NFL Draft

Ok, I have to admit it. I like the NFL draft. Not in the insane way where I have to be glued to the set for every pick of every round (including all FIVE HOURS of the 1st round), but I like to check back every 20-30 minutes or so to see what's happened. In case you didn't hear (just kidding, of course) the Texans took Mario Williams out of N.C. State instead of Reggie Bush. The Houston front office may not want him, but I hope I get Bush on my fantasy team next year. That guy's a freak of nature with the football in his hands. I just listened to an interview with Charlie Casserly (Texan's GM) on espn. He was talking about Barry Sanders being the best RB in the league during his career and how the Lions only won 1 playoff game with him. True, but the Lions supporting cast was never any good around Sanders, except for Herman Moore. Houston has a pretty good QB in Carr, a top WR in Andre Johnson and another pretty good back in Domanick Davis. Not to mention that regardless of how the Lions did, Sanders put people in the seats. Bush would immediately make them a better team and bring the fans out next year. Williams won't.

My hometown Jacksonville Jaguars did alright in the draft getting a big target at TE. From an offensive production standpoint, anyone's an upgrade on Kyle Brady. The thing I liked best was that they took a couple guys from my old school, Ed White HS, in Demetrice Webb (7th round) and Jamaal Fudge (free agent). Always good to see the hometown guys get picked up and great to see the Commanders get some love.

Finally, a couple other things that will keep me coming back for more draft coverage in years to come. One, Chris Berman being at a loss for words. It's pretty much the only day of the year we get to see it. The other is Mel Kiper getting all that face time. This guy is a robot in front of the camera. Did you see his ESPN Mobile Phone commercial leading up to the draft?? Couldn't they have given him a few more takes to try to find a little personality?? Watching him try to take himself seriously for that long on live camera is priceless. Only Al Gore could rival him for "Most Boring Man on the Planet". But like I said, I hope to see more of it for years to come.