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Draft favor

Also to get the damn spam off the top (hey, how many leads did you generate from that?  I'd guess -50.), I need a favor.

Does anybody have an approximate guess as to when the Texans will be making their draft pick?  I have some other family/non-football related events to attend to on Saturday, so camping out in front of the TV isn't an option.  Any sort of guess would be delightful.

Also, I can't wait to hear Mort bash us for missing out on Reggie Bush and VY.  That'll be awesome.

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The draft kicks off at 2pm.

You have to account for the announcement of Jake Long to the Dolphins, photo op, etc... 6 minutes.

Then after that, you'll have 16 teams who I would guess will take an average of 9 minutes a pick for 144 minutes.

Then theres the shuffling to the stage - best guess 15 minutes.

(6+144+10)/60 which equates to roughly 2hrs 40mins.
Add that to the 2pm start time and....

You're looking at 4:40.  If you can block off time between 4:15 to 5:15 you should be in there.

To DE or not to DE... that is the question.

by SOLIS on Apr 24, 2008 8:37 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Oww.
That made my head hurt.

by MDC on Apr 24, 2008 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

BFD
My best guess is that we'll be picking around 5 p.m.  Draft starts at 2 p.m.  Ten minutes per pick in the first round, which means about six picks per hour.  First six picks from 2-3 p.m.; seven through twelve from 3-4 p.m.; thirteen through eighteen from 4-5 p.m.  As we're at 18, the big announcement should come around 5ish.
Looking forward to a day when being a Texans fan doesn't mean that April is the highlight of my season...

by Tim on Apr 24, 2008 8:38 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Cool, thanks Tim and SOLIS
Hmmmm...I wonder if I can escape around 4-4:30, which would give me time to get comfy and get a beer in me.

by bigfatdrunk on Apr 24, 2008 8:46 AM CDT reply actions   0 recs

It might be time
to get a new family. Priorities BFD...priorities.

by ArtistFormerlyKnownAsBuck on Apr 24, 2008 12:23 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Does it really make a difference...
...I mean they'll show the whole draft over again a thousand times on NFL network.  Oh wait....nobody gets that network.....my bad...

SL

"...and if I claim to be a wise man, well, it surely means that I don't know". SL

by Southern Lion on Apr 24, 2008 5:20 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

SA Town
Where you been holmes?  It's been hard reppin' SA by myself.  
To DE or not to DE... that is the question.

by SOLIS on Apr 24, 2008 8:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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