Dane Brugler's First Mock Draft is...surprising

[Mr. Scot]

The Athletic: Dane Brugler Mock Draft 1.0

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1. New York Jets: Trevor Lawrence, QB, Clemson

2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Zach Wilson, QB, BYU*
The first curveball of this mock draft. In October, I wrote how Wilson had put himself in the conversation to be the second quarterback drafted and it wouldn’t be a surprise to see him selected this high. With his natural accuracy and ability to execute off-platform, Wilson’s play translates very well to the next level.

3. Cincinnati Bengals: Penei Sewell, OT, Oregon

4. Dallas Cowboys: Caleb Farley, CB, Virginia Tech

5. Los Angeles Chargers: Patrick Surtain, CB, Alabama*

6. Carolina Panthers: Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State*
Teddy Bridgewater is a tough, talented quarterback, but I don’t think anybody expects him to be the long-term answer for Carolina. However, he does give the organization an ideal “bridge” scenario if it drafts a quarterback in the top 10. Fields still requires development with his passing vision and reads, but his size, mobility and accuracy are attractive selling points.

Other Notes:

- Trey Lance goes to the WTF at #8.
- New England gets Kyle Pitts
- Several offensive linemen go in the first
- Alabama quarterback Mac Jones is taken by the Saints

[Cam's New Arm]

i'd take it

[Cam's New Arm]

but also. we ain't picking that high :(

[JawnyBlaze]

That would be awesome. 

[Mr. Scot]

2 minutes ago, Cam's New Arm said:

but also. we ain't picking that high :(

The draft order is as of right now.

Obviously, subject to change.

[Popsickle]

Don’t like the idea of the Saints getting Jones. 

[stbugs]

4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

The draft order is as of right now.

Obviously, subject to change.

We have played one more game than most. Lots of 4-7 teams with worse SOS. We are technically 6th but on a bye so we’ll likely drop a couple or a few spots.

That said, I’d be thrilled to get Fields around there.

[Bartin]

Jags fans might actually revolt lol

[pantherj]

We need the Saints to start losing otherwise what is to stop them from resting their starters and giving us an easy win?

I think as the season moves along more fans are starting to come on board with the idea that we need to move on from Teddy. The guy who made this draft obviously just mixed up the draft to draw in attention. I doubt he really sees Fields falling that far, but you have to change your draft otherwise people stop paying attention to the same picks in the same spots.

[Mr. Scot]

10 minutes ago, stbugs said:

We have played one more game than most. Lots of 4-7 teams with worse SOS. We are technically 6th but on a bye so we’ll likely drop a couple or a few spots.

That said, I’d be thrilled to get Fields around there.

I'm starting to like Wilson better than Fields, but there's something bugging me about him.

Some of the talk about Wilson is that while he has the right skill set, they're not sure how well he'll physically hold up in the NFL

That's basically the same read people had on Bridgewater when he was up for the Draft.

That...scares me.

[stbugs]

1 minute ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'm starting to like Wilson better than Fields, but there's something bugging me about him.

Some of the talk about Wilson is that while he has the right skill set, they're not sure how well he'll physically hold up in the NFL

That's basically the same read people had on Bridgewater when he was up for the Draft.

That...scares me.

I think it’s like people saying they preferred Lance or Fields over Lawrence. Sometimes the known entities get questioned because they’ve been there so long that everyone has seen the LSU game (and maybe only that) and the unknowns get that shiny new toy feel.

Lawrence and Fields were the top rated players (all positions) when they came out and it’s hard to say they’ve done anything to dispute that.

Man, after watching the Tedster go 3-8, it sucks that we didn’t Grier our way to a draft slot that was close enough to entertain a trade up for Lawrence. I know it won’t happen, but lord almighty it would be fun to see Trevor throwing to Moore, Anderson, Samuel and CMC. I still don’t understand they I’d rather go 5-11 as if starting Grier and hoping for 2-14 to get a potential stud is bad.

Why can’t we hope to get a Peyton or Mahomes or Brady or Rodgers? Wouldn’t that be nice? Great QB year and I can imagine squandering it for a attah boy we are 6-10 and no one thought we could do that. Just imagine Teddy still being the starter in 2022.

[Kentucky Panther]

I would take Justin Fields every day and twice in Sunday if offered. 

[t96]

Dream scenario. Well, actually the dream scenario is actually exactly this but Trevor refuses to play for Jets so they trade him to us for Fields +++. Don't see us getting anywhere near Fields or Trevor though. Lance/Wilson are the best bets IF we go QB (we should, but I'm not convinced we will quite yet).

[SmokinwithWilly]

If we could somehow pull off a Fields/Lawrence switch like Manning/Rivers I might wet myself a little. I'm not sure if it would help but we could throw in Whitehead to sweeten the deal.