Why Pick you surprise me.ESPN is very credible just reflect on how many coaches have changed programs due to their inside information. I mean it was great when Bob Stoops was coaching at Oklahoma. He has done a great job at Cleveland Browns, Florida, Norte Dame and the Dallas Cowboys. My only wish they would have the great talent we have in Tulsa... Coach Pat Jones,etc

Fortunately for Bradford, neither ESPN's former jocks nor the Picker and his staff actually decide who goes first on Thursday. Just a shot in the dark but maybe the NFL team owners and GMs, even the ones with the Rams, know more about how to draft employees than the two aforementioned groups...He's goin first and is gonna get about $45 million in guaranteed money. Pick at him if you will, he'll get back to all you 'know it alls' on the way back from the BANK!

My bad George, just googled Olbermann's salary, 7 million.

Claussen has one advantage over Bradford and that is being in an offensive system that is employed in the NFL and has been extremely successful in the NFL. Notre Dame didn't win as many games not because Clausssen couldn't produce points, but because Charlie Weis couldn't coach a defense to stop a 1 legged RB. QB's that play in pro-style offenses in college tend to be able to recognize defenses quicker. While Bradford may have the physical tools to play QB in the NFL, he has not been asked yet to read a defense being more a product of an offensive system that most NFL teams only use in a 2-minute drill.

Willie: Coach Pat, yeah, much as he knows, you might think he could pick a winner on his own now and again. We saved his career, letting him copy off our big picks last season.

Dcood: You're right there, Sam will be able to afford tremendous orthopedic care the rest of his life.

George Wagner: Olberman leaving was one of the Top Ten ESPN moments. Another was when they shipped the clownish Neil Everett to the west coast and put him on in the middle of the night.

Bla: If Clausen is so good, why can't anybody name a single big game he won in his lengthy Notre Dame career.

Here's a real downer about ESPN and the prime-time draft coverage: Chris "Can of Corn" Berman got a new contract and will continue to haunt events like this. He was fairly fun back in the day. Unfortunately he is still serving up the same leftovers.

The TW had an interesting article earlier this week on first round picks. For all that $$$$ not many reallymake it. Look at The Browns a couple of year ago and then with the guy from Notre Dame who is no longer a Brown. It is a crapshooy and it is all hype and media thanks to ESPN. I will not waste my time watching that crappola. RUN!!!!

"If Clausen is so good, why can't anybody name a single big game he won in his lengthy Notre Dame career?"

Answer: It's because he hasn't won a single big game in his lengthy Notre Dame career. He beat up on a bunch a pansies that couldn't play defense.

If only Berman could--go--all--the--way to the unemployment office I would be one happy Okie. Clausen couldn't even beat the Midshipmen, who don't have the luxury of recruiting a bunch of blue-chippers, two out of the last 3 years. And Glenn616, the Navy defense, among other teams, did just fine against the Irish.

ESPN can take a flying leap; I plan on watching the coverage on the NFL network. Maybe Stacey Dales will be on again tonight, she is awesome!