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NFL Draft Attendees Restore The Good Name Of The Fan


We didn't make it to the NFL Draft this weekend, because of a city ordinance that requires all professional bloggers to break out in hives when within a seven-mile radius of Mel Kiper. (That Bloomberg: Such a micromanager!) So we missed the brilliant fan getups on display. More »

7:00 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
By Leitch
3,685 views, 26 comments

Latest by Sophisticajun: Shrek always struck me more as a Pittsburgh fan. more »

nfl draft

Reviewing The NFL Draft, As If Anybody Knows Anything

Some "experts" — you know, the people who decide who did a great job in a draft mere hours after it was completed and before, uh, anyone so much as puts on more than a hat — were up on the New England Patriots' selections at the NFL Draft this weekend. We couldn't tell you, but we did love any and all shots of Bill Belichick yesterday. Bill! Are you letting your hair grow out? Someone's been hanging out with Bon Jovi! More »

11:40 AM on Mon Apr 28 2008
By Leitch
8,810 views, 42 comments

Latest by Grandjester: @SonofSpurrier: Heeeey, THAT might actually work. Can't be any worse, can it? more »

duan

Instead of Combat, Caleb Campbell Heading To The Lions. So, Yay?

Safety Caleb Campbell was the first nonkicker from Army ever invited to take part in the NFL combine. If he didn't get drafted, he would probably be serving as a second lieutenant in Iraq or Afghanistan by year's end. But Campbell was drafted in the 7th round. By the Detroit Lions. Bit of a Pyrrhic victory, no? More »

6:00 PM on Sun Apr 27 2008
By Christmas Ape
11,254 views, 365 comments

just relax

Scouts, Inc. Would Like You TO RELAX


Ian from Sox & Dawgs sends over this screengrab of a tetchy exchange during ESPN's draft chat. What could Samantha in Atlanta be so interested in finding out? Determining how screwed the Falcons are with Matty Ice? Whether Al Horford can transfer his anger to the game of football? More »

5:00 PM on Sun Apr 27 2008
By Christmas Ape
10,640 views, 27 comments

nice song, hon

"Big Dick Bandit" Now A Raven

In case you thought the departure of Brian Billick would bring a new age of sterling character to the Baltimore Ravens, you are most definitely wrong. Among the more interesting second day picks came with two of the Baltimore Ravens' three 3rd round picks. With the 7th pick of the third round, they took Miami linebacker Tavares Gooden, whom you may recall for his membership in the acclaimed Seventh Floor Crew under the tag "Big Dick Bandit." It seems Ray Rice isn't the competition that fellow U alum Willis McGahee has to worry about. More »

3:00 PM on Sun Apr 27 2008
By Christmas Ape
6,076 views, 20 comments

Latest by mike42: Will Ray give TGood #52? Sure, Ray's had that number for awhile, but TGood has been sized for it. more »

blogdome

A Kiper-McShay Draft Day Hair Trade

  • The shocking Mel Kiper-Todd McShay follicle swap [The Sports Hernia]
  • A glimpse of Manning wedding elegance [Loser With Socks]
  • Matt Ryan: Draft Expert [One Droo Hill]
  • Scoring worse than Terry Bradshaw on the Wonderlic? That's a-paddlin'. [The Wizard of Odds]
  • Jannero Pargo is a hobbit. [Best of New Orleans Blog]
  • Max Kellerman, Simmons thief. [The Smittblog]
  • C.C. Sabathia is handy with a razor. [Screwballs]
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    1:30 PM on Sun Apr 27 2008
    By Christmas Ape
    2,672 views, 7 comments

    nfl draft

    The Chiefs Drafted...Well?

    We've been cautioned and chastened by many a pundit over the years that it takes years to properly assess the success of any given draft. That may be true, but with the Chiefs unloading Jared Allen to the Vikings for picks, it was important for them to make a splash. Everything seemed to go their way, with Glenn Dorsey, considered by many the top defensive prospect, dropping to them at 5. Later in the first, they were able to trade up to nab Branden Albert, who had been projected as a possible top 10 pick, at 15. Coupled with the second round choice of solid, albeit undersized, corner Brandon Flowers and it's hard not to be excited for once in Kansas City. And the Chiefs have nine more picks today.

    Sleep well, Aaron Rodgers    : As if the Packers new starter didn't have enough pressure placed on him, the Pack went out and grabbed Louisville's Brian Brohm near the end of the second round. With the next selection, the Dolphins got Michigan's Chad Henne, possibly signaling doom for the prosperous John Beck era in Miami. More »

    10:30 AM on Sun Apr 27 2008
    By Christmas Ape
    5,241 views, 32 comments

    Latest by josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you: @Beer-Fart: He doesn't look a thing like Jesus, but he talks like a gentleman, just like you remember when you... were young more »

    must. watch. lavalamp.

    To Watch Tonight...


    What to watch while remembering you let your kid play in the tree house too long...
  • In Progress: NBA Playoffs: Lakers at Nuggets. It's already over. [TNT]
  • NHL Playoffs: Flyers at Canadiens, 7 p.m. [Versus]
  • NFL Draft: More draft, just with names you don't recognize. 8 p.m. [ESPN2]
  • Movie: Hustle And Flow, 9 p.m. [BET] Edited by the network to include more embarrassing stereotypes.
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    5:50 PM on Sat Apr 26 2008
    By Christmas Ape
    509 views, 2 comments

    he and josh howard can be friends

    1st Round, Twentieth Overall: Buccaneers Select Aqib Talib

    Talib blew off his scheduled visit with the Cowboys last month. Mario Manningham blew the Cowboys interview off at the Combine. Now I hate the stinkin' Cowboys as much as any kid who grew up a snowball's throw away from Veterans Stadium, but since when do NFL prospects blow off the Cowboys? They're a glamour franchise coming off a great year, and their owner is one of the most powerful men in sports, a guy who drives a cement mixer filled with hundred dollar bills and will drop them in a player's driveway if he likes what he sees. What are these kids thinking? "Oh, Jerry Jones wants to talk to me, but I just bought Super Smash Bros. Brawl for Wii, and I can't go anywhere until I figure out how to beat Sonic with Samus."

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    5:25 PM on Sat Apr 26 2008
    By mike tanier
    3,568 views, 16 comments

    Latest by VICK killed BARBARO: Warren Sapp smoked weed. Mike Irvin, LT, and Brett Favre did worse. All of those guys won multiple Super Bowls and went to multiple pro bowls. The moral here, kids, is that its not "character" as Joe Buck-esque douchewads like Billy Clyde describe more »

    sorry all out of tackles now

    1st Round, Nineteenth Overall: Panthers Select Jeff Otah

    Let's measure the Otah draft buzz throughout his career in decibels (dB):

    1) Leaves JUCO as a lanky ex-basketball player; wins starting job at Pitt (10 dB; rustling leaves)
    2) Stones Chris Long repeatedly in Virginia-Pitt game (70 dB; Space Shuttle launch in your kitchen)
    3) Suffers minor injury in loss to Navy but writhes on the ground like an extra from Saving Private Ryan (30 dB; polite applause after a birdie at Augusta);
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    5:19 PM on Sat Apr 26 2008
    By mike tanier
    2,699 views, 3 comments

    continuing the wonderful ravens qb tradition

    1st Round, Eighteenth Overall: Ravens Select Joe Flacco

    Joe Flacco came from a bad neighborhood. Audubon, New Jersey, is rougher than the Little Rock with East St. Louis piled on top of it. Flacco graduated from Audubon High School, which is so rough that there are medal detectors in the faculty lounge, where even the math teachers are pumped up muscle men who can crack walnuts with their butt cheeks. It was a nasty, scary environment, and ... I KID! I kid!
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    5:12 PM on Sat Apr 26 2008
    By mike tanier
    4,130 views, 6 comments

    rreeeeaaacccchhhh

    1st Round, Seventeenth Overall: Lions Select Gosder Cherilus


    The Lions made a pick. Stop snickering. And he's a pretty good player. Stop it! Nothing is funny! He could help the team improve. Last warning, damn it!

    Okay, everything the Lions do is funny. Most coaches invoke omerta when talking about their pre-draft needs. Rod Marinelli shows up at his press conference babbling like a sorority sister on sodium pentothal, reading off his draft board like it's a grocery list. Funny. At one point, he said that he's building for "five to ten years down the road." Talk about an endless highway. Don't pressure the guy for results until 2018, all right? Funny.
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    5:01 PM on Sat Apr 26 2008
    By mike tanier
    1,888 views, 9 comments

    Latest by gjdodger: Gosder Cherilus will stop defensive linemen with his VOODOO! more »

    sorry will, wrong cromartie

    1st Round, Sixteenth Overall: Buzzsaw Selects Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie


    You better adjust the tracking on your VCR if you want to watch game tape of Rodgers-Cromartie. Tennessee State games are taped using the surveillance cameras at the Stop & Rob across the street. "The tape is not real clear. You have to find him. This reminds me of an older time in scouting," according to NFLN expert Charley Casserly.

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    4:51 PM on Sat Apr 26 2008
    By Christmas Ape
    1,573 views, 2 comments

    are the chiefs doing good? what?

    1st Round, Fifteenth Overall: Chiefs Select Branden Albert

    Oh God. The Lions made a trade. Carl Peterson dangled a shiny object in front of Matt Millen, and now we all have to adjust.

    This Brandon Albert blog entry will be written in four styles: dense football scouting jargon, lyrically idiotic Jamie Dukes banter, Thomas the Tank Engine narration, and finally English.
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    4:45 PM on Sat Apr 26 2008
    By mike tanier
    1,480 views, 7 comments

    orton needs someone protect his sober side

    1st Round, Fourteenth Overall: Bears Select Chris Williams


    There are worse things to watch than the Bears offense. For example, there's:

    1) Put up Your Dukes
    2) Your maiden aunt shaving her legs, etc.
    3) Fake-reality YouTube videos of a teenage emo-girl whispering her breathy secrets ("my parents hate me") into a webcam 2.3 millimeters away from her chin.
    4) Video of the Bears offense when Kyle Kid "Whiskey" Orton was under center.

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    4:39 PM on Sat Apr 26 2008
    By mike tanier
    1,899 views, 8 comments

    how could you replace deshawn foster?

    1st Round, Thirteenth Overall: Panthers Select Jonathan Stewart


    Okay, where's Tanier going here? Is going to go the "Jon Stewart" route and make lots of Daily Show (or "The Faculty") references? Is he going to make fun of Oregon's Rejected Nickelodeon Teen Superhero uniforms? Maybe go old school for some Jimmy Stewart references?

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    4:31 PM on Sat Apr 26 2008
    By mike tanier
    1,384 views, 14 comments

    1st Round, Twelveth Overall: Broncos Select Ryan Clady
    Clady is the first football player ever to leave Boise State early. Why would anyone ever leave Boise early? Come to think of it, why would anyone go to Boise?

    6 comments

    let berman say his stupid line about the bills

    1st Round, Eleventh Overall: Bills Select Leodis McKelvin


    Oh where do parents find names like "Leodis"? Well, smart guy, it turns out that Leodis was the Olde English name for the woods that eventually became the English township of Leeds. The word "Leodis" is mentioned several times by the Venerable Bede, and there are few sources as venerable as the Venerable Bede, who was known to kick back with a forty of Olde English in his day.
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    4:22 PM on Sat Apr 26 2008
    By mike tanier
    1,045 views, 6 comments