2016 BZ Pick-A-Day: 17. Atlanta Falcons

[DraftBoy]

1. Tennessee Titans - OT Laremy Tunsil, Ole Miss
2. Cleveland Browns - QB Jared Goff, Cal
3. San Diego Chargers - DB Jalen Ramsey, FSU
4. Dallas Cowboys - DE Joey Bosa, Ohio State
5. Jacksonville Jaguars - LB Myles Jack, UCLA
6. Baltimore Ravens - OT Ronnie Stanley, Notre Dame
7. San Francisco 49ers - QB Carson Wentz, North Dakota State
8. Philadelphia Eagles - RB Ezekial Elliott, Ohio State
9. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - CB Vernon Hargreaves, Florida
10. New York Giants - DE DeForest Buckner, Oregon
11. Chicago Bears - OT Jack Conklin, Michigan State
12. New Orleans Saints - DT A'Shawn Robinson, Alabama
13. Miami Dolphins - CB Eli Apple, Ohio State
14. Oakland Raiders - DT Sheldon Rankings, Louisville
15. Los Angeles Rams - QB Paxton Lynch, Memphis
16. Detroit Lions - OT Taylor Decker, Ohio State
17. Atlanta Falcons - ON THE CLOCK
18. Indianapolis Colts
19. Buffalo Bills
20. New York Jets
21. Washington Redskins
22. Houston Texans
23. Minnesota Vikings
24. Cincinnati Bengals
25. Pittsburgh Steelers
26. Seattle Seahawks
27. Green Bay Packers
28. Kansas City Chiefs
29. Arizona Cardinals
30. Carolina Panthers
31. Denver Broncos

[YardRat]

Jesus Christ GV sleeps in during the week, he probably won't open his eyes until mid-afternoon on a Sunday. Lazy bastard.

[DraftBoy]

Jesus Christ GV sleeps in during the week, he probably won't open his eyes until mid-afternoon on a Sunday. Lazy bastard.

On weekends, you can go crazy and vote before he does.

[Scumbag College]

Shaq Lawson here. ATL's D is a mess on the DL and at DB.

[swiper]

E.Ogbah, Oklahoma St, DE/OLB

[Ginger Vitis]

Jesus Christ GV sleeps in during the week, he probably won't open his eyes until mid-afternoon on a Sunday. Lazy bastard.

Indeed... Shaq lawson

[YardRat]

On weekends, you can go crazy and vote before he does.

YAY!!!

Hmmm...LBer, WR, DE or center?

Shaq Lawson and Graham Glasgow are the only ones that fit that list and have been in for a private workout, and Glasgow should be there in the second round at least, so I'm going with DE Lawson.

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Indeed... Shaq lawson

LOL...bastard. Good pick, though.

[DraftBoy]

E.Ogbah, Oklahoma St, DE/OLB

You like Ogbah over Lawson, or is this more scheme fit?

[DraftBoy]

YAY!!!

You know owe the BZNC a $10,000 donation.

-DB Wasserman

[YardRat]

You know owe the BZNC a $10,000 donation.

-DB Wasserman

OK, but you're going to have to give a behind-closed-doors speech to my stockholders.

[scartown]

Ragland

[Lone Stranger]

Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson

[Ed]

DE Shaq Lawson - Clemson

[Dr. Who]

Shaq Lawson

[swiper]

You like Ogbah over Lawson, or is this more scheme fit?


http://profootballwarroom.com/




The problem is that the public perception of Lawson doesn't seem to match that of NFL talent evaluators. They see him as a very good prospect, just not a Top 10 prospect.Independent NFL draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki, after talking to numerous scouts and personnel executives, has Lawson as a Top 40 pick. He grades him as his 24thoverall prospect, and the ninth-best defensive lineman. He's behind players such as Dodd and Penn State defensive lineman Austin Johnson.

It's unlikely Nawrocki's ninth-best defensive lineman is the 10th overall pick. The reasons seem to show with the Scout's Take in Nawrocki's book "NFL Draft (http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/04/2016_nfl_mock_draft_eagles_giants_jets_swing_for_t.html)2016 Preview":

"(Lawson) received a lot of hype because Clemson was No. 1 in the country. People are going to say he was an elite rusher. Maybe at 260 he could be. He played at 279 and 284 during the year, and he looked it."

Nawrock lists in Lawson's weaknesses that he "lacks ideal edge burst and acceleration to take the corner." That is what his tape shows as a two-year reserve and one-year starter. But his Combine numbers may say differently.

Lawson weighed 269 at the event in late February.

Still, the perception of NFL teams appears to be that he's more of a mid-first-round pick than a Top 10 selection.

Here are scouts from three different teams (as told to NJ Advance Media's Mark Eckel (http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2016/03/2016_nfl_draft_who_are_the_best_defensive_ends.html#7)):

"He's a good player. He has a good burst and some explosiveness, but he's not real dynamic. He's a first-round pick, but not as high in the first round as some people think."

http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2016/04/why_clemson_de_shaq_lawson_wont_be_the_giants_pick.html

The ZONE GMs have him rated higher that he should be.

[YardRat]

I don't think taking a 'mid-first round pick' at #17 qualifies as 'higher than he should be'.

[Mace]

I'd have to say Lawson also.

[swiper]

I don't think taking a 'mid-first round pick' at #17 qualifies as 'higher than he should be'.


Shaq Lawson NFL draft stock in question as shoulder was flagged at combine (http://sportsnaut.com/2016/03/shaq-lawson-nfl-draft-stock-question-shoulder-flagged-combine/)

[Mace]

Shaq Lawson NFL draft stock in question as shoulder was flagged at combine (http://sportsnaut.com/2016/03/shaq-lawson-nfl-draft-stock-question-shoulder-flagged-combine/)



I'm hoping he'll fall to us but sure doubt it. I think he's enough of a premium player teams will roll happily on him.

[DraftBoy]

http://profootballwarroom.com/





http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2016/04/why_clemson_de_shaq_lawson_wont_be_the_giants_pick.html

The ZONE GMs have him rated higher that he should be.

That doesn't really answer the question, and Nawrocki is on the lower tier of NFL Draft analysts I'd listen to given his history.

[DraftBoy]

With the 17th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft the Atlanta Falcons select DE Shaq Lawson.

Voting Results:
Lawson - 6
Ogbah - 1
Ragland - 1
Dodd - 1