Business and Economy , National
In NFL draft, teams trade off picks" untested skills against rising salaries
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Kerry Donahue
April 29, 2008, 06:59 AM
This weekend, 32 NFL teams shelled out millions for what they hope are the most talented college football players. For the draftniks, the drama is over and the newly jerseyed picks become fodder for armchair analyses and fantasy match-ups. For NFL executives, it was another year of paying too much for over-hyped long shots. Gary Belsky of ESPN Magazine recaps the draft.
#2 Posted by Jon Delfin, April 28, 10:31PM
Off-topic, posted in hopes that it might be noticed here: Why do you offer us eddresses for contact and corrections if neither box is accepting e-mail? Not cricket. (Also not frog, which was the comment I was trying to send:)
I hope James Fallows didn't catch your premiere show (and congratulations, by the way). He gets very upset when he encounters anyone using the "frog in heated water" metaphor, because it turns out to be untrue. Yes, someone actually put a frog in water and turned up the heat. Said frog jumped the hell out of there.
http://jamesfallows.theatlantic.com/archives/boiledfrog/
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#1 Posted by Gary Belsky, as heard on The Takeaway, April 28, 08:16PM