News and Notes from the Draft Party

-Team Florida has announced that they will be using a 3-4 defensive scheme

-It was wierd seeing Peter Warrick holding an orange and blue jersey, but he seems comfortable in his new surroundings

-There were alot of no name players selected before former famous college greats that we all remember. Yet, this only goes to show how great talent from small schools can be overlooked by the NFL and scouts. Also, remember, alot of these guys have not played football in a long time. How much time since then have they put into training?

-There already seems to be a rivalry developing between Team Florida and Team Tennessee.

-Kresser and all of the players that were protected by Team Florida met with fans before and after the draft

-The New Helmets were revealed and they look great! All of the teams feature a logo of their state with colors that are familiar in their area. Team Florida's helmets are basically like the old Gator F helmet with the following exceptions: the helmet is blue instead of white and a logo of the state of Florida is featured behind the orange F.

-Fan attendence was extremely high; the building was packed.

2008 INAUGURAL AAFL DRAFT

Today, I went to a Team Florida draft party in Gainesville. Here are the players that were selected by Coach Matthews in the draft:

QB Eric Kresser (Marshall)
DE Thomas Smith (Pitt)
OT John Wilson (Penn State)
DB Pete Hunter (Virginia Union)
RB James Lemon (Stanford)
QB Chris Leak (UF)
WR Peter Warrick (FSU)
WR Willie Jackson (UF)
LB Craig Kobel (USF)
WR Travis McGriff (UF)
WR Tavaris Capers (UCF)
WR Ryan Moore (UM)
WR Chris Doering (UF)
RB Elijah Williams (UF)
DB Fred Weary (UF)
DT Tyronn Johnson (Florida A&M)
WR Kevin Beard (UM)
DE Elton Patterson (UCF)
LB Maurice Jones (USF)
DB Leroy Smith (FSU)
TE OJ Small (UF)
DT Buck Gurley (UF)
DE Willie Cohens (UF)
LB Bam Hardmon (UF)
LB Brian Crum (UF)
FS Kyler Hall (FSU)
DB Keith Williams (Florida A&M)
DB Cory Bailey (UF)
S Jerrell Terry (FAU)
DE Alton Wright (UM)
DE Charles Howard (FSU)
G Zac Zedalis (UF)
T Tony Tella (UM)
T Bradley Kunz (UM)
TE Victor Jones (Edward Waters)
TE Cory McKinney (FIU)
G Steve Rissler (UF)
C Anthony Wollschlager (UM)
T Freddie Moore (Florida A&M)
LB Travis Harris (UF)
LB Carl Walker (UM)
DB Johnny Lamar (UF)
S Jarrell Weaver (UM)
K Judd Davis (UF)
P Matt Leach (UF)
CB Chris Hawkins (Marshall)
C Jon Schall (Pitt)
LB Mario Reese (Minnesota)
RB Travis Glaford (Western Illinois)
RB Norval McKenzie (Vandy)