WATERCOOLER CHAT: DRAFT EXCITEMENT, MCCARRON GOES TO CINCY, MICHAEL SAM A RAM, WIZARDS TRAIL PACERS, SPURS WANT A WRAP UP, CLIPPERS COME BACK
FOOTBALL
In the NFL, the weekend continued to give us non-stop draft excitement. Everybody wanted to know where the most notable names in college football were going to try and build professional careers. So here is a run-down. The Tennessee Titans were the first to take a running back, selecting Washington’s Bishop Sankey. And the Jacksonville Jaguars gave their new QB Blake Bortles some weapons right out of the gate, selecting USC’s Marquis Lee and Penn State’s Allen Robinson.
As for the quarterbacks, the Patriots made a very interesting selection, grabbing Eastern Illinois’ Jimmy Garapolo with their second round pick. That is the highest Bellichick has taken a QB since the Tom Brady era. It must mean they are planning for Tom Brady’s departure. Ryan Mallett has been Brady’s back-up, but perhaps they are planning to move Mallet as trade bait. Then, the QBs started to slide.  Finally, the Houston Texans grabbed their man: Pittsburgh’s Tom Savage. And later that round, AJ McCarron (Alabama’s golden boy) went to the Cincinnati Bengals, and Georgia’s Aaron Murray found a home with the Kansas City Chiefs, and he will hope to become the replacement for Alex Smith when his contract runs out.
But the main pick of the draft came towards the end of the 7th round, when the St. Louis Rams made history by selecting Michael Sam, the first openly gay athlete to be drafted into the league. ESPN showed Sam crying tears of joy, and even kissing his boyfriend. It was a great moment in sports history.
BASKETBALL
Finally, in the NBA, the Wizards completely blew their home court advantage, dropping both games on their own floor. They now trail the Indiana Pacers 3-1 with the series headed back to Indy. The Heat dropped a game in Brooklyn, but still lead 2-1. San Antonio continues to clobber the Blazers, and are looking to wrap up the series Monday night, while the Clippers staged one of the best comebacks in the NBA history, coming back from over 20 points to beat the Thunder and even the series. It’s been a great playoffs.
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