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2008 NFL Draft Open Thread - Day 1

Yes, folks. . .we're 20 minutes away from the start of the 2007 NFL Selection Meeting in New York City.

Use this thread to talk about all things draft related. . .players that have just been taken off the board, players that are falling, players that you think might be "reaches," and anything else you can think of.

One random thought. . .how pissed off do you suppose the ESPN folks are that the Vikings don't have a first-round pick this year?  If they want to show that same stupid 2003 footage they break out every year, they'll have a long wait ahead of them.  And even then, with the shorter time limits this season (10 minutes in the first round, 7 minutes for the second, and 5 minutes in every other round), they might not have enough time to get it all in.

Not that it matters to me. . .I'll be watching the NFL Network.

Enjoy the draft, folks!  I'll be here pretty much all afternoon.

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Hey, Jake Long goes #1 overall!

I, for one, am completely shocked and surprised.

But really, he’s the right pick for Miami.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 2:04 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Chris Long #2, Matt Ryan #3

The folks at Turf Show Times should be happy. . .the guys from The Falcoholic probably are not.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 2:23 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Darren McFadden goes #4

I knew that there was no way that Crazy Al would pass on that guy.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 2:28 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

McFadden will be the biggest disappointment of this year’s first round.

by Anthony Carter on Apr 26, 2008 2:30 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Holy crap!

The Saints are allegedly offering their #1 this year, their #2 this year, and their #1 NEXT year to Kansas City to move up, presumably for Glenn Dorsey according to ESPN.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 2:34 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Apparently not good enough

As the Chiefs take Glenn Dorsey at #5.

If that was true, I don’t know who’s crazier. . .the Saints for offering that, or the Chiefs for turning it down.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 2:41 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Vernon Gholston to the Jets

And, for once, no rioting from the Jets fans at Radio City.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 2:47 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Saints trade up to 7, take Sedric Ellis

And Jacksonville has traded into Baltimore’s spot at #8.

Neither trade’s terms have been announced yet.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 2:55 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Jags select Derrick Harvey

Good thing the Vikings didn’t keep their #1 and wait for a DE to fall to them.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 3:02 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Last couple of picks

LB Keith Rivers to Cincy at #9

LB Jerrod Mayo to New England at #10

Still waiting on the parameters of the Baltimore/Jacksonville trade to see if our trade for a DE was better than Jacksonville’s.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 3:14 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Catching Up

11 – Buffalo takes CB Leodis McKelvin from Troy

12 – Denver goes with Boise State OT Ryan Clady

13 – Oregon RB Jonathan Stewart to Carolina

Chicago at #14 is on the clock.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 3:34 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Trade from earlier

Jacksonville moved up from #26 to #8 to get Derrick Harvey.

In return, Baltimore got #26, #71, #89, and #125 from the Jags.

I’m glad we traded for Jared Allen. (-:

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 3:37 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Chicago takes OT Chris Williams

Gee. . .wonder if a certain recent trade had any bearing on that?

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 4:06 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

More Catching Up

OL Branden Albert to KC at #15 in a trade-up

CB Dominique Rogers-Cromartie to Arizona at #16

OT Gosder Cherilius to Detroit at #17

QB Joe Flacco to Baltimore at #18 (trade back up)

Philly now on the clock

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 4:09 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

And, again, catching up

I’ve had unannounced company drop by. . .hence my lack of activity here. . .

At 19, Carolina trades back up to take Jeff Otah

Tampa Bay takes Aqib Talib at #20

Atlanta trades back up to take Sam Baker at #21

Dallas takes RB Felix Jones at #22

Rashard Mendenhall is selected by Pittsburgh at #23

And, in a big surprise, Chris Johnson is a Tennessee Titan, selected at #24.

Seattle on the clock now.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 4:55 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Felix Jones

Felix Jones and Marion Barber? That’s a good tandem.

by PurplePeopleEaters on Apr 26, 2008 5:09 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Picks 25 to 29

CB Mike Jenkins to the Cowboys at 25

OT Duane Brown to Houston at 26 (damn it. . .was hoping he’d drop to Minnesota)

CB Antoine Cason to the Chargers at 27

DE Lawrence Jackson to Seattle at 28

DT Kentwan Balmer to San Francisco at 29

The Most Overrated Franchise In Professional Sports has traded down, putting the Jets back on the clock at #30.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 5:27 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

First Round Concludes

Jets take TE Dustin Keller at #30

Giants take S Kenny Phillips at #31

NO wide receivers in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft, and Miami’s streak of seasons with a first-round selection stays alive.

On to Round 2!

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 5:37 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

Vikes in 5

Brian Brohm! Brian Brohm! BRIAN BROHM!

Here’s hoping he lasts & that the “triad” picks him!!!!!

by Odin on Apr 26, 2008 6:23 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs

No Brohm

The pick is Tyrell Johnson, a safety out of Arkansas State.

I have no problem with this pick, really.

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by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 6:33 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Trade

Did we need to trade up for Tyrell Johnson?

by Anthony Carter on Apr 26, 2008 6:45 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Confused

Why did we trade up for him? We should have taken a WR with that pick…there was a bunch of them still on the board

by rokstar.someday on Apr 26, 2008 7:07 PM CDT to parent up reply reply   0 recs

Thanks, DN!

Thanks for keeping us updated. You do a great job with this blog.

Skol Vikings!
+Rev. Vike
Alexandria, VA

by Rev. Vike on Apr 26, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply reply   0 recs


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