Play Ball!

Major League Baseball kicks off today!  I wish I had higher expectations for the Twins and Diamondbacks but baseball is baseball, bring it on!

Here are my fearless predictions for the 2013 season.

American League East

1. Toronto Blue Jays
2. Tampa Bay Rays *
3. New York Yankees
4. Baltimore Orioles
5. Boston Red Sox

American League Central

1. Detroit Tigers
2. Chicago White Sox
3. Kansas City Royals
4. Cleveland Indians
5. Minnesota Twins

American League West

1. Los Angeles Angels
2. Texas Rangers *
3. Oakland Athletics
4. Seattle Mariners
5. Houston Astros

National League East

1. Washington Nationals
2. Philadelphia Phillies
3. Atlanta Braves
4. Miami Marlins
5. New York Mets

National League Central

1. Cincinnati Reds
2. St Louis Cardinals *
3. Milwaukee Brewers
4. Pittsburgh Pirates
5. Chicago Cubs

 National League West

1. Los Angeles Dodgers 
2. San Francisco Giants * 
3. Arizona Diamondbacks
4. Colorado Rockies
5. San Diego Padres  

* = Wildcards

World Series = Detroit Tigers over Washington Nationals

AL MVP = Mike Trout - Angels
NL MVP = Joey Votto - Reds

AL Cy Young = Justin Verlander - Tigers
NL Cy Young = Stephen Strasburg - Nationals

AL Rookie of the Year = Dylan Bundy, Orioles
NL Rookie of the Year = Yasiel Puig, Dodgers

Cold Dead Hand

How can you not like Jim Carrey!  Well, unless of course you're Fox News. 

POTpourri

• Have you tried online dating?  Did you know that it sucks for men?
• GOP post mortem falls far short.  
• Did the Devil look frighteningly similar to Barack Obama on "The Bible"? 
• RIP Ray Williams & Joe Weider. 
• The Republican War on Women continues.  Ladies, start voting.  
• This just in, Michele Bachmann is still crazy.   
• Hello Nina Moric, where have you been hiding?  
• Just what do hedge fund honchos do for $1 million an hour?
• Has Seth Meyers displaced Howard Stern as favorite to replace Jimmy Fallon?
• I must say, Vida Guerra is looking better than ever.  
• Have you seen the Miami Dolphins new logo? 
• Elizabeth Warren may already be my favorite politician.  
• You've got to love the website hockeyfights.com.
• Income growth for the bottom 90 percent averaged $59 over past 4 decades.
• The 30 Sexiest Twitter accounts to follow in 2013.  Follow them already. 
• Iraq war cost $2.2 trillion and nearly 200,000 lives.  That's on you W. 
• Was the capital gains tax cut really a wise idea????
• Fox News & Right Wing Talkers really aren't helping the GOP.
• Need hangover relief?  Stay away from coffee & caffeine.
• Ashely Judd decides not to run for the U.S. Senate.

Bloomberg on Gun Control

I don't agree with everything Michael Bloomberg does but I do give him high marks for his gun control crusade. This commercial is great, it's simple, to the point and IMO highly effective. 

Possible Tubby Smith Replacements

So who replaces Tubby Smith as head basketball coach at Minnesota?  I've got a few thoughts.

Here's 10 names to keep an eye on (in my order of preference):

1. Shaka Smart - Smart is the current head coach at VCU, he was hired at VCU by current Gopher Athletic Director Norwood Teague, they reportedly have a very strong relationship.  It would seem to me that Shaka would be wise to move on to a bigger stage while he's still a hot property.  I have to suspect that he's on the top of the wish list of the majority of Minnesota fans. UCLA may be a better fit for him but stranger things have happened. 
2. Brad Stevens - current head coach at Butler, he has Villa 7 ties. Stevens along with Smart are probably the two best young coaches in all of college basketball.  I'm guessing Stevens waits until one of the elite programs has an opening (UCLA?).  He's a longshot for Minnesota but a guy can dream can't he?  
3. Flip Saunders - Gopher alum, former NBA head coach.  Flip makes so much sense I kind of wish they'd just pull the trigger on him and get it done with.  He's got lots of local ties, he's a big name, the fan base would be excited, the recruits would surely be lining up to play for a coach who knows what it takes to get them to the NBA.  His only downside would be his lack of major college coaching experience. 
4. Buzz Williams - current head coach at Marquette, he has Villa 7 ties.  With Williams and the Marquette athletic director supposedly having a strained relationship there is a window open for Teague to exploit.  Williams is a solid coach, he'd be a great hire. 
5. Gregg Marshall - current head coach at Wichita State.  Marshall has had a lot of success at Wichita State and it may be time for him to take his act to a bigger stage (such as the Big Ten).  He may not be a big name but he'd be a solid choice. 
6. Andy Enfield - current coach at Florida Gulf Coast University.  How can you watch the NCAA tournament this year and not be impressed with what Enfield has done at FGCU, they are a really fun team to watch and Enfield has really emerged as a hot commodity. 
7. Anthony Grant - current head coach at Alabama, he has Villa 7 ties. Grant was once hired by Teague at VCU, they reportedly still have a strong relationship. Grant has done a great job of recruiting at Alabama, it hasn't really translated into a strong NCAA run yet though. 
8. Chris Mooney - current head coach at Richmond, he also has Villa 7 ties. Mooney was a very hot name a couple year ago, some of that steam has wore off some but he's still a solid young coach. 
9. Eric Musselman - current Assistant Coach at Arizona State, former NBA head coach.  I like him, he's done a nice job at Arizona State and his NBA experience could certainly sway some recruits.  I'm guessing it they went this direction though, Flip would get first shot. 
10. Ben Howland - former head coach at UCLA & Pitt.  He's a very experienced and very successful NCAA coach, those guys don't become available all that often, they'd be foolish to not at least kick the tires.  

If I was a betting man (ok, I am a betting man), I'd put my money on Shaka Smart getting the job.

Don't bet on:  Fred Hoiberg, Josh Pastner, Tim Miles, Jay Wright

Whoever it is, I am very confident that Norwood Teague will bring in the right guy, he's very well connected in the basketball community and he's got a solid track record of hiring coaches.  I wouldn't be surprised if this is wrapped up by the end of the week.

Gophers Fire Tubby Smith

Minnesota fired Tubby Smith on Monday.  I kind of saw it coming, Tubby has been a bit of a disappointment since coming over from Kentucky 6 years ago.  From my outsiders perspective it just seemed like Tubby was on cruise control and that the program had stagnated, I personally think it was the right call, it was time for a change.  I know some of the national basketball pundits won't like this move, Tubby has a great track record (124-81 at Minnesota; a national championship at Kentucky), he runs a clean program and he's reportedly a real class act, but the fact is he was getting paid a lot of money and he just wasn't earning it.  I also think those pundits are doing a lazy bit of analysis, they see 20+ wins, an NCAA bid and first round win and think that should be enough for Tubby to keep his job, but that's not really the whole story.  Looking a bit closer and you see a 46-62 Big Ten record, you see that's he never finished higher than 6th place in the conference, you see a rather mediocre recruiter, you see a number of players transferring away (Justin Cobbs, Royce White, Colton Iverson to name a few), you don't see any of his Minnesota players in the NBA (high school recruits notice this), you don't see one first team All B1G performer, you don't see a great deal of improvement in his players (see Ralph Sampson III & Rodney Williams are 2 prime examples), you do see him throwing his players under the bus rather than blaming himself, you do see a rather questionable rotation of players in games, you do see assistant coaches who aren't pulling their weight (Saul Smith I'm talking about you), you do see his teams struggling down the stretch year after year, and finally you also do see diminishing fan support.  Bottom line, why shouldn't the program aspire to more? 

Star Trek Into Darkness

I'm really looking forward to the new movie Star Trek Into Darkness.  It opens May 17, 2013.

Time For Herb Sendek To Go?

As I sit here watching the NCAA tournament I can't help but turn my attention to the state of the basketball program at Arizona State University.  Herb Sendek has been the head basketball coach at Arizona State for 7 years now and he has taken them to a total of 1 NCAA tournament appearance (in 2009).  Outside of that run, they have been, well, not terrible, but really quite mediocre.  Herb seeems like a nice guy and he knows the x's and o's of the game but he's far from a magnetic personality, he really hasn't inspired much confidence in anyone, from the fan base, to the players and most importantly to prospective recruits.  ASU AD Steve Patterson needs to take a stand and expect more out of the program.  He's got an easy out too, there's a pretty good candidate on campus already, his name is Eric Musselman.  Musselman has coached basketball at nearly every level that there is, he's been credited with much of the improvement in the ASU program over the past year, nobody would work harder, and don't think for a second that prospective recruits wouldn't want to play for a coach who knows what it would take to get them to the NBA.  If ASU wants to make that move they'd better do it soon too, Mussleman may be a hot commodity in short order.  Maybe he could bring Russ Pennell in as an assistant coach too.  I personally feel that it's time for a change and I'd applaud that swap of coaches (Musselman for Sendek).  

USA Soccer Wins in Blizzard

Who was the genius that scheduled a World Cup Qualifying game in Colorado in March?

AZ Tidbits

• Cardinals cut ties with QB Kevin Kolb.  Drew Stanton looks to be the new starter.
• Arizona continues to keep the Supreme Court busy. 
• Dan Majerle named head basketball coach at Grand Canyon University.  
• Arizona State University ranked number 2 for Hottest Female Population. 
• Who are Cardinals looking at for the upcoming NFL Draft?  
• Don't even think about using the wrong bathroom in Arizona.
• Can someone explain to me how the Goldwater Institute maintains it's tax free status?
• UA gets bid to NCAA basketball tournament.  ASU to the NIT. 
• ASU didn't show much backbone in it's lack of support for the new Sparky. 
• Arizona one step closer to using gold bullion as currency.  
• The Jodi Arias case gets it's own TV show.  It looks like a Lifetime movie is also in the works.
• I've really got to get to the Grand Canyon sometime. 
• Still no movement on the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes.  Are things getting dire? 
• Have I mentioned that Centerfolds Cabaret is one of my favorite places in Arizona? 
• Is the Arizona Legislature short on ethic rules?  Probably.
• Bisbee set to become Arizona's first city to legalize Civil Unions.
• Arizona among the best states for low car insurance rates.

March Madness

....it's here!  I love March Madness!  

For the record, here are my picks (I'll leave out rounds 1 & 2): 

Sweet 16:  Louisville, Saint Louis, Michigan St, Duke, Gonzaga, Wisconsin, Arizona, Ohio St, Kanas, Michigan, Florida, Georgetown, Indiana, Syracuse, Butler & Miami. 

Elite 8:  Louisville, Michigan St, Wisconsin, Ohio St, Michigan, Georgetown, Indiana & Miami

Final Four:  Louisville, Ohio St, Michigan & Miami

Championship Game:  Ohio St & Miami

National Champion:  Miami

VS Spring Commercial

There's nothing like a VS commercial in the Spring.  Just saying.

TPSG 2013 NFL Mock Draft 3.0

Now that NFL free agency has shaken out a bit, I thought that it would be a good time to update my NFL Mock Draft, so here goes, version 3.0:

1. Kansas City Chiefs - Luke Joekel - OT - Texas A&M
2. Jacksonville Jaguars - Jarvis Jones - OLB - Georgia
3. Oakland Raiders - Sharrif Floyd - DT - Florida
4. Philadelphia Eagles - Dee Milliner - CB - Alabama
5. Detroit Lions - Dion Jordan - DE - Oregon
6. Cleveland Browns - Barkevious Mingo - DE - LSU
7. Arizona Cardinals - Eric Fisher - OT - Central Michigan
8. Buffalo Bills - Geno Smith - QB - West Virginia
9. New York Jets - Ezekiel Ansah - DE - BYU
10. Tennessee Titans - Chance Warmack - OG - Alabama
11. San Diego Chargers - Lane Johnson - OT - Oklahoma
12. Miami Dolphins - Xavier Rhodes - CB - Florida State
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Star Lotulelei - DT - Utah
14. Carolina Panthers - Sheldon Richardson - DT - Missouri
15. New Orleans Saints - Damontre Moore - DE - Texas A&M
16. St Louis Rams - Jonathan Cooper - OG - North Carolina
17. Pittsburgh Steelers - Kenny Vaccarro - S - Texas
18. Dallas Cowboys - Jonathan Hankins - DT - Ohio State
19. New York Giants - Bjoern Werner - DE - Florida State
20. Chicago Bears - Tyler Eifert - TE - Notre Dame
21. Cincinnati Bengals - D.J. Fluker - OT - Alabama
22. St Louis Rams - Cordarelle Patterson - WR - Tennessee
23. Minnesota Vikings - Desmond Trufant - CB - Washington
24. Indianapolis Colts - Datone Jones - DE - UCLA
25. Minnesota Vikings - Arthur Brown - LB- Kansas State
26. Green Bay Packers - Eddie Lacey - RB - Alabama
27. Houston Texans - Keenan Allen - WR - California
28. Danver Broncos - Sylvester Williams - DT - North Carolina
29. New England Patriots - Tavon Austin - WR - West Virginia
30. Atlanta Falcons - Zach Ertz - TE - Stanford
31. San Francisco 49ers - Kawann Short - DT - Purdue
32. Baltimore Ravens - Eric Reid - S - LSU

POTpourri

• The 2013 NCAA Tournament field is set!  Let the fun begin! 
• How to talk to the police about pot.   
• Dumb move MSNBC, Ed Schultz needs to be on the air 5 times a week.  
• Chris Hayes takes Ed Schultz spot in the prime time slot. 
• New York court rejects Bloomberg "Big Gulp Ban".  Rightfully so. 
• Why won't Republicans acknowledge the failures of austerity measures in Europe? 
• 15 Ways to Cure a Hangover here.  
• Why are Republicans still pushing for the Keystone Pipeline?   
• Who amongst us doesn't like Uncensored Models?  
• Scott Brown now works for the big banks he was once suppose to be regulating. 
• A new Pope is named!  Pope Francis.  First South American pontiff.
• Have you seen Baseball Prospectus list of the Top 101 MLB prospects.  
• The CBO is rather bullish on the deficit. 
• Kansas lawmakers vote down strip club & lap dance regulation.  Reason prevails. 
• If the GOP had any sense they'd be embracing the Main Street Partnership not the Tea Party.
• Please educate yourself on the GOP talking points on the economy.
• Aspirin linked to lower rates of skin cancer.  What a wonderful drug!
• Have you ever tried to find a date at the airport? 
• Petra Benova is hot!  I need more pictures!  
• McDonald's set to roll out their Egg White Delight McMuffin breakfast sandwich. 

Trickle Down?

It's not working, why are the Republicans clinging to this failed policy? 



Political expediency perhaps?  Wise up people.

Silver Linings Playbook

"Silver Linings Playbook" - starring Bradley Cooper & Jennifer Lawrence.  I finally saw this movie!  I liked it, a lot, I can see why is it was so critically acclaimed.  It stars Bradley Cooper as Pat Solitano, a trouble man who moves back in with his parents after a court ordered stint in a mental institution where he was sent to deal with his bi-polar issues.  He's determined to get his life back in order and to reconcile with his ex-wife, those ambitions get a bit complicated though when he meets a girl named Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence).  Tiffany it turns out is fighting a few demons of her own.  Great performances by Cooper and Lawrence (her Academy Award win was well deserved).  Robert DeNiro also did a great job as Pat's father, who coincidently has a few OCD issues himself.  I highly recommend, give it a watch. 

I give it 4 out of 5 stars (*****). 

March Flavor of the Month . . .

. . . . .  is Daphne Joy!  Check her out, here's her website.  Hot!

AZ Tidbits

• GOP vote rigging scheme passes in Arizona House of Representatives.  
• The LA Times takes an interesting look at Phoenix's Too Hot Future.  
• Phoenix area home prices surge 35% year over year.
• Cardinals cut ties with Adrian Wilson, Beanie Wells, Kerry Rhodes & Early Doucet. 
• Cardinals sign Rashard Mendenhall & Drew Stanton.  
• ABC takes a look at What to See, What to Skip in Scottsdale.  
• Arizona law banning Mexican-American studies ruled constitutional.   
• Scottsdale's Kyle Allen ranked number 1 high school Quarterback in nation by Scout.  
• Arizona Republic names Casey Benson the Big School Basketball Player of the Year.
• Tea Party attempts to recall Chad Campbell.  For being a democrat I presume? 
• Phoenix appears to be serious about building The Pin.   
• Are you familiar with Warren Ballpark in Bisbee, AZ?  Oldest ballpark in the nation.
• Phoenix cracks Top 5 for new tech jobs.
• Arizona GOP cracks down on gun buyback programs. 
• Did you celebrate the 16th anniversary of the Phoenix Lights? 
• Is the relocation of the Phoenix Coyotes inevitable?  Sadly, it's looking that way.
• Please don't renege on your campaign promise Greg Stanton. Be better than that.
• Phoenix amongst the Top 10 Cities for Energy Efficiency. 
• Jahii Carson named PAC-12 Co-Freshman Basketball Player of the Year. 
• Arizona Senate votes to ok gun for any school employee.  

Ricky Rubio Knows Basketball

I think we can now officially declare Ricky Rubio back to full strength from his knee injury.

Vikings Trade Percy Harvin

The Vikings traded Percy Harvin to the Seahawks yesterday.  I have mixed feelings on this move.

On one hand, it pisses me off to no end that it came to this, Percy Harvin is an incredibly dynamic game changing WR, he will not be easily replaced.  He was playing at an MVP level through the first half of the season before his injury, it would have been nice to see him and Adrian Peterson both at full speed again.  It would seem to me that this was a prime opportunity for Leslie Frazier to earn his stripes as a a head coach and work things out with Harvin.

On the other hand, I can also understand the Vikings thinking, he had become more trouble than he was worth and given his history, I'm guessing that things wouldn't change anytime soon.  Tying up $11-12+ million a year on a malcontent with a history of injury problems was probably not the best way to move forward.  Getting a first, a third and a seventh round draft pick for him is probably better than they could have expected. 

Now what though for the Vikings at WR?  How do they fill the void?  Their top returning WR is Jarius Wright, he had 22 catches for 310 yards in his rookie year.  No other WR on the roster has as many catches or yards.  That's a scary thought.

I suspect that they try to bring in a top WR or 2 via free agency and they'll have plenty of money to spend.  There have been some rumors that they have an interest in Mike Wallace from the Steelers, I suspect that he winds up in Miami though.  I'm guessing they'd have a better shot at Greg Jennings.  They may want to take a flyer on Danario Alexander too.  Wes Welker or Danny Amendola could be in play too if Jennings and Wallace fall through. 

I also have to suspect that they will draft a WR with one of their now 2 first round draft picks.  Tavon Austin would be a nice replacement for Harvin.  Robert Woods or DeAndre Hopkins could also be in play at the end of round one.  Keenan Allen may be available too but he's got some red flags popping up. 

POTpourri

• Looking for love?  Try Walmart.  There are advantages to being single though.
• Yet another reason to overturn Citizens United here.
• Book recommendation:  "The Rich Don't Always Win". 
• Carlos Slim once again declared Richest Man in the World.   
• Nuts Magazine has a lingerie issue?  Who knew?  Pics here.  
• Why is there a bull market for stocks and a bear market for workers? 
• Here's another example of why nobody trusts the right wing media.  
• Jeb Bush get's out the Etch-A-Sketch as he prepares for 2016.  
• RIP Hugo Chavez?
• Jon Stewart to take temporary hiatus from "The Daily Show".  
• DeAndre Jordan can dunk!  
• Howard Stern to the Late Night?   Let's hope so.  
• Annet Mahendru has really caught my eye on "The Americans". 
• Cool Ranch Doritos hit Taco Bell.  
• Nina Agdahl should wear a bikini everywhere. 
• ESPN names Bo Jackson the Greatest Athlete of All Time.  I concur. 
• Even Chris Wallace concedes that Obamacare isn't going to be repealed. 
• Props to the History Channel for "The Bible" and "Vikings".  
• I'm growing an every increasing appreciation for Brittany Oldenhoff.
• Why the fuck are we moving so slowing on climate change legislation? 

The Master

"The Master" - starring Joaquin Phoenix & Philip Seymour Hoffman.  Not good.  Not good at all.  Save yourself 2+ hours and skip this one.  It's supposedly about the early years of Scientology.  It's follows a troubled WWII vet named Freddie Quell (Phoenix) who stumbles into the "new religion" and it's charismatic leader Lancaster Dodd (Hoffman) after a drunken binge.  As he searches for meaning to his life Quell becomes Hoffman's right hand man, he eventually begins to question the teachings and methods of this new religion though.  It's just a long, slow moving, meandering, dreary mess.  I can't think of many redeeming qualities. Phoenix does a nice job as Quell, but even he couldn't save this mess. 

I'll give it 1 star out of 5 (*****).  You've been warned. 

The Hangover Part III

The Hangover 2 was a bit of a disappointment but I'm still looking forward to The Hangover Part III. 



It opens May 24, 2013. 

AZ Tidbits

• Disney gives ASU's Sparky a new look.   
• Arizona GOP ready to pounce on chance to disenfranchise voters.  
• For some reason, the Cardinals don't appear interested in Ryan Mallett. 
• Arizona named one of 'Trashiest Places' for Spring Break.  
• Jan Brewer is now calling Obamacare "fiscally conservative".  
• The Sporting News takes a look at Todd Graham and ASU football here. 
• Appeals court rules Arizona day labor solicitation law unconstitutional. 
• Could Matt Cassel be a good fit for the Arizona Cardinals? 
• Arizona Diamondbacks 2013 Top Prospect list can be found here.
• Not much new on the PAC-12 Network & Directv standoff.  
• Arizona's Hunger Rate rises in 2012.  
• Carl Edwards wins the Fresh Fit 500 at PIR. 
• "Mike & Molly" angers Arizona Native Americans.  
• The Oakland A's are moving their spring training home to Mesa.  
• Support for Sheriff Joe Arpaio on the decline.  
• I really dislike the thought of the Cardinals moving training camp away from Flagstaff. 
• Can Cardinals coach Bruce Arians fix QB Kevin Kolb?   
• Is Spring Training in Florida doomed?  Could the Astros join the exodus to Arizona?
• "Blog For Arizona" named Best Political Blog in Arizona.  Give it a read.  
• Tempe Improv set to re-open in April.  

GOP Priorities?

Beasts of the Southern Wild

"Beasts of the Southern Wild" - starring Quvenzhane Wallis & Dwight Henry.  I'm not sure how to describe this one, maybe "Winter's Bone" meets "Where the Wild Things Are".  Wallis stars as Hushpuppy, a young girl who lives with her dying, short tempered father in the poverty stricken area of the Mississippi Delta.  After a natural disaster hits, they, and other members of their community, struggle to overcome the elements.  Hushpuppy must also come to grips with her father's terminal illness.  It's a pretty powerful movie, it mixes in some great imagery, more than a few strong visual metaphors, along with some touching scenes, some poignant allusions to Katrina, global warming, and the power of the human spirit.  Wallis did a wonderful job as Hushpuppy, she certainly deserved her Oscar nomination. I was pleasantly surprised with this movie, give it a watch.  

I will give it 4 out of 5 stars (*****).  

Wealth Inequality in America

Is this really what the founding fathers envisioned?

POTpourri

• Marijuana legalization may be unstoppable at this point.  
• I wonder what the founding fathers would think of vote rigging?  
• Britney Spears looks pretty good as a brunette. 
• CPBB study shows Bush policies continue to drive large deficits.  
• Just a quick note to the GOP, austerity is not the answer.  
• Economists say fix the economy, not the deficit stupid! 
• I just cannot get enough of Candice Swanepoel.
• Can Republicans even see their own hypocrisy?  
• Top NFL free agents can be found here.  Mike Wallace tops the list.
• RIP C. Everett Koop & Bonnie Franklin.
• Have you seen AskMen's list of the Top 99 Women of 2013?  
• C'mon Bob Woodward, you're better than this.  
• E.J. Dionne thinks Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia should resign. 
• Elizabeth Warren is off to a good start in congress.  
• Is NBC looking to ditch Jay Leno, again.   
• Government via Munchausen by Proxy.  We need to demand better.
  
  Munchausen by Proxy
  Munchausen by Proxy
• Wall Street bonus pool has quintupled since 1985.  
• A majority of economists favor raising the minimum wage. 
• Have you see the pictures of the "Beast of Tenby"?  WTH is that?  
• I blame Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and the Tea Party for the Sequester.  

Kate Upton Commercial

Not bad!  She knows how to sell a shoe or two too. 



Speaking of Kate Upton, have you seen the Daily Kate Upton blog?

TPSG 2013 NFL Mock Draft 2.0

Now that the NFL Scouting Combine has come and gone, I thought that it would be a good time to update my NFL Mock Draft, so here goes, version 2.0:

1. Kansas City Chiefs - Luke Joekel - OT - Texas A&M
2. Jacksonville Jaguars - Jarvis Jones - OLB - Georgia
3. Oakland Raiders - Sharrif Floyd - DT - Florida
4. Philadelphia Eagles - Dion Jordan - DE - Oregon
5. Detroit Lions - Barkevious Mingo - DE - LSU
6. Cleveland Browns - Dee Milliner - CB - Alabama
7. Arizona Cardinals - Eric Fisher - OT - Central Michigan
8. Buffalo Bills - Geno Smith - QB - West Virginia
9. New York Jets - Cordarelle Patterson - WR - Tennessee
10. Tennessee Titans - Chance Warmack - OG - Alabama
11. San Diego Chargers - Lane Johnson - OT - Oklahoma
12. Miami Dolphins - Bjoern Werner - DE - Florida State
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Xavier Rhodes - CB - Florida State
14. Carolina Panthers - Star Lotulelei - DT - Utah
15. New Orleans Saints - Sheldon Richardson - DT - Missouri
16. St Louis Rams - Jonathan Cooper - OG - North Carolina
17. Pittsburgh Steelers - Kenny Vaccarro - S - Texas
18. Dallas Cowboys - Jonathan Hankins - DT - Ohio State
19. New York Giants - Ezekiel Ansah - DE - BYU
20. Chicago Bears - Tyler Eifert - TE - Notre Dame
21. Cincinnati Bengals - Damontre Moore - DE - Texas A&M
22. St Louis Rams - Keenan Allen - WR - California
23. Minnesota Vikings - Jesse Williams - DT - Alabama
24. Indianapolis Colts - Desmond Trufant - CB - Washington
25. Seattle Seahawks - Datone Jones - DE - UCLA 
26. Green Bay Packers - Eddie Lacey - RB - Alabama
27. Houston Texans - DeAndre Hopkins - WR - Clemson
28. Danver Broncos - John Jenkins - DT - Georgia
29. New England Patriots - Tavon Austin - WR - West Virginia
30. Atlanta Falcons - Zach Ertz - TE - Stanford
31. San Francisco 49ers - Kawann Short - DT - Purdue
32. Baltimore Ravens - Eric Reid - S - LSU

Taken 2

"Taken 2" - starring Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen.  I finally caught this flick on DVD, it's really not much different from the original.  In this one, retired Special Ops agent Bryan Mills (Neeson) and his ex-wife (Janssen) are kidnapped while in Istanbul.  The kidnappers are seeking revenge on Mills for his killings of his daughter's kidnappers (in the original).  Mills must then use his special forces skills to free himself, then his ex-wife.  It moved pretty fast and there are plenty of great action scenes involved.  Neeson does a nice job in his scenes, he really kicks some Turkish ass.  It wasn't quite as good as the original but I think if you liked the first one you'd probably like this one too, you just need to suspend disbelief a bit at times. 

I'll give it 3 out of 5 stars (*****).