# 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:** 5
**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, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/81 "2015-05-01T01:33:08Z")
I bet the Saints grab Parker, but personally I prefer Strong. We’ll see, seems like WR is a no brainer. ---
**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, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/82 "2015-05-01T01:34:31Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Typical Browns pick. What does that even mean? What other picks the Browns have made would you compare him to? The Browns usually get good grades for their draft, meaning they get good value based on pre-draft public perception, it’s just that the players are rarely as people thought. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/83 "2015-05-01T01:34:48Z")
> [@Kiros](#): > > I knew there was a bad part about winning a super bowl… there is _no way_ I’m going to be awake at 11:30 or midnight when the Pats finally pick. > > Surprised at the lack of movement to this point… _cue trade frenzy_ I wonder what the record is for lack of draft-day trades in this decade 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 1, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/84 "2015-05-01T01:37:13Z")
I thought I would be OK if the 49ers traded back, but I really want DeVante Parker now, or at least a top CB. Ahhhhhhhh ---
**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 1, 2015, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/85 "2015-05-01T01:37:32Z")
How is Brees going to throw over Peat? ---
**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, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/86 "2015-05-01T01:38:22Z")
> [@Kiros](#): > > I knew there was a bad part about winning a super bowl… there is _no way_ I’m going to be awake at 11:30 or midnight when the Pats finally pick. > > Surprised at the lack of movement to this point… _cue trade frenzy_ Totally agree, shocked there hasn’t been any trades to speak of. Maybe it’s because the picks have gone somewhat chalk so far, at least as far as tiers go. **13th Pick - Andrus Peat - New Orleans Saints** This is the first pick that I don’t really know much about. Can’t really hate them grabbing what’s probably the top 1 or 2 OLs left on the board generally speaking. WR seems like the richest position in this draft so maybe people aren’t valuing the second tier WRs very much. I have watched Humphries a fair bit and I really like his upside. He’s one of my dream scenarios for the Bears 2nd round pick. ---
**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, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/87 "2015-05-01T01:38:34Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > How is Brees going to throw over Peat? Sign Randy or Santana to throw to. ---
**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, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/88 "2015-05-01T01:41:04Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > What does that even mean? What other picks the Browns have made would you compare him to? > > The Browns usually get good grades for their draft, meaning they get good value based on pre-draft public perception, it’s just that the players are rarely as people thought. They’ll get good grades for Shelton too. But I’m telling you he’s the DL version of Johnny Manziel, all sizzle, no steak. It’s like the Browns build their draft board based on what bloggers and Mel Kiper say. ---
**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, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/89 "2015-05-01T01:42:55Z")
We have our first trade! Bout damn time ---
**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, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/90 "2015-05-01T01:44:19Z")
49ers trade down to San Diego. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/91 "2015-05-01T01:48:35Z")
Hah, so not only do they draft a RB in the middle of the first round, they pay two extra picks to do it. The GMs who get the good undrafted guys each year are just sitting in their war rooms laughing. ---
**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, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/92 "2015-05-01T01:51:44Z")
The 49ers add San Diego’s 4th Rounder, #117, and a 2016 5th Rounder. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/93 "2015-05-01T01:52:15Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > 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. Sigh. I hate to see Cooper go to such a dysfunctional franchise. ☹ ---
**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, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/94 "2015-05-01T01:53:00Z")
14 picks before a trade is the longest in the modern draft era according to whomever Shefter just quoted in his tweet ---
**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 1, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/95 "2015-05-01T01:53:56Z")
> [@Kiros](#): > > Hah, so not only do they draft a RB in the middle of the first round, they pay two extra picks to do it. The GMs who get the good undrafted guys each year are just sitting in their war rooms laughing. In their defense, Melvin Gordon has the potential to be kinda a big deal. A fourth rounder this year and a fifth next isn’t insanely overpaying to move up two spots to get the only non- injured first round talent RB. Of course, I like Tevin Coleman and David Cobb, so I’d probably be waiting on a RB if I were in charge. ---
**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, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/96 "2015-05-01T01:57:35Z")
Please be Peters and not fucking Armstead. ---
**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, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/97 "2015-05-01T01:58:28Z")
**14th Pick - DeVante Parker - Miami Dolphins** I prefer Strong over Parker but he’s an excellent player. The Dolphins need help at WR and this is a nice combo of value + need. **15th Pick - Melvin Gordon - San Diego Chargers** Love this pick. Still a little tough to argue for a RB in the 1st round, but Gordon probably is good enough to justify it and the Chargers desperately need help at RB. Great value, great pick. They traded up to get him, so finally our first trade, still haven’t seen what they gave up. If it’s a lot it’ll be a problem considering it is a RB after all. **16th Pick - Kevin Johnson - Houston Texans** A very good pick, if Clowney and Watt ever end up being a fearsome pass rush Johnson could end up feasting on easy wounded ducks. My guy Peters is still on the board but a lot of people preferred Johnson over Waynes. We’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/98 "2015-05-01T01:58:29Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Totally agree, shocked there hasn’t been any trades to speak of. Maybe it’s because the picks have gone somewhat chalk so far, at least as far as tiers go. > > **13th Pick - Andrus Peat - New Orleans Saints** > This is the first pick that I don’t really know much about. Can’t really hate them grabbing what’s probably the top 1 or 2 OLs left on the board generally speaking. WR seems like the richest position in this draft so maybe people aren’t valuing the second tier WRs very much. I have watched Humphries a fair bit and I really like his upside. He’s one of my dream scenarios for the Bears 2nd round pick. I like this pick. The Saints really need help on the O-line, and I think this guy may come in and start at left tackle. He appears to be a mobile/finesse type player, which would work well with the way the Saints tend to move their line around… ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/99 "2015-05-01T02:00:08Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Please be Peters and not fucking Armstead. Hehehe Can we call this Gary’s Curse? ---
**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, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933/100 "2015-05-01T02:00:50Z")
There is nobody I am even slightly enthusiastic about for the Lions at 23 left. I hope against hope they can pull off a Belichek and get an early second + package for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-nfl-draft-on-the-clock/718933.md?page=6)