12 Bold Draft Day Predictions

Now that the 2013 12oz NFL Mock Draught has been released, here are 12 Bold Draft Day Predictions complete with the likelihood of each happening (10 Pints = For sure will happen; 1 Pint = Very Unlikely to happen…but would be really cool if it did!):

1) 3 QBs will be selected in the first round

This is not a strong draft for QBs, and arguably, has 0 QBs worthy of a 1^st Round selection. However, that will not deter teams from taking them in the 1^st Round. Teams cannot help themselves, and I believe 3 will go in the 1^st Round (Smith, Nassib, Manuel).

Chance of this happening: 8 Pints

 

2) 0 QBs will be selected with a team’s original pick (all will be picked by teams who have traded back in the 1^st round or back into the 1^st round)

I believe Smith goes to Cleveland, Nassib to Buffalo, and Manuel to Philadelphia – all will be selected by via the team trading back into the last 1^st Round.

Chance of this happening: 6 Pints

3) Cleveland will select another 1^st round QB

New coach, new GM, new Owner….wreaks of new QB. Weeden has not shown that he is a the guy, and on top of that, he will be 30 years old in October. What new coach, GM, and owner want to be married to a 30 year old QB they did not select, who only has 1 year of experience? Plus, let’s not forget, this is a franchise (new ownership or not) that has had 23 different QBs start a game since Bernie Kosar left 20 years ago (1993) and have drafted a QB in the 1^st Round 2 of the last 4 years (that doesn’t include Colt McCoy who was a 3^rd Round pick).

Chance of this happening: 5 Pints

4) Dee Milliner will not be the first CB off the board

A few days ago this would seem absurd. It is still a bit of a stretch, but as information starts coming out about the number of surgeries Milliner has had (5), he becomes concerning as a high pick in a draft full of quality CBs.

Chance of this happening: 5 Pints

5) There will be 2 OGs selected in the first 10 picks

1^st Round OGs in general are fairly rare (though there were 2 last year – DeCastro and Zietler), however, this draft lacks the big names, OGs are extremely important, these 2 OGs (Warmack and Cooper) are really good, and a bunch of teams need help on the interior of their OL. All of those factors come together for the rare happening of 2 OGs in the first 10 picks.

Chance of this happening: 7 Pints

6) The Browns will trade down in the first round (with SD). The Browns will then use the extra picks they get from that trade to trade back into the late 1^st round to select Geno Smith.

SD needs someone to protect Rivers. At pick 11, they are unlikely to find that OT (or have to really reach). Cleveland could drop back to 11, pick up a pick or two (maybe a 2^nd or 3^rd Rounder), get a good interior lineman or weapon for their new QB, and then use the pick they got from SD to move back into the 1^st Round (ala the Brady Quinn move) and select Geno Smith in the late teens or early twenties. Does Smith make sense? No. But their new GM (Lombardi) is an idiot. So for him, it makes perfect sense.

Chance of this happening: 6 Pints

7) The 2013 NFL Draft will set the record for most 1^st round trades

Under the old CBA, no one wanted top 10 picks because they were two expensive and no one could afford trading back into the 1^st Round either (for the same reason). With the new CBA and rookie pool, teams have the financial flexibility to move around, and a draft like 2013, which is short on elite talent, but deep on quality, presents a perfect storm for lots of trading.

Chance of this happening: 7 Pints

8) The Raiders will not draft the fastest player available at #3

The Raiders like their players the way Ricky Bobby likes his cars – FAST! In the past, the Raiders have made a comedy of picks strictly on speed (Darrius Heyward-Bey and Mike Mitchell (Ohio University – 2^nd Rd) immediately come to mind).This year though, I believe they actually make a pick based on skill rather than strictly speed.

Chance of this happening: 8 Pints

9) Chris Berman will wear a respectable tie

No man (or woman for that matter) has a tie collection as bad as Berman. His ties are almost (ALMOST) as loud and obnoxious as his piss poor announcing.

Chance of this happening: 2 Pints

10) Mel Kiper will punch Todd McShay on national television

You can tell he wants to. Just watch him. Kiper knows exactly what we all suspect….McShay doesn’t know shit and gets paid handsomely for it. This pisses Mel off. It won’t happen (at least on camera), but how great would it be to see Mel go all Everett v Rome on McShay?

Chance of this happening: 1 Pint

11) The Vikings will get BOTH of their 1^st round picks in on time

Death, taxes, and the Vikings being unprepared for a draft – the guarantees in life. Remember 2 years in a row the Vikings were late with their picks? 1 year saw 2 teams get there picks in before the Vikings. To complicate matters, the Vikings 2 picks to worry about in the 1^st Round and the front office has been busy spending all of its’ time an effort  on getting new uniforms. Even if they do get the picks in on time, chances are the picks will suck (see Christian Ponder at #12 overall). At least they will have new Unis!

Chance of this happening: 2 Pints

12) Someone will “Cup Check/Nut Tap” Roger Godell

How awesome would this be! The hug is 1) getting old, and 2) most of the time is not genuine. Most of these guys will hate Godell in a week (if they don’t already – he was the one that took away their lucrative money), so why not show it? How great would it be to see some top pick come walking up on stage and slapping Godell in the nuts? It would be classic! Godell would be hunched over trying to hold up the uniform…this is something the players need to really think about – after all, it is supposed to be entertaining for the fans!

Chance of this happening: 1 Pint