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So sad, the fate of an entire nation hangs in the balance and we're talking about Woody Allen films. Priorities people

2006 NFL Draft review 1. Mario Williams – Houston: 4.5 sacks in his rookie year, 26 sacks between 07 and 08. Maybe the Texans were justified in taking him over Bush. 2. Reggie Bush – Saints: Has shown some flashes on the field, but injuries have kept him from living up to his Heisman-Hype. Bush is working hard to turn things around in 2009 3. Vince Young – Tennessee: Helped the Titans to the playoffs in his rookie campaign. Now is the posterchild for Zoloft in the NFL. I bet he agreed with Dick Jauron that it is “hard to win in the NFL” 4. D’Brickashaw Ferguson – NY Jets: Started every game since being draft. A true force on the offensive line. 5. AJ Hawk – Green Bay: Also started every game since being drafted. 228 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 3 INTs, and 2 FFs so far in his young career. 6. Vernon Davis – San Francisco: Workout Warrior that hasn’t lived up to the hype in San Francisco. Instability in offensive coaches and lack of true QB could partially be to blame in this instance. 7. Michael Huff – Oakland: The speedy DB out of Texas hasn’t really panned out in Oakland, losing his starting job and is now on the verge of being released. 8. Donte Whitner – Buffalo: Viewed as a reach by many draft experts, Whitner has been good, but not great on a Buffalo defense that has been good, but not great over the past few years. A breakout season is needed to silence his critics and to shake the reach moniker. 9. Ernie Sims – Detroit: A tackling machine with 372 tackles to his credit, but when you are on the field most of the day, its pretty easy to rack up those kind of numbers. 10. Matt Leinart – Arizona: The only hype he has lived up to so far in Phoenix is his party boy lifestyle. Unseated by Kurt Warner, Leinart will have a lot of work to do to get back in the driver’s seat 11. Jay Cutler – Denver: Denver finally found a suitable successor to John Elway and then traded him to Chicago after irreconcilable differences with new coach Josh ‘Wunderkind’ McDaniels. On his way to being a top 10 QB in the NFL. 12. Haloti Ngata – Baltimore: Has emerged as one of the best defensive tackles in the league today. With the departure of Rex Ryan, will he still perform at such an elite level? 13. Kamerion Wimbley – Cleveland: Had a breakout season with 11 sacks in 2006, he since has only managed 9 sacks in 2 seasons. Perhaps Mangini can find the player that he was in 2006. 14. Brodrick Bunkley – Philadelphia: Viewed as a workout warrior at the draft, Bunkley has been quieting his critics and is becoming one of the better DTs in the league. 15. Tye Hill – St.Louis: Injuries have kept him from becoming a superstar, or even a reliable starter. Hill had 3 interceptions in his rookie campaign and also started 10 games. 16. Jason Allen – Miami: 103 tackles and 5 INTs for this utility defensive back so far. Has seen an increased role in the defense since Parcells has come to town. 17. Chad Greenway – Minnesota: Tore his ACL and missed his entire rookie season, Greenway has since rebounded and has become a very reliable starter in MN with over 130 tackles in each of the past 2 seasons. 18. Bobby Carpenter – Dallas: 50 tackles and 1.5 sacks over 3 seasons gives Carpenter the bust label. How much longer will he keep a roster spot in Dallas? 19. Antonio Cromartie – San Diego: Led the NFL with 10 INTs in 2007, played nearly all of 2008 with a broken hip. Cromartie is emerging as one of the top young DBs in the NFL. Look for a big year from him if that hip is fully recovered. 20. Tamba Hali – Kansas City: Hali has only missed one game in his NFL career and recorded 18 sacks and 10 forced fumbles. How he will fit into the 3-4 system in 2009 remains to be seen. 21. Laurence Maroney – New England*: Productive when healthy, injuries have hampered Maroney’s career so much that Fred Taylor was brought in for stability. 22. Manny Lawson – San Francisco: 5.5 sacks and a torn ACL so far for Lawson. Without Mario Williams to draw protection, Lawson has looked very pedestrian in the NFL. 23. Davin Joseph – Tampa Bay: Pro Bowl alternate in 2008, Joseph has become part of the foundation of the TB line. 24. Jonathan Joseph – Cincinnati: Another Bengal with off the field troubles and injury issues. Joseph has shown potential and not much else. 25. Santonio Holmes – Pittsburgh: Antwan Randle-El who? Holmes was the 2009 Super Bowl MVP and is one of the premier speed WRs in the NFL. 26. John McCargo – Buffalo: Injuries galore and inconsistent play when healthy, McCargo has yet to do anything productive in the NFL. New DL coach Bob Sanders seems to have relit the spark in John, but we’ll wait to see what he does on the field. 27. DeAngelo Williams – Carolina: Panther’s single season rushing record holder with 1,515 yards and 18 TDs in 2008 while splitting time with Jonathan Stewart, Williams is one of the most reliable backs in the NFL. 28. Marcedes Lewis – Jacksonville: Due to injuries on the offensive line, Lewis has been called upon to be an extra blocker on the field taking away from his pass catching abilities for which he was highly touted for coming out of UCLA. 29. Nick Mangold – NY Jets: Like Ferguson, Mangold has started every game since 2006. One of the best in the game and should be for a long time to come. 30. Joseph Addai – Indianapolis: Fast starter earning a Pro Bowl nomination in 2007. He has seen been slowed by injuries leading the Colts to select Donald Brown in this year’s draft 31. Kelly Jennings – Seattle: A consistent player for the Seahawks, but his overall production has been a bit lacking. 32. Mathias Kiwanuka – NY Giants: Has steadily improved his numbers every year. 16.5 sacks and 150 tackles so far, but will Kiwanuka see less playing time with the amount of talent the Giants have added on defense?

Good monday morning to everyone, i see we are at the top of our game for football conversation again this week.

someone really does need to kick her

Dinner at Frank's Sunny Italy then head over for some music in the square or a show at Shea's

Nice Following AD's theme, how about Moorman?

The bootcamp portion of the movie was really the only good part. If the second half of that movie lived up to the first, it would have been a much bigger hit than it was

Harris is as overrated as they come, plus he has a bum wheel. Letting a second and a productive WR go for that doesn't seem like a great idea.

How about the NYS Tollway in general. Don't we pay enough to live in this state?

I believe the best way is to sand now to even things all up then skim coat a second time.

Stay away from fast food, mexican or not because its all garbage no matter what language they speak. The cult following still preaching Flutie's case big business getting government hand outs while laying off the people who do the work hemerroids after eating at Taco Bell

I cannot believe we are still having a Flutie/RJ debate. New season is a about to start. Cue the Edwards/Fitzpatrick debates

that would be even better than the Jim Mora Playoffs soundbite if he said that.

didn't his dad run a bank and go back to school?

Do real people actually hang out at chain bars? Or are they just extras in this movie of life?

Why is DC not on this list? Never driven in worse traffic with more discourteous and rude drivers in my life outside of the beltway in Washington.

Look at that picture in the ESPN article of Smith. That dude was a serious athlete, doesn't look like there is an ounce of fat on the guy. So sad for a guy like Randy to go out that way. RIP

If I traveled more i would definitely invest in one of those remotes. I'm thinking taking advantages of Best Buy's 14 day return policy is going to be my best bet here.

scary stuff

Older than you?

Philips 32HDL5860. from what I've read I need the green master remote to do this. There is a best buy within a Trent Edwards bomb from the hotel so I think i'm going to "buy" a 19" monitor for the week. I would change hotels had I not pricelined the room and would forfeit the rest of what I spent. However, if I spot the maintenance guy might have to slip him a 20 to get my hands on that remote. Wish I had brought my harmony now that I think about it. Thanks for the ideas though guys. There's a stripclub next door, think I'm gonna go sniff around for a bit and see whats up.

Love Howl at the Moon. Definitely going to head over there sometime this week. Thanks.

Yeah, can't switch from the tuner setting to the hdmi port. Might have to try to find the maintenance guy and bribe him

looking to be the case here

Well, I'm going to be stuck in this hotel room for 11 days. Brought my PS3 to help pass some time at night, but the HDMI ports are locked out on my TV. Asked the manager if I could have them unblocked and he laughed and said no. Anyone know of a way to unlock them so I can use my PS3? Google has been of little help so far.