Well, today didn't go quite like I thought. Watching the NFL draft was absolute torture. I was genuinely surprised when Detroit, then the Browns, and especially when the Dolphins all passed on Brady Quinn. The Dolphins have some serious explaining to do. Ted Ginn Jr? Really. Very expensive punt returner.
Anyway, there was no relief until the Browns traded with Dallas to get Quinn. The house shook as I jumped up and down so hard. At first I was afraid that if he went here the franchise would not spend the money to keep him protected, but with Joe Thomas on the line I have hope he will be okay. David immediately tried to get tickets. The Brown's website was so busy he couldn't even get on the main page.
Jason can't wait to have Brady sign his University of Notre Dame book. A teacher at his school made it for him out of pictures she took of Brady at Notre Dame while visiting her nephew.
I am very impressed with the new NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. I like that he is commited to making players accountable for their actions. That he wants the NFL players to have character; to behave like professionals not criminals. I thought it was a classy move to have Brady go to a private room to avoid the constant media attention. So they wouldn't keep showing his disappointment and asking him, "How does it feel to not be picked" which in media talk means don't you feel like a loser.
Brady Quinn is a great guy. He is intelligent, poised, focused, hardworking, and talented. He is the kind of player that kids can look up to and aspire to be.
He is the poster child for everything Mr. Goodell wants the NFL to be.
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