# 2014 NFL Draft **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 4, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634 "2014-05-04T13:58:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/381 "2014-05-10T00:55:48Z")
Wow, Peyton is going to love him. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/382 "2014-05-10T00:57:53Z")
Ooo, glad to have Melissa Stark back in my life. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/383 "2014-05-10T01:01:41Z")
Got caught up at work, so I’m a bit late , but the Lions round 2 analysis you were all waiting for. 😉 Van Noy, So they move for a bit of a reach for a pass rush specialist OLB. It obvious how their war room strategy went down. “So guys, we haven’t covered any one in ten years, and I say fuck it, why start now? Every offensive play we pass, every defensive play we blitz hard” ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/384 "2014-05-10T01:02:06Z")
Got it working again. The 49ers took a long look at Latimer, interesting that they trade out and let somebody else pick him. No idea what to expect here. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/385 "2014-05-10T01:03:52Z")
The Niners are talking about trading LaMichael James and have Lattimer coming in. Seems like a weird choice, but might be a steal. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/386 "2014-05-10T01:04:41Z")
> [@Stink Fish Pot](#): > > Something has to be up with Nix. At the beginning, was supposed to be a mid to late first rounder, and he is dropping like a rock. > > Is there an injury history here? Or is it discipline/attitude? > > Steelers skip on a CB again. I don’t know the pick they made, other than by name so I don’t know if it was a good pick or not. But they NEED a CB badly. > > 3rd round, the Steelers usually grab a WR, so I hope they change up and get a CB. Many of our CBs have been 3rd and 4th rounders as well so it’s not unlikely to see that happen. Next Steeler pick is the compensation pick since they traded the third for Shamarko last year. As far as Nix goes, he was popular on many pundits’ mocks but guys like Lance Zierlien didn’t have him pegged that high. I was hoping they’d take Ego Ferguson myself. I think Tuitt was a very good pick. The tape on him isn’t flawless (whose is?) but he was much more consistent than Hageman. Shazier and Tuitt will start sooner than previous year’s picks by virtue of not having so many veterans on front of them and will make the 4th round corners look like second-rounders if all goes well. The drop-off from top CB to late-round CB isn’t as great as at other positions so it may work out well to wait a bit there. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/387 "2014-05-10T01:06:47Z")
I certainly didn’t expect a running back. The hell? He seems like a big fella, which is the type they were looking at. So weird. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/388 "2014-05-10T01:08:25Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > I certainly didn’t expect a running back. The hell? He seems like a big fella, which is the type they were looking at. So weird. Great replacement for Gore, but I guess it doesn’t speak well for Lattimore’s recovery. ---
**Author:** ![RetroVertigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/389 "2014-05-10T01:12:18Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Did Carlos Hyde kill a hooker at the combine? Yes. Coming in at just over 4.5, but scouts doubt his overall work-effort when it comes to preparing for the next level. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/390 "2014-05-10T01:14:21Z")
Marvin Harrison left the podium, pulled a gun and started shooting at people in the green room. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/391 "2014-05-10T01:19:33Z")
Surprised the Panthers passed on Moses again. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/392 "2014-05-10T01:25:14Z")
Love Willie McGinest giving it to the obnoxious NY fans. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/393 "2014-05-10T01:26:36Z")
Lots of my guys going in the past few picks, Latimer, Hill, Ealy. Pats grab Garoppolo to be the heir apparent to Brady. Not sure I’m sold on Garoppolo as a NFL QB, but a couple years behind Brady is a nice recipe for success. Guess Mallett is going elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/394 "2014-05-10T01:30:44Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Guess Mallett is going elsewhere. 1313 Mockingbird Lane with his wife Lily. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/395 "2014-05-10T01:35:46Z")
Wow, my guy Fiedorowicz comes off the board. Love that pick for the Texans. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/396 "2014-05-10T01:42:21Z")
Dolphins should be pissed to just miss out on the best beard in the draft. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/397 "2014-05-10T01:54:03Z")
Trying to size up guys for the Bears with this coming 3rd round pick and I’m not liking the way this draft broke. Really we should be targeting the best available DB here but just about everyone left is a reach. Desir is the best of the group and probably the guy I want, but I think he’s a slight reach here, I’d like him better at the top of the 4th but he’ll very likely be gone before it comes back around. There’s a couple DTs left that are interesting, Caraun Reid, DaQuan Jones, and a couple DEs I like, but no one I’m salivating over. Though if Nix falls to us…it’s probably worth the gamble depending on what the red flag is. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/398 "2014-05-10T02:06:03Z")
I at least had USC center Marcus Martin on my radar at an open roster position for the 49ers. And look, Preston Brown is gone. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/399 "2014-05-10T02:09:33Z")
> [@HongKongFooey](#): > > Many of our CBs have been 3rd and 4th rounders as well so it’s not unlikely to see that happen. Next Steeler pick is the compensation pick since they traded the third for Shamarko last year. > > As far as Nix goes, he was popular on many pundits’ mocks but guys like Lance Zierlien didn’t have him pegged that high. I was hoping they’d take Ego Ferguson myself. > > I think Tuitt was a very good pick. The tape on him isn’t flawless (whose is?) but he was much more consistent than Hageman. Shazier and Tuitt will start sooner than previous year’s picks by virtue of not having so many veterans on front of them and will make the 4th round corners look like second-rounders if all goes well. The drop-off from top CB to late-round CB isn’t as great as at other positions so it may work out well to wait a bit there. You may be right. I am not sold on Tomlin/Colbert draft philosophy, and i guess until they have a draft to being the Steelers back to where they belong, I won’t be. We are wasting what is left of a franchise QB’s career. We waited 2 decades after Bradshaw to get Big Ben, and every year that goes by without a solid draft, the team just gets weaker. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634/400 "2014-05-10T02:12:20Z")
Serious draft question here. How did each 1st round pick have a jersey ready with his name on it from the team that drafted him? Do they whip those shirts up on the spot, or do teams bring jerseys with the names of all the players they are targeting, and give out the jersey that matches the kid’s name? I can’t believe the Vikings had. Bridgewater shirt in their bag, but maybe they did. And the Browns had Manziel’s jersey? Anyone know how this works? Because it is pretty cool that each of the first round kids gets their jersey with a number 1 on it with their name for the photo sessions. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-nfl-draft/687634.md?page=21)