# 2015 NFL Draft - On The Clock! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 30, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933 "2015-04-30T23:36:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/21 "2015-05-01T00:22:32Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > NFL Network guys are saying the Titans need to draft Mariota because “You have the potential for a franchise QB! These don’t come around very often” > …other than literally every. single. draft. Would it be better to say “you don’t get a chance at that often”? Because the top QB prospects are usually gone by pick 2, and 30 teams don’t have much of a chance at them. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/22 "2015-05-01T00:26:17Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > They ripped the 49ers for not taking Blaine Gabbert in 2011 for the same reasons. > > Still, If you don’t have one, you keep drafting QBs until you get one. > …aaaaaaaand Goodell mispronounced “Oregon” again. He also pronounced Marcus’s last name as Marioto. Guy cannot get anything right. ---
**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 1, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/23 "2015-05-01T00:26:29Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Still, If you don’t have one, you keep drafting QBs until you get one. QFT. Can’t hate on the Titans for this and it would be undeniably risky to pass on him. As I mentioned above it seems like a bit of a waste to spend a offseason grooming Mettenberger to start, so I wonder if he’s going to get shipped out. If I’m a team looking for a QB I’m making some lowball offers for him. ---
**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 1, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/24 "2015-05-01T00:28:13Z")
Jags get a future bust. Again. ---
**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 1, 2015, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/25 "2015-05-01T00:29:45Z")
Raiders _should_ pick Williams, but will they go finesse instead? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/26 "2015-05-01T00:30:02Z")
Draft day is the only day I really miss Al Davis. His draft picks always made the day so much more fun, with all the experts scratching their heads while they try to figure out what the hell he is thinking. ---
**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 1, 2015, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/27 "2015-05-01T00:30:53Z")
**3rd Pick - Dante Fowler Jr. - Jacksonville Jaguars** I like Fowler a lot, think he’s going to be excellent for them. I’m especially glad that Williams got past them, since there’s a tiny chance the Bears will be in play. I slightly prefer Beasley to Fowler, but Fowler is a safer pick. ---
**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 1, 2015, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/28 "2015-05-01T00:32:03Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Raiders _should_ pick Williams, but will they go finesse instead? I think they grab White (to my chagrin) and that’s a very Al Davis pick. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/29 "2015-05-01T00:33:39Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Raiders _should_ pick Williams, but will they go finesse instead? coooooooooper ETA: Neat I got one! ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/30 "2015-05-01T00:36:17Z")
I’ve been lukewarm on Mariota. Oregon has been a program that has punched above its weight; just look at where their players have gone in the draft. I know his O line was way overmatched against Ohio State’s defensive front, but he looked pretty pedestrian in the Natl Championship game. ---
**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 1, 2015, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/31 "2015-05-01T00:36:52Z")
Wow, and the Raider act in very non-Raider fashion. **4th Pick - Amari Cooper - Oakland Raiders** This makes a lot of sense, I don’t love Cooper because I don’t think he’s a top 5 talent but I do think he’ll be productive. The Raiders need safe, reliable productivity on offense for a change. White has far more upside and I’m a little glad the Bears won’t be tempted to take Cooper in a couple picks, but for the Raiders it quite reasonable if a little bit of a reach. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/32 "2015-05-01T00:38:21Z")
While you’re waiting, this is fun: [How Do Draft Picks Get Personalized Jerseys So Fast?](http://mentalfloss.com/article/56676/how-do-draft-picks-get-personalized-jerseys-so-fast) ---
**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 1, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/33 "2015-05-01T00:39:27Z")
The good part about Cooper is that he needs almost no extra polish. He’s ready-to-go. I still think Williams would have been a better pick if only for the inside-out building philosophy. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/34 "2015-05-01T00:40:55Z")
Scherf before Williams? Would support a trade up from #12 to #6 at this point. Man guards have gone from being pretty undervalued to being pretty overvalued in the last decade. Edit: This guy is projected as a guard, right? That’s what mock drafts listed him as. I’ve done very little research this year. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/35 "2015-05-01T00:41:54Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Man guards have gone from being pretty undervalued to being pretty overvalued in the last decade. Especially with a lot of fairly interchangeable ones this year. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/36 "2015-05-01T00:42:57Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Scherf before Williams? Would support a trade up from #12 to #6 at this point. > > Man guards have gone from being pretty undervalued to being pretty overvalued in the last decade. > > Edit: This guy is projected as a guard, right? That’s what mock drafts listed him as. I’ve done very little research this year. Overvalued? I dunno, the QB is the most valuable asset you have, and the O-line is what keeps his ass from being on the ground (literally and figuratively) I’d pick an 0-line practically every year if I could ---
**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 1, 2015, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/37 "2015-05-01T00:43:33Z")
\*\*5th Pick - Brandon Scherff - Washington Redskins \*\* Mixed emotions on this one. Glad Williams is just 1 pick away from the Bears, but Scherff was a option I really liked for the Bears. I think Scherff is going to be a solid player, starting at OG and moving to RT, but hopefully he fares better than the last few Wisconsin OLs. I think he’s slightly better than Riley Reiff. Next up, the Jets. What do they do? They are looking to trade Wilkerson, but otherwise they probably wouldn’t consider a DT. I think this is going to be our first trade, someone coming up for Williams. ---
**Author:** ![JSexton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@JSexton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JSexton)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/38 "2015-05-01T00:45:28Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Scherf before Williams? Would support a trade up from #12 to #6 at this point. > > Man guards have gone from being pretty undervalued to being pretty overvalued in the last decade. > > Edit: This guy is projected as a guard, right? That’s what mock drafts listed him as. I’ve done very little research this year. Guards in the top couple of rounds for the last 3 years or so have gone on to perform consistently very well. Small sample size, but there you go. ---
**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 1, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/39 "2015-05-01T00:45:41Z")
come on come on come on… ---
**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 1, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/40 "2015-05-01T00:46:07Z")
Scherff is projected by many as a guard, but he could play LG, RG or RT. LT might be a stretch, but he is very versatile. Always a plus. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933.md?page=3)