I made the decision about three days before the National Football League draft.

I was not going to participate in any analysis of the choices made by Packers general manager Ted Thompson. I think it's absurd to try and evaluate a draft until it's about two or three years old, especially in the NFL.

But hell, I'm a columnist for Milwaukee's biggest online news magazine. I had to analyze something, right?

So, I decided to analyze the analysis.

There certainly was no shortage of material.

Now, I basically have a bias in favor of guys who write for a living. In second place are the guys who talk on radio for a living and way down in third place are the people who put on makeup and go on television and talk. I don't know where I put the fans.

I spent the three days after the draft watching television, listening to the radio, reading newspapers, going online to get into chat rooms, etc. I left no stone unturned in my search for truth and wisdom.

What I found, as expected, is that wisdom is in short supply.

What's in abundant supply is outrage, hate, swear words, overly-dramatic swoons, ignorance, childishness, stupidity, hope, hype, and every now and then, some moments of grace and insight.

It started just minutes after the Packers made their first round pick of Justin Harrell, the defensive tackle from Tennessee.

One of the experts said, "I bet Brett Favre is starting to think his lawn mower looks pretty good by now." The idea, I guess, was that Favre was going to be angry because the Packers drafted Harrell.

The first day of the draft was full of memorable quotes. I'm not sure where they all came from, since everybody began to sound alike after a couple of hours of listening, watching and reading. But, here's a sampling:

"It's obvious the Packers have the Randy Moss deal locked up or they wouldn't have taken a defensive tackle in the first round."

"My sources said that Moss was a done deal and that means Favre gave them the OK to go for defense."

"This is a message to Favre from the Packers that they don't want him back, this year or any other year."

"Ted Thompson is trying to resurrect the magic of Ron Wolf with this pick. Another defensive lineman from Tennessee."

That was all in the first hour or two after the first pick.

After that, it got worse. Much worse. But just so I'm not always negative, let me point out one bright spot and make an apology of sorts.

Several months ago I took some shots at Mark Chmura, the ex-Packers tight end. But, I heard him on the radio, analyzing the draft and some individual players. He was graceful, smart and said things that I didn't know. That's what an ex-jock is supposed to do and Gary Ellerson could learn a lot by listening to Chmura. The former Packers running back didn't act like he was still in competition with these young players. He and his co-host, whose name I didn't get, worked well together and were everything good talk radio should be.

The darkest hour came when, for some ungodly reason, I was watching Channel 58 in Milwaukee.

Some sports guy with dark hair, whose name I don't know and really don't care to learn, said Harrell "will certainly not be an impact player next year or the year after that."

Now, this is from a guy who probably majored in broadcasting at a small state university somewhere in a tiny state with only one network affiliate. I mean, that's the background of most of these television guys. They went to college to become television sports broadcasters. The only thing lower is to go to college to be a weatherman.

How in the world can you believe anything they say?

As Billy Crystal might have said, "Analyze That!"