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Your Mock Draft Was Wrong (Just Like I Called It)
The best NFL mock draft seen so far got 10 of 32 first-round picks correct. Most "experts" were in single digits. I predict that won't stop people from predicting next year. [Big Lead, WSJ]
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Comment by Karlifornia: I took Mark McGwire with the 1st overall pick in my Pock Draft. 8 Responses | Other threads
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OK, Just How Did Michael Crabtree Slip To No. 10 In The Draft?
As if from a Dickens novel, the 49ers found Michael Crabtree in a basket on their porch on Saturday with a note pinned to his blanket: One receiver, courtesy of Mr. Al Davis, Esq.
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Comment by MitchKayak: Is there a reason he is touching that man's balls? 6 Responses | Other threads
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Media Meltdowns
And Now The Bill Cosby-Erin Andrews Comedy Minute
This is what happens when you try to put on 15 hours of continuous live coverage of an inherently boring event. Like there weren't already enough senile old men rambling at NFL Live desk. More »
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Comment by PenskeMaterial: Someone should tell Erin that Bill Cosby isn't actually a doctor. That was just his character on the show. 7 Responses | Other threads
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Irrelevancy At Its Finest
South Carolina kicker Ryan Succop becomes the infamous 256th player chosen in the 2009 NFL Draft. He seemed pretty confident about getting picked. Next step before football, pomp and circumstance. [Shutdown Corner]
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By DAULERIOComment by formerly Chief Wahoo: Went to the draft Saturday and actually saw a guy wearing a Joey Harrington jersey. Brilliant. 4 Responses | Other threads
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NFL Draft Blogdome
Is There An NFL Draft In Here?
Like most folks, I have no idea what to make of my favorite team's draft performance, but I do know that you can't pick your seat at the draft party if you're not wearing underwear. More »
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Comment by ClintonPortishead: I'm really baffled that ESPN continues to have a segment entitled "Cold Hard Facts" that is nothing but opinion proffering.... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Wake up deadspin!
Draft Day 2: Don't Spend All Of Your Signing Bonus In One Place
It's spring outside! So let's stay inside and watch rich white guys play fantasy football with millions of your hard-earned ticket dollars for another 12 hours. More »
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Comment by RightSaidFredMiller: Add to previous: There is a nonstop daisychain of asskissing the New England Patriots for their draft day genius. I... 14 Responses | Other threads
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DUAN!
So Here's How To Improve The NFL Draft
They tinkered with this year's draft by moving up to 4 p.m. so Guamanians could watch it in the middle of the night. Did it work? More »
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By Matt SussmanComment by This.Is.Malcolm: So anyway, bought a 2008 Ford Focus today. Love this seller's market. Car is a beaut. Used, but only 17,000... 56 Responses | Other threads
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A Great QB List That Excludes Tom Brady AND Spergon Wynn
If you can name 43 out of 56 first round NFL Draft quarterbacks, you win the prize of being smarter than me. Hint: two of them are named Manning. They're brothers! [Sporcle]
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By Matt SussmanComment by ClintonPortishead: 38, which is disappointing. Aced the last twelve years, missed too many 80s guys like Mirer and Testaverde. I'm an... 2 Responses | Other threads
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How To Entertain Yourself Today If You Don't Have A Bigass Touchscreen
Well, hell, CNN gave John King one for the 2008 election. Why doesn't Michael Smith get one for the NFL Draft? More »
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By Matt SussmanComment by Fatty_B: /threadjack. Whatever the opposite of nightmare fuel is, I believe this would qualify. Bar Refaeli shows off her Hurley perfect little... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Your 2009 Detroit Lions Are Matthew Stafford And Ten Other Guys
The tension building around the first overall pick has been punctured with anonymous sources for, I think, the 312th straight year. We know that Matthew "Matt" Stafford will be the Lions' guy. More »
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By Matt SussmanComment by bluebears: Can someone come to Detroit and be ready to shoot me in the head when this pick is officially announced?... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Minus The Beard, His 40 Time Would Have Been Much Faster
Seriously. You should read Clay Travis' combine draft novella that Fanhouse has been serializing. [Fanhouse]
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By DAULERIOComment by GungaGalunga: Minus Linus, Lucy would still be a lesbian. Who knew the Van Pelts had a brother named Rerun? 3 Responses | Other threads
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jamboroo
Crack The F—king Skye. Your 2009 NFL Draft Jamboroo
The NFL Draft is this weekend, so time for a special offseason edition of Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo. Enjoy. More »
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By Drew MagaryComment by Evil J: So glad to see someone else giving Mastodon some love... I rarely buy CDs, but I do buy CDs of bands... 21 Responses | Other threads
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Detroit's Likely No. 1 Pick May Suffer From Dementia
The Lions are working hard to ink a deal before Saturday's draft with Georgia QB Matthew Stafford—who "indicated he would love to play in Detroit." That's your first warning sign right there. [ESPN]
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Comment by Candace Parker C Cups: The only problem is that he's talking about the Pistons... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Percy Harvin, Brandon Tate Caught In Draft Drug Sting
Just because B.J. Raji is clean that doesn't mean that there aren't other pro prospects who like the wacky weed. [Fox Sports]
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Comment by MattinglysSideburns: I guess it's the endo the line for their pro careers. 11 Responses | Other threads
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Druggie NFL Prospects Not Actually On Drugs
Remember all the fuss recently about certain draft prospects who tested positive for drugs at the scouting combine and how it made everyone sad for today's youth? Yeah, none of those guys actually tested positive. More »
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Comment by BruschisBrewsky: B.J. Raji celebrated this story with a world class bong rip. But seriously, most B.C. football players are giant pot heads.... 3 Responses | Other threads
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The Ravens' Scientific Approach To NFL Draft, Food
Baltimore director of player personnel Eric DeCosta: "We even grade our lunches. If I say it's a 6.2 lunch — all the guys know what that means, pretty good, but not great." [NYT]
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By Tommy CraggsComment by Weed Against Speed: I think DeCosta went too far last night when he rated last night's dessert a 3.14. 7 Responses | Other threads
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NFL Prospects: If You Don't Want To Damage Your Draft Position, Keep Your Dirty Details Off The Internet
Here's a fascinating story from Yahoo!'s Charles Robinson about how some NFL teams create phony social networking accounts to do some clandestine character background checks of potential draft picks. This is what we hath wrought. More »
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By DAULERIOComment by BrockMiddlebrook: They could have a fake website, a ouija board and a time machine and the Jets would still fuck up... 2 Responses | Other threads
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B.J. Raji Just Warren Sapp'd Himself
The Boston College defensive tackle tested positive for marijuana. [ATLeagle.com]
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By DAULERIOComment by Hustler of Culture: So I watched Running Man last night...has any 80's movie held up worse but still remained as entertaining? 13 Responses | Other threads
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nfl
Stop Trying To Figure Out The Detroit Lions
"Sources" and "reports" have been saying today that the Detroit Lions are in negotiations to think about deciding who they might choose to consider maybe picking as the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft. More »
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Comment by Return of DaOtter: The Lions are either brilliant (leaking multiple names to lower contract expectations)... So... the Lions might be lyin? /shoots self 5 Responses | Other threads
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andre smith
Andre Smith Shows The World What A First Round Draft Pick's Bologna Bags Look Like
He is a specimen, that Andre Smith. Couple his fleshy girth with his bad 40-time and his unimpressive bench and you have yourself a man who's obviously not interested in making any money. [TheBigLead]
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By DAULERIOComment by tater: On the plus side...he's got man boobs. 2 Responses | Other threads
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Crabtree Will Put Off Surgery
The receivers are running at the NFL Combine but Michael Crabtree won't be joining them. However the Texas Tech product announced that he'll delay surgery so that he can run the 40 before the draft. [PFT]
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By KOGODComment by bonerland: It's sad that the Lions really do need to draft this guy. 1 Responses | Other threads
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college football
Underclassmen: Who's In? Who's Out?
The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL Draft passed at 5:00 p.m. today. So who will give up a lifetime of accounting work to pursue NFL glory and who will continue to have his pick of starry-eyed sorority girls for one more year? More »
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Comment by MopUpReliever: 2009: One more year of Tebow treating SEC defenses like Filipino foreskin. 2 Responses | Other threads
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brandon jennings
Top Arizona Basketball Recruit Brandon Jennings Bound for Europe
With a nice finger extended to David Stern's 19 year age limit as he crosses the Atlantic. At least according to his lawya, Jeff Valle. More »
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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 »
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By LeitchComment by Rockergrrl: I bet his breath smells like shit from morn' to night. Yuck mouth! more » | Other threads
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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 »
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By LeitchComment by Grandjester: @SonofSpurrier: Heeeey, THAT might actually work. Can't be any worse, can it? more » | Other threads
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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 »
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Comment by morrisalmondjoy: This report fails to mention another clause stating:If a cadet chooses to live in Flint, MI, each year of residence... more » | Other threads
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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 »
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Comment by OokieDookie: They had an earlier comment about how they have hundreds of thousands of comments to choose from. Don't know why... more » | Other threads
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Comment by mike42: Will Ray give TGood #52? Sure, Ray's had that number for awhile, but TGood has been sized for it. more » | Other threads
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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. More »
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Comment by Come a little Miroslav Klose You're My Kind of Man: @Beer-Fart: He doesn't look a thing like Jesus, but he talks like a gentleman, just like you remember when you...... more » | Other threads
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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." More »
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By mike tanierComment 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... more » | Other threads
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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): More »
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By mike tanierComment by Nacho Friendly: Considering the guy's been playing football a grand total of five years, it's either amazing he's now a pro-first-round-pick Football... more » | Other threads
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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! More »
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By mike tanierComment by mfdoom: how good could he be if he couldnt beat out palko? more » | Other threads
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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! More »
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By mike tanierComment by gjdodger: Gosder Cherilus will stop defensive linemen with his VOODOO! more » | Other threads
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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. More » -
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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. More »
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By mike tanierComment by What Would Kornheiser Do?: @RachelRayIsTheDevil: Intrigued/Newsletter.... more » | Other threads
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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: More »
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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? More » -
shanahan will teach him to block dirty
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? More »
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By mike tanierComment by BreakfastBourbon: @LeagueofShadows: Plus, he won't even have to change color schemes, either. more » | Other threads
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