Tuesday, May 05, 2009

I think the Cowboys practice facility collapse was a sign that God is not happy with His Team for leaving Anquan Boldin on the block. And I gotta be honest and say that I don't blame him. How could you trade your second round pick to Buffalo when you could have traded it for someone who would make you the most dangerous offense in the league?!

In the words of Jack Donaghy - Anquan, like Tracy Jordan, would give the Cowboys "that third kind of heat" they're missing. Listen - you've got Roy Williams, the tall, rangy guy who can make the impossible grab or snag the breathtaking fade. And in Miles Austin, you have the squat speedster - the guy who can take a short slant all the way to the house, leaving a linebacker grasping at air in his wake. Now imagine you add Boldin to all of that - a tough as nails possession guy who can throw down some Hines Ward-ish blocks between TDs. Now if that doesn't add up to a scary equation and a virtually unstoppable offense for the Giants, Eagles, etc. then what does?! And you could have had it all for late second rounder, Jerry!! GET ON THE PHONE!!

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Mel Kiper gave the Steelers' 2006 draft a C+. Do you remember who they drafted? I'll give you a hint - he won the Super Bowl MVP in 2008. Well done, Mel Kiper. Well done.

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

How useless are draft "grades"?! Now that the draft is over, we get to hear all manner of evaluation from "experts" like Mel Kiper and Todd McShay - guys who aren't experts of the college game and aren't experts of the pro game, but can yak incessantly on camera about OLs running 40s, various Pro Day wank-offs, etc. Somehow these guys come to the conclusion that, well, the Jets get a "B" and Kansas City gets a "C," blah blah blah.

I'm going to dig up some of these grades from the past and lets see exactly where we stand with these chuckleheads - what do you think the success rate is with this kind of nonsense? Stay tuned - we're gonna find out...

Thursday, April 23, 2009

I'm not real excited about the draft this season - but then again, I'm never really all that interested. It's such a crap shoot. When your team has a real need, often they overreach. And when they don't have a need, its hard to get excited because there's no way to predict who your team might have its eyes on. Actually I think it all boils down to my apathy towards college football.

In any case, I SHOULD be excited because this season the Steelers don't have a dire need (you could argue that OL and DL are pretty pressing, but they don't necessarily need someone to push in there next season). The past few drafts where there was no glaring need, the Steelers picked up the likes of Lamar Woodley, Big Ben and Troy Polamalu, so conventional wisdom would tell you that this season could bring another future legend to the squad. Not to mention there's always the possibility of hidden gem undrafted free agents like James Harrison, Willie Parker, etc.

Who will it be this weekend?

Saturday, April 04, 2009

Imagine if Roy Williams had stayed in Detroit. And Martz hadn't been let go. And Cutler landed there. Discuss.

Friday, April 03, 2009

Josh McDaniels should be fired.

If I was Pat Bowlen I would show him the door and anoint him the shortest termed head coach in NFL history. He took one of the most explosive offenses in the league last season, and one of the most prolific QB/WR duos since Peyton Manning to Marvin Harrison, and he wiped his ass with them.

The job used to be gift wrapped in a guaranteed 24-35 points per game, that really only needed some defensive pieces so they could at least stop some people. Now they need EVERYTHING.

And while we're at it - when the hell did Matt Cassell become the second coming of Drew Brees?! The guy has a decent season - in large part because he's got some of the best weapons and coaching in recent history (Wes Welker, Randy Moss, a stable of solid backs, etc.) on his side - and now its time to put 4500 yards and 25 TDs on the line to get him? What am I missing here?!

The guy got wasted by Pitt in week 13 to the tune of a 39.4 QB rating, then proceeded to beat up on the likes of Seattle, Oakland, and Buffalo.

What a bunch of sheep.