[retired_deljo]

Draft Prediction:

Detroit to draft Calvin Johnson

[retired_barbie34]

Going out on a limb there Phil :thup:

[retired_sriparna]

new All-Pro 2k8 info...

2k8 is a game of legends...

Walter Payton
Otis Wilson
Mike Ditka
Dan Hampton
William Perry
Gale Sayers
Willie Gault
plus other none Bears...like Marino, Sanders, Rice...
Other legends...

[HugeBarrySmith]

hopefully you can edit to make current players too.
i still play 2k5.

also... still no sign of those wembleys tickets for sale.

[swapnil]

Nah, not even Millen is stupid enough to take WR again.

As for Giants, no idea, I expect we'll go defensive in the first round though.

[retired_J_Ahmed_K]

Anyone know when the draft will start (UK time)? I cannot find the countdown of NFL.com

[retired_autumn]

Draft coverage starts on ESPN (and the NFL Network) at 11 AM New York City time, so calculate accordingly. I hope they're going to get right into it, instead of babbling for an hour or so before the first pick is made. The pre-draft period has been covered to death.

I saw an interesting observation today from a draft guru who said that there is a strong correlation in the last ten years between first round QB picks who had 40+ starts in college and success in the NFL, versus QBs who did not cross that threshhold. Cade McNown is the big bust for the 'experienced' QBs, while Ryan Leaf, Akili Smith, and Tim Couch all all examples of the more 'inexperienced' guys who never made it in the NFL.

Applying that to this year's draft, Brady Quinn got 40+ starts, while JaMarcus Russell didn't. But JMR is such a physical freak that maybe his experience makes very little difference.

[retired_barbie34]

The draft starts just after 12 ET, so 5 here

[retired_autumn]

Originally posted by Francis Cole:
The draft starts just after 12 ET, so 5 here

So they *are* going to **** for an hour before the picks start? Lame.

Almost as fun as the Super Bowl pre-game show. At least no aging rock stars will be performing live.

[retired_J_Ahmed_K]

Originally posted by Francis Cole:
The draft starts just after 12 ET, so 5 here

Thanks for that. I evening of typing coursework sheets and watching NFL.com update. How fun!