Let's be honest, the first-round of the 2015 NFL Draft may be in the books but crowning winners or losers or trying to quantify who did the best job during the draft's initial stanza a little more than 12 hours after it kicked off is silly and pointless.
That being said, given a little time to mull it over, it's easier to see which teams filled holes that needed filling and which teams made questionable decisions that seem less than likely to stand the test of time.
The Tennessee Titans decision, for instance, to take Marcus Mariota second-overall seems intelligent on its face, but when taking into account the plethora of holes along the Titans offensive line, the lack of weapons at running back and receiver and the brand new scheme Titans head coach Ken Whisenhunt will be asking Mariota - who came from a spread offense in college - to learn, it seems a recipe for yet another young signal-caller torn to bits by opposing pass-rushers before he's ever able to really get his feet under him - for reference, see; Carr, David.
Of course, that assessment could prove to be completely inaccurate, but again, taken at face value, it seems the likeliest outcome from this vantage.
As for the 31 other teams that made selections on Thursday night, no one won, just as no one lost. There are a handful of players, however, who will benefit most from the decisions their franchise made in the first-round.
This is HNGN's look at which players need to find their respective GM's and give em' a nice big pat on the back...
Derek Carr, Oakland Raiders
Once the Jacksonville Jaguars took Dante Fowler Jr. with the No. 3 pick, the Raiders and GM Reggie McKenzie were faced with a monumental decision - take the purported "best player" in the draft, USC defensive tackle Leonard Williams, or add a new weapon to the stable for Carr, the young franchise signal-caller Oakland is hoping will have a career arc slightly different than his older brother David.
Luckily for Carr, McKenzie chose the latter, picking former Alabama wide receiver Amari Cooper.
Cooper, 6-foot-1, 211-pounds, may not be as physically imposing as fellow first-rounders Kevin White, DeVante Parker and Breshad Perriman, but there's every chance he'll have the best - and longest - NFL career out of the group.
He can play inside or outside, he runs precise routes and he's so fluid at times it's hard to tell whether he's really trying or not - the comparisons to Marvin Harrison are not without merit.
For a young gun in Carr looking to take that next step in his development, Cooper couldn't possibly provide a better security blanket. Along with the recently added Michael Crabtree, the weapons on offense for the Raiders suddenly look much, much more promising.
Perhaps more importantly for Oakland fans, the Raiders as a whole continue to make seemingly good, sound decisions. Are McKenzie and Jack Del Rio finally the right combination to bring Oakland out of the also-ran doldrums and back into the conversation as one of the league's elite?
Sam Bradford, Philadelphia Eagles
Bradford sort of benefits by default here.
While the Eagles and head coach Chip Kelly certainly made a concerted effort to land the second-overall pick and, presumably, Mariota in trade with the Titans, whatever Philly offered wasn't enough and Mariota wound up a Tennessean for the foreseeable future (see above for my assessment of that pick), essentially kicking off the Sam Bradford-era in Philadelphia.
Bradford, acquired via trade with the St. Louis Rams in exchange for quarterback Nick Foles, a 2016 second-round pick and further convoluted draft pick compensation, is now "the guy" tasked with running Kelly's no-huddle spread offense - something he did with aplomb as a member of the Oklahoma Sooners.
In Philly, he'll be playing behind a much stronger offensive line, with a much deeper group of weapons around him - DeMarco Murray, Ryan Mathews, Darren Sproles, Jordan Matthews, Josh Huff and not to mention the recently added Nelson Agholor - in an offense built to score points and make quarterbacks look good.
The only question that remains is, can he stay healthy?
If he can, look for the former first-overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft to make something of a career revival in Philly.
Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions
The Lions, in two quick moves in the span of about a half an hour Thursday night, probably made Stafford an extremely happy man.
The Lions have the weapons - Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate, Brandon Pettigrew, Eric Ebron, Joique Bell, Theo Riddick - to be an elite offense and they certainly have the quarterback; what they've been missing is an offensive line strong enough to provide Stafford the time and space needed to carve apart defenses as well as pave the way for a running game that too-often disappears, leaving the Lions a one-dimensional offense that's much easier to neutralize.
With Laken Thompson and Manny Ramirez now added to a line already comprised of Larry Warford, Riley Reiff and LaAdrian Waddle, Stafford should have ample time in the pocket to maneuver, hopefully allowing him to make better decisions and limit his turnovers.
Thompson, a mauler if there ever was one, will help pave the way for Bell and Riddick to run roughshod over opposing defenses as well, taking some pressure of Stafford and increasing the strength of the Lions offense as a whole.
