A Draft of the Draft

Alright, 2 cocktails in (just and fyi for the wordsmiths out there) and time to watch the NFL Draft. I'm not sure I've ever looked forward to a draft this much. Maybe it's because the NFL moved it to Thursday so never again will I have to be at a wedding during the first round of the draft (it should be noted that the bride threatened bodily harm to me if I dared to pull my phone out to check the picks while the wedding was going on). Maybe because we (Saints) are picking last for the first time EVER so I don't have to rack my brain about what we need to even have a chance at being a contender. With that said, I've been asked do I think that a repeat is possible. I mean, I've seen people eat the double down "sandwich" from KFC and not go into a cardiac arrest so anythings possible. I wouldn't bet on it for 3 reasons.
1. The Superbowl hangover - There are a good amount of teams that don't make it to the playoffs the following year due to free agents leaving/less time to prepare for season due to post super bowl celebrations and endorsements/less sense of urgency/etc...
2. Plain and simple, it's just hard to win a Superbowl, not to mention GETTING to one.
3. Drew Brees laughing in the face of the madden curse and being this years cover boy. I however was not laughing and just hope this doesn't lead to a scenario in which the words Drew Brees/Injure Reserved/Fate of the Franchise/Mark Brunell are prominently featured in ANY order.
I mean seriously...look at this laundry list http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5125018 Shame on you who voted for Brees....shame.on.you!

Tebow still on the board, I asked the big fella why anyone would pick him in the first round. He reminded me it's because "he's gonna work harder than anyone's ever worked, come early leave late, will his teammates to win *takes deep breath*, you've never seen anyone work as hard...I promise you that!!"
(for those who may be staring blankly at the screen)
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Denver takes the plunge and drafts Tebow. One announcer states the Broncos just drafted an exceptional human being. Denver, if a civil rights movement breaks out at halftime, you're well on your way to winning that one!

Moving along. In an interesting (using that very loosely) move, a fan at a Phillies game decided that after a patron and his daughter in front of him had his girlfriend removed for unruly behavior, he'd stick his finger down his own throat and vomit on them. I kinda wish I made that up...alas, I did not.

Jay-z (Sean Carter to the suits) is suing MLB player David Ortiz for opening a club 40/40 in the Dominican Republic. He claims its not a play on Jay-Z's name, rather the 40/40 in reference to a player achieving 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a year. 2 points here: Ortiz has 10 stolen bases in his whole career and I think this whole thing could have been avoided if he just named it Club Cuarenta Cuarenta.

I couldn't leave without one of these vids. I know the owner if you're having pest control issues in your home.