From now until the NFL draft, I will be posting a mock draft every Saturday. The Saturday of the draft, nothing is official yet, but I hope to have a collaboration with some others, and a live Draft Diary.
Mock Draft: April 9, 2005
1. San Francisco 49ers: Alex Smith, QB Utah
2. Miami Dolphins: Ronnie Brown, RB Auburn
3. Cleveland Browns: Derrick Johnson, LB Texas
4. Chicago Bears: Braylon Edwards, WR Michigan
5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Cedric Benson, RB Texas
6. Tennessee Titans: Aaron Rodgers, QB Cal
7. Minnesota Vikings: Erasmus James, DE Wisconsin
8. Arizona Cardinals: Antrelle Rolle, CB Miami
9. Washington Redskins: Pac-Man Jones, CB West Virginia
10. Detroit Lions: Alex Barron, OT Florida State
11. Kansas City Chiefs: Carlos Rogers, CB Auburn*
12. San Diego Chargers: Marcus Spears, DE LSU
13. Houston Texans: Mike Williams, WR USC
14. Carolina Panthers: Heath Miller, TE Virginia
15. Dallas Cowboys: Dan Cody, DE Oklahoma
16. New Orleans Saints: Corey Webster, CB LSU
17. Cincinnati Bengals: David Pollack, DE Georgia
18. Minnesota Vikings: Elton Brown, G Virginia
19. St. Louis Rams: Jamaal Brown, T Oklahoma
20. Dallas Cowboys: Anttaj Hawthorne, DT Wisconsin
21. Jacksonville Jaguars: Mark Clayton, WR Oklahoma
22. Baltimore Ravens: Troy Williamson, WR South Carolina
23. Seattle Seahawks: Channing Crowder, LB Florida
24. Green Bay Packers: Brodney Pool, S Oklahoma
25. Denver Broncos: Cadillac Williams, RB Auburn
26. New York Jets: Shaun Cody, DT-DE USC
27. Atlanta Falcons: Khalif Barnes, T Washington
28. San Diego Chargers: Travis Johnson, DT Florida State
29. Indianapolis Colts: Brandon Browner, CB Oregon State
30. Pittsburgh Steelers: Darryl Blacktock, LB Virginia
31. Philadelphia Eagles: Maurice Johnson, T Mississippi
32. New England Patriots: Shawne Merriman, DE-OLB Maryland
* Dallas Trades down with Kansas City for the 15th overall pick and a third round pick
Friday, April 08, 2005
OC Friday Morning Quarterback: The Crystal Ballpisode
I laughed out loud. Three times actually. Not that it's a huge deal, but rarely do I laugh out loud while watching any sort of TV, much less a show that isn't outwardly a comedy such as our beloved OC. But yes indeed, I laughed out loud at the conclusion of the opening scene which saw Seth ask Ryan if he and Marissa are together and have Ryan answer that "we're taking it slow." Enter Sandy who explains that Marissa will be staying with the Cohens while Julile and Caleb go to Europe. "That'll help taking it slow," or something along those lines is how Seth responded. It was funny dammit.The other scenes that I found hilarious were the encounter between Ryan and Marissa at school trying to figure out if her being at the Cohens would make things awkward and again when Ryan walked in on Marrisa changing in the pool house when he was looking for Trey. Seth approached Ryan, finding it amusing and stated, "C'mon man, Trey's in the house...he's wearing a shirt." Maybe you had to see it, which I'm hoping you did.Other than that, all in all, a pretty solid episode, but not nearly enough Summer. The anticipated Ryan/Marissa reunion didn't actually happen....yet, but i'm guessing it will before the end of the season. Trey couldn't avoid trouble again, this time stealing the crystal ball from the movie "Risky Business" to help cover the security deposit for his apartment (Alex's old pad) that he's moving into. Ryan and Seth had to play superhero and go get it back. Watching Ryan begrudingly let Seth come along with him to retrieve said egg was a great scene when Ryan tosses the car keys at Cohen, and it was like Seth didn't even react to having something thrown at him. Like that kid you went to school with that never played sports.The bottom line here folks is that I realized how great it was to watch a new episode again after a week off. And (thankfully) The OC is new again next week. The Hangover will go on...
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
What the Brewers (administration) should do
Opening Day in the Brew City is just a few days off. I can't help but wonder how many people are calling in sick for work on Monday and planning on going to work on Tuesday with a hangover. The baseball operations department of the Brewers seems to be going out their jobs in a positive way, but the higher ups in the administration could probably still use some pointers.
While the team did draw over 2 million fans in attendance last year, Milwaukee is certainly not selling out Miller Park any more often than Opening Day and the Cubs series with any regularity. Here are just a few thoughts for some of the suits to consider:
Plug Miller Park as "The Keg." It's a great nickname for a stadium named after the best domestic brewery in the nation. (Take that St. Louis).
Offer beer specials. This one may be easier said than done because I'm not familiar with MLB policy, but if it isn't outlawed by Bud Selig, once again, it just makes sense for a park named after barley pop in the Brew City. What better way in the city of Milwaukee to put butts in the seats? Oh yeah, the team is also named after drinking beer as well.
Free parking in stadium lots after the first inning is over. A good way to reach out to the faithful showing up, albeit a tad late.
BrewersNation. See previous post. Go with it.
More bobble head nights. Apparently people show up in droves to get a bobble head. I realize there are only a handful of players left that warrant having their head bobbling that aren't already cannonized, but if Marquette can give away Dwyane Wade paraphanalia every year until probably the year 2025 (or until they have a solid team again, which ever comes first) then why not more Robin Yount and Gorman Thomas goodies?
General Admission nights in the Terrace level, or All U Care to Drink nights in the Terrace. Anything that can be offered to fans for the terrible sight lines in the upper deck would be much appreciated. Never sat in the Terrace before? I'll bet you a coke you have a rail in your sight line.
With that, I offer the suits at Miller Park some friendly advice. I'm expecting my email inbox to overflow with follow ups from big wigs with the Crew.
While the team did draw over 2 million fans in attendance last year, Milwaukee is certainly not selling out Miller Park any more often than Opening Day and the Cubs series with any regularity. Here are just a few thoughts for some of the suits to consider:
Plug Miller Park as "The Keg." It's a great nickname for a stadium named after the best domestic brewery in the nation. (Take that St. Louis).
Offer beer specials. This one may be easier said than done because I'm not familiar with MLB policy, but if it isn't outlawed by Bud Selig, once again, it just makes sense for a park named after barley pop in the Brew City. What better way in the city of Milwaukee to put butts in the seats? Oh yeah, the team is also named after drinking beer as well.
Free parking in stadium lots after the first inning is over. A good way to reach out to the faithful showing up, albeit a tad late.
BrewersNation. See previous post. Go with it.
More bobble head nights. Apparently people show up in droves to get a bobble head. I realize there are only a handful of players left that warrant having their head bobbling that aren't already cannonized, but if Marquette can give away Dwyane Wade paraphanalia every year until probably the year 2025 (or until they have a solid team again, which ever comes first) then why not more Robin Yount and Gorman Thomas goodies?
General Admission nights in the Terrace level, or All U Care to Drink nights in the Terrace. Anything that can be offered to fans for the terrible sight lines in the upper deck would be much appreciated. Never sat in the Terrace before? I'll bet you a coke you have a rail in your sight line.
With that, I offer the suits at Miller Park some friendly advice. I'm expecting my email inbox to overflow with follow ups from big wigs with the Crew.
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