A little bit of everything from the NFL Draft in New York City.

First things first. The most impressive thing I saw in New York all weekend (other than the filet at Sparks) was Brandon Jacobs. The guy is Large – capital L. I was a bystander in a conversation between him and Stephen Jackson, and the two of them together were impressive, but the Giant’s running back lived up to his team name. Talking later with Pierre Thomas and Cato June, they came nowhere close to Jacobs in size. Kudos to both of them for having to tackle the likes of Jackson and Jacobs, as they were both giving away at least 50 lbs. to each of the RBs.

Football fans are crazy. The going rate from the gentlemen out front seemed to be about $100 a ticket. Hundreds of people waited in line for days to get passes to get into Radio City Music Hall and watch them call out names. Remember, no actual football is played at the draft.

New York fans are even crazier. I saw a 15-year-old boy walk by the line of fans waiting to get into the draft. Apparently, wearing a Red Sox hat in New York is akin to being a child molester in jail. It felt like we were at a Raiders game.

The only line more dangerous was probably the one of girls waiting to get into Abercrombie & Fitch on 5th Avenue. All to see the shirtless shirt folders. Seriously. The line was almost as long and equally rabid.

Ray Rice is not large. It would take two of the Rutgers running back to equal one Brandon Jacobs. Although, seeing him I was constantly reminded that it’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. Something about him looks the part.

Ray was visibly nervous Friday night, as he should be. Imagine waiting to hear about the results of a job interview. Now imagine waiting to hear the results of every job interview for the next 15 years, all at once. Now imagine that you’re holding a winning lottery ticket, you just have no idea what it is worth. Imagine finding it all out on national TV. I have to press pause on the DVR because I get nervous whether a field goal is going to be good or not. It’s a lot of pressure on a young kid. I think we all forget that.

The suits are better for football than basketball. The NBA may have a dress code, but the NFL is better dressed. With a couple of exceptions, they are significantly less ridiculous.
Is there a new Slash in Pittsburgh?

The Chiefs had far and away the best draft, with three picks possessing first round talent. Remember though, they gave up a Pro Bowl defensive end to do it though. My golf score is a lot better too when I have a few extra mulligans.

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