#471: Dash To The Draft 2024 (Last Minute Buzz/Rumors + Final Mock Draft with Hal Bent)

Sports Krunch w/DKROM

1. If you were making the pick for the Commanders at 2, which QB would you select and why?

2. As NFL insider Benjamin Allbright reported last Thursday, there are people in that New England front office that want to trade back and stockpile future draft capital, but owner Robert Kraft, who's 82 years old, wants a QB badly. Whose course of action do you personally prefer the Patriots to take: Kraft's or the front office's? Can you see the two sides coming to a compromise in which they trade down with the Vikings and then trade back up to the 5-8 range and get QB4 (most likely J.J. McCarthy)? That's exactly what Monti Ossenfort and the Cardinals did last year.

3. If you're the Cardinals, would you stand pat at 4 if the Vikings don't give you a package that's equal in value to the Trey Lance package? On the flip side, if you're the Vikings in that scenario, do you bite the bullet and give up both firsts along with next year's first to get to 4 or 5, or are you willing to wait until pick 7 or 8 to make your move?

4. On a scale of 1-10, how dumb would such a big trade-up for QB4 be for the Broncos?

5. Do you think the Chargers would be making a massive mistake if they indeed pass on three of the most talented WR prospects to enter the NFL in recent years?

6. If you're Bears GM Ryan Poles, what would your preferred course of action tomorrow night be: A: Make the trade-up to 3 for Marvin Harrison, Jr., B: Trade one of those 2025 2's to move up to say 7 or 8 in order to land Malik Nabers or Rome Odunze, or C: Stand pat at 9 and try to trade back if the board falls a certain way?

7. Buy Or Sell

-Washington QB Michael Penix, Jr. will be a first-round pick

-At least 22 of the 32 first-round picks will be offensive players, breaking the all-time NFL Draft record of 19

-More than 6 trades will be made tomorrow night, including the Cardinals moving up from 27 for a top-flight corner, and the Commanders packaging one or both of their second-round picks to move into the late 'teens/early 20's for an offensive tackle

-Texas DT Byron Murphy will be the first defensive player off the board, either going at 8 to the Falcons or at 9 to the Bears

-Texas WR Xavier Worthy will be the fourth WR off the board

-Either the Jaguars or Colts will trade up to 8 with the Falcons or to 9 with the Bears to select whichever of the top 3 WR is still remaining

-The Los Angeles Rams will select a QB on Day 2 or 3

8. Which team would you say is under the most pressure to come away with a good draft haul this weekend?

9. "What we THINK will happen" first-round mock draft (trades allowed)