sports.yahoo.com - 4/24/2008
—
Shutdown Corner is happy to present a Q&A with former Michigan tackle and
and future Miami Dolphin, Jake
Long , who Rivals
has at the top of
their mock draft . He is perhaps not as colorful as previous Shutdown Corner
interviewee, NC
State safety DaJuan Morgan , but nonetheless, I thank Jake for doing his best
to answer my lame questions.
Convince
the world that you should ...
Comments
Blog Reactions
My Favorite Player in the 2008 NFL Draft
Mr. Irrelevant —
... interview, and dig this pregame speech that MJD dug up while researching:
Honestly, if Smash Williams had delivered that before a Dillon Panthers game it would have come off as too scripted. Touching and compelling, sure, but overly scripted. Since this was real-life though, it’s amazing.
Good stuff, Mr. Choice. Find yourself a happy home in the NFL this weekend.
Previous Q&As: No. 1 overall pick Jake “Quote Machine” Long and NC State safety DaJaun ...
Related Content
Analyzing the top of the NFL Draft and its effect on the Raiders: Thoughts from a Reader’s Side
mvn.com 4/24/2008 — AJ aka Yay Area Raider of AJ’s OaklandRaider Blog has stopped by today to give his thoughts on the top portion of the draft now that Miami has taken Jake Long off the board. He looks at the trickle down Ram-ifcations of this pick on St Louis through the Atlanta Falcons and down to the Raiders. He looks at how this will effect the draft standings of Chris Long, Vernon Gholston, Glenn Dorsey, ...
Giants' first pick must blend in with champions
newsday.com 4/24/2008 — In some ways, it might be easier to be the first pick than the last when it comes to first-rounders. Jake Long, already signed by the Dolphins, will play for a team coming off a 1-15 season and without particularly high goals. Whomever the Giants take ...
Who Should Rams Go With?
endzonebuzz.com 4/24/2008 — Now that Michigan offensive tackle Jake Long has been signed, sealed and delivered to the Miami Dolphins as the first overall pick in the draft, the lights shift to St. Louis, who own the second overall pick.
Dolphins seeking draft choices for Taylor
sports.espn.go.com 4/24/2008 — The Miami Dolphins, having signed Michigan's Jake Long as the first pick of the 2008 NFL draft, are shopping All-Pro defensive end Jason Taylor in hopes of acquiring another first-round pick, according to media reports in South Florida.
yb_draft_2008
yardbarker.com 4/24/2008 — Jake Long's dad spent 30 years working for General Motors, but the first thing Jake is going to buy with his new contract is a Ford truck. That's cold. With $30 million in the bank, he should at least buy a GMC and let it sit in the driveway. Just to ...
New Mock Top 10 —
Mark Maske's NFL Insider 4/24/2008
I'll get an entire first round posted soon but here, quickly, is my current thinking on the top 10 so that there's something here for everyone to ridicule. I'm pretty sure I can at least get the top pick right... 1. Dolphins... Jake Long, T, Michigan ...
