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Super Hella Awesome Mocks The NFL Draft

And we're not even being ironic!  The water cooler at SHA headquarters has been all abuzz lately about just how little awesome actually exists on the Sports page.  To that we say meet the newest Super Hella Awesome contributor Jesus Shuttleworth as he gives you the lowdown on what should happen at this week's NFL Draft.  Of course then you have to remember most teams are stupid so they will probably stray from the awesome that you see in front of you, but either way it is a nice cheat sheet for the festivities and now you'll be able to act like you know what you're talking about for once.

  1. St. Louis - Sam Bradford, QB, Oklahoma - After watching Marc Bulger these past years,  this is an easy pick. Look for them to grab a talented WR in round 2, such as Benn.
  2. Detroit- Ndamukong Suh, DT, Nebraska - Schwartz will be foaming at the mouth to get Suh here. The wildcard report is that Detroit loves Okung too. Don’t be surprised if they trade down. But I find it hard to pass up on a DT like Suh.
  3. Tampa Bay- Gerald Mccoy DT Oklahoma - Tampa needs to get that defense nasty again, so they will look to the best next DT.
  4. Washington- Trent Williams OT Oklahoma - While Okung is the number 1 ranked OT, Williams is a better fit in Washington with their Zone Blocking scheme, made famous by Mr. Shanahan. Reports is that they “love” Williams.
  5. Kansas City- Eric Berry, S Tennessee - Tell me the last Safety to play for the Chiefs that was a pro bowler. If Okung falls here, they will take a long look, but the Chiefs need help on the defensive side of the ball, and that’s just what Berry brings to the table.
  6. Seattle- Russell Okung, OT, Oklahoma St. - Seattle has a golden tackle fall to them, and looks forward to their next pick at 14.
  7. Cleveland- Earl Thomas, S, Texas - While they wish Berry would fall here, Thomas is still a stud. Cleveland also needs some secondary help, and with the addition of Shelden Brown, and now Thomas, They are definitely making an impact.
  8. Oakland- Bryan Bualuga, OT, Iowa -Word is that the Raiders love Bualuga. But with the late reports of Raiders talking to Pittsburgh about Big Ben, look out...this pick could be traded. Otherwise, they will go OT here. But this is Al Davis...so expect the unexpected.
  9. Buffalo- Dan Williams, DT, Tennessee  They lost Peters last year, so the Bills could look to the offensive line with this pick. But they also have a glaring need for the D-Line. Williams make sense here.  Look for them to trade up at the end of the 1st to “snag” Tebow.
  10. Jacksonville- Derick Morgan, DE, Georgia Tech- Jacksonville has looked to DE in free agency, but they just traded Groves, and need some pass rushing on the line.
  11. Denver- Dez Bryant, WR, Oklahoma State - If Denver doesn’t take Bryant here, I don’t know who Kyle Orton will throw to.
  12. Miami - Jerry Hughes, DE/LB- TCU- Hughes has been climbing, as he had a great combine and workouts. Parcells hunts out pass rushers like he was born to do it, don't be shocked if Hughes is the pick here. Also, rumor that Dallas is trying to trade up here...wouldn't that be fitting.
  13. San Francisco- Joe Haden, CB, Florida - This would be a homerun for the Niners. Haden is a stud corner, who played and shut down against great competition last year. Just recently voted by scouts as the top corner in the draft with a whopping 17/19 votes.
  14. Seattle - CJ Spiller, RB, Clemson - Seattle rounds out a terrific first round here, with the top ranked RB in the draft. Spiller is a homerun threat, and gives the ’Hawks an explosive, quick runner.
  15. NY Giants- Rolando McClain, LB, Alabama- Giants thrilled that they get the number 1 guy on their board, and didn't even need to move for him. McClain will bring some nastiness to the defense. 
  16. Tennessee- Jason Paul- Pierre, DE, USF - When Fisher says he sees a little bit of “Javon Kearse” in JPP, I think that’s a sign. JPP is a Freak of Nature, and the sky is the limit. Concerns about him being a One Year show.
  17. San Francisco- Anthony Davis, OT, Rutgers - While every report says they don’t see Jimmy Clausen getting pass the Niners, I’m not buying it. The Niners round up a very solid first round, filling a glaring secondary need, and filling up the O-Line. Mr. Davis, meet Mr. Singletary.
  18. Steelers- Mike Iupati, OG, Idaho - Iupati is known for his ridiculous mean streak…doesn’t that just sound like a Steeler?
  19. Falcons- Brandon Graham, DE/LB, Michigan - Graham is a solid tweener, which would be a good pick here for Atlanta, with a defense that seems to be getting nastier each year. Wild Card but, they just had a massive amounts of scouts attending Demaryius Thomas workout, so look out for that.
  20. Houston- Devin McCourty, CB, Rutgers- , Reports came out that Houston LOVES McCourty and RB Ryan Matthews. They need to fill the hole left by Dunta Robinson(free agency) so they go after McCourty.
  21. Bengals- Jermaine Gresham, TE, Oklahoma - The Bengals have been looking for a TE for years. Gresham finally fills that hole, as he is very talented and a great receiving threat.
  22. Patriots- Sergio Kindle, LB, Texas - Patriots get a great talent in Kindle, and with drama in NE with Adalius Thomas, they get themselves insurance. Look at them to look at Jared Odrick too.
  23. Packers- Charles Brown, OT, USC - Brown used to be a TE as USC, so the kid has a lot of athletic ability. Packers will jump on it.
  24. Eagles- Kareem Jackson, CB, Alabama - Jackson played for Nick Saban, and was all over the field. Andy Reid can’t pass up on that chance, and fills a hole left by the trade of Shelden Brown.
  25. Ravens- Demaryius Thomas, WR, Georgia Tech - Ravens have been looking for a big physical deep threat. Thomas could very well be the steal of the draft. He’s a big playmaker at 6’3 225, and stretches the field. Flacco will be begging for this pick.
  26. Cardinals- Sean Weatherspoon, LB, Missouri - Cardinals need some help across the middle, and no Joey Porter is not the long term answer. The team also lost Karlos Dansby to Free Agency, so they really need a LB.
  27. Dallas- Taylor Mays, S, USC - I would imagine that Jones loves Mays, and this could be an absolute steal. Mays has been knocked for his cover skills and lack of INT’s during his career at USC, but says he wasn’t always looking to get them. We will see soon.
  28. San Diego- Ryan Matthews, RB, Fresno St. - Matthews is a stud, and would be a great pick here for SD. Would complement this offense extremely well.
  29. New York Jets- Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State- What a shocker, Jets make another great pick. Odrick falls into their laps. 
  30. Minnesota Vikings- Kyle Wilson, CB, Boise State- The Vikings do a flip with Wilson falling this far to them. Wilson is the best possible scenario for them, as he can come in right away and start, which helps them with the injured Cedric Griffin. 
  31. Colts- Tyson Alualu, DT, California- Colts will look to become deeper with this pick, and most likely take the best player available. Alualu is a solid, High-motor prospect. 
  32. Saints- Maurkice Pouncey, G/C, Florida - Pouncey is a leader, and can play multiple positions. Will be a great addition for the Saints, and steal if he falls to here.

DeSean Jackson Is A Comically Robotic Rapper

DeSean Jackson is fast, I'll give him that.  For some reason when he decides to rap he really likes to take his time.  The abomination below features Jack (that's his super creative rap name) dropping some rhymes with robotic flow, and not the autotuned kind.  Seriously bro, speak up a bit, little faster, and don't celebrate your touchdowns by dropping the ball before you cross the goalline.  

The "song" is called Let's Do It and Jack's verse starts at 1:18.  Obviously there's some swearing because that's what makes you cool.  [via with leather and inflated egos of athletes everywhere]

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Ocho Cinco Is Doing A VH1 Dating Show

If you are a Cincinnati Bengals fan I am sure you will be extremely pleased to hear what Chad Ocho Cinco is doing this offseason.  He will be working out harder than ever so as to try and finally put the team over the top.  Oh wait, maybe not.

“The Tournament” will start with Ocho Cinco finding his “first 85″ by traveling all over the country meeting women that may be interested in dating him. Then, during the first episode, he will narrow the playing field down to the sweet sixteen – four women from each of the four regions of the country – Northern, Western, Southern and Central Divisions. The sixteen chosen women will be invited to join Ocho Cinco for the rest of the tournament-style dating competition.

Once the competition begins, Ocho Cinco will follow a tournament bracket where each of the ladies will have an opportunity to spend quality time with him while also facing off against one another in double-dates. The winner of each dating face-off will receive a game ball from Ocho Cinco and move on to the next round of the tournament, while the loser goes home. Ultimately the sweet sixteen will be narrowed down to eight and then the final four. In the end, the championship date between the two remaining women will result in Ocho Cinco awarding his chosen love the coveted Championship Ring. Hopefully, she turns out to be his greatest catch this season!  [via tv by the numbers]

I doubt anyone in Cincy is really hoping that his greatest catch this season will occur on a dating show, although I'm sure some people think it will be.  The ten episode one hour series is set to premiere in July, just in time to start a circus at training camp. 

This little tidbit is pretty funny too considering all that happened.

This is the second recent greenlight in the dating genre since last year's Ryan Jenkins scandal. The deal reteams VH1 with co-producer 51 Minds, the "Megan Wants a Millionaire" production company that cast Jenkins without discovering his violent past. In the wake of the headlines, the network declared it wanted to get away from dating shows, but in recent weeks has started to re-embrace the format. [via the live feed]

Wait so you're saying VH1 didn't really mean it when they said they cared about casting murderers?  Next thing you're going to tell me is that they don't even play music videos. 

DeNiro To Play Vince Lombardi, Possible Midnight Run Sequel

Looks like ESPN is really giving it a go with this whole ESPN Films thing.  The latest news is the hiring of Robert DeNiro to play Vince Lombardi in the creatively titled Lombardi.

The film will focus on the years that Lombardi rebuilt the Packers into a gridiron powerhouse, and five-time champions, between 1959-67. The producers plan to release the film in late January 2012, between the AFC and NFC conference championship games and the Super Bowl.

De Niro and Jane Rosenthal’s Tribeca Prods. is producing along with ESPN Films, Andell, the NFL and Chris Olsen.

“There are few actors who could accurately portray the fire, passion and grit of Lombardi, and we’re thrilled to have Robert De Niro on our team,” said NFL vp programming Charles Coplin. “With the addition of De Niro, Eric and Tribeca Prods., we have a deep bench to produce a film worthy of the legendary coach and American icon.”   [via risky business]

The script is being written by Eric Roth who has already dabbled in the biographical sports movie section with the Oscar nominated Ali.  Definitely a bit skeptical of this as DeNiro hasn't done good work in years and the ESPN Films banner is still relatively unproven when trying to play with the big boys.  Should be interesting to see who they get to direct the project with Roth and DeNiro officially on board, we'll keep you updated.

In other DeNiro reliving the past news comes the following tidbit from Deadline, apparently they are going to make a sequel to the awesome Midnight Run.  Unfortunately the sequel will be without the unbelievably curmudgeonly fantastic Charles Grodin who retired from acting years ago to be a professional brodcast journalist.  I guess that's the kind of thing you have to deal with when you try and make a sequel more than 20 years later.  No word yet on the plot but Role Models writer Tim Dowling has been hired to pen the script.

Let's Ram It With The Los Angeles Rams!

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For some reason I got the urge to watch some team singing/dancing/rapping videos today.  Probably some lingering affects from the Boostmobile Shuffle Super Bowl commercial.  Either way I ended up watching this gem earlier and felt I needed to share.  

This video is definitely the strongest argument for getting a football team in Los Angeles that I've heard in years.  Obviously it would also make a pretty kickass theme song for a porno.

A Spoken Word Ode To Donovan McNabb

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This unbelievably great analysis of Donovan McNabb is set to some nice jazz, and cold weather.  I'm assuming the cold weather is symbolic of the cold truth that comes at the end.  There's no way someone made something this artsy without having thought of everything, which is why it's weird he didn't try and work in any more Andy Reid hate.  I guess he just really only has love for Donovan.  I feel I should warn you this runs on a bit too long, but it also is a beautiful heartfelt spoken word ode to a quarterback that loves his mom.  So that pretty much cancels out. [via with leather]

*Ed note: When I was coming up with some tags for this post I had no question that this qualified as poetry.  Some may disagree but I think those people are hosers, or at the very least employed by Campbell's soup.  

LaDainian Tomlinson Has Some Smooth Dance Moves

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The problem I have with this video is that LaDainian Tomlinson is about 35 Danzas worse than he used to be, so instead of this video dominating fantasy league message boards and gazillions of forwarded emails it is just going to be enjoyed by a lucky few who are bored enough to check a video about a washed up running back that is having trouble coping.  Awesome dance moves though, that is for sure.  [via]

Jared Allen Explains The Mullet Lifestyle

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I'm a bit bias because I am a Vikings fan but how can you not love this man.  Jared Allen is like everything I ever wanted to be, but without the rapist wit.  I was caught a little off guard by the extra mayonnaise bit because I don't really like much mayonnaise on my mayonnaise condimented stuff, but then I thought about it and my collection of Jonathan Taylor Thomas magazine covers probably wouldn't be what most would consider part of the mullet lifestyle either.

Thanks to SHA user mosa for the tip.  via

I’m Not Sure I Like This Kind of Party

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Mike Singletary is fairly old school. And by “fairly” I mean if it was up to him he’d burn down the new school and reopen the old school on its ashes. As a head coach in The National Football League (tm Ron Jaworski) his goal is to be more physical (excuse me, fisical) than the other team first and foremost. He wants to go out and hit people in the mouth and win 13-10. And so far, relatively speaking, it’s worked for him---he took over a 2-5 team last year and closed out the year by going 5-4 using a ball-control offense that limited turnovers and a solid defense.

The plan this year is for even more of the same. Frank Gore is going to average, if my calculations are correct and they usually are, 57 carries a game. Shaun Hill has to not turn the ball over and complete the occasional 3rd down pass to Ike Bruce or Arnaz Battle (who again are going to engage in a struggle to see who can get the fewest yards after the catch---Battle won last year with 0.) The defense has to be physical and be there all day.

This all sounds ok on paper. I mean, I like to hit people in the mouth as much as the next guy. And after 6 consecutive years of missing the playoffs I don’t really care how they win as long as they do. My only concern (well, aside from the fact that they went 7-9 last year and brought back almost exactly the same team) is that this strategy is outdated. You see, dear reader, I, Tanner Boyle, am a new school kind of guy. I’m perfectly fine winning games 34-31. I like explosive offenses and bend-don’t-break defenses. I like quarterbacks who can do things other than hand off and throw 7 yard passes. I hate the phrase game manager almost as I hate game managers. I think you score points in the passing game, not the running game. I think you lose if you kick field goals.

The old school is going to be tested immediately when the 9ers travel to Phoenix to play the new school Cardinals and their fancy-pants passing game. A win in that game would go a long way toward me purchasing some new books, but for now, color me skeptical.

Season prediction: same team, same record: 7-9.

Hey Ladies: Learn You Some Football

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Hey ladies! dont say I never did nuttin por ya. Heres I gots the breakdowns of that games yo mans loves. Pop yo collas!

This video also happens to feature this specific exchange, which may be the best example of the difference between man and woman that has ever been exampled. The fact that it comes in the middle of a video that teaches woman how to understand football is something special.

Lady: These guys are going up here, and these guys are going up here and nothing really happens and I dont understand it"

Guy: You've got a great point

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