Official 2012 NFL Draft Round 1 Thread

[painekiller]

I was driving throw rural Virginia while the draft was going on. My nephew was giving me a blow by blow. It looked like a stud OL guy might fall into our laps but at the last minute that dream was squashed. I had seen McClain talking about Mercilus, I had no opinion of the guy. I had wanted McClellin, when he was taken earlier I was lost. I had no idea who we would take.

As it stands a solid pick, raw kid with a huge upside. Nice.

Rick Smith is doing a solid job.

[Arky]

I think it goes like this:

mer·ci·less
   [mur-si-lis]

adjective
without mercy; having or showing no mercy; pitiless; cruel: a merciless critic.

Sounds like a good DE/LB name to me....

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Round 1 in the books (ESPN grade on the end):

1 Andrew Luck QB Colts 99
2 Robert Griffin III QB Redskins 97
3 Trent Richardson RB Browns 97
4 Matt Kalil OT Vikings 96
5 Justin Blackmon WR Jaguars 95
6 Morris Claiborne DB Cowboys 97
7 Mark Barron S Buccaneers 95
8 Ryan Tannehill QB Dolphins 94
9 Luke Kuechly ILB Panthers 96
10 Stephon Gilmore DB Bills 93
11 Dontari Poe DT Chiefs 92
12 Fletcher Cox DT Eagles 95
13 Michael Floyd WR Cardinals 93
14 Michael Brockers DT Rams 94
15 Bruce Irvin OLB Seahawks 83
16 Quinton Coples DE Jets 94
17 Dre Kirkpatrick DB Bengals 92
18 Melvin Ingram DE Chargers 93
19 Shea McClellin OLB Bears 92
20 Kendall Wright WR Titans 89
21 Chandler Jones DE Patriots 94
22 Brandon Weeden QB Browns 86
23 Riley Reiff OT Lions 93
24 David DeCastro OG Steelers 93
25 Dont'a Hightower ILB Patriots 91
26 Whitney Mercilus DE Texans 89
27 Kevin Zeitler OG Bengals 88
28 Nick Perry DE Packers 88
29 Harrison Smith S Vikings 89
30 A.j. Jenkins WR 49ers 82
31 Doug Martin RB Buccaneers 90
32 David Wilson RB Giants 84