So this is officially the worst time for NFL fans. As we all
watch Sportscenter, there is
minimal football news. Even hockey gets more coverage than
football. This football dead period is so pathetic that
avid NFL fans are getting excited about a supplemental draft. A
supplemental draft! Yes, I know Ahmad Brooks, former
All-American, is a candidate to be selected, but it is a supplemental
draft. How exciting can it be? The sad part is, if ESPN
decided to show the supplemental draft on television, it still would
get better ratings than a NHL playoff game (yes, I know the NHL season
will be finished by July).
What else happens in the dead period? 2007 mock drafts. The
only reason fans have any interest in these is because they have no
football to watch. I mean it is May and some 2007 mock drafts
already have Brady Quinn ticketed to be the first pick in next year’s
draft. If I am not mistaken, Matt Leinart was basically
guaranteed to go number one in this year’s draft last May. So
take these mock drafts for what they are worth. It really shows
how desperate our society is for football when we have to play fortune
teller a year in advance, just to get through those long months without
football. By the end of July, these 2007 mock drafts will be
forgotten and not be talked about until the latter end of the football
season when fans of crappy teams have only these mock drafts to keep
them optimistic.
By the way, I hate to be a hypocrite, but I will be: Do not put
much stock in Calvin Johnson as a surefire top 10 draft pick. A
former NFL scout tells me that Calvin Johnson is able to dominate the
college level because of his size, but in the NFL he will be just
another slow WR. Very similar to the Lions’ Mike Williams.
So in honor of the dead period, I would like to give some better ideas
of how to spend your time as you wait for football season to
begin. Despite this, I know there are going to be plenty of fans,
especially New England Patriots, waiting anxiously to see if their team
gets Brooks in the supplemental draft. I just want to warn
you there are better things you can do with your time. Nevermind,
let me rephrase that. There are “other” things you can do with
your time.
Watch the NBA playoffs. Yes, I have made repetitive jokes toward
the NBA, but I really think the NBA is on the rise (but, nowhere close
to football). The Western Conference finals look to be an
offensive shootout with the Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks.
All I can say is I am glad the Spurs were finally eliminated.
Over the past few years, the Spurs have been like a really nice
Cadillac sedan. It is a great car, but it can be kind of
boring. It always performs well and gets great accolades, but it
is not a “fun” to drive car. Sometimes, you rather have a cheaper
sports car. The sports car is less dependent on the road,
but it is so much more fun to drive. The Suns and Mavericks are
these sports cars. They are so much fun to watch with their high
scoring offenses, despite rarely playing
defense.
Before I tell you to watch an NHL game, tell me which four teams are
left? If your answer included the Red Wings, Devils, Avalanche,
Stars, or Flyers you are wrong. Yes, I myself was shocked to
learn that the four teams are the Edmonton Oilers, Anaheim Ducks,
Carolina Hurricanes, and Buffalo Sabres. Maybe this is the
year Buffalo wins a championship. Anyways, if any of you
are one of the few to watch the Stanley Cup, you better email me,
because I might miss it on the ESPN Bottomline. That got me an
advertising idea: The Proud, the Few, the Hockey Fans.
It’s Wedding Season, go crash a wedding. You know I always have
thought Wedding Season was purposely placed during the NFL dead
season. I mean what kind of groom in his right mind would
schedule a wedding during football season. With that, the art of
“Wedding Crashing” began. Thousands of single men had nothing to
do during the dead months of football, so they did the only thing they
knew how to do: pick up eligible ladies at weddings. Who
would have thought weddings and football would have such a relationship?
Go see The Da Vinci Code.
I saw it and thought it was pretty good. It was not great, but
worth spending ten bucks to see. The biggest problem with this
movie was that I actually read the book. So I was able to point
out mistakes and things Ron Howard decided to exclude from the
movie. I am not a big time reader, which is a reason I probably
love movies so much. You cannot compare a movie to the book if
you never read the book. But, this is one of the rare instances
where I have read the book and seen the movie. Actually, besides To Kill a Mockingbird from high
school, this may be the only instance. To be fair, I will not
mention any details about the movie, except, I thought the lady who
played Sophie was very attractive with a sexy accent. With the
success of The Da Vinci Code,
expect Angels and Demons to
be out by 2008.
Okay, if you fail to listen to my ideas, then I give up. Go back
to your message boards and talk about the supplemental draft. Go
back and debate with your fellow football nerds if Brady Quinn will be
the first pick in the 2007 NFL draft. I know the dead season is
tough, but it will soon pass and football will be back. You just
need to be patient. If you really need to pass the time,
there will be plenty of football this summer, I mean European
football. The World Cup will be going on. Hey football is
football; you get what you can get. I’m out. I got a
wedding to crash. I heard there is caviar and all you can eat
shrimp for appetizers (and some pretty ladies)! If I can
survive the dead season, so can you.
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