Draft Hybrid Mock

If the draft plays out this way I'd rather grab Lane Johnson. Talk on NFL network is Jake Long is looking for 11-12 million per year and Andre Smith around 8-9 mil a year so that means Bushrod will probably around the 6-8 mil a year range. We could draft Lane, lock him up for what ever the new max is on rookie contracts (5 years now I think) and his salary will be in the 2-4 mil range. I can't predict if Lane will be and All-Pro LT or not but Bushrod isn't as great as we all think and our offense had made him look much better than he truly is. We already have to consistently help Bushrod out with chip blocks which IMO means he's not really good enough to command 5-6 mil a year. Lane would be a much cheaper LT and not much of a drop off.

I think Lane Johnson will be long by the time we're up. Either way, our FO has a knack for finding Pro Bowl quality O-Linemen in the later rounds. I think we need to focus on D, and if Jarvis Jones is there, MAN! We gotta take that dude. He'd instantly be the best pass rusher on the squad. I'm still beside myself at the fact that he may actually fall. Over the last two years or so, Jones has been one of the most dominating and ferocious defenders in the college ranks. The guy easily has top 5 talent, and if we land him, WOW!