Pre Combine Mock Draft

[Fleet]

Im in a mock with a bunch of fans from other teams. I have traded the Chargers 2nd and 3rd round picks to the Rams for pick 23. I know it would never happen. The target was Hurst. And Bills fan cock blocked me. lol


1. Cleveland Browns - Baker Mayfield, QB, Oklahoma
2. New York Giants - Sam Darnold, QB, USC
3. Indianapolis Colts - Bradley Chubb, DE, NC State
4. Cleveland Browns (from Houston Texans) - Saquon Barkley, RB, PSU
5. Denver Broncos - Josh Rosen, QB, UCLA
6. Arizona Cardinals via Jets - Josh Allen, QB, Wyoming
7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Quenton Nelson, G, Notre Dame
8. Chicago Bears - Tremaine Edmunds, LB, Virginia Tech
9. San Francisco 49ers - Joshua Jackson, CB, Iowa
10. Oakland Raiders - Roquan Smith, LB, Goergia
11. Miami Dolphins - Minkah Fitzpatrick, FS, Alabama
12. Cincinnati Bengals - Mike McGlinchey, OT, Notre Dame
13. Washington Redskins - Lamar Jackson, QB, Louisville
14. Green Bay Packers - Denzel Ward, CB, Ohio State
15. New York Jets via Cardinals - Marcus Davenport, OLB, UTSA
16. Baltimore Ravens - Calvin Ridley, WR, Alabama
17. L.A. Chargers - Derwin James, S, Florida State
18. Seattle Seahawks - Orlando Brown, OT, Oklahoma
19. Dallas Cowboys - Vita Vea, DT, Washington
20. Detroit Lions - Derrius Guice, RB, LSU
21. Buffalo Bills - Maurice Hurst, DT, Michigan
22. Buffalo Bills (from Kansas City Chiefs) - Billy Price, OC, OSU
23. L.A. Chargers (from LA Rams) - Daron Payne, DT, Bama
24. Carolina Panthers -
25. Tennessee Titans -
26. Atlanta Falcons -
27. New Orleans Saints -
28. Pittsburgh Steelers -
29. Jacksonville Jaguars -
30. Minnesota Vikings -
31. New England Patriots -
32. Philadelphia Eagles -

[chargerkdb]

If you got us Payne and a 2 and 3 you did well, real well

[bonehead]

If you got us Payne and a 2 and 3 you did well, real well

[chargerkdb]

Payne and James would be aswesome

[pigskin]

L. Jackson went 13th....WOW!

[blueman]

Nice draft. Add OL Day Three then?

[pigskin]

Fleet please give us round by round updates as the draft continues

[Fleet]

Nice draft. Add OL Day Three then?

Its just a personal gut feeling but i actually think Telesco is fine with our OTs and feels that Lamp coming back will really help the interior. I still think we are in need of RT and C. But we were pretty solid in pass protection. I know Rivers was part of that....but once he started dropping back that extra step the week prior to the Dallas game the pass pro got better. Pulley can hopefully get better and i expect Feeney to continue to get better. We may end up going OL early but i just wouldnt be surprised if Telesco felt like we can continue to get better with the players we have and Lamp coming in. I guess we will see. I couldnt pass up a Payne/James combo. I really wanted Hurst/James though.

Imagine that 3rd round pick i gave up being Lamp. 3 new starters and 3 upgrades is pretty solid for an already good team. Plus we will most likely get a kicker. And at least one new starter in FA. This team could go into next season with 5 new starters. Maybe even 6 if Mike Williams earns the #2 spot.

Sign Zack Brown MLB and possibly even Poe. We have the capital if we let guys walk. Like Liuget.
Sign Janikowski or Sturgis PK

1. James S
2. Payne DT
3. Lamp OG

[chargerkdb]

Some may think too early but 4th rounder could be Carlson the Kicker out of Aub. Certainly a position thats cost us dearly. Would really love to just get a 10+ year guy and be done with it.

[Attack]

Starting to see DT Tim Settle popping up in first and second round mock drafts now. I like this kid.

Drafting Derwin James in round 1, Settle in round 2, Rasheem Green in round 3, and a RB in round 4, and cutting Liuget and signing C Ryan Jensen with his money, and signing McCown as backup QB would improve the team in many areas. Boston will be too costly to bring back to me. The secondary will have a lot of salary tied up without Boston.

If James isn't there at 17, then Payne, Settle in round 2, a big S in round 3, and RB in round 4.

[chargerkdb]

[Steve]

Settle is kinda raw, but he has the tools to be great. The thing you have to like is that even though he has similar tools to Vea, I like him better in a lot of ways because his first step is always going forward. Sometimes he takes on a man, and sometimes he attacks a gap, but he always goes forward, before reading the block. Vea waits for the OL to block, then reads it and sheds. You never see NFL DL waiting to get off the ball and get upfield, even if they are 2 gapping.

The downside is that Settle is still kinda raw. He doesn't use his hands very well and gets pushed around by OL a lot because of it. He will also over penetrate a lot. He gets tired and plays high when he does.

Settle made a big mistake coming out when he did. He is going to be drafted mostly on his potential, not his production. BUt I think he shows more of what he has to work with and is closer to being ready than Vea is.

The other thing to keep in mind with guys as big as Vea and Settle, they aren't going to be in on 80% of the defensive snaps. You are talking 50% max. Both need to improve their conditioning, but even if they do, big fast guys like them are going to tire quickly. It takes a lot of energy to run around for a whole game.

[chargerkdb]

Pretty much spot on. He just waited for a draftable grade and jumped. He has a high ceiling but he came out early. My concern is he will do just enough to get by. The talent is there not so sure about the drive. When he wants it he is a beast.

[Fleet]

I wonder compared to Hurst who would be more effective at 3T. Bosa or Hurst? Is there any scenario where Bosa could see much more time inside and we draft another pass rusher?

Sign Poe...Draft Davenport.

Davenport....Poe.....Bosa.....Ingram.