April is the Cruelest Month

I've reached the point where my paranoia grows with each new mock draft.  Draft prospects have been deconstructed; parsed into 40s and cone drills and bench reps, vertical and standing long jump.  This one isn’t the ideal height for an OLB.  This one already has four kids.  This one is inconsistent.  That one has short arms.  This one had a poor combine but an excellent pro day.  This one's production dropped off his senior year.  That one didn’t play against big time competition.  This one is a one-year wonder.  And those are the Top 15; they’ll certainly be gone by the time the Patriots trade the #27 pick for a 3^rd and a 4^th this year and a 1^st next year. 

Second Chances

It’s hard to get too excited when your team’s big move is picking up a former first round pick who is just the “t” away from officially be labeled a bust.  Somebody saw something in Bobby Carpenter seven years ago.  Who knows?  Maybe it’s still in there.

Catching Up

How much does it suck to be Mark Sanchez?  I’m setting the over/under on Tebow taking over as the Jets starting QB at Game 5. 

Rogerball

Good King Roger has spoken.  All are punished!

Song for the Dumped

So, your girl dumps you.  For George Clooney.  Does that make it feel any better?  I mean, he is George Clooney.

Counting Chickens

If Brandon Lloyd can put up his Josh McDaniels-average numbers, the Patriots offense should set the over/under at 37 points a game.  Count me in on the Josh McDaniels assumption.  (I’ll bet the over.)  Lloyd will put up monster numbers in New England.  He put up 1,448 yards with 11 TDs with Kyle Orton winging it.  We may certainly dream of better things with Tom Brady pulling the trigger. 

Here’s a nice summary of Patriots’ moves so far.  It’s quite reassuring.  As noted above, I have totally bought into the Brandon Lloyd/Josh McDaniels bromance.  With Brady throwing and Welker, Gronkowski, Hernandez and Lloyd catching the Patriots offense could put up impressive numbers. 

I hope the Lloyd signing convinces Matt Light and Brian Waters to come back for a run at Super Bowl XLVII.  Just like Elwood and Jake.  Let’s get the band back together.  On offense anyway.

Patriots vs. 49ers (assuming they sign Manning) in Super Bowl XLVII.  Magic.

My new favorite song…

The Improbable Sometimes Becomes the Inevitable

Manning to Moss.  It could happen.  The Niners already have Moss under contract and they also appear to be one of the three finalist for Peyton Manning’s rose.  It seems highly improbable that both Manning and Moss should enjoy a career renaissance with San Francisco.  In some regards, either one independently seems a longshot.  Moss is coming off a disgraceful 2010 performance followed by a year of inactivity.  Manning is coming off 4 neck surgeries (estimated).  And yet, Peyton Manning signing with the 49ers would seemingly guarantee a Super Bowl run for San Francisco in 2012, with or without a significant contribution from Moss.  If Moss can contribute (let’s set the over/under at 12 touchdowns) the 2012 season could become its own chapter in the Book of Football.