Join Us For the Greatest Live Blog In NFL Draft History
You might have noticed that nifty hyperlinked badge over on the sidebar. For those who haven’t figured it out yet, we will be hosting what is sure to be the single greatest live blog ever. I’ll be at the controls from 3 pm until my fingers fall off or I run out of mood enhancers. You can expect additional appearances from Punte and Christmas Ape, assuming he has time in between Deadspinning and cat shaving (Jean Grey got in the taffy again!) With a little bit of luck we’ll even be joined by the elusive Captain Caveman, on location at the ACTUAL NFL Draft.
But forget all of that, what makes this live blog special is YOU!*
That’s right, on Saturday we’ll be engaging in our most bold bit of experimentation since that time at summer camp that we swore we’d never talk about. We’re using the most excellent Cover It Live (example) to…cover it. LIVE! If you’re unfamiliar with this technology it means we’re going to get a bit more interactive. While our witticisms are updating LIVE you will be able to contribute all of your own thoughts and jokes. The ones that don’t totally suck will appear LIVE in the live blog window. There are all sorts of other fun features that we may or may not get into (sample LIVE poll: What variety of animal flesh is currently lodged in Berman’s teeth?).
So please join us this Saturday, but remember, you must be this drunk to ride the ride. And if you are that drunk, you should probably sign up for an email reminder and a 3 pm wakeup call for Saturday afternoon.
Sorry if I seem excited, but I’m about to go see the Wiz/Cavs LIVE (ape note: for those not superwealthy like the Maj, follow along with my live blog at SbB)! I just hope I don’t get kicked out before Brendan (he earned that n!) Haywood.
*Does not apply to Jet fans.
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April 24th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
I’m a Jet fan and even I hate me, and my team, we’ll trade up to make a retarted pick like Gholston.
April 24th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
Sadly, I’ve got something that afternoon that’s going to keep me from this historic event for at least the first few hours.
Hopefully I can make it in for the third round or so, and thereby only missing six sure-to-be-brilliant picks by my Chiefs.
I’ll try to catch up to you all courtesy of a cocktail creation of my own — the Hank Stram. It’s two parts bourbon, one part toupee glue, matriculated over ice and served neat.
April 24th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
you will be missed
April 24th, 2008 at 5:33 pm
They moved the third round to Sunday, y’know, to make sure the second day has a least someone we’ve heard of.
April 24th, 2008 at 5:43 pm
Will EDSBS be involved at all?
April 24th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
Well now I have a reason to be drunk during the draft.
April 24th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Might not be able to stomach another draft to be mainly botched by the 49ers. Might also be passed out in the corner from drinking my own concoction, the Alex Smith. It’s a triple shot of Popov chased with a punch to your own groin.
April 24th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Ape also shills his talents for SbB?
Wow… I just lost a lot of respect for who he is as a person. That is one of the worst websites I’ve ever visited.
April 24th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
@ Hit Dog
Is it stirred with the hands of a little girl?
April 24th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
I will not be drunk. I will, however, be under the influence of one or more hallucinogens for the duration of the draft (Saturday and Sunday). If you need justification for a Lions or Redskins pick, you can count on me.
/yeah I’ll be drunk, too
April 24th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
This will be sweet…
April 24th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
you will be missed
Just plug in the Otto Man 3000. “Those clowns in Kansas City did it again. What a bunch of clowns.”
April 24th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
The Seahawks can probably fuck this draft up in Bosworthian proportions. I hope CC is around so we can cry about it together.
April 24th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
gravatar? we don’t need no steenking gravatar!!!
GO BROWNS!!!
April 24th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
just how long and distinguished is the history of NFL Draft live blogging?
April 24th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
well, i got nothing to do until round 4…so i’m probably gonna be at a barbeque, drinking beer.
go browns.
April 24th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
1 pick on day 1. I don’t know if we Colts fans will be able endure the draft without booze. At least we know our front office won’t totally fuck up the draft.
/18-1 is still a rallying cry.
//yah the Pats draft well too, damn it…
April 24th, 2008 at 8:01 pm
Will there be any celebrity appearances?
April 24th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Did someone say GravAtari? The video game that floats!
April 24th, 2008 at 8:48 pm
@Otto Man,
How do you keep it with the news like that?
April 24th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Will my friend Dr. Yuengling be making a special guest appearance?
April 24th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
I’ve used CoverItLive several times, guys. I really like it, and I hope you’ll find it suitable for your needs.
A word of advice, though. The way I’ve seen it set up, guest chats must be “approved”. I’m guessing there’s a way to turn off approval, so you’ll want to do that. If not, UM, you may want to get somebody to help you with comment approval.
April 24th, 2008 at 11:54 pm
I will be at the Foxfield Races in the middle of nowhere, VA, all day Saturday. Which means I will be shitfaced by noon, so if I comment and it doesn’t make any sense, you’ll know why. Polian does his damage in the later rounds anyway, so I’m not really sweating the lack of a first-rounder. If your team gets John Carlson (TE) or Trevor Laws (DL), be happy - it’s probably a steal.
April 25th, 2008 at 12:26 am
@smurphette:
Didn’t know you liked being in Charlottesville for Foxfield. In my 4 years at UVA not once did I attend that event, but did make fun of all the shitfaced coeds when they got back to Grounds. Have fun and try not to get your sundress dirty…unless you really want to.
You’re only an hour west of Richmond, but, yeah, nowhere, VA sounds about right.
April 25th, 2008 at 1:06 am
I will be there!!!
April 25th, 2008 at 1:09 am
@J4B: Actually, I never went while I was at school - I only started going since I graduated from law school and moved back to DC. Still not a huge fan of the ‘ville, but I am a fan of cute dresses and drinking all day with my friends. Get my Lilly dress dirty? Whatever could you mean, sir?
April 25th, 2008 at 1:09 am
Hopefully that did not apply to Jets fans in Canada.
Even if it did, I was too busy watching anyway, so whatever
April 25th, 2008 at 1:12 am
*uh.. hockey that is. Even left out figuratively. How sad..
April 25th, 2008 at 2:01 am
in honor of foxfield, does Cover It Live have the technology to host commenter virtual trough dives?
April 25th, 2008 at 2:05 am
El Diablos says the NFL draft is full of strapping young fellows.
April 25th, 2008 at 6:59 am
God Sean Astin is awesome in Monk.
On another note, while you guys are getting drunk with your insane, probably immoral and some kind of affront to God-based cocktails, I will be sitting here with a gun in my mouth waiting to pull the trigger when we do something like trade up to second for Matt Ryan or do an Oakland and pick that punter who everyone likes at eight. But seriously, trade up to second and all there will be left of me will be an attractively-shaped blood splat
April 25th, 2008 at 9:24 am
ooo-ooo-ooo, could you guys do like ESPN and manage a way to honor Brett Favre every couple of minutes just so we know he’s retired and such? That would be great. Also, could you get the barely intelligible Stephen A. Smith to comment on crap no one cares about and bring absolutely nothing to the table? That would be super as well!
April 25th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Since I can’t be here tomorrow, I’d like to pre-register a comment to be filed on my behalf.
At the first sighting of Mel Kiper: “Ooh, Eddie Munster is all growed up!”
Thanks.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:15 am
isn’t “live blogging” just a alternate term for a running diary, so you don’t appear to be copying the same guy (Bill Simmons) that you at KSK like to refer to as a douche bag?
April 25th, 2008 at 10:31 am
No, because live-blogging is done in your underwear. Duh.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:48 am
live-bloggin commando
April 25th, 2008 at 10:54 am
When these guys live blog, there are actually funny and entertaining, not pretentious, name dropping, self important winddouches like Simmons.
April 25th, 2008 at 10:55 am
*they, you fucker.
April 25th, 2008 at 11:03 am
“you must be this drunk to ride the ride.”
Can I just keep popping vicodin instead.
April 25th, 2008 at 11:46 am
The best thing about the draft is the sheer number of franchises that are really bad at it. However, as a Colts fan, It’s like “Great, some great role player that will sign with Indy, play here for five years, and go get a monster contract somewhere else, after which he will suck.”
Although, I am thrilled to watch someone like the Raiders and 49ers do something really dumb. Can’t really say anything about Miami’s pick. But the Rams will be high comedy.
April 25th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I just read an insider expert article from an underground exclusive website that is reporting: Herman Edwards and Bill Kuharich of the Chiefs have developed a diabolical master plan for the 2008 NFL Draft: They are attempting to obtain the rights to every single pick, totalling 224 over all seven rounds. This has obviously never been done before, but one NFL source says: “Basically, it all comes down to if the Chiefs are willing to part with Boomer Grigsby.”
April 25th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
one NFL source says: “Basically, it all comes down to if the Chiefs are willing to part with Boomer Grigsby.”
Since he’s signed with the Dolphins, I’d say that’s fine with us.