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You know, I was thinking...
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5/17/2011 11:00:00 PM
I'm going to go off subject today guys--way off.
I know the NBA Playoffs are going on. I know the Braves have enough games under their belt to make at least a handful of judgements and assumptions (not to mention, a definitive statement or two). The NFL Lockout is heading back to court with the owners currently boasting the upper hand. Polls and predictions about the 2011 College Football season are being thrown around like nickels. And, oh yeah, the city looks to be on the verge of losing its hockey team.
But to sum up:
Some good news (Braves).
Some not so good news (Hawks).
Some "don't know yet" news (Lockout).
Some keep your fingers crossed news (Local
College Football teams).
Some "crappy, not again news" (Thrashers).
For tonight I'm going to put all of it and more aside.
I'm moving in a few weeks, and as I started to pack tonight, I pulled out two bins ...
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10 QUICK THOUGHTS ON THIS YEARS NFL DRAFT
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5/2/2011 10:00:00 AM
1. Grading a draft is ridiculous
Unless of course you have a time machine that can take me to 2015, I'll do the smart thing and talk about what is nothing beyond a visceral reaction to names, places and the number of the pick used.
2. Being biased
I will ABSOLUTELY be biased in these visceral reactions to the guys I liked before the draft took place, and therefore proclaim the men and teams who were smart enough to take these superior young men to be smarter than the dopes who didn't.
3. First example of thought #2
Da'Quan Bowers fell to 51? Did he lose that leg of his between January and Friday night? Even if he DID, I would have picked him in the third round. Why? Because you now have a filthy talent that is ANGRY. And if I am Tampa Bay, I am ...
2010 college football games to mark on the calendar
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8/17/2010 10:30:00 AM
One of the biggest differences between college and NFL Football games is the ability to look at the college schedule and know that storylines and meaning exists before Snap No. 1. Go look at the 2010 NFL schedule and tell me what has you excited. The Falcons vs. New Orleans (twice) looks important and worth looking forward to locally. I know that the NFL East round-robin looks good. Donovan McNabb vs. the Eagles twice. Dallas vs. them all is good. Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore smells like a slugfest two times over. New England gets Indianapolis again in November. Vikings vs. Saints as long as Favre is playing (sorry, but love him or REALLY hate him, it is a completely different game to open the season if "love me please" Brett isn't under center).
I have my eye on San Francisco this year. The Jets are a blowhard attraction. Young QBs across the league (Bradford/Tebow/Leinart/Kolb/Stafford) ...
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QB's the Falcons will face: 2010 first half
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8/4/2010 2:11:00 PM
It's the time of the year where everyone attempts to bang out something original when it comes to the local NFL team.
Matt Ryan needs to be better in Year 3. Michael Turner needs to stay healthy. John Abraham and the rest of his defensive friends must record more than last years' league-low 28 sacks. Pass defense needs to be better than 28th in the league. Minus-3 turnover ratio not close to good enough.
Blah blah blah ...
Been said. Been written.
How about taking a look at the starting QB's the Falcons will be facing in the first half of the 2010 season if things play to form. I also will throw a GOOD NEWS (GN) or BAD NEWS (BN) in terms of the matchup for Atlanta for each.
WEEK 1
With Ben out for this one on Heinz Field it looks like ...
Byron Leftwich. Please God, let ...
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What is going on around here?
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7/6/2010 11:01:00 PM
And by "around here," I mean here, there AND everywhere when it comes to the world of sports and its periphery.
From the curious to the unexplainable to outright stupidity of it all, I present to you some of the things that have me scratching my head:
1. He had the panties in his lap?
2. This whole thing -- if you are a Hawks fan, make sure you're
sitting down. And not eating or drinking.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arn-tellem/a-robust-cup-of-joe_b_635159.html?view=print
Highlights of this nonsense:
"With two defenders all over him, Joe Johnson, all 6'8" and 225 pounds of him, leaped, spun and chucked in a line drive. Three seconds later he stole the ball and was double-teamed in the low post with no escape route humanly possible. So Joe did something inhuman -- making a 180-degree turn and lofting a perfect lob pass to a teammate beneath the rim."
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