I have so much to say on the draft, the veterans that benefited the most, the ones that were hurt, but it's mostly going to have to wait until I get back from my honeymoon. My plan until I leave for my wedding tomorrow afternoon is to work on our magazine, come up with dynasty league rookie rankings for the site tomorrow, and then hopefully post a list of fantasy winners, losers from the draft here without many comments.

Thanks to everyone for making our draft coverage on Rotoworld and NBCSports.com a big success this weekend and I'll check back with you before I go.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 11:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (3)

The Patriots just traded away for another 2008 pick. Do not mess with their 2008 draft. They now have San Francisco's first-rounder and Oakland's third-rounder. I'm impatient, and would love to see some picks this season, but they are just working the board for value. And they have seven picks between rounds four and six tomorrow.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 11:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (9)

We're on the news page the rest of the night with Evan Silva, rocking out every first day pick with analysis. See you here on Sunday and thanks for stopping by.

And is the draft always this slow? 9 and a half hours for the first two rounds!

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 09:18 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Just finished a video that will be up tonight.

A few surprises in the second round...

Piecing together reports, it sounds like the Browns were offering every team in the second half of the first round a deal to move up for Brady Quinn. But not the monster offer that the Browns ended up sending to Dallas.

At some point, the Ravens got on the horn with Dallas and was close to completing a deal to get Quinn. The Ravens reportedly were even on the phone with Quinn. The Browns, hearing this, clearly upped their ante and sent next year's first round pick. Done deal, and the Ravens are still stuck with Steve McNair and Kyle Boller.

The Ravens then were waiting for the No. 29 pick to come up. NFL Network's Adam Shefter says they were locked in on T Joe Staley. At least until San Francisco swooped in, trading a fourth-rounder AND next year's first-round pick to the Patriots for the 28th pick (which is an absolute steal by the Patriots).

The Ravens took Ben Grubbs, a safe road-grader who will upgrade their rush defense. But it was a consolation prize during a disappointing day.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 05:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Dwayne Bowe has a chance to start right away at wide receiver for the Chiefs. He adds a necessary element of physical play to a small unit. Samie Parker's time in Kansas City is probably ending after one more year and Eddie Kennison is near the end of the line.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 04:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Looks like they may wind up with Brady Quinn and Joe Thomas. Now that's a dream scenario Cleveland couldn't have imagined this morning. Let's see ...

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 04:08 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)

Texas S Michael Griffin will be starting at safety for the Titans. Whether it's on the strong side or not will change the complexion of IDP drafts. Chris Hope was a stud last season while he had to clean up the mess of the Tennessee corners not named Pacman. Whoever starts at strong safety this year should be a high pick.

And the fact that the Titans didn't take a receiver makes it very likely that Mike Williams is on the way to Tennessee.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 03:53 PM | Permalink | Comments (33)

If Tennessee really has deals pending for Michael Turner and Mike Williams, that makes running back and wide receiver lesser position of needs.

They could use a quality safety like Reggie Nelson or a defensive tackle like Alan Branch. Wide receiver is still a huge position of need whether Tennessee gets Williams or not. Robert Meachem and Dwaye Bowe are still out there.

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal at 03:39 PM | Permalink | Comments (2)