Official 2013 NFL Draft - Round 1 Thread

[popanot]

This is an interesting tidbit from Peter King's most recent MMQB...

The Rams sat at 22. They wanted Ogletree and were reasonably confident he'd be there at 22. But they'd been talking with Houston, at 27, and Atlanta, at 30, about moving down to recoup some of what they'd lost to pick up Austin. Their fallback guy was UCLA defensive lineman Datone Jones, and if both were gone, they'd take Kentucky guard Larry Warford. As bravely as they talked about Warford, though, picking him in the first round would be a big loss.

Demoff laid out the options. "We can go to 30 and get a three and seven from Atlanta, or we can go to 27 and get a four and six from Houston,'' Demoff said.

"Or we can stay and just pick Ogletree,'' Snead said.

After looking back and seeing who got drafted between picks #22-#27, I'm glad the Texans didn't do that deal because I'm 99.999% certain they still would've drafted Hopkins.

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[HPF Bob]

Originally Posted by popanot

After looking back and seeing who got drafted between picks #22-#27, I'm glad the Texans didn't do that deal because I'm 99.999% certain they still would've drafted Hopkins.

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I think you are right. They were locked into Hopkins.

[Warren]

The talks between the Texans and Rams that night didn't end there. Also according to Peter King in his story about the Rams in the issue of SI that came after the draft (not sure if it's online), the Texans turned down the deal when the Rams were on the clock at 22. So the Rams traded with the Falcons, down to 30.

When the Texans were up at 27, Jeff Fisher called Rick Smith and offered a 6th rounder (#198) to move up from 30. Smith wanted a 4th rounder (#113), so the Rams passed and the Texans took Hopkins.

If they'd moved down to 30 Hopkins may or may not have been there. The Vikings jumped way up from 52 to 29 to take WR Cordarelle Patterson.

[painekiller]

Originally Posted by Warren

The talks between the Texans and Rams that night didn't end there. Also according to Peter King in his story about the Rams in the issue of SI that came after the draft (not sure if it's online), the Texans turned down the deal when the Rams were on the clock at 22. So the Rams traded with the Falcons, down to 30.

When the Texans were up at 27, Jeff Fisher called Rick Smith and offered a 6th rounder (#198) to move up from 30. Smith wanted a 4th rounder (#113), so the Rams passed and the Texans took Hopkins.

If they'd moved down to 30 Hopkins may or may not have been there. The Vikings jumped way up from 52 to 29 to take WR Cordarelle Patterson.

Sometimes the best moves are the moves not made. And I agree that it looks like the Texans had Hopkins in their sites in the trade up talks.