Rad’s Reflections: 2011 Draft

The draft has come and gone, and I feel that it is time for us to sit down and digest what we all witnessed.  254 young men have officially risen from the ranks of college boys to NFL men, which means that the stupid mistakes they made as impoverished youth with be multiplied tenfold now that they are making more money in a year that you and I will see in our entire lives.  Lovely. The 2011 NFL draft started out on a positive note right away.  Surprisingly, the crowd which was made up predominately of New Yorkers, turned out to be predominately assholes as well.  I am sensing a positive correlation here…   NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was showered with boos nearly every time he took the stage.  The people want football, and Goodell’s sh*tty rule changes as well as overall douchey demeanor seem to be hampering the negotiations between players and owners.  The audience was united in their general level of disgust for the man who has become the face of the lockout.  So ...