What about Bob?

The Giants paid a visit to the White House today and were feted to a special ceremony hosted by President Bush.

Rock was on hand and will give a full report in tomorrow's newspaper, but Bush did reel off a pretty good one-liner that was a perfect blend of politics and football.

Bush suggested to those assembled: "We're gonna send Jessica Simpson to the Democratic National Convention."

Those on hand cracked up as Bush made reference to the lovely Ms. Simpson, who was in the news last season because her frequent trips to Texas Stadium were seen by some - including Terrell Owens himself - as a distraction for Tony Romo.

One of the Giants' stunning playoff victories came, of course, at Texas Stadium.

Bush now suggests the distraction caused by Ms. Simpson can do for the Republicans in November what she did for the Giants in January.

Here is the full text of President Bush's speech.

... Randy Moss.

Yes, that Randy Moss.

The Patriots' star receiver, who has been a car racing enthusiast for years, is about to embark on a career as a NASCAR owner.

In honor of this weekend's Kentucky Derby, we thought we'd offer you our first glimpse into what Ed McNamara will surely wish he'd thought of first: equine look-a-likes: This year's favorite
"Big Brown" and 1981 Derby and Preakness winner "Pleasant Colony."

Pleasant Colony was trained by one of the most colorful horsemen ever, the lovable Johnny Campo. He was all the rage back then, especially in New York, although he apparently isn't quite the household name any more.

I told Boland I was doing an equine look-a-like, and when I mentioned Campo, he said: "Who?"

These kids today.

In the meantime, check out Eddie Mac's dispatches from Kentucky this week. He knows as much about horse racing as he does about football ... which is a lot.

(In answer to your question: Yes, I have gone off the rails. The draft is over, I've still got the heights, weights, and 40 times of hundreds of drafted players, as well as team-by-team evaluations, swimming in my head. Please indulge me as I attempt to decompress before the start of training camp. Ok, I gotta get outta here before I go Abramson.)

(Rock must be getting jealous of all these mentions of Boland, but he's down in D.C. with the Giants enjoying a day of sunshine and admiring the sights and sounds of our nation's capital, so I don't feel too badly.)

As the man who helped us coin the phrase explains, to "go Abramson" is quite an involved process. Here, let Abramson tell you himself. Very entertaining read.

Members of the Professional Football Writers of America recently conducted voting in several categories, and here are the results:

Halas Award (For the individual in the NFL who overcame the most adversity to succeed last season.) Kevin Everett, Bills. Everett, of course, suffered temporary paralysis in a game against the Broncos last season, but overcame the odds and is now walking again. Amazing story.

Horrigan Award (For the person who helped the media best do its job last season): Mike Holmgren, Seahawks coach. Holmgren, always one of the best interviews and a guy who will always give you insight and honesty, narrowly won over NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, who has been a major advocate for the media in his brief tenure as the commish.

Good Guy Award (For the player who best helped the media do its job): Brett Favre, Packers. There may not have been a better interview in NFL history. Good luck mowing the grass, Brett.

Rozelle Award (For the P.R. staff that best helped the media do its job): Seahawks. Dave Pearson and his staff do an exceptional job. Giants and Eagles, both previous winners of this award, were in the hunt, too.

McCann Award (Named in honor of the first executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the Dick McCann Award is given annually by the PFWA to honor one of its members for distinguished service): Len Pasquarelli, ESPN.com. The hardest working journalist I've ever known. Best wishes to Len on a speedy recovery from recent heart bypass surgery.

Joe M. has given us plenty of look-a-like suggestions, and now he offers a name-a-like note of interest.

"Forget What about Bob? ... What about Eric?

Erics with a C have to be pretty upset these days.

Erik Boland got promoted to the Jets beat.

Erik Ainge got selected by the Jets.

Erik Spoelstra was promoted to head coach of the Miami Heat.

Erik "The Ice Cream Scooper" is a fan favorite on this year's Survivor."

First of all, the NFL honchos who streamlined the draft by reducing the time between picks in the first round from 15 minutes to 10 minutes and the second round from 10 minutes to seven minutes deserve credit for making it a much, MUCH more enjoyable first day.

Instead of the six-hour marathon that the first round had become, cutting the time nearly in half made it much, MORE more interesting and palatable day.

That said, we've got one more suggestion: Move the draft back to 12 noon and get three rounds in the first day.

Apparently, we're not the only ones who feel that way.

As for moving the draft out of New York (the contract with Radio City expired after the 2008 draft), we have no problem with that. In fact, it's potentially a good thing. A suggested first stop: New Orleans. Nothing wrong with showing support for the Big Easy post-Katrina. Another potential landing spot: Los Angeles. The NFL is still intent on putting a team in the LA market, so why not move the process along. If I'm not mistaken, the league is having its owners meeting next year in Laguna Beach, Calif., in part to boost interest in getting a team back to Los Angeles.

A commenter who calls himself "PC Richard" liked our introduction of the phrase "go Abramson" to describe one who gets a tad upset when he can't live blog from the NFL draft noted. PC noted that he'd "go Abramson" if the Rangers didn't perform a certain way last night in Game 3 of their series against the Penguins.

To quote PC directly: "I will 'Go Abramson' if the Rangers lose to the Pengiuns tonite at The Garden.. will bang my head against that rail for hours!!"

PC added: "by the way - new nickname for the diver, Sidney Crosby - instead of "Sid the Kid", how about "Sid the Squid"?

Well, we heard from PC this morning. His one-word e-mail read simply: "Abramson."

Set by our buddy at ESPN.com, Todd McShay.

The draft isn't even two days old, and already Mac has a mock for NEXT YEAR'S DRAFT!!!!

Oh, my.

This one's for you, MelTriplett.

Man, if this keeps up, I'm gonna "go Abramson" pretty soon. Can't we at least wait until ... oh, say ... next week before we start thinking about next year's draft?

We had a blast a few months back coming up with phrases that describe situations, starting with the "Go Kendall" reference - namely, someone who rants and raves until he gets his way and finds a new place to work and make more money, like Pete Kendall did last year.

I'd like to add one more based on Adam "Big Cat" Abramson's near meltdown at the draft on Saturday. Adam was there to do the live blog with me, but there was major computer trouble for almost all the writers, and he couldn't get on board for a couple hours. It wasn't his fault, plain and simple. (Only reason I got on is because I had the Verizon air card, which is easily the best investment Newsday has made in the last 20 years.)

Anyway, "Big Cat" was freaking because he couldn't get into the live blog. But after hours of pounding his fist into the table, he finally did, thank goodness. I thought his head would explode.

So, we hereby anoint our new phrase, "Go Abramson," for those moments when it's all falling apart around you and you just don't know what to do with yourself.

Come to think of it, I'm a little stressed myself right about now, so before I "go Abramson," I need to duck out for a bit.

(NOTE TO THE BOSS: To "go Abramson" is actually a good thing in one sense. It shows that he cares deeply about his assignment, which he did. And once Abramson did get on the blog, his insight and analysis were top shelf. He carried the session through to the end in fine fashion. The fact is, any journalist who cares about his craft has "gone Abramson" many times. Well done, "Big Cat." Keep up the good work.)

... but he might be gone within a matter of days.

The Eagles and Jaguars are talking about a deal for Philly's cornerback, who was made expendable with the signing of free agent Asante Samuel.