Sick of it all yet?
We know you are.
But you clicked didn't you?
Thankfully, it's almost over.
The Marcus Mariota mania finish line is in sight.
But in case you've missed anything, here's the latest:
According to ProFooballTalk.com, citing a league source Wednesday night, the Eagles are "doing all they can" to get Mariota.
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Think we've heard something like that before — maybe January, February, March, earlier this month, even earlier Wednesday — but not sure.
This, of course, assumes that Mariota will not go with the first pick. Mike Mayock, in his lone mock draft, has Jameis Winston going first to the Buccaneers — this despite the fact that he ranks Mariota ahead of Winston in his position rankings.
For the record, our Chris Steuber and Geoff Mosher both go out on a limb and have Mariota going first to Tampa.
Mayock also predicts that the Eagles, at No. 20, will draft safety Damarious Randall out of Arizona State. Woah. That's a bigger shock than if they somehow traded up 18 spots for Mariota.
Writes Mayock:
Randall is probably the fastest-rising prospect in this draft class. He has coverage skills and great range on the back end. This kid is today's NFL safety; he has great range but you give up some physicality.
Alabama's Landon Collins appeared to be the consensus No. 1 safety in this class. Maybe he's not. Mayock ranks Randall No. 1 and Collins No. 2.
Back to the primary debate: Mariota vs. Winston.
Who's the better QB? As this article on fivethirtyeight.com explains, it's Mariota. The conclusion is based on a model devised by ESPN that predicts a player's Total Quarterback Rating.
Mariota is projected to be the best (have the highest total QBR after four years), followed by Winston, Brett Hundley (who would be a nice fit with the Eagles), Bryce Petty and Garrett Grayson.
Back to the trade rumors.
According to one ESPN reporter, the Browns have offered their first two picks (Nos. 12 and 19) to the Titans for No. 2, but according to another ESPN reporter, no offer was made (h/t to Yahoo's Shutdown Corner for that one).
So what does this prove? The only thing we know about the NFL draft is this: No one knows anything.
But we do know this:
The Buccaneers are on the clock, and 8 p.m. Thursday can't come soon enough.