Underneath all of the snark and incisive, hard-hitting sports commentary, we here at Draft Day Suit are a grateful bunch. Sometimes.

So on this Thanksgiving holiday, a few of our writers shared the sports-related things they are most thankful for this year.

Sarah’s gratitude is almost always exclusively reserved for good things happening to and involving the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and her ability to watch them play or wear their team colors.

I don’t know why they haven’t given her season tickets for life and a box seat yet, quite frankly. She’s kind of a big deal on the internet — it could mean good PR for you guys. Listening, Mark Dominik? It would be a very wise move.

“I am thankful that the Bucs are over .500 this year. I am also thankful that my father-in-law got me box seats when the Bucs come play the Redskins.”

Clay, our relentless Bret Favre watchdog, kicker analyst and, um, fashion consultant:

“Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I’m thankful the Falcons are 8-2 and for what the Williams sisters are doing to advance women’s tennis fashion. Amen.”
Shannon swore that if Sidney Crosby helped Canada win the Olympic men’s ice hockey gold medal that she’d never talk trash about him again. We all know how that went down.

“I am thankful that the act of selling my soul to win a gold medal was not in vain, ” she Tweeted.

And don’t let her fool you. She is also grateful that I’m her friend so she can soak up the trash talk coming out of my mouth that she can only now think in her head.

Kristin writes fabulous weekly college football wrap-ups for us, and I know for a fact that she is grateful for this sport, particularly as played by Arizona State University. She’s worked for professional football teams, though, so her reason for gratitude today makes a lot of sense.

(That’s Kristabella on the right.)

“Sitting on my couch in my PJs on Thanksgiving makes me thankful I don’t work in the NFL anymore.”

As for me? I am always grateful for Maryland’s mens and womens’ basketball — especially a young men’s team that’s reorganizing and looking pretty good for the most part. And although they break my heart on a regular basis? I’m thankful for the Washington Capitals, who, playoff chokes and zero goal ass-kickings against allegedly inferior teams notwithstanding, are an important and fun part of my city and my life. This year I got to learn how to shoot a puck from Caps veteran Peter Bondra, which was outstanding.

Sarah took this.

And thanks to Kim, I’ll be in Pittsburgh for the Winter Classic on New Year’s Day. Not too shabby.

Sarah, Kim and me at the Yankees-Sox game, Yankee Stadium, August, 2010.

It’s been a good sports year for me, and for all of us here — win or lose. Thanks for reading along with us, and if your team is playing today, may they win, unless of course they’re playing one of mine.

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