Mel Kiper's First 2019 Mock - 01/17/19

[Fox007]

4 hours ago, Bronn said:

If Ed Oliver is still on the board at #13, we better do everything we can to jump Atlanta at #14 and get him. 
 

If ONLY...JUST ONLY there was a way that coulda happened.

[pantherj]

NO undersized DEs! Never again. Hurney learned from that I'd bet. Get a 4-3 DE in free agency or draft one. NO tweeners, NO 3-4 DEs.

[Ace_Aladdin]

7 hours ago, JARROD said:

If he’s the pick, then he is. I like that you have a choice that you put out there— nothing bad I can say about the pick—

i think from watching the videos and draft reports that Ed Oliver would be better,.. but who knows. Some have compared Ed to Aaron Donald— 

if we traded short and drafted one of these and used the draft picks from Short to draft another DE, a Center, DB or even another tightend I would be happy.

I’ll take a Fletcher Cox  clone 24/7 

Simmons would instantly improve Luke’s & KK‘s production. I wouldn’t be mad if it’s a top center pick either. 

[Fox007]

25 minutes ago, Ace_Aladdin said:

I’ll take a Fletcher Cox  clone 24/7 

Simmons would instantly improve Luke’s & KK‘s production. I wouldn’t be mad if it’s a top center pick either. 

No one who knows anything about football could be mad about taking Ed Oliver in the top 10 but certainly at our pick it'd be a steal.

[CBDellinger]

How can anyone take Mel Kiper seriously? 

The guy looks like he gets his haircut at Lockheed Martin.  Every year after the draft his hair turns into a bird and he migrates to the nearest jock strap filled locker only to return to espn again next spring.  

[Shocker]

Burns at 16 is a serious reach.  Hurney is too conservative for that...thank god.

[Peppers90 NC]

He must have gotten the 3-4 memo. Give me Little in this situation, assuming DW leaves.

[tiger7_88]

On 1/18/2019 at 6:38 AM, Tepper's Chest Hair said:

16) Carolina Panthers: Brian Burns, OLB, Florida State

Mario Addison led the Panthers with nine sacks this season, followed by five for the ageless Julius Peppers. Unless Peppers can play forever, this is a clear area of need for Carolina. The 6-foot-5, 235-pound Burns, who had 10 sacks in 2018, needs more time in the weight room, but he could grow into a defensive end.

Oh jeebus, please no, not another "grow him up" development project.

How about we fugging bring in a player with the size, strength, and speed to play Day One with our overall #16 pick, Kiper, you dumbass.

[tiger7_88]

On 1/18/2019 at 5:32 PM, unicar15 said:

You mean like Kalil Mack, Von Miller, Dee Ford, Frank Clark? Personally I’d rather have someone who can get interior pressure and collapse a pocket. But there are plenty of 250lb pass rushers excelling in the league.

Mack, Miller, and Ford all play OLB in a 3-4D.

Clark was 270 lbs when he was drafted, not 235.