Being a contender does that. It's going to be quite the opposite when it's the Rockets turn to draft.
You would be too if someone pranked called you during round 1 saying you were drafted and then you don't get picked until round 3.
Well, we've completely built up that offensive line. I think we will have quite enough of depth up there for years to come. Arian Foster fainted.
http://www.hammerandrails.com/2012/4/26/2976916/2012-nfl-draft-profile-nick-mondek Following his Senior campaign with the Boilermakers, many NFL scouts and Draft analysts were very skeptical about many of Mondek's attributes. They said he might be too slow, too small and too weak. Many people also looked down on his position changes. And who could blame them? In the past three seasons, Nick has played three different positions for Purdue. Unfortunately, NFL personnel chose not to see Mondek as a versatile athlete, but instead as a guy who didn't have significant time to learn any of the positions that he played. But then came the 2012 Purdue Pro Day. Like Dennis Kelly, Nick excelled and managed to greatly improve his draft hopes. The measurables he posted on March 9th in Mollenkopf were simply staggering. Mondek was officially sized at 6'5.5" and 305 pounds. He bench pressed the 225 pounds an impressive 30 times and ran the 20 yard shuttle and 3 cone drill at times of 4.55 and 7.30 respectively. All of those numbers--in case you weren't aware--compared incredibly with the NFL Rookie Combine numbers of David DeCastro, the Guard from Stanford who is expected to go First Round this weekend. But possibly the most impressive of all of Nick's recorded drills at the Pro Day was the 40 Yard Dash time he clocked--4.84. For a 300 pounds lineman, 4.84 is hauling it! After putting on a lights out Pro Day session, Mondek helped his draft stock rise at an incredible rate. Whereas the big man was previously considered to be a late round pick to an undrafted free agent, many scouts and analysts now project him to go as high as the 5th Round and be a mid round sleeper along with Dennis Kelly. Mondek has also attracted some attention from NFL teams following his excellent Pro Day. He has performed private workouts for Chicago, Houston, Kansas City and Miami. Should his name be called, Number 62 will be valued this weekend for his versatility and athleticism by teams who need depth at Guard and possibly want their draftee to garner playing time at Tackle as well. It will be very interesting to see where the big fella ends up. But, at least for now, it appears that the sky is the limit for Nick "Freight Train" Mondek.
Well, the NFL broadcast team just went over the Texans' draft and praised the picks enough to make up for all the curiously-placed commercials.
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