awsome, was definately something probably only NCSU'ers would have cared about, but still, it stuck out like a sore thumb to me

4/21/2008 5:33:32 PM

yeah and its happened before

but i guess sometimes we get positive fake press to balance things out

4/21/2008 5:36:02 PM

NC State and Utah are a lot alike.. but if that's even real, its just WRAL.. it'd be better if it was FSN or ESPN

4/21/2008 5:39:22 PM

yeah its a real screenshot from a few years back

4/21/2008 5:40:17 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft08/news/story?id=3358424


Jake Long goes number 1

4/22/2008 1:16:25 PM

im glad, think he's gonna bring alot of stability to their o-line. look for improvement from ronnie brown and beck with this guy in the trenches for them.

4/22/2008 1:54:13 PM

So are the Rams allowed to go ahead and sign a player or make offers or whatever? or do they have to wait til draft day

4/22/2008 2:43:33 PM

I don't know. Although you imagine the NFL is bummed that some of their pre-draft hoopla gets squandered cause the #1 team has already signed its player.

[Edited on April 22, 2008 at 2:45 PM. Reason : /]

4/22/2008 2:44:59 PM

Miaimi will still take the full allotment of time for their pick to select Jake Long though

4/22/2008 3:04:42 PM

^^It's happened often in the past several years, Mario Williams, obviously, but I think there have been a few others

4/22/2008 3:22:12 PM

Quote :

"So are the Rams allowed to go ahead and sign a player or make offers or whatever? or do they have to wait til draft day"

yes, they are now on the clock

4/22/2008 3:29:29 PM

^well mort on ESPN just said I am wrong, the NFL says they should hold off

I don't know why, though

4/22/2008 6:04:29 PM

I always took it to mean they could agree on every single detail but technically not sign until actually drafted

4/22/2008 6:05:44 PM

otherwise, why have a draft day at all, right?

4/22/2008 7:28:34 PM

Mayo is getting much love from Kiper

4/23/2008 6:39:23 PM

interesting to see how this trade with the chiefs and vikings will affect the draft.
chiefs gotta be loving that extra first round pick.

4/25/2008 8:23:17 AM

Anybody else sick and fucking tired of hearing about McFadden, Dorsey, and Matt Ryan. Thats all they ever talk about when talking about the draft its a joke. ESPN sucks.

4/25/2008 4:21:34 PM

now a lot of them are saying Matt Ryan to the chiefs

are they retarded? they have a veteran, fairly good player in Croyle, would be STUPID IMO to take Ryan with that pick

great move for the Chiefs tho with the trade, stupid for the Vikings in a way...but hey...gotta do what you gotta do.

4/25/2008 4:26:07 PM

I'll be honest, I still don't see what everyone else is seeing in Matt Ryan. I can't see spending a first round pick on a qb this year, regardless of the team's qb situation. Thats like saying I want to eat fish today & when you go to the grocery store, all the fish is overpriced and past its sell by date, but you get some of the fish anyway cause you already set your mind on getting some. If you can get a qb who is just as good in the 2nd round as one you'd get in the first, why not wait til the 2nd?

Maybe its just me though, as I didn't see all the to-do about Russell last year either. I see Brohm being the best qb in this draft, with Ainge being a good value pick that can potentially be had in the 4th. Anyone remember the 99 qb class, where Couch was a can't miss, along with Akili Smith & Cade Mcnown? I see Matt Ryan following career paths similar to theirs, especially if asked to start games his rookie year.

4/25/2008 4:57:38 PM

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2008-04-17-sw-matt-ryan_N.htm

its been dissected so much, have you not read ANY blogs or quips about the QB class this year?

i really dont want to explain it anymore than is already out there, read that link

[Edited on April 25, 2008 at 5:04 PM. Reason : g]

4/25/2008 5:00:45 PM

Yeh, same thing that has been said about every 1st round qb. But when watching BC play last year, he didn't have me coming away saying that's a top 3 NFL pick who a team should build their franchise around.

Better at throwing NFL routes & putting them where they need to be than who? The other qb's int his draft? Brohm is unquestionably the most accurate of the qb's in this draft (even admittedly so by Ryan buffs).

Maybe I put too much stock into collegiate performance, but When I'm taking a franchise qb, I don't think I want to invest in a qb who ranked 6th in his conference in comp%, 5th in qb rating, 6th in yds/att, and threw 19 picks (barely a 1.5:1 td:int ratio). Granted, he didn't have a solid receiving corps, or the best running game, but that can be said about a couple dozen ncaa qbs that put up avg numbers. He did have the advantage of having one of, if not the best, o-lines in the acc, not to mention the fact that the acc was quite possibly the weakest of the bcs conferences last year.

Again, Couch put up better numbers, against better competition, with comparable talent surrounding him at kentucky, with a stronger arm and the same build. The only qb to throw it more than Ryan was Texas Tech's Graham Harrell, and even in their system Harrell only threw it 60 more times, for 1200 more yds and 125 more completions (next closest qb to Ryan in attempts had 85 less). There are just too many things I see that would stop me from thinking of taking Ryan in the 1st round.

Yes, I know stats don't show all, but they should be at least a decent indicator of future success, and what his stats indicate to me is that he will struggle against NFL defenses (average arm strength, streaky, has issues w/ the deep ball at times, not good at throwing on the run, and most bothersome of all to me, little upside or potential to count on). He did do what all qbs are supposed to do his sr year, win, and is solid locker room pressence & has good leadership abilities, but I couldn't spend a 1st rounder on a qb b/c he's a good leader.

4/25/2008 5:25:13 PM

Quote :

"NC State and Utah are a lot alike.. but if that's even real, its just WRAL.. it'd be better if it was FSN or ESPN"

Its real, thats my old TV! It was right after we had our first losing season with Amato.

4/25/2008 5:30:54 PM

^lol i love that picture

4/26/2008 12:07:58 AM

bttt

because its necessary

4/26/2008 12:13:51 PM

Equalizer.mp3
The Autumn Wind.mp3
Round Up
Run To The Playoffs
Winds of Victory

4/26/2008 12:24:20 PM

lol @ keyshawn's shirt

4/26/2008 2:58:19 PM

30 seconds till starts

4/26/2008 2:59:32 PM

1 hour till LOLing @ jets fans

4/26/2008 3:00:42 PM

ahah commissioner laughed when fans booed the dolphins

4/26/2008 3:03:08 PM

Quote :

"Team Leaders: Josh McCown"

4/26/2008 3:04:16 PM

the NFL draft is like a roast

i wish the fans had mics

4/26/2008 3:05:26 PM

think they know something we dont, with the long story on chris long during the rams on the clock time?

4/26/2008 3:10:11 PM

here comes the big one... Dorsey or Ryan... I like both

4/26/2008 3:12:59 PM

everyone knows the falcons are in need of QB,
but I like Dorsey here because I think he's a higher rated athlete and a safer, more immediate instinct player.

4/26/2008 3:13:59 PM

well there were several stories online about how the rams were set to pick chris long, so im not sure it was something "we" didn't know

4/26/2008 3:14:56 PM

I'm loving this 10 minutes per pick

fuck 15

4/26/2008 3:16:34 PM

10 is still too much

NBA ftw



looks like it will be Ryan...bunch of random hugs going on

[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 3:17 PM. Reason : ]

4/26/2008 3:17:05 PM

I agree with Steve Young... Dorsey might be better on the field, but the Falcons need more than just on the field

4/26/2008 3:18:08 PM

officially am anti-matt ryan now


go panthers

4/26/2008 3:18:59 PM

haha why? I am officially pro-Falcons now, they SO needed a change down here

4/26/2008 3:20:27 PM

its gonna be wierd with no crumpler, no hall, no dunn, etc

gonna have to hate all new people now

always hate the falcons and bucs

never really hated the saints as much, even before katrina

not sure why

4/26/2008 3:20:51 PM

saints were never a threat before

4/26/2008 3:21:56 PM

I hated the Falcons back in the day, but now that I live down here its hard not to root for them somewhat, especially since they got rid of Hall and Vick

4/26/2008 3:22:19 PM

if the falcons werent in our division i wouldnt care so much

4/26/2008 3:22:46 PM

yeah, that helps, since I'm not a Panthers fan...

4/26/2008 3:23:21 PM

thats because you don't have a native nfl team

you were probably already 20 something when Tennessee got the Titans

so it wasn't as easy for you to adopt them as if you were just a kid when they came

4/26/2008 3:23:54 PM

dont worry, they'll still find some thugs to keep it real down there.
and go titans!

[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 3:24 PM. Reason : and]

4/26/2008 3:24:22 PM

it was 3:18 and already 3 picks made

grand

[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 3:25 PM. Reason : even earlier!!!!1!11!11]

4/26/2008 3:24:38 PM

^^^ yup... Titans are definitely #2 but they never came close to replacing my favorite team growing up

[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 3:25 PM. Reason : d]

4/26/2008 3:25:29 PM

looks like the chiefs will be able to get a d-lineman with their top then... gholston or dorsey?
(assuming raiders take d-mac here)

4/26/2008 3:26:53 PM