Monday Morning Mock Draft: The Draft Of Steals

OK folks, let’s make this quick. I just got back from Baltimore, and boy is my liver tired. Great fun meeting a bunch of heretofore imaginary people, (minus BFC), I’d never seen before. A good group of folks we have here. I look forward to meeting more of you in the future.

Inspired by certain events that may or may not have occurred at some point Saturday night, this week’s topic is ‘Heist Movies.’ Rules are it has to be a movie, (no miniseries or TV shows, but it can be a made-for-TV movie), and the main goal of the protagonist(s) has to be the obtaining of valuable through nefarious means.

/blank stares

The guy(s) you’re rooting for have to be stealin’

/wild applause.

Your commissioner is, and can only be, Pierce Brosnan. His heist movies remain available. That said, if I think ‘heist’ these days I think ‘Pierce Brosnan’ in no small part due to @briancgrubb. Well worth a follow if you’re into TV, movies, and twitter.

With the first pick, and in no small part because I know it’s gonna piss off Sharkbait, I’m taking Kelly’s Heroes with the first pick.

Did I also take it as the first pick for war movies? Yes. Is the main focus of Kelly’s plucky band of heroes the obtaining of Nazi gold, which they are then going to keep and not turn over to the rightful owners? Also yes. Kelly’s Heroes is a heist movie that takes place in a war. It’s a great movie that, in my opinion, so many people think is underrated that it actually isn’t underrated. It does need to be available for viewing more often.

The rest of you thieving bastards are on the clock,