Fantasy Football Brothers NFL Mock Draft 6.0

It’s that time of year again. Tonight it is NFL Draft eve. Tomorrow the Brotherhood will be gathered around a few TV’s and even more computers all to watch the best night on television.

We will be taking it all in as stuff our faces on trays of buffalo wings and steak tips subs. I know I can look around the room and we will all have our silly little smiles and watch amateur athletes becoming professional athletes.

Tomorrow the hopes of millions of NFL fans across the world will live and die with each pick. The draft this year has a ton of depth, in fact the most in a few years.

Yes it is lacking in the QB department, but while there aren’t a bunch of first round guys this year there are a ton of questions that need to be answered. And that just makes for even more intrigue to a position that is so vital to the success of a team.

Questions abound at the QB position. Where will Clausen go? What round will Tebow land in? (I say late second at the earliest) Will Colt McCoy go before him? These are just a few of the questions that will be answered over the next three days. The QB position at the draft carries the most weight as far as fans and the coverage goes.

Teams can luck out and find their future all-pro QB, or a lineman that will be the face of the franchise for the next 10-12 years. Or for the unlucky ones, the Raider fans already know what is coming as they  already begin to nod their head along as they read this.

A team can be destroyed for years after this weekend. Especially now more than ever in salary cap age, top 10 picks receive a huge signing bonus that can hang around the neck of a franchise for years like a noose, tightening as each year passes.

Teams too proud to cut bait and run from their trainwreck pick, only make matters worse. Yes your team needs a top 10-15 quarterback to win in the NFL but as history has shown us, a good QB can be found anywhere.

Peyton Manning was a No. 1 overall, Tom Brady went in the sixth round and Kurt Warner was bagging groceries so teams know they don’t have to give $50 million dollars guaranteed for the next five years because if they hit awesome, but if the team misses badly it will take at least 5 years to recover from that devastating bust pick.

For the record, I like Bradford and think he could do well sooner rather than later.

From a fantasy perspective, we are keeping an eye on a few things that will directly impact your league next year. The fantasy position that is always impacted the most by the NFL Draft is the running-back spot.

While this class won’t have more than two running backs drafted on Thursday, there is plenty of talent in this incoming class. Friday we will see maybe another back or two get drafted but it will be on Saturday that one or more of the RBs selected will help out an owner during the fantasy season and that will put them over the top.

Names like Toby Gerhart, Jonathan Dwyer, Montario Hardesty or Ben Tate. Running backs that have size, and speed.

Their measurables were not quite up to par but all of these guys were successful on the field, and truthfully that often gets lost in the hype of the post-season workouts and combines.

We will also be following the wide-outs and tight ends through out the weekend. Like the running backs, there aren’t a bunch of elite first round guys but there is plenty of guys we will be very interested to see if they land in situations that can take advantage of their skill sets.

At Wide-Out there is Dez Bryant and then everyone else. Bryant should have been a lock to go top 7, but he has made mind boggling bad decisions one after another.

I won’t blame a team for passing on him for his stupidity, since they are the ones doling out millions, but if he happens to land in, I don’t know say Denver then that would be quite interesting. I know someone in your draft will take him three rounds too early and just that thought has me giddy. The battle will be for who’s number two? Will it be Golden Tate? A poor route runner, that doesn’t play as fast as he should, but has great hands.

Demaryius Thomas, who played in a run-first offense, is coming off a broken leg, which is probably the only thing that will keep him out of the first round. Scouts love his elite size and speed.

Arrelious Benn has a raw blend of size and strength to go along with some decent sneaky speed.

Then there are guys like Eric Decker out of Minnesota and Damian Williams who just makes plays despite his lack of  measureables.

My personal favorite is Taylor Price, a sleeper out of Ohio who could surprise some come Friday when he leap frogs some of the other names on this list.

Tight End is unusually deep this year as far as pass-catchers go, but like we always tell our readers heading into their draft. if you don’t get the elite guy, then you can afford to wait.

There is plenty of depth at the tight end spot this year and most teams can wait instead of reaching. It is really Jermaine Gresham and everyone else at TE this year.

Had Gresham not missed the entire season, he would have been selected in the top 15. I like Gronkowski, but I have a lot of doubts about Hernandez out of Florida.

It's Finally Here!!!

Team	Bill	Rob	Sean	Paul
1. St. Louis Rams	QB-Sam Bradford-Oklahoma	QB-Sam Bradford-Oklahoma	QB-Sam Bradford-Oklahoma	QB-Sam Bradford-Oklahoma
2. Detroit Lions	DT-Ndamuukong Suh-Nebraska	DT-Ndamuukong Suh-Nebraska	DT-Ndamuukong Suh-Nebraska	DT-Ndamuukong Suh-Nebraska
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers	DT-Gerald McCoy-Oklahoma	DT-Gerald McCoy-Oklahoma	DT-Gerald McCoy-Oklahoma	DT-Gerald McCoy-Oklahoma
4. Washington Redskins	OT-Russell Okung-Oklahoma St.	OT-Russell Okung-Oklahoma St.	OT-Trent Williams-Oklahoma	OT-Russell Okung-Oklahoma St.
5. Kansas City Chiefs	OT-Trent Williams-Oklahoma	OT-Bryan Bulaga Iowa	OT-Russell Okung-Oklahoma St.	OT-Bryan Bulaga Iowa
6. Seattle Seahawks	OT-Bryan Bulaga Iowa	OT-Trent Williams-Oklahoma	OT-Bryan Bulaga Iowa	OT-Trent Williams-Oklahoma
7. Cleveland Browns	S-Eric Berry-Tennessee	S-Eric Berry-Tennessee	S-Eric Berry-Tennessee	S-Eric Berry-Tennessee
8. Oakland Raiders	DE-Derrick Morgan Georgia Tech	OLB/DE-Jason Pierre-Paul USF	OT-Anthony Davis Rutgers	OLB/DE-Jason Pierre-Paul USF
9. Buffalo Bills	DT-Dan Williams Tennessee	OT-Anthony Davis Rutgers	OG-Mike Iupati Idaho	OT-Anthony Davis Rutgers
10. Jacksonville Jaguars	ILB-Rolando McClain Alabama	ILB-Rolando McClain Alabama	DE-Derrick Morgan Georgia Tech	ILB-Rolando McClain Alabama
11. Denver Broncos	WR-Dez Bryant-Oklahoma St.	WR-Dez Bryant-Oklahoma St.	ILB-Rolando McClain Alabama	CB-Joe Haden Florida
12. Miami Dolphins	OLB/DE-Brandon Graham Michigan	DT-Dan Williams Tennessee	OLB/DE-Jason Pierre-Paul USF	DT-Dan Williams Tennessee
13. San Francisco 49ers	CB-Joe Haden Florida	RB-C.J. Spiller Clemson	OT-Bruce Campbell-Maryland	QB-Jimmy Clausen-Notre Dame
14. Seattle Seahawks	S-Earl Thomas Texas	S-Earl Thomas Texas	RB-C.J. Spiller Clemson	RB-C.J. Spiller Clemson
15. N.Y. Giants	OG-Mike Iupati Idaho	CB-Joe Haden Florida	DT-Dan Williams Tennessee	OLB-Sean Weatherspoon Missouri
16. Tennessee Titans	DE-Carlos Dunlap Florida	DE-Derrick Morgan Georgia Tech	CB-Joe Haden Florida	DE-Derrick Morgan Georgia Tech
17. San Francisco 49ers	OT-Anthony Davis Rutgers	DE-Jared Odrick Penn State	QB-Jimmy Clausen-Notre Dame	OT-Charles Brown USC
18. Pittsburgh Steelers	OT-Charles Brown USC	C-Maurkice Pouncey Florida	WR-Dez Bryant-Oklahoma St.	OG-Mike Iupati Idaho
19. Atlanta Falcons	CB-Kyle Wilson Boise State	CB-Kyle Wilson Boise State	OLB-Sean Weatherspoon Missouri	OLB/DE-Brandon Graham Michigan
20. Houston Texans	RB-Ryan Mathews Fresno State	RB-Ryan Mathews Fresno State	RB-Ryan Matthews-Fresno St	CB-Kyle Wilson Boise State
21. Cincinnati Bengals	TE-Jermaine Gresham Oklahoma	DE-Carlos Dunlap Florida	S-Earl Thomas Texas	WR-Dez Bryant-Oklahoma St.
22. New England Patriots	DE-Jared Odrick Penn State	OLB/DE-Brandon Graham Michigan	OLB/DE-Sergio Kindle -Texas	OLB/DE-Sergio Kindle -Texas
23. Green Bay Packers	OLB-Sean Weatherspoon Missouri	OG-Mike Iupati Idaho	OLB/DE-Brandon Graham Michigan	C-Maurkice Pouncey Florida
24. Philadelphia Eagles	C-Maurkice Pouncey Florida	DT-Brian Price UCLA	CB-Kyle Wilson Boise State	CB-Kareem Jackson-Alabama
25. Baltimore Ravens	DT-Brian Price UCLA	TE-Jermaine Gresham Oklahoma	CB-Kareem Jackson-Alabama	S-Earl Thomas Texas
26. Arizona Cardinals	OLB/DE-Jason Pierre-Paul USF	OLB/DE-Sergio Kindle -Texas	TE-Jermaine Gresham Oklahoma	OLB-Jerry Hughes TCU
27. Dallas Cowboys	OT-Bruce Campbell-Maryland	OT-Bruce Campbell-Maryland	OT-Charles Brown USC	OT-Roger Safford-Indiana
28. San Diego Chargers	DT-Terrence Cody -Alabama	CB-Devin McCourty Rutgers	DT-Brian Price UCLA	DT-Terrence Cody -Alabama
29. N.Y. Jets	OLB/DE-Sergio Kindle -Texas	S-Taylor Mays-USC	S-Taylor Mays-USC	S-Taylor Mays-USC
30. Minnesota Vikings	RB-C.J. Spiller Clemson	DT-Terrence Cody -Alabama	CB-Patrick Robinson-Florida St	CB-Devin McCourty Rutgers
31. Indianapolis Colts	CB-Devin McCourty Rutgers	OLB-Jerry Hughes TCU	DE-Jared Odrick Penn State	DE-Jared Odrick Penn State
32. New Orleans Saints	OLB-Jerry Hughes TCU	OLB-Sean Weatherspoon Missouri	DE-Carlos Dunlap Florida	G-Jon Asamoah-Illinois

Starting next week we will begin to break down the draft and what it means to the fantasy world.