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PART FIVE (ROUNDS FOUR AND FIVE)

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UPDATED CONTINUOUSLY, April 29, 2007

We're back for another day.  Still reeling from the news of Randy Moss to the Patriots.  Reche Caldwell is so surprised his eyes are about to pop out of his head.  Oh, wait.  He doesn't know about the trade yet.

Anyway, we're back for Day Two.  Rounds four and five will be in this space.  Off we go.

We're already getting e-mails from many pissed-off Packers fans.  The Pack drafted a receiver in the third-round of whom the rand had never heard.  They could have sent that pick to Oakland.

Day Two is on.  Gene Washington called the Oakland Raiders the "Los Angeles Raiders."  Yeah, playing pro football doesn't cause drain bamage.

Raiders at No. 100 take running back Michael Bush, Louisville.

Suzy Kolber is anchoring Day Two of the ESPN coverage.  In other words, we won't be watching at all.

Raiders now have LaMont Jordan, Dominic "Poppie" Rhodes, and Bush at running back.

We missed pick No. 101.  Newman!

Vikes trade up to No. 102 with the Bucs.

NEWS ALERT:  Pats-Moss trade is done, per a league source.  Done.

Reader:  "Mark May called Randy Moss a future Hall of Famer.  At what?  Smoking pot?"

Let's catch up on some picks.

Jags at No. 101 take Adam Podlesh of Maryland.

Vikes at No. 102 take defensive end Bryan Robison of Texas.

Cowboys at No. 103 take quarterback Isaiah Stanback of Washginton.

Sal Paolantonio of ESPN says that the Fins are balking at a fourth-round pick for quarterback Trent Green, and that the team realizes that they did a bad P.R. job regarding fan and media expectations on the arrival of Brady Quinn.

Paolantonio says that Miami's first-rounder Ted Ginn, Jr. will not physically be able to participate in a May 4-5 minicamp.

Readers are incensed that ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli is reporting the Moss trade without giving proper credit to NFLN.

At No. 104, 49ers take defensive end Jay Moore of Nebraska.

A reader on Miami coach Cam Cameron's reaction to the Moss trade:  "Yeah, but they're not getting the rest of his family.  We're getting Ted Ginn and his family."

At No. 105, the Lions take cornerback A.J. Davis of N.C. State.

A reader says that Jaws just offered proof of Ted Ginn's route running via video evidence of three fly patterns.

At No. 106, the Bucs take defensive back Tanard Jackson of Syracuse.

It's been announced at that the Moss trade is official.

At No. 107, the Saints have gotten the pick via trade.

Saints take running back Antonio Pittman of Ohio State.

Mort says that Bill Belichick got the green light from his veteran leaders to get their approval on Randy Moss.

Here's why we like the Moss trade.  As long as the team is winning and he is getting his fair share of balls, he will be happy.  And if he's happy, he won't be a problem.  It's all about whether he stays happy.  If he's not happy, the Pats will have bigger problems that a malcontented receiver.

The Fins at No. 108 take defensive tackle Paul Soliai of Utah.

The Falcons are on the clock.

Vikings fans are breathing a huge sigh of relief that they won't have to see Moss in the division.  And under the schedule formula the Pats don't come back to Minnesota for seven years.

At No. 109, Falcons take linebacker Stephen Nicholas of South Florida.

A Green Bay fan who sees the glass as one-tenth full:  "I'm sure Teddy will bring in another offensive lineman, maybe an All-American punter, and best of all, an impact special teams outside linebacker!!  Can't wait for '07 to start!!

Raiders on the clock with the Moss pick.

At No. 110, the Raiders take John Bowie, defensive back from Cincinnati.

A reader wants to know if Brett Favre is still certain that Randy Moss will be a Packer.

At No. 111, the Bills take running back Dwayne Wright of Fresno State.

At No. 112, the Steelers take punter Daniel Sepulveda.  Seriously.

The Steelers traded up to get the guy.

Says a reader:  "When did the Steelers hire Ted Thompson?"

At No. 113, the Jags take linebacker Brian Smith of Missouri.

At No. 114, the Bengals take safety Marvin White of TCU.

The picks are flying today. 

Wendi Nix of ESPN says that the trade is hinging on Moss passing a physical.  Wake up, Wendi.  It's already been announced that he passed it.  The Pats have given up the pick -- and the Raider have used it.

At No. 115, the Titans take offensive lineman Leroy Harris of N.C. State.

Giants take linebacker Zack DeOssie of Brown at No. 116.

Reader:  "Hopefully Favre didn't hurt his arm when he threw the television into the wall after hearing that Moss is going to New England."

Rams trade pick to Lions.

At No. 117, Lions take offensive lineman Manuel Ramirez of Texas Tech.

Sean Salisbury sounds like he had a long night.

At No. 118, the Panthers take receiver Ryne Robinson of Miami.

Reader:  "So much for Favre being '100% certain' that Moss was going to end up in Green Bay.  Must be that new math all the kids are talking about."

At No. 119, the Packers take offensive lineman Allen Barbre.

Some Packers fans predict that Favre will retire right before the start of training camp.

Reader:  "Is there any way to implicate Ted Thompson in the Mike Vick dog-fighting scandal?"

At No. 120, the Seahawks take Miami defensive end Baraka Atkins.

Vikings are trading pick No. 121 to Denver.

Are we the only ones who have to listen very closely to be sure that the folks on the sky-diving plane in the Taco Bell commercial are saying "seven-layer dip"?

And we love how the Ball Coach says "click clack" in the UnderArmour with a tone projecting "it's a good thing they're paying me so much damn money to do this -- now where are my golf clubs?"

Broncos take defensive tackle Marcus Thomas of Florida at No. 121.

Suzy mentions that Marcus Thomas has offered a forfeiture clause of his signing bonus is he tests positive for pot.  And no one mentions that under the CBA it can't be done.

Cowboys take offensive tackle Doug Free at No. 122.

There are reports that the Moss deal includes a first-round pick in 2008.  Ad evidenced by this graphic from the front page of Yahoo! Sports.

(Maybe they should stick to writing about Reggie Bush getting paid in college.)

Who was picked at No. 123?

Oh, Texans take cornerback Fred Bennett of South Carolina.

Seahawks take at No. 124 a player named Mansfield Wrotto.  (They are taking the damn graphics down too fast on ESPN and NFLN.) 

He's a guard from Georgia Tech. 

By the way, the trade sending receiver Darrell Jackson from the Seahawks to the Niners is done.

Saints take tackle Jermon Bushrod (snicker) at No. 125.

Niners take Dashon Goldson, safety, at No. 126.

King Carl says that if the season were to start tomorrow Trent Green would be the starting quarterback.  (Sounds like King Carl is now looking for a 2008 pick.)

Peterson is saying great things about Green -- then why do they want to cut his salary?

Hey, Trey Wingnut -- ask the obvious question -- why do you want to cut his pay?

Pats at No. 127 take defensive tackle Kareem Brown of Miami.

King Carl is now giving some tongue to Larry Johnson.

Titans at No. 128 take receiver Chris Davis of Florida State.

Reader:  "Carl Peterson has the personality of Eli Manning.  While Eli is asleep."

Another readers says that Peterson has the voice and demeanor of Dustin Hoffman.

Some readers heard King Carl call Trey Wingnut "Zach".

Chargers at No. 129 take Iowa tight end Scott Chandler.

It's confirmed.  Peterson called Wingo "Zach".  Twice.  Who the hell is Zach?

Bears at No. 130 take Josh Beekman, guard, Boston College.

Colts at No. 131 take safety Brannon Condren, of Troy.

Steelers should take Dan Mozes.  All-American center from WVU.

NFLN guys are having a great discussion about Denver collecting turds.

Steelers take Ryan McBean,  defensive tackle, Oklahoma State.

Falcons are on the clock at No. 133. 

Readers are slamming Mort for saying that Shawne Merriman was suspended four years, and for mispronouncing "Akron."

Mike Mayock manhandles Rich Eisen, who didn't seem to like it.

Mayock mentioned something about a "taffy pull," but we'll just leave that one alone.

Let's catch up on some picks.

Falcons take Martrez Milner, tight end of Georgia.

Ravens take Antwan Barnes, linebacker, Florida International at No. 134.

Niners take defensive end Joe Cohen of Florida at No. 135.

Colts take Pitt linebacker Clint Sessions at No. 136.

Ravens take fullback Le'Ron McClain of Alabama at No. 137.

ROUND FIVE STARTS.

Meanwhile -- we have a tentative programming announcement.

The Live Blog might last only through round five.  This thing is killing us right now.  And the sock puppets are saying little about the new picks.  It's all re-hash of Saturday.

Raiders take Ohio State DE Jay Richardson at No. 138.

Rams take C Dustin Fry of Clemson at No. 139.

At No. 140, Browns take CB Brandon McDonald of Memphis.

We're getting negative feedback to the idea of pulling the plug.

Hey, what will the Moss arrival due to the rumors that Belichick is loading up the cannon for one more Super Bowl before he packs it in?

Brady Quinn is on with Zach Wingnut.  Brady confirms that the Ravens were going to take him.

He also says that Browns told him Friday night that they weren't taking him at No. 3.

At No. 141, Bucs take defensive tackle Greg Peterson of N.C. Central.

Cardinals take WR Steve Breaston of Michigan at No. 142.

Someone woke up Joe Gibbs -- Redskins take LB Dallas Sartz of USC.

Texans take S Brandon Harrison of Stanford at No. 144.

Ted Ginn says he won't miss any of training camp:  "I'm going to do whatever it takes to get into camp on day one.  I just want to prepare myself to be the best and help my team.  I'm going to be there day one."

Saints take CB David Jones at No. 145.

Vikings take WR Aundrae Allison at No. 146.

Reader:  "So the redskins have made two picks in five rounds.  One is named Landry, the other is named Dallas.  What's next?  The Cowboys and Eagles make a trade?"

49ers take CB Tarell Brown at No. 147 -- they might have also gotten some Turd Watch points.

Ted Thompson is talking about the Moss trade to Suzy Kolber.  He's playing Sgt. Schulz.

Reader:  "Ted Thompson said on ESPN it is inappropriate to comment on conversations involving trades or players on other teams.  That is because it is better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than open it and remove all doubt.  Problem is, we all saw the draft Ted."

Reader points out that Breaston might be Cardinals' version of Hester.

Chiefs take RB Kolby Smith of Louisville at No. 148.

Readers are comparing Ted Thompson to Crazy Joe Davola.  In appearance.  And strategic skills.

Sean Payton is busting on Jesse Palmer (and his Jimmy Neutron hair) for his draft skills on The Bachelor; Payton gives her a need.

Okay we're done with the pick-by-pick thing.  We can't keep up with it, and the TV folks don't seem to care.

ESPN.com has a pretty good tracker.  So does NFL.com.

All they're talking about now is when Troy Smith will get drafted.

Today's drinking game -- take a shot whenever Mort says "what have you."  And prepare to be drunk within 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, what the f--k does "what have you" mean?

Mel uses "Suz" in reference to Suzy.

Eric Mangini on NFLN.  He will weigh 400 pounds when he is 50.

Mark May declares Michael Bush the steal of the draft.

Sean Salisbury declares Bush a top-15 talent.

Cam Cameron is on NFLN.  He is using his kid as a human shield.

The kid looks like he's thinking, "I can't wait for this to be over so Dad will give me my five dollars for doing this."

Maybe Cameron's kid is Eli Manning.

Hey -- Moss might need a new number in New England.  84 is taken and 18 is taken.  He should go back to 88, which he wore at Marshall.

Vick interview on ESPN.  A lot of talking.  Nothing really was said.

Reader:  "Listening to Vick whine about poor little him and how everyone is trying to beat him down while Suzy Kolber is facilitating it just made me puke."

Suzy also said that the Commish talked to Vick for 15 minutes on Saturday and offered to give him a clean slate.  The favorable treatment begins already.

And when would the clean slate apply?  Before or after the 66 malnourished, scarred dogs were found?

Round five is winding down and we're starting to get worn out.  They're barely talking about the picks.  Day one of the draft is great; day two is a waste of time.

Another "what have you" from Mort.  Mort -- what have you?  Tourrette's?

Seven picks left in round five.

Troy Smith still on the board. 

Reader:  "I'm off to watch my lawn grow, visit my mother-in-law, and watch the latest Jeremy Irons movie. . . .  All less boring that the 5th round of the draft."

Good idea from Schefter on NFLN -- the helmets used by the teams on the tables at the draft should be auctioned off on eBay after the draft for charity.  (Says Bengals president Mike Brown:  "But then Carson Palmer would have to practice and play without protection on his head.")

Coach Kevlar is trying to share a layer or two of it with Jarvis Moss while talking to Zach Wingnut.

There's nothing left to talk about.

I feel like Homer Simpson at a baseball game after he quit drinking beer:  "I never realized how boring this is."

Hey, we love the NFL.  But we're not gonna sugarcoat this.  The second day of the draft is booooo-ring.  Now we know why Berman only hangs around for Saturday.

Ravens take Troy Smith at the bottom of round five.  He could be their starter in two years.  Seriously.

That's all folks.  End of round five.  We're packing it in.  We can no longer be a party to this two-network cure for insomnia.  We'd rather watch the Raiders and Seahawks on a rainy Monday night.  At least someone got kicked in the nuts.