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"I'm going to do it (the Fox pregame) as long as I can. I don't want to retire," Bradshaw told me. "I just see too many people retire and say, 'I'm going to take off, travel, spend time with my family' and they are just miserable. They end up dying. People who work and stay active, and like what they are doing, live longer. I look forward to doing the show."

Mediate told WJAR-TV that Miller's comments had been blown out of proportion. "It doesn't bother me at all," he said. "He definitely didn't do it on purpose."

He called Miller "quite a good announcer" because he says what's on his mind. He said the analyst had left him a voicemail and he planned to call him back.

**warning: an F-bomb is dropped in the above video**

Big Daddy Drew, a man full of gratuitous pot shots and mean-spirited abuse, recently lost his cool on a taping of Comcast's Blog Show. This incident is simply more fodder for real journalists to use to prove their case against the evils of blogs and the despicable people who write them. No member of the main stream media would ever act in such a crass manner.

For those that live in a cave, that is Drew of Kissing Suzy Kolber fame who reached mass stardom when called out by Buzz Bissinger on HBO's Costas Now. Drew, who recently outted himself as Drew Magary, has a new book coming out titled Men with Balls: the Professional Athletes Handbook.

Who needs a book tour when you have YouTube?

The current odds on the man you just watched above becoming the next editor of Deadspin.com stand at 15-1.

"First of all," he said, "it's unfair because if you're on the air for six hours and heaven forbid I say, 'Ground control to David Toms,' you're writing it like I said it 500 times. Not the case."

A few months ago, FanHouse über-blogger Michael David Smith was all over the rapid leaking of YouTube videos featuring ESPN's Chris Berman. Those videos featured Berman cussing, yelling, flirting or breaking down his hustle to whomever was in the studio.

Well, Berman referenced one of those videos during ESPN's coverage of the 2008 NFL Draft. As they were going to break, Berman was wrapping up the Buffalo Bills' drafting of James Hardy by mentioning that the Bills would play a preseason and regular season game in Canada this year.

He then dropped this gem:

"if anybody gets hurt, they can always take deux deux deuxs ... and you'd know that if you've watched YouTube the last couple months"

I must admit that I usually stay loyal to a certain brand. However, I may have to finally make the switch to NFL Network's coverage of the NFL Draft. ESPN hasn't been wowing me.

In fact, they've left me frustrated. I understand that advertising is the lifeblood of television, but I don't need 400 Under Armor commercials forcing me to miss ... I dunno ... actual picks.

Because of the commercials, we missed the Lions make their pick live. Because of the dozens of talking heads spread all over the country, we missed Roger Goodell announce Glenn Dorsey as the Chiefs' pick. Just now, they were shouting over a cheering crowd who was acknowledging the NFL honoring members of our Armed Forces.

We have Chris Berman being ... Chris Berman (we all saw the "hold the Mayo" comment a mile away). Keyshawn Johnson can't use words to convey his thoughts. We miss all the trade announcements. Whenever something breaks ... they all start stuttering and grow silent.

Oh, and they've been ruining the suspense by showing guys chatting on cell phones and wearing team hats well before the pick is announced (Awful Announcing has been watching both networks and says NFL-Net actually has the trade details five minutes or so before ESPN).

But how can we help ourselves? We're fans. And as fans, we need to know every detail about every player our team is considering drafting. And when our team finally picks an unknown linebacker from Middle Southern Tennessee State, we're going to need one of ESPN's 23 draft analysts to breakdown his 40 time and discuss his upside.

So, here are just some of the "rules" to follow to make your NFL Draft a jolly one:

• Every time Chris Berman unveils a ridiculous nickname...drink!
• Every time a Chris Berman nickname references a song that's over 20 years old...drink twice!
• Every time an ESPN analyst confuses Jake and Chris Long...drink!
• Every time Emmitt Smith uses a word that isn't actually a word...drink!
• Every time you hear the word "spygate"...drink!
• Every time Chris Mortensen "breaks" a story...drink!
• If an analyst talks about the potential of Bengals WR Chad Johnson getting traded...drink!
• Every time someone mentions that Tom Brady was drafted in the sixth round...drink!

Predictably, CBS focused largely on Tiger Woods on Sunday. Don't touch that remote, Ian Baker-Finch suggested, with Woods on the 12th green Sunday, because "Tiger, ominously lurking, is just five strokes behind." Like TV's treatment of Michael Jordan, Woods can always be the story.

The broadcast of the second round Friday was the most-viewed golf telecast on cable, producing a 3.1 rating. It's the first time either of the first two rounds of the Masters has drawn a 3.0 rating. Coverage of Thursday's first round produced a 2.2 rating. ...

"We are very excited about both the broadcast and new media results from our initial domestic association with ESPN," Masters chairman Billy Payne said. "This expanded reach, along with our other initiatives, significantly helps us with our goal of growing the game of golf."