Day #1 Draft Prep

5 Teams With Bad Days

Posted 4/27/2008 on The NFL Source

Lets get started with the first day recap of the NFL Draft with the five teams that had the worst day: 1. Baltimore Ravens I absolutely hate what they did today. They made a bunch of unnecessary trades for a quarterback, Joe Flacco, who they could have gotten in the second round. Then, they picked Ray Rice. Now, I like him, and they could use a back-up running back, but thats a need that ...

2008 NFL Draft Open Thread

Posted 4/26/2008 on Bleeding Green Nation

And so it begins, the biggest day of the NFL offseason the 2008 NFL Draft. I'm at the Eagles draft party at the Linc where I'll be taking lots of pictures and video that I will be sharing when I get back. Until then, use this as your open thread to discuss all picks/trades/anything. Later on I'll have full scouting reports and analysis on whoever the Eagles bring in.

2008 NFL Draft: Patriots

Posted 4/26/2008 on Around The Bases: A Boston Red Sox Blog

This post will be updated through the entire draft with information on trades and selections by the New England Patriots. The Patriots will start Saturday with two selections on the day, that could change as the early picks of the first round unfold. There are scenerios in which the Patriots could find themselves trading out of the #7 pick and adding more picks either on day one, day two or ...

Draft Day Drama is Here!

Posted 4/26/2008 on CowboysBlog.Net

Football’s offseason Super Bowl is here..the NFL Draft! We’ve seen all the mocks, at the end of the day, most these things are wrong, and trades usually shake up the draft boards. Who will be this year’s Rodgers or Quinn, will the Cowboys sell the house to get a Veteran receiver or trade for McFadden. The answers to these questions are almost here. We’ll be blogging ...

Trader Bill & Scott

Posted 4/26/2008 on Reiss' Pieces

One area to consider with today's draft is the likelihood of a Patriots trade. Consider that since Bill Belichick and Scott Pioli were hired to run the team's football operation in 2000, the Patriots have made a total of 26 trades on the day before the draft or during the draft. The feeling here is that the Patriots would like to trade down with their No. 7 pick today. It would be a ...

Patriots go for inside presence

Published 4/27/2008 on Boston.com -- Football news

FOXBOROUGH - Want to make a trade? Call the Patriots. When it comes to the NFL draft, the Patriots have been a team on the move under coach Bill Belichick and vice president of player personnel Scott Pioli. They like to wheel and deal - trading up, ...

Brown: Quick impressions of the first day of the NFL draft

Published 4/27/2008 on SportingNews.com NFL News and Exclusive Analysis

The Chiefs' big day, the lack of trades involving established stars and a new receiver for Donavan McNabb are among the many nuggets from day one of the NFL draft.

Iyer: Seven players, seven smart draft-day trades

Published 4/24/2008 on SportingNews.com NFL News and Exclusive Analysis

It's fun to play GM, and that's why pro football pundits and fans love doing mock drafts. But why stop at just predicting the picks? Why not some "mock trading" while we're at it?