What happened today in the draft

For those of you who had trouble following all the trades today, here's a simple breakdown of just one of the Eagles' moves:

-- The Eagles start the day with a 3rd round pick (#91) and a 5th rounder (#141), among other picks.

-- They traded the 3rd to the Giants for a new 2009 3rd and a new 2009 5th.

-- They traded the Giants' 3rd to the Seahawks for a 2010 3rd, another 2009 5th and a new 2009 7th.

-- They traded the Seahawks 5th and that #141 pick to the Patriots for CB Ellis Hobbs.

-- They traded the Giants' 5th to the Saints for a 2010 5th and a new 2009 7th.

-- They traded that 2009 7th to the Colts for a 2010 6th.

-- They used the Seahawks' 7th to draft OG Paul Fanaika.

Or, to make it even clearer for you:



Don't know why folks had trouble understanding that.

Later on I'll cover the drafting of LB Jason Phillips, who was selected by the Ravens with the pick they got from the Patriots who got it from the Eagles who got it from the Seahawks who got it from the Lions. I predict he'll be traded to the Packers by June, and to the Lakers a week later.