Nightfyre's Week 17 Mock draft

[Nightfyre]

Entitle this mock - The Gambler.

1. Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia

Geno has the capability to take a team to the Super Bowl tomorrow.

+ Geno has a strong arm and is capable of making every throw at the next level and has proven that he can throw every route in the air raid tree.
+ Geno is consistently accurate to all levels of the field. He routinely throws his receivers open and has the confidence to put the ball into tight coverage.
+ Geno has a good feel for the pass rush in the pocket and has sufficient evasiveness to extend plays at the next level.
+ Geno is excellent at pre-snap reads. He often identifies where he will have one on one coverage. Sometimes this will lead to him locking on to receivers though.
+ Geno throws well on the move, often setting his feet before delivering the ball. He also uses multiple arm angles which will be very useful at the next level.
+ Geno appears to have the intangibles you seek in an NFL QB. He is reportedly a film junky and he can be seen on the sidelines pumping up his team. He is focused on and takes responsibility for the team results, even when it is the defense blowing the game.
- Geno sometimes sits on a receiver waiting for a play to develop while his pocket is collapsing around him.
- Geno will need to improve the consistency of his footwork at the next level.


2. Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State

Xavier Rhodes is a true #1 CB. I anticipate he will go in the first round, but the Chiefs should move up and grab him. He and Flowers manning up on the sidelines would surely allow the defense to work downhill
+ Rhodes has sub 4.5 speed and a quick hip turn which will surely translate to the next level.
+ Rhodes has excellent man coverage skills.
+ Rhodes is a monster press-cover man at the line.
+ Rhodes also possesses ball-skills and can get vertical on top of that.
- Some people knock his quickness off the line. This is coachable and he can press until he gets it figured out.

3a. Margus Hunt, DE, SMU

Hunt is a player who is raw but has all tools but has responded to coaching. The combine will define where he goes in this draft.

3b. Jonathan Franklin, RB, UCLA

The kid has great vision.

4. Baccari Rambo, S, Georgia

Rambo is a ridiculous talent at safety. He may go in the third round. He is a sure tackler and a handful in the box and he is a ball-hawk in coverage as well. He also always goes for the strip, which I love. Extremely aggressive and a leader on the Georgia defense. He will fall due to a drug-related suspension.

5. Daniel McCullers, NT, Tennesse

The dude is a mammoth. He should come out early due to the coaching change. This also facilitates a move for Dontari Poe to DE where he could create real mismatches for guards.

6. Marcus Lattimore, RB, South Carolina

The kid tore every ligament in his knee. That injury could be a career ender. But take a chance on the kid in the sixth.

7. Ray Ray Armstrong, S, Formerly of Miami

Armstrong will fall because he hasn't played this year and his off-the-field issues. The kid has tools but will need to be babysat. The combine could really help or really hurt him.