NFL Draft Live Blog: First Round Picks 1-5

Finally! It's here!

It seems like the buildup to this draft has taken forever, but it's finally here! Who is your favorite team going to take? How are the Lions going to mess up this draft? We'll find out soon enough.

I'm pulling a Bill Simmons and invited a couple of my friends over (Ian and Eric) to laugh at my jokes and make me feel cooler. You'll see witty (or perhaps not) comments from them throughout this live-blog as well. And away we go......

12:00: ESPN's open has Troy Smith in it. Cute. Too bad he may not even get drafted today. He could easily fall to the fourth or fifth round.

12:01: Alan Branch shows a severe disdain for the bench press, and then Marshawn Lynch runs with giant parachutes behind him. That could have been the weirdest open ever.

12:03: Chis Berman makes his annual opening joke where he calls the draft the "Annual Selection Meeting." I'd forgive him for this if he didn't give away all the picks. There's always hope though.

12:04: What the hell is Keyshawn Johnson doing on this broadcast? The crowd boos him loudly as he's introduced. You can't hear it, but I'm booing too.

12:06: Mel Kiper professes his man-love for Brady Quinn. He and Todd McShay have been arguing about Quinn all week. Too bad McShay has been relegated to the radio side so I can't see that agrument during the draft.

12:07: So the Madden commercial has Reggie Bush talking about how he didn't go first in last year's draft. He then thanks "all the teams that passed on him" since he loves it in New Orleans. Translation: SCREW YOU HOUSTON!

12:10: And the Raiders are now on the clock. In Oakland, Al Davis is slowly rising from his cypt to point his icy finger at JaMarcus Russel.

12:11: Ed Werder is in Oakland? Do the Cowboys know about this? You can almost see the pain in Ed's eyes as he reports on the Raiders. How can he cheat on Dallas like that?

12:12: They are overly hyping the fact that apparently the Raiders don't know what the hell they are doing. Um, I'm willing to be they are taking JaMarcus Russell....just a guess.

12:15: ESPN is running team-by-team graphics showing key off-season additions and losses for each team. The Jets just scrolled by and Ian makes a good point, "How is Patrick Ramsey a key loss for the Jets? Did he even play?"

12:16: Steve Young's key to being a good quarterback doesn't list "talent" on it anywhere. Thought that might be something worth noting.

12:18: They just showed JaMarcus Russell in the green room and his name tag spells his name "Ja Marcus Russell." There's a space there? Seriously? Can I just call him "Ja?"

12:20: And with the first pick the Raiders take....JaMarcus Russell. I know, hold your surprise. In an interesting development Roger Goodell (noted badass) actually showed some personality by saying, "here we go Raider fans" before announcing the pick. Pretty sweet.

12:21: The Lions are on the clock! WOOOOOO!!!! How is Matt Millen going to screw things up this year?

12:23: Joey Harrington is listed as a key loss for the Dolphins. Maybe if you define "key" as cutting loose a terrible player.

12:24: Another Madden commercial. This time with Vince Young talking about how he wasn't the number one overall pick either, but won rookie of the year AND his first game back home in Houston. As Ian said, "Apparently Madden's ad campaign this year is F the Texans."

12:26: When they come back from break Calvin Johnson had just got off the phone and looked really excited. Does this mean he's NOT going to Detroit?

12:28: Keyshawn Johnson is really big on the Lions trading Calvin Johnson. Apparently Key thinks Marinelli only likes to draft defensive players. Um, you need offense too Keyshawn.

12:30: And with the second pick the Detroit Lions select...CALVIN JOHNSON! WOOOOO!!!! DON'T TRADE HIM!!!! They show Ford Field and the fans are pumped. Please don't trade him Millen!

12:33: Mel Kiper takes a dig at the Lions for not taking Brady Quinn. He says Lions fans are probably wondering why they didn't go QB here. Really? I'm rejoicing Mel. This is one Lions fan who'd be pist if they took Brady Quinn. I'm not understanding his crush on Quinn.

12:35: Um, Brady Quinn's girlfriend? Kinda ugly. Just sayin.....

12:36: Funniest moment of the day so far? Steve Spurrier having a fake phone conversation in an Under Armour commercial and actually saying, "Click, Clack." Hilarious.

12:39: Calvin Johnson said that he's excited to go to Detroit. That excitement may fade after he actually steps on the field.

12:40: The Browns have five minutes left to decide what player's career to destroy. Brady Quinn? Joe Thomas? Adrian Peterson? They are all shuddering in the green room as we speak.

12:41: And with the third pick the Cleveland Browns select....Joe Thomas. Amazingly Brady Quinn doesn't seem to sad about this. Quinn will probably go six now with the Skins trading off to some random team.

12:45: The Bucs are on the clock, and I'd LOVE to see them take anybody but Gaines Adams because that would mean the Lions would probably be keeping Calvin Johnson. ESPN is saying that the Bucs may take Brady Quinn. How many QB's can you have? Are they trying to set a record?

12:47: We may have had the strangest conversation ever on an NFL Draft broadcast. Chris Mortensen discussed how great Brady Quinn looks with his shirt off, even going to far as to describe his six pack. Um....okay.

12:51: Keyshawn just referred to Chris Weinke as "nothing." Somewhere Weinke is sobbing as they change the channel to Wheel of Fortune at the old person's home.

12:54: And with the fourth pick Tampa Bay picks....Gaines Adams. Ugh, let the trade talk begin. I was hoping they'd take somebody to get Keyshawn to shut up about the Lions trading Calvin.

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James said:

Looks more and more like Adrian Peterson is headed to Minnesota. Tissues all around for Chester owners :-(

Posted at 01:09 PM, on April 28 2007

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