Couple of final draft notes
JD mentions his disdain for the Nick Bakay/Mel Kiper Jr. lovefest package, and I tend to agree. The original "draftnik" was Joel Buschbaum at Pro Football Weekly, who died last December. Many in the league miss him and his insightfulness. What was strange was what he looked like when I saw a photo of him in the latest PFW Draft Book (nearly completed before he passed away). Whereas Kiper looks like some brash, cocky agent (he could pass for Drew Rosenhaus' cousin or brother), Buschbaum looks like Stephen Hawking. Not sure what else to say there, but he got the respect of the entire league.

Also, the Vikings first-round shenanigans and the flurry of draft picks that came afterward definitely reminded me of trivia night at Twain's, where the tiebreaker on questions is how fast you turn in your answer sheet. It'd be funny if there was a "wrong answer" card brought up during that confusion. "Oh sorry, Carolina, we can't accept that pick of Rae Carruth."