This is meant to be the open post for the NFL Draft tomorrow. It promises to be a pretty exciting day, no Jazz Fest day I'm sure, but fun nonetheless. And I felt this picture captured the draft for all football fans out there...I think we all hope Saturday and Sunday could be this perfect:
I totally agree with Marc on Stafford. He just wasn't that good in college.
ReplyDeleteTwo other draft comments:
1) Men who wear their team's jerseys to sports bars for the draft are losers. Or alcoholics. Or both.
2) There should be a 3 he moratorium on praising/killing a team's draft picks. We should call this rule The Mario Williams Corollary.
Sorry for iPhone typo. "3 he" should be 3 year.
ReplyDeleteHey Mark, try to comment on the right post.
ReplyDeleteOvechkin's goal there was sick.
ReplyDeleteI'll be immediately judging draft picks all day tomorrow. It's one of my favorite things about draft day. You knows what not though?
ReplyDeleteThe new 4 pm start to the first round. I want to wake up hungover and be mere minutes away from the first pick. This new format sucks more dick than Yancey Thigpen.
Stafford is a Lion.
ReplyDeleteAnd we are one step closer to my Sanchez Retard Deal.
I just ordered Comcast Cinemax so I could watch Brewster's Millions at 3am.
ReplyDeleteThe only decision worse than TJ's drunken Cinemax order from last night was Martin Mayhew's decision to give Matthew Stafford almost $42 million in guaranteed money. I can't wait to see how this plays out...
ReplyDeleteTeej,
ReplyDeleteI fully support your late night purchase. Brewster's is a underrated movie that gets lost in the sea of good to great 80's comedies. Pryor, while not his best work, still had his fastball and Candy is fantastic as Spike Nolan. The solid gold catchers mask medallion gets me every time.
If that movie had been made in the 90's when good comedies were much fewer and far between, it would get a lot more play.
new orleans doesn't suck. in case you were wondering. and ovechkin's goal was ridiculous. also, teejay, we made it to the mall with time to spare.
ReplyDeleteTyson Jackson is a heck of a player and definitely deserves to go in the 1st round. However, he's not a game changer at DE and anytime you take a DE in the top 10 I think you expect that guy to be an impact player on defense. That's not Jackson, he wasn't a dominant player at LSU and he won't be a dominant player in the NFL, imo. He's going to be good and consistent against both the run and the pass but he'll never be a guy with big sack numbers. If a team takes him in the top 10 (or top 5) which is how its sounding right now, I imagine their fans will be disappointed with the on-field results.
ReplyDeleteIts not Jackson's fault, but he's going to end up being labeled as overrated because of where he's being drafted.
Ever seen "Bustin' Loose" with Richard Pryor? Dated, but funny.
ReplyDeleteHalter top day rocks.
ReplyDeleteEvery day is halter top day when you live two blocks from the beach...
ReplyDeleteThe beach is vastly superior to Boston, I won't argue that. But after spending 8 months surrounded by people shrouded in North Face jackets, the first 80+ degree 0% humidity day of the year is spectacular.
ReplyDeleteNot so spectacular was the guy I saw rocking an Al Toon jersey, Sperry Topsiders, and grey tube socks.
If you are watching the Hornets/Nuggets game, this is one of the worst collapses I've ever seen by NO.
ReplyDeleteWow, Carmelo almost made that half court shot...
ReplyDeleteAre those Nuggets jerseys new or throwbacks?
ReplyDeleteNew-ish. They've had them for at least a year as their third jersey.
ReplyDeleteMark, to your earlier comment, its now 4pm and draft go time, and I am still massively hungover. Damn 3am showings of Brewsters Millions...
ReplyDeleteSo Steve Young blidly selected his suit/tie/shirt out of a bag or something, right?
ReplyDeleteWe're 20 minutes away from the Skins trading for Sanchez...
ReplyDeleteLots of hate for Matthew Stafford.
ReplyDeleteHarrington 2.0
ReplyDeleteMy beloved Bills have 2 first round picks. For the umpteenth year in a row, I predict they will take a 5'6" CB and a tall WR who runs a 5.5 sec 40-yard-dash.
ReplyDeleteEli's text to Stafford?
ReplyDelete"Xoxoxo ;)"
Metaphorical dead bodies? Lighten up Steve.
ReplyDeleteStafford just called the Lions a great organization. Straight shooter...
ReplyDeleteSnyder said yesterday that he will not trade next year's first rounder. We'll see...I don't trust his word or his discipline.
ReplyDeleteThey're a great organization compared to, say, the Taliban or NAMBLA. Or the Pedroia family.
ReplyDeleteThe Taliban is much more efficient and effective organization than the Lions.
ReplyDeleteYeah, but I just can't get behind their purpose.
ReplyDeleteOK, so who the hell was Sanchez on the phone with?
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'm with you Drew. I came out against the Taliban a few years back.
ReplyDeleteOwning an NFL hat gives you the same feeling you get when you're drafted. That makes sense.
ReplyDeleteOh lord...Herm is a draft analyst?
ReplyDeleteDo the opposite of what Herm says.
ReplyDeleteTJ--the Post is reporting that the Skins are no longer in the Sanchez sweepstakes because the Jets were willing to give up more...and its either the Jets or Seattle.
ReplyDeleteHerm looks a lot like Uncle Leo when he burned off his eyebrows and Elaine painted them back on with eyeliner.
ReplyDeleteHerm just told us this draft is good with "solid football players".
ReplyDeleteHere's a graphic of just how bad Herm was last year. Now let's ask him what he would do if he were Scott Pioli?!
ReplyDeleteHere you go:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.wakeskating.com/forum/files/uncle-leo.jpg
Jets jumping up to 4?
ReplyDeleteAs opposed to ephemeral football players.
ReplyDeleteGood god Steve Young, why don't you just saunter over and blow Curry.
ReplyDeleteMark, your boy...
ReplyDeleteHey Steve, how much does Tyson Jackson love football? Scale of 1 to 100?
ReplyDeleteIs Jackson one of those guys who went this high because of his workout performance? He's a 2-time 2nd-team All-SEC player. Shouldn't the 1st-team All-SEC player be drafted ahead of him?
ReplyDeleteDon't light a match near Aaron Curry's suit.
ReplyDeleteZoltan, stop trying to apply logic to the draft. It will just confuse and irritate you.
ReplyDeleteIn my not-so-expert opinion, there are three categories of obvious NFL busts:
ReplyDelete1. Pre-draft workout monsters who weren't that great in college. Mike Mamula, Akili Smith, Dan Wilkinson.
2. Guys who put up big numbers because of their supporting cast. Ron Dayne, Curtis Enis, Ki-Jana Carter, Ty Detmer, David Terrell, maybe Matt Leinart.
3. Proven criminals/mental cases. Ryan Leaf, Lawrence Phillips, Ricky Williams.
Curry's mom made that suit for him last night.
ReplyDeleteSo where do Heath Shuler, Desmond Howard and Robert Gallery fall on that list?
ReplyDeleteBoom, no one actually believes you did homework for this draft.
ReplyDeleteI think Howard and Shuler are category 2. Gallery may be category 4 - roid head (Mandarich).
ReplyDeleteReggie Bush may end up in category 2. He's basically a faster Eric Metcalf.
ReplyDeleteRobert Gallery has actually been a fine NFL offensive lineman. Of course not comparable to where he was drafted, but he's not a total bust.
ReplyDeleteJesus Christ, enough with this "loves football" crap.
ReplyDeleteYes! Tyson Jackson loves football too! This is gonna be an awesome season!!! Weeeeeeeee!
ReplyDelete"Do they take Sanchez so they can control where Sanchez goes." Huh?
ReplyDeleteTJ, I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with you. Gallery was drafted to play LT and be a stud. He couldn't cut it at LT...then he couldn't cut it as a RT, and finally he moved to guard where I've read he is doing decent.
ReplyDeleteFor the record, I love football. Look for me to go early in the second round.
ReplyDeleteDirty Sanchez headed to the J-E-T-S.
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Favre just announced he's coming back...just fyi.
ReplyDeleteGeoff, you are correct. I guess I just felt bad for him being lumped in with the truly awful busts.
ReplyDeleteTR, where are you?
ReplyDeleteDear Jets,
ReplyDeleteThank you sincerely for saving the Redskins from themselves. It is greatly appreciated.
Yours in Christ,
Geoff
I encountered a few truly awful busts in the Burg.
ReplyDeletePoint, Zoltan.
ReplyDeleteIsn't Guile a character in Street Fighter?
ReplyDeleteUm, the Jets didn't really have to give up a lot to get Sanchez at 5. That's pretty freaking sweet.
ReplyDeleteBengals are moronic.
ReplyDeleteLet's get this crazy Mexican in a Jets jersey, pronto.
ReplyDeleteHey Al Davis, Maclin or Harvin?
ReplyDeleteThis is the flaky guy?
ReplyDeleteA 4.3 40 eh? Still a terrible pick.
ReplyDeleteWhat a misfire. Al looked at the 40 times and made this pick himself.
ReplyDeleteMel and Todd each gave the kid who just went 7th a F grade? Geesh.
ReplyDeleteIf Harvin or Maclin are around at 13, can Snyder resist?
ReplyDeleteMcShay hammering this pick, and rightfully so...
ReplyDeleteSlow-ass Keyshawn, hating on speed.
ReplyDeleteThat's priceless. Herm likes the DHB pick.
ReplyDeleteHow about the bracelet on Eugene Monroe?
ReplyDeleteAcademically ineligible at BC? So he's wicked smaht.
ReplyDeleteHe was sweating profusely sitting on a couch.
ReplyDeleteSo I guess San Fran is drafting me next.
Crabtree is gonna have a Paul Pierce-esque chip on his shoulder next year.
ReplyDeleteRandy Moss-esque, even.
ReplyDeleteBea Arthur just died...so take her off your draft boards.
ReplyDeleteIf Orakpo and Oher are on the board...who do I want the Skins to pick? I think I'll go Oher.
ReplyDeleteGallery is a huge bust.
ReplyDeleteThe Skins have now been outbid twice in the last month or so. That's surprising.
This Penguins-Flyers game is better than the draft.
And the Yankees are taking it to Josh Beckett.
ReplyDeleteBerman just said Penn State is right around the corner from Buffalo...much like Charlotte is right around the corner from Baltimore.
ReplyDeleteI am not upset with this pick. Suprisingly.
ReplyDeleteMaybin has impressive jewelry too. Cufflinks, bracelets.
ReplyDeleteMarried Jerry wanted Orakpo there...
ReplyDeleteJust got home and I'm catching up with the draft and man do I wish I had seen the Heyward-Bey pick coming. It just makes so much damn sense I can't believe I didn't think of it. Al Davis, still outsmarting us after all these years (at least that's what he thinks).
ReplyDeleteI think I'd have gone with Orakpo over Maybin too but Orakpo's questionable motor might've played a part...
ReplyDeleteI could care less about these Dan Brown books/movies.
ReplyDeleteBeware, gay:
ReplyDeleteThere is a picture floating around the internet of shirtless Maybin and it's very impressive.
Knowshown...playing spades or hearts?
ReplyDeleteKeyshawn hating on Knowshon. No solidarity between the K---shons?
ReplyDeleteBeware, gay:
ReplyDeleteSidney Crosby, still diving.
I predict the Skins go Orakpo here...questionable motor is how they roll.
ReplyDeleteThere you go Geoffrey.
ReplyDeleteKnowshon's an interesting pick here. I guess McDaniels is trying his best to divorce himself from anything Shanahan related in terms of how he puts together a team.
ReplyDeleteI like Moreno but I think his running style could get him injured frequently ala Cadillac Williams.
Orakpo always looked good to me when I was watching.
ReplyDeleteIt's the "shon" that angers Key, Zoltan. And Geoff couldn't have been more right. The Skins practically ran their pick up there. Could end up being a great pick if Haynesworth can allow Orkapo to see a ton of one-on-ones...
ReplyDeleteI'm pleased. And mildly aroused.
ReplyDeleteMe too, Jerry. But YOUR boy Mike Mayock isn't a fan and questions his motor. Mayock's usually pretty solid in his analysis.
ReplyDeleteThe Skins d line got significantly better and youngerthis offseason...something that hasn't happened in a long time.
ReplyDeleteYou're looking at the Maybin photo, aren't you?
ReplyDeleteCouldn't you have started that with a "Beware, gay:", Geoff?
ReplyDeleteBy the way, if you google "Maybin Shirtless" you get the picture, courtesy of a blog with the following description:
ReplyDeleteA blog that discusses a range of issues from the African-American gay male perspective.
Carlton: The Blog?
ReplyDeleteHoly shit. Did you see that guy's biceps?
ReplyDeleteBtw, Beanie Wells is NOT a bruiser. He is big. He is strong. He is soft.
ReplyDeleteJerry might've just turned me into a gay black man.
ReplyDeleteAnd I was refering to the guy in the ad for the ESPN documentary, not any of the men TJ is ogling on the interweb.
ReplyDeleteSaints should go Malcolm Jenkins here...and move him to safety.
ReplyDeleteSure Zoltan, sure...
ReplyDeleteMark and Keyshawn are on the same page. I'm frightened.
ReplyDeleteWhich of these three USC linebackers is the best pro?
ReplyDeleteYeah, uh...big-time Giants fan hea....Whaddya say we package our numba one and maybe uh...someone like Sino-rice Moss and see if can get a guy like that Calvin Johnson...you know from Detroit. He's a big guy you know and I think he'd really help the team.
ReplyDeleteGeoff is loving the pocket square.
ReplyDeleteCushing = pony tail full of steroids.
ReplyDeleteI miss WFAN.
ReplyDeleteCould Cushing look like a bigger douche?
ReplyDeleteJerry got me.
ReplyDeletePocket squares are pretty awful...and if you do use one, at least match it to your tie.
ReplyDeleteVinnie from Flatbush, in the car!
ReplyDelete"Da Knicks need a real point gaaaad. Dey shood trade Chah-lee Waaad and Chahles Smiff faw Kevin Jawnsin."
Cushing got that hairstle from that Van Damme movie where he played twins.
ReplyDeleteDouble Impact?
ReplyDeleteMaclin rocking the wifebeater. Nice.
ReplyDelete"Hey Czabe, what about the Skins trading Campbell and Randel-El to the Colts for Peyton Manning?"
ReplyDeleteNot once while watching Brian Robiskie did I ever think he looked like a 1st round caliber WR.
ReplyDeleteWait'll we get our Hanes on you.
ReplyDeleteI think questions of that caliber are reserved to the John Thompson "show". By both the callers and the hosts.
ReplyDeleteDeion with the "blue collar" right to Cushing's face!
And Thompson would say "Yeah, that's a great idea...though I like Campbell better than Manning."
ReplyDeleteNow dis kid Manning....we not talkin bout Eli, right?
ReplyDeleteIt's been said many times before, but... Kiper's hair is amazing. He looks like a lego toy, like you could snap his hair on and off, exhange it for a space helmet, different kinds of hair, etc.
ReplyDeletePer Mel's analysis, the Chargers should have gone 16-0 last year.
ReplyDeleteHow many hyphenated guys do we have in the NFL now? Rogers-Cromartie, Heyward-Bey...
ReplyDeleteJones-Drew
ReplyDeleteAn ad for Desperate Housewives during the NFL Draft is a sound investment.
ReplyDeleteUh-oh.....Bucs trade up for Freeman?
ReplyDeleteBenJarvis Green-Ellis. It may be Ben-Jarvis Green-Ellis, I'm not sure.
ReplyDeletePlease tell me the Bucs aren't trading up for Josh Fucking Freeman.
ReplyDeleteYou had it right the first time, Zoltan.
ReplyDeleteThere's two guys on the Australian rugby team with hyphenated names.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget Jackson Joyner-Kersee...
ReplyDeleteMark, enjoy that guy...
ReplyDeleteJosh Freeman looks like he's 16 years old. TJ is googling for topless photos I bet.
ReplyDeleteAnd he shall be known as Josh Fucking Freeman heretofore.
ReplyDeleteSnowbirds from LI and NJ will love TB's new Jewish QB.
ReplyDeleteHe doesn't look Druish.
ReplyDeleteIt just seems like such a bad idea. Basically, everyone is saying that his weaknesses are "being a quarterback."
ReplyDeleteBut he is one big, good-looking athlete.
Yeah, the Pats always relied on dominant RBs. Antowain Smith, Corey Dillon's corpse, Lawrence Maroney, Kevin Faulk, Sammy Morris, Larry Centers.
ReplyDeleteJust say it Steve. You think McDaniels is a moron.
ReplyDeleteHow about Michael Oher hanging in the green room? I know some had him lower, but you don't go to radio city if you don't think you're going in the top 20.
ReplyDeleteYou guys should really be watching NFL Network. The cromulence of Mike Mayock. The awesomeness of Jon Gruden. Can't be beat.
ReplyDeleteI would be watching NFL network...if Comcast hadn't inexplicably dropped it last week. You can't even pay to get it. So, we move into the new house next weekend and Fios gets installed on Saturday.
ReplyDeleteJerry summed up many of my thoughts on drafting Josh Freeman nicely. Speaking of picks on dubious on, Robert Ayers, huh?
ReplyDeleteAs someone who watches more SEC football than just about anything else, I can honestly say I never once thought about him in terms of designing an offensive gameplan against UT. I just don't see how/why he's a 1st round pick.
The scumbags in Philly aren't foing to like Maclin missing half the games with leg inkuries.
ReplyDeleteAlways surprised me that Maclin was consistently ranked over Harvin, even before the dope stuff.
ReplyDeleteTrey Wingo's bringing up some good points regarding the Eagles' stupidity with this pick and the trade they made earlier...
ReplyDeleteLions go Oher here. I'm calling it. "We've got our QB and his blind side covered for the next decade."
ReplyDeleteJust what the Lions need.
ReplyDeleteHere's why I think Maclin rates higher (it surprised me too). He returned kicks & punts and Harvin didn't (he could've he just had Brandon James to do it), he's had some injuries and finally (and most importantly imo) is that Harvin was surrounded by a lot of other talented offensive players throughout his career while Maclin was basically options 1,2 & 3 in the Mizzou offense so he ended up with bigger numbers and ended up looking better.
ReplyDeleteI'll take what Harvin did in the SEC over Maclin all day.
Pettigrew is a very good blocker for a receiving tight end. Still don't love the pick though.
ReplyDeleteYes!!! Mayock compared Pettigrew to Jason Witten. Inter-race comparison.
ReplyDeleteAnd he just showed him pancaking Orakpo.
Pettigrew could be the greatest TE ever and it's a bad pick. The Lions went 0-16 last year. They need at least one of everything. A TE isn't going to turn them around. Picking a TE in the 1st round is a luxury few teams can afford.
ReplyDeleteI just made a move that virtually ensures Percy Harvin will go in the 1st round.
ReplyDeleteDid this move involve usage of paraphernalia?
ReplyDeletePossibly.
ReplyDeleteAdrian Peterson AND Harvin? Skiddit.
ReplyDeleteImpressive Mark.
ReplyDeleteIf they use him imaginatively, like the Eagles used Jackson, that offense could be a nightmare of possibilities.
ReplyDeleteAnd Harvin has to be smarter and tougher than Jackson. More versatile too.
ReplyDeleteI think the Pats need a LB. So they'll take a punter.
ReplyDeleteNice Steve Smith reference. I have maintained for a couple years now that Harvin's absolute ceiling is near Steve Smith.
ReplyDeleteSo I guess Harvin didn't slide very far.
ReplyDeleteYanks/Sawks tied at 8. I missed 14 runs?
ReplyDeleteBaltimore drafted Oher, so he'll be very good.
ReplyDeleteSeems that way. I wanted either Ole Miss guy for the Bucs...speaking of...
ReplyDeleteRyan Hollins is playing in the last 2 minutes for Dallas?
ReplyDeleteVontae Davis has an enormous face.
ReplyDeleteThis guy's suit looks like it's made from the same material as my mom's couch.
ReplyDeleteIf your heart is open, love will always find its way in.
ReplyDeleteYou know, when you can draft a guy in the 1st round who's been schooled by Ron Zook, you can't let an opportunity like that pass you by.
ReplyDeleteJerry Seymour, settle down.
ReplyDeleteOkay Patriots...I get it, you trade all your picks away for more picks. But, eventually you have to pick someone or else what are you really doing?
ReplyDeleteDidn't Clay Matthews retire 10 years ago?
ReplyDeleteGreen Bay = Premium white LBs.
ReplyDeletei believe this is his son.
ReplyDeleteThe Patriots have an absurd # of 2/3 picks now. Probably a record. That's an efficient place to be drafting.
ReplyDeleteThere's not much I like more than a good "U-S-A" chant.
ReplyDeleteYou couldn't get a suitable equivalent for Donald Brown in the 4th round?
ReplyDeleteI am not upset with that pick either. Surprisingly.
ReplyDeleteI hope the Giants front office knows more about the guys on the board that I do.
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