I checked out the first 20 or so picks in the NFL Draft today, but only because I had about 4 hours to kill. I'm glad the whole Eli Manning thing was resolved before Andrea Kremer's carotid ruptured from sputtering over all the "controversy."
At first, I wanted to see who Houston would take with #10. They selected Dunta Robinson, though I'm skeptical as to how effective a 5' 10" cornerback will be. The "experts" all seem to think he's almost as good as DeAngelo Hall, who went to Atlanta at #8. Of course, I had to wait to hear that because almost as soon as Robinson got done shaking hands, Roethlisberger went to the Steelers.
Good. Of the three QBs that went in the top 10, I like him best. I hope Manning likes that shitty Giants O-line he ended up with.
Then I stuck around to see who the Bears would take at #14. Oh, tempestuous Fate, you have saddled me with Tommie Harris. Now I have to cheer for a Sooner. It's almost as bad as when they drafted that UCLA asshole McNown.
Other random thoughts:
+ Screw you, Michael Irvin. UT fans are happy Roy Williams stayed on for his senior year. Although he may have reconsidered if he knew he'd end up at Detroit.
+ Where'd that half-naked Statue of Liberty lady come from after the Rivers trade? Boo, ESPN, for not profiling her.
+ Did it ever occur to the ESPN folks, while putting together their gushing tribute to Pat Tillman, that it was a tad inappropriate? After all, this is the guy who refused to do interviews after leaving the Cardinals to enlist because he didn't want to be regarded as any different from any other soldier. Did it ever cross their minds that practically elevating the guy to sainthood - especially in such a way as to promote their own draft coverage - might have pissed him off?
This has nothing to do with the draft. At this point, I couldn't care less where Payton Manning ends up.
However, I'm anxiously awaiting comment, if you have any, on the March For Women's Lives.
Oops! I woke up in the middle of the night and realized I couldn't care less where ELI Manning ends up.
Screw you, Michael Irvin. UT fans are happy Roy Williams stayed on for his senior year.
So were OU fans. With a quarterback that couldn't get him the ball, his talents were mostly wasted last season. :) I'm glad he didn't get hurt, though. It would have been a shame for him to toil for Mack for an extra year AND lose the big NFL payday. I think that was the rationale behind Irvin's comment.
Chris, I grew up a Bears fan, and still subject myself to the punishment of rooting for them. Being a Houstonian, I believe I'm required to support the Texans as well. Which is fine, since I need an AFC team to back.
Mom, stay tuned.
Kevin, point taken. I just didn't like Irvin talking about guys coming out earlier, since I really don't want to see college football become like college basketball.
Not sure if Roy cares much about going to Detroit, or not. Suddenly the Lions are surrounded by a bevy of young talent. They've got arguably two of the best young receivers in the league (though Arizona might dispute that), an above average QB, and what they believe to be a future every-down running back. Now, if their defense and special teams could step up there may actually be chalk marks in the Lions' "W" column this year. And since I'm a big fan of Mooch's days with the Niners (and pissed they let him go) I'd love to see ol' Steve do with the Lions what Erickson can't seem to do in SF.
What a punk Manning is, huh?
So I can't tell from reading this... are you a Texans fan, a Bears fan, or whom, exactly?