I’m waffling enough to be a politician, although I offer the defense of an ever-shifting situation.
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Here’s how the ESPN radio mock draft played out from picks 1 through 32:
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As noted in Tuesday’s on-line chat, I’m involved in a mock draft which started this way:
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Join Jerry McDonald for some pre-NFL draft talk on Tuesday, April 21 at 1 p.m. PDT during our weekly Raiders live chat.

Regarded at the time of the NFL combine as perhaps the safest pick in the draft, the financial realities of taking a linebacker with a premium pick could cause Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry to take a tumble.
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The Raiders are probably more likely to select Michael Crabtree in absence of a recent 40-yard dash time, rather than less likely.
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John Madden told Bay Area News Group-East Bay columnist Cam Inman Thursday he had no plans to become a consultant for the Raiders, nor was he planning on becoming involved in ownership.
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It’s been nothing more than speculation and educated guessing that John Madden was the “unique” person Al Davis hinted would be joining the Raiders in a front office capacity.
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Asked Tuesday if the Raiders had narrowed their focus regarding the No. 7 pick in the draft, Raiders coach Tom Cable said, “Four spots. I’m not going to share them with you, either. But I know we need one of four guys.”
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Raiders 2009 schedule (all times Pacific)
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