No April Fools but this effort by ESPN’s Jeremy Green must be a joke.
Paired with Draft expert Todd McShay, the straight-faced B.J. Novak character in ESPN’s ensemble cast, Green comes off as a cross between That’s Amore! star Dimenico and a sports-crazed big-rig driver hopped-up on a fistful of Yellow Hornets.
For a fun Saturday night:
drink [...]
April 5, 2008
Categories: ESPN, NFL Draft . . Author: Dave . Comments: Leave a Comment
Well, the old NFL combine (not unlike the “old fashioned 3 point play” that Steve Lavin mentioned on more than one occasion during last night’s hoops game) has come to an end.
Todd McShay of ESPN says some stuff, jumps on the Vern bandwagon and then talks about some other stuff.
The big news, as far as [...]
February 27, 2008
Categories: NFL Draft . . Author: Dave . Comments: 2 Comments
Hey, Vern!
The recently departed Vernon Gholston (not to be confused with Ernest’s omnipresent off-camera comrade) seems to be making an impression at the NFL combine.
ESPN is impressed with his meteoric rise to success and humble demeanor. Other than the intangibles, Vern is also the new prototype for NFL defensive ends.
Gholston had to be versatile enough [...]
February 25, 2008
Categories: NFL Draft . . Author: Dave . Comments: 1 Comment
Anyone who has ever watched the awkward coda to the college football season, known as the Senior Bowl, knows it’s nothing more than a glorified mini-combine and schedule-filler for the pre-Super Bowl downtime.
Much like the Army All-American Bowl, the Senior Bowl boasts large rosters and promises to constantly rotate players onto the field. It is [...]
January 22, 2008
Categories: Kirk barton, LSU, NFL Draft, Texas, USC . . Author: Dave . Comments: Leave a Comment