NFL 2017-18 season

[Tal]

Rips up colour coded, finely tuned mock draft.

Gets fresh piece of paper.

Gets scribbling...

I am amazed so many people have been saying the Rams will take Wentz. They need Goff IMO and he ticks the additional box of being a California boy with all the marketing that brings for a franchise moving to LA.

Makes far more sense that the Niners, Eagles and Jets wanted Goff (or at least might have wanted Goff) and the Rams made the call they simply had to make to get their man. It's a superb piece of business for Tennessee but it could work out well for LA, too.

I was all for the Titans taking Tunsil but this deal is too good to reject. That AFC South is really turning around, at long last.

As for Cleveland, I say trade down in what isn't a stellar QB year and run with RG3, with a developmental guy underneath for one year. They can take Best Available without even the smallest fear of trouble. Any of RB/WR/DE/OT/DL/S would do! More picks this year would make sense. Not like they won't be drafting top ten next season is it?

[LeKnave]

Makes me laugh seeing all the journos seeming to think the decision hasn't been made on which one to draft.

[Stopsleyhatter]

Would be nice to have a home opener,7th straight season starting on the road.

[TightEnd]

Gut feeling for your Cowboys.Ramsey Bosa maybe?

i wanted one of the QBs, which are likely to go 1 and 2 now

Lynch may still be a possibility maybe with a trade down. depends how highlty they rate him (word is very high)

Ramsey if he is there, maybe Zeke Elliott would be my favourite 2 non QBs

[ChipRich]

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=66859.0

Please see above thread.

About a trip i'm planning this year. Anyone with any experience of the places mentioned or games and what to do/not to do would be great.

Thanks

[Tal]

The Von Miller v Cam Newton love in just gets better and better.

[Graham C]

Any ideas when the pre-season game are announced?  Hoping for 49'ers or Oakland in August!

[ChipRich]

Cant see them on NFL site, but searched and found this

Hopefully its correct!

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/schedules/preseason

[Graham C]

Cheers.  The LA game may work, think we'll have left SF by the 14th.

[Tal]

A nice article, explaining just what a mess the Bills are in:

http://www.theherdreport.com/posts/2016/4/14/why-the-2016-offseason-is-so-pivotal-for-the-buffalo-bills

In other news, Rob Ryan sleeps at the office three nights a week and Rex Ryan is introducing Donald Trump tonight.  

Any good QBs lined up for the 2017 Draft?

[Ironside]

eagles have traded for 2nd overall pick while maintaining bradford is starting QB and wont be traded

who are the eagles after cause it seems a big price to pay

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Acquire-No-2-Pick-From-Browns/0dc948c1-5d70-4725-a361-c34452054855

[Tal]

eagles have traded for 2nd overall pick while maintaining bradford is starting QB and wont be traded

who are the eagles after cause it seems a big price to pay

http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Acquire-No-2-Pick-From-Browns/0dc948c1-5d70-4725-a361-c34452054855

They are convinced they know who the Rams are taking (they say...)

They are drafting "the guy we want" and he will be the number 2 to Bradford, who they say won't be traded to Denver.

Sell the house for a backup quarterback. That is a month after you spent $20m on Chase Daniels. You sure Chip Kelly has left?

Joking aside, Bradford will be tradeable at the end of the coming season and, if it all falls into place, Wentz will be ready to go. The problem is Bradford doesn't have a lot of working body parts.

[Tal]

Second time in the last 40 years the top two picks were traded.

Makes you wonder why Dallas lost all those games at the end of last season. These teams do realise Winston and Mariota were last year, right?

There's a real possibility now that Ezekiel Elliot will be available still win the Raiders are on the clock. I think that could be a very exciting pairing.

[TightEnd]

Zeke is going top 10, maybe at 4. Won't last to dolphins or raiders, would need to trade up

[Cavey007]

Bradford is on a lot of money too (17m) so that could put people off if he doesn't have a good season this time around.

Seems probable that Goff goes to the Rams which means Eagles will get Wentz (although reports seem to suggest he's the better Qb I can't argue with the inside the huddle podcast that Goff fits the LA franchise image a lot more being a Califronia kid anyway.

Either way the Eagles must be fairly taken on both of them on the off chance that the Rams go for the other.

I'd be amazed if Zeke drops down to the Raiders. As said he should be going top 10.

Ironically I think this move actually helps the 49ers as they've got far more issues than just a Qb they cab go BPA get a solid first round pick and a few others and draft a Qb in the top 10 next year too.