Official 2014 NFL Draft - Round 1 Thread

[Keith]

Only been waiting 54-ish weeks to start and sticky this thread...

Latest word is that the Texans aren't getting teams to bite on a trade down and are now expected to keep the #1 pick, selecting either Clowney or Mack. Also, should they trade down, Johnny Manziel is not being considered.

Let the good times roll...

[Arky]

Got to admit, "who gets Johnny Football?" is the most intriguing sub-story to me...

[Keith]

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Tom E. Curran‏ @tomecurran
A source tells me Ryan Mallett to the Texans may soon be done.

[Joshua]

Admittedly, you have to take any of the swirling rumors with a grain of salt, but it's being reported that Jacksonville is considering moving up for Clowney. If they are, it wouldn't take much for me to pull the trigger on that deal. I would seriously consider that even if all we got was the Jags' 2nd rounder.

[Keith]

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Tom E. Curran ‏@tomecurran
Second source says nothing doing at the moment on Mallett to Houston. We'll watch how it plays out. Makes sense if Clowney is No. 1.

[barrett]

Mallett is at the end of his rookie deal, so best case scenario is we get lucky and he plays great, and we have to pay $10+ million for a QB. At least if you get lucky on a rookie you get 3-4 years of cheap labor.

If he can be had for a 3rd (or better yet an extra 3rd we get in a trade down), and BOB likes him, then I guess I'm on board. But besides cashing checks signed by Robert Kraft, there is nothing to recommend him from a dozen other young NFL backups.

[Warren]

The fact that a team whose starter will be 37 when the season starts and has shown signs of being in decline (not sharp decline, but decline) would be willing to deal Mallett isn't exactly a ringing endorsement.