# NFL Draft 2013 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 9, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234 "2013-04-09T16:07:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 16
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/301 "2013-04-26T19:02:04Z")
Well to brighten my weekend, my wife got me tickets to the Packers-Cardinals pre-season game at Lambeau, where I have never been. So that is pretty damn exciting even if it is pre-season. Now I just have to get 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:** [April 26, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/302 "2013-04-26T19:04:32Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > You were the devilishly handsome, very well built, and intelligent one who was performing an emergency tracheotomy with one hand and giving your dinner to a homeless child with the other, weren’t you? Almost. I’m the guy in an old white 49ers cap, scratching the side of his face, then looking down at my phone to post how he’s not totally behind the pick. I forgot to put this in my review of the Reid pick: his daughter is absolutely adorable. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/303 "2013-04-26T19:11:16Z")
> [@Death\_of\_Rats](#): > > That is only if you have the cap room to sign them. Teams have a ton of time to figure out their cap room. Getting rid of draft picks, especially a second round pick, just to save potential salary is foolish. Hell, just trade it for a pick next year. Teams have until after training camp to get under the cap, and by then, they’ll have a much better idea of who is good enough to make the roster. > [@Death of Rats](#): > > The other option is to cut veterans to make room for unproven rookies and eating up more cap space later with dead money. They don’t need to make those decisions now. Why pass on a guy with a second round grade to save hypothetical money at some time in the future against a salary cap that you can manipulate. Hell, the Rams found cap room to sign Chris Williams, cut him and sign your second rounder if he’s any better than that washout. Rookies are the cheapest guys you can buy. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/304 "2013-04-26T19:26:13Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > The best way to handle the Green Room is to say screw it, I’m going fishing, like Browns’ tackle Joe Thomas did. I applauded his decision to do this, which caused meltdowns at football-centric message boards. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2013, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/305 "2013-04-26T22:30:27Z")
On the cap-space vs rookie pay front… Even if the 49ers were running into a problem there, they just squeezed out a little over $2 million in space by restructuring with Patrick Willis, which is just about what they’d need for a whole draft class. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/306 "2013-04-26T22:34:09Z")
Jags on the clock. These rounds are the ones that make a huge difference. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/307 "2013-04-26T22:35:13Z")
Well once again, here’s hoping the Lions can get a OL or CB worth a shit. Although maybe they should go with their strength. They are really good at kickers, if they spend their 2nd round on a kicker it will probably be a damn good kicker, which is better than a really bad WR. As far a Ziggy Ansah… ehh. there wasn’t a number 5 player in the draft. whoever they got was going to not be worth the 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:** [April 26, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/308 "2013-04-26T22:35:18Z")
I love the fake Shah Khan mustaches on the fans. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/309 "2013-04-26T22:36:45Z")
The Jets are reported to be thinking about trading up to draft a QB. They have the seventh pick in the second round and several of the teams ahead of them are not going to draft a QB, so I am not sure they need to trade up in the first place, but what the hell. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/310 "2013-04-26T22:37:54Z")
My top guys here: Z. Ertz, TE, Stanford J. Banks, CB, Miss St [del]J. Cyprien, S, FIU[/del] edit: nervermind, Jacksonville stole him. J. Hunter, WR, Tenn Not happy with any of the D-Linemen here. Of course, that means that’s where the 49ers will go. Jesse Williams? Margus Hunt? Tank Carradine? Damontre Moore? ---
**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:** [April 26, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/311 "2013-04-26T22:39:57Z")
Aaaaaaaand there’s a trade, like I wanted, YAY!!! ---
**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:** [April 26, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/312 "2013-04-26T22:50:00Z")
In the first three picks of the 2nd Round, three of my best remaining are gone. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/313 "2013-04-26T22:51:11Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > My top guys here: > Z. Ertz, TE, Stanford > J. Banks, CB, Miss St > [del]J. Cyprien, S, FIU[/del] edit: nervermind, Jacksonville stole him. > J. Hunter, WR, Tenn If the next pick is Banks, you’ll be almost spot 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:** [April 26, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/314 "2013-04-26T22:55:28Z")
I was ranking them based on 49er need. Cyprien was definitely my top guy. Terms of the 49ers trade: giving up the #34 pick, they get a 2nd (#40) and a 7th this year and a 3rd Rounder for 2014. That would give them three 3rd Rounders next year, barring a Chiefs win streak pushing one of them to a 2nd. I really like the trade, especially because #40 is no worse than #34. ---
**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:** [April 26, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/315 "2013-04-26T22:58:37Z")
Slay over Banks? OK, I had him as my 10th corner, but I like his upside. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/316 "2013-04-26T22:59:14Z")
Te’o to the Chargers. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/317 "2013-04-26T23:00:27Z")
_Is waiting for that scream to reach me from Cincinnati_ ---
**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:** [April 26, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/318 "2013-04-26T23:03:25Z")
Great! Can we finally shut up about Teo? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/319 "2013-04-26T23:03:31Z")
And a HUGE groan goes up from the crowd as Te’o’s name is called. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234/320 "2013-04-26T23:05:55Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > And a HUGE groan goes up from the crowd as Te’o’s name is called. Really? I am not watching on TV, following on the ESPN webstream. But why wouuld folks groan (except for Chargers fans who think they don’t need an LB)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-draft-2013/655234.md?page=17)