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A Hasselhoff for the 21st Century

To the left is Jets QB Mark Sanchez, if you follow this site regularly (and it seems that now TENS of you are) you realize that SoD has had a long (long!) relationship with the man referred to only as “Mr. SLL”, as seen here, here, and here.

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Coming Soon To A Thrift Store Near You!

New NFL jerseys for the most recent draft picks have hit the shelves. It is a time when hope springs eternal and the promise of a new season still rests, rose-colored on the horizon. But, it is also a time when some old friends’ jerseys must be retired. Not to the rafters but to the forgotten annals of team almanacs.

This year’s notable casualties include:

Rodney Peete’s Lions #9 Jersey – Replaced by young Matthew (don’t call me Matt) Stafford.

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Browns Invite Harrell to Mini-Camp, Dog Pound Celebrates

After all of Mike Leach’s delicate complaining about how Eric Mangini and the Browns organization scuttled the draft status of Michael Crabtree, it seems that the Mangenius has turned the table on the old Pirate of the Plains. The Browns have invited Graham Harrell to rookie mini-camp. Harrell went undrafted and does not have a guaranteed contract but having one foot in the door in the NFL is better than anything in Lubbock.

Browns fans seen celebrating Harrell's invitation to rookie minicamp.

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Weekend at Al’s

Following this weekends draft one this is clear . . . Al Davis is bat shit crazy.  He passed on the best two receivers in the draft because Darrius Heyward-Bey had 4.3 second 40 yard dash time at the combine.  Most experts had Heyward-Bay listed as the 4th best receiver available, behind Crabtree and Maclin.  Now reasonable minds can disagree and debate the qualities of Crabtree vs. Maclin and which will make a better NFL receiver, but come on Al.  Really?  Drafting a receiver based almost solely on his 40 time at the combine?

Do not look directly at the Sea Monster, but get the hell off of his lawn ... now, punk.

If you follow the NFL, you know Al has been bat shit crazy for quite sometime: calling press conferences to fire coaches, moving the Raiders from Oakland to LA then back to Oakland, wearing track suits all the time, etc.  The Career Sgt. has a theory on what is going on with Al.

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Eben Britton Will Not Be Slighted

As you may have heard, University of Arizona tackle Eben Britton was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 39th pick in the NFL Draft. Not bad right? Britton was projected by some to go in the 1st round, while others had him going in Round 2, thus 39th seems to at least make a bit of sense. Not to Britton.

Best Tackle in the History of the Game

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Cardinals Sign Compelling Undrafted Free-Agent

After a 2nd day of the NFL Draft in which the Cardinals filled needs (offensive line, Aaron Francisco replacement),  I was most curious about one of the undrafted free agents they signed.  The Cards inked Florida State CB/KR Michael Ray Garvin, who at the FSU pro-day was timed at 4.24 and 4.28.   As 40 times go that puts Garvin in a league with only this young Mexican fellow:

Clocked at 4.17.

There’s probably a reason this guy went undrafted but at a minimum you’ve got to be intrigued by the speed.  Plus he looks like He-Man.

Muscular Gentleman

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Live Blog Round Two!

We are back for round two, but based on the five minute time limit in the second round we will just do it bullet point stream of conscious style. The crew here is Scott Howard, Dr. Greenbaumberg and wife and your favorite career Sgt.

• Who did Rey Maualuga stab? How is he still available? Can we officially call this Erin Andrews’ revenge?

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The LIVE BLOG!

The draft is underway. I’m sitting here in the Scott Howard box on the side of the road house along with Sgt. Zim and a couple more pals ready to bring you our thoughts/musings.

1) Detroit Lions : Matthew Stafford QB – Georgia. Everyone knew this was coming. The only surprise was that the Lions didn’t milk the 15 minutes. Congratulations kid, you may be able to buy golden toilets for your house but you’re still the QB of the Detroit Lions. How many games before they force Stafford into action? 1? 2? Do you think he asks for Joey Harrington’s old locker?

The Best Thing to Happen to Detroit Since Robo-Cop

• Mike Maycock of NFL Network just informed us, speaking on Jason Smith that “Jason Smith is the best tackle available in the draft to play hard-nosed football”, I’m sure Andre Smith will be furious once he leaves his tea party.

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Everyone Has Great College Highlights

After every pick today you’ll see a nice little college highlight package. It’s important to remember that each and every one of these guys will have some great collegiate highlights. Hell, I’m pretty convinced that if Satan himself were a prospective draftee they’d cobble together some highlights of his days in heaven. So think about these highlights today when you’re getting excited about Mark Sanchez:

Ryan Leaf:

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Christmas in April!

It’s here! It’s here! Let the hyperbole begin! I don’t know what it is, but the NFL draft is an absolute monster when it comes to excitement and entertainment value. Zim and I will be dabbling in a live blog today to provide what I can only assure you will be the highest level of quality football analysis around. A few thoughts before we get started:

So Many Choices for Cleveland!

• I’m a little crushed that the Lions have come to an agreement with Matthew Stafford. I derive quite a bit of pleasure from watching Daunte Culpepper “roll”.
• I feel a little sorry for Josh Freeman. If the Bucs and Jets decide they don’t need a QB he could be in the green room for a long time. Take it from someone who has watched him play for 3 years, he isn’t that great and makes poor decisions. The angle that he had no talent around him is a little overplayed, in 2007 he threw to All-American (and ’08 2nd round selection) Jordy Nelson.
• I have a feeling that the ’09 QB Draft class is going to end up about as well as the ’99 class, without a Donovan McNabb among them.
• If you want to play a drinking game, take a shot every time we get to see Andre Smith’s man breasts.
• If the Cardinals trade Anquan Boldin for 60 cents on the dollar I might leave the country.
• Michael Crabtree is going to make about 5 or 6 teams feel really stupid very soon.  Maybe as early as his rookie year.

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