Up and Sort Of At It ...

Yeah, we're up. Here's Jessica Biel to help you wipe the crust from your eyes.
We watched the NFL Draft yesterday. Yawn. That's why we're having a hard time waking up. Because it was so boring.

ESPN did a lousy job. No surprise there, since they take away the suspense of every pick by showing the jerk-ass athlete on the phone and then his momma or baby-mama smiling her head off because she realizes she just got paid.

We weren't surprised by most of the picks. Just a few in the first round that seemed out of place, such as Pittsburgh picking up Rashard Mendenhall, then of course that really helps out Wille Parker. Intriguing.

Dallas trading up to take Mike Jenkins. It was a bold move, but Mike is one of our favorites here at AndWhammy. We wish him luck even though we've personally seen him get burned by big receivers (see Louisville in 2006).
Baltimore trading up for Joe Flacco? WTF? Did Jim Harbaugh really think Flacco would be gone in the second round? Whatever. He's going to bust out. He looked really good playing Delware opponents in -- what is that? -- Division III football.

As for the second round, the 55-58 picks were really good. Big names, big schools and all good picks for those respectively teams. First, with Baltimore at 55, they picked up Ray Rice. Good move, espeically after Flacco (ever see Keanu Reeves in The Replacements? Didn't his character have the same name?) Anyways, Rice is going to be a bruising, punishing back and he's going to, perhaps not tear it up, but still, be a force for a rebuilding Ravens squad.

Then, Green Bay got Brian Brohm at 56. Nice back up plan. Brohm has a hell of a strong arm and if Aaron Rogers bails, or gets hurt for that matter. There is Mr. QB for you.
At 57, Miami did get a quarterback and not too bad of one either. Chad Henne has awesome arm strength and a tendency to hit his primary receiver. Smart move, Chad. Smart move, Tuna.

And at 58, the Buccaneers picked up a new Dexter Jackson, not the Dexter Jackson that was Super Bowl MVP for them in Super Bowl XXXVII. This Jackson, while not the biggest receiver they could've gotten, has speed, hands, route running ability and the ability to return punts and kickoffs. Word is he can burn cornerbacks, who are generally the fastest player on an NFL. Sounds smart to us.

We're done with the draft for this year, though. We have lives. We don't care about the sixth and seventh round.

One last thing to make your brain fall out of your skull, David "Big Papi' Ortiz, is out for the second-straight game with a bruised knee. We would say the Saux need him to stop the streaking Rays (that cellar of team has won five straight), but Ortiz is batting a lowly .177, with four homers and 20 RBI. You know, take a break, Davey. You've earned it. Have a nice plate of chicken, some rice, a few black beans. Enjoy the day off (that is before you're required to have knee surgery and miss the rest of the season).

With that, and the Saux will still win the AL East without Ortiz, we're off to entertain ourselves. We'll be back. Check this video out while we're gone: