Commentary Thread - 2020 RCF NFL Mock Draft

[Soda]

@SixPACK Trautman is off the board!!

I forget who had done it in the years past, but man do I miss the big board... We'll need to make sure that's a part of the mock in years to come.

 

[Jack Brickman]

I like Trautman, but that 40 time...woof.

Did he run backwards?

 

[SixPACK]

OH THAT IS SUCH HORSESHIT!!!!!!!

SPELL BETTER NEXT TIME SODA!!!

As Amherst said, to be fair, it wasn't spelled right haha. I searched the thread and I could not believe his name was not picked yet. I thought I had the steal of the damn draft!!

On to next year if we can get Billy from the 3rd grade to spell check for us

 

[Soda]

OH THAT IS SUCH HORSESHIT!!!!!!!

SPELL BETTER NEXT TIME SODA!!!

As Amherst said, to be fair, it wasn't spelled right haha. I searched the thread and I could not believe his name was not picked yet. I thought I had the steal of the damn draft!!

On to next year if we can get Billy from the 3rd grade to spell check for us

I've been less attached to this site for a bit because of work & the child, so I'm not sure which one of us even changed that. If it was me, well.. then..

 

[Jack Brickman]

Love the Bowden pick. Kinda surprised he went this high, but he's one of my fantasy sleepers.

 

[Randolphkeys]

OH THAT IS SUCH HORSESHIT!!!!!!!

SPELL BETTER NEXT TIME SODA!!!

As Amherst said, to be fair, it wasn't spelled right haha. I searched the thread and I could not believe his name was not picked yet. I thought I had the steal of the damn draft!!

On to next year if we can get Billy from the 3rd grade to spell check for us

Well now this is getting awkward.

*Calling security*

It's been a great run... Can I keep your potted spider plant or do you want to take it home with you?

 

[Hurl Bruce]

So, what did I win?

 

[Randolphkeys]

I'm going to write a short comparison article of the mock draft we ran and the actual draft for realbrownsfans.com. So what do you win? A more functional RBF and eventually more members who are interested in talking Browns instead of the same old same old, hopefully.

 

[Snowblind]

I'm going to write a short comparison article of the mock draft we ran and the actual draft for realbrownsfans.com. So what do you win? A more functional RBF and eventually more members who are interested in talking Browns instead of the same old same old, hopefully.

Which one of us gets credit for Ruiz going 24?

 

[Randolphkeys]

Which one of us gets credit for Ruiz going 24?

How crazy was that? The Saints have a solid offensive line, but as it turns out they are looking to move a rookie center who was great last year to guard. Then they plan to move on from a veteran guard who has gone to Pro Bowls for them. Didn't see it coming at all... but I didn't think Ruiz was going to get out of that area of the draft. He's too good.

...and your value on moving down for Reager will get a lot of credit in the article.

 

[Snowblind]

How crazy was that? The Saints have a solid offensive line, but as it turns out they are looking to move a rookie center who was great last year to guard. Then they plan to move on from a veteran guard who has gone to Pro Bowls for them. Didn't see it coming at all... but I didn't think Ruiz was going to get out of that area of the draft. He's too good.

...and your value on moving down for Reager will get a lot of credit in the article.

Yeah, I didnt watch it live.. but when I saw him picked up by the Saints my first thought was "well.. I read their needs totally wrong" lol. It'll be interesting if they address qb or not since they only have a few picks left in the draft.

 

[SixPACK]

Keys has to give me a bottle of scotch duck taped and thrown at my front door.


GO BEARS!

 

[CBBI]

2020 Ravens Draft Picks in the Covid Mock v. where they went for real
No. 28: Kenneth Murray, LB, Oklahoma - 23rd for real
No. 55: Josh Uche, EDGE, Michigan - 60th for real
No. 60: Robert Hunt, OG, Louisana-Lafayette - 39th for real
No. 92: Jordyn Brooks, LB Texas Tech - 27th for real
No. 106: James Lynch, iDL, Baylor - not selected yet

 

[Jack Brickman]

Thought it might be fun to analyze my draft a year later.

Round 1, Pick 5 - Isaiah Simmons, LB, Clemson
Actual - Round 1, Pick 8 to Arizona
Simmons had a slow start to the year, which I think we largely expected given how many different roles he is expected to be able to fluctuate between. He struggled to get playing time early before a critical pick on Russell Wilson in overtime during week seven. His playing time started to tick up from there, and he flashed some nice signs of the player he could become over the remainder of the season.
Who should I have picked? Justin Herbert, QB,

Round 1, Pick 18 - Austin Jackson, OT, Southern Cal
Actual - Round 1, Pick 18 to Miami
This one is notable, because Miami actually picked Jackson with this pick. He played on 79% of the snaps as a rookie and, as best I can tell, was called for two penalties and allowed four sacks over thirteen games. That sounds like a pretty successful season as an NFL tackle who played on almost 80% of his team's snaps, and that's doubly true considering that Jackson was looked at as a developmental prospect at tackle.

Round 1, Pick 19 - Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU
Actual - Round 1, Pick 22 to Minnesota
I think it's safe to say that I nailed this pick, as Jefferson went on to have the NFL's all time best rookie season at WR. Realistically, I should have swapped Jefferson and Jackson, but both picks were on point.

Round 2, Pick 39 - Jalen Hurts, QB, Oklahoma
Actual - Round 2, Pick 53 to Philadelphia
The grade on this pick is going to have to wait at least another year, as Hurts only ended up playing in about four games after Wentz self-destructed. He wasn't particularly amazing in those games, but he did have two three hundred yard games, which is one more than Wentz had in his thirteen games under center. There's a solid chance that Hurts will get his shot at the Eagles' starting gig in 2021, so we should no more by this time next year.

Round 2, Pick 56 - Jonathan Taylor, RB, Wisconsin
Actual - Round 2, Pick 41 to Indianapolis
It appears all of my fantasy research has paid off in one respect...I got the two best non-QB skill position guys at their respective positions in the draft (based on rookie production). Taylor struggled a bit early in the 2020 season as he adjusted to the NFL, and even had people comparing him to Trent Richardson, but he went nuclear in the back half of the season, including a game where he rushed for 253 yards on 8.4 yards per carry. Turns out it sometimes takes guys a bit of time to learn a new running scheme.

Round 3, Pick 70 - Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, LSU
Actual - Round 1, Pick 32 to Kansas City
In retrospect, this is one I'd probably do over. Not that I think CEH is bad or anything. He had a solidly productive rookie year, although bafflingly the Chiefs opted to barely use him in the passing game when his main strength is making guys miss in space. I envisioned him and Taylor as a thunder and lightning combo that could work on the field at the same time, as CEH can run routes like a receiver and Taylor entered the league as the best RB prospect since Barkley a few years back. That being said, this pick probably should have been used on a defender, or perhaps another WR.

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In hindsight, Herbert is the obvious pick at five. If I take him there and then use the Hurts and CEH picks on defensive players, that's a damn near perfect draft. Still, every player other than Hurts, who wasn't intended to start in year one, had a productive rookie season. I'll take it.

Bring on the 2021 mock! Can I be Miami again? I want to keep building this team up.

 

[Out of the Rafters at the Q]

Washington received #71 in the 2020 NFL Draft, a 1st rounder 2021, and a 2nd rounder 2022 just for moving down four spots from 2 to 6.

The Chargers did all that in order to select Tua instead of staying pat and taking Herbert.



After that, the only pick I made that I'm really happy with is scooping up Jordan Love, who went in the first round to Green Bay, with the 66th pick.