Mocks

[ice grillin you]

no way mel is my favorite always has been...ive even met him a few times

[SunMo]

but sometimes you talk him down like he's dogshtein in the sole of your shoe

[ice grillin you]

dont ever underestimate my love for mel

[ice grillin you]

UConn's Nelson decides to leave hoops for NFL
Associated Press

STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut basketball player Ed Nelson has decided to pursue a career in the National Football League, playing a sport he hasn't competed in since his freshman year of high school.

The 6-foot-8, 265-pound senior power forward plans to work out for NFL teams April 21 on the UConn campus.

"I have gotten great feedback in the last week that I am an individual that NFL teams could and will be very interested in," Nelson said Thursday. "I am anxious for the chance to show scouts next week that I can help their team in the future."

School officials said Nelson played youth football and played one year of high school football before focusing on basketball full-time.

Nelson's agent, Joe Linta, represents dozens of NFL players and coaches, including linemen Will Shields of the Kansas City Chiefs and Matt Birk of the Minnesota Vikings and Cleveland Browns head coach Romeo Crennel.

"I came up to work out Ed with little expectations and came away convinced that he is an NFL prospect at the tight end position," Linta said. "He is very quick, has outstanding hands and great lower body strength."

Nelson, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., played 29 games as a reserve for the UConn basketball team after transferring from Georgia Tech, where he was the ACC rookie of the year in 2001-02. He averaged three points and three rebounds per game at Connecticut.

At St. Thomas Aquinas High School, he averaged 26 points and 11 rebounds in his senior year and led the team to the Class 5A state title. He was named Florida Player of the Year for Class 6A-5A-4A by the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.

"He clearly has the talent to play basketball at the professional level, but if anyone can make the transition, it's him," UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun said.

[SunMo]

well, he wasn't going to do anything in the NBA.

he'll be delivering pizzas in about 14 months.

[ice grillin you]

dont you have to be able to move to play TE

i wanna see him be mr irrrleveant

[phattymatty]

you have dreams about the Eagles draft?

Occasionally.  I am obsessed with the draft.  I literally watch every single second of it if at all possible.

I had a dream about the draft a few nights ago and the eagles drafted frank thomas.  the baseball player.  it was weird.

[SunMo]

GET THOMAS!

[bobbyinlondon]

Don't know if this has been posted--it's The Huddle Report's latest mock--I only took the Eagles' picks:


14  WR  Chad Jackson  Florida
45  LB  Thomas Howard  UTEP
76  DT  Babatunde Oshinowo  Stanford
108  OT  Kevin Boothe  Cornell
116  OG  Fred Matua  USC
127  RB  Garrett Mills  Tulsa
147  CB  Charles Gordon  Kansas 
168  TE  TJ Williams  North Carolina St
204   S  Jarrad Page  UCLA
220  OC  Donovan Raiola

[ice grillin you]

those first two picks would make me very very happy

[SunMo]

i thought you wanted Sinorce over Jackson?

actually, i thought you didnt' like Jackson at all.

[ice grillin you]

id rather trade back and get moss and i like moss better...but i dont have anything against jackson...yeah hes a little overrated as i think he was a product of urban meyers system this year...but really it has more to do with the fact id rather have a wr than a lineman like bunkley...and i love howard

the first two picks should be lb, wr

sims and moss
jackson and howard
holmes and mcintosh ect...

of course if things shake out differently and there isnt a wr in the second worth taking at 46 or someone like huff unexpectedly falls in the first then you change it up...but in general i want those two spots taken early

[SunMo]

i agree, my January prediciton of Justice was assuming that Runyan was gone, but since they lost out on Bently, they needed Runyan back and that changed things a little.  He's still a very viable option.  But since they have RT locked up for at least 2 more years, they aren't desperate for a future RT anymore.

I think my first choice would be to get Huff...as i don't know enough about Jackson or Moss or the LBs.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I'll probably watch on NFLN to avoid Chavous/Jansen.

[reese125]

id rather trade back and get moss and i like moss better...but i dont have anything against jackson...yeah hes a little overrated as i think he was a product of urban meyers system this year...but really it has more to do with the fact id rather have a wr than a lineman like bunkley...and i love howard

the first two picks should be lb, wr

sims and moss
jackson and howard
holmes and mcintosh ect...

of course if things shake out differently and there isnt a wr in the second worth taking at 46 or someone like huff unexpectedly falls in the first then you change it up...but in general i want those two spots taken early

I still cant figure what the hell you want Moss so bad for. Is it because:

1) he is fast
2) he was a below avg receiver
3) all of his TD capabilities shown in college
3) he rarely returned punts or kickoffs in college
4) he loves his brother and his brother loves him
5) you just think he will be good