The NFL will pay special tribute to Virginia Tech at the draft. Coach Frank Beamer will be in New York City for the ceremony. Lee Coleman/WireImage.com
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6. I think this is assuming a lot, but if the lanky LSU QB goes first overall, JaMarcus Russell will hold out from the Raiders for a long time. I don't see him in camp before the middle of August because Oakland will be so stressed out by the gigantic contracts of the second and third slots of this year's draft.

7. I think there might not be a dry eye in the house at Radio City Saturday when Frank Beamer, the Virginia Tech coach, steps onstage. New York's going to be very emotional for Beamer, and for Hokie Nation.

8. I think Pittsburgh guard Alan Faneca, in the current NFL economic climate, deserves a raise from $3.4 million a year. And I think he'll get it from the Steelers, who do not have many alternatives to replace the best offense lineman on their team.

9. I think they don't make them anymore like Sid Brooks, the Chargers' longtime equipment manager. And they never will again. Brooks died last week when he fell and hit his head in a sauna near his Arizona home. Of all the people I've met in my time covering the NFL, none was as genuine, welcoming and unfailingly friendly -- expecting nothing in return -- as Brooks.

10. I think these are my non-football thoughts of the week:

a. I think the saddest thing about the Virginia Tech tragedy is that we're starting to become hardened to these things. There's a fine line between moving on with life and realizing there's something seriously wrong in this country. The ease with which guns can be obtained, buying ammunition clips on eBay, ignoring the warning signs of a person gone mad ... there's a pretty long list of things to be concerned with after 33 people died in Virginia last week. I mean, what should be more safe on this planet than rolling out of bed on a bucolic campus in southwestern Virginia and walking into a German class? In all ways, we have to fight the madness. And that, by the way, does not include ignoring the madness. NBC and other news outlets had every right to show the insane ramblings of the lunatic who did this. It was too newsworthy to ignore.

b. After this week, not that it amounts to a hill of beans of a difference in this crazy world, I've decided not to mention Barry Bonds' name in this column. Just my own little silent protest, because every fiber in me tells me he cheated to get the most hallowed record in sports.

c. Enlightening story about the enigmatic Manny Ramirez by Ben McGrath in this week's New Yorker. I'm still anti-Manny for how he dogged it so blatantly at the end of last season, basically sitting out a month for some reason known only to him. McGrath's conclusion, it seems to me, is that Manny's an oddball simpleton. Anyone who names his first two sons Manny Jr. has to be pretty odd.

d. It's amazing to see all of these kids Mary Beth King played sports with and against now entering the workaday world. Good luck in your job search out of Penn State, Kaitlyn Sweeney. Remember the classic Montclair-Cedar Grove softball games, with Mary Beth paired against Kaitlyn in the circle? (You probably don't. But I'll never forget them.) She'll graduate with a 3.8 GPA in public relations next month. I've read her stuff, and it should take her about 10 minutes to get a great gig somewhere. Same with Jess Sarfati, her catcher from Montclair High, finishing at Bates after an impactful college life this spring. Great kids. Not kids anymore, either.

e. Saw Blades of Glory. My guess is that I laughed uproariously 10 times, mostly at Will Ferrell's understated lines. Like, after the two men skate in a competition in Denver and are getting cheered wildly, Ferrell semi-mutters, "Love you, Denver ... city by the bay.'' I think a movie is worth $9 if it makes you laugh hard 10 times.

f. I like the way Jason Whitlock thinks.

g. Coffeenerdness: Back to two lattes a day. Trying to wean myself off, and get back to one latte and one giant green tea. Stop me before I sin through the offseason. The bottom line: The triple grande hazelnut latte, done right, is an art form.

h. We'll catch up on The Sopranos either Tuesday morning or next week. Couldn't miss Matsuzaka on Sunday night.

i. Chances are you know someone with an autistic child. I know a few, and they're trying to raise money for autism research by asking people to watch a Five For Fighting music video online. If you click on this link and watch this video, you'll be generating 49 cents for autism research, so please do it if you have the time.