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April 27, 2006

Previewing the NFL Draft

I don't follow college football, so I don't have particularly strong opinions on the players to be drafted this weekend. Minnesota has the 17th draft pick in the first round, which is far enough down the list that the player they pick will almost certainly not be one of the names that have been up in lights on the sports pages lately. Vikings War Cry has a few thoughts on the team's needs and some players who might be best suited to fit those needs.

Gregg Easterbrook (now back at ESPN.com) offers the Vikings the following draft day advice:

17. Minnesota Vikings: Anna Nicole Smith, respectable stripper
The Love Boat might have been a PR fiasco for the Vikings, but there's no getting around that Minnesota was 1-3 before the team spent an evening with some lap dancers and 8-4 after. At Smith's Web site, she describes herself as an "international model." After providing a 97-word bio, Smith declares, "I don't feel like writing any more."

Posted by Nicholas at April 27, 2006 04:33 PM
Comments
Thanks for the heads up that TMQ is back on Page 2. I had no idea. -Cranky Posted by: The Cranky Insomniac at April 28, 2006 01:13 AM
Keep in mind that he's only back for this week and next (one predraft and one postdraft column), then he's on hiatus again until just before the regular season starts. Posted by: Nicholas at April 28, 2006 08:40 AM


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