First selection of the day...Jim Donaldson, Providence Journal...selects the "blond" brownies over the chocolate brownies on the media snacks table in the Gillette Stadium press box...
"It wasn't a pick based on need," he said. "It was the best available snack."

On a more serious note, the draft has begun and the Dolphins' selection of OT Chris Long has officially been announced. Miami now has a guy who can protect the quarterback. Unfortunately, the Dolphins don't have a quarterback worth protecting.

The Patriots, barring a trade, will be drafting at No. 7 overall. That's the spot they nabbed WR Terry Glenn in 1996. Since then, the seventh pick in the draft has yielded Ike Hilliard, WR, Giants, 1997; Kyle Turley, OT, Saints, 1998; Champ Bailey, CB, Washington, 1999; Thomas Jones, RB, Cardinals, 2000; Andre Carter, DE, 49ers, 2001; Bryant McKinnie, OT, Vikings, 2002; Byron Leftwich, QB, Jaguars, 2003; Roy WIlliams, WR, Lions, 2004; Troy WIlliamson, WR, Vikings, 2005; Michael Huff, DB, Raiders, 2006; Adrian Peterson, RB, Vikings, 2007.