Pick-by-pick analysis, 17-32
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![]() | JOHN CZARNECKI FOX NFL Sunday Czar will analyze each team's draft night war room, the reasoning behind every first-round pick and why teams did or didn't cut a deal. | ![]() | PETER SCHRAGER FOXSports.com Live from New York's Radio City Music Hall, Schrager provides an insider's glimpse of the draft-night doings. |
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: The Niners take two offensive linemen with their two top 20 picks and neither is Bryan Bulaga. Interesting. I’d love to tell you that the Niners fans are doing something noteworthy, but they’re not. And that’s because another team is now on the clock. As soon as I even begin to think about the mayhem that’s about to ensue, a "SHE SAID NO" chant breaks out in Radio City. Yep. The Steelers are on the board. "SHE SAID NO" is rocking the place. Just what Roger Goodell wanted to hear.
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: The Steelers address their interior offensive line needs and take one half of the Pouncey twins from Florida. Some of the comments being tossed around behind me? "Can he protect a bathroom hallway?" Ouch. "Can he watch Ben’s blind side in small towns in Georgia?" Zing! OK, OK. Before I lose my credentials to all NFL events, I’ll just stop writing those down. The Steelers fans in the building look like the guys from "The Hangover" right now. Usually, an energetic crew--they look like they haven’t slept in days. Rings around the eyes; frazzled hair. No tigers, babies or Mike Tyson punches to the face this week for them — but it’s pretty close.
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: I was sent a YouTube video of Weatherspoon dancing in the mirror at an Express clothing store in a local mall. It was two minutes long. Just odd stuff. A guy dancing in a mirror. Why was this not dissected by ESPN like the backflips? Both have the same relevance to playing in the NFL. Weatherspoon put up 400 tackles in college, can play inside or outside, and squats 700 pounds. He’ll be a good fit in Atlanta. Hopefully, they have an Express store in the Lenox Mall. | |
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: Just caught a heck of a move out of Commissioner Goodell. After Kareem Jackson was drafted by Houston, Goodell walks into the crowd, locates a teenage girl in a Steve Slaton Texans jersey, and hands her the Texans draft card. Meanwhile, the Jets and Giants fans are no longer on such great terms. I just saw two groups yelling at each other. All is right in the Big Apple. As for Jackson? Loved him in college. Very physical. I’m concerned about pass interference penalties at the next level.
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: The Broncos select Thomas and John Denver’s “Rocky Mountain High” comes on. The entire Thomas family clan is apparently in the building. Thomas over Dez Bryant, huh? Is this Kevin Dyson over Randy Moss all over again? It might be. Meanwhile, Jimmy Clausen still hasn’t been drafted yet. I wonder if Brady Quinn is texting him, giving him the Robin Williams “Good Will Hunting” treatment… “It’s not your fault…You hear me? It’s not your fault.”
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: The Packers fans are ecstatic with the Bulaga pick. A father-and-son combo in matching Aaron Rodgers jerseys and cheesehead hats exchange high fives. I was with Bulaga on Tuesday night at the EA Sports 2010 NFL Draft party. Large boy. But he’s got short arms! OK, I didn’t measure them and have no idea about that — but that’s what all the media guys murmured in unison when he was selected. "Small arms..." A very attractive young woman in a cheesehead hat just appeared out of nowhere. There’s something special about a woman wearing Styrofoam cheese atop her head, isn’t there?
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: You’ve gotta love Jerry Jones. Bryant’s a top-five talent, but a character PINK flag and completely off most teams’ boards. Available in the 20s? Thank you very much. We’ll take him in Big D. A local kid from tiny Lufkin, Texas, he’ll play for the Cowboys in Dallas. The Cowboys fans are puffing their chests and taunting the Eagles and Giants fans. They’re not taunting the Vikings fans. Not after that NFC Divisional Round whooping. How’s Miles Austin feeling right now? He has an All Pro season and isn’t given an extension, but they’ll give a rookie a monster first round contract. In the past week, I've heard that Bryant forgot to bring his spikes to his workout, blew off a major national radio appearance, and was beyond underwhelming in a meeting with Rams' teams officials. Dallas, hello! | |
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: And there’s your story of the night. The New York crowd, for whatever reason, responds with a “Tebow Sucks” chant. They’re tired and cranky here. It’s a school night, the Knicks haven’t been good since Nixon was in office, the Giants just took Kerri Strug with their first round pick, and the Jets haven’t made a multi-million dollar transaction in the past three hours. In Florida, there are parades in the streets. A college aged kid in a Florida Tebow jersey is doing the Hulk Hogan "ear to the crowd" thing. He's getting booed too, now. Meanwhile, Tebow’s got tears in his eyes down in Florida. What’s new?
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: Williams, a guy I had going in the top 15, slips all the way to 26 to Arizona. In the seven-round mock I did this week, I had Jimmy Clausen slipping out of the top 20 and ending up here. Nope, I guess I underestimated his fall. As for the Cardinals contingent here in New York? I saw two guys earlier — one in an Antrel Rolle jersey; the other in a Kurt Warner jersey. Neither are on the roster anymore. I guess that says something about the current state of the Cardinals.
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: Instead of going with Jimmy Clausen — as some experts projected as a worst-case scenario — the Vikings trade the 30th pick to Detroit and the Lions grab Jahvid Best. The house sound system blasts Fedde Le Grand’s “Put Your Hands Up for Detroit.” European house music at Radio City Music Hall. I’ve now seen (and heard) it all. A Tiesto rave is next. Now that the Jets are off the board, Radio City has begun filing out. The excited Jets fan has left the building, Mr. “McCNabb” is long gone, and Alyssa Milano left the joint before the sun went down. Somewhere, Chiefs pajamas guy is walking in his front door.
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: Jerry Hughes, an undersized defensive end, joins a team that seems to hoard every one of them in the NFL. The Colts get a former high school running back and a two-time All-American at TCU. Radio City, meanwhile, is emptying out. The remaining fans are yawning. A young kid in a Bills jersey — no older than 10-years-old — is sleeping on his father’s shoulder. It’s probably the exact same way he’s spent his entire life watching his team on Sundays.
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SCHRAGER ON THE SCENE: Drew Brees is in the house and the crowd — whatever of it is remaining — erupts. How about the difference between the fans’ reception to the past two Super Bowl champion QBs? There’s Drew and worldwide praise and respect. And then there’s Ben … and … well, yeah, you heard the chants earlier. The Saints take Patrick Robinson and we put this first round to bed. Chiefs pajamas guy is asleep in his bed (with Chiefs flannel sheets, I’m sure) somewhere, Jimmy Clausen remains undrafted, and the NFL Network and ESPN crews remain separated by 20 yards. Marvez is off getting player quotes, Schein’s wrapping up his radio stuff (I can hear him calling someone “My Guy!” from 50 yards away), and Glazer is seven places at once. Cheesehead girl is long gone, Tebow kid is back at the TEP house in Gainesville, and Jason Pierre-Paul is doing back flips on the dance floor at a club on South Beach. All is right in the NFL world. Another draft. Another perfect NFL event.
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