All of the chatter stops as four women enter the room, clad only in the tiniest of microbikinis. They stop at the Tampa table, pick up the card, and sashay to the podium, their bare hips swaying seductively as they walk. Bill Belichick hands his business card to one of them as she passes.
They reach the podium, and an attractive blonde leans into the microphone.
"Continuing the theme of regionalism for Buccaneers fans, we have the home town of Tampa," she says. "And what is Tampa known for?"
All four women leap into the air, jiggling and giggling. "Strip clubs!"
The blonde continues. "Strip clubs are the economic engine of Tampa, which trails only Portland, Oregon, nationwide in the number of strip clubs per capita. We are here today to represent that industry and offer our support to the Buccaneers."
"Strip clubs are places where sometimes people have a little more fun than the f*****g cops will allow. So we were all arrested in a string in 2019. As part of our arrangements with the judge, we're here today to promote Tampa to the world as a tourist destination. And what better way to do that than to announce the next pick in the draft?"
She starts to step away, then steps back. "And by the way, Tampa's mug shot artist is very inattentive to details. Look at my fingers, coppers."
"As god is my witness, I had no idea that lewdness was a crime," she says. "But anyway, we're big on identifying talent in our industry, so the Bucaneers are going to go with a big talent. With the 139th pick in the 2020 NFL draft..."
I went back and forth on Benjamin. My worry is that he's pretty similar to Damien Williams based on his descriptions that I've read. But in the end, Patrick Mahomes makes great use of slippery, quick guys who can run routes and we need depth. My decision to draft Benjamin over some other running backs was based on his ability to catch balls out of the backfield.
For the Buccaneers, I'd covered the positions of major need, so I looked around for a good talent. The Buccaneers shifted to a 3-4 last year, and they have Vita Vea at nose tackle. I figure that Fotu will be a good guy to rotate with him, and if at some point they lose Suh, one of those guys can move out to the 3-4 DE spot. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26: The Jacksonville Jaguars select A.J. Dillon, RB, Boston College
That's funny. That's the other guy that I was debating on. It was either Dillon, who really intrigues me, or Benjamin. But I was reading that Dillon really doesn't catch the ball out of the backfield, so even though I liked him a lot I decided that he wasn't a fit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rain Man:
That's funny. That's the other guy that I was debating on. It was either Dillon, who really intrigues me, or Benjamin. But I was reading that Dillon really doesn't catch the ball out of the backfield, so even though I liked him a lot I decided that he wasn't a fit.
Yea I have those two in the same tier as well. Dillon just seems like a natural replacement for Fournette and I’m sure the Jags would like their own version of Henry. [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Yea I have those two in the same tier as well. Dillon just seems like a natural replacement for Fournette and I’m sure the Jags would like their own version of Henry.
I almost pulled the trigger on Dillon as a complement to Damien and as a brute force runner to replace Ware and Darrel Williams perhaps. If it's second and 5 or less, do you play against Dillon on the run or Mahomes on the pass? I read various conflicting things about his pass blocking ability, but with his size it seems like he should be good at it. I literally had Dillon's name typed in, but the descriptions of Benjamin seemed like Mahomes and Reid could make good use of him. Not sure if I made the right call or not. [Reply]