One of the things I don't miss from my job in my previous life as a Jets beatwriter is grading each team's draft — the day after the draft is over. What a waste of my time and yours.

Really, what do we have when I assign a letter grade to the draft of each of the 16 AFC teams or someone else rates every team's draft? We have a person who didn't spend 100th (1,000th?) the amount of time on the d… More

First the draft was repackaged into 10-minute first rounds and two rounds the first day. Now this afternoon comes the report that Miami has agreed to terms on a five-year deal with Michigan tackle Jake Long to be the first pick of the 2008 NFL Draft.

What is the world coming to?

Not to worry, ESPN and NFL Network, there will still be plenty of drama in Saturday's Round 1. But this draft has take… More