Reviewing the NFL Draft (Madden Edition)

[RaychelSnr]

With the NFL Draft concluding this past weekend, our staff gathered around the OS Roundtable to discuss how we thought the draft went this weekend. In this edition of the OS Roundtable we talk about which pick changes Madden the most, which teams had the best and worst drafts, and finally we round the corner to home by talking about which pick will be the biggest steal when we look back on the 2016 Draft.

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[Dwaresacksqb]

Best draft: Cowboys
Best pick: Ezekiel Elliot
Steal of the draft: Jaylon Smith
GM of the year: Jerry Jones

[bigcpark63]

Quote: Originally Posted by Dwaresacksqb

Best draft: Cowboys Best pick: Ezekiel Elliot Steal of the draft: Jaylon Smith GM of the year: Jerry Jones

You've drank so much cool-aid that it's affected your cognitive abilities.

As good as Elliot is, a "Franchise" RB has not won a Super Bowl in recent memory, and they passed up arguably the most versatile DB to come out in years.

Not to mention, you can't really "Steal" a player when you draft him at the beginning of the 2nd round and know that he will most likely miss his entire first season, possibly never fully recover.

[Dwaresacksqb]

Quote: Originally Posted by bigcpark63

You've drank so much cool-aid that it's affected your cognitive abilities. As good as Elliot is, a "Franchise" RB has not won a Super Bowl in recent memory, and they passed up arguably the most versatile DB to come out in years. Not to mention, you can't really "Steal" a player when you draft him at the beginning of the 2nd round and know that he will most likely miss his entire first season, possibly never fully recover.

It's cool lol. I'm just excited. We did good in the draft this year and I'm having fun.

Can't wait to play as the Cowboys in Madden 17 this year. Ezekiel Elliot and Jaylon Smith will be devastating. Just turn off pre existing injuries for Jaylon.

[Ampking101]

As for who won the draft, I think it is between two teams for two very different reasons.

The first is the Jaguars, as long as Myles Jack can play, I honestly think the Jags just got two once in a generation talents with Ramsey and Jack by pure luck, neither should have been there when it came time for Jacksonville to pick but both were and they each have the potential to be the best players out of this draft. Along with last year's Dante Fowler the Jaguars are moving towards building one of the strongest defenses for the future.

The second is a bit more controversial and that is the Browns. Now they didn't end up with any big steals, or anyone particularly awe inspiring like the Jags did. However with 14 picks in the draft they did well in insuring that they came out with the upper hand, now we have seen the Browns fail in the past with multiple picks so why is this any different. Well the more players you are able to draft, the more your chance of drafting a solid player increase. That means that if even 25% of the players they drafted are not even stars but just starter material that means they wind up with 4 solid starters out of this draft. If this happens to be the year they drafted well, this could completely turn the entire franchise around.

As for the steal of the draft, I would have to say the if Myles Jack is able to fully recover, my money would be on him. However if not, I would have to say as long as he doesn't go the path of Josh Gordon/Johnny Manziel, the Dolphins may have stolen Laremy Tunsil the player who was at one point projected to go #1 overall to the Titans.


As for the losers of the draft, I would put that to the Eagles and Rams. I don't see either quarterback being pro bowl quarterbacks with their respective teams, I think taking Goff first overall was a mistake for the Rams. That said I don't see either QB being worth hemorrhaging your future for. I don't see them putting up the stats with those teams to be 90+ overall QBs in Madden and now they have lost out on other rookies when their teams have other glaring needs. Not to mention, Chip Kelly put the Eagles in a really bad way by letting go of star players (like Maclin and Mccoy) so Wentz won't have the help around him he might otherwise have had. They each gave up the farm for their quarterbacks and I just don't see either player paying off.

Edit:
Funny enough this was before I read the article and I'm happy to find that it's pretty similar (except for the browns). I'll also add that Ezekiel Elliot was a solid pick up and easily is a huge game changer for the Cowboys with that top tier offensive line so not the worst pick. That said it is far from the best pick either. They currently have 2 other starter worthy halfbacks on the roster that could easily start so it wasn't a pressing need. Not to mention taking him while Ramsey was still on the board was a ridiculous decision especially when corner was a need going into the draft. Zeke will be a solid player no doubt about that but taking him as early as they did is a questionable decision especially when you can get running backs like Devonta Freeman in the 4th round.

[Dwaresacksqb]

Real article: "Dallas reached on an offensive player in the first when their bigger need was obviously on defense. In the second, they over-drafted on an injured LB who will never be a force in the NFL, if he ever plays". Second article: "Dallas once again reached on an offensive player with needs elsewhere. Not only did they reach, it was on an under-sized player who will never play LT in this league. In the third round, they chose an injury prone, system running back that should not have been drafted inside the first five rounds".

"Sound familiar? The first article was talking about Dez and Sean Lee. The second article was talking about Tyron Smith and DeMarco Murray, all probowlers. Point is, it is easy to bag on any team's draft prior to seeing how they play on the field in the NFL."

I think Dallas did great and we will wait and see. Not a fan of draft grades.

[Dwaresacksqb]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ampking101

As for who won the draft, I think it is between two teams for two very different reasons. The first is the Jaguars, as long as Myles Jack can play, I honestly think the Jags just got two once in a generation talents with Ramsey and Jack by pure luck, neither should have been there when it came time for Jacksonville to pick but both were and they each have the potential to be the best players out of this draft. Along with last year's Dante Fowler the Jaguars are moving towards building one of the strongest defenses for the future. The second is a bit more controversial and that is the Browns. Now they didn't end up with any big steals, or anyone particularly awe inspiring like the Jags did. However with 14 picks in the draft they did well in insuring that they came out with the upper hand, now we have seen the Browns fail in the past with multiple picks so why is this any different. Well the more players you are able to draft, the more your chance of drafting a solid player increase. That means that if even 25% of the players they drafted are not even stars but just starter material that means they wind up with 4 solid starters out of this draft. If this happens to be the year they drafted well, this could completely turn the entire franchise around. As for the steal of the draft, I would have to say the if Myles Jack is able to fully recover, my money would be on him. However if not, I would have to say as long as he doesn't go the path of Josh Gordon/Johnny Manziel, the Dolphins may have stolen Laremy Tunsil the player who was at one point projected to go #1 overall to the Titans. As for the losers of the draft, I would put that to the Eagles and Rams. I don't see either quarterback being pro bowl quarterbacks with their respective teams, I think taking Goff first overall was a mistake for the Rams. That said I don't see either QB being worth hemorrhaging your future for. I don't see them putting up the stats with those teams to be 90+ overall QBs in Madden and now they have lost out on other rookies when their teams have other glaring needs. Not to mention, Chip Kelly put the Eagles in a really bad way by letting go of star players (like Maclin and Mccoy) so Wentz won't have the help around him he might otherwise have had. They each gave up the farm for their quarterbacks and I just don't see either player paying off. Edit: Funny enough this was before I read the article and I'm happy to find that it's pretty similar (except for the browns). I'll also add that Ezekiel Elliot was a solid pick up and easily is a huge game changer for the Cowboys with that top tier offensive line so not the worst pick. That said it is far from the best pick either. They currently have 2 other starter worthy halfbacks on the roster that could easily start so it wasn't a pressing need. Not to mention taking him while Ramsey was still on the board was a ridiculous decision especially when corner was a need going into the draft. Zeke will be a solid player no doubt about that but taking him as early as they did is a questionable decision especially when you can get running backs like Devonta Freeman in the 4th round.

McFadden played his first full season of his career at 28 and is now 29. He was not a quality starter until he ran behind that line. Morris is 28 and has been declining since his rookie season. He was let go into free agency by Washington and had trouble finding work. Why waste the talent up front and the philosophy we have of running the ball. Devonte Freeman is a stud found in the fourth round, congrats to the Falcons. Do you want me to list running backs who didn't do squat picked in the 4th round now? Please don't say yes lol

Plenty of scouts and former players including Deion Sanders have come out and said Jalen Ramsey is a safety not a corner to them. Maybe Dallas also thought the same thing. I know our DB coach Dave Campo has come out and saI'd so. Not sure Jalen Ramsey at safety helps our team out more than Ezekiel Elliot. Ezekiel Elliot many have claimed to be the best running back to come out since AP. I'll take that.

Jaylon Smith was considered a better prospect and linebacker than Myles Jack by many people. One scout said Jaylon Smith was the highest graded player he ever scouted. Mike Mayock said he's the best linebacker to come out since Luke kuechly. So if you say Myles Jack if healthy is the steal you might also want to place that tag on Jaylon Smith... if healthy.

I liked the Jags and Browns draft this year as well.

Edit: Myles Jack will NEVER be fully recovered. He has a degenerating knee. It will give eventually. Nobody knows when. I hope it doesn't happen until he's fulfilled all he wants to achieve in the NFL and had a long stellar career.

[iversonfan13]

Most draft analysts had Jaylon Smith as the best player in the draft prior to his injury. Add in the fact that the Cowboys Doctor did his surgery so if anyone would know his chance at recovery it would be him.