Annual Out of Retirement to do a Mock Draft - 2015

1. Tampa Bay - Jameis Winston, QB, Florida St.
2. Tennessee - Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
3. Jacksonville - Dante Fowler, Jr., OLB/DE, Florida
4. Oakland - Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
5. Washington - Leonard Williams, DT/DE, USC
6. New York Jets - Vic Beasley, OLB/DE, Clemson
7. Chicago - Brandon Scherff, OG/OT, Iowa
8. Atlanta - Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
9. New York Giants - Kevin White, WR, West Virginia
10. St. Louis - DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville
11. Minnesota - Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan St.
12. Cleveland - Danny Shelton, DT, Washington
13. New Orleans - Bud Dupree, OLB/DE, Kentucky
14. Miami - Philip Dorsett, WR, Miami
15. San Francisco - Breshad Perriman, WR, UCF
16. Houston - Cameron Erving, OL, Florida St.
17. San Diego - Malcom Brown, DT, Texas
18. Kansas City - Ereck Flowers, OT, Miami
19. Cleveland - Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford
20. Philadelphia - Byron Jones, CB, UConn
21. Cincinnati - La'el Collins, OT, LSU
22. Pittsburgh - Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forest
23. Detroit - Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
24. Arizona - Randy Gregory, OLB, Nebraska
25. Carolina - D.J Humphries, OT, Florida
26. Baltimore - Arik Armstead, DT/DE, Oregon
27. Dallas - Landon Collins, SS, Alabama
28. Denver - Jake Fisher, OT, Oregon
29. Indianapolis - Shane Ray, OLB, Missouri
30. Green Bay - Benardrick McKinney, ILB, Miss. St.
31. New Orleans - Marcus Peters, CB, Washington
32. New England - Devin Smith, WR, Ohio St.

33. Tennessee - Eddie Goldman, DT/DE, Florida St.
34. Tampa Bay - T.J Clemmings, OT, Pitt
35. Oakland - Jordan Phillips, DT, Oklahoma
36. Jacksonville - Eric Rowe, CB/S, Utah
37. New York Jets - Jay Ajayi, RB, Boise St.
38. Washington - Damarious Randall, S, Arizona St.
39. Chicago - Jaelen Strong, WR, Arizona St.
40. New York Giants - Donovan Smith, OT, Penn St.
41. St. Louis - Cedric Ogbuehi, OT, Texas A&M
42. Atlanta - Owamagbe Odighizuwa, OLB/DE, UCLA
43. Cleveland - Nelson Aglohor, WR, USC
44. New Orleans - Dorial Green-Beckham, WR, Missouri
45. Minnesota - Ali Marpet, OL, Hobart
46. San Francisco - Ronald Darby, CB, Alabama
47. Miami - Jalen Collins, CB, LSU
48. San Diego - Duke Johnson, RB, Miami
49. Kansas City - Eric Kendricks, LB, UCLA
50. Buffalo - Maxx Williams, TE, Minnesota
51. Houston - Brett Hundley, QB, UCLA
52. Philadelphia - Rashad Green, WR, Florida St.
53. Cincinnati - Michael Bennett, DT, Ohio St.
54. Detroit - Laken Tomlinson, OG, Duke
55. Arizona - Tevin Coleman, RB, Indiana
56. Pittsburgh - Eli Harold, OLB, Virginia
57. Carolina - Quentin Rollins, CB/S, Miami (OH)
58. Baltimore - Shaq Thompson, LB, Washington
59. Denver - Denzel Perryman, LB, Miami
60. Dallas - Carl Davis, DT, Iowa
61. Indianapolis - Jaquiski Tartt, S, Samford
62. Green Bay - Clive Walford, TE, Miami
63. Seattle - Stephone Anthony, LB, Clemson
64. New England - Doran Grant, CB, Ohio St.

Making the MLB All-Star Teams 2014

This was incredibly easy for the NL this year, not so much for the AL (the Twins are really bad).
I use the starters that are currently projects to be voted in (I put Derek Norris over Matt Wieters at C in the AL because Wieters is injured and Norris will probably pass him).

NL - Like I said, very straightforward this year, and no problems picking players from bad teams (thank you Chase).  No huge omissions either.

Starters
C	Molina, STL
1B	Goldschmidt, ARI
2B	Utley, PHI
3B	Ramirez, MIL
SS	Tulowitzki, COL
OF	McCutchen, PIT
OF	Gomez, MIL
OF	Puig, LAD
SP	Wainwright, STL
DH	Stanton, MIA
Reserves
P	Cueto, CIN
P	Kershaw, LAD
P	Teheran, ATL
P	Grienke, LAD
P	Bumgardner, SFO
P	Hammel, CHC
P	Beckett, LAD
P	Samardzija, CHC
P	Rodriguez, MIL
P	Kimbrel, ATL
P	Street, SD
P	Soriano, WSH
C	Lucroy, MIL
C	Mesoraco, CIN
1B	Rizzo, CHC
1B	Freeman, ATL
2B	Gordon, LAD
2B	Murphy, NYM
3B	Rendon, WSH
3B	Frazier, CIN
SS	Ramirez, LAD
SS	Castro, CHC
OF	Blackmon, COL
	OFBraun, MIL AL- This was more of a pain. Starters C Norris, OAK 1B Cabrera, DET 2B Cano, SEA 3B Donaldson, OAK SS Jeter, NYY OF Bautista, TOR OF Trout, LAA OF Cespedes, OAK SP Hernandez, SEA DH Cruz, BAL Reserves P Price, TAM P Scherzer, DET P Darvish, TEX P Kluber, CLE P Tanaka, NYY P Lester, BOS P Richards, LAA P Sale, CWS P Uehara, BOS P Holland, KAN P Perkins, MIN P Rodney, SEA C Perez, KAN DH Martinez, DET 1B Encarnacion, TOR 1B Abreu, CWS 2B Altuve, HOU 2B Kinsler, DET 3B Seager, SEA 3B Beltre, TEX SS Ramirez, CWS OF Moss, OAK OF Brantley, CLE OF Jones, BAL

Out of retirement for a 2014 Mock Draft

With only a few hours to spare, better late than never...

9/19/13

.........................

It is time...

Yes, it is time.

There is still some stuff in the basement.  

And most importantly, for the 44 page views I got from Russia last month.  

Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes, the blog is back.

At least for this mock draft below.

I have not done extensive research for the draft, but it seems like it doesn't matter this year.  Luke Joeckel will likely be the first pick (miss you already Andy), but after that it seems like a complete toss-up. 

What will the Eagles do?  To quote Lex Luger, "I don't knowwwwwwwwwwwww."

They will probably pick one of these guys, in my order of preference (now that I said that, they definitely won't take any of them):

Eric Fisher - If everything goes perfectly, the o-line could already be fine.  But this is the Eagles.  It won't. I am an advocate of a early o-lineman.

Star Lotulelei - Yes, sign me up, but seems like 4 might be too high for him right now. 

Dion Jordan - Seems like they have an abundance of rush linebackers now, but not as good as he could be. Still, not a sure thing.   

Lane Johnson - Same as Fisher, but a ginger.

Dee Milliner - If they trade down a few picks, absolutely.

Sharrif Floyd - Eh, what does he do differently from Fletcher Cox?

Geno Smith - Think he's been called overrated so much he's almost underrated at this point.  Still wouldn't take him at 4.

Regardless, they absolutely cannot miss on this pick.  Sure, taking the occasional 28-year-old Canadian fireman with the 23rd overall pick is one thing, but messing up the 4th pick is inexcusable.  

That's why I would like Fisher or Star to be the pick.  Maybe they won't be flashy, but I don't see them busting either.  

Onto the mock draft (hopefully copy and paste from the ESPN draft generator works because I don't feel like typing it all -  update- nope it didn't): 

1. Chiefs - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M

2. Jaguars - Dion Jordan, OLB, Oregon

3. Raiders - Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida

4. Eagles - Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan

5. Lions - Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama

6. Browns - Ezekiel Ansah, OLB, BYU

7. Cardinals - Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma

8. Bills - Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia

9. Jets - Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah

10. Titans - Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama

11. Chargers - Jonathan Cooper, OG, UNC

12. Dolphins - DJ Fluker, OT, Alabama

13. Bucs - Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame

14. Panthers - Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri

15. Saints - BARKEVIOUS Mingo, OLB, LSU

16. Rams - Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia

17. Steelers - Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia

18. Cowboys - Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas

19. Giants - Alec Ogletree, ILB, Georgia

20. Bears - Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee

21. Bengals - John Cyprien, S, FIU

22. Rams - Menelik Watson, OT, FSU

23. Vikings - Manti Te'o, ILB, Notre Dame

24. Colts - Margus Hunt, DE, SMU

25. Vikings - Xavier Rhodes, CB, FSU

26. Packers - Bjoern Warner, DE, FSU

27. Texans - DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson

28. Broncos - Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama

29. Patriots - Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington

30. Falcons - Damontre Moore, DE, Texas A&M

31. 49ers - Matt Elam, S, Florida

32. Ravens - Kevin Minter, ILB, LSU

Week 4 Picks

Last week: 11-5
Last week's upset pick: drilled the Raiders over Jets
Last week's survivor pick: Chargers over Chiefs, barely
Overall: an average 32-16

@Chicago over Carolina
Could not care less about this game.

Buffalo over @Cincinnati
Really want to pick the Bengals.  No, the Bills are still not for real in my book, come back to me when they don't make the playoffs this year.

Tennessee over @Cleveland
See Chicago vs Carolina

@Dallas over Detroit
Lions = better version of the Bills.  Still being incredibly overrated. 

Minnesota over @Kansas City
Wow, lots of bad games this week.

@St. Louis over Washington
Again.

@Philadelphia over San Francisco
Eagles will win an ugly game and Vick will not get hurt.  I think that's about all I can ask for out of this one.

New Orleans over @Jacksonville
Drew BREEEEEEEEEEEES > entire city of Jacksonville

Pittsburgh over @Houston
Tough, but the Steelers are overdue for a good performance.

UPSET SPECIAL BABY @Arizona over NY Giants
Not a spite pick, not a spite pick, not a spite pick. 

Atlanta over @Seattle
The Falcons look like the worst good team ever.  After the Eagles of course.  The Seahawks are just a bad bad team.

@Green Bay over Denver
Should be Rodgers vs Tebow.
New England over @Oakland
By the final score of 63-56.

@San Diego over Miami
I'd like to personally thank Mike Tolbert for being amazing when I don't put him in my fantasy lineup, and doing nothing when I do.  You're benched permanently next to Knowshon Moreno.

@Baltimore over NY Jets
They're pretty much the same team.  Except the Ravens are better.

Survivor Pick: @Tampa Bay over Indianapolis
You would think Sunday Night Football and Monday Night Football would have made a "with-Peyton" and "without-Peyton" schedule, just in case.  Should get great ratings for this gem.

Week 2 Picks

Will the NFL eventually become an all-passing league?  Well maybe not all-passing, but like 80% passing?  Football started out as an all-running game, so there's no reason to think it couldn't eventually pull a 180.  After seemingly every QB threw for 300 yards last week, it's something to think about. 

Last week: 9-7 (give me a break, it was week 1)
Last week's survivor pick: Arizona

@Buffalo over Oakland
After the Bills win this week, we'll see 1039804 articles about how the Bills are this year's sleeper team.  They'll win 6 games.

UPSET SPECIAL: Kansas City over @Detroit
I was shocked to see the Lions were 8 point favorites over the Chiefs this week.  I realize the Chiefs were bad last week and the Lions were pretty good, but this is a division winner from last year up against a 6-10 team from last year.  I don't pick against the spread, but I would be all over this one if I did.  I think this is a classic example of a team motivated after getting embarrassed vs. a team feeling a little too good about itself.

Baltimore over @Tennessee
I guess those reports of the Ravens demise were slightly exaggerated.  Won't matter until they do it in the playoffs though.

@Indianapolis over Cleveland
Well that's what the Colts look like without Peyton.  Imagine if they had drafted Ryan Leaf instead; they would have looked like that for the last 13 years.  I think they will be motivated to take down an equally bad Browns team.

Tampa Bay over @Minnesota
Both teams looked terrible last week, so I will take the slightly less terrible one.  Sorry Donovan.

@New Orleans over Chicago
The Saints performance last week might have been the best losing effort I've ever seen.  And I still don't like the Bears. 

@NY Jets over Jacksonville
The Jets were handed a win last week by Tony Romo.  I think they can do the winning themselves against the Jaguars.

SURVIVOR PICK: @Pittsburgh over Seattle
I don't like to use a team like the Steelers this early in Survivor, but this was the only option I liked this week other than the Jets over Jaguars, and I don't completely trust the Jets.   I think this is the safest survivor pick of all-time (fast-forward to Sunday when I can't believe the Steelers lost).

@Washington over Arizona
I don't like the Redskins more than the Cardinals this year, but I'm always wary of West teams traveling to the East Coast.  And if the Cardinals defense made Cam Newton look that good, imagine how Sexy it will make Sexy Rexy look.

Green Bay over @Carolina
I'm guessing Newton won't throw for 422 yards against the Packers.  Aaron Rodgers will though.

Dallas over @San Francisco
If you want a good laugh, search for #QuarterbacksBetterThanTonyRomo on Twitter. 

@Denver over Cincinnati
Come on, Tim Tebow could have lost to the Raiders just as good as Kyle Orton did.  Still, have to think even Brady Quinn could beat the Bengals.

Houston over @Miami
The Texans bandwagon is officially over capacity.  If they don't win the South this year, they never will and I will never pick them in a game ever again.

@New England over San Diego
After Cam Newton threw for 422 yards, I heard a lot how even Tom Brady never threw for 400 yards.  I guess Tom heard that a lot too.  The over/under on this game can't be high enough.

Philadelphia over @Atlanta
I can never bring myself to pick against my team.  But this is a rough spot.  Moving on.

@NY Giants over St. Louis
I would say this is the worst MNF game of the year, but then again the Jaguars have two MNF games this season.  Yes, those Jaguars. Can't wait for those.  Someone at ESPN must have really pissed off Roger Goodell.