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Zvonimir Boban

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HOPulis
 
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Crisco

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Definitely more like Gettleman's first draft than his second. A pair of studs in the first two rounds and some solid depth the rest of the way. Artis-Payne has a better chance of sticking than either of his last 2 RB picks. Kinda hard to compare to last year's draft though, 5/6 picks became starters.
 
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Mindlog

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Need some Jak trivia.
When was the last time the Super Bowl opponents faced each other Week 1? We're going to see something special this year.
 
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Dutch Gronk

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FOXBORO, Mass. — New England Patriots sixth-round draft pick Matthew Wells had a more difficult path to the NFL than most prospects. The Mississippi State linebacker is legally blind in one eye, his ESPN scouting report says. Wells is 80-percent blind in one eye, ESPN.com SEC reporter Alex Scarborough wrote in November
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Are you fucking kidding me Bill?!

You're gonna draft blind dudes now?
 
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RBH

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The Atlanta Falcons have come through for Clemson defensive tackle Grady Jarrett not once, but twice.

Less than 24 hours after a portion of his home in Conyers, Georgia, caught fire, Jarrett was drafted in the fifth round of the NFL draft by the Falcons on Saturday. Then the Falcons quickly went into help mode, as owner Arthur Blank ordered the team's staff to help Jarrett purchase some clothes, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Chris Mortensen.

"When I talked to them, they said whatever I need, they'll help me out," Jarrett said of the Falcons' assistance. "It's just a blessing."

Said Falcons coach Dan Quinn: "We couldn't be more thrilled that Grady's with us. And now that we're able to be so close to go and help him and his family, we couldn't wait to get up there and be around them and offer our support and help."

Jarrett, who said 30 to 40 people were in the house, said nobody was hurt when the fire broke out upstairs while people were watching the second round of the draft on Friday night. He said the game room, which is located over the garage, suffered the most damage.

"It was just a really unfortunate situation," Jarrett said. "... We were just watching the draft and smelled something a little funny. We went to the kitchen and nothing was going on in there. And some people came running down from upstairs. The fire had already started, man, on the wall; too much for water to put out, the fire extinguisher to put out.

"We just couldn't do nothing but get everybody out the house and pray for the best. That section of the house is just really, really messed up. The key things lost were just a lot of my trophies and accolades, stuff like that. ... The most important thing was having everybody out. We have good insurance. We should be OK."

The house is owned by his mother, Elisha Jarrett.

Jarrett said an investigation into how the fire started was still pending. As of Saturday afternoon, he said he was at his cousin's house but that he and his mother had yet to figure out where they would stay in the interim.

Jarrett is the son of former Falcon star Jessie Tuggle, a five-time Pro Bowl linebacker. Tuggle held up a card and announced his son's drafting during a Falcons draft party at the College Football Hall of Fame.

The Falcons swapped fifth-round picks with the Minnesota Vikings and also gave up their sixth-round pick to move up and select Jarrett, who will be joining Clemson teammate Vic Beasley with the Falcons.
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Grover Cleveland

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Boxing and Horse Racing with nationally relevant events on the same day.

A good Star Wars movie coming out in the near future

This must be what the 70s felt like
 
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Colasante

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No wide receivers or running backs drafted by the Patriots. They'll go into OTAs with:

Wide Receiver: Julian Edelman, Brandon LaFell, Danny Amendola, Brian Tyms, Aaron Dobson, Josh Boyce, Brandon Gibson

Running Back: LeGarrette Blount, Jonas Gray, Tyler Gaffney, James White, Travaris Cadet, Brandon Bolden, Dion Lewis
 
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Man God

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Colasante said:
No wide receivers or running backs drafted by the Patriots. They'll go into OTAs with:

Wide Receiver: Julian Edelman, Brandon LaFell, Danny Amendola, Brian Tyms, Aaron Dobson, Josh Boyce, Brandon Gibson

Running Back: LeGarrette Blount, Jonas Gray, Tyler Gaffney, James White, Travaris Cadet, Brandon Bolden, Dion Lewis
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You might have a point with no Shane Vareen but they did, you know, just win a Super Bowl against one of the greatest defenses in NFL history with that roster.
 
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MechDX

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!! RT @johnpboyle: Seahawks signed 34-year-old long snapper Nate Boyer, a Green Beret who enrolled at Texas when he was 29, per @NFLNetwork.

Pretty cool.
 
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Colasante

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Man God said:
You might have a point with no Shane Vareen but they did, you know, just win a Super Bowl against one of the greatest defenses in NFL history with that roster.
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I'm not criticizing, hopefully this means they're pleased with what they've seen from Dobson and they think Tyler Gaffney or Dion Lewis can develop into something.
 
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DMczaf

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MechDX said:
!! RT @johnpboyle: Seahawks signed 34-year-old long snapper Nate Boyer, a Green Beret who enrolled at Texas when he was 29, per @NFLNetwork.

Pretty cool.
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I still have a couple of years left! My dream is alive!

Get me in playing shape, Ninja Scooter!
 
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Man God

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Colasante said:
I'm not criticizing, hopefully this means they're pleased with what they've seen from Dobson and they think Tyler Gaffney or Dion Lewis can develop into something.
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Oh cool. I was figuring you were complaining like everyone else around my parts that they didn't get any better on offense. I think they did pretty okay myself.
 
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Duxxy3

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Colasante said:
I'm not criticizing, hopefully this means they're pleased with what they've seen from Dobson and they think Tyler Gaffney or Dion Lewis can develop into something.
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I'm mostly happy with the skill positions on offense. The biggest hole was at guard. I think Tre Jackson will start one day one. Not sure about the other spot just yet. I would rather keep Cannon as the primary OT backup. I'd like to see how Fleming plays at guard. Wendell is too easily overpowered.

The other question was third down, passing, back. It could be James White, but we didn't see much of him to say one way or another.
 
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