Waiting during the draft

BrAinPaiNt

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Sometimes that first round is a wait fest.

When we are picking the middle or lower end of the draft.

Like last year, seemed to take forever for them to get to our picks.

You also see the war cam videos that last few years and see them on the phones trying to trade up only for it not to happen so you still have to wait.

This year going in one would normally think...Hey this first draft night I can see who the Cowboys pick in the first hour or so and not have to wait hours on end.

Well...Not so fast my friend.

Just because we are slated to pick at #4 overall does not mean we will...or maybe we do but our night is not through.

We could trade down and pick up some extra picks. Doing so means we have to wait a little longer for the Cowboys to make their pick. Even after that we can not be sure we are done for the night.

Maybe they use those extra picks to move back into the bottom of the first to get another player so we have stay up for the whole draft.

Of course we could make our selection at #4 overall and think the night is over.
Well with Jerry maybe he can't sit still and a player falls that he really likes and he uses this years picks or maybe this years and next years to move up and get someone.

Just never know.

I just know that just because we are slated to pick #4 overall and that would seem to be that for night one....just does not mean it will happen that way.

Going into it I am preparing for the full nights draft as I think Jerry may want to jump back into the first and that might be after we traded down in the first already or not.
 

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I've had bad luck being able to watch the draft the last 4 years.

This year's no different.

Thursday? Our last spring practice.
Friday? Our Spring game.

I will be relying in the kindness of @GloryDaysRBack to text me updates on those days.


At least I get to watch all day Saturday....

Nope. Just found out I have to work 9 AM - 6 PM that day.

Yay me.
 

gmoney112

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Waiting during the draft?

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How about the year where Parcells traded down and got Julius! I remember being in the car listening to the ticket and thinking here we go, Stephen Jackson baby!!! And then, we have a trade!!!! I almost put my fist through the radio! Waited for almost 3 hrs for nada!!!!
 

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How about the year where Parcells traded down and got Julius! I remember being in the car listening to the ticket and thinking here we go, Stephen Jackson baby!!! And then, we have a trade!!!! I almost put my fist through the radio! Waited for almost 3 hrs for nada!!!!

That trade made me so mad. I spent hours watching Jackson fall and letting myself get a little more excited with every pick. Then...
 

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Yep

I think the odds are at least 50% that we trade down.

If I had to guess for fun :D
odds are

1) pick at 4 --non QB (32%)
2) trade down a little (30%)
3) trade down to mid 1st rd (20%)
4) take QB at 4 (10%)
5) trade up for QB (6%)
6) trade up for non-QB (2%)
:laugh:
 

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I always end up dealing with regular family stuff so I just check Twitter and ESPN throughout the draft.

The Internet has made watching it live almost obsolete. I can instantly upload highlight vids on YouTube and see reactions on the bleacher report app.

With all of that being said, I anticipate this day more than anyone I know or have known. It's like Christmas for adults.

You people here are the only people I communicate with that enjoy this process as much as I do.
 

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I always end up dealing with regular family stuff so I just check Twitter and ESPN throughout the draft.

The Internet has made watching it live almost obsolete. I can instantly upload highlight vids on YouTube and see reactions on the bleacher report app.

With all of that being said, I anticipate this day more than anyone I know or have known. It's like Christmas for adults.

You people here are the only people I communicate with that enjoy this process as much as I do.

We need some inside info. from your source. That info.'s like crack, man. :D. These last 10 days are torture.
 

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Might feel like the longest 1st round in Cowboys history....if this trade goes down like it's rumored.....Titans trade back up to #4 for Ramsey.

Not sure how I feel about that deal. Means we passed up on the QBs. Most likely Lawson is gone. Jack gone. Rankins probably gone. Do they risk taking Jaylen Smith?

Sitting @ 15.....your clearly out of the blue chip players...which should be your reward for such a bad season.:(

It's a nice idea having the extra picks...but I highly doubt we would do anything but botch up those picks as well.

This is our "change the face of the franchise" moment. Yet we are too afraid to let go of the Tony Romo era.:rolleyes:
 

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Sometimes that first round is a wait fest.

When we are picking the middle or lower end of the draft.

Like last year, seemed to take forever for them to get to our picks.

You also see the war cam videos that last few years and see them on the phones trying to trade up only for it not to happen so you still have to wait.

This year going in one would normally think...Hey this first draft night I can see who the Cowboys pick in the first hour or so and not have to wait hours on end.

Well...Not so fast my friend.

Just because we are slated to pick at #4 overall does not mean we will...or maybe we do but our night is not through.

We could trade down and pick up some extra picks. Doing so means we have to wait a little longer for the Cowboys to make their pick. Even after that we can not be sure we are done for the night.

Maybe they use those extra picks to move back into the bottom of the first to get another player so we have stay up for the whole draft.

Of course we could make our selection at #4 overall and think the night is over.
Well with Jerry maybe he can't sit still and a player falls that he really likes and he uses this years picks or maybe this years and next years to move up and get someone.

Just never know.

I just know that just because we are slated to pick #4 overall and that would seem to be that for night one....just does not mean it will happen that way.

Going into it I am preparing for the full nights draft as I think Jerry may want to jump back into the first and that might be after we traded down in the first already or not.
I like to watch the entire draft because it is good TV, also like to see where my fellow alum get drafted. Is chat open during the draft this year?
 

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We need some inside info. from your source. That info.'s like crack, man. :D. These last 10 days are torture.

Can't find him. Last time I saw him I considered asking for his number so I could text him.... But I can't bring myself to ask a dude for his phone number without a better reason than that. Lol
 

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I love every minute of the draft. Whether we're next on the clock or a round away. I hate that they shortened the clock to appease a bunch of whiny babies with short attention spans. I'm in no hurry to get it over with and get to the true offseason.
 

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How about the year where Parcells traded down and got Julius! I remember being in the car listening to the ticket and thinking here we go, Stephen Jackson baby!!! And then, we have a trade!!!! I almost put my fist through the radio! Waited for almost 3 hrs for nada!!!!

That was painful
 

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I've had bad luck being able to watch the draft the last 4 years.

This year's no different.

Thursday? Our last spring practice.
Friday? Our Spring game.

I will be relying in the kindness of @GloryDaysRBack to text me updates on those days.


At least I get to watch all day Saturday....

Nope. Just found out I have to work 9 AM - 6 PM that day.

Yay me.

Lol...I got you...I'll be prompt with the updates
 

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I've had bad luck being able to watch the draft the last 4 years.

This year's no different.

Thursday? Our last spring practice.
Friday? Our Spring game.

I will be relying in the kindness of @GloryDaysRBack to text me updates on those days.


At least I get to watch all day Saturday....

Nope. Just found out I have to work 9 AM - 6 PM that day.

Yay me.

That's because you're a fake fan.

It would take an act of God to keep me from watching the draft.
 
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