MPT’s 2015 NFL Mock Draft

Here is my 2015 NFL Mock Draft for tonight’s draft with no trades included:

NFL Draft Winners and Losers

MPT’s winners and losers from this past weekend’s NFL Draft:

MPT’s Final 2014 NFL Mock Draft

The NFL Draft is finally here! Here is my fourth and final mock before the draft. Previous updates can be found here: Mock Draft 1.0, Mock Draft 2.0, and Mock Draft 3.0

MPT’s 2014 NFL Mock Draft 3.0

With the NFL Draft just a week away, here is the third version of my mock draft. The first two installments of my mock draft can be found here: Mock Draft 1.0 and Mock Draft 2.0. Let’s get on to the picks:

MPT’s 2014 NFL Mock Draft 2.0

Here is the second version of my mock draft with the addition of the 2nd round in this update. If you missed my first mock last week, you can find it here: MPT’s 2014 NFL Mock Draft. Now on to the picks:

MPT’s 2014 NFL Mock Draft

The NFL Draft is my favorite event in sports. The first draft I ever watched was in 1998 (I was 10 years old) and became infatuated with the process. Franchises rebuilding their teams, analysts breaking down each pick, the highlights they would show after each pick, the trades, the reaches, who will become a Pro Bowler, who will be a bust, and who will be a late round gem. Since that first draft I saw back in 1998, I have watched every year in it’s entirety. My friends and I have done some mock drafts over the past couple years, but never published one. So here is my first mock to be published. Take a look and let me know what you think:

Raiders Trade Carson Palmer To Cardinals

Back in October 2011 when the Bengals traded Carson Palmer to the Raiders for a 1st and 2nd round pick, my immediate thought was that Palmer wasn’t worth a 1st round pick, let alone a 2nd round pick. But, somehow, the Bengals got BOTH for Palmer. I couldn’t believe it and I still can’t. That trade is still one of the most, if not the most, lopsided trades in NFL history.

Today, the Raiders traded the quarterback to the Cardinals for 2013 6th round pick and a conditional 7th round pick in 2014. All I can say is wow. Palmer agreed to restructure his deal to a 2 year $16 million pact with the Cards. Palmer was set to make $13 million this year and the Raiders wanted to restructure. Palmer wouldn’t, so the Raiders traded for Matt Flynn, making Palmer expendable.

Wait a second…did the Silver and Black actually make a smart move? The Raiders, long known for making bad moves and being taking advantage of in trades, finally seem to be coming around, becoming smarter, more thorough and more careful in the process. The rest of the league now may have to watch out for the former laughing stock sooner rather than later. Since former owner/GM Al Davis passed away, the Raiders and new GM Reggie McKenzie have completely changed philosophies from the old and the changes are becoming more apparent this offseason. With this trade, it seems like the Raiders franchise transformation from old to new is now complete.

-MPT