First mention of free agency in the article but is critical in understanding other parts of contract negotiations and salary cap impacts on teams.

multiple layers of depth to this part. I think the author does a great job of informing the reader as to the WHY of the trade. Few will be aware that Carolina was willing to trade down in the first place.

the humor is a really nice touch, helps to also contextualize the quality of a player that Penei Sewell is. Although the pick of Chase is a hot take, the logic behind it makes sense with the analysis of the relationship with Joe Burrow.

I especially like the breakdown of the style of play, I feel that it's what is most often overlooked when making mock drafts. These are the analysis that teams will be doing especially in a virtual year like this.

This is an interesting point that I haven't seen yet from other sources but makes the most sense. It draws on comparisons between Mac Jones and Jimmy Garoppolo explaining why Lance makes the most sense here.

Great analysis, Saleh is famous for having success under Kyle Shanahan as his offensive coordinator. This context helps understand why the Jets would focus on a QB.

Understanding team culture and historical draft data is critical in predicting mock drafts. The author did a great job of simulating how specific general managers act farther in the article.

This is critical and something not always done. The draft is less about picking the best overall player available but more so about filling gaps your team has from a roster perspecetive.

In a year where some players opted out and there is no way to get data from the combine I wonder what teams will focus on as primary forms of talent analysis?

Teams usually evaluate players on a multitude of events: 1) Quality of the past year at college 2) NFL combine 3) Pro-Days These can all have make or break style impacts on a players draft grade