The Blue Screen's mock draft

 
I’m not a big fan of mock drafts. I hate them even more when they’re done six months before the draft. And I really hate the ones that are constantly changing, with players rising and falling like tech stocks (if they were my stocks/players, they’d be mostly falling, of course). It’s all rumor and speculation and usually they’re at least three-quarters wrong. The bottom line on drafts is this: It only takes one. In other words, 500 scouts and GMs could tell you Joe Linebacker isn’t a first-rounder, but it doesn’t matter if the Texans like him and want to take him at 18. Every year there is a first-round pick that seems shocking. And every year there’s a guy who is universally projected in Round 1 who doesn’t go until Round 3 or 4. Now that I’ve told you why I hate mock drafts, here’s mine. Study it carefully because it’s guaranteed to be 100% accurate. At least until you get to Pick 2 … 1. Miami Dolphins – OT Jake Long, Michigan They’ve signed him, so ... [link]

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