Ahhh, it’s that time of year again. Can you hear the sounds of the offseason approaching? That is, talk show take-quakes about everything from player arrests to head coaching hires, the steady churn of free agency rankings articles, and of course the annual awakening of the NFL Draft industrial complex.
While all of them are getting their start now, it’s that last one that gets me the most excited by far. Nothing causes hope to spring eternal in football (and maybe in sports) than the annual amateur player selection process that kicks off hundreds of young guys’ NFL careers, and the entire overarching (somewhat ridiculous) process that surrounds them getting to that point.