They Did What? Mendenhall?

So, I'm sitting at Wolfgang Puck's place yesterday around 5:30 eating my gourmet Meat Loaf made with veal and pork when my cell phone started to buzz. Here it is, our first pick of 2008 draft....coming to me via Still A Dog who promised to call it in since I would be nowhere near a television. Which Hog would we take? Which pass protection specialist or running mauler would allow Roethlisberger more time to throw next year? I was giddy with excitement. I almost picked it up, but I didn't want to disturb the other guests or get glares. Thank God I didn't pick up the phone. If I did, I would have screamed "They did what? You have to be fugging kidding me!" A running back? Tomlin just said Parker will be 100% for camp. True, we need a pile driver, but the rookies from last year and Davenport looked like at times they could manage last year. If you told me we were taking a running back - I would have said - ok, maybe in the 5th or 6th round. I do not understand this pick at all unless the kid turns out to be Bo Jackson or Willie Parker is hurt way worse than anyone is saying. SO - we'll take the monster OL in the second round right? Right? Won't we? Maybe a CB? One who can return kicks? A wide receiver? Huh? Are you serious? A tall wide receiver with no speed whatsoever? His first name is WHAT? Limas? Isn't that a disease that kids get? So, Ben wishes for a tall wr and gets one...a bit early in my estimation. Hines Ward is going to be furious. With Holmes and Ward the clear starters, where does this put our #2 pick on the field? Ward in the slot? Listen, I don't have time to get too deep into this right now, but on the surface, I'm very disappointed. Ask even a casual fan of our team what our biggest weakness was last year and they would say OL. Unless the coaches think our group just needs to gel and they will be fine, I can't explain the picks. Somebody should be fired over this if Ben gets sacked even 30 times next year.