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TODAY SportsI’ve been behind this year. Dealing with personal stuff, starting a
new job, we even thought it would be a good idea to get a new puppy a few months
ago. So it’s draft week and I’m just now getting around to doing some mock
drafts. To do my mock drafts I like to use the draft simulator over at
fanspeak.com. It is becoming more and more popular so they are able to add more
and more into it. There are a ton of draft boards from various draft sites and
experts you can use, or you can create your own. If you upgrade to “premium”
(which I highly recommend) you get the ability to do trades.It helps you get a
good sense of general areas of the draft where guys might go. Obviously nothing
is a sure fire prediction but this is better (and easier) than trying to predict
every pick for all 32 teams. Here are 3 mocks that I did with interesting
results. I tried my best to fill needs while maximizing talent and value.
Attempt 1All the top offensive tackles were gone when pick 28 rolled around. As
for defensive tackles, Dexter Lawrence was there, but I don’t like the value in
round 1, and Jeffery Simmons was there but I wasn’t a fan of the idea of
spending a 1st rounder on a guy who won’t play this year. So I went with Nasir
Adderley who, in my opinion, is the best center fielder in the draft. He fills a
huge need and pairing him with Derwin James gives the Chargers an insane duo of
Safeties. In the second round, Simmons was still on the board but I threw need
out the window for the value of Deebo Samuel at the end of the second round.
Deebo has good long speed, hes fantastic after the catch and he is the
definition of Tom Telesco’s favorite adjective “versatile.” He lines up outside,
in the slot, in the backfield. He returns kickoffs and has been a gunner on punt
coverage. He had 25 rushing attempts in college
Drue Tranquill Jersey 2019 , converting 7 for TDs, and took 4 kick returns to the house for TDs. Deebo brings a ton of value to the team at multiple positions
and, as much as we like Geremy Davis, really lessens the loss of Tyrell Williams
on offense. Finally in the third, Jeffery Simmons was still there and I couldn’t
keep passing on him. Simmons has that one character red flag, and he likely
won’t play this season, but he’s an outstanding talent. He is so good with his
hands, and an athletic freak. He can play any position on the DL. In the 3rd,
he’s more than worth the risk/delay.For the day 3 picks I doubled, then tripled
down on DL with Greg Gaines in the fourth, who I think is a stud on the
interior. He’s basically an immovable object, and a good run stuffer. In the
sixth I grabbed Daniel Wise who is more of a Darius Philon replacement, an great
athlete for his size who’s better playing the 5 or 7. Round 5 I grabbed one of
my favorite LBs in the draft
Cheap Drue Tranquill Jersey , David Long from WVU. He has great range, is a good, punishing tackler, and was ultra productive over the last 2 seasons with
183 tackles, 35 TFL, 10 sacks and 10 PD. I wrapped things up with Cameron Smith
at LB in the 7th. He is one of those typical Telesco guys: Proven leader, tons
of production, he’s local. The fit was there. Attempt 2This draft fell more my
way. Jonah Williams still being there at 28 was fantastic. Williams is one of
the very few plugin starters at OT in this draft. The Chargers have a big need
for a starting caliber OT and Williams fits the bill. Darnell Savage is making a
late move up draft boards. He isn’t a prototypical FS but Tony Pauline said this
last week that teams believe he is good enough in coverage and athletic enough
to play CB in certain packages and that the Chargers appear to be very
interested in him including a private visit. Vosean Joseph in the 3rd fills a
need with a good player. I’m still not sure if I like the pick 100% but it was
the best option I had available. He has decent range on tape, hits very hard,
and had a productive Jr year for Florida all around. In the 4th I grabbed NC
State QB Ryan Finley. The Chargers have been doing lots of work on QB’s despite
signing Tyrod Taylor this off season. I don’t think they’ll take one on day 1 or
2 but it wouldnt surprise me to see one taken on day 3. Finley has good tools,
and had good accuracy numbers in college. Plus there are reports Philip Rivers
has been mentoring him this off season in the process of heading into the
NFL.Greg Gaines I talked about above, being able to take him in the 5th made him
even more attractive. In the 6th, well it’s me guys
White Drue Tranquill Jersey , you know I was taking a Punter somewhere during this process. Corey Fatony has a great leg and can get off some deep punts. He
was also the holder for Mizzou and can get off some deep kickoffs. I finished
with a CB, Jamel Dean. He has great size/speed (6’1 206, ran an official 4.3 at
the combine), he can jump out of the gym, and shows good feel for coverage. The
reason he’s a day 3 guy is that he’s only a 1 year starter and going back to
highschool has had 3 knee surgeries. Though he has played 26 games over the last
2 seasons in college. Attempt 3This may have been my favorite mock. Things
started with Cody Ford dropping to the Chargers. Ford, like Williams in the last
mock, is one of the few plug n play OTs in this draft. He is enormous but not
fat, plays mean, great athleticism for his size, basically he has all the things
you can’t teach. His weaknesses are all correctable technique issues and the
Chargers have improved in developing young players in recent years. Darnell
Savage again in the 2nd, see above. In the 3rd I grabbed Wisconsin Guard Michael
Deiter. G isn’t necessarily a need, but Deiter fills the versatile role that
Telesco likes, having started multiple games at Tackle
Drue Tranquill Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys , Guard, and Center. He isn’t the most athletically gifted, but he’s a nasty blocker, he’s extremely
durable, and he gives the Chargers more reliable, versatile depth that can help
push the group of guys they have at IOL.The fourth round presented Te’von Coney
at LB from Notre Dame. I know...the last time they drafted a Notre Dame LB, the
results were sub-optimal. Coney isn’t over hyped though. He is a very productive
LB who wins with good instincts and uses his hands well to shed blocks and make
sure tackles. He has good size and the potential to put on some more weight to
be an enforcer on the inside, which the team may need with Denzel Perryman
dropping back down to 220ish lbs to try and avoid injury. He could come in and
learn from Thomas Davis for a year while splitting snaps with him when he needs
rest. Greg Gaines again. He’s honestly just a guy I think this team could really
use and he’ll be there on day 3 in all likelyhood. Daniel Wise as well. He would
help replace what the team lost in Darius Philon.For the last pick I went with a
guy I’ve liked for a few years now. Cody Thompson from Toledo. He doesn’t have
Tyrell Williams’ deep speed, but he has outstanding acceleration and
explosiveness. He also knows how to use them both as a superb route runner and
producing after the catch, evidenced by the fact that he only ran a 4.57 in the
40 but averaged 18.3 yards per catch for his career in college. He managed 3312
yards receiving and 30 TDs over his career as a receiver. But as a 7th round
pick he’ll need to contribute on special teams as well, and he does with
experience as a punt returner, multiple tackles on punt coverage, and a
highlight play blocking a punt by catching it off the punters foot and walking
it into the endzone for a touchdown. Each of these mocks had a slightly
different approach but each had good results and provided a lot of value to the
team. We only have 2 days left so if you’d like to take a couple stabs at
it
Los Angeles Chargers Jerseys 2019 , head over to fanspeak and give it a few runs. Chargers offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt was last a head coach in
2015, but his alma mater is interested in bringing him home to replace Paul
Johnson.Johnson announced his retirement from Georgia Tech on Wednesday.Adam
Rittenberg of ESPN reports that Whisenhunt is “a top candidate” to replace
Johnson.Whisenhunt, 56, started his college career as a quarterback at Georgia
Tech before switching to tight end. He played there from 1980-84, making 82
catches for 1,264 yards and seven touchdowns.He received his first chance as an
offensive coordinator with the Steelers in 2004 and parlayed that into his first
head coaching job. From 2007 to 2012 with the Cardinals, Whisenhunt went 45-51,
with two playoff berths and a Super Bowl appearance.Whisenhunt was the Chargers’
offensive coordinator in 2013 before the Titans hired him as their head coach.
He went 3-20 before Tennessee fired him in the middle of the 2015
season.Whisenhunt returned to the Chargers as offensive coordinator in 2016.The
Chargers currently rank sixth in yards and seventh in points, with quarterback
Philip Rivers an MVP candidate.Whisenhunt’s only college coaching experience
came as an assistant at Vanderbilt in 1995-96.
