QBs fall RBs rise in latest fantasy football mock draf
The latest NFL LIVE Podcast and introduces a new segment -- "Can You Take Me High Enough?". For more fantasy content, check out the .Don't look now, but the NFL season is just around the corner. And you know what that means. football is right around the corner as well. Even though the final rosters and depth charts are far from set, we saw fit to have a little fun and conduct another mock draft.The standard scoring league consisted of NFL LIVE members, producers, writers, and a few other NFL Media wild cards as indicated below. Each team needed to a semble a starting lineup of one quarterback, two running backs, two wide receivers, one flex (RB/WR), one tight end, one kicker and one defense/special teams unit. Marcas Grant and I provided a little commentray and analysis in between each round to spice things up. So soak up all of the glory of this mock, and be sure to let us know how bad our teams are in the comments below or on Twitter.Draft orderMichael Fabiano - NFL.com Senior Analyst Patrick Crawley - NFL.com Manager of Programming Dylan Milner - NFL LIVE Senior Producer Alex Gelhar - NFL.com Writer/Editor Matt Franciscovich (a.k.a. Franchise) - NFL.com Writer/Editor Patrick Claybon - NFL Network News Update Anchor Marcas Grant - NFL.com Editor Alex Wilk - NFL LIVE Producer Heather Pink - NFL LIVE Producer Adam Watson - NFL AM Producer ROUND 1, RB, - Fabiano , RB, - Crawley , RB, - Milner , RB, - Gelhar , RB, - Franciscovich , RB, - Claybon , RB, - Grant , QB, - Wilk , RB, - Pink , RB, - WatsonAlex Gelhar: So, it's July, and it's no surprise that we've completed another NFL mock draft. What is surprising, is that lasted until pick No. 7. Thoughts?Marcas Grant: That's good news for me. It would have been even better news if it was a real draft. But I'll still take it. Nine RBs in the first round. Not really a surprise, is it?AG: Nope. It was a pretty chalk first round.ROUND 2, WR, - Watson , WR, - Pink , RB, - Wilk , RB, - Grant , RB, - Claybon , WR, - Franciscovich , TE, - Gelhar Jr., WR, - Milner , WR, - Crawley , WR, - Fabiano MG: If Round 1 belonged to the RBs, Round 2 definitely belonged to the WRs. And then there's Gronk.AG: GRONK SMASH. The run on pa s-catchers was fast and furious for sure. I love each of the WRs that went right after my Gronk pick, but his week-to-week advantage at TE was too great to pa s up.MG: I don't blame you. I would have taken one as well, but having Bell in the first round (and his three-game suspension) almost mandated that I backed up that pick with another running back.ROUND 3, WR, - Fabiano , WR, - Crawley , RB, - Milner , WR, - Gelhar , WR, - Franciscovich , RB, - Claybon , WR, - Grant , WR, - Wilk , QB, - Pink , WR, - Watson AG: A sound strategy indeed. Which NFL Media's Patrick Claybon decided to do three rounds in a row. However, as contrarian as this strategy sounds in an era of Zero RBs ... I kind of liked it.MG: Agreed. Especially because he landed three pretty strong backs. I was a little surprised to see go as early as he did. But that could be the pe simistic fan in me talking.AG: And the optimistic fan who drafted him. Hyde has the talent/opportunity to merit Chris Chelios Jersey an early-round pick, but he isn't without risk. Evans at the end of Round 3 feels like a steal, but WR13 also feels just right. Gue s that's just how the cookie crumbled. Moving on!ROUND 4, RB, - Watson , WR, - Pink , TE, - Wilk , WR, - Grant , WR, - Claybon , RB, - Franciscovich , WR, - Gelhar , RB, - Milner , RB, - Crawley , RB, - Fabiano MG: First rookie off the board! The hopes are high for this year. To be honest with you, I'm down with that.AG: Same. Would have been fine had he been taken ahead of Murray and Morris to be honest. I love the young WRs with huge ceilings that went in this round, especially because I drafted my favorite of the bunch in Hopkins.MG: You got who you wanted in Hopkins. I got who I wanted in . Everybody wins!ROUND 5, RB, - Fabiano , QB, - Crawley , WR, - Milner , RB, - Gelhar , WR, - Franciscovich , WR, - Claybon , RB, - Grant , RB, - Wilk , RB, - Pink , WR, - Watson AG: You know who didn't win? All of us who drafted a RB in Round 5. I like plenty of these guys, but man, do they come with some big question marks.MG: That's the problem with fantasy running backs nowadays. If you don't get in early, you're um ... well you're not gonna be happy.AG: I do like the Landry, Cooper and Edelman picks, though. Should be target/yardage monsters.ROUND 6, RB, - Watson , WR, - Pink , WR, - Wilk , WR, - Grant , WR, - Claybon , RB, - Franciscovich , WR, - Gelhar , WR, - Milner , RB, - Crawley , WR, - Fabiano MG: Round 6 is when we truly fall into the aby s. It's that point in every draft where each pick could be great, terrible or perfectly mediocre. Somehow it's that last category that frightens me the most.AG: "Mediocrity in the Middle (Rounds)" could be a fantasy sitcom. Let's pitch it to Fox. In reality, though, I think Spiller, White and Johnson all offer great value in the sixth. I'd be le s thrilled with Watkins, but he's my WR3 so I'm very OK with that.MG: Can our sitcom be about Frankie Muniz's career after the age of 13? If not, then 's fantasy prospects seem like a suitable alternative plot.ROUND 7, QB, - Fabiano , WR, - Crawley , TE, - Milner , RB, - Gelhar , RB, - Franciscovich , QB, - Claybon , RB, - Grant , WR, - Wilk , TE, - Pink , RB, - Watson AG: When Fabiano selected Manning, at first I was like, "WHOA. STOP THE PRESSES." But then I realized it was Round 7, which is not only tremendous value for The Sheriff, but right in line with Fabs' set-in-stone draft philosophy.MG: I think everyone in our draft room had the same thought. Of course last season, Manning was Fabiano's downfall in championship week. So there's that. Then again, I took so I might not be one to talk.AG: You were just investing in the ENTIRE Dallas backfield, which is a strategy ... I gue s. I probably would have taken Kelce had I not selected Gronk in Round 2, but I was more than happy to reach a bit for Abdullah.ROUND 8, QB, - Watson , RB, - Pink , RB, - Wilk , QB, - Grant , RB, - Claybon , RB, - Franciscovich , RB, - Gelhar , QB, - Milner , WR, - Crawley , RB, - Fabiano MG: I feel like we started Round 8 and no one wanted to say the words " is still available" out loud. It was like talking about a no-hitter in progre s. Then Adam Watson went and ruined it.AG: So true. Everyone was praying that the rest of the drafters had overlooked Brees, so naturally when Watson scooped him up other QBs started flying off the board. I like your Ryan pick, but think Milner might have reached a bit early on Stafford.MG: I like Claybon handcuffing in this round. He kept claiming he didn't know what he was doing, but I think he was sandbagging us. At least when it came to running backs.ROUND 9, WR, - Fabiano , TE, - Crawley , RB, - Milner , WR, - Gelhar , WR, - Franciscovich , TE, - Claybon , TE, - Grant , WR, - Wilk , WR, - Pink , WR, - Watson AG: Is it just me, or is the sun shining brightly down in Duval County? Two are picked back-to-back to kick off Round 9? And what's crazier is that I was mad that both were taken a few picks before me!MG: And Adam Rank was nowhere around. I wanted to be angry with Matt Franciscovich for taking , but he says it was because you snaked from him. So I gue s you and I now have beef. Let's fight!AG: What can I say? I mean, at least you got your USC homer pick in with Elliot Harrison ... I mean . If we must come to fisticuffs, let them be in the fantasy arena instead.ROUND 10, TE, - Watson , RB, - Pink , WR, - Wilk , RB, - Grant , TE, Indianpolis - Claybon , QB, - Franciscovich , RB, - Gelhar , WR, - Milner , WR, - Crawley , TE, - Fabiano MG: fisticuffs it is. By the way ... falls all the way to the 10th round. That's a pretty good value pick for The Franchise.AG: Indeed. I had my eye on Tom Terrific, but decided to wait. I like the mix of established vets and high-upside youngsters in this round. I went with the former in Vereen, who I think could be huge in the ' offense, while you, Crawley and Milner opted for youth.MG: At this point in the draft, I was all about upside. Considering what happened with last year, gives me hope.ROUND 11, RB, - Fabiano , QB, - Crawley , RB, - Milner , QB, - Gelhar , WR, - Franciscovich , RB, - Claybon , WR, - Grant , RB, - Wilk , WR, - Pink D/ST - Watson AG: Speaking of hope, I have the highest of hopes for , and was severely rankled when Fabiano (who had downplayed Cobb on the podcast), sniped him three picks before me in Round 11! What gives?!MG: That Fabiano ... he's a tricky one! Still, I like your Tannehill pick there. I have high hopes for him this season.AG: Same. I'll scratch your fantasy back as well and commend the pick. There are a ton of targets to be had in Houston with Johnson gone. Speaking of A.J., his arrival in Indy (along with ) really puts a damper on for me, whom I had really liked heading into the offseason.ROUND 12, QB, - Watson D/ST - Pink D/ST - Wilk , WR, - Grant , WR, - Claybon , QB, - Franciscovich , WR, - Gelhar , QB, - Milner , RB, - Crawley , WR, - Fabiano MG: I feel the same way about Moncrief. Just too many mouths to feed in Indianapolis. Meanwhile, in Round 12, we somehow allowed Watson to back up with . What were we doing?AG: Um ... not paying attention? I gue s we've been drinking a little too much of Fabiano's "Wait on a QB" Kool-aid. While we're on the topic of aging but effective QBs, I love Franchise's pick of Palmer here. I was thinking of backing up Tannehill with him in the following round, but alas, my plans were foiled.MG: I'm not totally on board with waiting on quarterbacks, but it does speak to the depth of the position that guys like Romo, Palmer and were still around this late.ROUND 13, K, - Fabiano D/ST - Crawley , WR, - Milner , WR, - Gelhar , TE, - Franciscovich , QB, - Claybon , RB, - Grant , QB, - Wilk , WR, - Pink , K, - Watson AG: We're nearing the end here in Round 13, so I'll be quick. Picks I liked: DGB, Rivers, Bridgewater, Stills. Picks I didn't like: PERCY HARVIN.MG: I took Sir Reginald Alfred Bush II. Partly because Rivers was gone. But also because I wanted to type Sir Reginald Alfred Bush II.AG: A totally acceptable rationale. I approve.ROUND 14, WR, - Watson , K, - Pink , WR, - Wilk D/ST - Grant , K, - Claybon D/ST - Franciscovich , K, - Gelhar , K, - Milner , RB, - Crawley , TE, - Fabiano MG: All I have to say about Round 14 is ... . Wow.AG: All I have to say is ... whoops. But hey, he's ... old, I gue s?ROUND 15 D/ST - Fabiano , K, - Crawley D/ST - Milner D/ST - Gelhar , K, - Franciscovich D/ST - Claybon er, K, - Grant , K, - Wilk , RB, - Pink , TE, - Watson AG: Round 15 ... No SeaBa s?MG: The times, they are a-changing. Pour a little out for SeaBa s. Jared Davidson Jersey
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