Sports on Earth should be a go to site for every sports fan these days; they've even made me care slightly about MMA (you would think a pro wrestling fan would gravitate to MMA; I've just never quite gotten there) and boxing. Here's their assessment of the AFC's draft. For the two important teams, they are…
Prepare to drop the 16 ton weight in 3… 2…
Highlight of my evening (and I'm just about to go to bed) is this wonderful news. The National Football Post is more prosaic, but gives you the essentials. Joe Haden is my second favorite Brown (Joe Thomas being my favorite); the thought of him and our two new DBs makes me salivate at the defensive possibilities. Pettine's…
A fun little article on draft value
FiveThirtyEight continues to be brilliant. Somewhere, John Madden is creaming his pants. A really good year for wide receivers, as it turns out; not so good for kickers or punters. Any time somebody mentions the stupidest draft choices, I am always stunned that Sebastian Janikowski is not immediately the first name on the list. That was…
Looking At Buffalo’s Draft
Normally, draft time is where I get to be optimistic and think about how this might be the year the Bills go 9-7. Not this year. Buffalo's draft was...controversial. When it comes down to it, the Bills essentially traded 2 first round picks and Stevie Johnson for Sammy Watkins. Watkins is a big receiving prospect…
Ray Farmer: 1337 tr@dz0r (and other notes)
I will never do a leet speak title again, but I couldn't let it go. You got two great Bill Barnwell columns in one at Grantland: one about the Michael Sam situation (tl;dr - great he got drafted by a community that already likes him, but he'll have trouble getting opportunities in St. Louis) and…
The draft, she is finished
Day 3 concluded without Cleveland doing much of anything. At #127, Cleveland chose... another cornerback, Pierre Desir out of Lindenwood. (No, until this draft pick, I never heard of it either.) However, the dude is massive (6"1, 198 pounds) and I love the idea of having huge cornerbacks in the modern NFL. Great value here too; according to…
Grading the Browns’ draft, Day 2: Fuck you, Josh Gordon
We'll start with the worst news first. Now, it isn't entirely clear when Cleveland learned about the failed drug test. Some sources (like that article) say just before Day 2 started. Josh Gordon and his agent say it isn't true. Dawgs By Nature says that the front office knew, but the coaches did not (because of league…
Kevin yet again proves to be prophetic
Just as he predicted. Conditional fourth rounder, could be a third rounder. Stevie Johnson was a spare part, and Buffalo had little leverage, so I like this deal. Of course, until next year's draft, you will never know if I am serious when I am talking about the Bills. NEVER.
Grading the Browns draft: Day 1
As Kevin already reported, Cleveland swapped with Buffalo, getting their first rounder next year. They then traded a fifth rounder to go from #9 to #8 and take Justin Gilbert, a CB from Oklahoma State. He's both fast and big, but apparently has some issues with tackling and occasionally gets too eager in his press…
Bills Trade For #4, Draft Watkins
In a move that I did not expect, Buffalo traded its pick at #9, plus next year's 1st and 4th rounders, to the Browns so they could draft Sammy Watkins. The advantage is that this gives the Bills a legitimate #1 receiver threat and might help EJ Manuel step up next year. It may also…
36 Chambers - The Legendary Journeys: Execution to the max! 