DC's mock draft-version 1.0

No comments on my end for V1, I'll put some in with comments right before the draft-prolly week of. Discuss. (no I am not an OSU homer, I am just thinking that the Phins will be able to get this guy signed quicker). I hope I don't miss a guy with all my cut & paste...



1. Miami - Vernon Gholston, DE, The Ohio State University
2. St. Louis - Jake Long, OT, Michigan
3. Atlanta - Chris Long, DE, Virginia
4. Oakland - Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas
5. Kansas City - Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
6. New York Jets - Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois
7. New England - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB Tenn. St.
8. Baltimore - Ryan Clady OT Boise St
9. Cincinnati - Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC
10. New Orleans - Leodis McKelvin, CB,Troy
11. Buffalo- James Hardy, WR, Indiana
12. Denver - Malcolm Kelly, WR, Oklahoma
13. Carlolina- Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
14. Chicago - Chris Williams, OT, Vandy
15. Detroit - Derrick Harvey, DE, Florida
16. Arizona - Keith Rivers, LB USC
17. Minnesota - Philip Merling, DE, Clemson
18. Houston - Kenny Phillips, S, The University of Miami
19. Philadelphia - Limas Sweed WR Texas
20. Tampa Bay - DeSean Jackson, WR, Cal
21. Washington - Calais Campbell, DE, The University of Miami
22. Dallas - Felix Jones, RB, Arkansas
23. Pittsburgh - Jeff Otah, OT, Pitt
24. Tennessee - Aquib Talib, CB, Kansas
25. Seattle - Brandon Albert, OG Virginia
26. Jacksonville - Kentwan Balmer, DL, UNC
27. San Deigo -Jonathon Stewart, RB, Oregon
28. Dallas - Mike Jenkins, CB, USF
29. San Francisco Devin Thomas, WR, Michigan State
30. Green Bay - Brandon Flowers, CB, Virginia Tech
31. New York Giants - Dan Connor, LB, Penn State

What should I take on next???

I try to stay pretty active both at work, and in my off-time. I was pretty hard into triathlons about two years ago, and have finished three half Ironman distance and one IronMan distance events. My training fell off pretty hard after 9/15/2007, shortly after this one made her arrival. I love my new life with my girls, and I am in no way lamenting my new lifestyle. As fulfilling as finishing those longer races is, they in no way compare to how awesome my life is now. But I am a person who enjoys competing in sports, and I am fairly bullheaded in acknowledging my decaying body.

I have been able to run on a fairly consistent basis, some inconsistent weight training, as well as trying to keep up with guys ten years my junior playing 4-on-4 flag football every Sunday. Unfortunately, I am eating like someone with a tapeworm training for the IronMan. So the gut aka "The Shed"(as you always build a shed over your best tool), continues to grow. Nutrition is another matter; anyways, triathlon season has just begun, and I am in now way ready for it. So I plan on looking in to some other different ways to train, compete, have fun, and (most important) get back home in a reasonable fashion. So here are some options:

April 18 Florida Firefighter Combat Challenge-Gainesville, FL: This is the FF race that you've probably seen on ESPN a few times. I've only done it twice for time, and I've done pretty well. Mind you, it wasn't in this type of setting; however, it was a competitive one. It's an event that plays into my strengths: racing up stairs, hitting things, carrying dummies, all in FF turnout gear/airpack, and breathing airpack air. BTW I weight over 300 lbs. in all my gear.

http://www.firefighter-challenge.com/index.htm

April 12 300 Challenge-Longwood, FL: The 300 workout is a pretty intense series of exercises performed non-stop, that was used for testing the fitness of all the extras in the Sparta Blockbuster 300. A local tri/cycling race director is trying to put together a "300 Challenge" competition, where you would perform the exercises for time. And with perfect form.

25x Pull-up +
50x Deadlift @ 135# +
50x Push-up +
50x Box Jump @ 24” box +
50x Floor Wiper @ 135# (one-count) +
50x KettleBall Clean and Press @ 36# (KB must touch floor between reps) +
25x Pull-up

That is the actual workout that the extras used, and it is tough! The below version is what I would do; however, it is still tough in its own right. I did this workout on Wednesday night, and I woke up more sore than I was the day after IMFL!

25 pushups +
50 lunges +
50 box jumps (16″) +
50 sit ups +
50-push press (2×15) +
50 air squats +
25 pushups

4/24 IOA Corporate 5K-Downtown Orlando: I've done this race 2-3 times before. It's a five minute drive from Castle Coughlin, free (depending on which of my employers I enter under), and there is a big block party inside the Citrus Bowl afterwards. What really sucks about this race is the 5,000 other participants-many of which don't really have much road race etiquette. Last year, I did the race along with a couple other FFs that finished the 5K all while wearing full turnout gear-no airpack(with running shoes, of course). The race was hot as balls, I must have lost 5 pounds during the 3.1 mile run. I managed to maintain a manageble pace, without stopping to walk, and finished just under 30:00. I think there was one guy in FF gear that finished faster than me, but no one really cared or noticed. This year should have almost 50 FFs running in gear, so I will probably thrown my hat into the ring for this one.







EDIT by Dave 4/3/2008
Well cousins, I've taken your opinions under advisement, and I do believe that I will give each of these events a try. All three events three weekends in a row, and if my schedule permits I'll try 'em all. I'll post my results.....

Quite Impressive, cousins

Now that I've got a couple weeks of blog-hopping under my belt, I have become quite impressed with the blogs that my two younger cousins, Jon and Shea, have been putting together. I have always thought that blogs were kinda foolish, as my prior knowledge of "blogging" was that jackbag (yes I'm going to try to trademark that word as a DC original; feel free to use it, but don't forget to credit me) Perez Hilton. I have a blog set up through myspace, and there is a bunch of wedding, triathlon, and other random pictures. This blog is primarily set up so that my relatives and friends outside Central Florida can keep up on the goings-on of our family down here.....mainly for Katherine Grace updates. Anyways, back to blogging relatives.

Eventually, I'll put links up to their websites-sorry, my computer knowledge is fairly limited outside the realms of gambling or porn (j/k). I am very impressed at how these folks can fill pages and pages on a daily basis. When I finished that entry on the Cavs, I took a four-hour nap. Shea is got pictures in every entry, and Jon's recruiting REAL journalists for his....man I though I was doing something when I included that fire pic last week.

I'll keep looking to my younger relatives for ideas on improving this thing; keep your expectations low, and you won't be disappointed. I guess that;s why I shoulda finished college....