Lionel Messi of Argentina, a forward. Messi plays professionally for Barcelona and led his Argentine squad to the gold medal at the 2008 Olympics. Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal plays midfield for Real Madrid.I'm not the least bit certain about my Saints' pick this week. Unless New Orleans has a conviction about Florida State's Menelik Watson, there's no offensive tackle who looks to be a great midround value and replacement for left tackle Jermon Bushrod. With Mingo gone, the Saints would have to decide if Jones carries a tophalfoftheround grade, or if an upgrade at safety (Texas' Kenny Vaccaro, Florida's Matt Elam or Florida International's Jonathan Cyprien) is more in order? We're going with Jones given the urgent need for more edge pass rush threat in Rob Ryan's new 34 defense.

This is the same league that blacked out a Buffalo Bills home game against the Dolphins the same week it signed that multinetwork, multibilliondollar deal and, on Christmas Eve less than a week l