The 2008 NFL Draft Day Open Thread -- 1st Round(21-31)
by John Bena on Apr 26, 2008 3:24 PM MDT
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PrintTwo-Thirds of the way through the draft. Is it me, or are we flying through the First Round???
#21 Atlanta Falcons -- OT Sam Baker -- Another trade, another surprise. I felt that Baker would be available early in the 2nd round, but it's obvious the Falcons didn't agree. The Falcons need help on the O-line if new quarterback Matt Ryan is to stay alive.
#22 Dallas Cowboys -- RB Felix Jones -- Jerah Jones went to Arkansas, Felix Jones went to Arkansas. How cute is that. Seriously, Jones provides a worthy replacement to Julius Jones and much needed insurance for Marion Barber III.
#23 Pittsburgh Steelers -- RB Rashard Mendenhall -- What a pick for the Steelers. Great value for Mendehhall, who slips all the way to 23. With Willie Parker already there Mendenhall won't have to come right in and perform. A perfect situation for him and the Steelers.
#24 Tennessee Titans - RB Chris Johnson -- That is a shock. an absolute shock. It makes little, if any sense. Everyone knows I love Johnson, but the Titans don;t need another "athlete" on offense. They already have one in Vince Young. An odd pick to say the least.
#25 Dallas Cowboys - CB Mike Jenkins -- The Cowboys move up a couple slots to get the Corner they need. Anthony Henry is becoming less and less effective and will probably move to safety. Terrence Newman is still up and down. Jenkins will solidify the defensive back.
#26 Houston Texans - OT Duane Brown - Give credit to Kubiak, he knows what he needs and he goes and gets it. The Texans need to infuse that O-Line with youth and Brown, while overshadowed by the other OT's in this draft, is a solid prospect. Add this selection with the picks acquired when they traded down, and this is a good move.
#27 San Diego Chargers - CB Antoine Cason - The Chargers have a solid corner on one side, and add another here. Their hope was a running back would fall to this spot. It didn't happen, so they went defensive back, a position of need on a team with few.
#28 Seattle Seahawks - DE Lawrence Jackson - The Seahawks signed Patrick Kerney last year to improve the pass rush. They add some more pass rush, this time through the draft. Many thought the 'Hawks qould go QB. I didn't and neither did Mike Holmgren.
#29 San Francisco 49'ers - DT Kentwan Balmer - The Niners have all kinds of needs on the offensive side of the ball. Because of that, the Niners went D-Line. A lineman that, on the surface, doesn't appear to fit their scheme.
#30 New York Jets - TE Dustin Keller - It just wouldn't be a First Round in the NFL Draft without the Jets taking a TE. Classic. The booos rained down inside the ESPN Zone, boos that only a J-E-T-S fan could do.
#31 New York Giants - S Kenny Phillips - The Giants had one glaring need, at safety. Phillips should come in and play right away for a team that has pretty good depth, especially on defense.
That ends the First Round of the 2008 NFL Draft!!! Time to eat!
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Still here for a bit...
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The last few picks were agonizingly slow...
I think Broncoland is a bit bummed our team is so quiet. We all like to be movers and shakers. Oh well…Clady better pan out or we’re destined to mediocracy.
I don't think
his potential failure is devastating or anything. I think his potential success will be more impactful than a potential failure.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 3:39 PM MDT up reply actions
#42 will be here before we know it.
Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.
by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 26, 2008 3:38 PM MDT reply actions
What is going on?!?
It’s like everyone forgot Mendenhall exists…maybe we can pick him up in the second. lmfao
okay I think you had
one more beer than I did Zappa
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 3:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Won't happen.
There’s no way Houston can pass him up at that point. Pittsburgh might even want him with Parker dealing with some injuries last year. At this point, I can see a lot of teams being interested in Mendenhall.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 3:40 PM MDT up reply actions
Thats cool too it pushes Johnson back
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 3:41 PM MDT up reply actions
With
the unexpected drop of Mendenhall, you think maybe we’re talking about possibly moving up to snag mendenhall if he’s still around. Oh, nevermind. He’s the pick for the Steelers.
Trade Up?
At this point, if we thought about Mendenhall at #12, we have to be interested in trading up to get him. I wouldn’t do it, but it might be a consideration.
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hmmm
I remember a few years back when Shaun Alexander fell int he draft, a lot like Mendenhall has this year. I wonder if his career will turn out similarly.
wouldnt that put the icing on the cake
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 3:47 PM MDT up reply actions
If Clady turns out like Ogden
I’d rather have him than an Alexander-type.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 3:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Maybe it's just me
but Limas Sweed to TN seems too natural of a fit to pass up, which means they draft Mike Jenkins.
OR
A revolutionary new offense featuring Vince Young as a HB, only half the time he passes it while the other QB is a decoy.. The key to this is them drafting Brian Brohm right here.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 3:49 PM MDT up reply actions
Genius
We’ll never see it coming
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions
See
they’ll disguise it by having the center snap the ball through the Up QB’s hands and it’ll be like the read offense VY ran at UT.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 3:51 PM MDT up reply actions
I used to be happy taking him in the 20s
at 42 it would seem cool. However, if Chris Johnson is also there, where’s the upside of Jackson OVER Johnson?
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions
umm
he is just too small for me personally.
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions
That's a reach like
Donte Whitner was a reach at 8 a few years ago. A total WTF.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 3:52 PM MDT up reply actions
That was an enormous wtf
because an obvious need and an obvious talent that filled said need was there with Brady Quinn. The WR pool this year is a bit…lackluster, but how the hell is Vince Young going to win them games? He’s just not that good.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 3:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
I don’t think WR is a huge need, though if Earl Bennett ended up in Denver, you wouldn’t hear a complaint outta me.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 3:52 PM MDT up reply actions
wow, looks like Curtis Lofton just became a bronco..
Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.
by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 26, 2008 3:54 PM MDT reply actions
Haha
so Johnson is gone, Lofton is in, eh? I dunno, really. I think the board is falling in a very interesting manner.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 3:55 PM MDT up reply actions
Wait?
This isnt the canadian football league?
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 3:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Chris Johnson is gone and some crazy OLine trades
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 3:57 PM MDT up reply actions
Or Kentwan Balmer
also falling
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:00 PM MDT up reply actions
LOL
How about that? Houston’s plan is foiled!
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Styg50 says we take this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_x4WvWEJO4
in the second….I say we trade up and get another stud WR. They are all still available! lol
If a dominating WR was in this draft
He would’ve been drafted already. There just isn’t one here.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:00 PM MDT up reply actions
dminating for a 2nd round pick i should have said. ;)
These guys would be a great value in the 2nd in my opinion
what about that monkey from las vegas who juggles?
could we get him in the 2nd?
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:01 PM MDT up reply actions
ha haha ha
sorry of course i have said your name and as slam dunk says I jinx it so were screwed youre going to sandy eggo
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:03 PM MDT up reply actions
Well
Houston could always get some help for Andre Johnson, what with Baker and Jenkins both gone. I’d say Sweed would be their pick.
lets hide him somewhere
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:04 PM MDT up reply actions
What's he saying?
I’ve been watching ESPN draft coverage since I was 8, so I refuse to partake in this new age NFL.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:05 PM MDT up reply actions
that he likes cheese
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:05 PM MDT up reply actions
he is getting and relaying the info
as soon as the pick is in even if the commish has not announced it because ESPN is at commercial.
wonderful glad im not watching NFL Net
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:07 PM MDT up reply actions
Yeah
Driving on the highway yesterday we saw a protestor with a sign advertising “www.impeachcheney.com” or something. Agh…
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:06 PM MDT up reply actions
maybe he is mimicking Shannys picks
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:07 PM MDT up reply actions
I think this is where
Houston continues to mimic Denver. They are entering the “WTF?” draft phase. They’ll pull out of it…in 2-3 years.
~Uffdah
Ugh...
The idea of the Chargers grabbing Balmer just entered into my consiousness. Plz don’t let it happen.
thanks!
now im thinking of it
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:09 PM MDT up reply actions
BOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Both for the Chargers in general and to the idea of them getting Balmer. Let them take one of these WR with question marks.
good pick
the kid was really talented, and it’s not like SD has tons of holes to fill. Combine him with Cromartie and we might have to used to running the ball past an unsuspecting Merriman.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:11 PM MDT up reply actions
We have a 2
his last name is Colbert. I think that was one of the most underrated signings in the league.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Also a good idea
why not plan for 2-3 years down the road in a deep QB draft, instead of having your hand forced when you realize your longtime starter doesn’t have it anymore. Love the line of thinking.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:14 PM MDT up reply actions
Personally I would pick Henne
but Brohm will prbably be the pick because he poses less of a threat to hasselback
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:16 PM MDT up reply actions
So am I the only one who giggles
every time they talk about someone having “good ball skills” or “bad ball skills”?
My dad is on the phone...
he is a Redskins fan…he wants to know what the Redskins got for trading their 1st rounder to Atlanta. I was not watching tv when that happened… lol
box of cracker jacks and a john elway rookie card
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:15 PM MDT up reply actions
sorry zap had to though
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:16 PM MDT up reply actions
nice word
interesting, not the word I woudl have chose
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:18 PM MDT up reply actions
as an SC fan I say
WTF?
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:17 PM MDT up reply actions
yet another midget....
Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.
by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 26, 2008 4:17 PM MDT reply actions
SF selects Patrick Willis
or Frank Gore
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:18 PM MDT up reply actions
PAC 10 stats aren't all that impressive
I wonder how Jackson would look if he had played in the SEC?
Well
if he had a cannon arm and a weight problem, he’d be tailor made for Oakland.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:19 PM MDT up reply actions
doesnt have enough kids
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:20 PM MDT up reply actions
or in relation to McFadden
hasn’t had enough illegitimate kids.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:20 PM MDT up reply actions
I know it.
It occurred to me, but Henry played in the SEC, too, so there’s a line to draw there somewhere, I swear.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:24 PM MDT up reply actions
SEC toughest division
to go pro without kids
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:24 PM MDT up reply actions
Could be the first draft ever
with NO WR taken in the first round.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:20 PM MDT up reply actions
It would show some growth
by the NFL talent evaluators who always seem to salivate over fast guys with crappy receiver skills.
It’s also an indictment on weak this crop really, truly is.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:23 PM MDT up reply actions
Inconsistent college DT goes to inconsistent 9ers.
He seems like a good fit for that team of talented underachievers. Zappa must be loving the weak picks of the Bay teams.
Glad you could make it!
Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.
by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 26, 2008 4:24 PM MDT up reply actions
You are right...I do enjoy
seeing the Raiders corner the market on Running Backs, while the 49ers reach reach reach
traded up for roger godell
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:23 PM MDT up reply actions
o wait hes already in their pocket
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:23 PM MDT up reply actions
I just dont liek the guy
seems like someone pays off his choices
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:25 PM MDT up reply actions
Wonder if maybe
they want to team Gholston with a guy like Merling. Of course, I have no idea if Merling will fit their 3-4.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:24 PM MDT up reply actions
They already have a good young QB, he just needs
protection and a few playmakers.
by Arctic Bronco on Apr 26, 2008 4:27 PM MDT up reply actions
By my count
the ACC, Pac 10 and SEC all have 6 players picked so far with two picks left in the first
Keller is sitting there
and I don’t think they have one. A big, physical receiver might be good too because by now the league has Coles figured out.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:26 PM MDT up reply actions
However
they had to get ahead of the Giants, who is actively trying to trade Shockey to the Saints and was prolly banking on Keller being there.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:27 PM MDT up reply actions
good point
but the Jets fans don’t care. They remember Kyle Brady, Anthony Becht, and Johnny Mitchell.
at least Keller was taken at 30
This draft has been so weird
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:28 PM MDT up reply actions
I did! Someone else mentioned his words here before the
pick went through. There is NO escape I tell ya!!! ;)
I don't see
the Giants going after Merling. They already have Umenyiora. Tuck, and Kiwanuka. I know they moved Kiwi to LB, but he’s not natural there and belong as a DE. They’re just buying some time until Strahan retires.
Amani Toomer will be 36 this year...
they might be finally looking at WR. They get to pick the best one available….lol
they pick Jon Tollerud WR Lakewood High School lol
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:33 PM MDT up reply actions
I fee like I have called WR for about 8 of the past 10 teams to draft...
eventually I will get it right!!! Then again, the one team I say no WR they will end up drafting one. :P
I'm really stumped
but they might make Devin Thomas the pick, leaving him to team with another former Spartan in Burruss. But I dunno.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:33 PM MDT up reply actions
maybe Phillips goes to giants?
Mountains, forest, sea: these render man fierce, but yet do not destroy the man.
by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 26, 2008 4:33 PM MDT reply actions
I hadnt thought about Phillips
they do need a Safety
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:33 PM MDT up reply actions
was thinking that
did not want to jinx it :)
Denver offers a 4th, 5th and 7th to move up and grab him?
Excellent guess, I am going to have to join the guessing game
by Arctic Bronco on Apr 26, 2008 4:36 PM MDT up reply actions
It's extremely fun
I’m loving this draft more than any other in a while, lol.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:37 PM MDT up reply actions
He spells it T-W-I-N-K-I-E
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:37 PM MDT up reply actions
Or -B-R-O-H-M
I can’t figure out who is going before who, really.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:38 PM MDT up reply actions
I think
Merling might be the pick here, too. They’re shopping Taylor
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:38 PM MDT up reply actions
Haha
I dunno if it counts. There was more to my thought, but I was trying to finish the post before the pick was announced because the Taylor connection came to me as I saw Washington walking to the podium.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:40 PM MDT up reply actions
This has been the most fun I've had on draft day...ever!
I am a Bronco fan exiled in the raider nation(no caps, my perfectionist self makes it hard not to capitalize proper names even for improper teams). Thank you guys for making this day quite enjoyable!
you and I both in exile
Salinas is crazy for the raiders
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:40 PM MDT up reply actions
I live in Houston.
And have had to watch Denver South be built from the ground up, while Denver Real was collapsing. And…it’s in Texas. It definitely feels like exile.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:42 PM MDT up reply actions
Do you have diplomatic immunity in raiderland or are you just enduring a hostile insertion?
by Arctic Bronco on Apr 26, 2008 4:41 PM MDT up reply actions
behind enemy lines here
Davis to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Apr 26, 2008 4:42 PM MDT up reply actions
It's been great
I will admit. The fact that I’m sitting around with other draftniks making wild guesses at picks is just blowing me away. This is great fun.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:41 PM MDT up reply actions
my friends are draft geeks
well some of them are. But they have gone into NYC to watch the past few years while I prefer to stay home and have the TV, Internet, bathroom, etc at my convenience. So it is good to have other folks around to chat with again.
Kid out of Houston.
Styg, if you’re around, have some thoughts? I have to defer, since I stopped watching the Cougars when Kolb left.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:43 PM MDT up reply actions
Hey
Jump to the new thread for the 2nd round.
by A.J. Haefele on Apr 26, 2008 4:49 PM MDT up reply actions
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