Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my pleasure to present to you: the roster for this year's first edition of MHR's Live Interactive Mock Draft! Those of you listed here, please verify your continued interest in this project by posting a comment in this post as soon as possible. To everyone still interested in joining: the Carolina Panthers are still unrepresented and anyone else who serves as a back-up this time around will be rotated in as the lead for a team of their preference in future iterations of this project. I have attached the current rules for the mock, as well as some additional comments of my own, below the fold.
Arizona Cardinals: Elway4Prez (1st choice, only rep interested in team)
Atlanta Falcons: Sayre Bedinger (assigned)
Baltimore Ravens: Skotty (1st choice, only rep interested in team)
Buffalo Bills: kentuckybronco (1st choice, only rep interested in team)
Carolina Panthers: OPEN (to be determined)
Chicago Bears: broncofaninIL (1st choice, only rep interested in team)
Cincinnati Bengals: Digger 24 (2nd choice, only rep interested in team)
Cleveland Browns: Tim Lynch (assigned)
Dallas Cowboys: Whidbey Bronco (1st choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
Denver Broncos: Charlie Kirkpatrick (2nd choice, literally picked out of a hat)
Detroit Lions: NedBronco (2nd choice, only rep interested in team)
Green Bay Packers: BroncosNL (2nd choice, only rep interested in team)
Houston Texans: march20 (1st choice, only rep interested in team)
Indianapolis Colts: aLuffabo (3rd choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
Jacksonville Jaguars: mikebirty (1st choice, only rep interested in team)
Kansas City Chiefs: bcfunk (assigned)
Miami Dolphins: JAYson G (3rd choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
Minnesota Vikings: Joe Medina (3rd choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
New England Patriots: nolesbroncos3456 (1st choice, only rep interested in team)
New Orleans Saints: cowbell (2nd choice, only rep interested in team)
New York Giants: sbhchawk (2nd choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
New York Jets: RiG (assigned)
Oakland Raiders: Wheeze….Al Davis….cackle cackle – a.k.a. papigrande (1st choice, only rep interested in team)
Philadelphia Eagles: stedtfeld (1st choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
Pittsburgh Steelers: Idaho Nate (1st choice, only rep interested in team)
St. Louis Rams: Kaptain Kirk (3rd choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
San Diego Chargers: broncofan91 (2nd choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
San Francisco 49ers: bfree2bronc (1st choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
Seattle Seahawks: sjk7 (2nd choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: durst (2nd choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
Tennessee Titans: Broncosman (1st choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
Washington Redskins: elvisalex (1st choice, no remaining viable reps for team)
1. As a team representative, you will be required to submit to me (via e-mail) an ordered target list for your team at least 48 hours prior to the start of the mock draft. Any lists received after said time will not be binding and may not be used. The lists should cover all of your draft picks throughout the stated length of the mock drafting session.
2. If a team’s representative is not available to make a selection in the allotted time AND they did not submit an ordered target list or said list is no longer applicable, I will then make the pick for them by simply selecting the best player available from a CBS Sports NFL Draft Scout's overall rankings. At my discretion, however, I may deviate slightly from the strict definition of BPA in order to accommodate for need; that said, I will guarantee that all picks will be made in a timely fashion.
3. When commenting in the mock draft post, please DO NOT use the "subject" line in the comments for anything other than to announce an official pick. Limiting the usage of said space will make the picks, as well as the announcements that I will make, stand out and therefore make the draft itself easier to follow.
4. When I announce that THE [LOCATION] [TEAM NAME] ARE NOW ON THE CLOCK, the respective representative(s) will have five minutes to make the pick. Once the selection is recorded, I will then move things along by making the pertinent announcement; that process will continue until we conclude the mock drafting session, with possible breaks therein to gather our collective bearings if necessary.
5. When you make an official pick, you will announce it in the exact format that follows: WITH THE [X] PICK IN THE DRAFT, THE [LOCATION] [TEAM NAME] SELECT: [PLAYER NAME], [POSITION], [SCHOOL]. Once again, you will do so in the "subject" line of the comment box and you will leave the message space blank. You or others may feel free and are, in fact, encouraged to comment on a pick by replying to that official announcement so long as you observe the general rules of conduct that govern this site when doing so.
6. As soon as possible after a selection is made, you are to e-mail a brief explanation of sorts to me. I suggest that you write them as though you are an actual member of your chosen team’s management being asked about the pick in an interview, but you may do so in whatever way you wish so long as it gets done. Since I will compile all of these and post them alongside the respective picks, I ask that you keep them short.
The rules for this mock are still up for discussion, so if you feel that they can be improved, please do share your thoughts below. By the way, I will be providing examples for some of the procedural ones in the comments below, just to clarify how they work in practice before we get to the main event. Thanks again to everyone involved and I look forward to working with you all in what should be a fun endeavor. I also encourage the rest of our community to chime in freely throughout the process. Cheers and go Broncos!