Here is the final video of the night, it's of the Bengal's first round pick, Leon Hall formly of the Michigan Wolverines. It's sort of a highlight video, enjoy.
I'M THE JUGGERNAUT BITCH!!!
Here is Bengal's 7th round pick, Chinedum Ndukwe out of Notre Dame crushing Derrick Williams of Penn State. I believe Williams is a receiver, so I don't know why he's taking a snap at QB, if it was supposed to be a trick play, well, it didn't quite work.
Here's another video that I provided a link to a couple of days ago of Ndukwe destroying second overall pick, Calvin Johnson.
Aw, get up and rub some dirt in it.
Here's our 4th round draft pick, Marvin White out of TCU destroying Texas Tech's wide receiver, Robert Johnson last year. A little advice for future, if you come over the middle when White is out there, he will destroy your face.
My favorite quote is "He is...a violent player". Yes! That's what we need on our team, a violent player, well on the field, we could do with less violence off the field.
Here's another video of a recent 2007 NFL Draft pick by the Miami Dolphins. This video comes courtesy of the great Deadspin.com and it's of the Dolphin's sixth round draft pick, fullback Reagan Mauia formally with the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors. Are they still referred to the "rainbow warriors" or is it just the warriors, well until I can confirm that let's just go with Rainbow Warriors.
Oh and here's Samson Satele's Draft Day party in Hawaii, he was the the Dolphin's second round draft pick.
I don't know why i'm posting so many videos of the Dolphin's draft picks, but don't worry the Bengal's are on the way.
One more thing, I'M THE JUGGERNAUT, BITCH!!!
Ted Ginn Jr, would like everyone to know that he is really fast, i'm talking Devin Hester fast. Here is a nice little highlight video of Ginn's, well, highlights.
See Miami, it might not be so bad after all, that is if his foot recovers soon.
The Cincinnati Bengals draft, in my opinion, was decent. I love the first round choice in Leon Hall, I think he along with Johnathan Joseph will be a terrific duo and will help what was one of the worst at defending the pass last season. I like the fact that we got Kenny Irons, he could be a hit or miss though, and although I would've rather seen us go defense here, but you can't really complain with having two solid runningbacks now. I was a little taken back by our 4th round pick but now i'm coming along to it, Marvin White could turn into a Sean Taylor type player(for the record i'm not saying he will be the next Taylor, just a similar type player, big-hitter, playmaker, etc...). I also really love our 7th round pick, Dan Santucci, he reminds me a lot of Eric Steinbach in the sense that he can play both guard and center, he has a lot of potential that he hasn't reached yet and has all the physical tools to be a starter very soon.
Now onto the guys I don't like. First of all, Jeff Rowe, the quarterback out of Nevada. I don't know why we chose him with our 5th round pick, we could have used a back up but Rowe wasn't expected to go until the 7th or undrafted, why wasted the 151st overall pick on him? We could've upgraded our defensive line or linebacking corps or shit, even go with another receiver seeing as how Chris Henry is going to miss half of the season and Kelly Washington is in New England but no, we go with Jeff fucking Rowe. Rowe was projected to be a career back up(which he will) and he played in a horrible scheme at Nevada(at least for quarterback). It was a shallow shotgun/I formation type thing called the Bullet or something like that. Basically he played quarterback normally where the fullback would be positioned in an I-formation scheme. But with that aside I also wish we would've drafted Ben Patrick, the tight end out of Delaware. He was projected to be a 2nd/3rd round pick and didn't go to the 7th. I think he has all the tools to be a great tight end in the NFL and I think he can be the next Alge Crumpler, Arizona should be very proud of themselves...lucky bastards.
1st Round(18th overall):
Leon Hall, Cornerback (MICH)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 194
Born: December 9th, 1984
Leon Hall is regarded as one of the premier coverage cornerbacks in this years rookie class. He had a great career at Michigan, finishing with the teams record in pass deflections with 43 and he was the 2006 finalist for the Thorpe Award (top defensive back) and Bronko Nagurski Award (top defensive player). He played in 50 career games and made 37 career starts at Michigan, so you know he's reliable and has a lot of experience.
Hall is compared to former Wolverine, Ty Law, because he has very good size, a smooth athlete with great quickness and fluid hips. He's very tough and aggressive with receivers, he is also does a great job in run support because he is such a sure tackler. He has good hands and is able to make big plays, he's very smart with excellent instincts and awareness and is very versatile, with experience at safety. The only real knock on Hall was his speed, and he answered that at the NFL's combine when he ran a 4.39(official time) in the 4o-yard dash. He was a team leader at Michigan and is a real character guy, something that the Bengals were desperately in search of.
NFL.com is comparing him to future Hall of Famer, Ronde Barber of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, i'd be thrilled if he turned out to be anywhere near the player Ronde is. Also look for Hall to help out in the Bengal's return game, preferably as the punt returner. We've already lost Tory James to the Patriots and it appears as though we may be releasing or trading Delta O'Neal soon, so taking Hall was absolutely the best pick for us. A duo of Leon Hall and Johnathan Joseph will be great for a very long time.
2nd Round(49th overall):
Kenny Irons, Running Back (AUB)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 210
Born: September 15th, 1983
He played at South Carolina his first two years before transferring to Auburn in 2004, and didn't get his first chance to start until 2005, right after the two top 5 picks, Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown were taken in the draft. He had an amazing start to his career gaining 1,293 yards, 13 touchdowns and an average of 5.1 per carry in 12 games but in 2006, as a senior and a possible Heisman candidate, he struggled with nagging injuries and only rushed for 893 yards, 4 touchdowns and an average of 4.5 per carry, which is still very good. The average that is. He played most of his senior year at less than 100 percent due to turf toe, a groin pull, a high ankle sprain and a bruised fibula. Through all that he still managed to pick up All-SEC first-team honors from the league's coaches.
He displays very good vision and instincts and is a natural runner, he is more quick than fast but is very patient and will explode through holes when as soon as they open. He runs very strong and with authority and really plays much bigger than you would expect from a 5-11 210(soaking wet) back would. He is very athletic and has the agility to change directions in a snap. Although he may not be one of the fastest backs, he does have great break-away speed. And he doesn't have a lot of mileage so you know when he gets into camp, he's going to be fresh.
It isn't known right now if he can be a feature back in the NFL, but with getting drafted to the Bengal's who already have a proven starter in Rudi Johnson, he won't have to worry about trying to be "the man". He will most likely take over the third down and change of pace back duties from Kenny Watson this season.
4th Round(114th overall):
Marvin White, Safety (TCU)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 199
Born: December 15th, 1983
Marvin White is an unheralded talent who didn't get the media attention he rightly deserved as the leader of the secondary unit at Texas Christian. The defense ranked 21st in the nation against the pass compared to 63rd the previous season, as White and his teammates allowed just 174.08 passing yards per game in 2006, compared to 221.17 in 2005. The entire unit seemed to jell around White, as the Horned Frogs ranked second nationally, allowing opponents only 234.92 yards per game in the safety's final season at Texas Christian. In his senior season, Marvin White racked up 86 tackles, 3 deflected passes and 4 interceptions.
Like I mentioned earlier, he is a very underrated prospect but he has all the tools and potential to turn into one of the biggest steals of draft. He has good size, he's extremely tough and physical and he is truly a big hitter. His timed speed at his pro day was good, he ran a 4.43 in the forty, he's very athletic and is very quick. He has terrific ball skills and is a hard worker that has a motor that doesn't stop. He has a lot of potential and will improve drastically in the coming years.
At first, like I said, I wasn't too sure about this pick, that is until I did some research. I feel completely differently now and along side Madieu Williams and with our pair of young corners we now have I feel our secondary will be much better this year and many years to come. And as far as I know, he's a character guy. Which is what we need.
5th Round(151st overall):
Jeff Rowe, Quarterback (NEV)
Height: 6-5
Weight: 226
Born: March 21st, 1984
Jeff Rowe struggled mightedly for three seasons of trying to move up the Wolf Pack's depth chart, Rowe took over the starting job as a junior. He struggled as the starter and he was replaced in each of the first six games of the 2004 season before settling in comfortably behind center. He now ranks fifth in school history in passing yardage (7,862), seventh in touchdown passes (55), second in pass completions (682) and pass attempts (1,122), and fourth in total offense yardage (8,413). Rowe started in 38 out of his 45 games for Nevada. He hit on 682 of 1,122 pass attempts (60.8 percent) for 7,862 yards, 55 touchdowns and 33 interceptions. He carried 317 times for 561 yards (1.8 avg.) and 13 scores. In 1,439 plays, Rowe amassed 8,413 yards in total offense. He also recorded five solo tackles.
Jeff Rowe looks exactly what you would expect an NFL quarterback to look like with his great size at 6-5 226 lb. He moves well in and out of the pocket and has a nice touch on his passes. He is a very good leader, a character guy and is a hard worker. But Rowe doesn't have the tools to be a full-time starter in the NFL, his arm strength is mediocre at best, he has to adjust to pro game as he spent the last few seasons in that "Bullet" offense and is really only effective in the short passing game. He has a long slow release and will make a lot of mistakes.
Out of all of our picks, this is the one that I have a major problem with. I know we really don't have a solid back up quarterback and I was fine with drafting one, but Jeff Rowe? He has little to no potential to be a good player, he wasn't projected to be picked until the 7th round or even could've gone undrafted, but yet we used our 151st overall pick on him when we could've addressed the defense again or pick up a solid replacement for Chris Henry(while he's suspended) and full-time for Kelly Washington (who signed with New England).
6th Round(187th overall):
Matt Toeaina, Defensive Tackle (ORE)
Height: 6-2
Weight: 307
Born: October 9th, 1982
At Matt Toeaina's tenure at Oregon he spent a lot of time behind players that are already in the NFL, like Baltimore's Halati Ngati. He finally got a chance to start, but still didn't take advantage of it making only 36 tackles, 0 sacks and only 3.0 tackles for loss in 2006. It also should be mentioned that he played in all 13 games for the Ducks. In 2005 he also had only 36 tackles but he was able to get 3.0 sacks and 6.0 tackles for loss.
Toeaina struggled with consistency throughout his career at Oregon but has strength and ability to stop the run. Toeaina is particularly attractive in the later rounds due to his versatility as teams featuring the 4-3 and 3-4 defense will be looking for a bargain developmental prospect. He is intense, very competitive and is tough and physical. He is a solid tackler and gets a great push on the offensive line and is versaitile because he can play both defensive tackle and defensive end. And of course, he's a character guy.
I was and still am a little bit weary about this pick. He seems like he doesn't have much room to grow and lacks potential to be a top-notch player. He is probably going to be more of a backup but hopefully will fill that spot nicely and be a solid contributor off the the bench. What can I say, we needed help stopping the run, and Toeanina is a run stopper, at worst he's a backup at best he's a starter.
7th Round(230th overall):
Dan Santucci, Offensive Guard (ND)
Height: 6-3
Weight: 296
Born: September 9th, 1985
[this comes from from NFL.com]
Santucci has made the rounds on the Irish front walls since enrolling at the school. He began his Notre Dame career as a defensive end on the scout team, shifting to defensive tackle as a redshirt freshman. He then moved to the offensive line as a sophomore, starting one game at left guard. He earned a full-time job as a junior, taking over left guard duties and closing out his career with 26 consecutive starts at that position. One of the team's top scholar-athletes, Santucci again manned left guard for the Irish in 2006. He totaled 325 minutes of playing time, allowing four of the team's 31 quarterback sacks. He provided solid pass protection as the team ranked No. 13 nationally, averaging 264.08 yards per game passing. He closed out his career starting 26 of 48 games, seeing action for more than 696 minutes.
Dan Santucci is a very good athlete that is quick and agile. He has good size but he could stand to gain some weight. He's very physical and is very effective as both a run and pass blocker. He's a tough hard worker that is very smart and always knows whats going on on the field. He has a lot of upside and can play both guard and center at the NFL level. And he always plays with a nasty demeanor.
I love this pick, he reminds me a lot of Eric Steinbach, who was a rising star with us until he opted to sign with Cleveland as a free-agent. Much like Steinbach, he can play just about everywhere on the offensive line and play them all extremely well. He is under 300 pounds which is a little odd to see, and could use some more upper body strenght, but all that can be worked out in the weight room. I beleive he is a 100% steal in the 7th round if he develops the way he's on track to.
7th Round(253rd overall):
Chinedum Ndukwe, Safety (ND)
Height: 6-1
Weight: 206
Born: March 4th, 1985
Chinedum "Nedu" Ndukew was a two-year starter along side with Tom Zbikowski and gave the Irish one of the top zone coverage safety tandems in college football. Ndukwe played in 45 games at Notre Dame, starting in 25 of them. He finished his career with 175 tackes, 5.5 tackles for loss and 4 career interceptions. In fact in his senior season he had by far his best year. He had 98 tackles, 6 passes defended and 2 interceptions. He's played a lot of positions while at Notre Dame, he came in as an accomplished wide receiver, he then switched to strong safety, which is where he eventually started for the remained of his career. He also lined up as the rover, apache linebacker and free safety.
Ndukew has great size and bulk and is a great natural athlete. He had a pretty good timed speed and has shown that he has good hands and ball skills. He is solid versus the run and has shown some playmaking ability against the passing game. He still has a lot of potential and has terrific special teams potential. He is a very hard hitter as well.
I like him as a back up to Madieu Williams and maybe our new punt and kick returner. It was a decent pick in the 7th round to help sure up our lackluster secondary. And here is a video of Ndukew destroying second overall pick, Calvin Johnson. This video comes via the NFLFanhouse.
And that's it folks, the 2007 NFL Draft is now officially over. I'll be doing a recap with winners and losers very soon.
#255(Mr.Irrelevant) Current Selection, Detroit selects Ramzee Robinson, CB(ALA)
#254 Current Selection, Oakland selects Jonathan Holland, WR(LA TCH)
#253 Current Selection, Cincinnati selects Nedu Ndukwe, S(ND)
#252 Current Selection, Jacksonville selects Adrew Carnahan, OT(ASU)
#251 Current Selection, Jacksonville selects Chad Nkang, S(ELON)
#250 Current Selection, New York(Giants) select Ahmad Bradshaw, RB(MAR)
#249 Current Selection, St.Louis selects Derek Stanley, WR(WIS Whiwtr)
#248 Current Selection, St.Louis selects Keith Jackson, DT(ARK)
#247 Current Selection, New England selects Mike Elgin, C(IOWA)
#246 Current Selection, Tampa Bay selects Kenneth Darby, RB(ALA)
#245 Current Selection, Tampa Bay selects Marcus Hamilton, CB(UVA)
#244 Current Selection, Atlanta selects Jason Snelling, FB(UVA)
#243 Current Selection, Green Bay selects Clark Harris, TE(RUTG)
#242 Current Selection, Indianapolis selects Keyunta Dawson, DE(TXTH)
#241 Current Selection, Chicago selects Aaron Brant, OT(ISU)
#240 Current Selection, San Diego selects Brandon Siler, LB(FLA)
#239 Current Selection, Buffalo selects C.J. Ah You, DE(OU)
#238 Current Selection, Miami selects Abraham Wright, DE(COL)
#237 Current Selection, Dallas selects Alan Ball, CB(ILL)
#236 Current Selection, Philadelphia selects Nate Ilaoa, RB(HAW)
#235 Current Selection, New York(Jets) selects Chansi Stuckey, WR(CLEM)
#234 Current Selection, Cleveland selects Syndric Steptoe, KR/PR(ARI)
#233 Current Selections, Minnesota selects Chandler Williams, WR(FIU)
#232 Current Selections, Seattle selects Steve Vallos, OT(WF)
#231 Current Selections, Kansas City selects Michael Allan, TE(Whitworth)
#230 Current Selections, Cincinnati selects Dan Santucci, OG(ND) I love this pick, great value in the 7th round he could turn out to be just like Eric Steinbach because he's versatile and can play center.
#229 Current Selections, Jacksonville selects John Broussard, WR(SJST)
#228 Current Selections, Green Bay selects Deshawn Wynn, RB(FLA)
#227 Current Selections, Pittsburgh selects Dallas Baker, WR(FLA)
#226 Current Selections, Carolina selects C.J. Wilson, CB(BAY)
#225 Current Selections, Miami selects Brandon Fields, P(MSU)
#224 Current Selections, New York(Giants) selects Michael Johnson, S(ARI)
#223 Current Selections, Tennessee selects Mike Otto, OT(PUR)
#222 Current Selections, Buffalo selects Derek Schouman, TE(BOISE)
#221 Current Selections, Chicago selects Trumaine McBride, CB(MISS)
#220 Current Selections, New Orleans selects Marvin Mitchell, LB(TENN)
#219 Current Selections, Miami selects Kelvin Smith, LB(SYR)
#218 Current Selections, Houston selects Zach Diles, LB(KSU)
#217 Current Selections, Minnesota selects Tyler Thigpen, QB(COASTCAR)
#216 Current Selections, Washington selects Tyler Ecker, TE(MICH)
#215 Current Selections, Arizona selects Ben Patrick, TE(DELWARE) Damnit! We should've picked him, he's going to be great, probably should've went in the 2nd/3rd round.
#214 Current Selections, Tampa Bay selects Chris Denman, OT(FRESNO)
#213 Current Selections, Cleveland selects Chase Pittman, DE(LSU)
#212 Current Selections, Dallas selects Courtney Brown, CB(CAL POLY)
#211 Current Selections, New England selects Oscar Lua, LB(USC)
END OF THE 6TH ROUND
#210 Current Selections, Seattle selects selects Jordan Kent, WR(ORE)
#209 Current Selections, New England selects Corey Hilliard, OG(OKST)
#208 Current Selections, New England selects Justin Hariston, RB(CCONN)
#207 Current Selections, Baltimore selects Prescott Burgess, LB(MICH)
#206 Current Selections, Tennessee selects Ryan Smith, CB(FLA)
#205 Current Selections, Washington selects Jordan Palmer, QB(UTEP)
#204 Current Selections, Tennessee selects Jacob Ford, DE(ARK)
#203 Current Selections, Atlanta selects Daren Stone, S(MAINE)
#202 Current Selections, New England selects Mike Richardson, CB(ND)
#201 Current Selections, Philadelphia selects Rashad Barksdale, N/A(ALB)
#200 Current Selections, Cleveland selects Melila Purcell, DE(HAW)
#199 Current Selections, Miami selects Drew Mormino, C(CMICH)
#198 Current Selections, Atlanta selects Doug Datish, C(OSU)
#197 Current Selections, Seattle selects Courtney Taylor, WR(AUB)
#196 Current Selections, Kansas City selects Herbert Taylor, OT(TCU)
#195 Current Selections, Dallas selects Deon Anderson, FB(UCONN)
#194 Current Selections, Atlanta selects David Irons, CB(AUB)
#193 Current Selections, Green Bay selects Mason Crosby, K(COL)
#192 Current Selections, Green Bay selects Desmond Bishop, LB(CAL)
#191 Current Selections, Green Bay selects Korey Hall, LB(BOISE)
#190 Current Selections, St. Louis selects Ken Shackleford, OT(UGA)
#189 Current Selections, New York(Giants) selects Adam Koets, OT(OREST)
#188 Current Selections, Tennessee selects Joel Filani, WR(TXTCH)
#187 Current Selections, Cincinnati selects Matt Toeaina, DT(ORE) I guess this is a good pick, but I really wish we would draft Ben Patrick. Please.
#186 Current Selections, San Francisco Clayton Thomas, RB(KSU)
#185 Current Selections, Atlanta selects Trey Lewis, DT(WASHBURN)
#184 Current selections, Buffalo selects John Wendling, S(WYO) Good pick here, this kid has a lot of upside
#183 Current Selections, Houston selects Kasey Studdard, OG(TEX)
#182 Current Selections, Tampa Bay selects Adam Hayward, LB(PORT)
#181 Current Selections, Miami selects Reagan Mauia, RB(HAW) Again, the Phins boggle me
#180 Current Selections, New England selects Justin Rogers, LB(SMU)
#179 Current selections, Washington selects H.B. Blades, LB(PITT)
#178 Current Selections, Dallas selects Nick Folk, K(ARI)
#177 Current Selections, New York(Jets) selects Jacob Bender, OT(NICH)
#176 Current Selections, Minnesota selects Rufus Alexander, OLB(OU)
#175 Current Selections, Oakland selects Oren O'Neal, FB(ARK ST)
END OF THE 5TH ROUND
#174 Current Selections, Baltimore selects Troy Smith, QB(OSU)
#173 Current Selections, Indianapolis selects Michael Coe, CB(ALA ST)
#172 Current Selections, San Diego selects Legedu Naanee, WR(BOISE)
#171 Current Selections, New England selects Clint Oldenburg, OT(CSU)
#170 Current Selections, Pittsburgh selects William Gay, CB(LOU)
#169 Current Selections, Indianapolis selects Roy Hall, WR(OSU)
#168 Current Selections, Chicago selects Corey Graham, CB(NH)
#167 Current Selections, Chicago selects Kevin Payne, S(LOU-MON)
#166 Current Selections, Jacksonville selects Derek Landri, DT(ND)
#165 Current Selections, Oakland selects Eric Frampton, S(WSU)
#164 Current Selections, Carolina selects Tim Shaw, ILB(PSU)
#163 Current Selections, Houston selects Brandon Frye, OT(VIRGINIA TECH) Love this guy, he should have a long career with the Texans.
#162 Current Selections, Philadelphia selects Brent Celek, TE(CIN)
#161 Current Selections, Seattle selects Will Herring, LB(AUB)
#160 Current Selections, Kansas City selects Justin Medlock, K(UCLA)
#159 Current Selections, Philadelphia selects C.J. Gaddis, CB(CLEM)
#158 Current Selections, Detroit selects Johnny Baldwin, LB(ALAAM)
#157 Current Selections, Green Bay selects David Clowney, WR(VIRGINIA TECH) YES!! Man, those Packers sure love them some Hokies!
I'm just going to go pick by pick now.
#156 Current Selection, Pittsburgh selects Cameron Stephenson, OG(RUTG)
Pittsburgh is on the clock
#155 Current Selection, Carolina selects Dante Rosario, FB/TE(ORE)
Carolina is on the clock
#154 Current Selection, St. Louis selects Clifton Ryan, DT(MSU)
St. Louis is on the clock
#153 Current Selection, New York(Giants) selects Kevin Boss, TE(WORE)
New York(Giants) are on the clock
#152 Current Selections, Tennessee selects Antonio Johnson, DT(MISSST)
Tennessee is on the clock
#151 Current Selections, Cincinnati selects Jeff Rowe, QB(NEV) What? Why? We need a tight end(Ben Patrick), a linebacker and a defensive lineman, come on Cincy!
Cincinnati is on the clock
#150 Current Selections, Jacksonville selects Josh Gattis, S(WF)
#149 Current Selections, Jacksonville selects Uche Nwaner, OG(PUR)
Jacksonville is on the clock
#148 Current Selection, Kansas City selects Kolby Smith, RB(LOU)
#147 Current Selection, San Francisco selects Tarell Brown, CB(TEX)
#146 Current Selection, Minnesota selects Aundrae Allison, WR(ECU)
#145 Current Selection, New Orleans selects David Jones, CB(WINGATE)
#144 Current Selection, Houston selects Brandon Harrison, S(STAN)
#143 Current Selection, Washington selects Dallas Sartz, LB(USC)
#142 Current Selection, Arizona selects Steve Breaston, WR(MICH)
#141 Current Selection, Tampa Bay selects Greg Peterson, DE(NCC)
Sorry for the delay, a guys gotta eat
12:04 PM- Tampa Bay is on the clock
12:03 PM- #140 Current Selection, Cleveland selects Brandon McDonald, CB(MEMP)
12:01 PM- Cleveland is on the clock
12.:00 PM- #139 Current Selection, St. Louis selects Dustin Fry, C(CLEM)
11:58 AM- St. Louis is on the clock
11:58 AM- #138 Current Selection, Oakland selects Jay Richardson, DT(OSU)
11:56 AM- Oakland is on the clock
END OF THE 4TH ROUND
11:56 AM- #137 Current Selection, Baltimore selects Le'Ron McClain, FB(ALA)
11:55 AM- Baltimore is on the clock
11:55 AM- #136 Current Selections, Indianapolis selects Clint Session, LB(PITT)
11:52 AM- Indianapolis is on the clock
11:52 AM- #135 Current Selection, San Francisco selects Joe Cohen, DT(FLA)
11:49 AM- San Francisco is on the clock
11:49 AM- #134 Current Selection, Baltimore selects Antwan Barnes, LB(FIU)
11:48 AM- Baltimore is on the clock
11:47 AM-#133 Current Selection, Atlanta selects Martrez Milner, TE(UGA)
11:46 AM- Atlanta is on the clock
11:45 AM- #132 Current Selection, Pittsburgh selects Ryan McBean, DT(OKST)
11:44 AM- Pittsburgh is on the clock
11:44 AM- #131 Current Selection, Indianapolis selects Brannon Condren, S(TROY)
11:42 AM- Indianapolis is on the clock
11:41 AM- #130 Current Selection, Chicago selects Josh Beekman, OG(BC)
11:39 AM- Chicago is on the clock
11:38 AM- #129 Current Selection, San Diego selects Scott Chandler, TE(IOWA)
11:36 AM- San Diego is on the clock
11:36 AM- #128 Current Selection, Tennessee selects Chris Davis, WR(FSU)
11:35 AM- Tennessee is on the clock
11:35 AM- #127 Current Selection, New England selects Kareem Brown, DL(MIA)
11:33 AM- New England is on the clock
11:33 AM- #126 Current Seleciton, San Francisco selects Dashon Goldson, S(WASH) They really need to slow the hell down.
11:31 AM- San Francisco is on the clock
11:30 AM- #125 Current Selection, New Orleans selects Jermon Bushrod, OT(Townson)
11:27 AM- New Orleans is on the clock
11:26 AM- #124 Current Selection, Seattle selects Mansfield Wrotto, OL(GT)
11:24 AM- Seattle is on the clock
11:23 AM- #123 Current Selection, Houston selects Fred Bennett, CB(SCAR)
11:22 AM- Houston is on the clock
11:21 AM- #122 Current Selection, Dallas selects Doug Free, OL(NIU)
11:19 AM- Dallas is on the clock
11:18 AM- #121 Current Selection, Denver selects Marcus Thomas, DT(former FLA)
11:17 AM- The Vikings trade pick to the Broncos
11:15 AM- Minnesota is on the clock
11:15 AM- #120 Current Selection, Seattle selects Baraka Atkins, DE(MIA)
11:12 AM- Seattle is on the clock
11:12 AM- #119 Current Selection, Green Bay selects Allen Barbre, OT(missiouri southern st.)
11:08 AM- Green Bay is on the clock
11:07 AM- #118 Current Selection, Carolina selects Ryne Robinson, WR(MIA,OH)
11:05 AM- Carolina is on the clock
11:05 AM- #117 Current Selection, Detroit selects Manuel Ramirez, OL(TXTCH)
11:03 AM- St. Louis trades pick to Detroit
11:03 AM- St.Louis is on the clock
11:02 AM- #116 Current Selection, New York(Giants) selects Zak DeOssie, LB(BROWN)
11:01 AM- The New York Giants are on the clock
11:01 AM- #115 Current Selection, Tennessee selects Leroy Harris, OL(NCST)
10:59 AM- Tennessee is on the clock
10:58 AM- #114 Current Selection, Cincinnati selects Marvin White, S(TCU) I wanted Ben Patrick, but this guy is an All- MWC
10:56 AM- Cincinnati is on the clock
10:55 AM- #113 Current Selection, Jacksonville selects Brian Smith, LB(MIZZ)
10:53 AM- Jacksonville is on the clock
10:53 AM- #112 Current Selection, Pittsburgh selects Brian Sepulveda, P(BAY)
10:52 AM- Green Bay trades pick to the Steelers
10:50 AM- Green Bay is on the clock
10:49 AM- #111 Current Selection, Buffalo selects Dwayne Wright, RB(FRESNO)
10:47 AM- Buffalo is on the clock
10:46 AM- #110 Current Selection, Oakland selects John Bowie, CB(CIN)
10:46 AM- Oakland on the clock with the Patriots picked they received for trading Randy Moss.
10:42 AM- #109 Current Selection, Stephen Nicholas, LB(SFLA) Great value here, he's a good linebacker at a relatively small college.
10:40 AM- Atlanta Falcons are on the clock
10:40 AM- #108 Current Selection, Miami selects Paul Soliai, DT(UTAH)
10:36 AM- Miami is on the clock
10:35 AM- #107 Current Selection, New Orleans selects Antonio Pittman, RB(OSU)
10:34 AM- Houston trades pick to New Orleans
10:32 AM- Houston is on the clock
10:31 AM- #106 Current Selection, Tampa Bay selects Tanard Jackson, S(SYR)
10:27 AM- Tampa Bay is on the clock
10:26 AM- #105 Current Selection , Detroit selects A.J. Davis, CB(NCST)
10:22 AM- Detroit is on the clock
10:21 AM- #104 Current Selection, San Francisco selects Jay Moore, DE(NEB)
10:19 AM- San Francisco is on the clock
10:18 AM- #103 Current Selection, Dallas selects Isaiah Stanback, QB(WAS)
10:16 AM- Dallas is on the clock
10:15 AM- #102 Current Selection, Minnesota selects Brian Robinson, DE(TEX)
10:12 AM- Our first trade of the day, Tampa Bay ships 4th round pick to Minnesota
10:12 AM- Tampa Bay is on the clock
10:12 AM- #101 Current Selection, Jacksonville selects Adam Podlash, P(MARY)
10:09 AM- Jacksonville is on the clock
10:09 AM- #100 Current Selection, Oakland selects Michael Bush, RB(LOU) This is a great pick, he's a first round talent, just the injury in the first game knocked him down to round four.
10:06 AM- Oakland is on the clock
Sorry for the late start, I was writing a post about the Moss and Jackson trades.
Although the Cincinnati Bengals only had two picks in the first three rounds Saturday, they made the most of them. In the first round they were lucky enough to have the first or second highest ranked cornerback(depends on who you ask), Leon Hall out of Michigan. And in the second round we went with runningback, Kenny Irons out of Auburn. I didn't think we needed to look at a back-up runningback to compliment Rudi in the 2nd inning, but I can't complain too much, Irons is a great player and should make our offense that much better. We didn't have a third round selection this year, because we surrendered it when we took Ahmad Brooks in the Supplemental Draft before the season, more on Brooks later.
Leon Hall, Cornerback (MICH)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 194
Born: December 9th, 1984
Leon Hall is regarded as one of the premier coverage cornerbacks in this years rookie class. He had a great career at Michigan, finishing with the teams record in pass deflections with 43 and he was the 2006 finalist for the Thorpe Award (top defensive back) and Bronko Nagurski Award (top defensive player). He played in 50 career games and made 37 career starts at Michigan, so you know he's reliable and has a lot of experience.
Hall is compared to former Wolverine, Ty Law, because he has very good size, a smooth athlete with great quickness and fluid hips. He's very tough and aggressive with receivers, he is also does a great job in run support because he is such a sure tackler. He has good hands and is able to make big plays, he's very smart with excellent instincts and awareness and is very versatile, with experience at safety. The only real knock on Hall was his speed, and he answered that at the NFL's combine when he ran a 4.39(official time) in the 4o-yard dash. He was a team leader at Michigan and is a real character guy, something that the Bengals were desperately in search of.
NFL.com is comparing him to future Hall of Famer, Ronde Barber of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, i'd be thrilled if he turned out to be anywhere near the player Ronde is. Also look for Hall to help out in the Bengal's return game, preferably as the punt returner. We've already lost Tory James to the Patriots and it appears as though we may be releasing or trading Delta O'Neal soon, so taking Hall was absolutely the best pick for us. A duo of Leon Hall and Johnathan Joseph will be great for a very long time.
Kenny Irons, Running Back (AUB)
Height: 5-11
Weight: 210
Born: September 15, 1983
He played at South Carolina his first two years before transferring to Auburn in 2004, and didn't get his first chance to start until 2005, right after the two top 5 picks, Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown were taken in the draft. He had an amazing start to his career gaining 1,293 yards, 13 touchdowns and an average of 5.1 per carry in 12 games but in 2006, as a senior and a possible Heisman candidate, he struggled with nagging injuries and only rushed for 893 yards, 4 touchdowns and an average of 4.5 per carry, which is still very good. The average that is. He played most of his senior year at less than 100 percent due to turf toe, a groin pull, a high ankle sprain and a bruised fibula. Through all that he still managed to pick up All-SEC first-team honors from the league's coaches.
He displays very good vision and instincts and is a natural runner, he is more quick than fast but is very patient and will explode through holes when as soon as they open. He runs very strong and with authority and really plays much bigger than you would expect from a 5-11 210(soaking wet) back would. He is very athletic and has the agility to change directions in a snap. Although he may not be one of the fastest backs, he does have great break-away speed. And he doesn't have a lot of mileage so you know when he gets into camp, he's going to be fresh.
It isn't known right now if he can be a feature back in the NFL, but with getting drafted to the Bengal's who already have a proven starter in Rudi Johnson, he won't have to worry about trying to be "the man". He will most likely take over the third down and change of pace back duties from Kenny Watson this season.
I couldn't find a video like Hall's for Irons, but here's a pretty good video with a couple of Iron's highlights in it.
Overall I would give our first day of the 2007 NFL Draft a B. We filled a major hole at corner and the addition of Irons is great seeing how this league has quickly turned into a two back league. The second day I would love for us to get Ben Patrick, a tight end out of Delaware in the 4th round and if he isn't there then we need to address defensive tackle and maybe another defensive back for depth purposes.
Ahmad Brooks could be a full-time starter next year
During an interview Bengal's head coach, Marvin Lewis, said that Ahmad Brooks is getting his act together and progressing very quickly and very well. He also mentioned that if he continues at his current pace, Brooks could be a starter coming into next season. I for one hope he can do it, he was a great prospect before running into trouble and getting kicked off Virgina's football team.
END OF THE 3RD ROUND
10:14 PM- #99 Current Selections, Oakland selects Johnnie Lee Higgins, WR(UTEP)
10:13 PM- Oakland is on the clock
10:13 PM- #98 Current Selections, Indianapolis selects Quinn Pitcock, DT(OSU)
10:12 PM- Indianapolis is on the clock
10:11 PM- #97 Current Selections, San Francisco 49ers select Ray McDonald, DT/DE(FLA)
10:09 PM- San Francisco is on the clock
10:08 PM- #96 Current Selections, San Diego selects Anthony Waters, LB(CLEM)
10:08 PM- San Diego is on the clock
10:05 PM- #95 Current Selections, Indianapolis selects Daymeion Hughes, CB(CAL)
10:04 PM- #94 Current Selections, Chicago selects Michael Okwo, LB(STAN)
10:04 PM- #93 Current Selections, Chicago selects Garrett Wolfe, RB(NIU)
9:59 PM- Chicago is on the clock
9:57 PM- #92 Current Selections, Buffalo selects Trent Edwards, QB(STAN)
9:56 PM- #91 Current Selections, Oakland selects Mario Henderson, OT(FSU)
9:56 PM- We have a trade, New England dealt their 3rd round pick to Oakland. Did the Pats just pick up Moss????
9:50 PM- New England is on the clock
9:49 PM- #90 Current Selections, Philadelphia selects Tony Hunt, RB(PSU)
9:49 PM- Philadelphia is on the clock
9:46 PM #89 Current Selections, Green Bay selects Aaron Rouse, S(VIRGINIA TECH) Finally, Rouse is taken, he's going to be a great pro, very simalar to Cato June, he could switch to outside linebacker.
9:44 PM- Green Bay is back on the clock
9:44 PM- #88 Current Selections, New Orleans selects Andy Alleman, OG(AKRON)
9:41 PM- New Orleans is on the clock
9:40 PM- #87 Current Selections, Philadelphia selects Shawn Bradley, LB(NEB) Great value in this pick, he probably should've went in early to mid 2nd round.
9:38 PM- Philadelphia is on the clock
9:38 PM- #86 Current Selections, Baltimore selects Marshal Yanda, OG(IOWA)
9:37 PM- Jacksonville trades their 3rd round pick to Baltimore (I missed this, I was busy watching my Braves record the final out game against Rockies to win 6-2)
9:34 PM- Jacksonville is on the clock
9:33 PM- #85 Current Selections, Seattle selects Brandon Mebane, DL(CAL)
9:30 PM- Seattle is on the clock
9:30 PM- #84 Current Selections, St. Louis selects Johnathan Wade, CB(TENN)
9:28 PM- St. Louis is on the clock
9:27 PM- #83 Current Selections, Carolina selects Charles Johnson, DE(UGA)
9:25 PM- Carolina is on the clock
9:24 PM- #82 Current Selections, Kansas City selects DeMarcus "Tank" Tyler, DT(NCST)
9:22 PM- Kansas City is on the clock
9:21 PM- #81 Current Selections, New York(Giants) selects Jay Alford, DT(PSU)
9:18 PM- The New York Giants are on the clock
9:17 PM- #80 Current Selections, Tennessee selects Paul Williams, WR(FRESNO) I like Williams a lot, he looks and plays like an NFL pro. He should be good in Tennessee.
9:15 PM- Tennessee is on the clock
9:14 PM- #79 Current Selection, Jacksonville selects Mike Walker, WR(CFLA)
9:11 PM- Jacksonville is on the clock
9:11 PM- #78 Current Selection, Green Bay selects James Jones, WR(SJST)
9:07 PM- Green Bay is on the clock
9:06 PM- #77 Current Selection, Pittsburgh selects Matt Spaeth, TE(MINN)
9:05 PM- Pittsburgh is on the clock
9:04 PM- #76 Current Selection, San Francisco selects Jason Hill, WR(WSU) ATL should've taken him, great speed with good hands. Their loss.
9:03 PM- San Francisco is on the clock
9:03 PM- #75 Current Selection, Atlanta selects Laurent Robinson, WR(ILLST) Why would you take him when Jason Hill is still available?
9:00 PM- Atlanta is on the clock
8:59 PM- #74 Current Selection, Baltimore selects Yamon Figurs, WR(KSU)
8:57 PM- Baltimore is on the clock
8:57 PM- #73 Current Selection, Houston selects Jacoby Jones, WR(LANE)
8:54 PM- Houston is on the clock
8:54 PM- #72 Current Selection, Minnesota selects Marcus McCauley, CB(FRESNO)
8:51 PM- Minnesota is on the clock
8:51 PM- #71 Current Selection, Miami selects Lorenzo Booker, RB(FSU)
8:48 PM- Miami is on the clock
8:48 PM- #70 Current Selection, Denver selects Ryan Harris, OT(ND)
8:46 PM- Denver is on the clock
8:46 PM- #69 Current Selection, Arizona selects Buster Davis, LB(FSU)
8:45 PM- Arizona is on the clock
8:44 PM- #68 Current Selection, Tampa Bay selects Quincy Black, LB(NMEX) Good value here, another underrated linebacker
8:42 PM- Tampa Bay is on the clock
8:41 PM- #67 Current Selection, Dallas selects James Marten, OT(BC)
8:37 PM- Dallas is on the clock
8:36 PM- #66 Current Selection, New Orleans selects Usama Young, CB(KENT)
8:34 PM- New Orleans is on the clock
8:34 PM- #65 Current Selection, Oakland selects Quentin Moses, DE(UGA)
8:31 PM- Oakland is on the clock
END OF THE 2ND ROUND
8:30 PM- #64 Current Selection, Tampa Bay selects Sabby Piscitelli, S(OREST)
8:24 PM- Tampa Bay is on the clock
8:23 PM- #63 Current Selection, Green Bay selects Brandon Jackson, RB(NEB)
8:17 PM- Green Bay is now on the clock
8:17 PM- #62 Current Selection, Chicago selects Dan Bazuin, DE(CMICH)
8:10 PM- Chicago is on the clock
8:09 PM- #61 Current Selection, Detroit selects Gerald Alexander, S(BOISE)
8:04 PM- Baltimore trades pick to Detroit
8:04 PM- Baltimore is on the clock
8:03 PM- #60 Current Selection, Miami selects Samson Satele, C(HAW)
8:00 PM- The Miami Dolphins are now one the clock
7:59 PM- #59 Current Selection, Carolina selects Ryan Kalil, C(USC)
7:55 PM- Carolina is now on the clock
7:54 PM- #58 Current Selection, Detroit selects Ikaik Alama-Francis, DE(HAW)
7:53 PM- New Orleans has traded their pick to the Lions
7:48 PM- New Orleans is on the clock
7:47 PM- #57 Current Selection, Philadelphia selects Victor Abiamiri, DE(ND) I love this guy, he is going to be great playing along side "the Freak".
7:45 PM- Philadelphia is now on the clock
7:44 PM- #56 Current Selection, Denver selects Tim Crowder, DE(TEX)
7:41 PM- Denver is now on the clock
7:41 PM- #55 Current Selection, Seattle selects Josh Wilson, CB(MARY)
7:34 PM- Seattle is now on the clock
7:34 PM- #54 Current Selection, Kansas City selects Turk McBride, DT(TENN)
7:28 PM- Kansas City is now on the clock
7:27 PM- #53 Current Selection, Cleveland selects Eric Wright, CB(UNLV)
7:24 PM- Dallas has returned the favor, trading their 2nd round pick to the Browns
7:19 PM- Dallas is on the clock
7:18 PM- #52 Current Selection, St. Louis selects Brian Leonard, FB(RUTG)
From ProFootballTalk.com, "Lions trade quarterback Josh McCown and receiver Mike Williams to the Raiders." That is even more proof that the Raiders will indeed trade Randy Moss very soon.
7:15 PM- St.Louis is on the clock
7:14 PM- #51 Current Selection, New York(Giants) select Steve Smith, WR(USC)
7:08 PM- New York Giants are on the clock
7:07 PM- #50 Current Selection, Tennessee selects Chris Henry, RB(ARI)
7:03 PM- Tennessee is on the clock
7:03 PM- #49 Current Selection, Cincinnati selects Kenny Irons, RB(AUB) That's interesting.
6:55 PM- The Cincinnati Bengals are back on the clock!
6:54 PM- #48 Current Selection, Jacksonville selects Justin Durant, LB(HAMPTON) I love this pick, Durant is one of the biggest sleepers in this draft.
6:45 PM- Jacksonville is on the clock
6:44 PM- #47 Current Selection, New York(Jets) select David Harris, LB(MICH)
6:42 PM- Another trade, Green Bay sways pick with the New York Jets
6:38 PM- Green Bay is on the clock
6:37 PM- #46 Current Selection, Pittsburgh selects LaMarr Woodley, DE(MICH)
6:36 PM- Talk about awkward silence between Dwayne Jarrett and "Me"shawn Johnson. If MeShawn's head gets any bigger he'll be....wait can it get any bigger?
6:33 PM- Pittsburgh is on the clock
6:32 PM- #45 Current selection, Carolina selects Dwayne Jarrett, WR(USC)
6:31 PM- Carolina is on the clock
6:30 PM- #44 Current Selection, Minnesota selects Sidney Rice, WR(SCAR)
6:25 PM- Minnesota is on the clock
6:24 PM- #43 Current Selection, Detroit selects Drew Stanton, QB(MICHST) Told ya
6:23 PM- Drew Stanton is a Lion, just waiting for the announcement.
6:22 PM- The Detroit Lions are on the clock
6:21 PM- #42 Current Selection, Indianapolis selects Tony Ugoh, OT(ARK)
6:18 PM- Another trade, the Colts have traded for the 49ers second round pick
6:15 PM- San Francisco is on the clock.
6:14 PM- #41 Current Selection, Atlanta selects Chris Houston, CB(ARK) Atlanta is quietly having a hell of a draft.
6:09 PM- Yet again, another trade, the Vikings traded the 41st pick to Atlanta
6:07 PM- The Minnesota Vikings are on the clock
6:06 PM- #40 Current Selection, Miami selects John Beck, QB(BYU) Way to redeem yourself, Miami. Nice pick.
6:04 PM- The Miami Dolpins are on the clock, they better take a quarterback!
6:02 PM- #39 Current Selection, Atlanta selects Justin Blalock, OG/OT(TEX)
6:00 PM- More trade details, San Diego got the 37th overall pick from the Bears in exchange for a 2nd round pick(62nd), 3rd round pick(93rd), 5th round pick(167th) and 2008 3rd round pick
5:59 PM- The Atlanta Falcons are on the clock
5:59 PM- #38 Current Selection, Oakland selects Zach Miller, TE(ASU)
5:55 PM- Oakland is back on the clock
5:54 PM- #37 Current Selection, San Diego selects Eric Weedle, S(UTAH)
5:53 PM- The Bears have traded their 37th overall pick to the Chargers
5:47 PM- Chicago is on the clock
5:47 PM- #36 Current Selection, Philadelphia selects Kevin Kolb, QB(HOU) What???
5:44 PM- An updated on the Bills/Lions trade, Bills get #34th overall pick(used on Posluszny) and the Lions get 2nd round pick(43rd overall) and 3rd round pick(74th overall).
5:40 PM- The Philadelphia Eagles are on the clock for the first time
5:39 PM- #35 Current Selection, Tampa Bay selects Arron Sears, OG(TENN)
5:33 PM- Lets update the trade details, the Cardinals received the Raider's 2nd round pick in exchange for their 2nd round pick and 4th round pick.
5:31 PM- Tampa Bay is now on the clock.
5:30 PM- #34 Current Selection, Buffalo selects Paul Posluszny, LB(PSU)
5:28 PM- Another trade to start round two, the Lions trade their pick to Buffalo
5:28 PM- Detroit is on the clock.
5:27 PM- #33 Current Selection, Arizona selects Alan Branch, DT(MICH)
5:23 PM- Oakland has traded their pick to the Arizona Cardinals.
5:20 PM- Oakland is on the clock.
END OF THE 1ST ROUND
5:18 PM- #32 Current Selection, Indianapolis selects Anthony Gonzalez, WR(OSU)
5:14 PM- The Super Bowl winners, Indianapolis Colts are now on the clock.
5:12 PM- #31 Current Selection, Chicago selects Greg Olsen, TE(MIA)
5:05 PM- Yep, Olsen is a Bear, he just put on the hat, we're just waiting for the official announcement.
4:58 PM- The Chicago Bears are on the clock now. They are going to take Greg Olsen, he's already been shown getting hugs and kisses from family members.
4:57 PM- #30 Current Selection, San Diego selects Craig Davis, WR(LSU)
4:45 PM- The San Diego Chargers are on the clock, you have to think they are going with a receiver here.
4:44 PM- #29 Current Selection, Baltimore selects Ben Grubbs, OG(AUB)
4:42 PM- The details on the trade are the Niners get the Patriots 28th overall pick and the Patriots receive the 4th round pick(110th overall pick) and 2008 1st round pick.
4:35 PM- The Baltimore Ravens are now on the clock, look for them to go with a linebacker or an offensive lineman.
4:34 PM- #28 Current Selection, San Francisco selects Joe Staley, OT(CMICH)
4:32 PM- The New England Patriots have traded their second 1st round pick to the San Francisco 49ers. I guess it's a no go for Harris in NE.
4:20 PM- The New England Patriots are back on the clock. I guarantee they pick David Harris out of Michigan. They are really high on him and they don't have a 2nd round pick.
4:19 PM- #27 Current Selection, New Orleans selects Robert Meachem, WR(TEN) Wow, surprising but good pick here. That offense is scary.
4:09 PM- The New Orleans Saints are now on the clock.
4:09 PM- The trade details are the Cowboys got the 26th overall pick(used on Spencer) from the Eagles in exchange for their 2nd round pick(36th overall from Cleveland), 3rd round pick(86th overall) and their 6th round pick(198th overall).
4:07 PM- #26 Current Selection, Dallas selects Anthony Spencer, DE(PUR) Great pick here.
3:59 PM- We have another trade, this time it's between the Eagles and Cowboys. No, I didn't stutter.
3:57 PM- Ok, well I got the linebacker and Miami part right.
3:56 PM- The Philadelphia Eagles are now on the clock.
3:55 PM- #25 Current Selection, Carolina selects Jon Beason, LB(MIA)
3:47 PM- The Carolina Panthers are now on the clock. I think we're going to have a back-to-back Miami selection here with Carolina taking Greg Olsen. If not look for them to take Joe Staley or a linebacker.
3:46 PM- #24 Current Selection, New England selects Brandon Meriweather, S(MIA)
3:32 PM- The New England Patriots(f/SEA) are now on the clock, they could go with linebacker Jon Beason or David Harris or maybe a receiver, offensive line, safety, lots and lots of different ways they could go here.
3:32 PM- #23 Current Selection, Kansas City selects Dwayne Bowe, WR(LSU)
3:29 PM- Thanks to the Fanhouse: If you were wondering who that hot blond sitting next to Quinn was, it's his girlfriend and Miami of Ohio soccer player, Lindy Slinger.
3:21 PM- The trade details are the Cowboys gave up their #22 pick to the Browns in exchange for the Browns 2nd round pick(36th overall) and the Browns 2008 1st round pick.
3:18 PM- The Kansas City Chiefs are now on the clock.
3:17 PM- #22 Current Selection, Cleveland selects Brady Quinn, QB(CLE) WOW!!!
3:16 PM- We have another trade. The Cleveland Browns have made a trade with the Dallas Cowboys. They are going to take Brady Quinn. Wow, the Browns are geniuses. Thomas and Quinn.
3:05 PM- The Dallas Cowboys are on the clock now, they have many other needs(CB, S, WR) but ProFootballTalk is thinking they go with Quinn. UPDATE: Mort is reporting that the Cowboys are taking calls from teams that want Quinn.
3:04 PM- #21 Current Selection, Jacksonville selects Reggie Nelson, S(FLA)
Oh and nothing to do with sports, but today is Jessica Alba's 26th birthday. Just thought i'd throw that in there. Yessir!
2:58 PM- The Jacksonville Jaguars are now on the clock.
2:56 PM- #20 Current Selection, New York(Giants) selects Aaron Ross, CB(DAL)
2:49 PM- Wow, Griffin at 19, it's a little earlier than expected but I think it's a great pick. I love the way Griffin plays, but I honestly thought he'd be in New England at the end of the day.
2:48 PM- The New York Giants are now on the clock. I'd say they go with a linebacker or an offensive tackle.
2:47 PM- #19 Current Selection, Tennessee selects Michael Griffin, S(TEX)
2:36 PM- I like this pick a lot, Mel Kiper said he draws comparisons to Ty Law and better yet he's a character guy. Hall is going to help our secondary in a significant way. Him and Joseph together should be a great duo.
2:36 PM- The Tennessee Titans are now on the clock.
2:35 PM- #18 Current Selection, Cincinnati selects Leon Hall, CB(MICH) Yay!
2:30 PM- My Cincinnati Bengals are on the clock now. I would like them to pick either Leon Hall, Anthony Spencer or Jon Beason.
2:29 PM- That was a dumb trade, Jarvis Moss would've still been there at number 21. They didn't have to trade up.
2:29 PM- #17 Current Selection, Denver selects Jarvis Moss, DE(FLA)
2:26 PM- The details on the trade are the Broncos receive the Jag's 1st round pick(17th overall) in exchange for the Bronco's 1st round pick(21st overall), 3rd round(86th overall) and their 6th round(198th overall).
2:24 PM- We have another trade. The Jacksonville Jaguars have traded their pick to the Denver Broncos.
2:19 PM- Jacksonville may look to Quinn too, Leftwich has 1 remaining year on his contract and he can't stay healthy. The starter in Jacksonville is up in the air right now. They have a lot of options right now, Nelson would replace Deon Grant, Leon Hall would compliment Mathis very nicely. Ect....
2:17 PM- So, what's the best part of the draft so far? I would say the "T.J. Whosyourmomma" commerical. It's run at least four times so far, and I laugh my ass off every time. "right, put it on the board, T.J. Houshamazilly....Championshiiiip ".
2:14 PM- Now, the Jacksonville Jaguars are on the clock.
2:12 PM- #16 Current Selection, Green Bay selects Justin Harrell, DT(TENN)
2:09 PM- Chris Mortensen is reporting that the Cleveland Browns are working hard to trade up and pick Brady Quinn. If they were to do that they will have had a hell of a first round, Thomas and Quinn. Damn.
2:05 PM- I had forgotten about this, but Davey just suggested they go with Greg Olsen. That makes a lot of sense seeing as how Bubba Franks was really bad last year. They might still try and trade for Moss later on too.
2:00 PM- (EDIT) The Green Bay Packers are on the clock now. They could take Robert Meachem or Dwayne Bowe seeing as how Ginn and Lynch are gone. ProFootballTalk hinted that they might take Brady Quinn.
1:58 PM- #15 Current Selection, Pittsburgh selects Lawrence Timmons, LB(FSU)
1:54 PM- The Pittsburgh Steelers are on the clock. Sadly, I think they will take Leon Hall, who along with Revis(just taken) I wanted for Cincy.
1:53 PM- #14 Current Selection, New York(Jets) select Darrelle Revis, CB(PITT)
11:46 PM- The details of the trade are the Panthers gave up their 1st round pick(14th overall) and their 6th round pick(199th overall) in exchange for the Jet's 1st round pick(25th overall), their 2nd round pick(59th overall) and their 5th round pick(164th overall).
11:44 PM- We have our first trade of the day, the Carolina Panthers have traded their 14th pick with the New York Jets. Look for them to take Leon Hall here.
11:40 PM- The Carolina Panthers are on the clock. I think they will take Greg Olsen, but they could trade down or maybe take Brady Quinn. Jake Delhomme was pretty average last season. Or they could take Reggie Nelson out of Florida.
11:39 PM- #13 Current Selection, St.Louis selects Adam Carriker, DE(NEB)
11:28 PM- The St.Louis Rams are now on the clock. They might go with Leon Hall/Darrell Revis or they could look to improve their defensive line with Carriker or Branch.
11:27 PM- Bruce Smith announced the Bills pick and before he said who was selected he said "god bless the Hokies" Amen! Of course the douches that are the Jet's fans booed him.
11:27 PM- #12 Current Selection, Buffalo selects Marshawn Lynch, RB(CAL)
11:19 PM- The Buffalo Bills are now on the clock. Look for them to either address cornerback or runningback. Leon Hall/Darrell Revis or Marshawn Lynch.
11:18 PM- #11 Current Selection, San Francisco selects Patrick Willis, LB(MISS)
1:14 PM- Roger Goodell has offered Brady Quinn and his family a private room where there is no media allowed. It is anticipated that he will have a long wait ahead of him.
1:05 PM- The San Francisco 49ers are now on the clock. Patrick Willis or Adam Carriker have got to be the way they go.
1:04 PM- #10 Current Selection, Houston selects Amobi Okoye, DT(LOU)
1:02 PM- I bet Brady Quinn feels like the fat kid that doesn't get picked for dodgeball.
12:54 PM- The Houston Texans are on the clock.
I'm speechless right now, the Dolphins needed a young quarterback and they took Ginn who has a foot injury.
WHAT THE HELL!!! OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELEIVE THEY JUST TOOK GINN!
12:51 PM- #9 Current Selection, Miami selects Ted Ginn Jr., WR(OSU)
12:48 PM- Steve Young just compated Brady Quinn's accuracy to that of someone in American Idol, you either can sing or you can't. He has sooo much make up on, he looks like a $2 hooker.
12:39 PM- The Miami Dolphins are on the clock. This is going to be a quick pick, Brady Quinn, no doubt about it.
12:38 PM- #8 Current Selection, Atlanta selects Jamaal Anderson, DE(ARK)
12:34 PM- Michael Smith says the Falcons want to trade out of the 8th spot, but if they don't then he thinks they will take Jamaal Anderson instead of Amobi Okoye.
12:28 PM- The Atlanta Falcons are on the clock, I see them taking Jamaal Anderson.
12:27 PM- #7 Current Selection, Minnesota selects Adrian Peterson, RB(OU)
12:25 PM- Everyone is saying the Vikings are going to Adrian Peterson, and Davey sure hopes so, he desperately wants Brady Quinn.
12:18 PM- The Minnesota Vikings are now on the clock.
12:17 PM- #6 Current Selection, Washington selects LaRon Landry, S(LSU)
12:14 PM- Yep, it looks like I may be wrong, they just showed Landry on the phone celebrating with his family and agent. It looks like he's a Skin. I don't understand that because their run defense is horrible but hey, why not, he's the best defensive player in the draft.
12:08 PM- Jaws says they should go with Landry, I strongly disagree, they already have Landry on the team...and his name is Sean Taylor. But the two of them could work out and be a hard hitting duo. If they don't trade the pick then they should go with Amobi Okoye or Jamal Anderson.
12:05 PM- The Washington Redskins are on the clock. I really think they will try and trade this pick, they only have one pick in first day and they need more picks, badly!
12:04 PM- ESPN continues to put the camera on Brady Quinn after every pick. Sort of like they did with Aaron Rodgers. Come on, like he's going to go to Arizona or Washington.
12:03 PM- #5 Current Selection, Arizona selects Levi Brown, LT(PSU)
12:01 PM- My boy, Michael Smith, says they take Levi right here and he was actually higher on their draft boards than Thomas.
11:56 AM- The Arizona Cardinals are on the clock, I expect them to take Adrian Peterson or Jamaal Anderson or a possible trade down for Levi Brown. Maybe they'll trade down.
11:53 AM- #4 Current Selection, Tampa Bay selects Gaines Adams, DE(CLEM)
11:47 AM- Chris Mortensen was just talking about how Jon Gruden really likes Brady Quinn and he's worked him out personally. Will the Buc's take Quinn? Adams? Peterson? Trade? I'd say Adams, but i've been wrong before.
11:45 AM- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are on the clock. Could there be a trade???
11:41 AM- #3 Current Selection, Cleveland selects Joe Thomas, LT(WISC)
11:39 AM- Suzy Kolber said Calvin Johnson was "giggling". And Calvin said he's excited about going to Detroit and he's just happy to know where he's going. Don't get ahead of yourself CJ, you could be heading to sunny Florida or the ATL very soon.
11:36 AM- Brady Quinn's girlfriend is kinda hot. Enough said.
11:35 AM- If the Lions hold onto Johnson they instantly have one of the best(if not the best) receiving corps in all of football with Calvin Johnson, Roy Williams and Mike "Furry-ous" Furrey.
11:32 AM- The Cleveland Browns are now on the clock.
11:30 AM- #2 Current Selection, Detroit selects Calvin Johnson WR(GT)
11:25 AM- Chris Berman is a mind reader, just by looking at Calvin Johnson he has figured out that the Lions are going to pick him. Take that Miss Cleo.
11:21 AM- The Detroit Lions are now on the clock. Expect a trade coming soon, they will most likely choose Calvin Johnson and either keep him or ship him to either Tampa Bay or Atlanta.
11:20 AM- #1 Current Selection, Oakland selects JaMarcus Russell QB(LSU)
11:19 AM- I can't believe it, Keyshawn Johnson comparing the #1 overall rated player in the draft to himself. Or should I say, MeShawn.
11:17 AM- Adam Schefter is reporting that trade talks between the Lions and Falcons have resumed. If Oakland doesn't take Calvin Johnson 1st overall, then Atlanta has hopes of moving up to #2 and taking him.
11:10 AM- And here he is, Roger Goodell. "The 2007 NFL Draft is now open". "The Oakland Raiders are now on the clock".
11:04 AM- Keyshawn Johnson's name was just announced and what do you know, the New York Jet's fans booed. I have a feeling we're going to be hearing a lot of that today. There should be lot's of trades in the first round both with draft picks and veteran players. Look for Michael Turner(to Tennessee?), Randy Moss(to New England?) and Trent Green(to Miami?) to get traded sometime this weekend.
11:00 AM- It's now just seconds away from the Oakland Raiders being officially "on the clock". Early reports are that they are going to pick JaMarcus Russell and that they have assured him that he's their guy. But it's the Draft, you never know.
10:55 AM- Bringing in Beamer and the three former Hokies was a great touch for Goodell.
Beamer is giving a brief speech...I love that guy!
There is a moment of silence before the Draft to remember the victims of Virginia Tech. Representing Virginia Tech is Bruce Smith, Michael Vick and DeAngelo Hall and Head Football Coach, Frank Beamer.
The 2007 NFL Draft is just 10 minutes away from starting. And on a side note, Steve Young has A LOT of makeup on.
And your #1 pick is......
According to ESPN's Michael Smith, the Oakland Raiders have contacted JaMarcus Russell's camp and informed him that he will be their selection with the 1st overall pick. There was talks with the Cleveland Browns, who reportedly covet Russell, about about a swap with the Raiders that would give the Browns the first overall pick, but the talks fell through because the Raiders and Al Davis wanted too much in return. The trade was believed to be a #1 and #3 swap and in addition to the position change, the Browns would send their 1st round pick last season, Kamerion Wimbley and multiple draft picks. If that deal were to happen, it would be evidently more clearer that the Raiders would be taking Brady Quinn. But like I said, that fell through and the Raiders will be taking Russell unless an unseen blockbuster trade is made before their 15 minutes are up.
The Patriots might have already made their choice in the first round
The New England Patriots hold two 1st round draft picks this year because of their trade last season with the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for receiver, Deion Branch. Recent reports are that the Pat's may have at least one of their picks done with. The Patriots look like they will be taking inside linebacker, David Harris, out of Michigan. They love Harris and he's been rising up draft boards lately, the Pats look for Harris to be the replacement for Teddy Bruschi in a few years.
UPDATE:
Could Adrian Peterson miss the whole 07' season?
This comes from the AOL Fanhouses' Ryan Wilson:
One of the big issues heading into today's draft was that there are maybe 15 players worthy of a first-round grade. This explains why just about every team wants to trade down. But an emerging story line involves Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson and the extent of his injured collarbone. Here's the Mike Mayock during the NFL Network's pre-draft coverage:
Mayock: The runningback thing really facinates me. I spoke to two teams earlier today; both teams told me that the medical on Adrian Peterson's collarbone is pretty significant. You may have to re-break the bone, insert a plate. If so, he's probably '08. And if you try to play him this year, there's a chance it could re-break.
So, if you're looking for a runninback-- and our guy Marshall [Faulk] told us yesterday--it might be Marshawn Lynch ahead of Adrian Peterson because of the injury.... I have never seen so much intrigue at the top end of the draft.
Wow. We heard reports about Peterson's collarbone, but nothing this serious. If these rumors are true (and rumors are always true), you have to think the Browns have scratched Peterson off the list at No. 3, and now it's down to Brady Quinn or Joe Thomas (assuming either are available).Or better yet, maybe a trade down.Or, as the NFL Network's Adam Schefter just reported, Cleveland might try to trade up ... all the way to No. 1. Oakland is asking for too much -- at least from the Browns' perspective -- so that plan is on hold ... for now.
According to ESPN's Sal Paolantonio, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions are currently discussing becoming possible trade partners. The Lions hold the second pick in this year's Draft and they are looking to trade down and the Bucs have the fourth pick and desperately want the best overall player in draft, Calvin Johnson. There are currently two possible scenarios right now.
1st scenario:
The Lions want to trade their second selection to the Bucs for their fourth selection and both of their second round picks(#35 and #64). If you look at the trade value chart then it's just about even and makes sense, but the Bucs are reluctant to pull the trigger. They have their hearts set on rebuilding with the draft and to do so they need to keep at least one of their 2nd round picks. Maybe if the Lions would be happy with one of the 2nd round picks then the deal would get done, but it's not a guarantee.
2nd scenario:
The second scenario and probably the best scenario for both teams(in my opinion) would involve a swap of draft rights just like in 2004 with Eli Manning and Phillip Rivers. The Detroit Lions would select Calvin Johnson at #2 and then the Bucs would select Gaines Adams at #4 then the two teams would swap the rookies and along with the Bucs sending Adams they would also send disgruntled cornerback, Brian Kelly and possibly a later draft pick as well.
It also has been recently released that the Lions have every attention on drafting Calvin Johnson and holding onto him. They would draft him, but still be open to listening to trade proposals. This would make the 4th wide receiver taken by Matt Millen in the past five years if they would do this.
The saga that is the Oakland Raiders
What to do, what to do? The NFL Draft is less than 20 hours away right now and it still up in the air what the Raiders will do. Will they take JaMarcus Russell? Will they take Calvin Johnson? Or will they trade down? All three are very possible and smart choices, let's face it, the Raiders have a lot of problems more notably on offense and trading down to get more draft picks would certainly help out. They are going to trade Randy Moss, that is cetain, teams have been calling Al Davis asking what will it take to get Moss and it isn't going to be much, probably a mid-round pick and the rights to take over his contract. So taking Calvin Johnson would be a good move seeing as how they won't have a true #1 receiver. But when it comes down to it, the guy they absolutely need to pick is JaMarcus Russell. Russell has the best potential at quarterback and we all know how much Al Davis loves his arm strength. If they don't take Russell then we will all be asking the same questions next April, "what will the Raiders do with the #1 pick?". Oh and if they do take Calvin Johnson I guarantee you they will either trade for the guy Russell is being compared to, Daunte Culpepper, or they will look to sign free-agent, Josh McCown. But I still think they are going to take Russell.
Brady Quinn or Adrian Peterson?....Or Joe Thomas???
The Cleveland Browns have a tough choice at the number 3 pick. They could go with the golden boy, Brady Quinn, who is the best quarterback right now in the draft. Yes, I think he's better than Russell, but Russell has more potential. The second choice for them right now would be Adrian Peterson. They traded away their starter for the past few years, Rueben Droughns, and they did sign former 2,000 yard rusher, Jamal Lewis, to a 1-year contract. But Lewis is in the decline and they don't have another option right now at runningback. And Peterson is an amazing prospect with a great mixture of power and speed, he could be the next Eric Dickerson. But there are concerns about his health, he broke his collar bone and missed the second half of Oklahoma's season but he did play in their bowl game agaisnt Boise State and it was just released a few days ago that he re-aggravated the injury and could miss the start of training camp so this could scare a lot of teams away. But what it's going to come down to is, first are the Browns willing to give Charlie Frye and or Derek Anderson another year to see if they can develop? They have to answer that before they even think about drafting Quinn/Peterson. To add more questions, now Joe Thomas' name is apparently now in the mix. I don't think they will take Thomas, but who knows.
There's always sleepers, and here's mine
Ben Grubbs, OG(AUB)- Ben Grubbs is the highest ranked offensive guard in the entire draft and if he was a tackle, he'd be a top 15 pick this year. He's an outstanding athlete that has played tight end and defensive tackle before settling on offensive guard in 2004. He has great quickness and is very smart and strong. He is still developing and has a ton of upside.
Projected round: Late 1st early 2nd.
Josh Beck, QB(BYU)- Josh Beck is one of the most underrated quarterbacks this year. He didn't get a lot of headlines partly because he went to BYU, but he's been for the past three years and had a huge year last season, throwing for 3,885 yards, 32 touchdowns and just 8 interceptions while completing almost 70% of his passes. He is very accurate but his arm strength is only a little above average, a true leader that steps up under pressure and can hurt a defense with his feet.
Projected round: 3rd or 4th round.
Ben Patrick, TE(DEL)- Although he has recently seen his stock rise considerably, he is still a sleeper that could turn out to be one of the best tight ends in this year's class. He's a smooth route runner with outstanding hands and good size at 6'3" 250. Very smart and puts a lot of effort at being a blocking TE just as much as a pass catching TE. He has all the intangibles to be a successful tight end for many years to come and the team that does draft him is getting an Alge Crumpler clone. In my opinion, no matter where he is drafted, he will turn out to be one of the biggest steals of the draft.
Projected round: Mid to late 2nd
Anthony Spencer, DE(PUR)- At one time he was a 1st round projection but has recently fallen to the 2nd round, but don't let that fool you, Anthony Spencer is going to be one of the top defensive ends this season. He racked up 26.5 tackles for loss(led the nation), 93 tackles and 10.5 sacks. He could end up as an Adalius Thomas type player, a defensive end/outside linebacker hybrid. He's a big time playmaker with great speed off the snap and is a solid tackler and is very productive against the run.
Projected round: Early 2nd.
Tarell Brown, CB(TEX)- I have said before that I think he could become one of the better corners this year, I loved how he played at Texas, he has good size, very fast, hits like a safety and plays the game angry. He's a solid tackler and plays the run well too. He does have some character issues that he needs to work through, he was arrested on marijuana and weapon charges in September of 06' and then again charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession in March of 07'. He was highly regarded as a top Pro prospect before he ran into law trouble, but if he can work through these issues he could be very a productive NFL corner.
Projected round: 4th round to 5th round
Justin Durant, OLB(HAMP)- A very underrated linebacker out of Hampton University, he's been constantly around 100 tackles the past three seasons, including 124 in his junior year. He is a smooth athlete with good speed and quickness. He very strong and closes in quickly, he's a big hitter and is good in coverage as well. He is a little undersized at 6'0" 230 but he makes up for it in his play and fiery demeanor. He's a three-time MEAC Defensive Player of the Year and will make an excellent weak-side linebacker in the NFL.
Projected round: Late 2nd round early 3rd
Calvin Johnson is a by far the best player in the draft
Let me first start off by saying, Calvin Johnson is the best receiving prospect I have seen coming out of college in some time. He is truly a freak of nature, seriously, he's 6'5" 240 and runs a sub 4.40 in the 40 yard dash he has some of the softest hands and runs routes to a tee. He's has been compared to players like Terrell Owens and Randy Moss, but I think he's going to be better than both. Experts have said he has the body type and strength of Owens and the speed and catching ability of Moss. But first of all he's way bigger than the 6'3" 225 Owens, but overall I feel that comparison is pretty good, but he's way faster. And the speed and catching ability of Moss is also a pretty good comparison, but you know, with out the attitude of both guys. He has the body of a tight end but the speed and hands of a receiver, people 6'5" 240 aren't supposed to be able to run that fast, it's just not fair. He's going to make a hell of a pro.
Former Virginia Tech standout, Bruce Smith, will announce the Bill's first pick.
The NFL's career sacks leader and former Bills star defensive end Bruce Smith will announce Buffalo's first-round pick in the draft. Bruce Smith, former Virginia Tech star, will announce the pick as part of a "Salute to Virginia Tech" following last weeks massacre in which 32 students and professors were murdered. Smith played college ball at Virginia Tech, and was drafted first overall by the Bills in 1985. Others with Virginia Tech connections to take part in the draft are Atlanta Falcons quarterback, Michael Vick and cornerback, DeAngelo Hall and Virginia Tech head coach, Frank Beamer.
"All of us in Hokie Nation are heartbroken," said Smith, who retired after the 2003 season. "As far as the league asking me to announce the Bills' pick, I consider it to be an honor."
That's all for now, more will come as the draft nears. I am going to be live blogging the NFL Draft tomorrow, which starts at 11 AM.
UPDATE:
According to NFL.com's Adam Schefter, the Lions have settled on who they will pick tomorrow with their 2nd overall pick.
" The Detroit Lions organization met Friday and concluded that, unless a blockbuster trade offer comes their way, they will draft Georgia Tech wide receiver Calvin Johnson."
He also goes on to say that if the Raiders do select LSU quarterback, JaMarcus Russell with the 1st pick, then they have no choice to go with the best player available. If they do get Johnson and don't trade him, they have a scary trio of wide-outs, Roy Williams, Mike "Furreyous" Furrey and now Calvin Johnson, Jon Kitna will have plenty of targets to throw to. Now if they can just fix their defense and running game.
Also in that article it mentions that a "long-time employee" of the Raiders said that "I'm hearing the Raiders might not take (JaMarcus) Russell." And said that he heard them say that they will be taking Calvin Johnson.
