The NFL Draft is upon us, whatcha smokin?

[grillin_all_day]

The first day of the draft's finally here! I was so excited (big football nerd) about the draft that I took vacation (and a few extra recovery days

) to watch the draft since I don't know how much football I'll be able to watch w/ my upcoming move to Italy at the end of the summer. I've got plenty of liquid gold replenishment and just threw a pork butt in the smoker w/ some pecan.

This is the pork butt I was gonna smoke 2 weeks ago, but the thunderstorms rolled in, so I vacum sealed it and threw it into the freezer. I threw it into the fridge to thaw out, and when I pulled it out this morning, it smelled amazing! I threw on a fresh coat of rub and into the big block 20 minutes ago. So what's everyone's plans for the draft?

GO BRONCOS!!!!

 

[smokin relaxin steve]

Nice brother... enjoy your day!

Be nice to have off, but i will be working (be home to watch tonight though)

GO BIRDS!!!!!

 

[rbranstner]

Why did they move it to a week day?

 

[smokin relaxin steve]

My thoughts exactly!!! UGH!

 

[rbranstner]

I see its actually in the evening so its not as bad as I was thinking.

 

[ecto1]

It only the 1st round tonight.

 

[grillin_all_day]

Goodell wanted part of the draft in prime time. Rounds 2-3 will start tomorrow around 6:00 p.m. EST I think, w/ rounds 4-7 on Saturday starting at 10:00 a.m. EST.

It's going to be pretty interesting this year though. I expect a lot of movement in round 2. Teams get an extra night to look at their draft boards and try to move up and take players that slipped out of the first round.

Thanks Steve. I had to take vacation cause I would have been working for the whole draft, which means I wouldn't have been able to spoil myself the way I'm going to!

 

[chisoxjim]

nothing, its a weeknight(no time)

Ill be watching parts of the draft, the NBA playoffs, the NHL playoffs, and the White Sox though.

 

[pettitjoel]

My friends and I always have a poker tournament during the draft. Last weekend I smoked a 7lb pork butt, a 4.5 pound chuckie, and 10lb's of chicken hindquarters - then pulled, bagged, and froze them. Going to get them out of the freezer tonight to start thawing them for Saturday.

I understand what the NFL was thinking by breaking up the draft in multiple nights, but I kinda liked the marathon aspect to the old way.

 

[duosmoker]

Working all day...
Gonna have to get 610am
updates on the way home
tonight!!!