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Archive for April, 2006

NFL draft winners and losers

Posted by TheBigLead on April 30th, 2006

Surely you’re as Kipered-out as we are, so this will be our final post of the NFL draft. We’re suffering from useless information overload - that’s basically all this weekend was - and the NBA playoffs were damn good this weekend. Here you go - this weekend’s winners and losers in the NFL draft:
Winners
Jay Cutler: […]

Green Bay, get ready for Laura Quinn

Posted by TheBigLead on April 30th, 2006

“Honey, I’m smiling now, but there is no way I’m moving to Green Bay. It snows there nine months out of the year!”

How’s your mock draft looking? Ours, not so good.

Posted by TheBigLead on April 29th, 2006

Time to grade our rushed Top 10 draft picks from this morning, and let’s just say we hope you didn’t lay any cash on the line.
We were a disappointing 3-for-10, and sadly, one of the correct three was signed, sealed, and delivered last night. One of our guesses – lineman Winston Justice – fell all […]

Smile, You’re Still Rich!

Posted by TheBigLead on April 29th, 2006

Matt Leinart had to wait 90 minutes to be picked 10th by the Cardinals. In most of the tv shots, he looked like he was at a funeral. I’m sure there’s some stress involved, but come - on life is good. No matter where you go in the first round, you are an instant millionaire, […]

Last minute Mock Draft

Posted by TheBigLead on April 29th, 2006

Inside two minutes to bedlam!
We can only find two updated mock drafts, The Washington Post and Pro Football Talk, peruse them if you like.
Here’s ours, and Mel Kiper, eat your heart out:
1. Mario Williams, defensive lineman
Well, we know we’re getting this one right!
2. Reggie Bush, running back
Even if it’s not to the Saints, he’s […]

Reggie Bush, not in a mood to party

Posted by TheBigLead on April 29th, 2006

How do you react when dollar signs ($3 million of them?) evaporate before your eyes, your school’s National Championship may be in jeopardy on account of your mom and stepfather, and you haven’t the foggiest idea where you’re going to begin your NFL career?
Disappointment, obviously. While we didn’t attend the “official” pre-NFL draft party at […]

This is some kind of joke, right? We just got home from a rough, hangover-filled day at the office to find out that ESPN’s Rachel Nichols claims the Texans have agreed to a contract with NC State’s Mario Williams, NOT USC’s all-world Reggie Bush.
It’s so fresh, there’s not even a link – we saw […]

Matt Leinart’s boring pre-draft late night out

Posted by TheBigLead on April 28th, 2006

So imagine our surprise last night when we’re at a relatively-new New York lounge, Boudoir, and THE Matt Leinart slinks his poorly-postured frame into the place!
Nope, we don’t have camera phone pictures (the place was too damn dark), or better yet, actual photograph evidence of potential impropriety because … Leinart’s already gone corporate (sparking white […]

The NBA Playoffs are no longer bland

Posted by TheBigLead on April 28th, 2006

As faithful watchers (full admission: TiVoers) of PTI, we fondly remember that just prior to the NBA playoffs, Jermaine “I am not that hard to find” O’Neal popped in for “Five Good Minutes.”
Penguin Dance and Wilbon asked O’Neal about the trade rumors, and if memory serves, O’Neal said something along the lines of, […]

We’re a bit slow this morning – long night “hanging out” with Matt Leinart in New York City, much more on this later – but in scanning the papers, we noticed young Freddy Adu has gone public with his teenybopper girlfriend.
We’ve given Adu the business here before, but all in good fun. Now, we’re ready […]