NBC uses football game to promote stupid Green Garbage

Last night I was sitting back ready to watch my Cowboys take on the Philadelphia Evils (the 'Boys gave the Evils a well-deserved butt kicking). All of a sudden Costas and the gang announce that they're "going green" and shutting off the lights, and the crew used flashlights to see what they were doing, all this while Chris Collinsworth is giggling like a schoolgirl.

They kept the lights off during the halftime report and the post game show. During halftime, they had Matt Lauer reporting live from the Arctic Circle (the same "if we don't kowtow to socialist environmentalism, the cute little polar bears will die" schtick). Of course, he didn't ride a bike up there. Nope, NBC purchased "carbon credits", the silly little indulgences which have been thoroughly debunked in the blogosphere.

Now it looks like all the programming this week will be about the idea that we're destroying the Earth. They'll even have Algore on 30 Rock, or one of their other unwatchable shows. Maybe he'll explain why he can have a House that uses who knows how many times the energy output of a normal home and fly all over the world. If it's about saving the planet, the least he can do is walk.

2007 Mock NFL Draft version 2

I don't know how often I'll do these. They're just to pass time. Comment if you'd like:

1. Detroit Lions- Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin
2. Oakland Raiders- Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech
3. Arizona Cardinals- Jake Long, OT, Michigan
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Marcus McCauley, CB, Fresno State
5. Green Bay Packers- Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma
6. Washington Redskins- Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson
7. Houston Texans- Alan Branch, DT, Michigan
8. Cleveland Browns- Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame
9. Minnesota Vikings- Dwayne Jarrett, WR, USC
10. St. Louis Rams- Ted Ginn, Jr., WR, Ohio State
11. San Francisco 49ers- Quentin Moses, DE, Georgia
12. Miami Dolphins- Jared Gaither, OT, Maryland
13. Pittsburgh Steelers- Justin Blalock, OT, Texas
14. Buffalo Bills- Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville (they just can't pass on him)
15. Tennessee Titans- Frank Okam, DT, Texas
16. Atlanta Falcons- Laron Landry, S, LSU
17. Carolina Panthers- Michael Griffin, S, Texas
18. Philadelphia Eagles- Paul Posluszny, LB, Penn State
19. New York Giants- Marshawn Lynch, RB, California
20. New York Jets- LaMarr Woodley, DE, Michigan
21. Kansas City Chiefs- Jeff Samardzija, WR, Notre Dame
22. Jacksonville Jaguars- Levi Brown, OT, Penn State
23. Denver Broncos- Brandon Meriweather, S, Miami
24. Cincinnati Bengals- Reggie Nelson, S, Florida
25. New England Patriots (from Seattle)- Darrelle Revis, CB, Pitt
26. Dallas Cowboys- Sam Baker, OT, USC
27. New Orleans Saints- Patrick Willis, LB, Ole Miss
28. Baltimore Ravens- Michael Bush, RB, Louisville
29. New England Patriots- Dwayne Bowe, WR, LSU
30. San Diego Chargers- Victor Abiamiri, DE, Notre Dame
31. Chicago Bears- Arron Sears, OL, Tennessee
32. Indianapolis Colts- Rufus Alexander, LB, Oklahoma

2007 Mock NFL Draft

Because I can. :)

Detroit Lions- Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame
Arizona Cardinals- Joe Thomas, OT, Wisconsin
Oakland Raiders- Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech
Houston Texans- Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma
Cleveland Browns- Alan Branch, DT, Michigan (they likely trade down to make this pick)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Dwayne Jarrett, WR, USC (another likely trade down)
Green Bay Packers- Marshawn Lynch, RB, California
Washington Redskins- Gaines Adams, DE, Clemson
Pittsburgh Steelers- Jake Long, OT, Michigan
Tennessee Titans- Ted Ginn, Jr., WR, Ohio State (The Titans reach and add another incredible athlete)
Alanta Falcons- Jared Gaither, OT, Maryland
Minnesota- Justin Blalock, OL, Texas (probable trade down)
St. Louis Rams- Marcus McCauley, CB, Fresno State
San Francisco 49ers- Quentin Moses, DE, Georgia
Philadelphia Eagles- Paul Pozluszny, LB, Penn State
Miami Dolphins- Patrick Willis, LB, Ole Miss
Buffalo Bills- Darrelle Revis, CB, Pitt
New York Jets- LaMarr Woodley, DE, Michigan
Carolina Panthers- Laron Landry, S, LSU
Jacksonville Jaguars- Frank Okam, DT, Texas (depth pick)
New York Giants- Michael Bush, RB, Louisville (may trade down to take)
Cincinnati Bengals- Michael Griffin, S, Texas
New England Patriots (from Seattle)- Brandon Meriweather, S, Miami
Dallas Cowboys- Antoine Cason, CB, Arizona
New Orleans Saints- Zach Miller, TE, Arizona State
Kansas City Chiefs- Jeff Samardzija, WR, Notre Dame
Denver Broncos- Reggie Nelson, S, Florida
New England Patriots- HB Blades, LB, Pitt
Baltimore Ravens- Arron Sears, OL, Tennessee
San Diego Chargers- Dwayne Bowe, WR, LSU
Chicago Bears- Levi Brown, OT, Penn State
Indianapolis Colts- Rufus Alexander, LB, Oklahoma

So, how bad is it? Submit your own if you'd like.

Well, it's been an up-and-down couple of days...

On the plus side, today's my birthday and yesterday my Cowboys clobbered the Bucs. OTOH, today the Longhorns lost. Darn.

Gloating time...

I would now like to take this time laugh at those unfortunate folks whose teams didn't have the kind of draft my Cowboys had. We grabbed four defensive ends in all, two in the first round. We grabbed an elite linebacker in round two who should have been taken in round one. We grabbed the a quality FS in the fourth round. To top it off, we also grabbed a backup for Julius Jones, who is also capable of starting. Much better, IMHO, than getting the third WR in the top ten in three years...