SB Nation’s Andrew Sharp is on the ground in New York City to cover the sights and sounds of the NFL Draft. Follow along with this StoryStream for his dispatches from the scene.
The Lineup: ESPN
Tendencies: Loud. Ill-prepared. Stammers frequently. Has not acquired a new cultural touchstone to reference on-air since 1987. Will sometimes appear to have had a stroke on air during long silences. If he’s the bus driver of the team, he’s the one who skips up on the curb and takes out the bus stop in the process.
Signature move: The horrible outro.
Read Article >2010 NFL Draft: Steelers Fans React To Roethlisberger
These are two Steelers fans I just met... On the right is Zack, and on the left is Yusef. And yes, that’s a Snuggie. Asked about the outfit, Yusef said, “Yeah, man. It’s a Snuggie. but I had to pin it together so I could wear it right. You know, pimp it out a little bit.” And really, who could argue?
I talked briefly to Yusef and Zack in the lobby of Radio City, and here’s what they had to say about Ben Roethlisberger:
Read Article >NFL Draft, Live From NYC: We Finally Made It To Radio City
SB Nation’s Andrew Sharp sends this dispatch from New York City…
Apologies that this update’s a little later than expected. The New York City subway system is way too complex for me, so I figured it’d be easier to walk 30 blocks to Radio City. Ten of those blocks included Times Square, we had to stop for food, and… Well, there goes two hours.
— Guy in a Steelers jersey “…I mean, we just lost Roethlisberger for 6 games. That’s gonna hurt.”
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