2008 NFL Draft Day 1 Open Thread
by Chris Pokorny on Apr 26, 2008 2:59 PM EDT
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Please feel free to chat about the 2008 NFL Draft for Day 1 here! I'll update this post throughout the day if there are any rumors regarding the Cleveland Browns.
1st Round
1. Miami = Jake Long, OT - Michigan
2. St. Louis = Chris Lone, DE - Virginia
3. Atlanta = Matt Ryan, QB - Boston College
4. Oakland = Darren McFadden, RB - Arkansas
5. Kansas City = Glenn Dorsey, DT - LSU
6. New York Jets = Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State
7. New Orleans* = Sedrick Ellis, DT - USC
8. Jacksonville* = Derrick Harvey, DE - Florida
9. Cincinnati = Keith Rivers, LB - USC
10. New England* = Jared Mayo, LB - Tennessee
11. Buffalo = Leodis McKelvin, CB - Troy
12. Denver = Ryan Clady, OT - Boise State
13. Carolina = Jonathon Stewart, RB - Oregon
14. Chicago = Chris Williams, OT - Vanderbilt
15. Kansas City = Branden Albert, OG - Virginia
16. Arizona = Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB - Tennessee State
17. Detroit = Gosder Cherilus, OT - Boston College
18. Baltimore* = Joe Flacco, QB
19. Carolina* = Jeff Otah, OT - Pittsburgh
20. Tampa Bay = Aqib Talib, CB - Kansas
21. Atlanta* = Sam Baker, OL
22. Dallas = Felix Jones, RB - Arkansas
23. Pittsburgh = Rashard Mendenhall, RB - Illinois
24. Tennessee = Chris Johnson, RB - East Carolina
25. Dallas* = Mike Jenkins, CB - South Carolina
26. Houston = Duane Brown, OT - Virginia Tech
27. San Diego = Antoine Cason, CB - Arizona
28. Seattle = Lawrence Jackson, DE - USC
29. San Francisco = Kentwan Balmer, DT - North Carolina
30. New York Jets* = Dustin Keller, TE - Purdue
31. New York Giants = Kenny Phillips, S - Miami
*Indicates a trade was made as a team was on the clock.
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No big surprises through the first five picks, but I don’t agree at all with the Falcons taking Matt Ryan. They could’ve had a QB in the second round and Glenn Dorsey there.
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Could not agree more. I think Brohm is the best QB in the draft. By the way, I would be pissed if I was a Chiefs fan. How could they turn down the number ten pick along with a second rounder and next years first rounder from the Saints to move down five spots?
by Bernie19Kosar on Apr 26, 2008 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow…from Gosder Cherilus to the Lions and Joe Flacco to the Ravens, I’m blown away. In a laughable way.
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Ravens Joe Flacco Pick -- Kid has a gun for an arm- Video Link
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZxW_RdJjtos
The problem with the video is it’s all against Division 1-AA talent defenses. But, if you look carefully, the kid has a “flick” release, he gets rid of the ball fast and he has AWESOME accuracy.
With this kid, it’s not whether he can get rid of the ball in time, he can. The problem is, can he survive the NFL beatings. Can this kid escape getting his head knocked off or his knees blown out by NFL level talent? Is he the next Big Ben?
I don’t think so, I think the kid will get hurt. Quickly.
I have a hard time understanding why a guy who could not beat out Tyler Palko is worth a first round pick.
by Bernie19Kosar on Apr 26, 2008 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t diss the fact that Flacco is on their roster, but THIS high? They should’ve gotten him in the middle of round two.
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by Chris Pokorny on Apr 26, 2008 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m absolutely blown away. Atlanta, Detroit, and Baltimore have done very poor in terms of VALUE trading, in my opinion.
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by Chris Pokorny on Apr 26, 2008 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
It is not like Atlanta has a shortage of needs. LB, DL, WR, TE, CB, S and they choose a guy who they could have taken in the second round?
by Bernie19Kosar on Apr 26, 2008 5:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’d rather they take him than getting an offensive lineman. Makes it easier for our new bunch of guys to wreck havoc on them.
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by Chris Pokorny on Apr 26, 2008 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah I was worried one of the good ones would drop to them. I guess they are cool with another year of Max Starks…
by Bernie19Kosar on Apr 26, 2008 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Definitely. Both teams with two first-rounders to start with, Kansas City and Dallas, have done very well in round one.
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by Chris Pokorny on Apr 26, 2008 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions
In terms of old-style ways, most certainly. Since Day 1 is only two rounds now, Quinn and Rodgers still looks good, but not nearly as impressive as with Corey W. in there.
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by Chris Pokorny on Apr 26, 2008 6:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Check That...
I forgot that it was Corey Williams that we got in round two, while Shaun Rogers was obtained through round three. In that case, Quinn and Williams as the first two picks does seem like the best first day draft, arguably.
Mental note: Shaun Rogers, not Shaun Rodgers.
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by Chris Pokorny on Apr 26, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions
This is clearly the year of the trades in the NFL Draft. Jets make what should be the final trade in round one with the Packers.
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With the FINAL pick in the first round, the New York Giants select…SAFETY KENNY PHILLIPS. If he wasn’t taken in round one, it would’ve ended a 13-year streak for Miami having a player taken in round one.
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Time to get something to eat. If the Browns make some type of stunning trade in the next half hour, someone start a FANPOST discussion on it and I’ll promote it to the front page when I get back to my computer.
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And with the 32nd Pick the Cleveland Browns elect to not trade away their backup QB because of their brutal schedule next year.
We need to start looking at it in the light that we’re making everyone else’s schedule brutal :D
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by Chris Pokorny on Apr 26, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions
The quarterbacks falling off the board.
Brian Brohm, who should’ve gone much higher, is taken by the Packers at No. 56 in round two.
Chad Henne is then taken with the next pick, No. 57, by the Miami Dolphins.
So far, it looks like our linebackers, Bruce Davis and Shawn Crable, will survive to Day 2. Dan Connor is still on the board, interestingly enough…
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Well, only four picks left on Day 1. Unless the Browns make a deal ASAP, all of our attention will be on Day 2, and the possible trade for Fabian Washington, as expected.
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I have a feeling Connor will be the first guy (or close to that) taken in round three. The big namers who remain after Day 1 always seem to get scouted up overnight and taken first on Day 2.
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by Chris Pokorny on Apr 26, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Care to explain your animosity towards him? :)
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by Chris Pokorny on Apr 26, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, it’s 11:57 PM and Michigan still sucks….
I would like to see us try and get Reggie Smith, a cornerback from Oklahoma tomorrow. We may need to trade into the third round but I think it would be worth it.
Kevin Smith. 2,500 yards in season is no joke…
by Bernie19Kosar on Apr 27, 2008 5:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I gotta admit, without the Brown’s involved I had a much harder time getting into the draft than usual/ For the record, I don’t think Matt Ryan has much chance of being a viable NFL QB. Here’s hoping we can grab Bruce Davis….
Oh, and Chauncy Washington from USC is still available. I’m probably biased, but if we happened to get him I’d literally-literally- dance a jig.
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