Draft Day Page #10

That's crazy. Why would

I give them back?

Because, at the end of the

day, no one's the wiser, Tom.

You haven't lost anything

and you get the quarterback messiah

you've always wanted

for $7 million less.

Nah. No, I can't do it. I'd look

like an idiot, like I panicked.

You take him. You

obviously don't want to.

I'll stick with my draft picks.

Yeah, but you want

him, Tom, don't you?

Seahawks fans want a

hero and you denied 'em.

- Not that bad.

- Don't lie to me.

I checked all the Seahawk

fan blogs and chat rooms.

They're all calling for your head.

Ever since you traded

away Callahan,

the barbarians are at the gate.

I don't care about that.

Yeah, you do.

You and I both know it.

I have the golden ticket now, Tom,

and if I give it to you, you get to

save Seahawk football in Seattle.

Um...

How 'bout I give you

number two picks?

No. Uh-uh. Uh-uh.

No, I want my picks

back. All of them.

I want all three years of

this team's future back.

That's not fair!

Well, you wanna cry about it, Tom,

or you wanna make a little magic

before the clock runs

out on both of us?

$7 million cheaper solves

our salary cap problem.

We're still gonna give

the fans what they want.

Okay. Screw it!

No more offer. It's

off the table, Tom.

- I'm takin' Callahan.

- Whoa, whoa. No, no.

Wait, wait!

All right. You have a deal.

I'll give you your picks!

We have a deal!

What else do we need?

Offense?

Special teams. Putney! Get Putney!

Yes! David Putney! Putney!

Yeah. Putney.

Hello? Sonny?

I'm sorry, that deal's

now off the table.

What?

We live in a different world than

we did just 30 seconds ago.

Come on.

What?

What do you want now?

I want my picks back

and I want David Putney.

I need a punt returner.

Where the hell did that come from?

It doesn't matter.

I want all my picks back.

And I want David goddamn Putney

just because I feel like it.

- You're outta your mind.

- Yeah, I am.

Haven't I proved that already?

You make this deal right now,

Tom, and you get Bo Callahan.

Say it with me.

"You get Bo."

Come on, Tom, say it with me,

you pancake-eating motherf***er.

All right. Sh*t. Deal.

Great! You're welcome.

Confirm the trade.

God damn it, I love this job!

Hold on. Looks like Cleveland's

making another trade.

We got a trade.

Okay, this means we're

picking next, all right?

Back at seven, where we started.

Tom's gonna take Bo.

So who do we got?

Ray Jennings.

We take Ray Jennings.

That's right. Cleveland royalty.

Haven't I been telling

everybody that

that's what we need,

a running back?

Still wanna quit, Coach?

What?

Does this sound like a

team that you wanna coach?

Because the Browns

are ready to roll.

We just need the right

man at the wheel.

I can coach this team.

I know you can.

Why don't you give

Ray Jennings a call?

Ask him if he wants to be a Brown.

Then tell him to pack his bags

so he can join us at our party.

My pleasure, boss.

You got some set of balls,

Sonny. Congratulations.

Thank you.

After a trade with the

Cleveland Browns,

with the sixth pick of

the 2014 NFL Draft,

the Seattle Seahawks

select Bo Callahan.

Quarterback, University

of Wisconsin.

Hello?

Hold on.

Hello?

Ray? Coach Penn of the

Cleveland Browns.

Hi, Coach.

How would you like to play

for your Pop's old team?

I'm gonna be a Brown.

You're gonna be a Brown!

General Manager Sonny Weaver Jr.

Took one pick in the first round,

the number seven pick.

He sprinkled it with fairy

dust, wished upon a star,

and somehow, he turned it

into not one, not two,

but three potentially

impactful players

for his team next year. One pick!

He took a chance and went with

his gut and took his guys.

Make no mistake about it.

The Cleveland Browns are

his team now for sure.

This is the Draft

Day Browns fans were waiting for.

Sonny Weaver Jr. pulled it off.

When you were like,

"I want all my picks back,

"and I want David goddamn

Putney because I feel like it!"

Like, how did you

come up with that?

I was pissed.

Here, look

at who we have right now.

Let me break it down.

Vontae Mack, the guy who plays

with more passion and inspiration

than anyone in college

football, he's a Brown.

Ray Jennings, the running back the

Browns have needed for years.

A return man to help

out on special teams,

and, Rich, just like we wanted,

Brian Drew, back at

quarterback, where he belongs.

I don't even wanna hear

about Bo Callahan.

If he thinks Callahan's a bust,

who am I to argue with that?

He turned nothin' into

a big-time somethin'.

Smile for the cameras, Coach.

This is a day for

Cleveland to celebrate.

We had a great day!

Super Bowl! Super Bowl! Super Bowl!

That was gonna go

down a different way.

Mom?

There you are.

You okay?

Yeah. It was just so

noisy downstairs,

I had to get a few

minutes of quiet.

We're taking off.

You sure you're gonna be okay?

I think your dad would have been

very happy to coach

a team like this.

I think so, too.

Thank you.

Look, we gotta go.

Of course. It was a long day.

Bye, Ali.

Good night, Barb.

Hey, Mom.

We're gonna have a baby.

You're gonna be a grandma.

Thank you.

Wow!

That was big.

I'll get my stuff.

Joe.

Hey, Anthony, you did a hell

of a job with the Draft.

- Congratulations.

- Thanks, Jim.

Very impressive, Anthony.

Thanks, Bernie.

I can't take all the credit.

But I will.

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