1st Round
Nobody because Bill Belichick likes to drive Pats fans crazy.

2nd Round
Patrick Chung, S, Oregon
Ron Brace, NT, Boston College
Darius Butler, CB, Connecticut
Sebastian Vollmer, Houston

3rd Round
Brandon Tate, WR, North Carolina
Tyrone McKenzie, LB, South Florida
Rich Ohrnberger, G, Penn State

4th Round
Yeah, nopes.

5th Round
George Bussey, OL, Louisville

6th Round
Jake Ingram, LS, Hawaii
Myron Pryor, DT, Kentucky

7th Round
Julian Edelman, WR, Kent State
Darryl Richard, DT, Georgia Tech

Honestly, I can’t complain about who we picked. I was banking on them picking up Darius Butler from Connecticut ASAP. Butler, like I mentioned in the “Cutting Corners” article in Patriots Insider, is built very similarly to Ellis Hobbs.  Unfortunately, we traded Hobbs for more picks in 2010.  This is an entirely new issue, I’ve had people in class ask me why Bill did this.  Folks, I don’t know him personally. I can’t tell you why we just busted out Hobbs card during the Draft. Honestly, I think its for the better.  The 5’9 corner is smaller than most and has had just over 162 solo tackles in 4 seasons. He was an excellent kick returner and has been a strong asset to the New England Patriots.  But maybe we just don’t need him anymore..he was sent to Philly to join former Patriot, Asante Samuel. Let’s hope this move was for the better. Butler, please don’t be a bust.

MICHAEL VICK IN ARENA FOOTBALL

According to Yahoo! Sports, the New York Firebirds have offered Michael Vick an opportunity to play some arena football.  This is a great idea.  Not only does the team guarantee that he would have to donate $100,000 to the local humane society but I think this would be great way for Vick to be substantially humbled.  His talent is undeniable, but his actions are very hard to ignore.  Plus, he’s probably be a beast in arena football, who knows, maybe he’ll stimulate the much needed market for the sport.
With the smaller field, he’ll probably break 13,000 yards in his first season.

4Th and Long with Michael Irvin!

OMG. Does anybody watch Spike TV? Besides the History Channel and ESPN, Spike TV is definitely one of my favorite channels.  On May 18, 2009 they are going to premiere a new show.  “4th and Long with Michael Irvin” with a very Invincible-esque feel to it, the show revolves around 12 players who will be battling for a chance to have a spot on the Dallas Cowboys roster.  The coaches will be Bill Bates and Joe Avezzano.  The prospective players will live, breathe and train at the Cotton Bowl.  This is a brilliant idea.  Among all this drama that surrounds wide receivers in the NFL, it’s good to see a Hall of Famer trying to make some dreams come true.  The 12 contestants vary from former members of college championship teams to some who have been cut twice by the Kansas City Chiefs.  Similar to shows like “Rock of Love” , some of the guys also have nicknames, my favorite? The 25 year-old defensive back from Mississippi aptly named Ahmaad “Silent Assassin” Smith. Bret Michaels can’t compete with Michael Irvin running drills with NFL hopefuls.  Please watch.
I’d try out for this show for 2 things:
1. To even have the slightest chance to play in the beautiful new billion dollar stadium.
2. My mom would be very happy if I had any reason to go back to Texas
Just think about it:

…standing at towering 5’2 and weighing in at 120..(ok, maybe 125) lbs! Hailing from the Rio Grande Valley and starting at wide receiver..Kisha “Money”  Tapangan!
Did we mention she was awesome?
*crowd noises*

hahaaahh I can dream.

Plaxico Burress Suspended
THANK YOU! Beyond the fact that I am a die-hard Giants hater, this type of behavior is completely unacceptable. Its funny because I remember saying during the Super Bowl, “Hmm, that Burress character, I think he may be the only one I like on the Giants team.” Wrong. This is a perfect example of a time where your performance on the field is completely overshadowed by your stupid behavior off the field. So the Giants coaching staff got 2 things right this season:
Getting rid of Jeremy Shockey and now suspending Plaxico for the rest of the season. I really want someone to just lay out Eli Manning so David Carr can step in and sabotage the team with his awful QB skills.
Here’s another thing that has been I’ve been secretly thinking in my head every time I see Tom Coughlin on television: Can someone please get this guy some moisturizer? His face looks like its going to shrivel up and curl off of his head.

Michael Vick Comeback
To all you people out there calling the Pats cheaters and unethical for filming the Jets games, please stop and realize that there are bigger issues in this world. You want to see unethical? Look to this former Virgina Tech QB. If Michael Vick even has the slightest chance of playing professional football again, I might just have to punch Roger Goodell in the face. Vick is not a good enough QB to overlook everything he’s done to those dogs. In fact, no QB is good enough to overlook that.

There’s this great bit that comedian Daniel Tosh does about Mick Vick’s situation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2zTQwWaPps

OMG, one of my favorite segments on Weekend Update: Really? Michael Vick
http://video.aol.com/partner/hulu/saturday-night-live-weekend-update-michael-vick-really/JzH90-FkjpfQasz3uAF2-ZAC6RTvCwmV

Oscar De La Hoya Vs. Manny Pacquiao
I’m really not much of a boxing fan but I just remember De La Hoya’s embarrassing and short-lived “music career” and since than I haven’t been able to take him seriously..until now. I’ve been watching the mini documentaries HBO has been doing to promote the fights and I’m starting to get really excited about the fight. Both De La Hoya and Pacquiao (Who’s Filipino, might I add) look ready to put on a really good show. Now I just need to find someone who has pay-per-view so I can watch Manny represent for all the Filipinos I wonder if Manny had a giant roasted pig for Thanksgiving too. haha

The QB situation (or lack of) in Cleveland
What a crappy turn of events! I’m really feeling for this team. First Cleveland hands the Giants their only loss with Derek Anderson at QB. Then Brady Quinn finally earns a starting position and got his first win against Buffalo and then fractures his finger the following week against Houston. As Quinn is getting MRIs on his finger, Anderson starts against the Colts and sprains his MCL mid-game and the Browns are forced to put in 3rd string Ken Dorsey, the 6th year veteran hasn’t started a game since 2005. What did the Browns ever do to anger the football gods? Oh and not to mention Kellen Winslow is out with a high ankle sprain. At least they still have the ever-so-awesome Braylon Edwards. Now if only Dorsey can play the role of average QB and complete simple, clean passes.
Oh on a side note, I totally think that I saw Braylon at the airport in Cleveland when I was flying home for Thanksgiving break. As my brother said, “Asking for an autograph can only bring 2 good things:
1. I make the guy’s day by comparing him to the top wide out for the Browns or
2. I GET AN ACTUAL BRAYLON EDWARDS AUTOGRAPH.”

hahah, my brother is by far, the funniest guy I know.

That’s about it for now…they’ll be more to come later!
Have a good day everyone!