[Sports] NFL Draft 2008

The 2008 NFL Draft is coming soon, and I just can't force myself to get excited over it. The past four or five years have seen my interest in the weekend surrounding the draft rise steadily year after year. I wouldn't classify my excitement for this year as reaching a plateau. Its more like a jagged drop off.

I admit that this is likely due to the Green Bay Packers failure in the NFC Championship game and the announcement of Brett Favre's retirement. I just can't get excited for a new season when Aaron Rodgers is going to be leading the Packers this fall. Now, I could be wrong, and I hope I am, but teams are usually devastated after a legendary quarterback retires. I can only think of one exception, and this is the transfer the San Francisco 49ers went through in the 90's from Joe Montana to Steve Young. Even this isn't entirely the same, however, since Montana didn't retire. He just went to another team.

Rodgers seemingly injury prone NFL career thus far, as a backup no less, does not inspire a lot of confidence. This makes me wonder how much confidence the players and front office have in Rodgers. Will they be looking to draft a quarterback high in the draft to compete with Rodgers?

I guess I feel more afraid of what the Packers will do in the draft this year than I am excited about what they'll do. I will still follow the event this year, but I may not follow on television AND the internet like years past. Don't screw this up, Green Bay Packers, I don't want a repeat of the Packers 30 year absence from the Super Bowl.

P.S. We're running on a 10 year absence right now. STEP. IT. UP.