Well, isn't this everything that the NFL Draft isn't about?

[Jubjubs]

Just when I've nearly lost faith in NFL players actually behaving like human beings, this happens. Joe Thomas, who is sure to be a top 5 pick, is not going to the NFL Draft so that he can go salmon fishing with his dad. This is the same guy who has said in the past that sportscars are a waste of money, and all he really needs is a truck that runs. If this guy doesn't end up playing for the Ford owned Detroit Lions, we can finally remove any doubt that Matt Millen is the worst executive in sports.

OK, I'll stop rambling now. Just thought this was a refreshing little tidbit.

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/10133443

[Bob Impact]

I dunno man, that's kinda like missing, oh I don't know, the biggest single day of your career to fish.

[Bossanova]

I dunno man, that's kinda like missing, oh I don't know, the biggest single day of your career to fish.

I gotta agree. And what does this say about his father. Say you know what son, this day is about you.

[Kevin]

Just when I've nearly lost faith in NFL players actually behaving like human beings, this happens. Joe Thomas, who is sure to be a top 5 pick, is not going to the NFL Draft so that he can go salmon fishing with his dad. This is the same guy who has said in the past that sportscars are a waste of money, and all he really needs is a truck that runs. If this guy doesn't end up playing for the Ford owned Detroit Lions, we can finally remove any doubt that Matt Millen is the worst executive in sports.

OK, I'll stop rambling now. Just thought this was a refreshing little tidbit.

http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/10133443

Book it.. Lions will draft Calvin Johnson...

And come on.. Its a once in a life time thing.. How many people have a chance to be a top 5 pick in the biggest draft in sports?? Your going to be a freakin Multi Millionaire.. You can go fishing with your pops anytime you want.. The NFL draft happens only once in your life.. Thats if your blessed enough

[BoondockSaint]

I dunno man, that's kinda like missing, oh I don't know, the biggest single day of your career to fish.

If that's the biggest day of his career then he is going to have a pretty shitty career.

[Kevin]

If that's the biggest day of his career then he is going to have a pretty shitty career.

If he does his job right.. no one will talk about him much.. So it kinda is..

[Jubjubs]

His draft status really isn't going to change. He isn't going to be #1, and if he can make spend the day with his Dad, rather than sitting in a room full of primadonnas in their fancy new suits that's cool with me. If you can do that and still be talked about as much as any of the 2-10 picks, while creating a nice little PR bump for yourself at the same time, I say go for it. At the end of the day I think that NFL needs more guys like this to be faces of their product, and they'd be silly not to play this up.

[Landblast]

i think more and more,..the draftees don't care,..they have their agents locking it in, locking their contracts in ,..iron clad, their paid. it sucks.

[cougarjake13]

Book it.. Lions will draft Calvin Johnson...

And come on.. Its a once in a life time thing.. How many people have a chance to be a top 5 pick in the biggest draft in sports?? Your going to be a freakin Multi Millionaire.. You can go fishing with your pops anytime you want.. The NFL draft happens only once in your life.. Thats if your blessed enough

he ll get the money whether or not he shows up or not

who cares if he gets to put on a #1 jersey of what ever team picks him and then talk to a bunch of sportscenter jerks and reporters

[Bob Impact]

His draft status really isn't going to change. He isn't going to be #1, and if he can make spend the day with his Dad, rather than sitting in a room full of primadonnas in their fancy new suits that's cool with me. If you can do that and still be talked about as much as any of the 2-10 picks, while creating a nice little PR bump for yourself at the same time, I say go for it. At the end of the day I think that NFL needs more guys like this to be faces of their product, and they'd be silly not to play this up.

Play what up, I care about fishing more than I do about the game? I would see this as a slap in the face if I was a team owner. "Naah, I don't think practice will really make a difference, I'm gonna go play Skeetball with my sister." I understand your point, I just don't like the attitude, if he wants to spend time with his dad, bring him to the draft, this is once in a lifetime!

[BoondockSaint]

If he does his job right.. no one will talk about him much.. So it kinda is..

I get the feeling that this kid doesn't give a shit about people talking about him. I'm sure winning a Super Bowl would be a better day.

[Kevin]

I get the feeling that this kid doesn't give a shit about people talking about him. I'm sure winning a Super Bowl would be a better day.

Yea, i guess.. Its just shocking..

[Bob Impact]

http://images.usatoday.com/sports/nba/_photos2/2002-05-07-iverson2.jpg
We talkin' about the draft! NOT A GAME! Not a game... The draft!

[Bossanova]

Play what up, I care about fishing more than I do about the game? I would see this as a slap in the face if I was a team owner. "Naah, I don't think practice will really make a difference, I'm gonna go play Skeetball with my sister." I understand your point, I just don't like the attitude, if he wants to spend time with his dad, bring him to the draft, this is once in a lifetime!

Im with Bob. If the story included "his dying father" I think it would mean more to me. He can fish any day. I personally think by this story getting out, it feeds more attention to a guy "who doesn't care" about his image. Publicity stunt? Its the first meeting with your new team. Its not like bailing on an award show. This is showing gratitude to the team that made you a important part of their team.

[Jubjubs]

Play what up, I care about fishing more than I do about the game? I would see this as a slap in the face if I was a team owner. "Naah, I don't think practice will really make a difference, I'm gonna go play Skeetball with my sister." I understand your point, I just don't like the attitude, if he wants to spend time with his dad, bring him to the draft, this is once in a lifetime!

If I'm an owner who invests his money and high draft pick in a guy, I wan't to be pretty damn sure he's not going to be missing time, practices, or in the case of Pacman Jones and entire season because it's so hard to avoid 4am strip club shootings. I'd prefer a guy who spends time with his family. What a bonus that he mauls people on the O Line. There just seems to ba a big up side to this guy, but what the hell do I know?

[BoondockSaint]

Wouldn't it be funny if now he is pressured in to going and tears his ACL on the way up to the stage as the Jets fans boo him.

[cougarjake13]

who cares

what if he doesnt go in the top 5 thenm he's there for what ???


like leinart with cards or roethlisburger with the steelers, they were bona fide top 5 picks

both picked 10 or later

[Bossanova]

who cares

what if he doesnt go in the top 5 thenm he's there for what ???


like leinart with cards or roethlisburger with the steelers, they were bona fide top 5 picks

both picked 10 or later

So than why bother having anyone there? Just call out names while everyone watches.

[Jubjubs]

Wouldn't it be funny if now he is pressured in to going and tears his ACL on the way up to the stage as the Jets fans boo him.

I guess this kind of ties in to why I don't think it's a mistake. I always seem to remember who the Jets fans boo every year, but seldom recall who went with the #6 pick.

[cougarjake13]

So than why bother having anyone there? Just call out names while everyone watches.

exactly i dont care who the fuck is there or shows up

i care about who gets drafted where, and what the giants draft

i dont need any of the potential draftees to be there

[Kevin]

How many of you guys day dreamed you were at the draft and you heard The Commish say..Wth the blank pick of the what ever draft.. (your team) selects ( your name) And you go up and get that jersey.. I am I the only one??

[Bob Impact]

I guess this kind of ties in to why I don't think it's a mistake. I always seem to remember who the Jets fans boo every year, but seldom recall who went with the #6 pick.

Us Jet's fans are such a curmudgeonly bunch.
I'll boo this guys fuckin' picture if he goes top 5, I got no problem with him, just because.

[Bossanova]

How many of you guys day dreamed you were at the draft and you heard The Commish say..Wth the blank pick of the what ever draft.. (your team) selects ( your name) And you go up and get that jersey.. I am I the only one??

I dreamt that every day that I would be in the NHL draft, all the way up until my senior year when I blew out my knee at UMass. I would have told my father, fishing can wait old man

[Bossanova]

Us Jet's fans are such a curmudgeonly bunch.
I'll boo this guys fuckin' picture if he goes top 5, I got no problem with him, just because.

HAHAHA, and as an Eagle fan who boo'd with everyone else when McNabb was drafted. I will do the same

[Bob Impact]

HAHAHA, and as an Eagle fan who boo'd with everyone else when McNabb was drafted. I will do the same

Shit, I'll boo you booing, I don't care, if it's draft day, i'm fuckin' booing something!

[Jubjubs]

Us Jet's fans are such a curmudgeonly bunch.
I'll boo this guys fuckin' picture if he goes top 5, I got no problem with him, just because.

I have no problem with that. In fact I enjoy seeing the Jets fans boo every year ! It's something I can count on. Which is nice.

[BoondockSaint]

I like to go and boo and baseball's Rule 5 draft.

[Bob Impact]

I have no problem with that. In fact I enjoy seeing the Jets fans boo every year ! It's something I can count on. Which is nice.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Kevin]

I like to go and boo and baseball's Rule 5 draft.

Haha!! Booooo (someone, who someone else thinks your a bum) BOOOOOOO

[cougarjake13]

Haha!! Booooo (someone, who someone else thinks your a bum) BOOOOOOO

boooooooooooooooooooo to your booooooooooooooooooooooooo of another guys boooooooooooo

[Bob Impact]

boooooooooooooooooooo to your booooooooooooooooooooooooo of another guys boooooooooooo

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO to you for BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOing the second guy to BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! That was my BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

:wacko:

[FezPaul]

How many of you guys day dreamed you were at the draft and you heard The Commish say..Wth the blank pick of the what ever draft.. (your team) selects ( your name) And you go up and get that jersey.. I am I the only one??

All guys fantasize about playing sports.

What kind of looney fantasizes about going to some stupid made for TV publicity stunt?

[BoondockSaint]

Haha!! Booooo (someone, who someone else thinks your a bum) BOOOOOOO

Actually I go, WHOOOOOOOOO?????? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[Jubjubs]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Sweet. Now I don't have to watch the draft at all. Quick, throw something at Mel Kiper's hair and run the fuck out of there.

[cougarjake13]

Actually I go, WHOOOOOOOOO?????? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!


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yah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bossanova]

Sweet. Now I don't have to watch the draft at all. Quick, throw something at Mel Kiper's hair and run the fuck out of there.

I'll boo that no knowledge fuck

[BoondockSaint]

Sweet. Now I don't have to watch the draft at all. Quick, throw something at Mel Kiper's hair and run the fuck out of there.


What the fuck is up with Kiper's hair. It's like he's actually trying to grow a helmet.

[cougarjake13]

I'll boo that no knowledge fuck

what the fuck does that deeck do the other 364 days of the year ???

[Kevin]

what the fuck does that deeck do the other 364 days of the year ???

He is Wally, the Redsox mascot.. Wally.. Wally..

[Bossanova]

what the fuck does that deeck do the other 364 days of the year ???

exactly, and who really dubbed him draft expert

[Jubjubs]

What the fuck is up with Kiper's hair. It's like he's actually trying to grow a helmet.

He looks like Count Chocula. I'll boo that. The NFL Draft is no place for cereal pushing vampires.

[Bob Impact]

He looks like Count Chocula. I'll boo that. The NFL Draft is no place for cereal pushing vampires.

I want to kiss Kiper on the cheeks and then hit him with a comically large fish.

[Bossanova]

what the fuck does that deeck do the other 364 days of the year ???

I want to kiss Kiper on the cheeks and then hit him with a comically large fish.

I also love how smug he is, and shuns everyone elses opinions

[Bob Impact]

This board is great. We went from this kid to awful Jets fans, to inventing new ways to hate ESPN announcers.

[Jubjubs]

I want to kiss Kiper on the cheeks and then hit him with a comically large fish.

I'll just save that one somewhere until the "Bob Impact Line of the day" thread starts. Good stuff, good stuff.

[cougarjake13]

exactly, and who really dubbed him draft expert

other than espn using him forever i have no clue

[Kevin]

This board is great. We went from this kid to awful Jets fans, to inventing new ways to hate ESPN announcers.

Thats the Board in a nutshell... The Fallon Tenbats bet thread, turned into the Tenbats wedding thread in a matter of minutes..

[Bossanova]

This board is great. We went from this kid to awful Jets fans, to inventing new ways to hate ESPN announcers.

I was just going to say how happy I am that this thread turned into bashing Mel Kiper

[Bob Impact]

other than espn using him forever i have no clue

I think he blew Chris Berman to get the job originally, after that it gets lost in a sea of gay sex and shame.
Edit: Allegedly.

[Jubjubs]

This board is great. We went from this kid to awful Jets fans, to inventing new ways to hate ESPN announcers.

I'm declaring the first thread I've started a success based on nothing but that observation.

[FezPaul]

exactly, and who really dubbed him draft expert

He has a fabulous head of hair.

[PapaBear]

Sounds to me like it's just a PR thing. Instead of taking the "I'm a bad ass stance" he's trying to be the "regular guy" that people will like.

[epo]

Sounds to me like it's just a PR thing. Instead of taking the "I'm a bad ass stance" he's trying to be the "regular guy" that people will like.

You're not from Wisconsin are you?

[Kevin]

You're not from Wisconsin are you?

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Nope

[Jubjubs]

After watching this guy beat the piss out of my Golden Gophers for his entire career, I can tell you he's worth the draft pick. This whole thing is gonna help him get rich. N Rich. By that, I mean he'll be wearing the hot new N Series Jeans by Nautica. Like a gentleman.

[epo]

A guy like Joe Thomas who only wants a pickup truck, wouldn't give two shits about the NFL draft party. To a guy like that, fishing on Lake Michigan is much cooler. I don't know Thomas, but his family is only 15 minutes from my place and I know alot of guys just like him from the state.

Plus the cries of "PR stunt" is fucking hilarious. Has there ever been a greater PR stunt than televising the NFL Draft?

Pot meet supposed-kettle. Supposed-kettle meet pot.

[Kevin]

A guy like Joe Thomas who only wants a pickup truck, wouldn't give two shits about the NFL draft party. To a guy like that, fishing on Lake Michigan is much cooler. I don't know Thomas, but his family is only 15 minutes from my place and I know alot of guys just like him from the state.

Plus the cries of "PR stunt" is fucking hilarious. Has there ever been a greater PR stunt than televising the NFL Draft?

Pot meet supposed-kettle. Supposed-kettle meet pot.

Supposed pot in kettle, gets smoked by Snoogans...

[PapaBear]

Who's "crying" PR stunt. I just suggested that it probably was one. I know damn well the guy has an agent. They all do. He might actually be a regular guy, but if he is, it's a rarity.

[Jubjubs]

I don't think it's a stunt, but I'm an idiot. What surprises me is that "experts" like Kiper treat this like a bad career move. What frightens me more is that society thinks this is so odd compared to spending an afternoon in a room drinking a bottle of water and looking at Jamrcus Russel's giant earring. He'll go out fishing in the morning and when he returns he'll be a rich, rich man. It'll be a good day to be Joe Thomas.

[epo]

I would be udderly shocked if it was a publicity stunt. Whoever gets this guy is getting a solid citizen and a road-grader left tackle.

Well said jubjubs.

[Snacks]

I dont have a problem with this guy did. Maybe he doesnt like the media or the spot light. I dont blame him for that. Maybe spending time with his father and doing something he always does with his father more important then taking pictures and sitting around all day in a suit. He can get the call to what team he has been drafted to and take it from there. All the draft is, is a way for the NFL to make more money.

I like what he did, if my dad was alive I would rather spend an afternoon with him then go to the NFL draft.

[Dan 'Hampton]

What's he missing by not being at the draft. Whatever drafts him already has met him, probably more than once, so that won't be a worry for them. I think it's great he's doing this. The draft is nothing but a dog and pony show with no real substance.