Mock draft two point oh.

The combine showed us that some guys are strong and some guys are fast and some guys are

strong and fast. The private team workouts will show which way the war rooms of each NFL team will go.

They put there draft boards together and list the guys they hope to draft and try to anticipate what guys their

rivals are going for. The gamesmanship goes all the way to the level of taking the guy the other guy wants just

so he doesn't get him. Most of the speculations pre draft are based on trying to decipher the lies from the spokesperson

for each team. Bill Belichick says he loves the skill set of a certain DE hoping Rex Ryan takes him so Bill can get the Safety

he was really hoping would slip to him. As we all have learned over the years, mock drafts are usually good thru the first two picks

and then a trade shakes the whole thing up. Then of course there is the run. Maybe O Tackle's start to fall and the teams in need pick a

guy that should be a late first or early second at #7 that makes the guys at 8&9 change there mind and the whole mock becomes a mockery.

so with out further blather and b s her is oldharry's Two point Oh:

1. Indianapolis- the Colts start the rebuilding and fill the greatest need, QB pick- Andrew Luck

2. Cleveland- trades both firsts and a second to get Robert Griffin III, QB

3 Minnesota- Kalil is here because St Louis traded down...

4. St Louis- Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

5. Tampa Bay -they take running back Trent Richardson

6. Washington- many needs but they think Ryan Tannehill, QB will be a good fit after losing out on Manning and Flynn

7. Jacksonville- really could use a WR but they need help everywhere and can't pass on- Quinton Coples, DE

8. Carolina- Bdub and the Panthers are glad to see Morris Claiborne still on the board at 8

9. Miami- needs a QB and settles for Matt Flynn ...they take Riley Reiff, OT to help protect him.

10. Buffalo- needs a pass rusher and gets one high motor guy- Courtney Upshaw, OLB, Alabama

11. Kansas City- needs O line help and a healthy Matt Cassell, the pick -Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford

12. Seattle- At 6-3, 220 and 4.4 speed WR Michael Floyd is the pick

13. Arizona -could use another fast WR or Offensive line help and they pick- David DeCastro, OG, Stanford

14. Dallas- revamping the secondary could start with Dre Kirkpatrick

15. Philadelphia- was loaded last season with just a few serious needs they get help at linebacker, the Eagles take- Luke Kuechly, ILB, Boston College

16. NYJets needs a LB that can cover NE's TE's how about- Melvin Ingram, OLB, South Carolina

17. Cincinnati -needs secondary help and and has two 1st round picks with this one they take- Janoris Jenkins

18. San Diego -seriously needs Offensive Line help and you can't get a new HC in the draft, the Chargers take this big guy -Cordy Glenn he ran a 4.96 at 345 lbs

19. Chicago, Da Bears and quarterback Jay Cutler need a WR and get one here- Kendall Wright

20. Tennessee- needs a defensive play maker -Nick Perry

21. Cincinnati -RB Lamar Miller ran a 4.43 , pardon the weak ass pun...is it Miller time in Cincy

22. St.Louis from Cleveland. Mike Adams is the help needed on the O line.

23. Detroit- gets help in the secondary with Stephon Gilmore, a corner with 4.42 speed and at 6'1" 193 can he cover the big receivers?

24. Pittsburgh- needs to address both lines, the defense will benefit with this guy Whitney Mercilus, DE, Illinois

25. Denver- they won the division and they win the Manning /Wayne sweepstakes but everyone knows they need help on both sides of the ball, this is some serious help on defense- Jerel Worthy

26. Houston- Wide receiver Stephen Hill at 6'4" 215 and a forty at 4.36 could be a steal here at # 26

27. New England - Bill is delighted to see Safety Mark Barron still here at #27

28. Green Bay - gets a real find this late in the first round, DE Andre Branch

29. Baltimore- wants another chance before the defense gets too old, they pick- Jared Crick, DE, Nebraska

30. San Francisco -was lacking a deep threat and and it cost them a trip to the SB today they get one- Rueben Randle, WR

31. Pittsburgh from New England for Mike Wallace! and Tommy Brady is delighted too...and the Steelers take Donta Hightower

32. NY Giants- The Champs can use this pick to further strengthen the SB winning defense- Fletcher Cox, DT

I know  what your thinking...Oldharry has been hitting the Irish Mist...you can mock all you want, trades and free agents can make a mockery out of every mock draft over night..

Things are quiet at the empty nest oldharry household these days, work keeps me busy to pay the college bills for mrsharry and the youngest of the four youngharrys, My Marine Lance Corporal daughter is working for all of us keeping us safe.

So with my free time I hang with you, my Gab family.

thanks for reading and commenting.

It's February and the 2011 NFL season is over. This means the 2012 season has begun and with that comes the mock drafts
Pitchers and catchers report next week so this week I'm putting my initial prognostication.

I'll revisit this before the real draft after the combines, personal workouts, trades, free agent signings and retirements.

1. Indianapolis- a lot of needs here....this wasn't just a team with an injured QB. Indy won't pay Peyton 28 million and so this is a good place to start the rebuilding and fill the greatest need, QB pick- Andrew Luck, Stanford

2. STLouis-  Offensive Line is the biggest need, and help is available, the pick-  Matt Kalil, USC

3 Minnesota- Kalil would help but he's gone, but they have other needs, they take- Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State

4. Cleveland- biggest need QB and there is a good one available, the pick- Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor

5. Tampa Bay -they need a defensive play maker and find one in- Michael Brockers, DT, LSU

6. Washington- many needs but they think they have a puzzle piece solved- Ryan Tannehill, QB, Texas A&M

7. Jacksonville- really could use a WR but they need help everywhare and can't pass on- Quinton Coples, DE, North Carolina

8. Carolina- in need of defensive help and happy he's here at #8- Morris Claiborne, CB, LSU

9. Miami- needs a QB and hopes it will be Matt Flynn or Peyton Manning in free agency and take- Riley Reiff, OT, Iowa

10. Buffalo- needs a pass rusher and gets one high motor guy- Courtney Upshaw, OLB, Alabama

11. Kansas City- needs O line help and a healthy Matt Cassell, the pick -Jonathan Martin, OT, Stanford

12. Seattle- would love a quality QB but with this slip they get to take a real play maker - Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama

13. Arizona -could use another fast WR or Offensive line help and they pick- David DeCastro, OG, Stanford

14. Dallas- needs to revamp the secondary ,this guy helps -. Mark Barron  S Alabama
     
15. Philadelphia- was loaded last season with just a few serious needs they get help at  linebacker, the Eagles take- Luke Kuechly, ILB, Boston College
 
16. NYJets needs a LB that can cover NE's TE's how about- Melvin Ingram, OLB, South Carolina

17. Cincinnati -needs secondary help and and has two 1st round picks with this one they take- Dre Kirkpatrick, CB, Alabama

18. San Diego -seriously needs Offensive Line help and you can't get a new HC in the draft, the Chargers take this big guy -Cordy Glenn, OG, Georgia

19. Chicago, Da Bears and quarterback Jay Cutler need a WR and get one here- Kendall Wright, WR, Baylor

20. Tennessee- needs a defensive play maker -Nick Perry, DE, USC

21. Cincinnati -after picking  a corner at #17 this is a bonus pick- Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame

22. Cleveland- getting Jenkins at #22 is a steal, the Patriots toy with trading up for this pick for this guy but in the end they don't- Janoris Jenkins, CB, North Alabama

23. Detroit- could use a Left Tackle but this is a quality pick and a guy many thought would be gone at this point -Devon Still, DT, Penn State

24. Pittsburgh- needs to address both lines, the defense will benefit with this guy Whitney Mercilus, DE, Illinois

25. Denver- they won the division but everyone knows they need help on both sides of the ball, this is some serious help on defense-   Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan State
 
26. Houston- needs good health and another WR and this is a potential jackpot- Mohamed Sanu, WR, Rutgers

27. New England -needs a speedy WR many defensive backs and a pass rusher, they address the Dback situation here Brandon Boykin, CB, Georgia

28. Green Bay - wondered which CB the Patriots would take at #27, they don't lose on this one as Alfonzo Dennard, CB, Nebraska
falls to them.

29. Baltimore- wants another chance before the defense gets too old, they pick- Jared Crick, DE, Nebraska

30. San Francisco -was lacking a deep threat and and it cost them a trip to the SB today they get one-  Rueben Randle, WR, LSU

31. New England -still needs a speedy WR, a pass rusher and a slew of defensive backs. they go against conventional wisdom and don't trade down and pick- Coby Fleener from Stanford, TE at 6'6" 260 big, quick, fast and great hands, led the nation in TD's for a TE with 10. who needs WR's

32. NY Giants- The Champs can use this pick to further strengthen the SB winning defense- Fletcher Cox, DT, Mississippi State

have a great day

Fair well to our buddy Third Stone, thank you for your friendship and the fine work you did hear at the Gab and beyond. may you rest in peace

why the Irish are number one...and I don't mean Notre Dame

So Murphy tells Sully that his wife is driving him to drink,

Sully replys, “my friend Murph, you are such a lucky man….my wife makes me walk!”

Two blondes, the driver locked the keys in the car.

One of the blondes tries to jimmy the window to get  into the car while the the other one watches.

Finally the first blonde says "Darn, I can't get in the car!"

The other blond replies, "keep trying, it looks like it is going to rain and the top is down".

Don't look now, but just when you thought the demise of Tom and Bill was at hand....

 To the rescue comes the NFL schedule makers.

The Pats had a relatively easy trip to the playoffs in '11 with the only team they beat on the way  to a 15-4 record that finished above .500 were the Ravens 23-20 in the AFC championship game.

So you think the schedule should get tougher for 2012 after that cake?

not so fast.....

New England's Schedule 2012 includes in no particular order:

Lets start with the tough games,  a rematch with the Ravens,

A visit from the San Francisco 49ers , and a  visit from the Texans and that's about it.

the rest of the schedule for the AFC Champs and SB losers includes the likes of

Two games each with dysfunctional divisional foes: the Bills, Dolphins and Jets.

a visit from the TeBroncos,

A nice trip just before the mid season bye with the St Louis Rams in Jolly olde England.

A game each with the likes of the AFC South juggernauts Tennessee, Jacksonville and Indianapolis and with the NFC West Seattle and Arizona.

I can smell the faint sent of a 12-4 season while rebuilding the defense.

Belichick as usual has 4 picks in the first 63 of the draft, he'll probably have more by draft day. besides their own (31st and 63rd) they have the Saints first pick (27th) and Oaklands second (48th) they may just own the Raiders second round picks for the next fifty years or so.

take defensive backs Bill, and pass rushers…. with all 10 picks.

although BB could take some stud tight end just so the Jets don't get him

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as I said.......gronk that laptop!

and a congratulations to the Giants, SB Champions.

thanks for reading and commenting, have a great day

A guy decides to bring his new blonde girlfriend to a football game. After the game is over, he asks her if she liked the game.

She replies: "Oh it was great, I loved watching those men in tight clothes, but there is one thing I don't understand."

"What did you not understand ?"

And the blonde says: "Well, at the beginning of the game, both teams flipped a quarter to see who would kick off first. Then the rest of the game everybody was yelling get the quarter back, get the quarter back, get the quarter back. So I thought to myself, gosh it's just a quarter!"

Oldharry and Shorty's unbiased Supah Bowl preview

The way the Giants have been playing it is obvious they are at least the hotter team if not the more talented. Tom Coughlin has the Giants peaking at just the right time, much the way he did in the post season leading up to SB 42. This team has better receivers and a much better QB in seasoned veteran Eli Manning. The 2007 version of Eli was good, this version is, dare I say it….elite!

The Giants 9-7 regular season was an up and down affair with a solid 6-2 start including a 24-20 win over the Pats in Foxboro. Eli lead his team down the field late in the 4^th quarter for the win.

The Giants had to scramble at the end to win the division and grab the 4^th seed but they were in and hosted a Falcons team and won impressively 24-2 .

A very impressive win in Green Bay over the once beaten Packers 37-20 put them in the NFC Championship game with San Francisco. The Giants continued the roll to the Super Bowl with that hard fought  20-17 OT win in the rain.

and now the Giants have won 5 straight.

The Patriots earned a first round bye and in the Divisional round sent Denver home  45-10

The AFC Championship was a war with the Pats avoiding OT when Myra Kraft tip the FG attempt sending it wide left, giving the Pats a 23-20 win

Overall the Giants numbers look like this 12-7 record, points per game, scoring 25 while giving up 23

The Patriots numbers look like this, 15-3 record , points per game, scoring  32 while giving up 21

Common foes were , Jets, Buffalo, Miami, Philadelphia, Washington, Dallas

The Giants record vs the common foes was 6-3 with 2 losses to Washington and one to Philadelphia

The Patriots record vs common foes was  8-1, the loss to Buffalo

That’s all for stats, Black Bandit did say earlier in the week that he was bring history and Stats in his preview and I don’t think I can compete with his objectivity.

That being said I give you Oldharry and Shorty’s surprising SB picks

-The Patriots will win the toss and defer.

-Eli will throw the ball 45-50 times for 300+yds and 3 TD’s as the Patriots choose to take away the run and play deep safeties forcing Eli to dink and dunk while hoping he makes a mistake or two.

-Ben Jarvis Green-Ellis will rush 20 times for 80 yds and a TD

-Tom Brady will work the middle with the no huddle for 280 yds and a pair of TD’s

-Wes Welker and Victor Cruz will each have 10 catches.

- the Patriots defense will score a TD

Laurence Tynes will miss a 51 yard FG.... wide left, with under a minute to play and the Patriots will escape with a 28-27 win

Tom Brady will be the MVP because QB's are usually the MVP,

Robert Kraft will cry and lift the Lombardi high and say, "This is for you Myra"

and a blond will say,"Gosh....it's only a quarter!"

thanks for reading, commenting and indulging the homerism

Oldharry here, tough day and the best way to cheer up after a day like
this is to laugh, and what better way than a blond joke.
I heard this the other day


A blonde cop stops a blonde motorist and asks for her driver's license.

The motorist digs around in her purse but can't find it. She says to the cop, "I must have left it at home, officer."

The cop says, "Well, do you have any kind of identification?"

The motorist searches her purse again and finds a pocket mirror. She looks at it and says to the cop,

"All I have is this picture of myself."

The cop says, "Let me see." So the blonde motorist gives the mirror to the blonde cop, who looks at it, and replies,

"Well, if I'd known you were a police officer, I wouldn't have pulled you over."




I just can't get enough of our Mayor up here in Boston,
Mumbles Menino has made a name for himself by his own special language
spoken at every press conference and public event.

Mo, Sully, Lanz and Frag have heard the guy, he is priceless, he believes he keeps getting reelected because of his politics but we know better!

He invented the Wrolling Wrally parade with duck boats up here after
the Patriots won SB 36.
The Victory Parade thru the city was highlighted by public intoxication and public urination.
The Mayor said, next time there is a winner and a parade here we won't tolorate these knuckleheads

Mumbles implemented the first Wrolling Wrally after the Pats SB38 win and it was designed to keep
the band of knuckleheads moving as the players rode by, the result was widespread public intoxification
and public urination.

It's what we do in Boston.

This would be Mayor Mumbles congratulating the Patriots on winning the AFC championship last week, he
loves to show his knowledge of the players.
Standing in front of the cameras he says:

"I wana congraduate the Newnland Pariots foah the vicory. Now on to the Suebow in Indianpols to beat
the Colts and Archie Manning.....what,,,,what......oh the Giants and Peyton.....no .....what?
Eli? Eli who?.....nevah mine

and with ah playez like
 Wes Wekler, Ron Grabouski, Alan Canandez,and Donnie Branch catchin passes and  Tommy Brady bein pateckted
by a line of Matt Wright, Logan Airport, Con Odonoly, Brian Walters and that big German kid.... no one
can stop us.

It will only get better when he tries to figure out who the Mayor of East Rutherford NJ is.
to make the bet.

    
I'll finish this nonsense with a joke from
my people.


then there were my cousins...
Irish they were and drunk for sure and they sat in the comer of Mulligan's newly refurbished bar.

Across the wall opposite was a huge mirror, fourteen feet long and stretching from floor to ceiling.

Glancing around the room Pat suddenly spotted their reflection in the mirror.

'Mick, Mick,' he whispered. 'Don't look now but there's two fellas over there the image of us!'

'In the name of God,' said Mick, spotting the reflection. 'They're wearing identical clothes and everything.'

'That does it,' said Pat. 'I'm going to buy them a drink.'

But as Pat started to rise from his seat, Mick said, 'Sit down Pat one of them's coming over!'