the pinjockey

Edgar Martinez, DH

Kevin Brown, SP

Curt Schilling, SP

Keith Hernandez, 1B

Ron Santo, 3B

Houston Colt 45s Astrodome and the provider of the only championship in my lifetime, Charlie Manuel

I don't know. The more I think about it, the more I think they go another route at TE. I think Pettigrew is exactly the TE that they need, especially considering the OLine is going to be in a state of overhaul. He can be the no.1 in on run downs as a terrific blocker and can provide a nice complement to Celek. The way they have ignored blocking ability from the TE spot is silly. But I just keep thinking back to this: 2003 NFL Draft 61st overall: Smith, LJ, TE, Rutgers 69th overall: Witten, Jason, TE, Tennessee And I see Reid playing the smartest guy in the room again, ignoring Pettigrew's blocking ability and going a different direction with one of the guys who are just a WR playing TE. There are a few TEs I would not mind in this draft so I won't be crushed passing on him, but he fits what they need.

I wouldn't be opposed to just getting Holt (Jackson/Curtis/Avant/Holt is 4 legitimate targets). I am kind of leery of getting Boldin if he is looking for Fitzgerald money, he's nice but he ain't Fitz. Then they can use their high picks on RB,TE,OT, and another pass rusher wouldn't hurt. This signing was so obvious it should have happened weeks ago.

Christobal Torriente, CF

I was hoping to wait another round as well, but once my list of 7 interchangeable ones got whittled down to 3 in that short spurt it was time to grab one.

Roy Campanella, C

Turkey Stearnes, LF

Mel Ott, RF

Eliminating him from the draft pool seems most fair.

Eddie Collins, 2B

Are we using the DH?

Honus Wagner, SS

Carlos Zambrano but this contest was over after the first 2 posts

I'll take noon

And to finish out my team Troy Glaus, 3B/DL

Jordan Zimmerman, SP

I'd be up for it

If that is the issue though, the Lions second is a slot higher than the Chiefs. Plus they still get to make the Vrabel trade. That said, who knows if the Lions actually offered anything. With that franchise you can't put any logic into the thought process. I am not a big Cassel guy, but I would rather have Cassel, the no.1 (likely the LT to protect Cassel) and no.20 as opposed to Stafford/Sanchez, no.20 and no.33.

By the sounds of it, it is essentially a 2yr deal for somewhere between $7.5-9 mil. I'm sorry, but with their cap room and the lack of a real alternative, it is idiotic for them not to come up with that coin. And I just have a hard time believing that the Pats wouldn't be able to get the no.33 pick from Detroit, maybe even the no.20 pick, while still being able to move Vrabel to KC for another 4th-5th round pick. While he was going to be their backup, it still seems like poor asset management.

Jason Brown's agent (Harold Lewis) is a bit of a dipshit: Everyone knows that the tampering rule is a farce, but you don't just come out and admit it if you are an agent. And only a 2nd round pick for Vrabel and Cassel (per Peter King) seems surprisingly low.