CHARACTER COUNTS? NOT WITH THIS BUNCH.Byline: BILLY WITZ As the New England Patriots  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled until (UTC) due to vandalism. have reigned over the NFL NFLabbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga , one of the secrets of their success is purported to be the quality of the character in their locker room. If there are any bad apples or selfish ones, they don't stay that way - or stay in New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. - for long. In the copycat world of the NFL, this is supposed to serve as a blueprint. Or is it? Judging by this weekend's NFL draft The NFL Draft (officially the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting[1]) is an annual sports draft in which National Football League (NFL) teams take turns, through seven rounds[2] , character may count - but not as much as production. -- Maurice Clarett made himself academically ineligible for accepting improper benefits at Ohio State, then ran a tortoise-like 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine. Clarett was taken in the third round by the Broncos. -- Northwestern nose tackle Luis Castillo, after testing positive for steroids at the NFL Combine, apologized to all 32 teams, saying he took them for a week because he was frustrated by a slowly-healing injury. Castillo was taken in the first round by the Chargers. -- Former Notre Dame High star Travis Johnson had to explain away rape charges he was acquitted of two years ago. Johnson was taken in the first round by the Texans. -- One of Johnson's former Florida State teammates, quarterback Adrian McPherson, was once one juror juror n. any person who actually serves on a jury. Lists of potential jurors are chosen from various sources such as registered voters, automobile registration or telephone directories. away from being convicted of gambling charges. McPherson, who hasn't played college football in three years, was chosen in the fifth round by the Saints. To be fair, none of these players - at least if you believe Johnson and the jurors who acquitted him - seem to be menaces to society of the order of Lawrence Phillips. And if these incidents prove to be merely youthful indiscretions rather than indicators, then good for them. But each of these players were picked higher than many expected, delivering a message that was clearer than the reflection from a Super Bowl trophy: it's not so much what you do off the field as what you do on it. Other observations from the weekend: Miami coach Nick Saban's first three picks - Auburn running back Ronnie Brown, Iowa defensive end Matt Roth and Florida linebacker Channing Crowder - all beat Saban when he was at LSU LSU Louisiana State University LSU Large Subunit LSU La Salle University (Philadelphia, PA) LSU La Sierra University LSU Link State Update (OSPF) LSU Learning Support Unit . ... If former USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. receiver Mike Williams doesn't need work on his route running, he could do some work on his NFL geography knowledge. ``Chicago, Tampa, everybody (in the NFC NFC abbr. National Football Conference North) better look out,'' he said after getting drafted by Detroit. Uh, Mike, Tampa Bay moved out of that division three years ago. ... The Chiefs traded for Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Surtain and the Broncos drafted three cornerbacks. Guess which division Randy Moss just moved into. ... I've finally figured out why the Redskins Redskins can refer to:
The most uncomfortable quarterback at the moment is Joey Harrington. It's hard to imagine Jeff Garcia not taking Detroit's first snap. ... The top two picks in next year's draft might well be Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush, and LenDale White and Winston Justice may not be far behind. ... After watching him against UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX (insert punch line here) and Oklahoma, Oklahoma State's Vernand Morency - chosen by the Texans - looked much better than a third-round back. ... What is interesting about the draft is how teams like the Patriots (versatility), Eagles (production), Panthers (toughness), Ravens (playmakers Playmakers is a TV series on ESPN that depicted the lives of the players on a fictional professional football team. The show starred Omar Gooding, Marcello Thedford, Christopher Wiehl, Jason Matthew Smith, Russell Hornsby and Tony Denison. ) and Colts (skill) have a clear idea of what they want in a player and, with few exceptions, they stick to it. Funny, but they're just as consistent in the win-loss column. ... That giant sucking sound The "giant sucking sound" was United States Presidential candidate Ross Perot's colorful phrase for what he believed would be the negative effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which he opposed. The phrase, coined during the 1992 U.S. is the market for Bills running back Travis Henry evaporating. Buffalo's trade options dried up Saturday when the Bucs took Carnell Cadillac Williams, the Cardinals took J.J. Arrington and the Eagles snapped up Ryan Moats. ... UCLA running back Manuel White was chosen by the Redskins in the fourth round with the 120th pick, the lowest the first Bruin has been chosen since 1990 when the Saints took tight end Charles Arbuckle in the fifth round with the 125th pick. |
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