Chris Long

One of my very good friends, Corey Bowdre, is also one of the biggest Falcons fans I know. He knew I was in Atlanta for the draft and sent me this text message Monday: "Not very impressed.''

A combo platter of a column, with How I Spent My Weekend in Atlanta, followed by what I loved, and what I scratched my head about after the 2008 draft.

As we head into the last evening before the NFL draft, I'm going to try not to be a rumor-mongerer. Rather, I'm going to tell you what I heard reliably throughout the day Friday, in this final pre-draft edition of ...

Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we dip under the 72-hour mark counting down to the NFL's big pick-fest in New York, New York....

Now that Michigan's Jake Long is signed, sealed and delivered to the Dolphins, what's the domino effect to the rest of the NFL draft's top 10? Here's our up to the moment reading of the tea leaves: