#328: Dash To The Draft 2022 (AFC East Draft Preview with Mark Schofield)

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1. This spring, the Jets heavily pursued Chandler Jones in free agency and were one of the two finalists to acquire Tyreek Hill via trade. Thus, many believe the Jets will be targeting an EDGE pass rusher and a WR with their two top-10 picks. However, there is also a lot of buzz that the Jets could be eyeing Sauce Gardner, arguably the best corner in this class, at 4 overall. That said, as valuable as the cornerback position is, only four corners have been top five picks over the past 11 drafts. Why would Sauce Gardner be a great pick for the Jets at that spot? 2. After trading for Tyreek Hill, the Dolphins do not pick until 102 overall. But there is a reasonable argument to be made that they’ve quietly built a VERY strong roster on both sides of the ball. On defense, they have an underrated front with Emmanuel Ogbah, Jaelan Phillips and Christian Wilkins and a STACKED secondary with Xavien Howard, Byron Jones and Jevon Holland. On offense, they significantly upgraded the offensive line by signing Terron Armstead and acquiring Tyreek Hill gives them one of the scariest groups of offensive weapons in the entire league with Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Mike Gesicki, Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert. I just can’t find a glaring hole on this Dolphins team outside of the mystery that is Tua Tagovailoa. Can you? 3. When it comes to the Patriots, it can be argued that corner and EDGE are their biggest areas of need, but there’s a decent chance the cupboard in terms of value at both positions could be bare when the Patriots are on the clock at 21 overall. Should that be the case, two other directions they could go are at guard after the departures of Ted Karras and Shaq Mason or off-ball linebacker. If both Devin Lloyd and Zion Johnson are available for the Patriots, who would you take and why? 4. The Bills will be headed into 2022 as a strong Super Bowl favorite, and the acquisition of Von Miller in free agency could indeed turn out to be the final piece of the puzzle. But there are still some areas of concern on this otherwise strong roster. Buffalo could use another boundary corner to line up opposite Tre’Davious White, and they can use a legitimate lead-dog at running back. I am FAR from the biggest fan of selecting a running back in the first round, but if no corner that’s available meets the value of the 25th overall pick, would Breece Hall be a good pick for the Bills there?  5. Jets 3-Round Mock -(4): Kayvon Thibodeaux -(10): Drake London -(35): Jaquan Brisker -(38): Tyler Smith -(69): Chad Muma 6. Dolphins 3-Round Mock -(102): Channing Tindall 7. Patriots 3-Round Mock -(21): Jameson Williams -(54): Roger McCreary -(85):  Cole Strange 8. Bills 3-Round Mock -(25): Kaiir Elam -(57): Breece Hall -(89): Alec Pierce

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