Mike Harmon, contributor to FOXSports.com, here. In addition to my normal columns on the site, I'll post quick takes on the latest on the players, games, and stories that keep us fascinated.
Mike Harmon, contributor to FOXSports.com, here. In addition to my normal columns on the site, I'll post quick takes on the latest on the players, games, and stories that keep us fascinated.
Mike Harmon, contributor to FOXSports.com, here. In addition to my normal columns on the site, I'll post quick takes on the latest on the players, games, and stories that keep us fascinated.
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This weekend marked the final weekend of on-field action for awhile. We watched T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Terrell Owens and MVP Adrian Peterson light up the scoreboard during the 2008 Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Naturally, I wasn't going to let football leave me without a fight.
The game ends, we have some dinner and we're settling in for the evening. So, my wife (who continues to indulge my obsession with the sport) asks me whether I wanted to watch the Netflix movie laying on the counter. I asked what was on the menu and she replies "NFL Draft Movie." My interest piqued, I tear into the familiar red envelope to reveal "Two Days In April."
The synopsis on the sleeve tells me everything I need to get me to bolt for the DVD player. In a nutshell, "Four draft prospects signed by IMG go through the physical and mental preparations to get ready for the 2006 NFL Draft."
The movie chronicles the training of Derek Hagan, DonTrell Moore, Clint Ingram and Travis Wilson in the weight room, on the field and in the classroom as they move toward achieving every Pop Warner or pee wee football player's dream, to hear their name on draft day. They receive interview training (Rob Stone sells it well), running drills & workouts with Michael Johnson and go through the famous combine in Indianapolis. Along the way, we hear from several NFL agents.
It is an interesting examination of the process, watching the players and their families go through the roller coaster ride and countless drills. Perhaps the most entertaining moment for me came during a Derek Hagan interview with Bruce Allen. "So, do you like coaches who are more laid back or a coach who'll get on you?" I had to pause the dialogue, I was laughing too hard.
I appreciated the portraits painted of each player and their respective backgrounds and of their place in their families and communities. We know the fate of these players now- Ingram is in Jacksonville, Wilson in Cleveland and Hagan in Miami. Moore went undrafted and has since been in several camps, but has yet to stick. The movies does a great job in building up the anxiety of draft day. Interestingly, Ingram, Wilson and Hagan came off of the board in rapid succession in the third round.
For those football fans jonesing for more content as the combine approaches and we anxiously await the first pick in late-April, this film will definitely give you a fix. Not often do you get behind the curtain to witness the highs and lows of a process that may end with a multi-million dollar job offer. You get to see the wizard here.
Check it out. Check out the official website <a href="http://www.twodaysinapril.com/"> here </a>.