In case you were blissfully ignorant to this phenomenon https://www.raiderslockerroom.com/authentic-derek-carr-jersey , let me be the unwanted messenger for this news — they are already putting together 2020 mock drafts. They started them immediately following..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Raiders StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Raiders NewsYahoo Raiders Team PageYahoo Raiders ReportYahoo Raiders Depth ChartYahoo Raiders TransactionsYahoo Raiders PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕ESPN predicting Raiders back in top five, taking QB in 2020 mock draft (yes, they’re already doing those)New,219commentsPDTShareTweetShareShareESPN predicting Raiders back in top five, taking QB in 2020 mock draft (yes, they’re already doing those)Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY SportsIn case you were blissfully ignorant to this phenomenon, let me be the unwanted messenger for this news — they are already putting together 2020 mock drafts. They started them immediately following the 2019 draft which concluded four days ago. It’s basically a sickness.The thing about mock drafts coming out this early is, aside from being probably the most inaccurate things on the planet, they do more than just predict what teams will do and where players will go. They predict how each team and some of their players will perform this season. None more so than Todd McShay’s contribution to the tail-chasing world of mock drafts.I could direct you to his article with a paywall for this info, but since he tweeted out his top five picks, I’ll just post that instead.Wait Derek Carr Jersey White , he has the Dolphins pulling a Cardinals and taking a quarterback a season after getting Josh Rosen?? Man, that guy cannot catch a break. Anyway...First, let’s parse the tweet here. He admits IN ALL CAPS that this mock draft is way too early. He probably is told to do them by ESPN, so it would be unfair to attack him for that. Then he is sure to try and deflect the outrage for the draft order on Football Outsiders. ‘It’s them who are predicting the Raiders will be picking in the top five again (don’t hurt me).’If Football Outsiders is correct in their prediction of where the Raiders are picking, then that means the Raiders failed and likewise it means Derek Carr failed as well. In that instance it would make the selection of Justin Herbert actually a no-brainer, so you can certainly see the logic here. For what it’s worth, the fifth overall pick in this draft went to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers who finished with a 5-11 record. As were the Broncos the year before. So, that’s about what you could figure they think the Raiders will do next year. A one-game improvement.Follow @LeviDamien There arguably was a time when had some degree of usefulness to the NFL team that made itself the centerpiece of the training camp reality series. Arguably, that time has come and gone. debuted in 2001, years before social media became a thing and the various teams began pumping video via their websites and apps. The best argument for doing the show — to enhance national awareness of a team — isn’t nearly as strong as it once was, especially since doing the show never really correlated to establishing a national following.Meanwhile Antonio Brown Raiders Jersey , the best arguments against doing the show have only gotten stronger, with each example of strategic secrets (like snaps counts), embarrassing moments (like Antonio Cromartie not knowing the names of his children), and flat-out dysfunction (like Hue Jackson vs. Todd Haley last year) proving the point that there’s nothing to be gained and plenty to be lost by accepting the assignment.But the league collectively likes collecting the checks from HBO, so the league continues to sanction the show. This year, the formula that narrows the field of teams that can be squeezed to do it has yet to prompt a team to accept the assignment willingly. Indeed, it seems as if none of them (Raiders, Giants, Lions, 49ers, Washington) want to do it Womens Bo Jackson Jersey , at all.So why not just get rid of it? Although the tension would become far more compelling if a team was forced to do it against the organization’s wishes and if the team brought that attitude to every interaction with the cameras (like James Harrison did in 2013 with the Bengals), the league seems to be reluctant to make a team submit against its will, hopeful instead that someone eventually will take one for the greater good.This could be the year that doesn’t happen. Teams have enough to worry about at training camp without having to participate in the weekly effort to craft a one-hour show from countless hours of footage. Even with the apparent ability to veto anything that would make the team look bad, the team has to both spot it in real time and be willing to push HBO and NFL Films to drop otherwise compelling scenes (like Hue vs. Haley) onto the cutting-room floor.It’s just not worth it, for any team. Look at this this way: If there were any real benefit to serving as the subject of Hard Knocks, teams would be lining up to do it. Instead, teams line up to do it.And that should tell us all we need to know about whether the league should keep doing it.