Daily Haze

Lots and lots of football news to talk about today after a busy weekend for NFL fans.

Personally, I never had the opportunity in my life like this year to watch so much of the NFL Draft. The wife was at work all weekend and I did not have an ultimate frisbee tournament, work, or school to distract me from the biggest football event of the spring. I missed maybe 30 minutes of the entire draft to grab some dinner and I have to say it was a pretty enjoyable weekend despite spending the majority of it on the couch.

I was, however, hoping the New Orleans Saints would trade back into the end of the 7th round to draft Liberty running back Rashad Jennings. He is just the type of back — big, strong and finishing — the Saints need to complement Reggie Bush and Pierre Thomas. But alas, the Jaguars drafted a player who could become one of the great steals of this year’s draft.

Now I certainly have some work to do in the gym later today to make up for all the laziness this weekend, but overall it was well worth it.

Here are today’s great reads:

  • Two years removed from the Michael Vick era, the Atlanta Falcons are building what looks to be a productive and stable franchise. [The Big Lead]
  • Of this year’s top end rookies — Michael Crabtree, Knowshon Moreno, Beanie Wells and Jeremy Maclin — who should be the first off the board in rookie dynasty drafts? [No Offseason]
  • Speaking of Crabtree, the Oakland Raiders passed on the top receiver in this year’s class for the less-heralded — except for his speed — Darrius Heyward-Bey. [Shutdown Corner]
  • In addition to Moreno and Wells, running backs Donald Brown and LeSean McCoy also heard their name called on the first day of the NFL Draft. [The EndZoneView]

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