Oh I know what you’re thinking, that the season started with the combine. Nuh-uh. Today. Today is the day when our dreams are realized–or shattered. Where for two days, people actually care about who Mel Kiper Jr. is. It’s the day you scream that your team picked who? And then one year later go “That guy is amazing—I knew it along.”I attended it a few years back and can safely say, it’s an experience like no other. (You can read all the sorry details in my Sports Illustrated-like epic of an article here.) Watching today, I can tell nothing’s really changed, not even Kiper’s hair. First round picks who can’t even spell ‘first round pick’ win the NFL’s lottery while their families jump for joy around them. A QB who thinks he’s Top 3 drops to 22. The Bills take someone to replace the person they shouldn’t have gotten rid of in the first place. Yep. The stars are aligned and all is as it should be. This year’s gonna suck, I just know it.
And where else but NYC will you see fans booing a player they hate–even when they’re on stage as part of a tribute to the recent VT tragedy. Yet, there they were, giving the Bronx cheer to Michael Vick, one of a few invited alumns of VT. The Draft is also one of the few live events where anything goes and the fans are very much part of the atmosphere, as it should be as well. Can’t blame them. They’re just warming up for later in the season when they’ll be booing these new millionaires for real.
Tags: 2007 NFL Draft
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