The 80^th Annual 2015 NFL Draft has left the city of Chicago and now that all of the excitement has died down, what was supposed to be the most exciting draft in years with the potential of big, franchise altering trades simply did not occur.

The speculation of whether the Tennessee Titans would entertain and act on offers for the second overall pick vanished as NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell muttered the name Marcus Mariota with the second pick.

Public Enemy sang “Don’t Believe The Hype,” and it echoed loud and true in the 2015 NFL Draft.

The rest of the draft seemed relatively mundane with no real enticing moves or blockbuster deals. Waking up Sunday morning, the Cleveland Browns were still Sam Bradford-less at the quarterback position.  The Philadelphia Eagles did not acquire Marcus Mariota and the Minnesota Vikings still had No. 28 Adrian Peterson in the backfield.

The three biggest story lines heading into the draft left us empty handed as the Arizona Cardinals selected Mr. Irrelevant, Gerald Christian, the Louisville tight end with the final pick.

Personally, this NFL Draft left plenty to be desired.   The top two picks didn’t even decide to attend the event and preferred the stay home. However, there were a few selections (Or non-selections) that garnered my attention more so than others and they are listed below.

Todd Gurley to the St. Louis Rams: Initially I was a little surprised when the Rams selected Gurley with the 10^th overall pick in the first round. They seemed set on their third round pick from a year ago, running back Tre Mason moving forward, but immediately after that first reaction it became clear that head coach Jeff Fisher wanted Gurley to be his Eddie George of the future. Fisher was at the top of his game as Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans head coach when he relied upon the running the football. During George’s first eight seasons all under Fisher, he averaged 341 rushing attempts per season and led the league with 403 (2000). Even though the Rams had other needs, they bypassed those in order to build around Gurley.

Cleveland Browns Not Taking A Receiver Early: The Cleveland Browns took plenty of heat last year when the need for receiver was neglected via the NFL Draft. It appeared almost for certain that Cleveland would use one of its first four picks inside the top 80 overall to add one of the young and talented receivers available in the draft. Hence, Cleveland ended the second day of the draft without a single receiver added to the roster. They had three interior offensive linemen, one running back and one center. Similar to St. Louis, the Browns had two productive rookie running backs but thought highly enough of Miami’s Duke Johnson to select him over Auburn’s Sammie Coates or Stanford’s Ty Montgomery.

Randy Gregory To Dallas Cowboys: It’s difficult for any player to stay upbeat and positive like Randy Gregory did as he slipped out of the first round and had to wear a new suit to the NFL Draft after his extended stay in the green room that lasted until the 60^th overall selection. Gregory failed a drug test at the NFL Scouting Combine and stories emerged late Saturday night that he was 90-minutes late for a meeting with the New Orleans Saints and missed an Oakland Raiders meeting all together. Testing positive for marijuana and being tardy for job interviews still did not hold the Cowboys back from pulling the trigger on the Nebraska defensive star.

San Francisco 49ers Select First Non-FBS Player: This is the third straight draft the 49ers used one of their top two picks on the safety position. In 2013 they selected Eric Reid (18^th overall) and last year drafted Jimmie Ward (30^th overall), so it was a shock when San Francisco wrote Jaquiski Tartt on the draft card to be handed in. Tartt was also the first FCS player drafted in the 2015 NFL Draft. Tartt is the closet thing I have seen to former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor in terms of just exploding on opponents. He delivers one big hit after the next and holds his own in coverage.

Senquez Golson to Pittsburgh Steelers: Golson does not pass the eyeball test (5-foot-9, 176 pounds), but he proved to Pittsburgh that he was the best defensive back left on the board when they selected him with their second overall selection (56^th). His lack of size is a testament to his ability and athleticism to simply play the position of cornerback. It is fair to say that if he were a few inches taller he probably could have been the first defensive back off the board in 2015. It is also worth mentioning that prior to drafting Golson the Steelers preferred longer more physical corners, but it could come down to new defensive coordinator Kevin Butler does not.