Imagine THIS guy in Green and Gold (I try to always use caps when referring to Packers colors--it's a religious thing.
Walter Thomas is billed by the New York Times
as the biggest secret of Saturday's upcoming NFL draft--big in many ways, as in size and in ability, at least up to this point, to remain off the radar.
Read the complete story right here:
I'm not one of those guys who locks myself in a darkened room with a computer, an industrial sized bag of Cheetos and a vat of Diet Coke pouring over mock drafts. Sure, I love the game and would love to see the Packers do SOMETHING that'll bolster their 2007 chances, what with the relatively underwhelming off-season G.M. Ted Thompson's given fans so far.
The real draft wonks, a few of whom work in our building, probably know Thomas, his story, and what was in his leavings after dinner last night.
Sorry. Those guys aren't normal. Knowledgeable? Yes. In sore need of a life? You betcha.
I'll go into Saturday's cattle call armed with that morning's paper, some ill-conceived idea of what I'd do if I were Thompson, and a self-imposed aura of detachment that'll guarantee a sense of surprise from the day's proceedings.
And, after reading the Times story, a new found interest in a very large, skilled man with some character flaws who may be on the outside, looking in. Or, the largest pro football story in recent years.
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