We're back after a couple-day hiatus, and the dropback is chock-full of good stuff today.

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THE PROS
Remember when I predicted in our mock draft that Chris Long would go No. 1? Well, I was half right on the name! Fox Sports' Jay Glazer breaks another one, Jake Long to Miami.

I've been saying this for a long time: The finances of top picks must be changed. Must be.

Courtesy of podcast producer Nick Seuberling, this is shocking: Bengals turn down a 2008 No. 1, 2009 pick for Ocho Cinco.

Speaking of the JailBengals, good news: Linebacker Odell Thurman reinstated.

MORE Bengals, and this one is sad: David Pollack will retire. I was in South Carolina at a paper that covered UGA when Pollack was in his prime, and he was dominant, it seemed. Tough break for him.

There may be a new backup for Joe Addai in Indianapolis this fall.

It'd have to be tough for any team in the top 5, like the Falcons, not to trade down: more picks and no reason to pay anyone a JaMarcus Russell-like $68 million.

Monday Morning Quarterback's Mock Draft.

Trade rumors dominate pre-draft mill.

No. 1 picks are quite hit-and-miss. ... The hits include Troy Aikman.

Good news - and by good I mean stupid - Packers GM Ted Thompson says the team could draft a quarterback.

Wow: Lions talking about trading Roy Williams?

Who are the biggest draft-day steals? How about busts?

COLLEGES
Hot topic for the Buckeyes: Fullback. Must be nice for that to be the big issue. (As an aside, I know that writer fairly well. He's a big-timer.)

News and notes from Spring Game Day.

How about some alma mater news? The defense dominates. Yikes. 7-3? Seriously?

Interesting reaction this columnist's assertion that West Virginia fans need to "let it go."

Off-field incidents, Paterno uncertainty turns Penn State into Laughingstock U.