Re: NFL Draft

I slaved over the NFL draft first round this year .... Stopped making picks a few years ago for the same reason I stopped doing most fantasy sports (excepting professional football): Because when I do, that sport (or in this case, draft) isn't fun to watch anymore. But this year I decided to get back on the horse and see how it would go and, true to form, I was virtually miserable throughout the entire first round.

However, all my hard work (very hard work, actually) paid off: I correctly picked 10 of the 32 picks (which doesn't sound like a lot, but is an impressive personal best I take seriously, given the fact I don't follow the college game closely), earned an extra first round pick in my franchise football league, set a record for lowest correct pick (# 31 out of 32) and, most importtant of all, beat my step-brother. As a condition of our personal bet, he must buy Tool's new album for me when it comes out Tuesday. (I would have had to take him to the movies.)

The correct picks:

Number One: Houston Texans selected Mario Williams, DE, North Carolina State. (No brainer. The announcement that Williams had signed a contract came late Friday night.)

Number Two: New Orleans Saints selected Reggie Bush, RB, Southern California.

Number Three: Tennessee Titans selected Vince Young, QB, Texas.

Number Four: New York Jets selected D'Brickashaw Ferguson, OT, Virginia.

Number Five: Green Bay Packers selected A.J. Hawk, LB, The Ohio State.

Number Six: The Beloved San Francisco 49ers selected Vernon Davis, TE, Marlyand.

Number Seventeen: Minnesota Vikings selected Chad Greenway, LB, Iowa.

Number Nineteen: San Diego Chargers selected Antonio Cromartie, CB, Florida State.

Number Twenty-nine: New York Jets selected Nick Mangold, C, The Ohio State.

Number Thirty-one: Seattle Seahawks selected Kelly Jennings, CB, Miami of Florida.

And now, for my next trick, I will get up and shower without hurting myself. Ta-da!!!!