Really hated to do it, but my WR corps were a mess and Blackmon has nowhere to go but up when Gabbert eventually gets the axe in Jax.

Smart pick.

The guy's a head case, but for everything he did poorly last year, he was still a productive rookie WR and those aren't exactly easy to find.

Just keep him off the sauce and he'll be fine. Probably.

The tacos have to go Gilmore here right? They have 3 CBs on the roster and the only one that will last majority of the year is 30.

3 guys on the board that I'd really like at 14. One that I would love.

I'm sure they'll go in the next 3 picks...

Roethlisberger throwing to Rice, Blackmon and Amendola with Gronk at TE.

Not bad at all.

You forgot Heyward-Bey!

Gronk's a shell of himself.

But man, Amendola to the Pats is just a HUGE stroke of good fortune. Not only do they get a ton out of their WRs, but they actually do tend to be fairly durable.

Or even Fletcher Cox since they run a 4-3 and only have two DTs, which both could definitely be upgraded.

Also Beast Mode running the ball, Joe Thomas & Orlando Franklin at the bookends, a decent center in Mack. If I can add a decent guard I think I'll be in really good shape on O.

They also have needs at G or DT or WR.

A thought:

There is presently no punishment for not setting your auto-draft; you get the same guy you would've, only we have to wait for an hour.

Any utility in allowing a guy to fall a spot or two in the draft order before 'auto-picking'? Or rather than number of players, perhaps he has another hour of 'dead' time where he can be passed before it auto-picks?

Just seems like there should be an incentive to turn your auto-select on.

Or maybe, they auto-select but it auto-selects 3 slots behind the top player avail.... instead of actually losing spots in the draft, they simply are selecting not as highly a drafted player.

We can certainly consider something like that, which seems reasonable. I'd be hesitant to attempt a coding change in the middle of the draft, though. Maybe we gut this one out and implement it on the 2013 draft, which will be coming up relatively quickly. These are reasonable suggestions, though.

I kind of like the suspense, though.

Certainly; we'll go completely sideways if we try to mess with it mid-draft, I'm sure.