Alex and Corey Blog the 2008 NFL Draft: Day 2
by Corey
Last updated: 6:10 PM
At any rate, Round 3 just got under way, and my heart is pounding. After all, there are only 55 more picks to go until the Browns are on the clock. That means we only have to wait, like, five or six more hours! The only thing I'm worried about at this point is having to miss both the Cavs and Indians games (at 1:00 this afternoon) so as to ensure I don't miss any Browns action.
Here are Corey's Best Available as of this moment, for those of you keeping track:
First, Bell. The Browns gave up their fourth- and fifth-round picks (122nd and 155th overall) for the Cowboys' fourth-rounder, number 104. I'm always linking to these draft value charts and they're not the greatest tool, but it'll make for a good back-of-the-envelope snap analysis.
The Browns gave up 29.4 points to get 86. That's much better than I expected. When I first heard the trade, I thought I'd end up ripping the team for wasting valuable lower-round picks, especially when they had so few to begin with. I was wrong. Though that last point is pretty important. Conventional wisdom says the Browns should be looking to add more draft picks, rather than shedding them. They run the risk of being pretty thin come training camp, particularly on special teams, unless they feel extra confident about this year's group of non-drafted free agents. And that I doubt. Otherwise, Beau Bell is a pretty good name though—it's alliterative, "Beau" is always a solid first name, and I'm sure people will make plenty of puns on "Bell".
To get Rucker, Phil Savage traded the Browns' 2009 third-round pick for another Dallas pick, at 111. Some kind of numerical analysis of this one is much more difficult. I'm not sure what the value today of a 2009 draft pick is. A future draft picks contributes nothing to the success of a team this season, unlike a player on the roster. It's just sitting there, in reserve, waiting to contribute value in the future. Thus that's why the Browns had to give up a third-rounder to get a fourth-rounder. Hopefully, a year of Rucker is more valuable than the difference in value in the picks. As for Rucker the player, I got nothing. His dad's in the Missouri House of Representatives. Woo!
Of course, the rich only got richer, as the Browns added DE Alex Hall (from some school called St. Augustine) in the seventh round. Remembering that they traded for Packers DE Corey Williams in the offseason, the scene is now set for the Browns to field the Mistake by the Lake Sporting Times Dream D-Line (MbtLSTDD-L): Alex and Corey at the end positions, with Rubin in the middle.
Overall, I give the Browns' 2008 draft a grade of A+++++. With not a single first-, second-, or third-round pick, they still managed to grab five future Hall of Famers, including the guy atop our cool names leaderboard. That makes the whole 157 hours of sitting on a sofa in a darkened room totally worth it!
10:22 AM
Corey says: I know the Day 2 festivities just started a minute ago, but I wanted to make sure I didn't miss any of that potential high-excitement Phil Savage wizardry, so I pulled an all-nighter camped out in front of the ol' TV. I would have live-blogged it for you fellow draft junkies out there, but the hypnotic spell of ESPN2 at 3 in the morning put me in a zen-like trance that kept me from my bloggerly duties.At any rate, Round 3 just got under way, and my heart is pounding. After all, there are only 55 more picks to go until the Browns are on the clock. That means we only have to wait, like, five or six more hours! The only thing I'm worried about at this point is having to miss both the Cavs and Indians games (at 1:00 this afternoon) so as to ensure I don't miss any Browns action.
Here are Corey's Best Available as of this moment, for those of you keeping track:
- Ahtyba Rubin, DT, Iowa State
- Trez Doolittle, DT, Auburn
- DeMario Bobo, DB, Mississippi State
- De'Cody Fagg, WR, Florida State
- Maurice Purify, WR, Nebraska
2:30 PM
Alex says: What's with the Browns' hotline to the Cowboys? With two more trades today, they have swapped four times during the past two drafts. This time the Browns netted Beau Bell from UNLV and Martin Rucker from Missouri. I suppose I'll take these one at a time.First, Bell. The Browns gave up their fourth- and fifth-round picks (122nd and 155th overall) for the Cowboys' fourth-rounder, number 104. I'm always linking to these draft value charts and they're not the greatest tool, but it'll make for a good back-of-the-envelope snap analysis.
The Browns gave up 29.4 points to get 86. That's much better than I expected. When I first heard the trade, I thought I'd end up ripping the team for wasting valuable lower-round picks, especially when they had so few to begin with. I was wrong. Though that last point is pretty important. Conventional wisdom says the Browns should be looking to add more draft picks, rather than shedding them. They run the risk of being pretty thin come training camp, particularly on special teams, unless they feel extra confident about this year's group of non-drafted free agents. And that I doubt. Otherwise, Beau Bell is a pretty good name though—it's alliterative, "Beau" is always a solid first name, and I'm sure people will make plenty of puns on "Bell".
To get Rucker, Phil Savage traded the Browns' 2009 third-round pick for another Dallas pick, at 111. Some kind of numerical analysis of this one is much more difficult. I'm not sure what the value today of a 2009 draft pick is. A future draft picks contributes nothing to the success of a team this season, unlike a player on the roster. It's just sitting there, in reserve, waiting to contribute value in the future. Thus that's why the Browns had to give up a third-rounder to get a fourth-rounder. Hopefully, a year of Rucker is more valuable than the difference in value in the picks. As for Rucker the player, I got nothing. His dad's in the Missouri House of Representatives. Woo!
3:49 PM
Corey says: This draft is flying by. I give the Browns an A++ for their selections so far. Also, Phil Savage pulled out all the stops and willed the Cavaliers to victory over the irrelevant Washington Wizards. Biggest draft coup ever!6:10 PM
Corey says: Well, I gotta say, I never thought it would happen. Even the ghost of Babatunde Oshinowo is awe-stricken at the prognosticating powers of the Mistake by the Lake Sporting Times: the Browns drafted Iowa State DT Ahtyba Rubin. It's all in the family now.Of course, the rich only got richer, as the Browns added DE Alex Hall (from some school called St. Augustine) in the seventh round. Remembering that they traded for Packers DE Corey Williams in the offseason, the scene is now set for the Browns to field the Mistake by the Lake Sporting Times Dream D-Line (MbtLSTDD-L): Alex and Corey at the end positions, with Rubin in the middle.
Overall, I give the Browns' 2008 draft a grade of A+++++. With not a single first-, second-, or third-round pick, they still managed to grab five future Hall of Famers, including the guy atop our cool names leaderboard. That makes the whole 157 hours of sitting on a sofa in a darkened room totally worth it!
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