unds this year Austin Blythe Jersey , they’re going to have to let the draft develop in front of them."We got a new Monday mock from Mocking the Draft’s Dan Kadar today that looked into some potential trades ahead of the Los Angeles Rams picking at #31.It’s a worthwhile exercise because the Rams are going to have to sit and wait it out even if General Manager Les Snead engineers a trade. If they move up, it won’t be far, so the draft is going to take plenty of twists and turns before we’re anywhere near on the clock.Kadar gets things going at #3 where he has the Jacksonville Jaguars working a deal with the New York Jets so the Jags can get their QB in Ohio State Buckeyes QB Dwayne Haskins. The trade market for the early picks will be interesting with the Arizona Cardinals at ,1# the San Francisco 49ers at #2 and the Jets at #3 all with QB1s currently on their roster in Cardinals QB Josh Rosen, 49ers QB Wispy Draftalot and Jets QB Sam Darnold. So how teams like the Jags, the New York Giants at #6 and the Denver Broncos at #10 play their hands toward getting a new QB will be one of the most interesting points of the draft and probably the most interesting among the early action. Speaking of, Kadar has the Broncos working their way up to #5 in a deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to take Missouri Tigers QB Drew Lock. Desperate times, desperate measures.One name that will obviously be important to track is Oklahoma Sooners QB Kyler Murray. Murray announced today that he will forego a baseball career to focus on his NFL career instead. Kadar sends him to the Miami Dolphins at #13. Good luck dealing with those wheels, AFC East linebackers.Kadar has a late trade with the Indianapolis Colts trading with the Seattle Seahawks. For reference for people thinking through how much capital the Rams would have to give to move up, the Colts move from #26 to #21 but have to toss in #89 from the third round just to move up five spots.The Rams stay put in Kadars mock leading them to:#31.) Alabama Crimson Tide S Deionte ThompsonIt’s certainly a sensible mock pick.The real key here is just the serpentine path of the draft to the Rams at 31.Might the Rams move up? Kadar has LSU Tigers ILB Devin White falling to #18. That’s tantalizing enough to me to consider what it would take to move into the 20s should a prospect Rams brass loves fall that deep.Move back? Stockpiling picks would make a ton of sense for a roster that has a couple holes where draft picks from 2016, 2017 and 2018 would otherwise reside.In the end, we’ve seen plenty of activity in the draft. We’re likely to see it again. With the Rams all the way at #31, we’re going to have to play observer well before we play participant and what we observe might be just as important as the decisions the Rams make on draft day. The Denver Broncos may have lost a respected voice when they traded former captain Demaryius Thomas to the Houston Texans on Tuesday, but they certainly didn't lose any of their gift of gab."I don't flinch from situations like this," declared rookie receiver Courtland Sutton , whose emergence as a big-play threat made the 30-year-old Thomas more valuable to general manager John Elway as trade bait than a tutor.Broncos cornerback Chris Harris Jr., who credited Thomas with helping to make him the superstar he's become Sean Mannion Jersey , will spend Sunday trying to snarl DeAndre Hopkins when the Broncos (3-5) host the Texans (5-3) in Thomas' hurried homecoming.If Harris finds himself covering Thomas, who's replacing Will Fuller (ACL) in the Texans' lineup, the advantage goes to ..."Oh, me," Harris said matter-of-factly.Why's that?"I'm that good."The same can't be said for the Broncos overall.They've lost five of six despite a backfield that's the best in the business, averaging an NFL-high 5.3 yards per carry but just 18th in rush attempts per game.Offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave is doing what Mike McCoy did in Denver before getting fired last year: spreading out the offensive formations despite a good ground game and left tackle Garett Bolles' holding habit.Case Keenum has been sacked 22 times, 20 of which have come with him in the shotgun, to go with a league-high 10 interceptions.Defensively, the Broncos have been stumped by cornerback Bradley Roby's slide after his promotion from nickel back following the trade of Aqib Talib. In a contract year, they expected him to flourish as a starter. Instead, he's been giving his man too much cushion or getting fooled by quarterbacks burning him for big plays.Middling drafts prior to this year's crescendo has left coach Vance Joseph (8-16) without the option of benching Bolles or Roby, although cornerback Tramaine Brock's return from a pulled hamstring and solid play over the past two weeks could foretell a return to some nickel back snaps for Roby.Elway insists the Broncos can turn things around over the second half and avoid the franchise's first back-to-back losing seasons since 1971-72.If not, Joseph could be out of a job.Texans coach Bill O'Brien was feeling the heat himself before J.J. Watt and DeShaun Watson rounded into form, leading Houston on a five-game winning streak, something only four other teams in the Super Bowl era have done after starting 0-3.The Texans were devastated last week when receiver Will Fuller (32 catches, 503 yards, 4 TDs) tore an ACL Jamon Brown Jersey , ending his season.Enter Thomas (36 catches, 402 yards, three TDs) ."It's going to be great" having Thomas alongside Hopkins, Watson said. "Nothing really should stop the train. D.T.'s a veteran guy that can do a lot of different things and he's played a lot football. So it's a great opportunity for all of us to get on the same page and continue to put a lot yards in the air and put a lot points on the board."Other subplots Sunday when Thomas returns to Denver for his first look at the visitor's locker room and gets a peek at the "Thank you" banner being added to his 10-story-high image on the north side of Mile High Stadium:KEENUM-O'BRIENKeenum and O'Brien are mutual admirers, but they have a different view of their brief time together in Houston.In his book, Keenum wrote that when the Texans signed Ryan Mallet and cut him, "Coach O'Brien looked right at me and told me I'd never be more than a third-string quarterback in the NFL."Not so, said O'Brien."In all my years of coaching, I've never said anything like that to any player," O'Brien said, adding, "I have a great, great amount of respect for Case Keenum."Keenum didn't back down, saying he "outlined it in my book," but he did return the praise."I've got so much respect for Coach O'Brien. I learned so much ball from him, just how to study defenses, what type of leverages and coverages Rob Havenstein Jersey , just dissecting defenses. He taught me so much ball," Keenum said."Whatever it was that was said motivated me. Every coach I've ever had, they've gotten me to where I am now. I've got the utmost respect for him and the whole Texans organization."WATT A COMEBACKWatt has shaken off two years of injuries to return to superstardom with eight sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 13 quarterback hits and four forced fumbles. He's started all eight games this season after playing in just eight games combined over the previous two seasons because of a bad back and a broken leg."I can't sit here and get too mad at people who thought I might be washed up or thought I might be done because I was sitting in that same boat when I was sitting at home with a cast on my leg and not being able to walk, thinking, 'Man, will I be the same again?'" Watt said."I still don't think I'm there yet. I still think I'm working and trying to get back there, but it's been fun to play, it's been fun to win, it's been fun to just go out there and make some plays."YOUTH SERVEDSutton isn't the only Broncos rookie making a huge impact. Edge rusher Bradley Chubb , the No. 5 overall pick in the draft, leads all rookies with seven sacks and is won Defensive Rookie of the Month honors for October. Undrafted running back Phillip Lindsay leads all rookies with 531 yards rushing.