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Hi, I'm kinda new here. I've been participating in that picks contest since Week 3 or something.

Welcome Yisman! Glad you had the courage to post....We hope you'll join in the boards with more regularity as you grow comfortable with the way they're set up, and so on.

I'm Lurker. I like college football, so I started following the draft.

Hi Lurker,

Glad you joined us. Your name scared me a little at first...sorry.

Where do you live? How old are you? What's your favorite college team? What's your favorite NFL team?

Glad to have you aboard man.

SEGA HERE!!!!!!!!

Great site!!!!!!!! Wish I had found it last year. fftoolbox is dull and boring. The mock draft is great. If I can find time I may do an interactive mock with you guys. Ciao.

Welcome Sega!!

We're glad you found us too. We are planning a mock draft during November. Go to the Mock draft forum and sign up for whatever team you want.

Glad to have you aboard.

What's up I'm new to the site but not new to the game this, this Joe Clay def end from Univeristy of Houston

hi.. welcome to CDS!

thank u

Check in a lot Joe, and post stuff wherever you want! Good to have you with us!

MelKiper1 here, although I do believe I do a much better job that the great hair one.

I've been following and reporting on the draft for 11 years now and have been published in both print magazines and on NFL Draft Sites. I've been hosted on 3 radio broadcasts over the past three years and am now looking for work as a draft guru.

MK1,

Send me a PM, OK?

Long time listener, first time caller....well, not quite. I've been reading posts and what not since Lunchbox started posting for you guys. If any of ya'll got any beer ya need run cross-country, that's what I'm here for.

Hi Bandit...Delivery a truckload to the draft on draft day...I'll meet you there.

Glad to see you getting active again, man.

Just registered. Wanted to say HI! Could someone pm me about my AV? It says I am logged out when I go to change it. All my other profile changes are accessible except for that one. Thanks, I didn't know where to ask.

Welcome to CDS JCD. I'll get the webmaster to look into that. Maybe your avatar was too large a file size or something?

No it happens when I click on the change avatar link. It goes to a page that says you are not logged in to change your avatar.

Welcome JCD!! Very glad you found us.

Darren, can you please assess what the problem is here and let me know.

hmmm... there seems to be a problem with the global login system... ill fix it tomorrow... try this--> go to the CDS Homepage and make sure it says you are logged in... then from there go to http://cdsdraft.com/4/edit_avatars.php and it SHOULD work... i think it's because you were only using the boards and didnt go to our homepage first to get session values set... ill fix it so that doesnt happen anymore when i work tomorrow.

ok.. try now... it's all fixed.

I am a former FS, former military, and aspiring sports writer.

Well then, you're in the right place, at least for the last one.

Welcome Bravo. Glad to have someone of your caliber hanging out with us here.

Hello--

I thought I would introduce myself. I was introduced to this board by jwest. I am active on another board that he used to frequent, ffpro.com

My name unfortunately does not come from any body part. It arrives from my Keeper League Name, DirkDiggler's GameCOCKS.

I live in the DC area and can not escape news on the dreaded Redskins. I myself am a HUGE Eagles fan. I was born in Camden. My parents got the hell outta there when I was two months old and moved to Mt Laurel.

While I am active on message boards all year long, my favorite time of the year to participate in message boards is the offseason. Two reasons for this. I am in a DEEP keep league. You gotta keep up with who is going to be a free agent or traded. And of course, you have to keep an eye on the draft. The second reason is you don't have the idiots posting messages such as, "should I start Shaun Alexander or should I play the matchup and start Antwoin Smith?"

Anyway, I look forward to participating in the draft discussion here and utilizing the great information available.

Thanks and Take care,

Thanks for finding us. Great to have another Eagles fan around. I was born in Reading and lived in Havertown, Upper Darby, Pottsville as a boy...went to school in Media during my Junior year of HS, so I really should be an Eagles fan too, but my dad hated sports and I wasn't raised watching it growing up until I discovered it for myself after we moved to Maine when I was 11. So, I've been a Pats fan all these years--and finally it has paid off lately.

Great to have another knowledgeable and serious draftnik aboard!

WELCOME!!

I myself am a Eagles fan also so I'm glad to have another one here. I used to live in Philadelphia, New York before that so I should really be a Jet or Giants fan, now I live in Maryland. I am probaly the youngest of all the users on this site by reading about everyone else's mini bios you can call it.

Welcome Eaglesfan!! Glad you've been around lately...

Hi, also a newbie here. Big Pats fan, love all the draft info. I have posted a few replies so far. Love chating to all the potential draft picks.
Richard Marshall from FSU has been great, responded to all the questions I asked him. Hope the Pats draft him. GReat draft site keep up all the great work!!! Go Pats!!!!!!!

Welcome nowakjoe! Glad to hear you're enjoying some of the features at CDS!

Hey Joe...enjoyed lots of your posts already. Where you from?

Wilbraham Ma. home of Friendly's Ice Cream.

Cool. I know Wilbraham well. Been by it a thousand times. I always remember the big Friendly's sign on the Mass Pike welcoming folks to town. My brother-in-law, Bob Lastowski, is the head coach at Holyoke High, and we visit their frequently going right by your place.

Hi! I'm another newbie to the board. I went to NIU, and like to see what the scouts think about the various players available for the draft. Also follow the NFL, I root for Da Bears (they need a WR). Was hoping to get a more objective viewpoint of the players, less centered on all the hype that some players on the top teams get.

What kind of players were you wondering about?

Well, since NIU plays in the MAC, I like to see how guys like Sam Hurd, Brian Van Acker, Greg Jennings, and Bruce Gradkowski stack up in relation to the other prospects at their positions, and what round they might go in if they're drafted. Also curious about the top RBs, since all we ever hear about is Reggie Bush, wondering about the other top backs like Maroney and DeAngelo Williams.

I love Hurd and Van Acker. Both of their stocks have risen this year from the UDFA area to where I would put both of them in the 6-7th round area now. Gradkowski lost ground this year and went from a possible 3rd rounder to the 5-7th area. Jennings is the hardest for me to gauge as far as draft position, but if I had to guess I would say 6th-UDFA.

Williams and Maroney are both first round backs, along with LenDale White and perhaps even Michael Bush (if he declares.) You will get differing opinions here, but I personally would rank those guys: Maroney, White, Williams and Bush.

Why do you think Gradkowski dropped this year - based on his stats? I know his receivers have dropped a lot of passes this year, which definitely hurt his numbers.

Gradkowski has not thrown more than a couple of passes over 20 yards in any game that I scouted this year. He just hasn't proven that he has what it takes to be a threat throwing the ball deep. He is a bit small by NFL standards to begin with and had a subpar senior year and looked worse later in the year than early on. I love his grit, determination and toughness and he is a deadly short range passer who could redeem himself between now and the draft, but right now (as much as I hate to say it, because I am a fan of his overall game) he is at least 2 rounds below where he was before the 2005 seson began, IMHO.

Patriotsof Maine What do you think of the Pats drafting early a tweener DE/LB in the Willie McGinnest mode? I'm thinking someone like Manny Lawson.

Injuries as well....

I'm new also and for my first post I'd like to thank booya and jackson(for Cal) for their awsome performance in the game against Oregon! I've never seen a better 12 and 13 man for any defense. Go Ducks!!!

Glad you finally found us, wb

Hope you will enjoy it and stop by often.

Hello to all,

Meaning behind the Name Roger Craig is simply because I'm a long time 49ers fan and I love Roger Craig and his unique running style with his high knees action, I wish more RB's ran that way, and don't forget Roger was the first running back to gain both 1000 running and receiving, a goal only accomplished by Marshall Faulk recently.

My dream job would be to scout NFL and college players. I feel I have what it takes to disect the in's and out's of a players heart, will to win and potential to be a star.


Thanks to CDS for this wonderful site.

Nice to have you here too, RC. Thanks for the compliment.

Enjoying your thoughtful posts!

I wonder about the arm strength too. He beat NIU deep a few times in previous years, so I think he can do it, but their offense revolves around the short passing game, and I haven't seen him enough to really know if he throws long successfully. It's true his size doesn't help, though that didn't change since last year of course. Although I hate Toledo, it would interesting to see him play at the next level, because I do admire his toughness, and he's surprisingly mobile too.

GSimon,

No one can ever question this kid's toughness, mobility or football smarts. It will be interesting to see how he does tonight against UTEP. Quite a good QB battle going tonight (ESPN 8PM).

Hey all came across you site by looking at mock drafts. My name is Todd M. I currently live in Springfield mo, 5 years removed from the Monterey Peninsula and a die hard Fresno State Fan. I have done a lot of research and just wanted to see what others think. I appreciate you guys and your site it is a great site and i will be a frequent visitor.

Thanks for the compliments and welcome cowboy todd.

That's awesome, Todd. Glad you found us and very glad you like the site. I hope we will have the chance to talk a lot of good football together!