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Countdown to the Draft: 2 days

By ArtieFufkin

Ah, Spring … baseball season is underway, its playoff time in the NBA, the flowers are in bloom, the smell of fresh cut grass is in the air, college co-eds are shedding layers of clothing, and the NFL Draft is almost upon us!  Honestly, is there a better time of year?   (Video via Kissing Suzy Kolber)

Here are a few draft-related links to get you in the mood for this weekend:

• Pro Football Weekly has posted a new Draft Value Chart, which gives a position-by-position breakdown of where they think players will be selected.  It’s pretty helpful to get an idea of who a team might at a position of need, and where certain players will fall – especially in the later rounds.
• Wake Forest LB Aaron Curry is slashing prices just in time for this weekend’s draft! NFL.com reports that Curry is willing to take less money from Detroit as the #1 overall pick than Jake Long received from the Dolphins last year. Most reports have the Lions taking QB Matt Stafford with the first pick, but according to MLive.com, they have also completed a deal with Curry if a deal with Stafford can’t be reached.
• Finally, the NY Daily News is reporting that the Giants/Browns deal for Braylon Edwards is dead. Honestly, I’ve heard so many different reports over the last few weeks, I don’t know what to think anymore.  And at this point, both sides are throwing up so much smoke, nobody really knows what’s going to happen until draft day.  For my money, I still say Edwards will be a Giant by Saturday night.  I think all of the leaked info over the past few months has been posturing by two stubborn GMs, and when the Browns go on the clock with the #5 pick, it’ll get done.