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With Matthew Stafford signed -- 6 years, $78 million in Monopoly money, $41.7 million in real money -- the main source of drama for both the NFL and the SEC is resolved. But there is plenty more where that came from. Will Percy Harvin be high go high in the draft? Where does Knowshon Moreno sign? Is Mel Kiper's hair really a symbiotic organism?

The action really gets under way around 4 p.m. We'll be around.

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BREAKING NEWS: Stafford goes No. 1

I know. Shocking.

Next up: Probably Andre Smith. Anyone’s guess who and where after that.

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 4:10 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You are funny.

Only the Bungles were stupid enough.

WBULTV - BDale TV Prod

by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Apr 25, 2025 11:14 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why watch the draft...

when you could be watching game 2 of Florida vs. South Carolina on Fox Sports South?

by The Feathered Warrior on Apr 25, 2025 4:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The way the game is going

you might be better off sticking with the draft.

by The Feathered Warrior on Apr 25, 2025 4:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That’s quite the recovery for his stock.

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 4:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And Oakland picks the “super-fast but otherwise underdeveloped WR no-one outside of his conference paid attention to until the draft hype starting building”… sometimes I love the draft.

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 5:02 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Knowshon Moreno at No. 12 to the Broncos

Wow. Unexpected.

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 5:31 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Regime change

Probably the clearest sign that Shanahan is no longer in Denver. The last thing he would ever do is take a running back in the first round.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 5:55 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, but Moreno had really tumbled post-combine

I’m surprised he went that high

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 5:59 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Me too

And now my team just traded up to get him.

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by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 6:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Ahem:

My team got Cutler. We win.

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by bs.uf15bosox9bears23 on Apr 25, 2025 11:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

UT's Ayers to Denver

No. 18. The SEC is on a roll.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 6:07 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There was quite an early run on OT… which passed Oher right by. Is he the biggest ‘faller’ right now?

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:07 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would say yes so far. We’ve been hearing for a year that he’d be a top 10 pick.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 6:11 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Very surprising. I had heard nothing bad.

Now he looks like he might fall out of the first round.

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:13 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Harvin watch is on now

Jeremy Maclin is basically Percy Harvin without the off-field issues. Maclin and Jackson will make a nice tandem for Philly.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 6:15 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Maybe Cleveland?

If Detroit takes a receiver here, there will be riots.

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I’ve heard Minny floated as a possibility - for whatever that’s worth.

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:17 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, but that would confuse me

They had huge character issues a few years back, so with Harvin’s newfound reputation, I don’t know that there’s a match there. And their offense is befuddling.

Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.

by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:19 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Perhaps they believe the issues are overblown - it’s more than a little odd when a high-profile guy develops a toxic reputation so suddenly (especially in the blogging/facebook/etc age, when every indiscretion gets out. If Harvin really does have such significant off-field issues, someone did a crackerjack job keeping them under wraps for three years.)

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:24 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don't disagree

I’d put Harvin second to Crabtree were I a GM. But a reputation is a reputation. Once you get it, it’s hard to shake.

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Welcome to the Lions, Matthew Stafford

Good offensive linemen on the board — and they go with a TE.

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:20 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

At least he’s a TE that can block and not one of those 250 lb receiver types.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 6:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, Doc Saturday isn’t going to be a happy man tomorrow - a few days ago he wrote a post titled “Four ways the NFL Draft can make sense to a college fan”… and only one of them came to pass.

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:22 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There's a problem with the premise

The NFL Draft will never make sense to college fans. Scouts don’t start paying attention to these kids until halfway through their junior years. And then largely throw out anything that happens before the combine, where they evaluate “potential” instead of, you know, accomplishments.

Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.

by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:25 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I think he wrote it more in hope of a miracle than in actual anticipation of the draft making sense…

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:28 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Cmon, Vikings

Pick Oher

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Harvin to Vikes

Childress visited earlier in the week… makes sense.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 6:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This could be interesting

Minnesota’s been burned with SEC receivers before (both of them, unfortunately, Gamecocks). If Harvin can balance out Peterson, it could help them. But — Tavaris Jackson?

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That is the fly in the soup bowl for Minny…

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:33 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That’ll be the biggest thing holding him back.

It’s a little frustrating to hear all the talk about character issues with him since he didn’t have a single problem between high school and the combine. It’s like the three years in between didn’t count for a thing.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 6:34 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This is the NFL

Nothing before the combine counts.

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:35 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Percy Harvin, No. 22 w/Minnesota

Peachy Rex is spot on

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:28 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I gotta admit - that one looked like a left-field rumour to me when I saw it, but I thought I’d toss it out. Wow…

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:29 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's about time

Oher to Baltimore, who traded up to get him.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 6:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Good choice for them and him

He’s going to a good team where he’ll have a high priority job — protecting their young, franchise QB.

Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.

by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:38 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Potentially two excellent drafts back-to-back for the Ravens, getting a QB and a LT. Newsome has a sterling reputation, and for good reason.

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:39 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oher to the Ravens, No. 23

Still going to make more money than he’s ever seen

Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.

by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:36 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Nobody deserves this more

He’ll make his money soon enough

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:39 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Props Orgeron

When was the last time Ole Miss had two first rounders?

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 6:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

If only he had been able to coach ...

There were a couple of years there where he could have won the SEC.

Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.

by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:43 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Peria Jerry to Atlanta with No. 24

Good couple of picks for Ole Miss.

And, as a Falcons fan, I’m giddy.

Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.

by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:42 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

A bit of an SEC run right now - obviously a bit of validation for last year’s Ole Miss, though you have to wonder how many teams can absorb losing two first-round linemen.

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:43 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That's the real question mark

I think Oher is the bigger loss. The help he gave Snead cannot be overstated.

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:45 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

There are several high-profile QBs who are going to be playing behind much less formidable (or at least experienced) lines next year, and it will be very interesting to see how they do - Bradford and Snead are at the top of that list, I think. (Tebow’s there too, but even last year the line wasn’t as strong as it ought to have been on paper; certainly playing behind it was nothing like having Oher or the great wall of beef at OU.)

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:51 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

So, who’s doing the “Aaron Rodgers Face” now that Oher is gone? Beanie and the surviving USC linebackers, maybe Laurinaitis?

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:53 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Some of the notable SEC players still on the board

Jasper Brinkley
Antoine Caldwell
Jared Cook
Cornelius Ingram
Mohamed Massaquoi (Didn’t expect him to go on the first day, but he’s notable for SEC fans, IMO)
Kenny McKinley
John Parker Wilson (What? Not a first rounder?)

Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.

by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

MoMa appeared to be rising rapidly immediately pre-draft - if the UGA blogs are anything to go by, he could go today.

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 6:58 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Sigh

How in the world did Rey Maualuga end up the last of the USC 3 drafted?

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 6:57 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The NFL hearts America

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 6:58 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Brown seemed like a bit of a one year wonder to me, but 2000 yards is a heck of a wonder.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 7:02 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Whoa - two centers (so far) in the first. That’s a bit odd.

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 7:05 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Matthew Stafford is making millions of dollars ...

… a few days after getting a makeover from Maria Sharapova.

Being that lucky should be illegal.

Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.

by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 7:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You know

This new ESPN commercial with Drew Rosenhaus screams conflict of interest. The media should be keeping agents at arms length at worst.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 7:08 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Slow area for the SEC

I’d guess one of the TEs goes next, early- to mid-second round

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 7:19 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Things have really slowed down

I think Tennessee wanted Nicks and had a big struggle figuring out if they wanted Britt or not.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 7:19 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah, Tennessee was another team that appeared to be big in the receiver market - lots of mocks had them taking Harvin. (In fact, Minny and Tenny have had a bit of a similar vibe - teams that are close enough to feel they’re one piece away from being real contenders.)

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 7:23 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They sure do - both of them do, in fact. But that’s true of fifteen to twenty teams a year, and god knows there’s never that many franchise QB candidates on the board… and a team with a really solid defence and enough firepower at other positions on offence can win with a stopgap QB. (Come on down, Trent Dilfer!)

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 7:27 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

They’re in real trouble, absolutely… but man, it’s tough to get a “QB of the future” type picking at #30. And even if you’re willing to package picks and trade up (way up), this wasn’t a draft brimming with hot prospects at the position. Next year might be better…

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 7:32 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Beanie goes to the desert - clearly the Zona brass don’t think Hightower is the long-term solution as a replacement for Edge.

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 7:29 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SEC accounts for a quarter of the first-round players

1. Matthew Stafford, Lions
3. Tyson Jackson, Chiefs
6. Andre Smith, Bengals
12. Knowshon Moreno, Broncos
18. Robert Ayers, Broncos
22. Percy Harvin, Vikings
23. Michael Oher, Ravens
24. Peria Jerry, Falcons

Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.

by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 7:35 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, lookie there - Laurinaitis goes before Maualuga…

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 7:41 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Interesting

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 7:42 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Next up

For what it’s worth, ESPN has Vandy’s DJ Moore and UF’s Cornelius Ingram as the probable next two to go.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 8:16 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rashad Johnson is right in that group too, per their online doohickey.

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 8:22 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Watch out

Miami just took Pat White - get ready to hear “wildcat” about 5000 times coming out of the commercial break.

by Year2 on Apr 25, 2025 8:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Gah - there’s a reason I’m following this online exclusively.

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 8:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I honestly didn't think he'd go that high

But with Miami having run the [formation redacted] so much last year, it’s a fit

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 8:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I would have loved to witness some of the conversations between Al Davis and Boy Wonder

It would have been like the panel discussion at the Crazy Convention

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 8:44 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

To give you an idea about Michael Mitchell

The NFL Web site doesn’t have his height and weight

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 8:45 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Perhaps Al saw all the commentary questioning the number and soundness of Kiffykins’ marbles, and said ‘no way that punk is gonna take my crazy crown - this is gonna be a draft to remember, boys!’

by peachy rex on Apr 25, 2025 9:30 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And the second round ends with North Carolina TE Richard Quinn going to the Broncos

Thus ends Day One. Probably fewer updates on Day Two, but we’ll at least have a few and a wrap at the end.

Night, all.

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by cocknfire on Apr 25, 2025 9:56 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Third round is good to the SEC

74. Glen Coffee, 49ers
77. Antoine Caldwell, Texans
84. Mike Wallace, Steelers
86. Asher Allen, Vikings
89. Jared Cook, Titans
92. Jerraud Powers, Colts
93. Corvey Irvin, Panthers
95. Rashad Johnson, Cardinals

Team Speed Kills. All SEC, all the time.

by cocknfire on Apr 26, 2025 12:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Oh, Louis, baby, this is … this is not how I wanted it to end. You, um… [sniff]… you have fun by the bay, kid, and watch out for crazy geezers in track suits, y’hear?

by peachy rex on Apr 26, 2025 1:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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