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The day is here. Put the mock drafts to bed. Leave the back peddling on why he was way off on the pick to Mel Kiper Jr. now. This morning we bring the link dump of link dumps for the morning of the draft. You have some extra time to kill anyway with the later start, right?
The later draft start is more fan friendly for those on the left coast. I’m surprised nobody has speculated that this means there will be a team in LA soon.
NYT hanging out with the top prospects attending the draft. Jake Long the only one having any fun.
There is tons of NFL Draft history and trivia for you to out wit your friends with today RIGHT HERE INSIDE THIS BLUE TEXT.
The Redskins are still looking for help at WR for Jason Campbell. The latest word is they will try to trade for Detroit’s Roy Williams.
The Bears are looking at RB they say…
“Until somebody proves that they’re the guy, then we have to make sure that we create as much competition at that position to make sure we get that done,” said general manager Jerry Angelo.
The Ravens have an eye on Matt Ryan.
The dilemma for the Broncos…talent or need? HEY! Why not both?…
“You want to draft people that will make your football team; you want to draft people that will make your football team better,” Head Coach Mike Shanahan said at his Friday pre-draft press conference. “If you have a lot of depth at one position and you are questioning if that guy can make your football team, the chances are you are not going to draft him. You are going with more of a need player, but if there is a big difference sometimes you will go another direction. It is all on what your philosophy is, you go through a game plan and then you try and execute it on draft day.”
More talk on Glenn Dorsey’s knees. Could you imagine the prospect if he didn’t have questionable wheels?
WR prospect Devin Thomas on shooting up the draft boards.
Andy Reid hints that the Eagles may go O-Line despite the cries for help from McNabb.
“You win the game up front on both sides of the ball,” Reid said. “If the d-line is better than the o-line, the quarterback is going to be in trouble. If the o-line is better than the d-line, the defense is going to be in trouble. That’s how it worked out in the Super Bowl. That theory really rises to the top. You can have pretty good receivers, but if those guys up front aren’t doing their job, those receivers aren’t going to be very good.”
The Bucs dangling a 2nd rounder for Jason Taylor?
KnowHuddle.com has a write up for RB’s beyond the first round that will come in handy for Dynasty and Keeper fantasy football drafts.
The New York Post uses a clever headline of rap meets rock to insinuate that McFadden may end up with the Jets.
HERE is one more story about whether or not McFadden will end up in Dallas.
Jerry Jones loves to have eyes on what he will do in the draft. With two first rounders, it’s business as usual today.
“I came from a background of trading before I was ever involved in the NFL,” said Jones, who amassed his fortune taking risks in the oil business. “I got here by trading and by trying to increase value from where you are today, so it is very tempting for me to take where we are and make more value from it by trading up or down.”
Herm Edwards wanted to build the Chiefs through the draft when he came to KC. They have tons of picks to work with this weekend.
JSOnline.com speculates the Packers may trade away their top pick.
Joe Flacco wants to be in the NFL.
“Last year at this point, I said I would be happy to be a draft pick, and that hasn’t changed,” The 6-foot-7, 236-pound Flacco said. “All I wanted was the opportunity to be in the NFL, the opportunity that I have now. Just the chance.
“I know whoever picks me wants me.”
SFGate.com looks at the several options for the Niners.
The Charlotte Observer has the Odds for what the Panthers will do if your a betting man.
Two guys in Macon, GA. They sit…they talk draft.
The Rams weigh Dorsey vs. Long.
Another “Shockey to the Saints, maybe” story. This one from The New York Post.
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Lee @ April 26, 2008
So after months of analyzing the NFL prospects, which team had the best draft?
With all those picks you have to go with the Chiefs. Especially with Glenn Dorsey falling into their lap.
I really like what the Redskins did with getting two of the top WR prospects for Jason Campbell. Tack on to that some depth at TE with Fred Davis. It might not show right away since it takes WR a little bit but they could be set up in the next couple of years on offense.
I thought the Chiefs myself had the best draft of most NFL teams. The team’s first three picks were getting praise all around. On the flip side, who did the worst at improving their team with this year’s draft?
Stay tuned for a draft grade series of articles.