Are you going to watch the NFL Draft?

[Jeremy Weimer]

Well, the NFL Draft is 23 days away. I'm just wondering who here plans on watching the draft. Either the first day, the second day, or both.

The main reason I ask is because I try to watch it every year just to get a sense of who these guys are coming into the NFL and who my team is going to have that I can look forward to being a bust. I made sure I have the weekend off so I can actually watch the draft this year. I had to work last year so I was only able to watch a few hours of it which equates to about the first 10 picks.

Also, since the poll can really only be setup for one question, do you guys get excited for the NFL Draft? Or is it just simply another day for you?

[Big Willis 16]

I'll watch up until the Niners pick, then check back every once in awhile to see who took who.

[Jeremy Weimer]

Aren't the Niners in like the top 5?

[Big Willis 16]

#7

[Jeremy Weimer]

So you'll be watching for like 2 hours.

[Big Willis 16]

LOL, yeup. Which is why I only check in after that. Maybe if it's a lazy day, or I want to smoke and sit on the couch all day I may just sit through the whole first round. But I'd get hungry somewhere in there.

[marc]

Seeing as there are no fewer than 6 potential 1st round picks from OSU, I'll definitely be watching the first day.

[Jeremy Weimer]

I'm not sure if I'll watch the second day, but I'll be watching most of the first day. By then most of the players I know will be gone. If I don't watch the second day I'll just end up watching Nascar or baseball or something. So either way it'll be a good and entertaining weekend for me.

[Jeremy Weimer]

Originally Posted by marc

Seeing as there are no fewer than 6 potential 1st round picks from OSU, I'll definitely be watching the first day.

Yeah, OSU will be one of those schools with a lot of first day players. They usually have been the last handful of years at least. Along with Miami, USC, Michigan, FSU, and Florida.

[marc]

Originally Posted by Jeremy Weimer

Yeah, OSU will be one of those schools with a lot of first day players. They usually have been the last handful of years at least. Along with Miami, USC, Michigan, FSU, and Florida.

I was kinda shocked at how high C Nick Mangold could go but I gotta pat myself on the back for saying Donte Whitner would go crazy at the combine and private workouts and jump into the first round. Not sure if I'm on record as saying that over here or not but there were a lot of upset OSU fans over on the rivals.com boards that were saying he would be a 3rd round pick.

[Jeremy Weimer]

Originally Posted by marc

I was kinda shocked at how high C Nick Mangold could go but I gotta pat myself on the back for saying Donte Whitner would go crazy at the combine and private workouts and jump into the first round. Not sure if I'm on record as saying that over here or not but there were a lot of upset OSU fans over on the rivals.com boards that were saying he would be a 3rd round pick.

I had no idea who Whitner was until recently. He has been getting a lot of attention because of his workouts and most mocks have him going in the first round now. So it'll be interesting to see where he really does go. I'm happy for the guy. It's always cool to see someone bust their ass at the workouts and get some press and get a first round selection out of it. Whether they actually pan out is a different story.

[Jeremy Weimer]

Dola, I'm gonna have to keep my eyes on the updated mocks up until the draft. I wasn't really paying much attention lately because they were all saying the same thing. It seems they've been changing now because of the workouts and such. They have the Vikings taking Chad Greenway, which I didn't expect at all. Almost every mock before the one I looked at today had them taking a HB like Maroney, Williams, or White.

[marc]

Originally Posted by Jeremy Weimer

I had no idea who Whitner was until recently. He has been getting a lot of attention because of his workouts and most mocks have him going in the first round now. So it'll be interesting to see where he really does go. I'm happy for the guy. It's always cool to see someone bust their ass at the workouts and get some press and get a first round selection out of it. Whether they actually pan out is a different story.

I gotta say that it even shocked me when I saw him at 16th overall in the last mock draft I read. That's ahead of Holmes, who I was sure would be a top 15 pick. I could have won a ton of bets about a month ago if I said Whitner will be the 2nd buckeye taken in the draft.

[marc]

Dola,

Does anyone know the record for most 1st round picks for one team?

I wanna say Miami had 6 a few years ago....

[Jeremy Weimer]

The latest mock on ESPN.com by Todd McShay has A.J. Hawk as the first OSU guy being selected. I'll list the OSU players being selected in the first two rounds just so you can take a gander and for those other OSU fans that are interested. I dunno if it's the same mock you looked at or not, since it's an ESPN Insider article.

7. Raiders: A.J. Hawk
18. Cowboys: Donte Whitner
19. Chargers: Santonio Holmes
26. Bears: Ashton Youboty
28. Jaguars: Bobby Carpenter
34. Saints: Nick Mangold

[marc]

Originally Posted by Jeremy Weimer

The latest mock on ESPN.com by Todd McShay has A.J. Hawk as the first OSU guy being selected. I'll list the OSU players being selected in the first two rounds just so you can take a gander and for those other OSU fans that are interested. I dunno if it's the same mock you looked at or not, since it's an ESPN Insider article.

7. Raiders: A.J. Hawk
18. Cowboys: Donte Whitner
19. Chargers: Santonio Holmes
26. Bears: Ashton Youboty
28. Jaguars: Bobby Carpenter
34. Saints: Nick Mangold

Not the same one that I read, it may have been Kiper's draft that had Whitner at 16 but I'm not sure.

That draft actually looks pretty good and it makes sense. I'd prefer to not see Whitner go to the Cowgirls and I'm hoping Hawk goes 5th to the Packers (I REALLY think he will btw).

If Carpenter falls past 28th, I expect Pittsburgh to possibly take a stab at him and if he goes before that the Steelers may take Mangold because Hartings is 34. It definitely makes sense for the Saints to take Mangold after losing Bentley. Replace one former OSU center with another.

[Jeremy Weimer]

Originally Posted by marc

Not the same one that I read, it may have been Kiper's draft that had Whitner at 16 but I'm not sure.

That draft actually looks pretty good and it makes sense. I'd prefer to not see Whitner go to the Cowgirls and I'm hoping Hawk goes 5th to the Packers (I REALLY think he will btw).

If Carpenter falls past 28th, I expect Pittsburgh to possibly take a stab at him and if he goes before that the Steelers may take Mangold because Hartings is 34. It definitely makes sense for the Saints to take Mangold after losing Bentley. Replace one former OSU center with another.

5. Green Bay Packers (4-12)

Top five needs: OG, OLB, DE, OC, WR
The pick: +Mario Williams, DE, NC State
The Packers have done a decent job of addressing their needs at wide receiver (Rod Gardner), defensive tackle (Ryan Pickett) and safety (Marquand Manuel) this offseason. Still missing, though, is an impact playmaker on defense. Ohio State OLB A.J. Hawk would be tough to pass up, but Williams' ceiling is higher because of his freakish combination of size, speed and athletic ability.

[Jeremy Weimer]

Since I'm bored I'll take the time to list out the first two rounds of the mock draft done by Todd McShay that's posted on ESPN.com. He works for Scouts Inc. which is widely viewed as one of the best scouting places around, so the guys is pretty good at what he does.

1. Houston Texans: RB Reggie Bush, USC
2. New Orleans Saints: QB Matt Leinart, USC
3. Tennessee Titans: QB Vince Young, Texas
4. New York Jets: OT D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Virginia
5. Green Bay Packers: DE Mario Williams, NC State
6. San Francisco 49ers: TE Vernon Davis, Maryland
7. Oakland Raiders: OLB A.J. Hawk, OSU
8. Buffalo Bills: DT Brodrick Bunkley, FSU
9. Detroit Lions: DB Michael Huff, Texas
10. Arizona Cardinals: CB Jimmy Williams, Virginia Tech
11. St. Louis Rams: QB Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt
12. Cleveland Browns: DT Haloti Ngata, Oregon
13. Baltimore Ravens: OT Winston Justice, USC
14. Philadelphia Eagles: OLB Ernie Sims, FSU
15. Denver Broncos: WR Chad Jackson, Florida
16. Miami Dolphins: DE/OLB Kamerion Wimbley, FSU
17. Minnesota Vikings: OLB Chad Greenway, Iowa
18. Dallas Cowboys: S Donte Whitner, OSU
19. San Diego Chargers: WR Santonio Holmes, OSU
20. Kansas City Chiefs: CB Tye Hill, Clemson
21. New England Patriots: CB Jonathan Joseph, South Carolina
22. Denver Broncs: HB DeAngelo Williams, Memphis
23. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: OT Marcus McNeill, Auburn
24. Cincinnati Bengals: TE Leonard Pope, Georgia
25. New York Giants: OLB Demeco Ryans, Alabama
26. Chicago Bears: CB Ashton Youboty, OSU
27. Carolina Panthers: HB LenDale White, USC
28. Jacksonville Jaguars: OLB Bobby Carpenter, OSU
29. New York Jets: HB Laurence Maroney, Minnesota
30. Indianapolis Colts: HB Joseph Addai, LSU
31. Seattle Seahawks: CB Antonio Cromartie, FSU
32. Pittsburgh Steelers: WR Sinorice Moss, Miami

[Jason]

I always watch the first round of the draft at least. Mostly because I'm interested and partially because it gives me ammo to curse Andy Reid and the Iggles for draft stupidity.

[Jeremy Weimer]

33. Houston Texans: Eric Winston | OT | Miami
34. New Orleans Saints: Nick Mangold | OC | Ohio State
35. N.Y. Jets: Jason Allen | DB | Tennessee
36. Green Bay Packers: Thomas Howard | OLB | UTEP
37. San Francisco 49ers: Mathias Kiwanuka | DE | Boston College
38. Oakland Raiders: Claude Wroten | DT | LSU
39. Tennessee Titans: D'Qwell Jackson | ILB | Maryland
40. Detroit Lions: Manny Lawson | DE/OLB | NC State
41. Arizona Cardinals: Marcedes Lewis | TE | UCLA
42. Buffalo Bills: Richard Marshall | CB | Fresno State
43. Cleveland Browns: Tamba Hali | DE | Penn State
44. Baltimore Ravens: Ko Simpson | S | South Carolina
45. Philadelphia Eagles :Maurice Stovall | WR | Notre Dame
46. St. Louis Rams: Kelly Jennings | CB | Miami
47. Atlanta Falcons: Gabe Watson | DT | Michigan
48. Minnesota Vikings: Brodie Croyle | QB | Alabama
49. Dallas Cowboys: Daryn Colledge | OT | Boise State
50. San Diego Chargers: Max Jean-Gilles | OG | Georgia
51. Miami Dolphins: Alan Zemaitis, CB, Penn State
52. New England Patriots: Abdul Hodge | ILB | Iowa
53. Washington Redskins: Roger McIntosh | OLB | Miami
54. Kansas City Chiefs: Demetrius Williams | WR | Oregon
55. Cincinnati Bengals: Darryl Tapp | DE | Virginia Tech
56. N.Y. Giants: John McCargo | DT | NC State
57. Chicago Bears: Anthony Fasano | TE | Notre Dame
58. Carolina Panthers: Joe Klopfenstein | TE | Colorado
59. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Derek Hagan | WR | Arizona State
60. Jacksonville Jaguars: Davin Joseph | OG | Oklahoma
61. Denver Broncos: Dominique Byrd | TE | USC
62. Indianapolis Colts: Taitusi Lutui | OG | USC
63. Seattle Seahawks: Daniel Bullocks | S | Nebraska
64. Pittsburgh Steelers: Rodrique Wright | DT | Texas