Mr Matt's Sports Blog

My mock is listed on Walter Football's Mock Draft Database along with over 300 mock drafts: http://walterfootball.com/draftdata.php I did my draft order based on Vegas' win odds http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/story.cfm/story/1672706 I did tie breakers based on which teams had the better QB.  For the playoffs I mixed Vegas odds with my own projections (and what I want to see next year)  which is a Rodgers vs. Luck Super Bowl.  Here is my Mock Draft 1.0 ENJOY  First Round 1. OAKLAND RAIDERS (5.5)  JOEY BOSA-DE/EDGE-OHIO ST.   6-6/276 NFL Comparison: JJ Watt/Chris Long   Bosa is a straight up BEAST. The guy just makes play after play and has a non stop motor. It will be interesting to see how he plays with the spotlight on him all year. JJ Watt is his ceiling and Chris Long is probably his floor barring an injury. Bosa looks like the clear cut #1 pick on most draft boards right now. 2014 College Stats: Sacks:  13.5 Tackles ...

Instead of doing pointless "draft grades" I just plugged in key draft picks to see how they fit on their new team Here is my color code: Has a good chance to be a starter by next season  Quality depth  Need not addressed in the draft  AFC REBUILDING TEAMS  Vegas odds project them to win 6.5 games or less JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS   Head Coach/GM:  Gus Bradley/David Caldwell Offensive Coordinator/Style:  Greg Olson (new)/Balanced-Ball Control Pass/Run Ratio:  60.7/39.3 Defensive Coordinator/Style:  Bob Babich/4-3 Cover 2 Offensive Star:  Julius Thomas-TE (new) Defensive Star:  None Position Analysis QB:  Blake Bortles-Young/2014 1st RD (#3 Overall) Pass Rush/DE:  Dante Fowler Jr Chris Clemons-Average Interior D-Line:  LDT: Jered Odrick-Very Good/New RDT: Sen'Derrick Marks-Good Michael Bennett LDE: Tyson Alualu-Average/better as backup DT than as a starting DE LB:  MLB: Paul Poslu...

Instead of doing pointless "draft grades" I just plugged in key draft picks to see how they fit on their new team Here is my color code: Has a good chance to be a starter by next season  Quality depth  Need not addressed in the draft  NFC REBUILDING TEAMS  Vegas odds project them to win 7.5 games or less CHICAGO BEARS Head Coach/GM:  John Fox (new)/Ryan Pace (new) Offensive Coordinator/Style:  Adam Gase (new)/Pass First with Spread and West Coast elements Pass/Run Ratio:  63.2/36.8 Gase with the Broncos in 2014: 57.8/42.2 Defensive Coordinator/Base Scheme and Coverage: Vic Fangio (new) / 3-4 Zone Offensive Star:  Matt Forte-RB and Alshon Jeffery Defensive Star:  None Position Analysis QB:  Jay Cutler-Average-make or break year for the veteran Pass Rush/OLB:  LOLB: Pernell McPhee-New/Good ROLB: Jared Allen-Good #3 OLB: Sam Acho-New/Average Interior D-Line:  LDE: LaMarr Houston-Good NT: Wil...

Instead of doing pointless "draft grades" I just plugged in key draft picks to see how they fit on their new team Here is my color code: Has a good chance to be a starter by next season  Quality depth  Need not addressed in the draft  AFC PLAYOFF HOPEFULS  Vegas predicts these teams will be fighting for a playoff spot late in the year.  Vegas odds project them to win 9-7.5 games  MIAMI DOLPHINS Head Coach/GM:  Joe Philbin/Dennis Hickey Offensive Coordinator/Style:  Bill Lazor/Spread-Pass Heavy in 2014 Pass/Run Ratio:  59.8/40.1 Defensive Coordinator/ Base Scheme and Coverage :  Kevin Coyle/4-3 Man Offensive Star:  Branden Albert-OT Defensive Star:  Cameron Wake-DE/OLB and Ndamukong Suh-DT (new) Position Analysis  QB: Ryan Tannehill-Good Pass Rush/D-Line:  RDE: Oliver Vernon-Good LDE: Cameron Wake-Elite #3 DE: Dion Jordan-Young/2013 1st RD/Bust so far RDT: Earl Mitchell-Average ...