NFL
Of
all the great days in the NFL year - divisional playoff weeked,
the Super Bowl, opening day, the start of training camp - the release of the
schedule ranks...nowhere near the top. But it's still exciting for fans
forced to quench their sports thirst on hockey, meaningless April baseball, and
(good lord) the Masters (yes, Tiger Woods is good. Thanks). This
year's schedule release offers some tasty treats, including a plethora of juicy
NFC East divisional matchups in primetime and battles
of AFC titans - Pats, Cols, Chargers, Steelers, Jags - sure to decide a
few playoff spots. The Chargers and Saints head to
Next
week, the mid-April NFL deluge continues with the NFL Draft. Now, I went
to the draft last year. If anyone other FATBar
subscriber has done this, they know what it's like. I got in line at 4:30
am and when I finally got my (free) ticket somewhere around 10, I got the
fourth to last ticket in the entire audience. There were at least 400
people behind me that didn't get in. It's a ridiculous event, notable
mostly for long periods of sitting, relatively little cheering, other teams
doing better than you, and overpiced concessions (all
you Jets fans would feel right at home). But still, I recommend doing it
once, if only to boo Brady Quinn. The NFL Draft is shown on ESPN or some
other station (maybe the NFL Network for both people who actually can get
that). And remember: Eagles pick at 19, so tune in.
Lastly,
in the spirit of fair play, this author picked the New England Patriots to win
the Super Bowl (in other places as well as FATBar).
Like Travis Henry, I wish I could deny fathering this prediction
everywhere I went. But kudos to the Giants for a monumental upset and to
Tom Coughlin for earning his title the right way.
Now,
I'm off to watch my tape of the Pro Bowl; Adrian Peterson's MVP performance was
truly one for the ages. Tune in a couple weeks down the road for some
draft wrap-up.
