The Marathon is Finally Over

Yes, yesterday concluded the Ironman World Championship Tour de France NFL Draft, and barring any freak injuries to a player on your team (not that we'd ever wish that on an anyone, well, anyone...?), this may be the last NFL post for a while (unless some freak trade happens). So let's review, shall we?

Now I love watching Todd McShay and Mel Kiper argue over quarterbacks as much as the next guy (man oh man did I think the Vikings had come down with a LeFevour), but my favorite moment of the draft had to be Ron Jaworski turning blue in the face during his "every player in the NFL is a hard worker or they wouldn't be there" rant. Now I'm no expert, but from an objective 3rd party standpoint, it would appear that there are a few players who are quite fearful of the "all work and no play makes Kyle Jack a dull boy" saying. And on the other side of the coin, how would you then explain a player like Tedy Bruschi, who upon entering the NFL as a tiny defensive end had a better shot at being a successful spokesman than player? But, who am I, right?

With regards to the actual draft and not the expert commentary, I was surprised Baltimore didn't address a long term need at cornerback and instead addressed an apparent twofold need at TE. That, and the fact that they addressed a need to amuse themselves in the form of trying to draft lineman that together weigh almost a ton. Seriously, this poor little 300 pound fella better bulk up if he wants to hang with the cool kids.

And, of course, the Vikings did nothing about that whole QB situation we have. I'm all for winning a super bowl next year (even with the bitter sweet taste that would come with it), but then what? If Captain Bodyslam and the Human 'Copter were such poor long term solutions at QB that we had to bring Brett in, why not start thinking of the future now? Maybe they know something we fans don't. By the way, Google's brilliant suggestion autocomplete helps my cause. If you type in "Tarvaris Jackson" into youtube, the number one suggestion is "Tarvaris Jackson Owned." Guess what it is for ol' Sage?

But, inherently, the draft is pretty dumb. All this time and money is wasted on it and who knows who will pan out as a good or great player. Now all that's left is to anxiously wait to see if your team selected the bust of the year.

Then again, why wait? Of course your team did. When it comes to the draft, they're cursed.