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There's a lot of good things we now know about the 2008 Titans. First and foremost, Vince Young is maturing; he threw no picks. And, Vince ran well. When he did take a sack, he calmly went down with no heroics and no whining. Looking great, Vince; Mike Heimerdinger is back, and it shows.

The first round draft pick, Chris Johnson (RB), on his very first play from scrimmage, first play as a Titan

The Titans did not have a 1st round draft pick in 2001 because they traded it acquire Kevin Carter.  That move did not pay off much in 2001 when Carter had just 2 sacks.  Carter rallied to have 10 sacks in 2002.

I will always refer to this as the Keith Bulluck draft. 

Round 1 Pick #30- Keith Bulluck, LB, Syracuse

I have not looked at any other #30 picks to back up this next statement, but Keith Bulluck is the best #30 pick in the history of the draft.

First round, Chris Johnson, Running Back from East Carolina. Fastest times at the combine.

Probably a good pick. Gives Vince Young some new weapons; an RB who can catch and run. See all his stats here. Oh, and he's not yet jailed. But he looks like...

From the Q&A tab, this question posed to Chris Johnson...

Q. What TV-show marathon will keep you on the couch all day?

So much for the draft experts and all the mock drafts. The Tennessee Titans select RB Chris Johnson out of East Carolina with their first-round pick (No. 24 overall).

Not quite what the experts thought:

....the Dallas Cowboys represented by gotitans27 select....

Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas

As I said at pick 22 I don't think the Cowboys need to pick a running back here, but apparently Jerry Jones is in love with Felix Jones and will not let him pass if he is ava

....the Dallas Cowboys represented by gotitans27 select....

Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas

....the Seattle Seahawks represented by DonFrancisco select....

Lawrence Jackson, DE, USC

The Seahawks are a well coached, solid football team without a lot of immediate needs.