Tortured Soul

He wants guys that use a lot of cliches?

I need a drink.

Those really shouldn't count. Wow, that's the worst piece of news I've seen on Walker yet. Thanks, JPL7, and f you.

"All of them got contracts that were considered steep, even by this year's standards." Didn't Whittl get the league minimum?

It happens all the time. Jimmy Kennedy and that running back from Northwestern immediately pop to mind - and I've never even watched the draft.

No, we're more of the Montreal Expos.

I'd swap Ray-Ray for Peppers and only include Takeo pre-injury, but I think you're pretty close.

Since when did blue collar become a euphamism for Big Ten?

I googled Ron Slavin to find out who he is, and this interview was the first thing that came up - and it's from two years ago. The only clients I can find connected to him are Hollis Thomas and John Navarre. In the interview, they mention some other 3rd-rate players. Maybe instead of wasting time doing this interview, he should have been out locking up business, because there's more than a hint of jealousy in there. Oh, and his headline client got suspended for steroids, but I'm sure he only takes on class acts.

Think of all the money he lost by staying in school an extra year.

Well, they spend the rest of their lives living in horrible pain, but at least they die young.

I think he was a product of running behind the best left side ever. It showed this year (albeit with injuries as well). Lets see what he does this year, but it wouldn't at all surprise me to see a sub-4 YPC again this season.

Dwayne Bowe reminds me of a young Terrell Owens with the way he uses his obvious strength advantage to get separation and fight for the ball. And if Adrian Peterson is the next Shaun Alexander, I'm not sure that's worth the 12th pick.

I like the visitors' side because it allows you to see the Bills' bench more clearly. And the sun, if it were ever to come out, would be a nice bonus.

He's lazy, and as Michigan fans know, tends to take plays off. Highky streaky.

It's not "part of the game." It's part of the CBA, a different contract that the players agreed to. That said, I don't disagree with your fundamental point and don't hold it against players who hold out.

People on this board want us to lock up Evans long-term now with three years left on his contract. Is that any different?

I don't see how Lynch and Peterson can be considered the same option. I'd want Peterson with the 12th pick. I wouldn't want Lynch. It's a mistake to go into the draft with too tightly defined a strategy.

I think Kiper has Jackson 3rd among running backs. Are there widely divergent views or does Kiper see something others don't?

Enjoy hell, blasphemer. I just looked at the first four trades from last year. They seem to conform fairly well to the draft chart. For example, last year we had the 42 and 73 picks (hmm, seems familiar) totaling 705 points, and we traded for the 26 pick, which was 700.

Maybe. They were just an example.

FYI, according to the Almighty draft value chart, coupled with our first round pick: The Ravens' 3rd would get us between 9-10. Our 3rd would get us between 7-8. Our 2nd would get us between 5-6. Our 2nd and 3rd would get us between 3-4, but much closer to 4.

I think where your plan trips up is that there has to be a player left on the board that another team wants to trade up for, and if that is the case, then he is probably worth taking ourselves. For example, say Adrian Peterson slides by some chance. That will get the Giants to call us to move up, but I think we'd be better served taking him ourselves. That's more or less what happened in 2001 when Kenyatta Walker was still on the board, although I guess that worked out pretty well for us. But bottom line, I'd rather find the right player at 12 (my choice is Okoye, but I'm open to ideas) than the right player at 22.

I was just about to say maybe on Crowell.

I'd rather go the Louisville 1-2 route.