Early NFL Draft notes
This is the first time in four years I'm not in the office working the draft, primarily because the analyst I worked with on draft day has since moved on to NFL.com. But so far, the Jets seemed to do the safe pick in getting Dewayne Robertson from Kentucky at No. 4. The team could always use another defensive lineman. And as for a receiver to replace the other Dillard's guy, well, they did get Curtis Conway almost right away, so there doesn't seem to be a pressing need for another receiver immediately. Besides, I want to see what Santana Moss can do.

The whole Vikings thing seems to be a huge mess, again. It's a lot like one of the guys in our office fantasy league draft who could never come up with a pick right away. He'd be on the phone, shuffling through papers, etc. Oh yeah, he won just one game in two years, and he won't be back this season (that layoff actually made that decision that much easier). However, the fun of all of those picks that came as a result made the draft that much more fun -- and kept things moving. It seemed like the ESPN guys were disappointed in all the fast picks. Hey, it makes things move nicely. There will be time to catch up eventually. Besides, the 15 minutes per pick seems like a bit much, unless you are the Minnesota Vikings.

I also like this year's Madden 2004 ads with Ray Lewis having his way with the rookie class. It's still hard to believe Lewis has that much drawing power to do those ads given everything. But I guess his acquittal holds more than the one with O.J.