Ok, so we have already established that I am not a NFL guru, but I do like football, most importantly I LOVE my Redskins.  Well I heard an interesting statistic last night listening to some sports talk radio show (nerd).  Apparently 90 million people tune in to watch the Super Bowl every year and half of that number of folks actually sits and watches the NFL Draft (boring).  Never in a million years did I think I would be interested in watching a seemingly boring program, but I pretty much watched the first 30 picks which had to equal a couple hours of my life at least lol.

There are a couple things that pissed me off about the draft this year:

1. Brady Quinn.  This poor boy.  I really felt sorry for him.  He was all cised and expecting to be drafted in the top 10 and he went 22nd.  And to make matters worse, the media was all up in his face after each potential team passed him up; first the Browns, then the Dolphins.  But what really pissed me off is how the Cleveland Browns, his hometown team, passed up the first time around and then had the nerve to pick up in like 20 rounds later.  WACK!  See the quote from ESPN below:

"Not since Aaron Rodgers has an NFL draft seen a quarterback lose as much as Notre Dame's Brady Quinn. Slipping from a top-three pick to No. 22 could cost him as much in $33 million in contract dollars and maybe $18 million in guarantees. The Browns considered him with the third pick but took Wisconsin left tackle Joe Thomas.  He could partially understand the Vikings passing on him. Halfback Adrian Peterson was available and coach Brad Childress invested time and draft choices to get Tarvaris Jackson last year. The killer was the Dolphins at No. 9. Television cameras caught him flabbergasted by the Dolphins' selection of Ted Ginn Jr. Vince Young, the third pick in last year's draft, received a six-year, $48 million deal that included $24.9 million in guarantees. The 22nd pick, being a quarterback, might get a five-year deal that could max out at $15 million or maybe $20 million, although Quinn's agent, Tom Condon, can be creative. Regardless, Quinn was the biggest loser on the first day."

Granted $15 million is a lot of money, but when you know that you could have been making double that, from the same team that dogged you out the first time, I would be pissed lol.

2. The format.  Couldn't they think of a more interesting way to do the Draft?  It was just so boring and long!  I got sick of listening to the commentators make speculations that ended up being so off!

3. The Redskins.  As much as I love my team, it is hard for me to defend their stupid decisions.  It is pretty clear that the team is in the dumps and one would expect they would use the Draft as a way of picking up so fresh, young talent.  WRONG!  Apparently the Redksins made some ridiculous trade in the past and they only had first, fifth and sixth round picks.  Blah.

Don't let the bougieness fool you, I do know (a little) something about football and I have a wonderful teacher who is working very diligently with me *wink*! 

Well I guess all we can do now is sit back and see how this season unfolds.  I'm sure it won't disappoint!