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Flex Post Combine Mock w/ full first round

JoeyFlex5

Hall of Famer
notable cuts/losses:
  • Brandon Carr
  • James Hurst
  • Michael Pierce
notable additions:
  • WR Sammy Watkins(cut)
  • Edge Shaq Lawson
other moves:
  • retain jimmy smith
  • judon is tagged and traded to the jets for the 68th overall pick in round 3
  • retain mcphee
2020 NFL Draft

1. Cincinnati Bengals: Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
2. Washington Redskins TRADE > Miami for picks 5 and 27
- Miami Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama

3. Detroit Lions: Chase Young, EDGE, OSU
4. New York Giants: Isaiah Simmons, S/LB, Clemson
5. Washington Redskins: Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama - Redskins go all in on Haskins and get their QB who plays like hes got lead in his cleats a guy who can separate instantly.
6. LA Chargers: Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia - still the best OT in the class imo, not sold on justin herbert, they find an OT for the future and go FA route for a qb

7. Carolina Panthers: Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn
8. Arizona Cardinals: Ceedee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma
9. Jacksonville Jaguars TRADE > Denver Broncos for picks 15 and 46
- Denver Broncos: Henry Ruggs, WR Alabama - Jags in full rebuild mode, looking to hoard picks to stock the roster, have the eagles and jets on the phone, broncos jump them by offering a 2nd when jets only offer their other 3rd

10. Cleveland Browns: Mekhi Becton, OT, Louisville
11. New York Jets: Jeffrey Okudah, CB, OSU - too much BPA here, no matter how bad they wanna draft help for Darnold
12. Las Vegas Raiders: Jordan Love, QB, Utah State - Gruden basically hates Carr and takes a shot on the complete anti-Carr
13. Indianapolis Colts: Javon Kinlaw, DT, SC
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon - Bruce Arians gets the air it out type of qb he needs, and hopes like hell he isnt Jameis all over again
15. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jedrick Wills, OT, Alabama

16. Atlanta Falcons: K'Lavon Chaisson, OLB/edge, LSU - hate to be cliche, but cmon...
17. Dallas Cowboys: Grant Delpit, S, LSU
18. Miami Dolphins: Tristan Wirfs, OL, Iowa
19. Las Vegas Raiders: Willie Gay Jr. LB, Miss. St. - call me crazy, but is this not some shit the raiders would do? i have a strong feeling that they will pull another head scratcher like this
20. Jacksonville Jaguars: Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU

21. Philadelphia Eagles: Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU
22. Buffalo Bills: Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor
23. New England Patriots: KJ Hamler, WR, Penn State
24. New Orleans Saints: Cesar Ruiz, C, Michigan
25. Minnesota Vikings: CJ Henderson, CB, Florida

26. Washington Redskins: Josh Jones, OT, Houston - hopeful replacement, for Trent Williams, to go all in on Haskins you need a LT who's first and foremost trait is pass pro.
27. Seattle Seahawks: AJ Epenesa, Edge, Iowa - they stop fucking around with weird selections and find the michael bennett replacement theyve needed, and i cry because ONE MORE SPOT
28. Baltimore Ravens: Patrick Queen, LB, LSU -
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say goodbye to the poor edge contain of 2019, say goodbye to a lot of the issues with the LB corps, our Mike LB for the long haul is here. Queen is incredibly explosive first and foremost, but what ive come to learn about him is that he is very inclined at LB in general, where most LBs are hanging around trying to decide what moves to make, Queen is already full throttle, hes diagnosing the play as the ball is snapped and flowing at the same time, just incredibly quick on the trigger, yet, he is still patient, he gets himself in position early in the down but doesnt overcommit, he lingers and forces ballcarriers to make a decision which he often anticipates and causes disruption, where most LBs are shooting and trying to knife through and leaving openings, Queen is hovering and forcing the play to slow down by leveraging himself around the run lanes. Screens and outside runs just dont work with this guy in the middle, he sees them forming from the jump, and he is screaming to one sideline or another ready to bring the wood. He lacks the ideal size and length to take on and shed blocks, but he has a violent twitch about him which allows him to really bring some POP to his game with just 1-2 steps, and he has the mentality for it too, he could certainly stand to play stronger but when he gets his read and pulls the trigger theres a damn good chance he fucks up something in the offense, whether he makes the stop himself in the blink of an eye, or he sees the blocker coming and knows hes gotta bust his shit, hes gonna do it and do it well. This is the first step in EDC bringing the ravens front seven into the future.
29. Tennessee Titans: Zack Baun, OLB, Wisconsin
30. Green Bay Packers: Jaelen Raegor, WR, TCU
31. SF 49ers: Jeff Gladney, CB, TCU - can never have enough corners, and if you wanna win it all with the likes of KC, Sea, and NO to compete against, this is where you add to a team with no holes
32. Kansas City Chiefs: Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama

Round 2:
Ravens trade one of their 3rd round picks to move up for
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Donovan Peoples-Jones, WR, Michigan

Shea Patterson screwed this guy over, he would be a top 20 pick in THIS class if he had quality qb play and if michigan coaching wasnt so notoriously bad at developing WRs. DPJ is one of the highest ceiling receivers in a long time, and is a guy that probably wouldnt find a better situation than here in baltimore, what DPJ lacks in refinement and quick separation ability, he makes up for with freakish athleticism and size that you simply cant coach, and his returner experience gives him an edge in an offense where a mobile qb can break down the field and give him openings, while he develops his route tree he is still of use by being possibly the most dangerous player on the field once lamar breaks the pocket, get him the ball in a broken field and look out because this guy can shake, truck, and drag defenders every bit as well as that hack Laviska Shenault and can do so a whole lot faster, and with the ball in the air, whether hes covered or not, hes no slouch at coming down with it, he has routinely made incredible catches or poorly thrown balls and caught balls with a very tight window. The jimjohn connection influences this move a little bit.

Round 3:
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Zack Moss, RB, Utah

too good a value, im very high on zack moss and i think its a toss up between moss, akers, and taylor on RB1, but i think moss has the highest ceiling. He is a decisive downhill runner with breakaway speed, excellent one cut burst, excellent jabs in the open field, excellent vision, and extremely powerful legs and core that has tacklers bouncing off of him frequently. if this offense is about take the ball and go, then moss is the fit, we arent looking for a bouncer, we dont want a scat back, we dont want a stretch style runner like a jonathan taylor, we want this type of back. Ingrams wear and tear becomes much less and he might actually be a long term fixture here, and they would simply be a dynamic 1-2 punch, gus edwards inevitable departure is no longer of concern to us and if Moss is immediately a stud then edwards might actually become a solid trade target before the deadline. By Moss' 2nd year he will be the lead back and ingram will have the RB2 workload and specialize on 3rd down duties. our run game simply gets another kick in the ass and goes from the greatest of all time, to even goddamn better than that by adding a bigger homerun element to the backfield.

ROUND 4:
119. Tyler Biadasz, C, Wisconsin
Tyler-Biadasz.jpg

the injury freefall ends here. yes i legitimately think biadasz will fall this far, the injury concerns are real. its always an issue when your play falls off a cliff following a surgery and then before you can check out medically at the combine... another injury knocks you out of it. The ravens make this pick in hopes that he returns to 2018 form, when he was head and shoulders the best IOL in the country and a starting C. Biadasz might not be in starting form in 2020, but come 2021 he may be our starting C and in good health and after getting some flexibility back in those hips with some offseason training, he may be a gigantic boost to our OL for the long term which will likely be desperately needing a center. This long armed, powerful ginger fuck didnt just lose ALL of his ability with 1 injury, i think he will be back.

124. Leki Fotu, DT, Utah
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the idea here is to find a replacement for not only michael pierce, but also, oddly, brent urban. Fotu is a strange breed, hes built like a NT, but has brent urban-esque length and consequently similar pad level issues, however what he has over the likes of pierce and bwill is a much more attack oriented skill set, when he is tasked with 2 gapping and holding down the 0 and 1s, he is nothing special and is often a non threat, but when he is tasked to really push the pocket and attack from the 1, 2i, and 3 he is a different player, he moves very well, like freakishly well for a man his size, and he has giraffe necks for arms and uses them well, keeping the short armed interior OL completely helpless as he just bulls them in their necks and gets those gorilla mitts either up in the air or uncomfortably close to the qb, and he crashes extremely well when the run goes lateral and just really screws up one side of the line. with Fotu you arent looking for the typical space eater to occupy 2 blockers, he will get put on skates, you are looking for a guy to attack and crash gaps at angles, line him up at the 3 and crash across the guards outside shoulder and that side of the play collapses.

COMP. Alton Robinson, EDGE, Syracuse
AltonRobinson1.jpg

big projection here, hes a guy with a ton of flashy tools and not a goddamn clue how to use them. very bursty and twithy, good length and size, but plays a bit like josh carraway if yall remember him from 2017, he squares up to the OT often and really exposes himself to contact, lots of stutter stepping in his rush and generally looking confused, but he can FLY and he can BEND with the best of them on the rare occasions he fires off the ball with the confidence to just let his natural talent take over. hes gonna be a redshirt guy and will need a lot of special attention from the coaches if hes gonna become anything, but thats what coaches are for.

ROUND 5:
153. Michael Divinity, OLB, LSU
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motor guy and tools guy, but doesnt fend off blocks well at all, similar to robinson in the sense that he needs a lot of coaching and has the upside to warrant extra attention from coaches, and is a high character player, throws himself around and really plays with a ton of effort and some solid speed. he just genuinely lacks a shitload of refinement but could very well find himself a spot on the roster as a special teams ace and buy himself a year or 2 to develop.


 

Believe Dat

Practice Squad
notable cuts/losses:
  • Brandon Carr
  • James Hurst
  • Michael Pierce
notable additions:
  • WR Sammy Watkins(cut)
  • Edge Shaq Lawson
other moves:
  • retain jimmy smith
  • judon is tagged and traded to the jets for the 68th overall pick in round 3
  • retain mcphee
2020 NFL Draft

1. Cincinnati Bengals: Joe Burrow, QB, LSU
2. Washington Redskins TRADE > Miami for picks 5 and 27
- Miami Dolphins: Tua Tagovailoa, QB, Alabama

3. Detroit Lions: Chase Young, EDGE, OSU
4. New York Giants: Isaiah Simmons, S/LB, Clemson
5. Washington Redskins: Jerry Jeudy, WR, Alabama - Redskins go all in on Haskins and get their QB who plays like hes got lead in his cleats a guy who can separate instantly.
6. LA Chargers: Andrew Thomas, OT, Georgia - still the best OT in the class imo, not sold on justin herbert, they find an OT for the future and go FA route for a qb

7. Carolina Panthers: Derrick Brown, DT, Auburn
8. Arizona Cardinals: Ceedee Lamb, WR, Oklahoma
9. Jacksonville Jaguars TRADE > Denver Broncos for picks 15 and 46
- Denver Broncos: Henry Ruggs, WR Alabama - Jags in full rebuild mode, looking to hoard picks to stock the roster, have the eagles and jets on the phone, broncos jump them by offering a 2nd when jets only offer their other 3rd

10. Cleveland Browns: Mekhi Becton, OT, Louisville
11. New York Jets: Jeffrey Okudah, CB, OSU - too much BPA here, no matter how bad they wanna draft help for Darnold
12. Las Vegas Raiders: Jordan Love, QB, Utah State - Gruden basically hates Carr and takes a shot on the complete anti-Carr
13. Indianapolis Colts: Javon Kinlaw, DT, SC
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Justin Herbert, QB, Oregon - Bruce Arians gets the air it out type of qb he needs, and hopes like hell he isnt Jameis all over again
15. Jacksonville Jaguars: Jedrick Wills, OT, Alabama

16. Atlanta Falcons: K'Lavon Chaisson, OLB/edge, LSU - hate to be cliche, but cmon...
17. Dallas Cowboys: Grant Delpit, S, LSU
18. Miami Dolphins: Tristan Wirfs, OL, Iowa
19. Las Vegas Raiders: Willie Gay Jr. LB, Miss. St. - call me crazy, but is this not some shit the raiders would do? i have a strong feeling that they will pull another head scratcher like this
20. Jacksonville Jaguars: Kristian Fulton, CB, LSU

21. Philadelphia Eagles: Justin Jefferson, WR, LSU
22. Buffalo Bills: Denzel Mims, WR, Baylor
23. New England Patriots: KJ Hamler, WR, Penn State
24. New Orleans Saints: Cesar Ruiz, C, Michigan
25. Minnesota Vikings: CJ Henderson, CB, Florida

26. Washington Redskins: Josh Jones, OT, Houston - hopeful replacement, for Trent Williams, to go all in on Haskins you need a LT who's first and foremost trait is pass pro.
27. Seattle Seahawks: AJ Epenesa, Edge, Iowa - they stop fucking around with weird selections and find the michael bennett replacement theyve needed, and i cry because ONE MORE SPOT
28. Baltimore Ravens: Patrick Queen, LB, LSU -
GettyImages-1200188292-e1583093726883.jpg

say goodbye to the poor edge contain of 2019, say goodbye to a lot of the issues with the LB corps, our Mike LB for the long haul is here. Queen is incredibly explosive first and foremost, but what ive come to learn about him is that he is very inclined at LB in general, where most LBs are hanging around trying to decide what moves to make, Queen is already full throttle, hes diagnosing the play as the ball is snapped and flowing at the same time, just incredibly quick on the trigger, yet, he is still patient, he gets himself in position early in the down but doesnt overcommit, he lingers and forces ballcarriers to make a decision which he often anticipates and causes disruption, where most LBs are shooting and trying to knife through and leaving openings, Queen is hovering and forcing the play to slow down by leveraging himself around the run lanes. Screens and outside runs just dont work with this guy in the middle, he sees them forming from the jump, and he is screaming to one sideline or another ready to bring the wood. He lacks the ideal size and length to take on and shed blocks, but he has a violent twitch about him which allows him to really bring some POP to his game with just 1-2 steps, and he has the mentality for it too, he could certainly stand to play stronger but when he gets his read and pulls the trigger theres a damn good chance he fucks up something in the offense, whether he makes the stop himself in the blink of an eye, or he sees the blocker coming and knows hes gotta bust his shit, hes gonna do it and do it well. This is the first step in EDC bringing the ravens front seven into the future.
29. Tennessee Titans: Zack Baun, OLB, Wisconsin
30. Green Bay Packers: Jaelen Raegor, WR, TCU
31. SF 49ers: Jeff Gladney, CB, TCU - can never have enough corners, and if you wanna win it all with the likes of KC, Sea, and NO to compete against, this is where you add to a team with no holes
32. Kansas City Chiefs: Trevon Diggs, CB, Alabama

Round 2:
Ravens trade one of their 3rd round picks to move up for
20171126_fbl_donovan_peoples_jones.jpg

Donovan Peoples-Jones, WR, Michigan

Shea Patterson screwed this guy over, he would be a top 20 pick in THIS class if he had quality qb play and if michigan coaching wasnt so notoriously bad at developing WRs. DPJ is one of the highest ceiling receivers in a long time, and is a guy that probably wouldnt find a better situation than here in baltimore, what DPJ lacks in refinement and quick separation ability, he makes up for with freakish athleticism and size that you simply cant coach, and his returner experience gives him an edge in an offense where a mobile qb can break down the field and give him openings, while he develops his route tree he is still of use by being possibly the most dangerous player on the field once lamar breaks the pocket, get him the ball in a broken field and look out because this guy can shake, truck, and drag defenders every bit as well as that hack Laviska Shenault and can do so a whole lot faster, and with the ball in the air, whether hes covered or not, hes no slouch at coming down with it, he has routinely made incredible catches or poorly thrown balls and caught balls with a very tight window. The jimjohn connection influences this move a little bit.

Round 3:
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Zack Moss, RB, Utah

too good a value, im very high on zack moss and i think its a toss up between moss, akers, and taylor on RB1, but i think moss has the highest ceiling. He is a decisive downhill runner with breakaway speed, excellent one cut burst, excellent jabs in the open field, excellent vision, and extremely powerful legs and core that has tacklers bouncing off of him frequently. if this offense is about take the ball and go, then moss is the fit, we arent looking for a bouncer, we dont want a scat back, we dont want a stretch style runner like a jonathan taylor, we want this type of back. Ingrams wear and tear becomes much less and he might actually be a long term fixture here, and they would simply be a dynamic 1-2 punch, gus edwards inevitable departure is no longer of concern to us and if Moss is immediately a stud then edwards might actually become a solid trade target before the deadline. By Moss' 2nd year he will be the lead back and ingram will have the RB2 workload and specialize on 3rd down duties. our run game simply gets another kick in the ass and goes from the greatest of all time, to even goddamn better than that by adding a bigger homerun element to the backfield.

ROUND 4:
119. Tyler Biadasz, C, Wisconsin
Tyler-Biadasz.jpg

the injury freefall ends here. yes i legitimately think biadasz will fall this far, the injury concerns are real. its always an issue when your play falls off a cliff following a surgery and then before you can check out medically at the combine... another injury knocks you out of it. The ravens make this pick in hopes that he returns to 2018 form, when he was head and shoulders the best IOL in the country and a starting C. Biadasz might not be in starting form in 2020, but come 2021 he may be our starting C and in good health and after getting some flexibility back in those hips with some offseason training, he may be a gigantic boost to our OL for the long term which will likely be desperately needing a center. This long armed, powerful ginger fuck didnt just lose ALL of his ability with 1 injury, i think he will be back.

124. Leki Fotu, DT, Utah
large960_blur-b7d344937053976794a416e9540b3ef9.jpg

the idea here is to find a replacement for not only michael pierce, but also, oddly, brent urban. Fotu is a strange breed, hes built like a NT, but has brent urban-esque length and consequently similar pad level issues, however what he has over the likes of pierce and bwill is a much more attack oriented skill set, when he is tasked with 2 gapping and holding down the 0 and 1s, he is nothing special and is often a non threat, but when he is tasked to really push the pocket and attack from the 1, 2i, and 3 he is a different player, he moves very well, like freakishly well for a man his size, and he has giraffe necks for arms and uses them well, keeping the short armed interior OL completely helpless as he just bulls them in their necks and gets those gorilla mitts either up in the air or uncomfortably close to the qb, and he crashes extremely well when the run goes lateral and just really screws up one side of the line. with Fotu you arent looking for the typical space eater to occupy 2 blockers, he will get put on skates, you are looking for a guy to attack and crash gaps at angles, line him up at the 3 and crash across the guards outside shoulder and that side of the play collapses.

COMP. Alton Robinson, EDGE, Syracuse
AltonRobinson1.jpg

big projection here, hes a guy with a ton of flashy tools and not a goddamn clue how to use them. very bursty and twithy, good length and size, but plays a bit like josh carraway if yall remember him from 2017, he squares up to the OT often and really exposes himself to contact, lots of stutter stepping in his rush and generally looking confused, but he can FLY and he can BEND with the best of them on the rare occasions he fires off the ball with the confidence to just let his natural talent take over. hes gonna be a redshirt guy and will need a lot of special attention from the coaches if hes gonna become anything, but thats what coaches are for.

ROUND 5:
153. Michael Divinity, OLB, LSU
y-mandatory-credit-chuck-cook-usa-today-sports.jpg

motor guy and tools guy, but doesnt fend off blocks well at all, similar to robinson in the sense that he needs a lot of coaching and has the upside to warrant extra attention from coaches, and is a high character player, throws himself around and really plays with a ton of effort and some solid speed. he just genuinely lacks a shitload of refinement but could very well find himself a spot on the roster as a special teams ace and buy himself a year or 2 to develop.


Strong draft overall, I would also cry if Epenesa goes literally one pick before us. I don’t know if DPJ is worth an extra third round pick to move up, there’s a lot of good players in the draft. I also think Akers is that dude this draft, but Moss got skills too. I would be disappointed if we get a MLB in the first instead of best EDGE available, and I think Decosta is just unlikely to spend a 3rd rounder on an RB, regardless of how good they might be, but I like it!
 

JoeyFlex5

Hall of Famer
Strong draft overall, I would also cry if Epenesa goes literally one pick before us. I don’t know if DPJ is worth an extra third round pick to move up, there’s a lot of good players in the draft. I also think Akers is that dude this draft, but Moss got skills too. I would be disappointed if we get a MLB in the first instead of best EDGE available, and I think Decosta is just unlikely to spend a 3rd rounder on an RB, regardless of how good they might be, but I like it!
Eh, I don’t see any edge there I would take over queen, not by a mile.
 

Somerset Ravens

Pro Bowler
It is very interesting to see 7 wide receivers going in the first round. I can see why you want to trade up
for Donovan Peoples-Jones.
 

Edgar

Ravens Ring of Honor
Keep them coming. Love reading mocks on here.

1 - Still not sold on Queen as being the best available. He isn't a hitter really and Id probably see him as more of a will. good player though and I'm sure id come around on him.

2 - I don't get this pick, much less the move up. Ill admit to only watching two games of his( I think Wisconsin and Arkansas ) but he doesn't appeal to me. his release is gangly in that he always takes his outside foot off the ground and then pushes. I even saw a play where he rolls his back leg off the ground and back to the QB because he was running a sideline route. He doesn't separate. I didn't see any yards after....probably because he didn't separate. Im afraid I wouldn't want him in the second and I definitely wouldn't give a 3 to move up.

3 - Haven't watched the RB but he would need to be someone that could fight for #1 reps pretty soon if we take him high. You say as much.

4 - Im not sure The center is better than what we have. Pretty good value in th 4th though.

5) Lotu is my favorite pick. I wonder if he makes it out of the 3rd
6) Robinson has upside and a good value pick
7) haven't watched much of Divinity.
I don't know Flex, outside of Lotu (and Im not sure he is around in the fourth) and Queen, Im not sure we have year one impact. There are a ton of guys id move to grab over Jones.
I like having Lawson on board.
 
I really can’t see us taking an ILB in round 1. We play too much “small ball.” 3 safety sets are the norm. Queen does have range, but I don’t think he would provide us an upgrade over a safety playing in the box.
 
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