2008 NFL Draft Open Thread - Day 1
by Gonzo on Apr 26, 2008 1:44 PM CDT
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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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 up reply actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Trade
Did we need to trade up for Tyrell Johnson?
by Anthony Carter on Apr 26, 2008 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions 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 up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks, DN!
Thanks for keeping us updated. You do a great job with this blog.
Skol Vikings!
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by Rev. Vike on Apr 26, 2008 9:11 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
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