2018 ROD MOCK DRAFT

[Corbin]

Miami selects:

Al-Rasheed Benton

With the swift rise of nickel and dime personnel groupings as base defenses in the NFL, teams are in more need than ever of linebackers who can not only fire forward to stop the run but also credibly jump back into coverage against tight ends and slot receivers. Intelligent coverage is one of the many reasons that Georgia's Roquan Smith is seen as a foundational first-round talent.

Among the linebackers later in this class, it's tough to think of a better pure coverage player than Al-Rasheed Benton. At 6'1" and 235 pounds, he fits the physical prototype of the modern inside linebacker: quick to adjust to the ball, showing strength in the run game and moving smoothly in coverage.

He'll get beaten in strength battles with offensive linemen, but as is the case with all successful lighter inside linebackers, he's learned to adapt by waiting for gaps to open inside and moving quickly to stop run plays to the edge. That's how he racked up 13.5 tackles for loss and three sacks in 2017.

Perhaps more importantly for his NFL future, Benton looks like a natural in coverage. If his NFL team treats him as a dime linebacker in the Mark Barron or Deone Bucannon mold, he could be a special player in a flexible defense.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvw1QS4Wy2Q
@TK42-RAM your on the clock!
@jrry32 your on deck!

 

[DaveFan'51]

The L.A. Rams and Philadelphia Eagles announce a trade ...

Rams get DE Chris Long back so he can finish out his career and retire as a Ram while hunting another Super Bowl ring, and the Eagles receive 23 year old DE Morgan Fox.

As a Big Time Long Fan I love this Trade!!

 

[Riverumbbq]

And no way in heck would we trade Jamon Brown to a divisional rival.

Just is not happening.

This is a true fantasy mock

But I still love it.

True, if this was real it would be very doubtful these teams would be talking trade, but here we are better for it imo.

 

[Riverumbbq]

As a Big Time Long Fan I love this Trade!!
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One of my all time favorites Dave.

 

[T-REX]

With the 124th pick of the 2018 NFL ROD Mock Draft the Kansas City Chiefs (@TK42-RAM) select

Jalyn Holmes , DL5T , Ohio State

@jrry32 is on the clock
@SierraRam is on deck

 

[jrry32]

It'll be a couple hours until I pick. I'm not picking until after work.

 

[dieterbrock]

2017 Overall DE PFF grade for Chris Long - 82.5
Fox - 59.1

Long ranked #30 in the NFL, Fox ranked #101.

If fortunate, the still very young Fox will have a long career as a rotational player, Long comes in as a short term player to help bring the Rams a Super Bowl win. The Rams are in Super Bowl mode !


The Rams have now acquired OC/OG Ryan Groy & DE Chris Long by way of trade,
Edge Rusher Jeff Holland in the 3'rd round, and
OT/OG - Geron Christian & FS Tarvarius Moore in the 4'th round

I want 4 more players but only have 2 draft picks remaining, what's a poor boy to do ?

Are you trading him for the 2017 season? Because those stats are irrelevant for 2018.
Like i said, thank god it’s just a mock

 

[Riverumbbq]

Are you trading him for the 2017 season? Because those stats are irrelevant for 2018.
Like i said, thank god it’s just a mock

Fact is nobody knows what our CAP looks like following the presumed soon to come re-signing of Aaron Donald. Instead of trading Jamon Brown I could have just as easily traded Saffold if it was just about the CAP savings, both Brown & Saffold could easily be lost to free agency next season, and i've purposefully traded for/drafted offensive linemen in this mock draft to insure against loss.
While 2017 'stats' are only for the year the player participated, it's pretty much how most players are judged the previous year, ... like 'what have you done for me lately', so inferring that 2018 is irrelevant would be true of every player in the league, although if you are asking if I believe Chris Long's 2018 stats will likely be better than Morgan Fox, my answer would definitely be in the affirmative. Sorry you don't like it, but i'm pretty sure Long has out-performed Fox every year they have both been in the league.

 

[jrry32]

Kyle Lauletta

 

[jrry32]

Are you trading him for the 2017 season? Because those stats are irrelevant for 2018.
Like i said, thank god it’s just a mock

I'm with Dieter. I don't like the Brown or the Fox trades.

 

[T-REX]

Full Draft Board page 37

Round 4
101. Green Bay Packers - @Dieter the Brock - Jerome Baker, OLB, Ohio State
102. Philadelphia Eagles - @RamsFlash80 - Royce Freeman, RB, Oregon
103. Houston Texans - @Legatron4 - B.J.Hill, DT, North Carolina State
104. Buffalo Bills - @RamsFlash80 - Genard Avery, LB, Memphis
105. Chicago Bears - @OldSchool - Joseph Notebloom, OT, TCU
106. Los Angeles Rams - @Riverumbbq - Geron Christian, OT, LOUISVILLE
107. New York Jets - @Rambitious1 - Brandon Parker, OT, North Carolina A&T
108. New York Giants - @DaveFan'51 - Ogbonnia Okoronkwo, DE, Oklahoma
109. Washington Redskins - @Merlin - Armani Watts, S, Texas A&M
110. Oakland Raiders - @FaulkSF - Kalen Ballage, RB, Arizona State
111. Denver Broncos - @T-REX - Micah Kiser, ILB, Virginia
112. Cincinnati Bengals - @PressureD41 - Fred Warner, OLB, BYU
113. Seattle Seahawks - @shaunpinney - Nathan Sheperd, DT, FORT HAYS ST.
114. Cleveland Browns - @Memento - Trenton Thompson, DT, Georgia
115. Chicago Bears - @OldSchool - Daesean Hamilton, WR, Penn St
116. Dallas Cowboys - @jsimcox - Auden Taint, WR, Florida State
117. Detroit Lions - @Ramrocket - Duke Dawson, CB, Florida
118. Baltimore Ravens - @Ramhusker - Mason Cole, C/G, Michigan
119. Los Angeles Chargers - @SierraRam - Will Richardson, OT, NC State
120. Los Angeles Rams - @Riverumbbq - Tarvarius Moore, FS, So. MISS.
121. Buffalo Bills - @RamsFlash80 - Tony Adams, G North Carolina State
122. Kansas City Chiefs - @TK42-RAM - Luke Falk , QB, Washington State
123. Miami Dolphins - @Corbin - Al-Rasheed Benton, ILB, West Virginia
124. Kansas City Chiefs - @TK42-RAM - Jalyn Holmes , DL5T , Ohio State
125. Tennessee Titans - @jrry32 - Kyle Lauletta, QB, Richmond
126. Atlanta Falcons - @SierraRam
127. New Orleans Saints - @JackDRams
128. San Francisco 49ers - @Tron
129. Jacksonville Jaguars - @Rams Until I Die
130. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - @TK42-RAM
131. Miami Dolphins - @Corbin
132. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - @TK42-RAM
133. New York Jets - @Rambitious1
134. Arizona Cardinals (Comp) - @Mojo Ram
135. Denver Broncos (Comp) - @T-REX
136. Denver Broncos (Comp) - @T-REX
137. Dallas Cowboys (Comp) - @jsimcox

Trade: Los Angeles Rams trade 1st round #23 and a 6th #198 to the New England Patroits for Brandin Cooks and a 4th #136

Trade: The Buffalo Bills (RamsFlash80) trade pick #22 to the Cincinnati Bengals (PressureD41) for picks 2nd #46, 3rd #77, & 3rd #100(c)

Trade: The Buffalo Bills (RamsFlash80) trade picks 2nd #53 and a 6th #187 to the Indianapolis Colts (Shane Grandle) for picks 3rd #67 and a 4th #104

Trade: The LA Rams (Riverumbbq) trade picks 3rd #87, 4th #135 , 4th #136, 6th #183, 6th #194, 6th #195 , and 4th #111 to the Denver Broncos (T-REX) for picks 3rd #71, 4th #106 and 5th #160

Trade: The New York Jets (Rambitious1) trade pick 3rd #72 to the Green Bay Packers (Dieter the Brock) for 3rd #76 and a 4th #133

Trade: The Carolina Panthers (A55VA6) tarde 3rd #85 to the New Orleans Saints (JackDRams) for 3rd #91, 5th #147, and 6th #201

Trade: The Seattle Seahawks (shaunpinney) trade pick 5th #141 to the Minnesota Vikings (Kevin) for 5th #167, 6th #204, 6th #213, and a 7th #225

Trade: Philadelphia Eagles (RamsFlash80) trade 4th #130 and 4th #132 to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (TK42-RAM) for a 4th #102

Trade: Denver Broncos (T-REX) trade 4th #113 to the Seattle Seahawks (shaunpinney) for 5th #146 , 5th #156 and a 6th #213

Trade: Seattle Seahawks (shaunpinney) send 4th #120 to Los Angeles Rams (Riverumbbq) for OG Jamon Brown

Trade: The Denver Broncos (T-REX) acquire Josh Gordon from the Cleveland Browns (Memento) for a 5th #146



Players taken:
Offense:
Quarterbacks- Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen,JoshAllen, Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield. Mason Rudolph, Luke Falk,

Kyle Lauletta,​

Runningbacks- Saquon Barkley, Derrius Guice, Sony Michel, Ronald Jones, Rashaad Penny, Nick Chubb, Kerryon Johnson, Royce Freeman, Kalen Ballage
Wide Receiver- Calvin Ridley, Courtland Sutton, D.J.Moore, Anthony Miller, Christian Kirk, Deon Cain, DJ Chark, Dante Pettis, Michael Gallup, James Washington, Antonio Callaway, Equanimeous St. Brown , Daesean Hamilton, Auden Taint,
Offensive Line- Mike McGlinchey, QuintenNelson, Connor Williams, James Daniels, Colton Miller, Isaiah Wynn, Orlando Brown, Billy Price, Will Hernandez, Tyrell Crosby, Frank Ragnow, Chukwuma Okorafor, Brian O'Niell, Desmond Harrison, Braden Smith, Martinas Rankin, Austin Corbett, Jamarco Jones, Alex Cappa, Wyatt Teller, Joseph Notebloom, Geron Christian, Brandon Parker, Mason Cole, Will Richardson, Tony Adams
Tight End- Dallas Goedert, Mike Giesicki, Hayden Hurst, Mark Andrews, Ian Thomas, Troy Fumagalli,

Defense:
Interior Defensive Line- Vita Vea, Da'Ron Payne, Tavon Bryan, Maurice Hurst, Harrison Phillips, Tim Settle, Derrick Nnadi, B.J. Hill, Nathan Shepherd, Trenton Thomas, Jalyn Holmes,
Defensive End / Edge- Bradley Chubb, Harold Landry, Marcus Davenport, Sam Hubbard, Arden Key, Josh Sweat, Jeff Holland, Rasheem Green, Kemoko Turay, Chad Thomas, Ogbonnia Okoronkwo
LineBacker- Tremaine Edmunds, Roquan Smith, Leighton Vander Esch, Rashaan Evans, Lorenzo Carter, Darius Leonard, Shaquem Griffin, Dorance Armstrong JR, Malik Jefferson, Uchenna Nwosu, Jerome Baker, Genard Avery, Micah Kiser, Fred Warner, Al-Rasheed Benton,
Cornerback- Denzel Ward, Jaire Alexander, Josh Jackson, Mike Hughes, Isaiah Oliver, Carlton Davis, JC Jackson, Donte Jackson, DJ Reed, Anthony Averett, M.J. Stewart, Holton Hill, Quenton Meeks, Parry Nickerson, Duke Dawson,
Safety- Derwin James, Minkah Fitzpatrick, Justin Reid, Ronnie Harrison, Jessie Bates, Kyzir White, Marcus Allen, DeShon Elliott, Armani Watts, Tarvarius Moore,

Special Teams
Kicker-
Punter-
L/S-

@SierraRam is on the clock
@JackDRams is on deck

 

[PressureD41]

This aggression will not stand, man! LOL

 

[Riverumbbq]

I'm with Dieter. I don't like the Brown or the Fox trades.

Can't have one without the other.

This aggression will not stand, man! LOL

I know, because i'm the Dude in this picture.

 

[JackDRams]

Gotta put the next guy on the clock. Wasting too much time.

@SierraRam is on the clock

 

[jrry32]

Can't have one without the other.


I know, because i'm the Dude in this picture.

I'd rather have neither.

 

[Ramrocket]

@SierraRam is on the clock
@JackDRams is on deck

Beat me to it @JackDRams

 

[Riverumbbq]

I'd rather have neither.

That's OK, for me it's about a slightly better than mediocre OG who will become a free agent next year, a guy not chosen by either McVay or Kromer, for a potential starting Safety if we also lose Joyner to free agency, ... we'd also have both Ryan Groy and Geron Christian competing at RG to start in 2018. I have no problem making that roster adjustment.

 

[SierraRam]

Like @jrry32 - I'm still at work (checking draft prospects) The Falcons need to plug a guy into the RG position that can open holes. Their line played well, but they've upgraded and got a little nastier at RG by using pick #126 on:

Cole Madison OG Washington ST

Overview
Madison's athletic ability, foot quickness and ability to sustain blocks on the move make him a desirable target for teams who want offensive linemen who can excel in space. A move inside to guard could benefit Madison, if he can add strength and play with better knee bend.
Strengths
Good athlete who excels as move blocker

• Gets up field to lead the charge in screen game
• Races to get feet into proper position on reach blocks
• Establishes hand positioning early in rep
• Won't stop working to get blocks sealed or turned out on run play

 

[SierraRam]

@JackDRams you're up
@Tron on deck

 

[jrry32]

That's OK, for me it's about a slightly better than mediocre OG who will become a free agent next year, a guy not chosen by either McVay or Kromer, for a potential starting Safety if we also lose Joyner to free agency, ... we'd also have both Ryan Groy and Geron Christian competing at RG to start in 2018. I have no problem making that roster adjustment.

Christian isn't an OG. He's not big or strong enough to play inside in this scheme. Groy can probably be serviceable, but we need depth. That guy is perfect as depth. I disagree on Brown being slightly better than mediocre. He improved as the year went, he's still young, and I didn't notice any issues from him the second half of the year. IMO, he's an ascending player who we could have kept at a reasonable price after 2018. I don't like damaging our OL continuity, I don't like damaging our depth, and I don't feel that what we got was enough.

But this is your team. You get to run it the way you see fit.