The Giants drafted a cornerback from New Mexico named DeAndre Wright. I find this funny because I know a guy named DeAndre Wright -spelled the same way and everything- and he is quite fond of the sport. D, if you're reading this, congratulations on the new job with the G-Men!
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I find it rather odd that Curtis Painter from Purdue has been drafted (albeit by Indianapolis, who needs quarterbacks like Andy Reid needs cheeseburgers) ahead of MSU's Brian Hoyer. In 2008, Painter had a positively abysmal and inconsistent season with the Boilermakers, his sole standout performance (to me, at any rate), being running up the score on a paste-eatingly dumb IU team for Joe Tiller's retirement present.* Is this really worth the NFL scouts' time? Or is this part of Peyton Manning's grand scheme to eventually become offensive coordinator? On the other hand, MSU made it all the way to the Capital One Bowl before being dispatched by Matthew Stafford et al. Will Hoyer get drafted at all?
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Perhaps the most interesting hilarity I've seen all day: In the sixth round, just a few minutes ago, New England drafted a fellow from Hawaii named Jacob Ingram. Jacob Ingram ...is a long snapper. I have two things to say about this.
a) This is actually a draftable position? I always thought it was a rotating special teams position (sort of like "holder," although this is usually the kicker's job). I learned something new today!
b) Seriously, Patriots. If you've got nothing better to do than draft a long snapper, you shouldn't even be on the clock. Rather, you shouldn't even be in the blasted thing to begin with. You can always go for offensive guards or defensive tackles for your third string. You could draft yourself someone to cut the sleeves from Bill Belichick's sweatshirts. Heck, you could go out and save the environment, or stop this new Swine Flu that seems to be causing a bit of a ruckus, or fight crime on Mars, but you instead draft a long snapper? Unbeleiiiiiiiivable!
Non-football news, the new statistic today says that Detroit is still the most violent city in the US. I could make a Lions joke, but I'll take the moral high ground and say that the most violent crime pertaining to Detroit is today's unabashed stomping of the Pistons by Cleveland. Whoa.
More to come tonight! Remember kids, draft beer, not absurd special teams positions!
*Interestingly, the only team worth watching in the entire state of Indiana at the end of last season were the Ball State Cardinals.
You misspelled "sole!"
ReplyDeleteAlso, the Cavs rocked and so did their fans, making the trip to Detroit and turning an away game into a home game.
Amusing. I've corrected the grammatical oops, even though it's kind of appropriate both ways!
ReplyDeleteYes. The Cavs really let it all out. Wasn't the final score ca. 20 pt differential?