The 2012 Draft: Picture Analysis

[The Alex]

Do you really want to read blocks of text breaking down each pick for you? Of course not, you want something short and sweet. Which is why I give you my first round analysis, presented in the form of animated gifs. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words.

1. Indianapolis Colts - Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford



2. Washington Redskins - Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor



3. Cleveland Browns - Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama



4. Minnesota Vikings - Matt Kalil, OT, USC



5. Jacksonville Jaguars - Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State



6. Dallas Cowboys - Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU



7. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Mark Barron, S, Albama



8. Miami Dolphins - Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M



9. Carolina Panthers - Luke Kuechley, LB, Boston College



10. Buffalo Bills - Stephon Gilmore, CB, South Carolina



11. Kansas City Chiefs - Dontari Poe, DT, Memphis



12. Philadelphia Eagles - Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi State



13. Arizona Cardinals - Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame



14. St. Louis Rams - Michael Brockers, DT, LSU



15. Seattle Seahawks - Bruce Irvin, DE/OLB, West Virginia







16. New York Jets - Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina



17. Cincinnati Bengals - Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama



18. San Diego Chargers - Melvin Ingram, DE/OLB, South Carolina



19. Chicago Bears - Shea McClellin, DE, Boise State



20. Tennessee Titans - Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor



21. New England Patriots - Chandler Jones, DE/OLB, Syracuse



22. Cleveland Browns - Brandon Weeden, QB, Oklahoma State





















23. Detroit Lions - Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa



24. Pittsburgh Steelers - David DeCastro, OG, Stanford



25. New England Patriots - Dont'a Hightower, DE/ILB/OLB, Alabama



26. Houston Texans - Whitney Mercilus, DE/OLB, Illinois



27. Cincinnati Bengals - Kevin Zeitler, OG, Wisconsin



28. Green Bay Packers - Nick Perry, DE/OLB, USC



29. Minnesota Vikings - Harrison Smith, S, Notre Dame



30. San Francisco 49ers - A.J. Jenkins, WR, Illinois



31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Doug Martin, RB, Boise State



32. New York Giants - David Wilson, RB, Virginia Tech



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Round 2: The Legend of Curly's Gold

33. St. Louis Rams - Brian Quick, WR, Appalachian State



34. Indianapolis Colts - Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford



35. Baltimore Ravens - Courtney Upshaw, DE/OLB, Alabama



36. Denver Broncos - Derek Wolfe, DT, Cincinnati



37. Cleveland Browns - Mitchell Schwartz, OT, California



38. Jacksonville Jaguars - Andre Branch, DE, Clemson



39. St. Louis Rams - Janoris Jenkins, CB, Northern Alabama



40. Carolina Panthers - Amini Silatolu, OG, Midwestern State



41. Buffalo Bills - Cordy Glenn, OG/OT, Georgia



42. Miami Dolphins - Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford



43. New York Jets - Stephen Hill, WR, Georgia Tech



44. Kansas City Chiefs - Jeff Allen, OG/OT, Illinois



45. Chicago Bears - Alshon Jeffery, WR, South Carolina



46. Philadelphia Eagles - Mychal Kendricks, ILB, California



47. Seattle Seahawks - Bobby Wagner, LB, Utah State



48. New England Patriots - Tavon Wilson, DB, Illinois



49. San Diego Chargers - Kendall Reyes, DT/DE, Connecticut



50. St. Louis Rams - Isaiah Pead, RB, Cincinnati



51. Green Bay Packers - Jerel Worthy, DT/DE, Michigan State



52. Tennessee Titans - Zach Brown, LB, North Carolina



53. Cincinnati Bengals - Devon Still, DT, Penn State



54. Detroit Lions - Ryan Broyles, WR, Oklahoma



55. Atlanta Falcons - Peter Konz, C/OG, Wisconsin



56. Pittsburgh Steelers - Mike Adams, OT, Ohio State



57. Denver Broncos - Brock Osweiler, QB, Arizona State



58. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Lavonte David, LB, Nebraska



59. New Orleans Saints - Nope



59. Philadelphia Eagles - Vinny Curry, DE, Marshall



60. Baltimore Ravens - Kelechi Osemele, OG, Iowa State



61. San Francisco 49ers - LaMichael James, RB, Oregon



62. Green Bay Packers - Casey Hayward, CB, Vanderbilt



63. New York Giants - Rueben Randle, WR, LSU



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Round 3: Beyond Thunderdome

64. Indianapolis Colts - Dwayne Allen, TE, Clemson



65. St. Louis Rams - Trumaine Johnson, DB, Montana



66. Minnesota Vikings - Josh Robinson, CB, UCF



67. Denver Broncos - Ronnie Hillman, RB, San Diego State



68. Houston Texans - DeVier Posey, WR, Ohio State



69. Buffalo Bills - T.J. Graham, WR, N.C. State



70. Jacksonville Jaguars - Bryan Anger, P, California























71. Washington Redskins - Josh LeRibeus, OG, SMU



72. Miami Dolphins - Olivier Vernon, DE, Miami



73. San Diego Chargers - Brandon Taylor, S, LSU



74. Kansas City Chiefs - Donald Stephenson, OT, Oklahoma



75. Seattle Seahawks - Russell Wilson, QB, Wisconsin



76. Houston Texans - Brandon Brooks, OG, Miami of Ohio



77. New York Jets - Demario Davis, LB, Arkansas State



78. Miami Dolphins - Michael Egnew, TE, Missouri



79. Chicago Bears - Brandon Hardin, S, Oregon State



80. Arizona Cardinals - Jamell Fleming, CB, Oklahoma



81. Dallas Cowboys - Tyrone Crawford, DE, Boise State



82. Tennessee Titans - Mike Martin, DT, Michigan



83. Cincinnati Bengals - Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers



84. Baltimore Ravens - Bernard Pierce, RB, Temple



85. Detroit Lions - Dwight Bentley, CB, Louisiana-Lafayette



86. Pittsburgh Steelers - Sean Spence, LB, Miami



87. Cleveland Browns - John Hughes, DT, Cincinnati



88. Philadelphia Eagles - Nick Foles, QB, Arizona



89. New Orleans Saints - Akiem Hicks, DT, Regina



90. New England Patriots - Jake Bequette, DE, Arkansas



91. Atlanta Falcons - Lamar Holmes, OT, Southern Miss



92. Indianapolis Colts - T.Y. Hilton, WR, Florida International



93. Cincinnati Bengals - Brandon Thompson, DT, Clemson



94. New York Giants - Jayron Hosley, CB, Virginia Tech



95. Oakland Raiders - Tony Bergstrom, OG/OT, Utah



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Round 4: High Noon At Mega Mountain

98. Baltimore Ravens - Gino Gradkowski, G, Delawar



100. Cleveland Browns - Travis Benjamin, WR, Miami



102. Washington Redskins - Kirk Cousins, QB, Michigan State



107. Kansas City Chiefs - Devon Wylie, WR, Fresno State



115. Tennessee Titans - Coty Sensabaugh, CB, Clemson



122. New Orleans Saints - Nick Toon, WR, Wisconsin



133. Green Bay Packers - Jerron McMillian, S, Maine



135. Dallas Cowboys - Matt Johnson, S, Eastern Washington







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Round 5: Rave From The Grave

138. Detroit Lions - Tahir Whitehead, DE/OLB, Temple



145. Tennessee Titans - Taylor Thompson, DE/TE, SMU



149. San Diego Chargers - Johnnie Troutman, OG, Penn State



153. Philadelphia Eagles - Dennis Kelly, OT, Purdue



154. Seattle Seahawks - Korey Toomer, LB, Idaho



162. New Orleans Saints - Corey White, S, Samford



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Round 6: Back 2 Tha Hood

172. Seattle Seahawks - Jeremy Lane, CB, Northwestern State



181. Seattle Seahawks - Winston Guy, S, Kentucky



189. Oakland Raiders - Christo Bulukidi, DT, Georgia State



190. Tennessee Titans - Markelle Martin, S, Oklahoma State



197. New England Patriots - Nate Ebner, DB, Ohio State



199. San Francisco 49ers - Jason Slowey, C, Western Oregon



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Round 7: Mission To Moscow

209. St. Louis Rams - Aaron Brown, OLB, Hawaii



211. Tennessee Titans - Scott Solomon, DE, Rice



214. Indianapolis Colts - Tim Fugger, DE/OLB, Vanderbilt



224. New England Patriots - Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska



225. Seattle Seahawks - J.R. Sweezy, DT, N.C. State



228. Jacksonville Jaguars - Jeris Pendleton, DT, Ashland



229. Philadelphia Eagles - Bryce Brown, RB, Kansas State



232. Seattle Seahawks - Greg Scruggs, DT, Louisville



1 - 253. Nobody - Vontaze Burfict, LB, Arizona State

[phlysac]

Historic post

[49erNation85]

Freaking 9ers post is just still and a what the **** mode for me still. I want this draft round re done dang it. **** Balkee .

[SickwithIt1010]

Originally Posted by 49erNation85

Freaking 9ers post is just still and a what the **** mode for me still. I want this draft round re done dang it. **** Balkee .

Easy there, spelling bee.

[proshoota25]

this is f****** amazing hahahah

[Menardo75]

Originally Posted by 49erNation85

Freaking 9ers post is just still and a what the **** mode for me still. I want this draft round re done dang it. **** Balkee .

Yeah damn the guy that brought in the Niners best draft class in years last year what an asshole.

[stl9erfan]

Originally Posted by Menardo75

Yeah damn the guy that brought in the Niners best draft class in years last year what an asshole.

I know-- screw that guy, right?

That said, the Niners gif totally summed up my reaction. I thought WR was very likely to be the direction they'd go, but Jenkins was totally off my radar for that pick. I have no idea if it's a bad pick, but I definitely didn't see it coming.

[irishbucsfan]

Maybe the greatest thing I've ever seen. I'm uncomfortable with how attracted to you I now am.

[NotMyJob]

the steelers one is so incredibly perfect. have some green

[Shere Khan]

Originally Posted by gpngc

I lost it at DINOSAUR dropping the cup.

Originally Posted by gpngc

You realize you are required to do this for every single pick in the entire draft now right?

Originally Posted by Menardo75

Well played sir.

Co-signed.

Brilliant and any other superlatives I can't think of right now.

Even the round titles were great.

Comedy Gold.
Whoever DIDN'T give you + rep for this thread should be given - rep for not doing so.


This is why I (semi) frequent this board.
It's littered with Guys that know their stuff, and are hilarious to boot.


Here's the Official Bengals board reaction....in all fairness, it just got posted.
http://boards.bengals.com/showthread.php?t=98682

[The Alex]

Originally Posted by Shere Khan

Even the round titles were great.

I'm glad someone picked up on that. I grabbed the dumbest sounding movie sequel titles I could remember.

Also, although I'm not a fan of Jemele Hill, it's pretty awesome when a member of the largest sports media company on the planet tweets about your stuff.

https://twitter.com/#!/jemelehill/st...95479409033216

So this means it was featured on SI.com, Deadspin, some official team message boards and tweeted by an ESPN personality. Unreal. This started just as something funny for my friends and I never thought it would ever garner this kind of a reaction. Thanks people. I'll be back next year with even more.

[prock]

This is the greatest thing I've ever seen. You win the internet.

[D-Unit]

That was pure greatness! BRAVO!

[The Alex]

Thanks for the praise guys. I'll do more for select picks over the rest of the weekend.

[gpngc]

This may be the greatest post in the history of the internet.

[49erbound]

Originally Posted by gpngc

This may be the greatest post in the history of the internet.

I disagree, it's actually pretty average. The post by The Alex was awesome though.

[Yode]

Originally Posted by gpngc

This may be the greatest post in the history of the internet.

I registered just to be able to concur with this assessment and say/write to The Alex....epic-arsed-thread-man!!!

[RufusMcDaniel]

Great thread The Alex!



Well, I'll just put my own feelings for the Titans.

1. Kendall Wright



2. Zac Brown



3. Mike Martin



4. Coty Sensabaugh



5. Taylor Thompson



6. Markelle Martin



7....

[Brodeur]

Lions pick should be this...

[gpngc]

I lost it at DINOSAUR dropping the cup.

[prock]

Originally Posted by gpngc

I lost it at DINOSAUR dropping the cup.

Likewise. This was perfect.

[Asteinebach]

Originally Posted by gpngc

I lost it at DINOSAUR dropping the cup.

I loved that show.

[Mr. Goosemahn]

I'm guessing the Steelers pic is from the point of view of someone who dislikes the Steelers, haha.

:D

[The Alex]

Originally Posted by Mr. Goosemahn

I'm guessing the Steelers pic is from the point of view of someone who dislikes the Steelers, haha.

:D

Yes. I love DeCastro more than just about any other prospect in the draft and I really wanted the Titans to grab him. Skipping him only to have the Steelers grab him is just terrible.

[The Alex]

I went with the shocked reaction from Signs because I honestly cannot believe they FINALLY got some protection for Stafford.