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Loving and hating the SC draft picks
Matthew BerrySep 25, 2014, 11:51 AM ET
Close- • Senior Fantasy analyst for ESPN
• Member, FSWA and FSTA Halls of Fame
• Best-selling author of "Fantasy Life"Follow on X
I love "SportsCenter" commercials.
Always have. Too many favorites to list them all, but Rich Eisen getting sent to the minors and having to read high school announcements always stuck with me, and I always loved the subtleness of the Arnold Palmer spot, and the one with Jimmie Johnson trying to remove the speed bump in the parking lot. John Clayton's ponytail was an instant classic as well, but frankly, you could tell me any one of them is your favorite and I wouldn't argue. They are all so well done and funny. Including the most recent one, dealing with the fantasy "SportsCenter" draft. And when it aired, I knew immediately that I had to do what it is that I do.
Break down the draft.
To start, I first needed to figure out who was actually in the league. Going through the video, I count 10 members in the league. Starting with Jimmy Graham at the head of the table, to his right are the members of the league. A Raiders Fan, Victor Cruz, Jets Cheerleader No. 1, an Audio Guy, Pat Patriot, Jets Cheerleader No. 2 (the one who twirls her hair), Swoop from the Eagles, A guy who moves the chains ("Chains Guy"), a San Diego Chargers coach. Makes sense. Standard ESPN 10-team league. Got it. Now, I need to figure out draft order. At the start of the commercial, after "SportsCenter" anchor Bram Weinstein tells us about the league, the first shot we see (at :04) is Raiders Fan putting a sticker up in the second slot, specifically pick two, Round 5.
He takes a seat. The camera pans the room and we see Swoop, the Eagles mascot, updating his projections now that someone is off the board, Jets Cheerleader No. 2 twirling her hair and at :08, Victor Cruz says, "You know what? I'm taking Neghandi," referencing "SportsCenter" morning anchor Kevin Neghandi (an av Adam Clause (Gulf Breeze, Fla.): I know you will probably get a lot of grief for Tannehill on the hate list this week ... TMR: That's right. What of it??? Adam Clause: ... but hey things happen. I just wanted to say thank you for your advice this year and the multiple years in the past. I am now a two-time champion of two of my leagues. TMR: Grrrr ... Adam: I started Tannehill this week despite your being down on him just because I had a good feeling. TMR: Thought for yourself, did you? No one likes a bragger, Adam ... Adam: Another thanks is in order for your preseason "hype" of Joique Bell and Lamar Miller. I drafted both of them in most of my leagues fairly late in the draft and everyone laughed at me because they were "backups." Both of them helped me significantly throughout the year at times and no bigger than yesterday! Thank you a lot and keep up the awesome work! Will miss the 06010 but look forward to whatever you have planned in the future! TMR: Yeah, I got nothing. Matt Carey (Manchester, N.H.): I just wanted to reach out to say thank you for all your help this past year. I just won my first league at work and it feels pretty damn good. I love how you added the TMR 200. It really helped with some of the flex questions when deciding to go with a wide receiver or running back. Eric (Chicago, Ill.): Way to (tout) Matt Asiata on the Top 10 waiver ranking on (Sunday) morning's "Fantasy Football Now!" I was torn for my final flex position and your conviction in Asiata won me over. He was surprisingly on waivers and I immediately picked him up, started him and never looked back. 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