I just thought I'd post this because it demonstrates what I've been talking about concerning the first pick starting early before the actual draft starts. Of course we'er continuing to make other picks before the draft starts but that's just to move it along in a timely fashion and only if the GM on the clock is ready to pick. Everybody probably already knows this but just in case...
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...gushes-about-jameis-winstons-pro-day-workout/
Jason Licht gushes about Jameis Winston’s Pro Day workout
Posted by Mike Florio on March 31, 2015, 3:35 PM EDT
If the Buccaneers already were planning to pick quarterback
Jameis Winston with the first overall pick in the draft, nothing that happened during the player’s Pro Day workout changed the team’s position.
If anything, the Bucs are even more determined to draft Winston.
“Very good. Excellent.
Had a great day,” G.M. Jason Licht said regarding the workout, via JoeBucsFan.com. “This was outstanding. He threw a full nine innings.”
Licht said Winston displayed sufficient strength and endurance to end talk about whether he’s in shape.
“He showed his arm strength to throw No. 1 to throw 100 and whatever it was,” Licht said, adding that he was most impressed with Winston’s “leadership and arm strength and conditioning.”
The Buccaneers could, in theory, work out a contract with Winston and make him the first overall pick at any time. It now appears to be a matter of time until that happens.