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2013 NFL Mock Draft – Picks 17-32
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17. Pittsburgh Steelers – Alec Ogletree ILB, Georgia
The Steelers need to replace some LBs, Ogletree is athletic and can play inside or outside. He comes with some off field concerns. CB is also a spot Steelers could look to fill.
18. Dallas Cowboys – Sheldon Richardson DT, Missouri
Cowboys could use a OG or S but will find the value at DT to be better. Richardson can play inside or outside and will be a good fit for Monte Kiffin’s 4-3 Defense.
19. New York Giants – Tyler Eifert TE, Notre Dame
The Giants have stuck to taking the best player available the past few drafts regardless of need. Eifert at this point is one of the top players available and fills a need to develop more than a 1 year at a time TE.
20. Chicago Bears – DJ Fluker OT, Alabama
The Bears hired an offensive minded coach, who will need some lineman to protect Jay Cutler. Fluker is the last of the top Tackles on the board.
21. Cincinnati Bengals - Matt Elam S, Florida
The Bengals could use OT Fluker, since they have failed to resign Andre Smith. If Fluker is gone, hard hitting safety Matt Elam would be a nice piece to add to an improving defense.
22. Saint Louis Rams – Eric Reid S, LSU
S Matt Elam would be perfect here but he is off the board. Rams will take the next best option at Safety since they already grabbed a WR (see Part 1)
23. Minnesota Vikings – Manti Te’o ILB, Notre Dame
The Vikings have 2 of the next 3 picks, they should target an ILB and WR; with WR Patterson off the board already they will grab T’eo here. A lot of controversy will follow him to the NFL and his mental toughness has been questioned by scouts.
24. Indianapolis Colts – Datone Jones DE, UCLA
The Colts need a DE for their 3-4 Defense, Bjoern Werner and Damontre Moore are higher rated DEs but don’t fit the scheme. This could be a great place for the Colts to trade out of for a team that wants to move back into the first round for QB Gino Smith.
25. Minnesota Vikings – Justin Hunter WR, Tennessee
As mentioned above, the Vikings need a WR, and Hunter may be the most talented WR heading into the draft. His 6-4, 196 frame compares to AJ Green, but Hunter lacks Green’s hands. Hunter tore his ACL two seasons ago and could be a real draft gem as he gets back to full strength this season.
26. Green Bay Packers – Margus Hunt DE, SMU
Hunt is more athlete (6-8, 280 with 4.6 speed) than football player at this point having played only 4 years. This would be the second straight year taking a DE (Nick Perry) in the first round but upside is too good to pass. RB Eddie Lacy would make a lot of sense here as well.
27. Houston Texans - Keenan Allen WR, Cal
It seems like the Texans have been looking for a WR to put opposite Andre Johnson for years. Justin Hunter would be a great fit if still on the board. The Texans could be deciding between Allen, and Robert Woods here. Allen has some concerns about injury and drug testing. Woods is a saddled with the failures of former USC WRs in the NFL and a case of the drops. I like Terrance Williams from Baylor but think Houston goes with the higher-rated Allen.
28. Denver Broncos – Damontre Moore DE, Texas A&M
A DE to replace Elvis Dumervil is a need. Damontre Moore, who played with Von Miller at Texas A&M, was once thought of as a top 5 pick. FSUs Bjoern Werner could also go here.
29. New England Patriots – Geno Smith QB, West Virginia
Before you flip out and say what about Tom Terrific? The Patriots are well known for trading their picks to acquire more picks, and this year they don’t have many picks to begin with. I think someone will trade up here to grab Gino Smith (Clev, Phi, Buf, Oak, Jax). If the Patriots keep the pick, I think they take Washington CB Desmond Trufant.
30. Atlanta Falcons – Bjoern Werner DE, Florida St.
The Falcons could use a CB like Trufant, but Werner falling this far would fill a need opposite newly acquired Osi Umenyiora.
31. San Francisco 49ers – Sylvester Williams DT, UNC
The 49ers don’t have many holes to fill and have 13 picks in this draft. With all those picks San Fran should consider packaging a few to trade up and draft S Kenny Vaccaro. The Niners lost some DTs in free agency and signed Glenn Dorsey, but Williams or Alabama DT Jesse Williams work here to build for the future.
32. Baltimore Ravens – Jesse Williams DT, Alabama
Ravens lost a lot of parts to their defense, thanks to Joe Flacco’s new deal. They replaced Lewis and Reed with Rolando McClain and Mike Huff. Baltimore could take Jesse or Sylvester Williams to get stronger up the middle.
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2013 NFL Mock Draft – Picks 1-16
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Who will be a star? Who will be a bust? It doesn’t seem like any of the highly paid experts can figure this out, so here’s my non-highly paid, but often as accurate 2013 NFL Mock Draft.
This draft seems to have a lot less certainty than past drafts making the mock process even more of an adventure.
1. Kansas City Chiefs – Luke Joeckel OT, Texas A&M
The Chiefs took care of their QB need by trading for Alex Smith and signing Chase Daniel. They released Eric Winston and seem to be pushing Branden Albert out the door. Joeckel and Eric Fisher are the top Tackle prospects. I would go with Joeckel who played in the SEC against better athletes than Fisher did at Central Michigan.
2. Jacksonville Jaguars – Eric Fisher OT, Central Michigan
The Jaguars need help just about everywhere, trading this pick would be best, but they are unlikely to find a partner. Tackle Eugene Monroe has one year left on his contract, so finding a replacement should be a priority.
3. Oakland Raiders – Sharrif Floyd DT, Florida
The Raiders lost Desmond Bryant, Richard Seymour and Tommy Kelly from the D Line. Floyd compares well to Seymour, an athletic DT who can also play End.
4. Philadelphia Eagles – Dion Jordan OLB, Oregon
Everyone wants to know what Chip Kelly’s high octane offense bring to the NFL. I’m not sure he adds to that O with this pick, the Eagles need a 3-4 DE which makes Star Lotulelei from Utah a good pick. However, the league is trending towards the spread offense and getting to the QB. Kelly goes with the familiar pass rusher and takes Oregon’s Dion Jordan to pair with FA signee Connor Barwin.
5. Detroit Lions – Lane Johnson OT, Oklahoma
The Lions will be thrilled if one of the top 2 tackles fall to them (maybe they can trade with Jax) after a big swing and miss on Riley Reiff, last year’s first round pick. With both starting Tackles leaving in the off season protecting Matt Stafford is a must. Best tackle available is Oklahoma’s Lane Johnson. DE is a position of need as well
6. Cleveland Browns – Dee Milliner CB, Alabama
It seems like the QBs are falling and if a team is going to jump on a QB early, I could see the Browns reaching for Gino Smith here, but I think they still have their hearts set on Patriots backup, Ryan Mallet. Corner is a deep position but Alabama’s Dee Milliner is the best of the group and could be paired with Joe Haden to form a strong CB duo.
7. Arizona Cardinals – Chance Warmack OG, Alabama
The Cardinals traded for Carson Palmer, and like most of the other teams that need QBs of the future will likely address the need in rounds 2-3. With the top 3 tackles off the board the Cards take the best OG prospect in Warmack.
8. Buffalo Bills – Tavon Austin WR, West Virginia
Disappointed to see Warmack off the board UNCs Jonathan Cooper could be a target. The new coaching staff seems destined to add Syracuse QB Ryan Nassib in the 2nd round. First surprise of the draft Bills take WR Tavon Austin to provide a speed threat across from Stevie Johnson.
9. New York Jets – Barkevious Mingo OLB, LSU
The Jets rival the Jaguars for least talented team in the NFL, and need help everywhere. The Jets resigned DE Calvin Pace but are desperate for more dynamic pass rushers. Barkevious Mingo or BYUs Ezekiel Ansah make sense at this pick. Rex Ryan and staff probably don’t have time to wait for Ansah to develop.
10. Tennessee Titans – Jonathan Cooper OG, UNC
Chris Johnson won’t have anymore excuses if he gets some help on the O line. Cooper is the last of the top tier Guards on the board.
11. San Diego Chargers – Ezekial Ansah DE, BYU
Chargers could really use an O Lineman here, but if the top 3 tackles and 2 Guards are gone they will have to look elsewhere. This is a good spot to take a chance on Ezekial Ansah’s freak like potential.
12. Miami Dolphins – Kenny Vaccaro S, Texas
Dolphins need help in the secondary, CB Xavier Rhodes is a possible pick here, but this year’s CB group is deeper than safety and can be addressed later while they grab the top S prospect in Vaccaro.
13. Tampa Bay Bucs – Xavier Rhodes CB, Florida State
The Bucs will be holding their breath as the Dolphins are on the clock ahead of them needing a CB as well. If Rhodes is gone that may force the Bucs hand in trading this pick to the Jets for Revis.
14. Carolina Panthers – Star Lotulelei DT, Utah
DT is the biggest need for the Panthers. When the draft process started Lotulelei was considered one of the top 3 prospects, but has fallen due to some health issues at the combine. WR is another need for Panthers as well.
15. New Orleans Saints – Jarvis Jones OLB, Georgia
Saints are switching to a 3-4 defense under Rob Ryan and need pass rushers. With Mingo gone, Jones is the best available. Jones comes with some injury concerns due to a past neck injury.
16. Saint Louis Rams – Cordarrelle Patterson WR, Tennessee
The Rams will be disappointed to see Vaccaro off the board, and will address another huge need WR. Patterson, has prototypical size (6-3, 205) and offers the most upside of any WR prospect. He only played one season at the D1 level and comes with some maturity issues, but Jeff Fisher has made a career of taking on these challenges.
Come back Tuesday for Picks 17-32 of the 2013 NFL Mock Draft.
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Podcast: Joe Peta, Author of Trading Bases
Joe Peta, author of soon to be NY Times bestseller Trading Bases: A Story About Wall Street, Gambling, and Baseball (Not Necessarily in That Order), was kind of enough to take a break from his whirlwind book tour and join us on the podcast.
Joe is one of those people you feel lucky to interview because he makes it so easy. Peta is a gifted storyteller, and he cites that as one of the keys to effective writing.
We discussed, among other things, the intersection of sports and bar culture, Michael Lewis’s influence on Joe’s writing, fatherhood and sports, how to make money gambling on baseball, Rounders and the underground poker scene in NYC, the book tour, and how to appear on TV without crapping yourself.
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Who’s the Biggest Douchebag on Twitter?
Below is an infographic depicting the biggest douchebag according to Twitter users on 2/11/13. The bigger the box, the more often the user was cited as a douchebag. The blank boxes are either ties or names that didn’t fit. The Grammys had a big impact here. Did you know that Taylor Swift was widely considered to be a douchebag? I sure didn’t.
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Sports Pod: Patriots, Super Bowl 47 Prop Bets, Liverpool-Oldham & Sam Adams Chocolate Bock
The good ole days. Official Super Bowl XXXVI game ball. Photo: ThornMonkey via Flickr.
Where’s Whitey Bulger? What’s going on with Robert Parrish?
Is the Patriots run over? Will Wes Welker play for the Patriots again?
Apparently two brothers are coaching in the Super Bowl?
Super Bowl Prop bet analysis – Vonta Leach TD? Titty appearance? Harbaugh parents?
What’s the difference between A.J. Hawk and Clay Matthews? How dark and how many skeletons are in Clay’s closet?
Alicia Keys’s ass — fo’ real? What’s it like at an Alicia Keys concert?
Super Bowl XXXVI rehash. Was that really Janet Jackson’s boob?
Baseball Hall of Fame talk – the argument for caring or not caring. Barry Bonds Apologist Society is officially founded by Anthony.
Liverpool’s loss to Oldham Athletic. Who is Matt Smith?
FIFA songs and memories, oh the memories
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Awesome Picture of the Day: Jackie Robinson’s Birthday
Great work by Google here on Jackie Robinson’s 94th Birthday:
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Podcast: Steve Sidwell, Longtime NFL Defensive Coordinator (Part 1)
Steve Sidwell coaching 6 time Pro Bowler John Randle in 2001. Photo: Dan DeLong/Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Steve Sidwell is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met.
The long time NFL defensive coordinator talked to us about football and life. It was a great time.
Sidwell has coached hall of fame players in New Orleans, New England, Seattle, Houston, Indianapolis and SMU.
He was at SMU during the days recently documented in ESPN’s 30 for 30, Pony Excess, and discussed that era and the scandal-ridden Southwest Conference. We also got into the Ghosts of Ole Miss (another ESPN 30 for 30 documentary) era.
Steve delved into a couple TV and movie reviews including Spartacus. We also discussed life as a coach, getting started in coaching, and various stories from his college and NFL stops. We briefly touch on the collision of politics and coaching.
Stay tuned for Part 2, which is coming soon.
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Patriots Fans: Worst of Society or Just Like You?
Classy Giants fans. Likely not representative of the whole NYG fan base. Photo by Johnia!
Patriots fans allegedly taunted Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith about his deceased brother.
This allegation is now being used by many, as is so often the case, to paint the entire Patriots fan base as vile, ruthless creatures who care only about winning and eating newborns.
Any Patriots fans that taunted Torrey Smith about his brother are horrible people. I wish they were not Patriots fans, that they be banned from Twitter and NFL stadiums, and that they’d be publicly ridiculed.
There is nothing more cowardly and ignorant than taunting someone about a devastating incident in their personal life. The people that do this sort of thing from the safety of the stands or their living rooms are some of the worst society has to offer.
They are akin to the people that do shocking acts that are the meat of morning news and that make 99% of us sick.
They are an aberration.
What they are not, is a reflection of Patriots fans as a whole. Patriots Nation has its fair share of undesirables much like every other professional sports fan base in the world.
Guess what Patriots haters? Torrey Smith was taunted about this tragedy in every single NFL stadium outside of Baltimore this season.
You know why? Because you put 70,000 people in a stadium, give many of them excessive amounts of alcohol, a violent sport to watch, and guess what happens? The loudest, drunkest, angriest, and most despicable of them will make themselves known – one way or another.
I wish we could just ignore these dark corners of society, or accept them for what they are — a sick and fractional part of the whole.
Unfortunately, mainstream media picks these stories up and spews them out there because they know that we human beings love to feel contempt for our rivals. It briefly gives us a sense of superiority. (See Happiness Hypothesis – great book).
Patriots fans like myself, of which I know many, feel nothing but sympathy for Torrey Smith (and maybe some combo of respect and envy as he is the deep threat the Pats are missing and a large part of the Ravens’ trip to the Super Bowl). Smith is dealing with a horrible tragedy while playing professional football at the highest level.
I wish like hell that his team had lost last Sunday. Yet, no matter how much I dislike the Ravens and their grand-standing, loud mouth preacher, Ray Lewis, I would never say anything to Torrey Smith about his brother except, “I’m sorry.”
I know that 99% of Patriots Nation is with me on this.
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Gary Vaynerchuk on the Jets, Liquor, and Inspiration
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I had a quick chat with Gary Vaynerchuk last night via his 1 a day Q&A program. For those of you that don’t know Gary, he wrote the bestseller Crush It (essential reading for anyone wanting to escape the 9 to 5) and created an extremely successful web video series called Wine Library TV. Long story short, Gary Vee is huge. He will likely own the Jets someday. He is a large part of the inspiration for this entire website.
I’ve always admired Gary’s passion, and the vigilance with which he communicates with his audience. Just check out his Twitter feed. Nearly 1 million followers and he seemingly responds to all of them. He continues to put his money where his mouth is with this interview series.
The question that I’m left with after this interview (that I wish I dug into, but didn’t have the mental wherewithal as I was conducting this from a busy Gillette Stadium parking lot), is how do we all cultivate Gary’s level of “fire in the belly”? Most of us aren’t born with it, but I do believe that we can train ourselves to be more motivated.
Maybe it’s an aggressive daily routine of reminding ourselves what we want and why. I don’t know, but I think if we can dig more into how Gary came to be this way it could help us all. Just something to think about.
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Podcast: RIP 2012 Broncos, Pippin, Louis CK, RGIII minus a knee, Suits
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Why did the 2012 Broncos rip Drew’s heart out? Why was Drew at Pippin? How do you deal with sobriety? Is Louis CK the best comic ever? Were the Redskins trying to end RGIII’s career? Is Richard Sherman the biggest d-bag in the NFL? Why would Bill watch over 100 episodes of Gossip Girl? Is Suits the best show on TV?
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