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"...especially Derek Hagan. Plus, '' David Kircus has been very impressive and Greg Camarillo has been very, very steady,'' receivers coach Karl Dorrell said. Keyshawn Johnson said he's still ''seriously'' considering a comeback but that never came up when he spoke to Bill Parcells last month."

". . . This is what happens when you hand Michael Irvin a giant blunt that had been soaked in embalming fluid for about a month, and then you say to him, "Mike, I want you to take an hour, smoke that, and then pick what I'm going to wear for the draft tomorrow. And if you could make the area from my neck to my chest look like a cracked-open watermelon, I'd really appreciate it. . . "

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).

Although the Dolphins want to get younger, ESPN analyst and retired receiver Keyshawn Johnson, still mulling a comeback, said by phone, ''I'm pretty sure if I wanted to come to Miami, Bill Parcells would say OK.''

I talked to Keyshawn Johnson for a few minutes last night and it doesn't sound like anything is imminent regarding his possible comeback attempt.

"I'll just keep working out and see what happens," he said.

Johnson indicated last month that he would be open to returning to football after spending last season as a studio analyst for ESPN. The Dolphins would be his preferred team because of his relationship with Bill Parcells, but at this point, the club appears to be headed in a different direction.

"Me and Bill talk all the time. We talk about football a lot. We talk about everything, except playing for the Miami Dolphins," said Johnson...

"He's helping me go over the pros and cons of coming back versus staying at ESPN," Johnson said. "He's always treated me like a father figure more than anything else. But not once has he said, 'Come play for me in Miami.'"

Jerome Stanley, Keyshawn Johnson's agent, said Tuesday the ESPN analyst continues strongly to consider a comeback and has discussed the Dolphins as a possibility. Word is he wants to decide by mid-March. WFOR-4 reported Johnson's former coach, Dolphins executive Bill Parcells, would be receptive to the ex-receiver making a comeback here.

If a reporter from your town sticks a microphone in Chad Johnson's face, he'll tell you he wants to play for your team. Earlier this week, he said he wanted to play for the Miami Dolphins and then went on The Jim Rome Show and slammed the Bengals. Then, as I just told you, he told a Boston reporter that he wanted to be a Patriot.

Ocho Cinco was being interviewed by Charlotte's sports talk station WFNZ and was flirting with them about becoming a Carolina Panthers (you can listen to the interview here).

85 plus 89 equals Super Bowl. DeShaun Foster would never see eight in the box.

The 42 Stops to Super Bowl XLII is a series that will feature stories, stats and interesting trivia that you can use to act smart as you prepare for Super Bowl XLII.

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning will become the seventh quarterback that was selected #1 overall in the draft to start a Super Bowl.

He joins Peyton Manning, Drew Bledsoe, Troy Aikman, John Elway, Jim Plunkett and Terry Bradshaw.

Let's see: Bradshaw went four-for-four in his Super Bowl trips; Aikman won all his three appearances; Plunkett won both his Super Bowl starts; Eli's brother Peyton won last year; Elway went five times, winning his last two.

Only Bledsoe didn't fair as well. In his only appearance, Super Bowl XXXI, Bledsoe's Patriots lost to the Packers. Bledsoe would go on to win a ring as Tom Brady's backup in Super Bowl XXXVI.

Other #1 picks to win a Super Bowl: Orlando Pace, Keyshawn Johnson, Russell Maryland, George Rogers, Ed Jones, John Matuzak, Bubba Smith and Paul Hornung.

Here is another interesting list that Manning finds himself on: he joins Phil Simms, Jeff Hostetler and Kerry Collins as QBs who've led the Giants into the Super Bowl.