Pick #1
Houston Texans
Jadeveon Clowney (DE) South Carolina
Pfft! Screw them. Hope they lose 16 next year.
Surprised that Clowney didn't quit half way up to the podium.
Did you want them to take Johnny Football?
Johnny Football's got to be stewing. He expected to be taken first.
In fact, he's not even the first QB taken. Blake Bortles from UCF goes to the Jaguars.
LOL!!! Is Manziel another Tebow?
College football and Professional football are two decidedly different worlds and I do not think that Johnny football has what it takes to make it in the latter!
Just my opinion of course!
He's been told forever that he could never play QB. Oregon, Texas, and at least one other wanted him to play wide receiver or safety. Telling him that he can't do it, will just make him try all the more.
Pick #2
St. Louis Rams (From Redskins)
Greg Robinson (T) Auburn
Really?
Pick# 4
Buffalo Bills via Cleveland Browns
Sammy Watkins (WR) Clemson
I have not a modicum of doubt about his trying! He will kill himself trying to prove that he can do it in fact!
College football and Professional football are two decidedly different worlds and I do not think that Johnny football has what it takes to make it in the latter!
Just my opinion of course!
I think I agree, but then I think of those games in which his instincts took my breath away.
Pick #9
Minnesota Vikings (via Cleveland)
Anthony Barr (OLB) UCLA
Everyone is going "who?"
That didn't take long.
Pick #10
Detroit Lions
Eric Ebron (TE) North Carolina
Another "who/wow" pick.
Some brain surgeon on MSNBC said today that if Michael Sams (the gay player) wasn't chosen by the 7th pick, Goodell should force a team to pick him.
Cowboys up and Manziel is still available.
Will Jerry take Johnny Football? Dallas needs DEFENSE, not a back-up QB.
Nope.
Zack Martin, a Guard from Notre Dame.
And Jerry sees all that Aggie money from the sale of those Manziel jerseys and other memorabilia go up in smoke.
Did you want them to take Johnny Football?
Yes.
They need something on offense. Their defense actually was not that bad last year. Their offense sucked big time.
Johnny Football's got to be stewing. He expected to be taken first.
In fact, he's not even the first QB taken. Blake Bortles from UCF goes to the Jaguars.
LOL!!! Is Manziel another Tebow?
So Manziel finally went in the 22d pick to Cleveland, the Bermuda Triangle for QBs.
Funny how ESPN stopped showing him after about the 8th pick came and went and Johnny was still unwanted. Manziel appeared to be growing more and more frustrated and may have told the cameraman to leave him alone. :laugh:
College football and Professional football are two decidedly different worlds and I do not think that Johnny football has what it takes to make it in the latter!
Just my opinion of course!
Ain't that the truth? But then, I think of Brett Favre in his prime with the Packers. Never has anyone lifted his entire team because of his improvisation and never-say-quit approach. Could this guy be BF redux?
Yes.
Dallas is a perennial .500 team and has been for the past 20 years. Tony Romo is NOT the answer for them.
That said, I am good with Jones staying the course.
Dallas is a perennial .500 team and has been for the past 20 years. Tony Romo is NOT the answer for them.
That said, I am good with Jones staying the course.
The Packers got their man, safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix. Complete player according to the scouts I've read. Good.
Romo is the Michelle Wie of the NFL. Competent but overrated and lacking the heart of a champion.
I am as well but I didn't think Jones would pass on Johnny.
Even Jerra Jones doesn't know what Jerra Jones is thinking.
Truer words have seldom been spoken in the sports world. Jones is the kind of guy who thinks, "everyone thinks I am going to do this." "I would do it if no one thought I would, so I will do that because I can't do this." LOL
Romo is the Michelle Wie of the NFL. Competent but overrated and lacking the heart of a champion.Hey, she's having a great year in 2014, including a victory. :laugh:
Hey, she's having a great year in 2014, including a victory. :laugh:
Hey, she's having a great year in 2014, including a victory. :laugh:
I suppose that she's owed an apology, then? :silly:She sure doesn't deserve to be compared to Tony Romo! Ouch.
She sure doesn't deserve to be compared to Tony Romo! Ouch.
She's a proven winner. Year to date: one victory, six top tens.
How can we compare a pro golfer to a football player anyway, given the individual v. team nature of their respective sports?
Bottom line, though, is that Wie seems (finally) to be living up to her potential and even the hype. I wonder whether J. Manziel ever will.
In Cleveland? Not a chance.
How can we compare a pro golfer to a football player anyway, given the individual v. team nature of their respective sports?
Bottom line, though, is that Wie seems (finally) to be living up to her potential and even the hype. I wonder whether J. Manziel ever will.
My gut tells me that Johnny Jockstrap is a legend in his own mind. He reminds me of Colt McCoy or Ryan Leaf.
Seems about a dozen or so teams share your POV.
Or....is it because of what happened to the last slippery QB...RGIII?
Kyle Shanahan is getting ready for another Robert Griffin-type explosive athlete...hope he can handle Johnny's ego, because RGIII made mincemeat out of the Shanahans.
I don't see Johnny Jockstrap as being in the same zip-code as RGIII. Not on his best day or RGIII's worst day.
In Cleveland? Not a chance.
My gut tells me that Johnny Jockstrap is a legend in his own mind. He reminds me of Colt McCoy or Ryan Leaf.Also Vince Young. Talk about not living up to the hype ...
Well, then, Howie......let me suggest that you change your moniker because your words are going to come back to haunt you.
The Browns actually got away with grand larceny...getting Manziel in the 22nd pick.
Also Vince Young. Talk about not living up to the hype ...
No bad-mouthing the Browns....hope springs eternal......
:beer:
I'm not going to bad mouth the Browns.
I'll save my hits for little Johnny Jockstrap.
:beer:
Didn't mean to disappear last night but had an emergency. I got a call at 8:30 that American Airlines had canceled my flight for today from DFW to ATL. (Extremely severe weather yesterday afternoon shutdown DFW for 3+ hours and disrupted only God knows how many flights.) I spent 2 hours on hold before getting a person who got me on the only remaining flight possible, Delta DFW-ATL at 7:35PM, arriving at ATL at close to 11:00PM.
This meant a 13 hour layover in DFW as I was flying out of College Station at 6:00AM, but nothing I could do to change that flight.
Thank God Delta put me on standby for a 9:30AM flight from DFW and I was #2 on the list. There was one open seat and the guy who was #1 on the list wasn't there when they called so I got the seat and made it to my hotel a few hours ago. Delta even managed to get my checked bag on the earlier flight, even though they told me it probably wouldn't happen. I never really liked Delta, but they just moved up big time in my book and American took a nose dive.
People did that for 2 years, and usually it proved to be to their detriment. If he hadn't fractured his thumb last year (hitting his throwing hand on a teammates helmet), he would not have been off for the last few games.
Hey, I'm going to be watching now that it's time for him to put up or shut up. He'll be playing with the Big Boys, now. IF he can make the transition, that is. Since he's not black of hispanic, he won't have that cushion to work for him. Not sure if he's gay or not. Maybe holding that in reserve? :whistle:
Man, the Browns can't get a break. Word is that Josh Gordon is facing a year suspension for marihuana use.
Pick #48
Baltimore Ravens
Timmy Jernigan (DT) Florida State
Pick #49
New York Jets
Jace Amaro (TE) Texas Tech
Pick #53
Green Bay Packers
Davante Adams (WR) Fresno State
Nice thread, Atomic - thanks.:silly: I was sure SF would have picked him by now. :pondering:
But, but, but ..... someone's phone didn't ring.
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:silly: I was sure SF would have picked him by now. :pondering:
Well, if the NFL doesn't want him...perhaps HGTV will.
Well, if the NFL doesn't want him...perhaps HGTV will.:laugh:
Johnny Manziel leaves draft and parties hardNY Post (http://pagesix.com/2014/05/09/johnny-manziel-shakes-off-agonizing-draft-and-parties-hard/)
By Emily Smith and Stephanie Smith
May 9, 2014 | 10:20pm
Johnny Manziel wasn’t discouraged by his agonizing wait at the NFL Draft in Rockefeller Center — he partied like a winner at Avenue nightclub in Chelsea until the early hours of Friday with stars who included Drake.
After finally being picked by the Cleveland Browns, Johnny Football didn’t lose his swagger and was seen doing rum shots and swigging from a 6-liter Methuselah of Perrier-Jouët Champagne, all while surrounded by attractive women and sweaty suited sports agent types.
Manziel, still wearing his shirt and tie, was the center of attention at the party in the club’s mezzanine, where well-wishers included Drake, Birdman, Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving and Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin.
One witness told us, “Manziel held court at a private booth, as girls flocked to his table. He looked like he was loving the attention. He did shots of Atlantico [rum] and flirted and danced with the girls before spraying Champagne over everybody. We hope Manziel continues to love the game as much as he’s obviously loving the fame.”
Despite the late night revelry, which ended around 3 a.m., a tired-looking Manziel still made it to Friday’s introductory news conference at the NFL football team’s facility in Berea, Ohio.
Downstairs at Avenue, New York Giant Victor Cruz gathered with their new pick, LSU wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. Also spotted were Meek Mill, Busta Rhymes, Future, A$AP Ferg, Plaxico Burress, Julez Santana and rapper Yo Gotti.
After the party, Cruz, Burress and Adrian Peterson were spotted at Artichoke Basille’s Pizza and Bar in the early hours of Friday.
Meanwhile, new Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles had a more reserved celebration over dinner at Willow Road in Chelsea with a group of 20, including Chicago Bears quarterback Jordan Palmer.
And earlier in the night, Michael Vick was among guests at Ainsworth, as ESPN’s Merril Hoge lead a panel and Q&A with NFL stars including Burress, the Eagles’ LeSean McCoy and the Giants’ Rueben Randle.
Michael Sam is drafted by the Rams.
The jokes just write themselves.............
How long before the Rams are told that they have to change their name and team colors?What will become of the 'spread offense'?
How long before the Rams are told that they have to change their name and team colors?
Frankly, I'm already tired of it.As a die-hard PACKER BACKER, I can honestly say I really like what Ted Thompson did with the selections this year.
That's why Tampa Bay passed on him, the fans would never stand for going back to the old Gay Blade pink uniforms....
Just think what the Rams can do this year for the NFL's annual hot pink accessory month.....
:smokin:
As a die-hard PACKER BACKER, I can honestly say I really like what Ted Thompson did with the selections this year.
I was disappointed to see Chris Borland go to the Niners, but the idea that we got Jared Abbrederis made up for that! He's going to have to add some muscle, but he's got the hands for sure!
It's going to be interesting to see how we do with the UDFAs.
GO!! PACK!! GO!!
As a die-hard PACKER BACKER, I can honestly say I really like what Ted Thompson did with the selections this year.
I was disappointed to see Chris Borland go to the Niners, but the idea that we got Jared Abbrederis made up for that! He's going to have to add some muscle, but he's got the hands for sure!
It's going to be interesting to see how we do with the UDFAs.
GO!! PACK!! GO!!
How long before the Rams are told that they have to change their name and team colors?
... President Barack Obama also offered words of congratulation to both Sam and the Rams for the draft pick.More at Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625286/Openly-gay-football-star-Michael-Sam-not-drafted-Alabama-QB-AJ-McCarron-finally-hears-called.html#ixzz31PMHjm2i)
'From the playing field to the corporate boardroom, LGBT Americans prove everyday that you should be judged by what you do and not who you are,' said the President....
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Sams and boyfriend celebrate his selection. More at Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625286/Openly-gay-football-star-Michael-Sam-not-drafted-Alabama-QB-AJ-McCarron-finally-hears-called.html#ixzz31PMHjm2i)
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/05/11/article-2625286-1DBC184800000578-624_634x319.jpg)
Sams and boyfriend celebrate his selection. More at Daily Mail (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625286/Openly-gay-football-star-Michael-Sam-not-drafted-Alabama-QB-AJ-McCarron-finally-hears-called.html#ixzz31PMHjm2i)
I wonder if the NFL pressured a team to draft him so they can avoid the heat.. Having said that, doesn't mean he will make the team.. Usually a person who drafted in the later rounds don't make the team..
After what happened with Sterling and his team, I suspect that the Ramettes will be compelled to keep Sam on the roster even if he sucks (which is a safe bet).
After what happened with Sterling and his team, I suspect that the Ramettes will be compelled to keep Sam on the roster even if he sucks (which is a safe bet).Quite agree. If they dare cut him now, no matter how light (in the loafers), slow or untalented he may be, they'll be homophobes.
Before anyone asks, that's cake on their faces. They forgot this was the NFL draft and not the ceremonial cutting and smashing-into-face of the wedding cake. :thud:
I don't care how many times the media saturates the airwaves with shots of gays kissing, I am never going to feel all warm and fuzzy inside and happy for their joy in the way I would with an opposite sex couple. But I must admit the yuck factor is going away, so maybe some of the MSM objectives are being achieved.It still abhors me, as well it should. But alas, perhaps my sense of what is supposed to be normal is so much stronger than everyone else's around me. We have a generation that has seen so much anti-normative pressure that they don't understand the concept anymore.
Not only is it a gay couple, but an interracial one, too. We're two-for-two so far on the push-people's-buttons chart.
Rather than acting with dignity and decorum, he proved that it was and always will be about his homosexual lifestyle.
I quite agree. He had photographers present? It is certainly his right to do so, but I'd think a more sensible approach would be, "I'm focusing on football and my opportunity with the St. Louis Rams."To be fair to Sam, most draftees probably would want to have someone present recording the event for posterity, and that may include a photographer.
To be fair to Sam, most draftees probably would want to have someone present recording the event for posterity, and that may include a photographer.
That being said, I certainly agree; Sam's behavior screams of that of an attention-seeker. Compare Sam's situation to that of Abby Wambach. Wambach is one of women's soccer's biggest stars. She also happens to be a lesbian. She doesn't make a big deal of it and doesn't think people should make a big deal of it.
To be fair soccer is not a sport
To be fair soccer is not a sportTouché.
Not only were photographers invited into his home but NFL had photographers at a local gay bar during the day and then following Sam's being chosen by the Rams.
NFL chose to shove this obscenity at us. We can choose to keep the TV off.