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Saturday, April 25, 2009

Sports NFL Draft Open Thread

Posted by Jonah Spangenthal-Lee on Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 12:58 PM

Detroit takes QB Matthew Stafford with the first pick in the 2009 NFL draft.

I'll sporadically update. Discuss/gripe away in the comments.

T Jason Smith is a St. Louis Ram

The Kansas City Chiefs make the first surprise pick of today's draft, picking up DE Tyson Jackson.

The Seahawks are on the clock

Monster LB Aaron Curry is a Seahawk!

The Jets trade up for the Browns' 5th pick and take QB Mark Sanchez.

Cincinnati takes Alabama OT Andre Smith.

Oakland makes a crazy pick and takes WR Darrius Heyward-Bey way higher than he was projected.

OT Eugene Monroe is a Jaguar.

DT B.J. Raji is a cheese head.

Due to technical issues and catastrophic car stereo installation problems, I'm going to direct you to Fieldgulls for further draft coverage. I'll be back later to assess things. So far, I'm excited about the Curry pick. I know a LB probably wasn't our biggest need, but taking a low risk pick when we need to rebuild seems to make some sense.

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Screw football... Bea Arthur died. :(

Posted by leek on April 25, 2009 at 1:19 PM

Soccer sucks.

Posted by cw on April 25, 2009 at 1:35 PM

Aaron Curry is a great fucking pick! Im so excited we didnt screw up with Sanchez or Crabtree--who is still on the board...ha ha...

Posted by MadDog on April 25, 2009 at 2:02 PM

Trading Julian Peterson for a solid run stuffer in Cory Redding, and then picking the best linebacker in the draft? Wow, it almost seems like the Seahawks' management has actually thought this through.

Posted by Mahtli69 on April 25, 2009 at 2:08 PM

Crabtree is really getting the shaft.

Posted by sgiffy on April 25, 2009 at 2:11 PM

Great Pick!! Get your Super Bowl tickets now!!

Posted by Bea Arthur would like this pick on April 25, 2009 at 2:14 PM

Crabtree is an arrogant fuck who totally shot himself in the foot. I love it!

Posted by MadDog on April 25, 2009 at 2:16 PM

How bout them Dawgs!

(fyi the term 'Dawg' is only appropriately used to refer to the Georgia Bullgogs)

Posted by Huskies suk on April 25, 2009 at 2:21 PM

ESPN is scooping themselves. They kill the suspense of the pick announcement by finding out who is getting picked a few minutes earlier (shots of players getting the phone call), using what, 47 commentators? They are so shitty.

Posted by you're with me, leather on April 25, 2009 at 2:29 PM

Fucking Al Davis.

When old people lose their wits, they get their drivers license taken away. Why not their NFL team too?

Posted by Mahtli69 on April 25, 2009 at 2:36 PM

The NFL Network is streaming their coverage online. It's way better than Berman, Kiper & Co.

Posted by Jason Josephes on April 25, 2009 at 2:46 PM

Aaron Curry seems like a cool guy. He'll be a good designated driver for Tatupu and Leroy Hill.

Posted by DOUG. on April 25, 2009 at 4:35 PM

I know nothing about football, really, except what I read in books. Where did Michael Oher (star of "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game" by Michael Lewis) go? Is he still considered good? Is he 400 lb. yet?

Posted by Fnarf on April 25, 2009 at 5:42 PM

I like the curry pick and I think the Hawks make a sly maneuver out of it as Mathil69 says. Oher went to the Ravens, which is a solid place for him to go. I'll be pulling for him. Hopefully Oher has a better go of it than Jeremy Brown, Michael Lewis' subject in Moneyball, who suddenly ended up retiring prior to Spring Training in 2008 for "personal reasons" after playing in five big league games.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale on April 25, 2009 at 6:09 PM

Best hawks draft in, like, forever. That center from OR is sick too.

Posted by derkle on April 25, 2009 at 6:31 PM

great day for the hawks yall..but al davis steals the show with his insane pick. raiders are doomed and that is a good thing.

Posted by SeMe on April 25, 2009 at 8:27 PM

Raiders won't be good again until Al Davis dies, and evil old men like him and Dick Cheney live forever.

Thanks for Crabtree, from a 49ers fan.

Posted by kebabs on April 25, 2009 at 10:09 PM

It'll be interesting, kebabs, how the qb gets it going with his wrs in San Fran next year. I had secret high hopes for Bryant Johnson coming over from Arizona last year. Looked like he ended up in Martz's doghouse, though their qb situation wasn't that great for any receiver last year. I'd love to see Niners' decent defense play better together and give a stronger effort next year, too.

Posted by Lloyd Clydesdale on April 25, 2009 at 10:36 PM