to have a great pass rush without having to send extra rushers.

1 Houston (Giff) - Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina
2 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Greg Robinson, OT, Auburn
3 Jacksonville (Jerloma) - Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson
4 Cleveland (Sabo) - Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo
5 Oakland (Sabo) - Jake Matthews, OT, Texas A&M
6 Atlanta (Fluff) - HaHa Clinton-Dix, S, Alabama
7 Tampa Bay (TT) - Odell Beckham, WR, LSU (VIKING'D)
8 Minnesota (HaulCitgo) - Johnny Manziel, QB, Texas A&M
9 Buffalo (Tom1860) - Taylor Lewan, OT, Michigan
10 Detroit (Brian) - Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M
11 Tennessee (Tom1860) - Aaron Donald, DL, Pitt
12 New York Giants (Giff) - Eric Ebron, TE, UNC
13 St. Louis (RamsFan) - Calvin Pryor, S, Louisville
14 Chicago (D-Safe) - Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State
15 Pittsburgh (Slolz) - Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech
16 Dallas (Fluff) - Dominique Easley, DT, Florida
17 Baltimore (bfj) - Zack Martin, OT, Notre Dame
18 New York Jets (Bronto) - Anthony Barr, OLB, UCLA
19 Miami (Slolz) - CJ Mosley, ILB, Alabama
20 Arizona (phxgators) -
21 Green Bay (boxcar) -
22 Philadelphia (Bensell) -
23 Kansas City (Bronto) -
24 Cincinnati (Bengal) -
25 San Diego (TBD) -
26 Cleveland (Sabo) -
27 New Orleans (Jerloma) -
28 Carolina (rass) -
29 New England (Rush) -
30 San Francisco (SCK) -
31 Denver (SCK) -
32 Seattle (blundercrush) -

[sancarlos]

I wanted to compare the Swamp mock draft against the real thing, but I guess the asteroid destroyed that, too...

[Gunpowder]

I'm going to go ahead (since I'm leaving on vacation in like two hours and it appears this might be a player the Bucs covet) and Viking TT also and select:

Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M

Yeah, the Lions secondary sucks, but the offense needs big-play threats to line up alongside Megatron and Golden Tate is not really it (though he's underrated after the catch and will probably produce well in the Lions offense if Matthew Stafford doesn't get him killed throwing a pass above his head going over the middle.) Also, I'm not as high on Justin Gilbert as some people and he's the only viable secondary pick left on the board that is worthy of a Top 10 pick. I saw Darqueze Dennard play in college every week and he's overrated when he's not allowed to literally mug WRs downfield.

Not sure how I missed this remarkably accurate take. This is pretty much as low as I've seen in hindsight on Gilbert.

Please tell me you think Artie Burns is gonna be awesome and William Jackson should go fuck himself.

[brian]

Blind squirrels and nuts. Of course, I wish both in real-life and in mock draft retrospect the Lions had taken Aaron Donald (though I'm still higher on Ebron's upside than a lot of people. I think he might have a really good year this year.)