Chawker":1aahx458 said:
I'm expecting there will be some draft day trades, these aren't part of my mock.
# 63 Hronsis Grasu C 6' 3" 297 Oregon
# 95 Za'Darius Smith DE 6'4" 275 Kentucky
# 112 Tony Lippett WR/cb 6'2" 195 Michigan st
# 130 Jamil Douglas OG 6'4" 305 Arizona st.
# 134 Anthony Harris SS 6'1" 190 Virgina
# 167 Zach Vigil MLB 6'2" 240 Utah
# 170 Vince Mayle WR 6'3" 215 Washington st.
# 181 Cam Thomas CB 6'1" 190 Western kentucky
# 209 Chi Chi Ariguzo OLB 6'3" 235 Northwestern
# 214 Connor Halliday QB 6'4" 198 Washington st.
# 248 Jamas Castleman DT 6'3" 310 Oklahoma st.
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So, here's a fourth opinion...you mentioned below that we have the #1 D...with 11 picks, I wouldn't go with 6 defenders. With injured guys coming back, our D roster is pretty full. We currently have 11 DT, 8 DE, 9 LB, 6 S, and 6 CB. In 2016, we could lose Mebane, McDaniel, and Rubin, so I would consider 2- DT's in the draft. We currently have 6 safeties for 2 positions...Earl and Kam are both signed long term...normally I wouldn't mind drafting a safety, but this is a horrible safety class (this means you'd be competing with teams that HAVE TO HAVE a safety RIGHT NOW; just way too slim pickings this year)...I just think there are more pressing needs, and I don't think Harris will add anything that the team needs right now. We have only 6 CB's for 3 positions...Cam Thomas is listed as a 7th rounder on most rankings (Thomas is #85 on SPARQ CB's; not that impressive), and I don't see that he's that special that I would use an early 6th round pick, but I'd probably be okay with him at pick #214, our last compensatory pick in the 6th round. They also signed Williams and Blackmon for DB and NB...and Lane will be coming back at some point. But 1- CB is fine. 1- DE is fine. We could lose Irvin in 2016, so getting 1-LB would be a good idea, but we don't need 2 LB's this year for sure.
So thus far, I would probably go 5 Defense, 6 Offense. So I would add one more DT...go with 2-DT, 1-DE, 1-CB, 1 -LB.
On offense, I wouldn't go with Halliday in the 6th round...he will most likely go undrafted, and being that he's been in WA State for the last 4 years, the Hawks might have a shot at signing him as a UDFA. There are a lot better 3rd string QB's we could find on the street that don't cost a draft pick. And his QB skills (zero running skills) also don't seem to be the right fit for the Hawks. Not so sure about Lippett at #112 (way too slow for a WR at 112)...you could get a much better receiver in Tyler Lockett, and he's ranked the #1 return guy in some rankings this year. A SPARQ beast like Chris Conley would also be a much better choice at #112. Even Ty Montgomery who also does KR/PR would be a better receiver and easily available at #112. Need more O-Line.....