Where the NFL Gets It Wrong

Pacifist Viking found this 5/22/2008 on www.dailynorseman.com [flag]

Last night, prior to Game 1 of the NBA's Eastern Conference Finals between the Detroit Pistons and the Boston Celtics , the NBA did their official lottery to determine the draft positions of the 14 NBA teams that didn't make the post-season. The Minnesota Timberwolves (the official NBA team of The Daily Norseman) will pick third overall when the NBA's selection meeting is held in ... [link]

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Published 5/22/2008 by Pacifist Viking (noreply@blogger.com) at Pacifist Viking
... The Daily Norseman notes the NBA wise has a rookie salary structure that the NFL needs: the league's highest paid players shouldn't be the ones who haven't done anything yet.

Who would you like as a Franchise Quarterback?
Published 5/23/2008 by mgrex03 at Stampede Blue: Front Page Posts
... has a great article expressing my exact feelings about the entire situation much better than I ever could have. Here's the main idea: ...

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