Popular Post TitansGuru Posted April 23 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 23 Can I go ahead and start my complaining about the Raiders taking the whole clock to pick a player everyone knows they’re taking who isn’t even in the building? socaltitan, Alcibiades, OILERMAN, and 8 others 9 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
begooode Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 Whenever I see these huge crowds in the host cities on draft day, I keep thinking about just how badly Radio City music hall screwed themselves out of their monopoly on the extravaganza Starkiller 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamalisms Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 Yes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TitansGuru Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 Giants fans with the thousand yard stare out there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, Legaltitan said: Already fucked the wife so now I can really focus Me too!!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcibiades Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 2 minutes ago, MadMax said: Me too!!!! That's good. Legal's wife should be fully satisfied then. MadMax, Legaltitan, begooode, and 1 other 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschool Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 16 minutes ago, Jamalisms said: Yes We need to wait a bit on that. Justafan, NashvilleNinja, and OILERMAN 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justafan Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 Come on Titans, trade back for a haul and let's rebuild this thing. JJHuddle12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieTitanFan08 Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 OnsideKick 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legaltitan Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 6 minutes ago, MadMax said: Me too!!!! Hi five very nice MadMax 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepingTitan Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 So wtf does it mean that we have a no spoilers thread? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnsideKick Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 (edited) Edited April 23 by OnsideKick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcibiades Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 Every year someone predicts there will be lots of trades. It rarely happens, at least in round one. After that? Yeah, sure. SleepingTitan, and Pragidealist 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justafan Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 LFG! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 Nines Posted April 23 Report Share Posted April 23 Tonight's draft is #6. 1. Draft = A Preliminary Version of Writing A first or unfinished version of something written. Examples: Draft of a letter Draft of a will Draft of an email Draft of a school paper How it applies to regular people: Very common. Anytime you save something before it is final. Example: “I wrote a draft of my complaint letter before sending it.” 2. Draft = Military Conscription When a government requires eligible citizens to serve in the armed forces. Examples: U.S. Vietnam-era draft Mandatory service in some countries today How it applies to regular people: Usually only relevant if a country has active conscription laws. Example: “He worried he might be called in the draft.” 3. Draft = Air Current / Breeze A flow of air indoors, usually unwanted. Examples: Cold draft under a door Window draft in winter How it applies to regular people: Very common in homes. Example: “There’s a draft coming from that window.” 4. Draft = Pulling / Drawing Something From the verb “to draw” or pull. Used more in technical settings. Examples: A chimney drafts smoke upward Animals drafted to pull wagons (older usage) How it applies to regular people: Less common, but you may hear “the fireplace drafts well.” 5. Draft = Bank Payment Instrument A written order to pay money, similar to a check. Examples: Bank draft Demand draft Sight draft How it applies to regular people: Used in large purchases or secure payments. Example: “He paid for the car with a bank draft.” 6. Draft = Selection / Recruiting System Choosing people in turns for teams or organizations. Examples: NFL Draft Fantasy football draft Office pool draft How it applies to regular people: Common in sports and games. Example: “We’re doing our fantasy football draft tonight.” 7. Draft = Beer from a Tap Beer served from a keg/tap rather than bottle or can. Examples: Draft beer On draft How it applies to regular people: Common in bars/restaurants. Example: “I’ll have a draft lager.” 8. Draft = Architectural / Technical Drawing A measured plan or design drawing. Examples: House draft plans Mechanical draft How it applies to regular people: Relevant when building/remodeling. Example: “The contractor showed us a draft of the new kitchen.” 9. Draft = Depth of Water Needed by a Boat How deep a vessel sits below the waterline. Examples: Shallow draft boat Deep draft ship How it applies to regular people: Mostly boating or coastal use. Example: “That boat has a shallow draft, so it can go in bays.” 10. Draft = Being Chosen or Pulled Into Something Sometimes used informally. Examples: “I got drafted to help move furniture.” “They drafted me onto the committee.” How it applies to regular people: Very common informal speech. For most people, “draft” usually means: Unfinished writing Air coming through a gap Military conscription (when in news/history) Sports/fantasy selection process Beer on tap Easy Rule of Thumb If someone says “draft” with no context: In a house = air In writing = first version In war/history = conscription In sports = player selection In a bar = tap beer Interesting Note All meanings trace back to the older sense of drawing/pulling: draw air draw beer from cask draw up a document draw people into service draw names for teams SleepingTitan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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