Friday, April 23, 2010

.2010 nfl draft - rounds 2 & 3 results.

Today's NFL draft started at 6pm EST and covered Rounds 2 & 3. Again, a very inconvenient time for West Coast fans. It made me a bit upset when I heard Commissioner Roger Goodell being interviewed during the draft today. I couldn't believe he had the nerve to say that the Prime Time format brought in 50% more viewers and NO ONE had any complaints about it. I guess he hasn't spoken to anyone from the West Coast. On a more positive note, today's action was much less intense with the exception of the curiosity and anticipation surrounding where Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy would finally land. I will say that if there is any benefit to the Prime Time draft and splitting it up between 3 days, the teams sure had more time to think between rounds and even "sleep on" some major round 2 decisions. Below are the results from today.

Round 2
  1. Rams | Rodger Saffold - OT | Indiana
  2. Vikings | Chris Cook - CB | Virginia
  3. Buccaneers | Brian Price - DT | UCLA
  4. Chiefs | Dexter McClusterm - RB | Mississippi
  5. Eagles | Nathaniel Allen - FS | South Florida
  6. Browns | T.J. Ward - FS | Oregon
  7. Buccaneers | Arrelious Benn - WR | Illinois
  8. Dolphins | Koa Misi - DE | Utah
  9. Bills | Torell Troup - DT | Central Florida
  10. Patriots | Rob Gronkowski - TE | Arizona
  11. Ravens | Sergis Kindle - DE | Texas
  12. Raiders | Lamarr Houston - DT | Texas
  13. Broncos | Zane Beadles - OT | Utah
  14. Giants | Linval Joseph - DT | East Carolina
  15. Cardinals | Daryl Washington - LB | TCU
  16. Panthers | Jimmy Clausen - QB | Notre Dame
  17. 49ers | Taylor Mays - FS | Southern Cal
  18. Chiefs | Javier Arenas - CB | Alabama
  19. Vikings | Toby Gerhart - RB | Stanford
  20. Steelers | Jason Worilds - DE | Virginia Tech
  21. Patriots | Jermaine Cunningham - DE | Florida
  22. Bengals | Carlos Dunlap - DE | Florida
  23. Cowboys | Sean Lee - LB | Penn State
  24. Packers | Mike Neal - DT | Purdue
  25. Ravens | Terrence Cody - DT | Alabama
  26. Texans | Ben Tate - RB | Auburn
  27. Browns | Montario Hardesty - RB | Tennessee
  28. Seahawks | Golden Tate - WR | Notre Dame
  29. Jets | Vlad Ducasse - OT | Massachusetts
  30. Patriots | Brandon Spikes - LB | Florida
  31. Colts | Pat Angerer - LB | Iowa
  32. Saints | Charles Brown - OT | Southern Cal
Round 3
  1. Rams | Jerome Murphy - CB | South Florida
  2. Lions | Amari Spievy - CB | Iowa
  3. Buccaneers | Myron Lewis - CB | Vanderbilt
  4. Chiefs | Jon Asamoah - OG | Illinois
  5. Raiders | Jared Veldheer - OT | Hilsdale
  6. Ravens | Ed Dickson - TE | Oregon
  7. Packers | Morgan Burnett - SS | Georgia Tech
  8. Bills | Alex Carrington - DE | Arkansas State
  9. Dolphins | John Jerry - OT | Mississippi
  10. Jaguars | D’Anthony Smith - DT | Louisiana Tech
  11. Bears | Major Wright - FS | Florida
  12. Giants | Chad Jones - FS | LSU
  13. Titans | Damian Williams - WR | Southern Cal
  14. Panthers | Brandon LaFell - WR | LSU
  15. Chargers | Donald Butler - LB | Washington
  16. Broncos | J.D. Walton - C | Baylor
  17. Texans | Earl Mitchell - DT | Arizona
  18. Steelers | Emmanuel Sanders - WR | Southern Methodist
  19. Falcons | Corey Peters - DT | Kentucky
  20. Bengals | Jordan Shipley - WR | Texas
  21. Browns | Colt McCoy - QB | Texas
  22. Eagles | Daniel Te’o-Nesheim - DE | Washington
  23. Broncos | Eric Decker - WR | Minnesota
  24. Cardinals | Andre Roberts - WR | Citadel
  25. Panthers | Armanti Edwards - QB | Appalachian State
  26. Patriots | Taylor Price - WR | Ohio
  27. 49ers | Navorro Bowman - LB | Penn State
  28. Browns | Shawn Lauvao - OT | Arizona State
  29. Chiefs | Tony Moeaki - TE | Iowa
  30. Colts | Kevin Thomas - CB | Southern Cal
  31. Saints | Jimmy Graham - TE | Miami
  32. Bengals | Brandon Ghee - CB | Wake Forest
  33. Titans | Rennie Curran - LB | Georgia
  34. Falcons | Mike Johnson - OG | Alabama
Love,
Peace,
& Boo for Prime Time draft :o/
-c

Thursday, April 22, 2010

.2010 nfl draft - round 1 results.

For the first time in history, the NFL draft went Prime Time. The draft began today at 7:30pm EST and televised only Round 1. Tomorrow, the NFL will continue with Rounds 2 & 3 then finish off the remaining rounds over the weekend. Two unique updates to the draft this year included Zach Hatfield, a 15 year old Make-A-Wish Foundation cancer patient who was given the honor of announcing the Pittsburgh Steelers first pick in the draft. Also, NOLA Saints QB Drew Brees who was last year's Super Bowl MVP, was given the honor of announcing the Saints draft pick at 32. It is interesting to note that Brees was drafted by the San Diego Chargers at pick 32.

Because I live in the West Coast, I personally found the Prime Time format to be very inconvenient. I learned very quickly that I am not a fan of this new schedule. While the East Coast fans are settled in at home with their popcorn and chips, the West Coast fans were either still at work or battling traffic at the very moment the first pick was announced. Unfortunately, for West Coast fans like me, resorting to DVR proved to be the only option. Despite this problem, the draft proved to be surprising and interesting! QB Tim Tebow who most expected to fall to the later rounds, was drafted by the Denver Broncos who traded up to 25 to grab him. As a shock to many, Tebow was drafted ahead of Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy. If you happen to follow me on Twitter, you would know that this was not surprising to me whatsoever. While most of the experts and sports fans complained of Tebow's lack of throwing skills and inability to succeed at the NFL level, I believed in him. I've watched him in college and have seen many interviews that showed he is a smart young man who has the will to make it. He comes from a faith-based upbringing and he understands that every opportunity that he gets is a blessing. To me, that expresses volumes about his character.

The other aspect of the draft that I love is watching the newly drafted prospects react to their name being announced by the Commissioner. The excitement of the family, tears of joy, and what they are wearing! Call me crazy but it’s intriguing to see who’s already wearing “bling” and who’s not! Some notable picks were the Cowboys who snatched up WR Dez Bryant. This was a shock to me because I did not think he would still be available at 24. This pick by the Cowboys is clearly in reaction to the poor results shown by current WR Roy Williams. Also, the Chargers traded up to 12 for RB Ryan Mathews who will be groomed to eventually replace veteran LaDainian Tomlinson (who now plays for the Jets after being released this off season). In typical Raiders fashion, they drafted ILB Rolando McClain at 13 which came out of left field in my opinion, considering their obvious QB problem. Lastly, because this is a defensive heavy draft class, it was understandable that majority of the picks were for these positions. So, now we wait for Day 2 to continue the drama and find out where the rest of the top prospects end up.

Round 1

  1. Rams | Sam Bradford - QB | Oklahoma
  2. Lions | Ndamukong Suh - DT | Nebraska
  3. Buccaneers | Gerald McCoy - DT | Oklahoma
  4. Redskins | Trent Williams - OT Oklahoma
  5. Chiefs | Eric Berry - SS | Tennessee
  6. Seahawks | Russell Okung - OT | Oklahoma State
  7. Browns | Joe Haden - CB | Florida
  8. Raiders | Rolando McClain - LB | Alabama
  9. Bills | C.J. Spiller - RB | Clemson
  10. Jaguars | Tyson Alualu - DE | California
  11. 49ers | Anthony Davis - OT | Rutgers
  12. Chargers | Ryan Mathews - RB | Fresno State
  13. Eagles | Brandon Graham - DE | Michigan
  14. Seahawks | Earl Thomas - SS | Texas
  15. Giants | Jason Pierre-Paul - DE | South Florida
  16. Titans | Derrik Morgan - DE | Georgia Tech
  17. 49ers | Mike Lupati - OG | Idaho
  18. Steelers | Maurkice Pouncey - C | Florida
  19. Falcons | Sean Weatherspoon - LB | Missouri
  20. Texans | Kareem Jackson - CB | Alabama
  21. Bengals | Jermaine Gresham - TE | Oklahoma
  22. Broncos | Demaryius Thomas - WR | Georgia Tech
  23. Packers | Bryan Bulaga - OT | Iowa
  24. Cowboys | Dez Bryant - WR | Oklahoma State
  25. Broncos | Tim Tebow - QB | Florida
  26. Cardinals | Dan Williams - DT | Tennessee
  27. Patriots | Devin McCourty - CB | Rutgers
  28. Dolphins | Jared Odrick - DT | Penn State
  29. Jets | Kyle Wilson - CB | Boise State
  30. Lions | Jahvid Best - RB | California
  31. Colts | Jerry Hughes - DE | TCU
  32. Saints | Patrick Robinson - CB | Florida State
Love,
Peace,
and Rookies,
-c

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

.the element of freedom.

I've been a bad blogger. My last post was in December! Wow, how rude of me... it's April now. Ok, just for that I am posting 2 videos of the week. I am in love with Alicia Keys most recent album, "The Element of Freedom". I've got this CD in my car changer now. Everything from the album cover to the tracks are amazing to me. Alicia really hit this one out of the ballpark, seriously. She's the true definition of an artist. By the way, check out her piano in the first video. It's crazy gorgeous, I want one! Enjoy~

"Doesn't Mean Anything"



"Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart"



Love,
Peace,
and Music,
-c