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#CouchCoachLive Final NFL Mock Draft
1) Cleveland Browns – Myles Garrett, DE, Texas A&M
2) San Francisco 49ers – Mitchell Trubisky , QB North Carolina
3) Chicago Bears – Malik Hooker, S, Alabama
4) Jacksonville Jaguars -Leonard Fournette , RB, LSU
5 )Tennessee Titans – Marshone Lattimore, CB , LSU
6 ) New York Jets -Jamal Adams, S, LSU
7 )Los Angeles Chargers- Johnathan Allen, DT, Alabama
8 )Carolina Panthers – Christian McCaffery , RB ,Stanford
9) Cincinnati Bengals – Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford
10 )Buffalo Bills – Mike Williams, WR, Clemson
11 )New Orleans Saints – Reuben Foster, LB , Alabama
12 )Cleveland Browns – Deshaun Watson, QB , Clemson
13 )Arizona Cardinals – Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee
14 )Philadelphia Eagles – Marlon Humphrey, CB, Alabama
15 )Indianapolis Colts – Taco Charlton, DE, Michigan
16 )Baltimore Ravens – Cam Robinson,OT, Alabama
17 ) Washington Redskins – Charles Harris, DE, Missouri
18 )Tennessee Titans – O.J Howard, TE , Alabama
19 )Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Dalvin Cook, RB, FSU
20 )Denver Broncos- Ryan Ramzyk, T , Wisconsin
21 )Detroit Lions- Gareon Conley, CB, OSU
22 )Miami Dolphins – Jarrad Davis, LB, Florida
23 )New York Giants – Garett Bolles, OT ,Utah
24 )Oakland Raiders – John Ross, WR, Washington
25 )Houston Texans – Pat Mahomes, QB, Texas A&M
26) Seattle Seahawks- Forrest Lamp, G, Western Kentucky
27 )Kansas City Chiefs – Corey Davis, WR, Western Michigan
28 )Dallas Cowboys – Adoree’ Jackson, CB, USC
29) Green Bay Packers – Jabrill Peppers, S, Michigan
30) Pittsburgh Steelers – Obi Melifonwu, S, UCONN
31) Atlanta Falcons – T.J Watt, LB, Wisconsin
32 )New Orleans Saints – Budda Baker, S, Washington
#CouchCoachLive Greatest Coach of the 21st Centry Tournament : Final 4 Voting
Greatest Coach Of The 21st Century Tournament: Elite 8 Voting
Greatest Coach of the 21 Century Round of 16 Voting
Greatest Coach of the 21st Century Tournament: Red Auerbach East Regional Bracket
Red Auerbach East Regional Bracket
1) Phil Jackson
2) Pete Carroll
3) Tom Coughlin
4) Roy Williams
5) Bill Cowher
6) Bill Self
7) Tony La Russa
*8) Dick Vermil
*9) Larry Coker
* Seed 8 &9 will square off Via @CouchCoachLive pinned poll on March 3rd .Winner Advance to Round of 32 vs #1 seed in bracket!!
Schedule
Play-In Game: #8 Vs #9
1st Round ( Round of 32) March 6th – March 10^
#1 Phil Jackson 75% #8 Dick Vermeil 25%
#4 Roy Williams 64% #5 Bill Cowher 36%
#3 Tom Coughlin 90% #6 Bill Self
#2 Pete Carroll 73% #7 Tony LaRussa
2nd Round (Round of 16) March 13th – March 17th^
#4 Roy Williams 71% #1Phil Jackson 29%
#3 Tom Coughlin 58% # 2 Pete Carroll 42%
3rd Round (Round of 8) March 20th – March 24th^
Upper bracket winner vs Lower bracket winner
4th Round ( Round of 4) March 27th – March 31st^
North winner vs East winner
5th Round (Championship) April 3rd – April 7th ^
West/South winner vs North/East winner
^Voting will take place via CouchCoachOnline.com poll, Championship winner will be announced on Couch Coach Live on April 7th 2017!
Greatest Coach of the 21st Century Tournament: Vince Lombardi North Regional Bracket
Vince Lombardi North Regional Bracket
1) Bill Belichick
2) Urban Meyer
3) Billy Donovan
4) Pat Summit
5) Jim Tressel
6) Sean Payton
7) Mike Tomlin
*8) Jimbo Fisher
*9) Steve Kerr
* Seed 8 &9 will square off Via @CouchCoachLive pinned poll on March 2nd .Winner Advance to Round of 32 vs #1 seed in bracket!!
Schedule
Play-In Game: #8 Vs #9
1st Round ( Round of 32) March 6th – March 10th ^
#1 Bill Belichick 55% #8 Jimbo Fisher 45%
#4 Pat Summit 64% #5 Jim Tressel 36%
#3 Billy Donovan 75% #6 Sean Payton 25%
#2 Urban Meyer 90% #7 Mike Tomlin 10%
2nd Round (Round of 16) March 13th – March 17th^
#4 Pat Summit 71% #1 Bill Belichick 29%
#2 Urban Meyer 72% #3 Billy Donovan 28%
3rd Round (Round of 8) March 20th – March 24th^
Upper bracket winner vs Lower bracket winner
4th Round ( Round of 4) March 27th – March 31st^
North winner vs East winner
5th Round (Championship) April 3rd – April 7th ^
West/South winner vs North/East winner
^Voting will take place via CouchCoachOnline.com poll, Championship winner will be announced on Couch Coach Live on April 7th 2017!
Greatest Coach of the 21st Century Tournament: Bear Bryant South Regional Bracket
Bear Bryant South Regional Bracket
1) Nick Saban
2) Gregg Popovich
3) Rick Pitino
4) Mike McCarthy
5) Rick Carlisle
6) Doc Rivers
7) Brian Billick
*8) John Harbaugh
*9) Joe Torre
* Seed 8 &9 will square off Via @CouchCoachLive pinned poll on March 1st. Winner Advance to Round of 32 vs #1 seed in bracket!!
Schedule
Play-In Game: #8 Vs #9
1st Round ( Round of 32) March 6th – March 10th ^
#1 Nick Saban 67% #9 Joe Torre 33%
#4 Mike McCarthy 50% Rick Carlise 50% *
# 3 Rick Pitino 75% #6 Doc Rivers 25%
#2 Gregg Popovich 58% #7 Brian Billick
2nd Round (Round of 16) March 13th – March 17th^
#1 Nick Saban 57% #5 Rick Carlise 43%
# 2 Gregg Popovich 86% #3 Rick Pitino 14%
3rd Round (Round of 8) March 20th – March 24th^
Upper bracket winner vs Lower bracket winner
4th Round ( Round of 4) March 27th – March 31st^
West winner vs South winner
5th Round (Championship) April 3rd – April 7th ^
West/South winner vs North/East winner
^Voting will take place via CouchCoachOnline.com poll, Championship winner will be announced on Couch Coach Live on April 7th 2017!
Greatest coach of the 21st century Tournament: John Wooden West Regional Bracket
John R. Wooden West Regional Bracket
1) Coach K
2) Pat Riley
3) Geno Auriemma
4) Eric Spoelstra
5) Larry Brown
6) Les Miles
7) Bob Stoops
*8) Dabo Swinney
*9) Tyronn Lue
* Seed 8 &9 will square off Via @CouchCoachLive pinned poll on Feb 28th. Winner Advance to Round of 32 vs #1 seed in bracket!!
Schedule
Play-In Game: #8 Dabo Swinney vs Tyronn Lue
1st Round ( Round of 32) March 6th – March 10th ^
#1 Coach K 69% #8 Dabo Swinney 30%
#4 Eric Spolestra 92% # 5 Larry Brown 8%
#3 Geno Auriemma 58% #6 Les Miles 42%
#2 Pat Riley 83% #7 Bob Stoops
2nd Round (Round of 16) March 13th – March 17th^
#1 Coach K 71% #4 Eric Spolestra 29%
#3 Geno Auriemma 57% #2 Pat Riley 43%
3rd Round (Round of 8) March 20th – March 24th^
Upper bracket winner vs Lower bracket winner
4th Round ( Round of 4) March 27th – March 31st^
West winner vs South winner
5th Round (Championship) April 3rd – April 7th ^
West/South winner vs North/East winner
^Voting will take place via CouchCoachOnline.com poll, Championship winner will be announced on Couch Coach Live on April 7th 2017!
#Starting5: College Football Preview 2016
1) Who are the sleeper teams this season :
– Tennessee : The Vols are the flavor of the season and I might add it’s delicious. This team finished in the top 25 last year. The Vols took lumps as they lost to Oklahoma , Florida , Alabama and Arkansas last year. Vols fans can find solace that they remained competitive in those games. Another year of experience will help the Vols reach to the SEC Championship vs Alabama! Watch out SEC!!
– North Carolina: The Tarheels was an onside kick away from shaking the CFP playoffs way off the axis. The Tarheels ( 11-3, 8-0 ACC in 2015) enter 2o16 with Mitch Trubiski at QB who patiently waited for this opportunity . RB Elijah Hood returns to give the Tarheels a home run hitting back who had 1,463 yards in 2015. The Tarheels return a talented Defensive backfield with two dynamic CB’s in M.J Stewart & Des Lawrence. The Tarheels must win vs Georgia in the opener & on the road vs Florida State on October 1st in order to earn a berth in the CFP.
– Houston: The Cougars finished last year 13-1 including a head turning win over Florida State in the Peach Bowl. The Cougars return 11 starters including QB Greg Ward. Transfers RB Duke Catalon and WR Ra’shadd Samples are huge additions to an already potent offense. The Cougars D allowed less than 21 points per game and had a plus 21 turnover margin. What will hurt the Cougars will be their strength of schedule and not being in a power 5 conference . The only way the Cougars to make the CFP is a win over Oklahoma and if Louisville can be a top 10 team prior to their Nov 17th matchup.
2) Who are the teams that will overachieve :
– LSU: Sound crazy right? Well LSU was 9-3 and Les Miles was one foot out the door..remember? In normal universities this would have been a landmark year…hell even a good season, but at LSU it’s like being 7-6. LSU has arguably the best overall talent coming back . Bringing back RB Leonard Fournette , and WR’s Malachi Dupree and Travis Dural should help QB Brandon Harris immensely . The biggest question mark is the defense , in which gave up 24.8 points per game ( very pedestrian in the SEC) , can new defensive coordinator Dave Aranda make a quick fix. The Tigers will be better than 9-3 but remember Alabama is real!
– Washington : Expectations are sky high for the Huskies. The Huskies are slowly becoming a Pac-12 contender. Last year the Huskies finished 7-6 and return 17 starters including QB Jake Browning. The Defense averaged 18.8 points per game.The Huskies have an emerging secondary with CB Sidney Jones and FS Bubba Baker. The biggest test will be on October 8th as the Huskies travel to play Oregon. This team will make strides and hover around the lower end of the top 25.
-Louisville : The Cardinals was one of the hottest teams in college football as they won 6 of their last 7 games. Texas A&M was the only winning team the cardinals beat during their run last season. The Cardinals was 2-4 vs bowl eligible teams & 0-3 vs top 25. The success of the Cardinals falls on the arm of QB Lamar Jackson who is a rising star in college football . Louisville will have huge test vs Florida State on Sept 17th and a trip to Death Valley as they take on Clemson on Oct 1st. The Cardinals are the flavor of the month that will sizzle fast.
3) Who are your 3 Heisman favorites and 3 Dark Horses :
Favorites:
1) Deshawn Watson QB Clemson: (2015: 4,104 passing yards, 1,105 rushing yards 47 TDS) Watson is on a mission to bring Clemson a CFP championship.
2) Leonard Fournette RB LSU: ( 2015: 1,953 rushing yards , 191.4 yards per game , 7.34 yards per carry) Nov 5th vs Alabama will define his Heisman fate.
3) Christian McCaffery RB Stanford: (2015: 3,864 all purpose yards) The straw that sirs the drink for Stanford . The most versatile player in college football.
Dark Horse:
1) Dalvin Cook RB Florida State : (2015: 1,691 rushing yards)The success of FSU is contingent on a successful year for Cook.
2) Baker Mayfield QB Oklahoma: (2015: 3,700 passing yards and 36 TDS) If he duplicates last years stats he has to be at least invited to New York .
3) Chad Kelly QB Ole Miss ( 2015: 4,042 yards 31 TDS) The most talented QB in the SEC.
4) Predict the 4 In & 4 Out for the College Football Playoff:
4 In :
Alabama, Michigan, Clemson , Oklahoma
4 Out:
Ohio State, Tennessee,Stanford, North Carolina
5) Who will win the College Football Playoff Championship?
The Michigan Wolverines !!!!!!
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