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2020 Prix Du Jockey Club Preview

Change. It comes with many guises. Good, bad, forced and sometimes in coin form too. We can all recount a story for each with the ease of listing your families names or horses that have carried that coin form to victory. With any positive change we must regretfully suffer the other pole of the spectrum; bad or forced. The latter is where we have stood for over 100 days now and the grand fête of Prix De Diane & Jockey Club day in a sun-kissed Chantilly will lack its colour, its glamour, its congregation but perhaps the most important. Its joie de vivre.

Fear not, as we endure this seemingly never ending campaign of terror upon the world, a change for good will come again. We will trade the facemasks for smiles, the waves replaced by hugs and the empty stands for the grand fêtes that have been confiscated. For now.

One thing that will forcibly change is the Prix Du Jockey Club winner. Sottsass bore the crown for a year and a new King must be crowned on Sunday. Let’s change the mood and get stuck into the runners eh.

VICTOR LUDORUM

As children we are told of fairytales. Dopey we may be at that young age we delighted in hearing of the stories in which you can swap a cow for magic beans or change your life for the better and be given a golden goose. Fairytales were then cast onto the big screen by Walt Disney. Crowds would flock to see them and leave not Grumpy or Bashful but Happy. The great animator himself would struggle to believe the fairytale that lies ahead of Victor Ludorum.

The royal blue of Godolphin has been carried only once to victory in this most historic of races. Frankie Dettori and Shamardal formed a fierce alliance in 2005, winning 6 of their 7 races together including 4 at the grandest of tables; Group 1s. A partnership as strong as that of the Brothers Grimm one may say. Twleve years later in 2017 the late champion sired Victor Ludorum. Following in his fathers footsteps, Victor has lost just one of his 5 career races to date and formed a fierce alliance with Mickael Barzalona. The myth of him not training on and floundering at 3 as his siblings have done was firmly Snow White’d in the Poulains. Cruising past the 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300 and finally the 1400m pole he revved up and bound clear in the final 100m. Eight up for his princely trainer and the premier victory for his ally Mickael. Yet to race over 1600m+ we venture into the dark forest with the Jockey Club throne as our guiding light but what a story it would make.

If dreams do come true and fairytales become reality, the Brothers could not invent one any better than this. We will never know if Sheikh Mohammed himself is a fairytale follower but should his homebred heir return the riches of Chantilly to the Dubai ruler 15 years on from his maiden, well it would just be happily ever after.

OCEAN ATLANTIQUE

The dynasty of Coolmore has no equal. Their ability to breed talent, spot talent, cultivate talent and most importantly showcase talent is unrivalled. Their changes for good in the Racing world are based exactly where they should be, on four legs on the biggest and most grand pistes in the world. They’ve had them all from homebred staying superpower Yeats to champion of champions Galileo, wondermares such as Found and the eagle eager eye of MV Magnier and his family have spotted talent from speedball Choisir to the history making American Pharoah.

It is the latter we look to with Ocean Atlantique, now even Coolmore will admit they didnt get much coin form change out of their €1,100,000 purchase but he could change their future immeasureably. Iron runs through the veins of the 3yo thanks to his dam’s sire Giant’s Causeway. A big strapping sort himself he has a way to go to emulate the palmares of his grandfather but he is sailing the right seas.

A record the “lads” will be happy to change for the better is of theirs in the French Derby. The famous tangerine Tabor silks have once been victorious with Montjeu but those of the Magnier family are yet to taste the celebratory Chantilly cuvee.

It took until a summery Saint Cloud september afternoon for Andre Fabre to unleash Ocean Atlantique and a second on debut is hardly to be scoffed at. Wrongs were changed to rights in an 8L demolition next time up and the maiden tag shed. The winter came and went as did the early spring. The gates of ParisLongchamp flung open on May 11th (for horses anyway..) and three days later Ocean Atlantique was back in business in the G3 La Force. Caught on the rail and in the pathway of a reversing Another Sky, second would have to do again behind Pao Alto. Wrongs righted once again on his next run in the Listed de Suresnes this time by a mere 5L demolition.

At home over 10f as was his father and grandfather, can Ocean Atlantique navigate his way to the Winners Enclosure at Chantilly and change his and Coolmore’s history for the better?

PAO ALTO

Change is frequent in Palo Alto. The place, not the horse whose name shares such resemblence. It is a true centre of excellence. Without this small corner of San Francisco we would not have life-changing spies companies such as (breathe): Google, Facebook, Apple, Paypal, HP, Dell, Xerox, Skype and Tesla. The final enterprise on that list is perhaps the most exciting, most forward thinking and most ludicrous. One fact remains however, horsepower is the name of the game for Tesla, the brainchild of lunatic maverick Elon Musk. Their desire to prove they are the best whilst maintaing all the style, glamour and substance is endering and these qualities are retained in the Christophe Ferland trained Pao Alto.

Pao Alto is visually one of the most beautiful chestnut colts you could possibly see with a flash of milky white on his left fore and an emblem-esque diamond between his eyes. Style. Owned by the uber elegant Wertheimer et frere he carries the famous sky blue and white silks that have bibles of Group wins to their name. Glamour. Beaten only once on his debut he has conquered a mile and graduated to ten furlongs too picking up the Group 3 La Force on the way. Substance.

He like the two before has champion blood racing through his veins. The son of 2013 winner Intello, he would take Gerard et Alain to two wins in the Jockey Club putting them ahead of their illustrious father Jacques and the patriarch of it all (their grandfather) Pierre. Pao is not a homebred as many of the brorthers horses are but heck, they cannot get much closer than having a son of their first Derby winner.

The La Force was a real triumph. The metal broke from the latch and he was out and away, relaxed for the first 400. Showing fine balance on the long downhill sweeping of ParisLongchamp he turned into the false straight tracking the rear end of Ocean Atlantique. A jolt of this head to the left told Guyon which way he wanted to go and when the air cleared he took off. One swipe of the foam was enough and a few bumps from Max saw him home comfortably ahead.

He will get to see, like Tesla, if he can be the best this Sunday where it matters most. On the turf at Chantilly.

MISHRIFF

What were we saying before about fairytales? Believe in something and you can achieve it. Make Believe in something and anything is possible! A fourth entrant into the race with champion blood in his veins, Mishriff is the son of the 2015 Poulains winner and the pride and joy of Prince Faisal Al Saud. It would also provide a fairytale culmination for his trainer John Gosden. The master of Clarehaven has triumphed in almost all the Classics you could name. The (Epsom) Derby? Got two. The (Epsom) Oaks? Three of those. Irish Derby? Yep, tick. Irish Oaks? Of course, next. Hollywood Derby? Hell yes. Prix De Diane? Oui. Prix Du Jockey Club? Ah, erm...

The elsuive Prix Du Jockey Club remains the outstanding empty square in his sticker book of Classics. It has been lean pickings for the master trainer since 2000 with 4th being his highest placed finisher too.

In the five races in Mishriff’s career he has filled all the places, 4th on debut before 3rd next time up. Skipping a place to win by as far as he wanted at Nottingham to end his season he returned with a 2nd in the Saudi Derby. His UK reappearance was a romp on the Rowley Mile. Posted on the flank by David Egan he had tremendous balance in the dip and despite having the whole of Newmarket to his right he kept his head down and his line almost straight to win by 4L. The form of his Newmarket Stakes win has twice been franked by Volkan Star and Al Aasy so tick that box as well.

What were we saying before about change? It would be for the ultimate good should John Harry Martin Gosden complete his sticker book of Classics.

THE OTHERS

Port Guillaume - Jean Claude Rouget has been the man for the big occasion in this race winning three of the last five. His 2020 entrant whilst having a record of straight 1′s has to make the almighty leap from Class 1 to Group 1. A prominent front runner he will be the horse to watch and the gauge by which we measure the ferocity of the race. Not ruled out but it is a thankless task making the running in a race like this and questions remain over his quality at the level.

Ecrivain - The final orders bell is ringing in the Ecrivain Arms. A real talking horse coming into the season he finished 2nd in the Fontainebleau ahead of Victor Ludorum but was firmly put to the back of the class in the Poulains. Excuses have been graciously allowed given the virus rampaging around the Laffon Parias yard at the time but now its time to put up or shut up. Unfortunately the latter seems the more likely option.

Hurricane Dream - Those fairytales get everywhere! Jumps trainer Mickael Mescam would send shockwaves around the world should his colt be victorious. Team Valor were quick to swoop in after his win in the provinces and their judgement was justified as he swept aside a talented field over course and distance last time. Another making the leap from Class 1 to Group 1 he may have the class to challenge for places in this race and more should a few underperform.

The Summit - A real surprise package at 3 he has outperformed expectations time after time after time. His win in the Fontainebleau upcycled to 2nd in the Poulains and with a new set of emperors silks this could be his swansong in France. Alex Pantall has worked wonders with him and with Peslier in the plate anything is possible.

San Fabrizio - If you watch his last race you’ll be bamboozled as to the run he gets. Or well doesn’t get! PCB appeared to have boatfuls left in his hands but with nowhere to go he simply had to ride out at no more than a trot. He was behind Pao Alto on debut but that was a long time ago now. Soumi rides so he gets a boost but coming off the pace at Chantilly in the Jockey Club and having to be 4 or 5 wide? Tough ask.

VERDICT

First of all, expect a messy race. This event is rarely without a gripe from at least one participant and with only a thin strip of perfect ground at Chantilly everyone wants a piece that they cannot have. Second of all, stay away from the rail unless you are clear in front. It cannot be emphasised enough how important it is to treat that rail like an enemy if you are trying to come off the pace.

Victor Ludorum was mine and many many others guy for the Poulains and he will retain that with those many many others but not me. His win at Deauville was sensational but there was mitigating factors that day. His proximity to the rail from the start and the open runway he had to stroll down thanks to Alson being the main two. Fabre cannot hide his affection for this horse but is he better over the mile? We’ll see. Stall #1 isnt exactly super for him being a hold up horse, he could get a whack early on as they break and that may trap him in the group as they fall towards the rail. Pao Alto was superb when winning the La Force under Guyon. The doubt creeps into the mind about the state of the Fabre string during the opening period however. Did he catch his opponents on an off day? Maybe. Did he capitalise? Certainly. He appears to have the substance for the trip but will he be able to keep up now the pack have caught up too? Maybe not. He has not raced since that day and that too could be a concern. Stall #9 for him and that is about where you’d want to be. OCEAN ATLANTIQUE will have the perfect man on board for this race. PCB is imperious around the undulations of Chantilly. He will devour the distance and he is more than quick enough to win despite posting a slow time LTO but he did win by 5L. The tactics employed in the Suresnes could work wonders given his pace and his jockeys ability to dictate a race but he is likely to have company upfront with Port Guillaume and The Summit in there too. The undoubted ability at staying the trip is hugely beneficial to him and will count hugely later on as they climb up the straight but it must be said that the red diamond on PC’s helmet could work as a real target. He was given a raw deal in stall #14 but the long run to the bend at Chantilly will give PC time to look at the pack and pick his best hand to play on a versatile horse. It would be a story told for years if Hurricane Dream could win for Mescam & Team Valor and he has a chance to finish in the top 4 without doubt. Eyquem has been given the steering wheel and stall #11 is prime real estate also.

In my opinion, the seas of change will blow the way of Ocean Atlantique and Coolmore team itheir first Prix Du Jockey Club in the colours of the Boss.

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cvrnewsdirectindia · 5 years

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Man City title hopes fading fast, Tottenham rotten to core

Keeper howlers, injury crises and chef Brendan Rodgers serving up some delightful delicacies. Buckle up: It’s Nick Miller’s Premier League weekend review.

JUMP TO: Liverpool the new United? | United no longer United | Spurs are rotting | Keep an eye on Villa

Have Man City already lost title?

It’s the end of the first week in October, and already the title race might be over after Man City’s shocking loss to Wolves on Sunday.

That’s a little hyperbolic, of course — particularly when we know what Manchester City are capable of. Plus, they still have to play Liverpool twice, so that lead could disappear in a hurry. But since three points for a win were introduced in 1980, only one team has ever been eight points clear at the top after eight games in the English top flight

Oh, yes, that other team to lead by eight points: It was Manchester United in 1985-86. They ended up finishing fourth, 12 back from champions Liverpool, and manager Ron Atkinson was sacked the following year. It’s a cautionary tale.

An old Pep Guardiola quote from Marti Peranau’s book “Pep Confidential” has been doing the rounds this weekend. “League titles are won in the last eight games, but they are lost in the first eight.”

Of course, there are lots of sage maxims from the game’s most learned figures that might not ultimately mean anything, but there is truth in what he said: City have, at best, made things extremely difficult for themselves. It adds further spice, if further spice was needed, to the game between the two sides in a few weeks: If City win, we have a proper title race, but if Liverpool win, it could genuinely be all over.

Have City become too predictable?

In terms of points, City are currently closer to Brighton in 14th place than they are to Liverpool. They’ve already dropped more points at home this season than they did in the whole of last. For the first time in a long while, they should be worried.

How to explain this one? The absence of Kevin De Bruyne was a factor, but you struggle to weep for them, considering they had David, Bernardo Silva, Riyad Mahrez and Raheem Sterling while leaving Phil Foden on the bench.

The common factor in their adverse results is that the longer you manage to frustrate City — and there are various ways to do that — the less they seem to know what to do. You can almost see their players looking toward the dugout when things aren’t going well, baffled as to why the plan isn’t working, as if there’s some sort of glitch in the system.

They aren’t going to change, and Guardiola has a body of work to justify that. But it’s possible that this super-charged automation, the machine that is City, has become predictable and too easy to combat.

Assist of the weekend

Among all the picking over City’s performance, a word for Wolves, who look back to their big boy bothering best of last season. A word for Nuno Espirito Santo for maximising their threat on the counterattack by shifting Adama Traore into the middle; for Traore, who carried out that plan; and for Raul Jimenez for his two brilliant assists, the first of which featured an outrageous shimmy that you can watch over and over.

Liverpool the new United?

A comparison such as this is probably premature, given the respective trophy hauls, but there is something about this Liverpool team that is reminiscent of Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United in the 1990s. Like that United, Liverpool are relentless until the end, and any accusations that they consistently get lucky with late goals or penalties can be countered by that fact that they just keep going, aggressively pushing and putting themselves into positions to benefit from luck or “seen them given, seen them not given” penalty decisions.

Liverpool will go into their next game with the chance to equal Manchester City’s record for consecutive league wins at 18. Their next game is at Old Trafford. It should be spicy.

Luckiest moment of the weekend

As mentioned, it’s not that the penalty awarded to Sadio Mane against Leicester was necessarily an incorrect decision. It’s more that it was a coin flip. It could have been a penalty, but Liverpool could not have seriously complained if it hadn’t been given. Such luck is required to be champions.

– ESPN Premier League fantasy: Sign up now! – Luck Index 2019: Man United worse than sixth? – VAR in the Premier League: Ultimate guide

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Steve Nicol says Liverpool deserved the win against Leicester despite the sides being level for 94 minutes.

United no longer United

It really is difficult to think of new ways to describe how desperate Manchester United are, so let’s keep this brief after another bad loss, this time to Newcastle at St James’ Park.

Many have pointed to the players available to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, suggesting that he can’t do much more with them, and indeed nobody could. That is nonsense.

This is a distance from being a vintage United squad, but they have somehow looked less than the sum of their parts this season, which is almost impressive in its ineptitude. Sure, not many managers could make these players title contenders, but most coaches with a bit of nous and experience could at the very least do better than this.

Appointing Solskjaer was understandable, given the sentiment and the results in his first couple of months, but it’s clear now that it was a mistake. Keeping him for much longer would compound that mistake further.

A little respite for Newcastle

The only good thing that Manchester United did was give Newcastle a bit of respite. There were plenty of elements to encourage in Steve Bruce’s side’s win, not least Matty Longstaff’s performance and goal, but this victory doesn’t solve the problems that were apparent in last weekend’s defeat to Leicester.

They’re still there and won’t be solved by this one win. A long season still lies ahead for Bruce and his team.

Spurs aren’t stale — they’re rotting

There are so many problems with Tottenham at the moment that it would take far too long to discuss them all. Let’s just pick one of them: Spurs looked so incredibly passive in their 3-0 defeat to Brighton. This used to be a team that was utterly relentless, that would take charge of games, smothering and throttling the opposition. On Saturday, they were tentative and completely unassertive, they barely looked dangerous, and they were absent-minded in defence, conceding three avoidable goals.

This time Mauricio Pochettino couldn’t use the line that “everything they hit went in,” as he did in the 7-2 loss to against Bayern Munich. If that was a spectacular flaying, this felt much more mundane, a relatively routine home win by a team that on the day looked superior. Yet this was a team that at the start of play were a point off the bottom three and had won only once at home in 2019, which was against Huddersfield.

It has becoming increasingly apparent that Spurs haven’t gone stale. Rather, they’ve been rotting. When things go stale, they just sit there slowly going bad — nothing sudden happens — but when something rots, eventually it just collapses. Since around February, Spurs have been like a rotting roof beam that someone put a few coats of paint on as they progressed to the Champions League final: on the surface. Things looked OK, but beneath that they weren’t, and now the beam has collapsed.

There’s no easy answer to the question of where they go from here: It involves Pochettino leaving, the squad being torn up and painstakingly rebuilt, a combination of the two or some other, no less painful option. There could be grim times ahead.

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Craig Burley says Frank Lampard has rejuvenated Chelsea with youth after the Blues’ 4-1 win over Southampton.

Old boys’ act

The narrative around Chelsea this season has broadly, and rightly, been around the excellence of the young players, and while Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount scored brilliant goals against Southampton, the driving force behind the 4-1 win over Southampton was the old guard.

Willian was exceptional and singled out for praise by Frank Lampard, Cesar Azpilicueta has regained some of his form after a troubling spell early in the season, and Jorginho has grown in influence to become the still point around which everything else spins.

Bouncing back

A week ago, Dean Henderson let a weak shot squirm through his grasp to cost Sheffield United their game against Liverpool. This weekend, he produced a string of brilliant saves to earn a point at Watford. That’s being a goalkeeper for you.

Misplaced confidence from Marco Silva?

Turf Moor is a bad place to go if you’re a manager under pressure. Not necessarily because Burnley are such an overpowering proposition on the pitch but more because if you lose, you have to walk past the away fans to reach the tunnel.

That fate befell Marco Silva at the weekend, and those Everton fans made their feelings clear, but it doesn’t seem to have made him doubt his methods too much. “We’re not worried at the moment,” he said. “I have the same confidence I had at the beginning of the season. The same confidence about our quality and what we’re doing every single day.”

One suspects his confidence might be very slightly misplaced.

Will Villa’s win loosen the jar?

Aston Villa’s performances had been better than their results suggested before this weekend, and you suspected that someone was going to get a hiding at some point. That someone turned out to be Norwich, and perhaps the 5-1 win will be the equivalent of that first bit of ketchup to come out of a troublesome bottle. Plenty more could follow after this.

from CVR News Direct https://cvrnewsdirect.com/man-city-title-hopes-fading-fast-tottenham-rotten-to-core/

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chromacomaphoto · 6 years

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The Best Tripod Ever (...it's not what you think)

Here in Thailand I have found the best tripod ever made for photography. It’s definitely the best I’ve ever used. It’s light, can easily go anywhere with me and will fit on planes, trains and automobiles without fuss. It helps when using big and heavy cameras but also works surprisingly well with smaller kit too. It works well when deployed on short trips but certainly is up to the rigours of more heavy duty long-term application. It’s not made by Gitzo or Manfrotto, it’s not made of aluminium. It’s not even made of carbon-fibre. You don’t have to be in Bangkok, chances are you’ll also easily be able to find one near you.

One of its legs is woven of a special, timeless and precious material called ‘motivation’. This is very strong and powerful, yet is often overlooked when looking for something on which to rest one’s camera. It works wonderfully well but can often be lost or misplaced and take a long time to find again, leaving your set-up unbalanced. When lost, the biggest challenge you’ll have to overcome with this material is in recognizing the fact that it is indeed worth looking for again. Even when you know where it is, it still needs the odd polish and a touch of maintenance here and there, it’s not that resilient a material.

Another of this wonder tripod’s legs is constructed of something perhaps equally strong as the first, it’s a common enough resource, freely available to all those who seek it. It’s called ‘exposure’. Here the word is not used in the traditional photographic sense, moreover it pertains to being exposed to the great photographs made by other people over say, the past one hundred years. This benefits your photographic pursuits greatly. The pricing of this wonderful material varies. In high-quality, pure and glossy form, it can be very expensively acquired in sizes and weights befitting storage atop a coffee table. However, casual glances at similar chunks of it can be had for (almost) nothing by way of internet research. There’s also glossy second-hand store versions of it out there waiting for you. One can even access its ultra-premium grade form in galleries all over the world. This regular, constant exposure will surely support your photography well.

The last leg is built from something of an unknown quantity. Its exact make up and atomic weight are hard to state with any certainty. You are the one who decides on such things. It’s a massively variable and unstable element we shall refer to simply as ‘opportunity’. In this instance we are talking strictly about opportunity to practice the craft rather than the opportunities that await you out there, although they are also certainly relevant. Given that enough of this resource has been seized upon and used wisely, it will surely be the last leg that helps to hold your photography (as Ashford and Simpson would have had it) solid as a rock. A lot of people find it on the weekend, but you can also scoop up whole chunks of it before or after work and even on your lunch break. A day off anywhere in the world is likely to lead to its discovery assuming the other two legs are present. You need to have some equipment with you to harvest it, at the minimum this should be one camera and a lens plus a sensor or some film.

I’ve tried the monopod thing. It didn’t work for me. Supporting my work with just a single leg consisting of pure motivation wasn’t enough, it got left in the back of my car or under a table at the local coffee house somewhere. I sometimes remembered that I used to have it and would often briefly search for it in vain. Most of the time I told myself that I didn’t need it and went out with one or two of the other legs instead. I knew something was off, but I just kept going through the motions. Sometimes I didn’t even bother at all. This situation sometimes persisted off and on for months or even a year here or there. Indeed, that is often the best way of realizing that you have lost this precious part of your tripod, indifference is a noteworthy symptom all of its own. You feel like you can’t be bothered to shoot and you don’t always realize that a negative change is afoot. Ignorance and apathy…terrible bedfellows at the best of times. What’s the definition of ignorance and apathy? I don’t know and I don’t f*&#!?g care. Another key warning sign is the selling off of kit. You might be telling yourself that you are simplifying matters and paring down stuff that you aren’t using. You find it harder to justify the unused equipment. Then one joyous day you finally discover where you left your precious motivation and no need to ‘single leg it’ any more. It pushes you towards the other two legs, the tripod is back again, fully supporting your photographic ambitions to the fullest. Now you feel the need to use that kit after all. Problem is that when you have to go out and buy it back again, you either can’t find it or soon find it’s more expensive the second time around. The only cheaper ones are on ‘that’ internet auction site, the parcel arrives, a game of Russian Roulette that can lead to angry early morning tourettes. For those of us that have been at this game for a while, let’s at least not embarrass ourselves by pretending that this sort of thing never happens. :-)

Exposure alone also failed me as an adequate brace, we can only stand on the shoulders of giants for so long before descending to walk our own path. I truly appreciate poring over the glossy books of photography’s true masters. It’s one of my very favourite photographic things to do outside of actually taking pictures. I also tingle at the idea of going to a gallery to see the ‘hard stuff’ in neat form hanging on the wall, waiting to show me the way. Trouble is, doing too much of this whilst not actually shooting sufficiently or being motivated can lead to a severe case of: ‘Neverbegoodenuffitis’; a terrible affliction which has proved to be surprisingly resistant to anti-biotics. Many have tried to self-medicate against this using alcohol and drugs. Anyone doubting the dangers of this very real and artistically debilitating disease need only to visit an art gallery showing the real prints of Adams or Salgado. Alternatively, spend an evening in bed with Garry Winongrand, Robert Frank or Eggleston… metaphorically speakingat least (though in the case of the latter it might have been a literal possibility given a very dark red room and an ‘open’ proclivity in your personal relationships...think more’ Maroon Three’ than’ Maroon Five’).

I had also harboured high hopes for a monopod hewn frompure opportunity, but the construction of my photographic house always seemed to need something more beyond simply having the time and space in which to build it. I needed some direction and the force to push me towards it. When fully backed up with motivation and exposure, this material has great tensile strength. It’s easy enough to find everywhere but as a sole material to support my leanings? No. Taking the chance to shoot without motivation and inspired direction is like shooting a video in public of your first attempts at Parkour to share with the internet, there’s an outside chance at coolsville but probably not going to end well. Sure, maybe you are one of those lucky few who can start off with the opportunity, walk around aimlessly and then ‘shoot your way into’ motivation. I know they exist but I’m just jealous as I also know I’m probably not one such fellow.

Equal thirds motivation, exposure and opportunity are all I need. It occurs to me that these factors could be equally applicable to learning lots of new skills such as a sport, a martial art or a language. To me, I see them not only as a ratio of which I must be vigilant to keep in good order but also a perfect tripod for photographic empowerment and improvement.

CCP

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anthonykrierion · 7 years

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Creative Inspiration: Content We Enjoyed this Winter

Long format we love you!

In the age of everyone having a blog, highly stylised long format can be what it takes to make your written content stand out. At Distilled we often ask ourselves does something being a blog post make it immediately feel less valuable than say, a white paper or a comprehensive guide? Is turning something into a simple blog post selling yourself short, is that format right for your content? With written content coming in so many forms from microblogging in tweets, to company e-newsletters, it’s important to find the right format for what you want to say, of course, sometimes that is with a simple blog post.

Each quarter at Distilled we look back over the content that has made us tick. Content that made us laugh, start heated debates, WOW at how pretty it is, or feel flabbergasted by the conclusions. Building on the 2017 summer and autumn roundup we launched last year, here’s what we loved (or loathed) with equal passion this winter. Starting with some beautiful long format journalism.

Poor Millennials - Highline Huffington Post

With so much content being churned out these days, one might argue that journalistic standards are slipping. Perhaps to fly the flag of quality, well-researched journalism once more, a select team at The Huffington Post has created a new arm called ‘Highline’. Each article features captivating movement as you scroll. Poor Millennials, which was 8 months in the making, discusses ‘Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression’. I found it relatable, even though I’m at the older end of the millennial spectrum.

The frank writing style and 8-bit illustrations pull you in. Pull quotes, stats and bold use of typography make this monster of a post easily digestible at a surface level if you don’t have half a half day to read the whole thing. The tone of voice is brash and allows you to feel justified in your bitterness towards the economy. The animations aptly depict millennials emotions in a very literal way, e.g. falling through space with no one to cushion your fall. There are graphs - in psychedelic pinks, and what feels like levels and character controllability, all harping back to the 90’s rave culture and gaming that millennials hold so dear.

Ungifted - Do The Green Thing

On the lead up to Christmas, we often run about like headless chickens buying up unnecessary bits and bobs for our loved ones, just because we need to get them something. ‘Do The Green Thing’ is a public service that uses creativity to tackle climate change. Needless to say, they would like to minimise the plastic tat lying in our landfills after the festive period. How? By inspiring us to give time not objects. And so ‘Do The Green Thing’ created ‘Ungifted’. It’s essentially a list of ways you can spend time with your friends/family, whether it be a winter bike ride, a night on the tiles, or a home-cooked meal. The long format page has little gifs depicting characters joyously appreciating these activities, and a long list of numerous ideas to incentivise our consumer society to change their habits. ‘Do The Green Thing’ could have easily added in stats about unwanted material gifts, or rubbish accumulated over Christmas to further bolster the message. The page presentation is fun, lighthearted, non-preachy, and not too content heavy. This makes content consumption, and subsequent change, more likely.

Find Your Happy Place - Budget Direct

Budget Direct - a car/travel/house insurance company - has collated data on the factors that affect living standards. The tool enables you to drag and drop a modular ordered list to define your own hierarchy for these standards. Is it house affordability or pollution which are most important to you? Once ordered the tool suggests in which city you might find your happy place. A more simplistic version of OECD’s Better Life Index. Suggesting a life in a far-off city, tells us something about ourselves and allows us to daydream about where we might be most happy. Perhaps we will even use Budget Direct to book our travel insurance when we visit there!

The Gourmand’s 10th issue - The Gourmand - Matthieu Lavanchy

The food and culture journal made waves with its 10th front cover. Working with photographer Matthieu Lavanchy they took food that had already been turned into an emoji, and turned it back into food… meta. The accuracy of the photography vs the emojis is uncanny. Taking icons we see regularly, and reimagining them makes you want to compare the photos to the icons on your phone, it gets you involved.

Thank you, Lamont - Lyft

Lyft is like Uber, a cab app. Lyft has created a series of videos where the premise is giving back to their drivers. They share individual, inspirational and memorable driver stories. With big faceless organisations, and especially those in low paid service industries, stories that show a human element - and even what a positive change working for this company has had on someone's life - stick in your mind. Lamont, the driver featured here, talks about the world being his home as opposed to favouring one place (a great all-inclusive brand message). Lyft surprise him by encouraging his exploration of the world with an all-inclusive around the world trip.

Bullying Jr - Burger King in association with No Bully

Partnering with a charity can really help a brand if there’s synergy with their core messages. It shows the brand cares and is willing to use their clout to speak out to help raise awareness (or money) for those less fortunate. Burger King ‘bullied’ one of their own burgers, to help raise awareness of the impact of bullying. The narrative starts with a fact; ‘30% of students are bullied’. It then shows a bunch of school kids bullying another child. Customers in the Burger King restaurant look on, clearly moved by the scene that is unfolding before them. Yet the majority of spectators do nothing.

Then it’s the burger’s turn. Before it is wrapped up it receives a few sharp punches, flattening and breaking apart the bun whilst the filling spills out. 95% of customers complained about their burger having been bullied, yet only 12% stood up for the bullied child. This campaign isn’t aimed at the bullies themselves. Rather it exposes the impact of the uninvolved bystander, the witness. It asks them to stand up. To say something. This works for a fast food restaurant whose customers are a real mix of ages, including kids getting a quick bite to eat after school. It is the sort of place in towns where children congregate, everyone needs to eat and everyone has the potential to be bullied/see bullying. An eating place should be safe space, where communities can come together to rest and recoup.

Taste Face - Marmite

Marmite has released a face recognition tool and a gene test where the brand states that it knows if you are a lover or hater of Marmite. Marmite has always been brasher than any other brand in actively saying that its customers HATE its product, but now it reveals that science can work out your taste preferences. I actually quite like Marmite but I tried to trick the face recognition tool into believing I am a hater, by pulling my most disgusted face… and it worked, branding me ‘73% a born hater’. For me, the fascination here is more how the face recognition tool works out how much you love or hate something as opposed to it being an accurate test. Is it shareable? Yes! It’s a smart way of having a bit of fun and, of course, people like to share pictures of their own face!

X-Rated Elf - Poundland

Every now and again a brand does something controversial that gets everyone talking. Remember the recent outcry when Dove showed a black person turning into a white person? Personally, I don’t think this marketing effort aimed to be controversial, but conversation was drummed up nonetheless.

Well, some brands create controversy purposefully, shamelessly. How? By talking about teabagging… Ummmm. Yup, that's right. That’s what Poundland made a figurine elf do for it’s Christmas campaign, which was released through a series of images on social. Other scenes showed a naked poker match (Joker Joker, I really want to poke her) and a penis shaped cactus drawn on an etch a sketch (That's one prickly Christmas tree).

While some people found this hilarious, it had many others up in arms, calling it rude, offensive and misogynistic. Poundland showed no remorse and was quoted saying ‘We're proud of a campaign that's only cost £25.53 and is being touted as the winning marketing campaign this Christmas!’ Poundland also threw caution to the wind by creating some unofficial brand partnerships with Barbie and Ken, and Twinings (who I believe asked them to remove their packaging from one of the scenes).

Holiday Video E-Card - R&O Construction - Becca Clason

Sometimes a client’s service or product can seem so boring it’s hard to imagine how you can let your creativity run wild. Introducing Construction company R&O and its holiday E-Card by typographic genius Becca Clason. Complete with construction sound effects and Christmas music - the asphalt, sawdust and cement greeting card video really gives you that Christmassy feeling while keeping R&O and the creativity they are showing in mind. The sawdust makes up the words ‘Wishing You’ while the word ‘JOY’ is lowered into place with what seems like a crane. Christmas is a great time and excuse to send out little reminders of your company.

Memory Powered Tree - Marie Curie

This Christmas, Marie Curie created a memory-powered Christmas tree next to the London Eye in Waterloo. Each time a memory was shared on social using the hashtag #LightUpChristmas, lights on the tree would shine a little brighter. This gave people a place to congregate to share memories of lost loved ones, and to celebrate the memories of those still with us too. Having a stunt in such a public space with a high footfall makes it a real talking point, and the activity makes you feel you’re part of a community - coming together to make a little magic happen.

Memories or money - lastminute.com

It’s important to drill down to the specifics of what you are selling with your product or service. Are you selling insurance, or peace of mind? Are you selling games or laughter? What lastminute.com sells is not holidays, it’s memories. It’s the romantic time you had in Venice, or how you were flabbergasted by the scenery in Alberta. It’s that wonderful memory that you will always have with you that matters. That is what you’re spending your money on.

In the video, a handful of people discuss their most poignant or exciting memories. A woman in a lab coat then asks if it’s ok to delete those memories for a fee. The participants (quite rightly) are horrified by the notion and say ‘no’, showing that the memories made are priceless. The video acts as an incentive to book a holiday and make more of those priceless memories.

What content have you enjoyed lately? Let us know in the comments.

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Creative Inspiration: Content We Enjoyed this Winter

Long format we love you!

Poor Millennials - Highline Huffington Post

Ungifted - Do The Green Thing

Find Your Happy Place - Budget Direct

The Gourmand’s 10th issue - The Gourmand - Matthieu Lavanchy

Thank you, Lamont - Lyft

Bullying Jr - Burger King in association with No Bully

Taste Face - Marmite

X-Rated Elf - Poundland

Holiday Video E-Card - R&O Construction - Becca Clason

Memory Powered Tree - Marie Curie

Memories or money - lastminute.com

What content have you enjoyed lately? Let us know in the comments.

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Creative Inspiration: Content We Enjoyed this Winter

Long format we love you!

Poor Millennials - Highline Huffington Post

Ungifted - Do The Green Thing

Find Your Happy Place - Budget Direct

The Gourmand’s 10th issue - The Gourmand - Matthieu Lavanchy

Thank you, Lamont - Lyft

Bullying Jr - Burger King in association with No Bully

Taste Face - Marmite

X-Rated Elf - Poundland

Holiday Video E-Card - R&O Construction - Becca Clason

Memory Powered Tree - Marie Curie

Memories or money - lastminute.com

What content have you enjoyed lately? Let us know in the comments.

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2017 NFL MOCK DRAFT, FINAL

April 27, 2017

ROUND ONE

1. Cleveland – DE/OLB Myles Garrett, Texas A&M

This is the surest of things. Myles Garrett is probably the best player in this draft, and the Browns happen to need his services badly.

2. Cleveland (PROJ. TRADE W/SF) – QB Mitchell Trubisky, North Carolina

What do you do when you covet two players in the first round and you’ve got loads and loads of ammunition? You unload and go get your guys. The Browns make a blockbuster deal with the Niners (# 12, 33, and 52 this year, plus a 2nd round selection in 2018) and go secure the quarterback they covet: hometown boy Mitchell Trubisky. Whether or not he deserves to be drafted here doesn’t matter. The Browns know the only way they can be sure to get him is by securing the first two picks.

3. Carolina (PROJ. TRADE W/CHI) – RB Leonard Fournette, LSU

The Panthers extended Jonathan Stewart’s contract by a year, but he’s never been someone the team can rely on to stay healthy for an entire season. Carolina has fallen in love with Fournette, and they have to get ahead of Jacksonville to secure him (Tom Coughlin has made multiple statements about improving the running game there). They trade next year’s first rounder as well as their top 2nd-round pick to move from 8 to 3.

4. Jacksonville – DE/OLB Solomon Thomas, Stanford

The Jags just barely miss out on Leonard Fournette, who would have been their choice, so they go back to the drawing board. Jacksonville was in the bottom half of the league in sacks for the second straight year. Solomon Thomas has the prototypical size and speed for the Jags’ defense, and he could make an immediate impact.

5. Tennessee (THRU LA RAMS) – SS Jamal Adams, LSU

Pure safeties just don’t get drafted higher than #5. Period. I don’t see Jamal Adams as the sort of once-in-a-lifetime athlete who would change that history. The Titans signed Jonathan Cyprien to play the strong side in free agency, but he could be moved to free safety to accommodate Jamal Adams. This guy has Rodney Harrison-like potential to be one of the very best safeties in the league for a long time… but I just don’t see him going any higher than this.

6. NY Jets – FS Malik Hooker, Ohio State +

If the Jets don’t fall in love with any of the quarterbacks, they will roll with Josh McCown, Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg and select the promising ball-hawk Malik Hooker. He doesn’t have much to offer in the run game, but the Jets are more concerned with finding someone to stop Rob Gronkowski and the lesser Gronk clones that are cluttering the league. Hooker has a nose for the ball like few others, and he could lead the league in interceptions within the next few years. Or he could be the biggest bust of this year’s class.

7. LA Chargers – CB Marshon Lattimore, Ohio State +

The Chargers made a great free agent pickup last year in former-Packer Casey Hayward. He and Jason Verrett may form a strong partnership in 2017, but Verrett has had a lot of trouble staying healthy. And if the team opts to keep him in 2018, he’ll cost them around $8 million. It may be time for the first cornerback to come off the board here: Marshon Lattimore has spent the off-season separating himself from a fine, fine group of corners as the very best of the crop.

8. Chicago (PROJ. TRADE W/CAR) – DT Jonathan Allen, Alabama +

The Bears need defense more than anything, and one of this year’s best college defenders falls into their lap. Rumors of chronic shoulder injuries drop a man with top-three talent down to #8, but he’s certainly worth the risk here. Jonathan Allen is the sort of talent the entire city can rally around.

9. Cincinnati – RB/WR Christian McCaffrey, Stanford

This would be the first WTF? pick of the first round (there’s at least one every year, be honest). Why would the Bengals add McCaffrey to an already crowded backfield? Well, Rex Burkhead split for New England, Jeremy Hill is a free agent after this year, and Giovanni Bernard is no guarantee to start the season at full strength after sustaining an ACL tear in November. The Bengals usually draft for the future, not the present, and they’ve shown an interest in shaking up their running backs. This isn’t as strange a pick as it would initially seem.

10. Buffalo – TE O.J. Howard, Alabama

The Bills have almost no receiving talent beyond the oft-injured Sammy Watkins. He desperately needs help. Howard might be the most well-rounded tight end to come on the scene since Jason Witten. He’ll help in all aspects of the offense, but his receiving skills will be most needed.

11. New Orleans – DE/OLB Derek Barnett, Tennessee

The Saints could spend every pick this year on defensive players and they still might need more help improving that side of the ball. Derek Barnett is an amazingly accomplished pass-rusher with the wheels to be able to make the transition to outside linebacker.

12. Houston (PROJ. TRADE W/SF VIA CLE THRU PHI) – QB Patrick Mahomes, Texas Tech

The Niners trade down TWICE in the first round. Houston is SO CLOSE to making a serious run in the playoffs, they know they’re just a quarterback away. They can’t go into this season with Tom Savage as their uncontested signal caller, so they make a big deal for the QB that head coach Bill O’Brien has fallen in love with: Pat Mahomes. They package their 1st, 2nd and 3rd round picks to go up to San Fran’s spot.

13. Arizona – QB Deshaun Watson, Clemson

The Cardinals could go in many directions here, but they want to secure one of the first-round developmental quarterbacks as Carson Palmer may be on his last legs. Watson is a leader through and through. What he lacks in pinpoint accuracy, he makes up for in making the players around him better. That’s an invaluable quality. Perhaps under the tutelage of Bruce Arians and Carson Palmer, he can improve his accuracy too.

14. Philadelphia (THRU MIN) – OLB Haason Reddick, Temple

The Eagles keep it in Philly by selecting local star Haason Reddick. They stick with “the best player on the board” theory, and Reddick has been shooting up draft boards since the off-season started. The team has long been connected to cornerbacks, but there will be plenty of starting-caliber defensive backs on Day Two.

15. Indianapolis – RB Dalvin Cook, Florida State *

The Colts cannot take the risk of going into another season with Frank Gore as their starter. He served admirably last year, but his days of greatness are long behind him. If you only judge him by his game tape, Dalvin Cook has top-five talent. It’s been a rough off-season for him though, and his stock is down. That plays to Indy’s advantage.

16. Baltimore - WR Corey Davis, Western Michigan

The Ravens lost Steve Smith to retirement and they are cautiously optimistic that a late-season surge from Breshad Perriman could signify improve play in 2017. However, wide receiver has been an anemic position for the team practically since they left Cleveland for Baltimore. Joe Flacco needs targets – especially scoring threats. Corey Davis is a touchdown magnet – a perfect addition to Flacco’s choice of targets.

17. Washington – CB Tre’Davious White, LSU

The Redskins took quite a few blows this off-season, losing both key players and key coaches. They were also fairly quiet in free agency. White can solve a few problems for the team: he’s an improvement over Breshaud Breeland across from Josh Norman, AND it allows the team to transition Breeland to free safety, where he’s likely to perform better and replace the aged DeAngelo Hall.

18. Tennessee – WR Mike Williams, Clemson

The Titans took big risks with their receivers in 2016 by trading Dorial Green-Beckham to Philadelphia, cutting Justin Hunter and letting Andre Johnson retire mid-season. This became a team built on the run and the short passing game thanks largely to 32-year old tight end Delanie Walker. The team clearly needs another option in the passing game. Mike Williams may be the best deep-ball receiver in this year’s class. He’s got certain Dez Bryant qualities without the problem attitude.

19. Tampa Bay – OT Garett Bolles, Utah

The Bucs have given left tackle Donovan Smith a couple of years to adjust to the pro style of play, and he just hasn’t improved enough to justify leaving him at that key position. They’ll have to reshuffle the line yet again to protect Jameis Winston. They’ll roll the dice on Garrett Bolles, who showed well on tape last year but has very little top-tier playing experience.

20. Atlanta (PROJ. TRADE W/DEN) – DE Charles Harris, Missouri

The Falcons give up their 1st and 2nd round picks to move up 11 spots to grab the last of their top-graded pass-rushers: Charles Harris. Atlanta knows what its main weakness is: getting to the quarterback. And after the way they let Tom Brady and James White roll over their exhausted defense, they know they have to get this pick right. They feel having a presence like Harris on the field could have made the difference in the Super Bowl, and they may be right.

21. Detroit – TE David Njoku, Miami

The Lions have made waves this off-season about upgrading their tight end position, and if Njoku falls to them, he will almost certainly be their pick. He’s an excellent receiver and a willing - if pedestrian - blocker. Detroit forgoes the option on Eric Ebron next year and hands the starting role to Njoku, but in the meantime they make a forbidding duo.

22. Miami – DE/OLB Takkarist McKinley, UCLA

The Dolphins are a better team than most folks outside Miami know. But with the release of Mario Williams, they’re left with a question mark at defensive end. Andre Branch was re-signed in free agency, and William Hayes came over from the Rams (presumably to be closer to the mermaids). But Hayes will be 32 when camp starts, and he can’t be counted on beyond this year. Takk is a raw lump of clay, but he’s natural gifts are significant. He’s just got a nose for the quarterback and the will to get there.

23. NY Giants – OLB Jarrad Davis, Florida +

Word on the street is that Jarrad Davis is a hot name among scouts and GMs. He performed quite well at the Combine, and he’s been killing it at his individual meetings. If he lasts this long, the Giants will pounce on him; they may even be willing to trade up to get him. The team certainly needs linebacking help.

24. Oakland – CB Chidobe Awuzie, Colorado

Cornerback D.J. Hayden split in free agency this year and Travis Carrie will be up for it in 2018. And honestly no Raiders CB was especially great in 2017 despite the team’s record. Awuzie hits like a linebacker and has instincts that we haven’t seen since a radioactive spider bit Peter Parker.

25. San Francisco (PROJ. TRADE W/HOU) - WR John Ross, Washington +

The Niners trade back twice and accumulate quite a few picks on Day Two. They need the numbers more than they need one impact player. Being able to draft the fastest receiver in NFL Combine history at #25 is a great sign that the Niners will be able to find quality talent later in the draft. John Ross will serve as a deep threat in Kyle Shananhan’s offense, and that will open things wide up for Pierre Garcon and Vance McDonald underneath.

26. Seattle - CB Kevin King, Washington

The Seahawks need offensive line help desperately, so perhaps they’ll do the right thing and select Forrest Lamp or Garett Bolles here, but the rumor is they covet the hometown gargantuan cornerback Kevin King. He fits right in with Seattle’s tradition of playing massive corners to counteract the effects of big receivers, and King can do that. But if he gets matched up with a quick smaller wide out, his lack of fluidity will be exposed.

27. Kansas City - G Forrest Lamp, Western Kentucky

The Chiefs would have loved to have grabbed Reuben Foster here, but the fact that he’s already in the league’s drug program scares them off. Instead, they bolster the inside of their offensive line with this year’s top guard prospect, Forrest Lamp. The team isn’t sure if Parker Ehinger can come back from his ACL tear and concussion issues from 2016. I can already see the “I Love Lamp!” t-shirts in Arrowhead.

28. Dallas – DE DeMarcus Walker, Florida State

The Cowboys are rumored to be pretty committed to upgrading their defensive line this year. Walker was amazingly productive against top-level competition throughout his college career. He’s a better fit at 4-3 defensive end than Randy Gregory is, so he’ll stay on the field more and allow Dallas to use Gregory only on passing downs, perhaps kicking Walker inside for a little extra push toward the quarterback.

29. Green Bay – FS Obi Melifonwu, Connecticut

The Packers lost a very useful tool this off-season, Micah “Swiss Army Knife” Hyde. A safety who could guard slot receivers like a corner. That’s exactly what Obi Melifonwu is. He’s not going to challenge for a starting job any time soon, but he comes in as their nickel corner and the top backup to Ha Ha Clinton Dix.

30. Pittsburgh – DE/OLB Jordan Willis, Kansas State

Not many mock drafters have Willis going in the first round, but there are rumors that he may go as high as #23 to the Giants. It’s been quite a run on pass-rushers in the first round, so the Steelers feel lucky they can snag him here. Willis was a Senior Bowl standout, and when coaches went back to look at his tape after that, they finally noticed that he’s one of the hardest-working, craftiest ends in the college game. His upside is tremendous as he’s constantly adding to his bag of tricks.

31. Denver (PROJ. TRADE W/ATL) - OT Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin +

Denver trades down and still finds one of the top tackles available. Right tackle Donald Stephenson graded out as the worst at his position among starters last year. And as of this moment, he’s slated to start again. That cannot happen. The Broncos must upgrade their o-line immediately, and Ramczyk might help. He’s only played top-tier college football for one year so he might completely flop in the pros, but his off-season workouts and prototypical body type for the position suggest he just might make it as an NFL tackle yet. He and a rejuvenated Ty Sambrailo will fight for the two starting spots.

32. New Orleans (THRU NE) - CB Marlon Humphrey, Alabama

The rumor is that New Orleans and New England can’t agree on terms for a trade involving CB Malcom Butler. If they can agree by draft day, this will be the pick the Saints give up. If they can’t get Butler, New Orleans will be perfectly happy to pay less for Marlon Humphrey and perhaps get an even better defender.

ROUND TWO

33. San Francisco (PROJ. TRADE W/CLE) - CB Adoree’ Jackson, USC

34. San Francisco - SS Jabrill Peppers, Michigan *

35. Jacksonville – TE Evan Engram, Ole Miss

36. Chicago – FS Budda Baker, Washington

37. LA Rams – ILB Reuben Foster, Alabama +*

38. LA Chargers – QB Deshone Kizer, Notre Dame

39. NY Jets – CB Quincy Wilson, Florida

40. Chicago (PROJ. TRADE W/CAR) – OT Cam Robinson, Alabama

41. Cincinnati – DE Taco Charlton, Michigan

42. New Orleans – ILB Zach Cunningham, Vanderbilt

43. Philadelphia – CB Fabian Moreau, UCLA +

44. Buffalo – RB Joe Mixon, Oklahoma *

45. Arizona – DT Carlos Watkins, Clemson

46. Indianapolis – OLB T.J. Watt, Wisconsin

47. Baltimore – RB Alvin Kamara, Tennessee

48. Minnesota – OLB Ryan Anderson, Alabama

49. Washington – ILB Raekwon McMillan, Ohio State

50. Tampa Bay – WR Zay Jones, East Carolina

51. Denver – CB Sidney Jones, Washington +

52. San Francisco (PROJ. TRADE W/CLE THRU TEN) – CB Teez Tabor, Florida

53. Detroit – OLB Tyus Bowser, Houston

54. Miami – CB Cordrea Tankersley, Clemson

55. NY Giants – DE Tanoh Kpassagnon, Villanova

56. Oakland – DT Malik McDowell, Michigan State *

57. San Francisco (PROJ. TRADE W/HOU) – OT Dion Dawkins, Temple

58. Seattle – G Dan Feeney, Indiana

59. Kansas City – QB Davis Webb, California

60. Dallas – SS Justin Evans, Texas A&M

61. Green Bay – OLB Tim Williams, Alabama *

62. Pittsburgh – CB Jourdan Lewis, Michigan

63. Denver (PROJ. TRADE W/ ATL) – DT Dalvin Tomlinson, Alabama

64. Carolina (THRU NE) - DE Carl Lawson, Auburn +

ROUND THREE

65. Cleveland – WR Cooper Kupp, Eastern Washington

66. San Francisco – TE Jake Butt, Michigan +

67. Chicago – WR Curtis Samuel, Ohio State

68. Jacksonville – WR JuJu Smith-Schuster, USC

69. LA Rams – WR Chris Godwin, Penn State

70. NY Jets – WR DeDe Westbrook, Oklahoma

71. LA Chargers – FS Desmond King, Iowa

72. New England (THRU CAR) – CB Ahkello Witherspoon, Colorado

73. Cincinnati – DT Larry Ogunjobi, North Carolina-Charlotte

74. Baltimore (THRU PHI) – C Ethan Pocic, LSU

75. Buffalo – DE/OLB Dawuane Smoot, Illinois

76. New Orleans – DT Chris Wormley, Michigan

77. Arizona – G Dorian Johnson, Pittsburgh

78. Baltimore – DE/OLB Trey Hendrickson, Florida Atlantic

79. Minnesota – RB D’Onta Foreman, Texas

80. Indianapolis – OT Antonio Garcia, Troy

81. Washington – DT/NT Montravius Adams, Auburn

82. Denver – RB Samaje Perine, Oklahoma

83. Tennessee – CB Damontae Kazee, San Diego State

84. Tampa Bay – FS Marcus Williams, Utah

85. Detroit – DT Elijah Qualls, Washington

86. Minnesota (THRU MIA) – OT Taylor Moton, Western Michigan

87. NY Giants – RB Brian Hill, Wyoming

88. Oakland – DT Charles Walker, Oklahoma

89. San Francisco (PROJ. TRADE W/HOU) – ILB Anthony Walker, Northwestern

90. Seattle – SS Eddie Jackson, Alabama +

91. Kansas City – ILB Kendell Beckwith, LSU +

92. Dallas – DT Eddie Vanderdoes, UCLA +

93. Green Bay – G Isaac Asiata, Utah

94. Pittsburgh – TE Adam Shaheen, Ashland

95. Atlanta – OT Roderick Johnson, Florida State

96. New England – DE/OLB Tarell Basham, Ohio

97. Miami (COMP. PICK) – OLB Alex Anzalone, Florida +

98. Carolina (COMP. PICK) – G Nico Siragusa, San Diego State

99. Philadelphia (COMP. PICK THRU BAL) – C Pat Elflein, Ohio State

100. Tennessee (COMP. PICK THRU LA RAMS) – CB Jalen Myrick, Minnesota

101. Denver (COMP. PICK) – TE Bucky Hodges, Virginia Tech

102. Seattle (COMP. PICK) – QB Josh Dobbs, Tennessee

103. New England (COMP. PICK THRU CLE) – OT Jermaine Eluemunor, Texas A&M

104. Kansas City (COMP. PICK) – WR Amara Darboh, Michigan

105. Pittsburgh (COMP. PICK) – QB Nathan Peterman, Pittsburgh

106. Seattle (COMP. PICK) - DT Jarron Jones, Notre Dame

107. NY Jets (COMP. PICK) - OT Adam Bisnowaty, Pittsburgh

ROUND FOUR

108. Cleveland – DT Jaleel Johnson, Iowa

109. San Francisco – CB Howard Wilson, Houston

110. Jacksonville – C Tyler Orlosky, West Virginia

111. Chicago – SS Josh Jones, NC State

112. LA Rams – WR Josh Reynolds, Texas A&M

113. LA Chargers – WR Carlos Henderson, Louisiana Tech

114. Washington (THRU NYJ) – DT Davon Godchaux, LSU

115. Carolina – SS Josh Harvey-Clemons, Louisville *

116. Cincinnati – CB Gareon Conley, Ohio State

117. Chicago (THRU BUF) – WR Jehu Chesson, Michigan

New England (THRU NO) selection forfeited

118. Philadelphia – DT Vincent Taylor, Oklahoma State

119. Arizona – WR Chad Hansen, California

120. Minnesota – SS Xavier Woods, Louisiana Tech

121. Indianapolis – ILB Duke Riley, LSU

122. Baltimore – DE/OLB Carroll Phillips, Illinois

123. Washington – WR ArDarius Stewart, Alabama

124. Tennessee – WR Taywan Taylor, Western Kentucky

125. Tampa Bay – RB Jeremy McNichols, Boise State

126. Denver – WR Noah Brown, Ohio State

127. Detroit – WR Kenny Golladay, Northern Illinois

128. Minnesota (THRU MIA) – OT Conor McDermott, UCLA

NY Giants pick moved to end of 4th round

129. Oakland – DE Deatrich Wise, Jr., Arkansas +

130. Houston – SS Montae Nicholson, Michigan State

131. New England (THRU SEA) – CB Rasul Douglas, West Virginia

132. Kansas City – CB Corn Elder, Miami

133. Dallas – FS Marcus Maye, Florida +

134. Green Bay – RB Kareem Hunt, Toledo

135. Pittsburgh – RB Marlon Mack, South Florida

136. Atlanta – QB Brad Kaaya, Miami

137. Indianapolis (THRU NE) – G Aviante Collins, TCU

138. Cincinnati (COMP. PICK) – WR Isaiah Ford, Virginia Tech

139. Philadelphia (COMP. PICK THRU CLE) – RB Wayne Gallman, Clemson

140. NY Giants – TE Jordan Leggett, Clemson

141. LA Rams (COMP. PICK) – C Kyle Fuller, Baylor

142. Houston (COMP. PICK THRU CLE) – TE Gerald Everett, South Alabama

143. San Francisco (COMP. PICK) - OLB Vince Biegel, Wisconsin

144. Indianapolis (COMP. PICK) – DT Nazair Jones, North Carolina

ROUND FIVE

145. Cleveland – WR K.D. Cannon, Baylor

146. San Francisco – OT Chad Wheeler, USC

147. Chicago – CB Cameron Sutton, Tennessee

148. Jacksonville – DE Derek Rivers, Youngstown State

149. LA Rams – DE/OLB Daeshon Hall, Texas A&M

150. NY Jets – CB Shaquil Griffin, Central Florida

151. LA Chargers – OT Will Holden, Vanderbilt

152. Carolina – WR Ryan Switzer, North Carolina

153. Cincinnati – OLB Devonte Fields, Louisville

154. Washington (THRU NO) – G Danny Isidora, Florida

155. Philadelphia – CB Brian Allen, Utah

156. Buffalo – WR Travan Dural, LSU

157. Arizona – C Jon Toth, Kentucky

158. Indianapolis – CB Marquez White, Florida State

159. Baltimore – DT Ryan Glasgow, Michigan

160. Minnesota – WR Malachi Dupree, LSU

161. San Francisco (THRU WAS) – WR Fred Ross, Mississippi State

162. Tampa Bay – TE Jeremy Sprinkle, Arkansas

163. New England (THRU DEN) – FS Delano Hill, Michigan

164. Tennessee – TE George Kittle, Iowa

165. Detroit – RB James Conner, Pittsburgh +

166. Miami – ILB Richie Brown, Mississippi State

167. NY Giants – K Zane Gonzalez, Arizona State

168. Oakland – FS John Johnson, Boston College

169. Houston – OT David Sharpe, Florida

Seattle’s selection forfeited

170. Kansas City – G Zach Banner, USC

171. Buffalo (THRU DAL) – DE Isaac Rochell, Notre Dame

172. Green Bay – ILB Blair Brown, Ohio

173. Pittsburgh – ILB Connor Harris, Lindenwood

174. Atlanta – SS Tedric Thompson, Colorado

175. Cleveland (THRU NE) – OT Julie’n Davenport, Bucknell

176. Cincinnati (COMP. PICK) – G Damien Mama, USC

177. Denver (COMP. PICK) – DT Tanzel Smart, Tulane

178. Miami (COMP. PICK) – TE Michael Roberts, Toledo

179. Arizona (COMP. PICK) – G Collin Buchanan, Miami (OH)

180. Kansas City (COMP. PICK) – RB Jamaal Williams, BYU

181. Cleveland (COMP. PICK) – FS Jordan Sterns, Oklahoma State

182. Green Bay (COMP. PICK) – WR Artavis Scott, Clemson

183. New England (COMP. PICK) – C Chase Roullier, Wyoming

184. Miami (COMP. PICK) – G Jessamen Dunker, Tennessee State

ROUND SIX

185. Cleveland – ILB Jayon Brown, UCLA

186. Baltimore (THRU SF) – SS Lorenzo Jerome, St. Francis

187. Jacksonville – WR Damore’ea Stringfellow, Ole Miss

188. Cleveland (THRU CHI VIA HOU) – DE/OLB Garrett Sickels, Penn State

189. LA Rams – RB Donnel Pumphrey, San Diego State

190. LA Chargers – NT Josh Augusta, Missouri

191. NY Jets – G Jordan Morgan, Kutztown

192. Carolina – OT Dan Skipper, Arkansas

193. Cincinnati – FS Rayshawn Jenkins, Miami

194. Philadelphia – DE Keionta Davis, UT-Chattanooga

195. Buffalo – CB Brendon Langley, Lamar

196. New Orleans – QB C.J. Beathard, Iowa

197. Arizona – DE/OLB Josh Carraway, TCU

198. San Francisco (THRU BAL) – C J.J. Dielman, Utah

199. Minnesota – OLB Javancy Jones, Jackson State

200. New England (THRU IND) – ILB Ben Gedeon, Michigan

201. Washington – FS Rudy Ford, Auburn

202. San Francisco (THRU DEN) – RB T.J. Logan, North Carolina

203. Denver (THRU TEN) – ILB Marquel Lee, Wake Forest

204. Tampa Bay – QB Jerod Evans, Virginia Tech

205. Detroit – ILB Ben Boulware, Clemson

206. LA Rams – CB Dwayne Thomas, LSU

207. NY Giants – OLB Steven Taylor, Houston

208. Oakland – WR Isaiah McKenzie, Georgia

209. Washington (THRU HOU) – RB De’veon Smith, Michigan

210. Seattle – OT J.J. Dielman, Utah +

KC selection forfeited

211. Dallas – WR Chad Williams, Grambling

212. Green Bay – TE Jonnu Smith, Florida International

213. Pittsburgh – FS Fish Smithson, Kansas

214. Tennessee (THRU ATL) – OLB/DE Avery Moss, Youngstown State

215. Detroit (THRU NE) – DE Bryan Cox, Jr., Florida

216. Kansas City (SUPP. PICK) – CB Nate Hairston, Temple

217. Cincinnati (SUPP. PICK) – DT/NT Caleb Brantley, Florida *

218. Kansas City (SUPP. PICK) – OT Erik Magnuson, Michigan

ROUND SEVEN

219. San Francisco (THRU CLE) – QB Trevor Knight, Texas A&M

220. Washington (THRU SF) – DE Jeremiah Ledbetter, Arkansas

221. Chicago – OLB Elijah Lee, Kansas State

222. Jacksonville – FB Freddie Stevenson, Florida State

223. Miami (THRU LAR) – RB Corey Clement, Wisconsin

224. NY Jets – ILB Harvey Langi, BYU

225. LA Chargers – G Adam Pankey, West Virginia

226. Seattle (THRU CAR) – OLB Ejuan Price, Pittsburgh

227. Cincinnati – ILB Riley Bullough, Mighican State

228. Dallas (THRU BUF) – OT Andreas Knappe, Connecticut

229. New Orleans – WR Robert Davis, Georgia State

230. Philadelphia – FS Dymonte Thomas, Michigan

231. Arizona – P Austin Rehkow, Idaho

232. Minnesota – ILB Jordan Evans, Oklahoma

233. Carolina (THRU IND VIA CLE) – OT Storm Norton, Toledo

234. LA Rams (THRU BAL) – DT DeAngelo Brown, Louisville

235. Washington – C Gavin Andrews, Oregon State

236. Tennessee – ILB Paul Magliore, Jr., Arizona

237. Tampa Bay – ILB Hardy Nickerson, Jr., Illinois

238. Denver – SS Johnathan Ford, Auburn

239. New England (THRU DET) – WR Jalen Robinette, Air Force

240. Jacksonville (THRU MIA) – OT Victor Salako, Oklahoma State

241. NY Giants – G Ben Braden, Michigan

242. Oakland – OLB Jalen Reeves-Maybin, Tennessee

243. Houston – NT Josh Tupou, Colorado

244. Oakland (THRU SEA) – TE Eric Saubert, Drake

245. Kansas City – WR Quincy Adeboyejo, Mississippi

246. Dallas – WR Josh Malone, Tennessee

247. Green Bay – CB Channing Stribling, Michigan

248. Pittsburgh – SS Damarius Travis, Minnesota

249. Atlanta – CB Treston Decoud, Oregon State

250. Detroit (THRU NE) – FB Sam Rogers, Virginia Tech

251. Cincinnati (SUPP. PICK) – QB Garrett Fugate, Central Missouri

252. Denver (SUPP. PICK) – DE Hunter Dimick, Utah

253. Denver (SUPP. PICK) – RB Matt Dayes, North Carolina State

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