Let's face it: It was fun. Good, relaxing fun.
You know, the way sports used to be back when there were sports.
Through the four-hour first round of a truly extraordinary NFL Draft last night, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was sentenced to a career in Cincinnati from his parents' sofa, Jon Gruden exposed what appeared to be the Raiders' prospect rankings in what appeared to be his kitchen, Roger Goodell curiously switched from suit-and-tie to a sweater halfway through conducting all this from his man-cave -- Mr. Roger? -- but hey, it got done.
And again, it was fun. Speaking only for myself, I'd begun smiling ear to ear at about 6 p.m. in anticipation of an actual thing to cover, and it didn't disappoint in any capacity.
Speaking for the Steelers, who finally get busy tonight in the second round, 49th overall ... eh, we'll see.
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