THREE BRIGHT SPOTS OF THE NFL DRAFT

1. Leonard Fournette- DUH! We know him and what he's capable of doing on the ground as a rusher. Look for him to be a premiere back within the next two years in Jacksonville given things stay just as they are and free agency doesn't screw up everything. Might be the best pick in the first.

2. Cleveland Browns- With the Browns going straight defensive in the first round tells me that they're not afraid of free agency and they're not afraid to make a bid for a trade.DE Miles Garrett, the Aggie from Texas A&M went 1st overall and this could be the best pick of the draft but from previous history we know how the overall pick can turn out. Let's just hope the Browns can turn this this thing around this offseason. 

3. Marshon Lattimore-Well, what can we say about the Saints first draft pick? It must be a reason we traded Brandon Cooks to the Patriots and opted for the Pats pick in the draft at 
32 and Marshon Lattimore with our first pick. Who is he? Well he's a cornerback from Ohio State. He really impressed scouts at the combine. Let's hope Uncle Mickey got it right. He rarely ever gets it wrong. Just saying.




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     Flashy fedoras,Cuban cigars and Tommy Bahama attire. That's how the betting men are decked at the 104th running of the Louisiana Derby at the New Orleans Fairgrounds. 

    For one bartender sales are not going as usual and the lightness of the crowd proves it. She claims everyone is taking their time today. To prove that the crowds are not the usual drunkards, one woman walks up to make change out of a $20 bill and nothing else. Some women drank Mimosas, but no Mint Juleps. Must be saving that taste for the big one next month.

   Even the betting queues are sketchy. Not much noise either just Brian Spencer, the Fairgrounds announcer and horse tracing expert calling races. 

    "You pick ya winner yet?" That's what one bystander asks out on the paddock. "Girvin, that's who wants to go to the Kentucky Derby."  With all the confidence in the world, I went in bought a $5.00 cigar. "Girvin. That's what I went with...and that's who won. After the big win, I watched the owner's wife and her celebratory cheer out on the course with her blue and gold feathered hat. She made it to the winner's box before her husband. 

     So if you're looking for Girvin on May 6th, don't look for him anywhere in Girvin,Texas. He's got a prior engagement in Kentucky.