JJ Redick to the Bulls?

Bill Simmons brought up on his podcast the possibility of JJ heading to the Bulls in free agency, and I think he makes a ton of sense as a compliment to D. Rose. He replaces Ben Gordon's outside shooting the Bulls lacked this year, and Rose is big enough to guard other 2's, and let JJ guard opposing teams PG's. I like it. I hope it happens.

Lebron's Future

Let's get this straight...loyalty is NOT going to keep LeBron in Cleveland. Let's use this as an analogy...you go to college with the intention of working for a consulting firm when you graduate. After 4 years, you've got a group of guys that you are extremely close with...you guys lived together in college, ate your meals together, chased girls together...and now the time has come for recruiting. While the other guys got by with 3.0's and got offers at the same local, privately owned consulting firm, you have an offer to go work with ivy leaguers at McKinsey. Sure, you can stay in bumf****, USA and have a great time living out your 20's, make decent money, and have a very nice and ordinary life. Or you can go for your dream job, work with people on your intellectual level, ultimately make a TON more money, and realize your potential. Which path seems more logical?

In 15 years, is LeBron going to say: "DAMN, I can't believe that I deserted Mo and Delonte for 6 championships rings!" while he's sitting on the 200ft yacht that he and Wade share off the gulf coast? Doubt it. He's not in this business to keep a couple friends who are fringe starters in the NBA. He's here to win championships and brand himself as a next global icon. You don't do that as the "Akron Hammer". You do that as "The King", and there are only a few cities fit for a king.

CB4's best destination: Chicago

This is the best place for Chris Bosh for a number of reasons.
Here’s the first:

The lineup. Rose and Bosh would be the best PG/PF combo since Stockton – Malone, (Okay maybe not quite but potentially better than Duncan – Parker). Luol Deng holds down the 3 for the next 5 years. And what Bosh has always needed, a Parrish to his McHale, an Oakley to his Ewing, a bodyguard, Joakim Noah. He’s fiery, he’ll have Bosh’s back, and he compliments his game perfectly. Noah blocks shots, rebounds, and doesn’t need to operate in the high post like Andrea Banana. If I was Bosh, I would be looking for another post guy that can guard the other team’s best big guy every night.

Furthermore, the bulls have enough cap room to add a good wing guy, a 1st round draft pick, and the best alien since Sam Cassell, Taj Gibson. Imagine this roster:

C – Noah
PF – Bosh
SF – Deng
SG – Free Agent wing (let’s say Ray Allen, who could hold down the spot for a 1st round pick)
PG – Rose

Bench: Gibson PF, Brad Miller C, Hinrich PG, Draft Pick (Xavier Henry SG?), James Johnson at SF

Not a bad young team at all. They would be the 3rd best team in the East automatically, and in a year, with some good moves involving Hinrich’s expiring (in 2012) in the summer of 2011, they could challenge the Cavs with their patented feistiness and the Bosh/Rose combo.

Let’s explore this hypothetical:

The Bulls keep the starting 5 above, and have Gibson, Johnson, and X Henry on the bench. They sign FA Sam Dalembert (who will probably be overpaid by a team that thinks he can start), Shane Battier, and Keep Hinrich’s expiring contract for a random impact player on an imploding team during the 2011-12 season.
Here’s the depth chart for that roster

C – Noah - Dalembert
PF – Bosh - Gibson
SF – Deng – Battier - Johnson
SG – Ray Allen - X Henry
PG – Rose - Hinrich

That’s a sick lineup that can play any style, and would actually work financially because Henry, Gibson, Rose and Noah would still be operating on their rookie deals for that season.

They could go small against the Cavs with Bosh, Deng, Battier, Allen, Rose lineup, and they could go huge with Dalembert, Noah, Bosh, Deng and Rose. They have shooters, stoppers, and crunch time guys. They have the right blend of youth and experience. They could throw out a great shooting lineup of Bosh, Battier, Allen, Henry, and Rose/Hinrich. And, if Lebron signs elsewhere, this is the best team in the East.

CB4 and The Russian Mark Cuban - Bosh Speculation pt. 3

Huge market potential if they move, billionaire owner willing to maim and mangle the luxury tax, and Brook Lopez. Imagine twin towers of Bosh and Lopez complimenting eachother’s games perfectly? They could sign and trade Yi and Devin Harris because they would be better than nothing and clear almost as much cap room as everybody else. Plus, if they get John Wall or Evan Turner, they’re the best young team in the east, hands down.

Just because we’ve been doing it with the other teams, potential lineup:

C – Lopez
PF – Bosh
SF – Terrence Williams
SG – Courtney Lee/Turner
PG – Wall/FA PG (say, Ray Felton)

Sick, right? Sign one more guy, like a Travis Outlaw at SF and it’s downright mouthwatering in terms of potential.

CB4 and BR...oy. Shit.

He could conceivably go to Portland in sign and trade for LaMarcus Aldridge, which the Raps would do in a nano-milli-American-attention-span. He knows Roy from AAU, they’re a gutsy team (sorta) on the rise, and have a good combo of complimentary guys around him. They could pick and roll the hell out of any team with Bosh and the three main guards.

Say they trade Aldridge for Bosh, and then re-up Camby and sign Roger Mason.

Lineup
C – Oden and his penis
PF – Bosh
SF – Batum
SG – Roy
PG – Miller
Bench – Bayless PG, Mason SG, Fernandez SF, Camby C/PF, Jeff Pendergraph, who knows.

That’s a deep team with clutch players and makes a nice run, possibly to the Finals.
(Even better, what if they sign and trade for Matt Barnes too? How is he still so underappreciated? He hits threes, plays tough D, has huge balls (metaphorically) and is the only (sort of) sane person in America with a neck tattoo. I would sign him as soon as he hit the market this summer if I’m ANY team.)

CB4 and CP3? Analyzing Bosh's future pt. 1

Toronto PF and third biggest FA prize this summer Chris Bosh tweeted last night that he was pretty jealous of the guys playing in the playoffs and wondered how heavy that MVP trophy was. There’s no way Bosh remains in Toronto, which has a bungled cap, crappy euro-floppers as 2nd and 3rd guys (Hedo Turkoglu, Italian Model Andrea Banana) and no chance at playoff contention for at least a decade or three. So let’s analyze where he could be headed;
New York Knicks:
This only works if another guy, like Joe Johnson or even better DWade, join him. But he could have an Amare-like scoring/rebounding rage running under D’Antoni. A good point guard to get him the ball, and a team of 3 point shooters, and theyre a poor man’s Suns. Hypothetically,m say they sign Steve Blake at PG to a 1 yr deal with a team option for a 2nd, Joe Johnson at SG, and some random big guy, lets say Tyson Chandler at C for the same deal as Blake. That gives them a lineup of
C – Chandler
PF- Bosh
SF - Galinari
SG -Johnson
PG – Blake

Bench
Toney Douglas SG
Wilson Chandler SF
Spanish White Chocolate Rodriguez PG
Random Big Guys C/PF

How attractive is NY for CP3 in a couple of years? They sign or trade for him, (take a bunch of crap contracts or whatever) and draft like one or 2 filler guys, they’d be a very rich man’s Suns then.

Side note: I actually think Wade could conceivably end up a Knick, because he’s already won a title in Miami and the Beasley pick may have ruined his confidence in the Heat front office. Wade has shown he’s a savvy marketer of his own mystique.

Myron Rolle cont.

To echo the Doctor's point, say there's a worst case scenario, and he does leave the game early and pulls a Robert Smith. YOU STILL GET 6 PRODUCTIVE YEARS. What if you get 4? What are the odds you find a better backup for that period of time, let alone a starter? A four year contract being seen all the way through for a productive backup is pretty rare in the NFL. Titans got a steal. There's a reason teams like they and the Ravens are good every year, it's because of picks like this one.

Myron Rolle

In the spirit of post-draft discussion, I want to talk about everyone's favorite scholar athlete, one Mr. Myron Rolle. This saga is boggling my mind and every NFL expert seems to have a different take on his precipitous fall in the draft this past month.

First, everyone has a different take on WHY Rolle fell in the draft. I think there is only one answer...NFL teams deemed he lacked a commitment to the game. Coming out of high school, this guy was ranked as the number 1 safety in the country, with some scouting services even naming him the best player regardless of position. Throughout his career at FSU, he gathered all-american/conference awards while starting on a high-division I team for 3 full years. While he might not be an elite talent, there is no question that he has the physical tools to compete in the NFL. Thus, his drop was not because he was suddenly perceived to be an inferior athlete. A year away from the game is also does not affect players' as much as is commonly assumed. Mike Williams sat out a year, came to the combine and ran a 4.56, and was still selected 10th overall. Bradford was injured for a full year and still managed to get picked 1st overall. Not only was Rolle not injured, and thus still able to continue conditioning, he even followed a workout plan given to him by his college team's trainer.

With regards to this so-called "lack of commitment", I say bullshit. While some argue that most players in the NFL remain completely committed because they have no other options, they aren't actually giving up anything by playing the game. Myron is risking his entire future to play football. There is no doubt that long term brain damage is a prevalent issue in the NFL, one that would obviously hinder Rolle's success in the future. So the fact that Rolle is still choosing to devote the next decade of his life to the sport should carry more weight...other athletes might have more to gain, but no one has more to lose than this man by playing the game.

Furthermore, on a day-to-day basis, I think that Rolle's commitment should actually be viewed as a plus. Football games in the NFL are won in the film room much more so than it is on the field. Obviously, Rolle has demonstrated the ability to devote his concentration to certain tasks for long periods of time as well as resist other temptations (partying/drinking too much, gambling, or any other athlete kryptonite). So yeah, he may fill up his free time volunteering at the local hospital or reading the NYT, but isn't that better than hot-boxing with Pacman on the freeway at 3am with 2 hookers in the backseat? Plus, it could be argued (albeit weakly) that Rolle mental capacity will allow him to pick things up quicker than the average NFL player.

Many people have also argued that Rolle is only playing the game to earn a few bucks, which he can in turn use to fund his future goals of attending medical school and starting a clinic in his native Bahamas. Even if this were true, his rookie contract will be far from enough to cover those expenses. The most comparable salary, that of the contract signed by last year's 209th pick (last of the 6th round), Bernard Scott, was 1.75 million over 4 years. Even if he had been picked in the 3rd round, his salary would only be in the range of 4-5 million over 4 years, nothing close to what he likely needs to fund his future goals. Along that logic, Rolle should be even MORE motivated to outperform his rookie contract in order to secure himself a more lucrative veterans deal. Upon receiving this contract, he would have to continue performing, as the NFL's CBA does not guarantee contracts on a year to year basis.

Finally, the question I think all NFL front offices should ask themselves is...what is the relative risk in drafting a player like Myron Rolle? A recent ESPN study showed that of all starters in the NFL, the highest percentage of these players were first rounders and the second highest group was undrafted free agents, so it's not like a team's 3rd or 4th rounder is ever a slam dunk. True, drafting Rolle is not a "sexy" pick, as he won't have the upside of a player like Anthony McCoy or Carlos Dunlap, whose athletic abilities precede their productivity or character. However, at worst, you get a model citizen who instantly increases the credibility of your team, a leader by example with regards to weekly preparation, and a locker room favorite (it's not like he's a stuck-up ivy leaguer, his teammates at FSU fully supported his decision to leave early for the Rhodes even though many didn't even know what it was). I'd rather have a few more of those players on my team than players like Andre Smith, who end up just eating all the ice cream during mini-camp. At a 3-5 million dollar price tag over 4 years, how is drafting Myron a bigger risk than throwing ONE HUNDRED million dollars at a defensive tackle with a propensity for eating everything?

I think this whole situation points to a couple of things. First, the entire institution of the NFL draft is out of whack, where teams are entirely risk averse in the first round, since those picks come with such an exorbitant price tag, but then spend the next 6 rounds swinging for the fences and are happy when they hit on 2 or 3 players in any given draft class. Second, teams still struggle to understand the concept of team chemistry. You absolutely need talent to win championships...but you also need the leadership to allow that talent to become fulfilled. You can't win with a team filled with players of Myron Rolle's talent, but you also aren't winning anything if you have a team of Randy Moss's. Neither is more or less important to long term success, even though only one shows up on Sunday.

Give me your thoughts on this.

Thoughts on NFL player movement post draft

The Buffalo Bills had a confusing, but kind of interesting draft. CJ Spiller, in my opinion was the best guy on the board at 9, he can become the identity of their offense, and he’s the perfect complement to Marshawn Lynch. But it only works if they can move Lynch or Fred Jackson, and oddly enough, they’ve said they aren’t moving either.
So here’s a way they could make sense of their first round pick that would make sense for both teams: send Fred Jackson to the Rams for OT Alex Barron. The Rams drafted a new right tackle and have soured on Barron after a penalty plagued season, and need a change of pace back so that SJax doesn’t wear down. Barron is better than any of the tackles on the Bills roster.
Also, the Jags released John Henderson, because they aren’t smart nor do they want to be good. (i.e. Tyson Alalalala). The perfect destination for him: Tennessee. He’s a former Volunteer, and could replace the void left by former collegiate teammate Al Haynesworth. It seems like a great fit.

This chick's voice?

Can someone tell me why this super nasal-y lady is throwing to commercial?

7 chalk, 7 ridiculous

Yep.

WHAT?!?

Kidding about Earl Thomas, I mean I was totally joking....yikes. This has been a ridiculous sequence of picks.

CALLED IT

Called Earl Thomas Eags trade up. So did everyone else.

Chargers?

Who would they trade up for? Ryan Matthews maybe? I feel like they could wait to get him. Bulaga and Claussen are slipping, but I can't see them taking either.

Holy God Really?

i knew the raiders were gonna do something insane. Taking a linebacker when your 2 best defenders are linebackers is pretty on par. I kind of get Spiller, bc they hate Marshawn and can move him for a tackle or something. But Tyson Polamalumaleuna? Awesome. They could've gotten him in round 2. Excellent.

Mock Draft - Picks 28-32

28. Chargers – Ryan Matthews RB – Fresno St.
29. PROJECTED TRADE – Chiefs – Taylor Mays S – USC
Because the Jets want to move down and it would be cool.
30. PROJECTED TRADE – Browns – Colt McCoy QB – Texas
I just can’t see the Vikings taking a QB here. I bet they get out and pick up more picks, maybe a guard in round 2. The Browns need Colt after missing out on Sam B.
31. Colts – Roger Saffold OT - Indiana
32. Saints – Sean Weatherspoon OLB – Mizzou
The Saints would be psyched about this because he could go so much higher. I love the Saints offseason strategy: addressing their number one weakness, the D Line, with 2 or 3 big FA signings and making it a place of depth. I feel like they could repeat.

Mock Draft - Pick # 27

27. PROJECTED TRADE - Bills – Tim Tebow QB – Heaven St.

The Cowboys probably don’t want to reach for Demaryus Thomas’ broken foot or Anthony Davis’s subpar work ethic, so they trade down with Buffalo, who gets Tebow. I’m honestly rooting for this to work out, but it seems doomed.

Also, totally gratuitous pic of Tim Tebow's girlfriend's...beauty.

Mock Draft - Picks 18-26

Its getting near that time so we're gonna speed up

18. Steelers – Maurkice Pouncey C –Florida
19. Falcons – Derrick Morgan DE – Ga Tech
20. Texans – Kyle Wilson CB – Boise St.
21. Bengals – Jermaine Gresham TE Oklahoma
22. Patriots – Jared Odrick DE/DT – Penn St.
23. Packers – Brandon Graham DE/OLB - Michigan
24. Titans (via trade) – Sergio Kindle DE/OLB
25. Ravens – Golden Tate WR – Notre Dame (sleeper pick here)
26. Cardinals – Jerry Hughes DE/OLB – TCU

Mock Draft - Pick # 17

17. 49ers – Mike Iupati OT/OG – Idaho

He looks like E Honda from Street Fighter. Excellent. Well done.

Mock Draft - Pick # 16

16 PROJECTED TRADE – Eagles – Earl Thomas S – Texas

Eagles trade a 3rd and a 7th to the Titans to move up and get ET, because they have an ass-load of picks and they reported love Thomas. His segment with Jon Gruden on SportsCenter won me over when they diagrammed his interceptions. He just KNEW where the quarterback was going, and Gruden believed him.

Those segments have been golden by the way. Gruden just saying genuinely coach-y shit to smart players who are obviously taking it to heart. It’s honestly the best sports related programming I’ve seen this year. Anyone who played high school football knows how cool this is. Okay sorry I’m done.

Mock Draft - Pick # 15

15. Giants – CJ Spiller RB – Clemson
I’d actually be amazed if he falls this far. He’s crazy fast (check out that one play against Ga Tech on youtube where he catches a swing pass, jukes 2 defenders, and sprints a tightrope, it’s amazing) and the way he speaks is really cool. The Giants would replace what Derrick Ward gave them times a thousand.

Update: Better yet, here it is

Guys I think will be moved on draft day

It's likely Albert Haynesworth will be moved tonight or tomorrow, but who are some of the other big name guys that could be moved?

I think there's little chance these guys are playing for their respective teams in the fall:

Shawne Merrimen - Chargers
Possible Destinations: Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle, Cleveland, Basically any team in 3/4 that can maneuver in the draft.

Osi Umenyiora - Gigantes
Possible Destinations: St. Louis (reunited with Spagnuolo), Philadelphia (they tried for Peppers and Kampman and failed) Oakland (they're stockpiling DE's?)Detroit, (because they've been doing badass D Line stuff all off-season), Tennessee (need.)

Shaun Rogers - Gunsville
Possible Destinations: St. Louis (gaping hole at DT) Buffalo (need a NT for the 3/4) Cincinnati (has just the right amount of off field trouble: a lot) Miami (they need a new NT and they don't have enough dumb guys)

The rest tomorrow

Happy Draft Day

Mock Draft - Pick # 14

14. Seahawks – Everson Griffen DE – USC

Pete will absolutely take a USC guy at some point, whether its Spiller at 6 (whos slipping in this off the gut feeling that RB’s just fall in this era where it’s obvious that you can wait for one), and Chuck Brown here, or Trent Williams at 6 and Griffen here. Also, they could do the smart thing and take Derrick Morgan who will probably be this year’s ‘He should have gone top ten! How did we not see that?!!?’ guy.

Mock Draft - Pick #13

13. 49ers - Joe Haden, CB - Florida

The Niners need to add depth to their secondary and invest in someone to eventually replace aging Nate Clements. After running a sluggish 40 at the NFL combine, Haden redeemed himself by running a 4.43 on his draft day. Haden is a good coverage corner but isn’t a lock to be a stud. Best CB in the draft, though.

Mock Draft - Pick #12

12. Dolphins - Jason Pierre-Paul, DE - South Florida

Miraculously, Al Davis passed on the most athletic defensive lineman in the draft. His ability to rush the passer, drop back into a 3-4 as a linebacker and do backflips apparently wasn’t enough to impress the man that some people worry might draft Heyward-Bey, again. The Dolphins get a raw athlete, here, who will need a lot of work, especially when it comes to defending the run.

Mock Draft - Pick # 11

11. Broncos – Rolando McClain MLB – Alabama

The Broncos would be relieved in this scenario because they don’t have to pass on Dez Bryant. Regardless of the dearth of wide-outs, why trade Brandon Marshall to replace him with a slightly worse one? Trading Marshall means you don’t love having a crazy good receiver. McClain would be the leader of that D a la Pat Willis.
Side note: It seems like no one values a middle linebacker during the draft, but then they have a huge impact when they go later than they should have. Willis, Maualuga, Laurenitis, Jon Beason, etc.

Mock Draft - Pick #10

10. Jaguars - Dez Bryant, WR - Oklahoma State

Jacksonville could do a lot of different things here. Obviously their franchise is in disarray and they need to do something to fill their stadium. While WR isn’t the team’s biggest need, the Jags take Dezaster Bryant here to add character (issues) to their otherwise boring offense. Jacksonville could trade down here to get Tebow but hope they can grab him early in the second round.

Mock Draft - Pick # 9

9. Bills – Dan Williams NT – Tennessee
The Bills want and need an OT pretty bad, and need a quarterback that can move, but I can see them trading for Jared Gaither and drafting Tebow, or trading for Jason Campbell and drafting OT Roger Saffold, because they wouldn’t take St. Timothy this high and there isn’t a worthy tackle. They need a 3-4 NT and Dan Williams is the most highly regarded one in the draft.
Also, I like the idea that Chan Gailey thinks a spread offense is great idea in the NFL, let alone in cold Buffalo against teams like the Jets, Pats and Phins with 3-4 D’s that will smother it. Nice coaching choice, Bills.

Mock Draft - Pick # 8

8. PROJECTED TRADE - Steelers – Jimmy Clausen QB – Notre Dame
We’re getting a little bold here at N.S. Roethlisberger to the Raiders has been floated out there, and the Steelers have admitted they’d think about a trade for a top ten pick. Bill Simmons had the best point, which was the of all the NFL teams, the Steelers don’t tolerate this kind of shit, and that ‘Roethlisberg-her-whether-her-wants-to-or-not’ is a perfect fit for the Raidas. I say the Raiders send the 8th this year, the 3rd this year, 3rd next year, and maybe the newly acquired Kam Wimbley (by the way, why did Cleveland trade him? He was their best guy on D arguably, or at least the most scary from a potential standpoint) for Rapeslisberger.

Mock Draft - Pick #7

7. Chiefs - Bryan Bulaga, OT - Iowa

Knowing they could pick one of the two prized offensive tackles left on the board, the Chiefs pick up two late draft picks in settling for the one the Seahawks pass on, Bryan Bulaga. But this is the one the Chiefs want. Scott Pioli feels comfortable with Kirk Ferentz and has an affinity for white, blue collar, stout, (buzzed-cut) midwesterners. Bulaga just looks like he should be in KC.

Mock Draft - Pick # 6

6. Seahawks – Trent Williams OT – Oklahoma

I could see the Seahawks doing a lot of things. Right? They need a tackle, a running back, and a pass rusher, and I think Pete Carrol would like take Charles Brown and Everson Griffen (USC OT and DE respectively) with the 6th and the 14th in the first round, and Joe McKnight but he’d be laughed at immediately by the city of Seattle. Williams is the most talented OT in the draft (apparently) but he’s also allegedly a head case, which may move him down a couple 2,3 picks. Also, the Seahawks are switching to a zone blocking system, which Williams should do well in, as he’s fairly light on his feet.

Mock Draft - Pick # 5

5. PROJECTED TRADE – Browns – Eric Berry S – Tennessee
I think Scotti Pioli would love to move down because that’s what patriots do, and he’s the John Quincy to Belichick’s John Adams. The Browns won’t get anything of value if they don’t get Berry in the top ten, so it’s probably worth a 5th and 7th to move up 2 spots. (Generic Eric Berry comment: ‘He’s the next Ed Reed!’)

Mock Draft - Pick #4

4. Redskins - Russell Okung, OT - Oklahoma

After acquiring Donovan McNabb from their division rival Philadelphia Eagle, the Redskins no longer need Jimmy Clausen. Good for the Eagles (Jimmy Clausen's a prick) bad for Jimmy C. Washington will need to solidify it's 0-line and add protection for their new prize. Okung is a great pick here. He's an excellent left tackle and will be a franchise player for the Redskins.

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Mock Draft - Pick # 2

3. Buccaneers – Gerald McCoy, DT – Oklahoma

As the most talented player left on the board, this is an obvious pick for the Bucs at #3. Tampa Bay needs a defensive tackle at McCoy will be a perfect fit in their Tampa 2 defense. He's a great athlete, productive and and the on and off the field leader that the young Bucs need.

Mock Draft - Pick # 2

2. Lions – House of Spears, DT – Nebraska
I’m gonna get mad hyperbolic y’all: If this pick is Suh (which it will be) and the Lions sing Keith Bulluck (which it seems like they will) this is a top 15 defense. Ernie Sims secretly missed an ass-load of tackles, and he only played half an ass-load of games, so Bulluck would be an upgrade, plus the D-line is going to be disgusting under J-Schwar-Dawg (that’s his nickname right?)

Mock Draft - Pick # 1

What’s more speculative than an NFL mock draft? Nothing. So here’s an exercise in the unoriginal.

1. Rams – Sam Bradford, QB – Oklahoma
So here’s something unprovable to say about this pick: Sam Bradford feels like a franchise quarterback. He seems really intelligent (but not in Joey Harrington’s introspective, lame kind of way), confident (but not in a retarded Ryan Leaf kind of way), and like a really normal guy (in a guy you know that happens to be a world class athlete kind of way). Analysts always talk about how accurate and smart he is. As opposed to Jamarcus Russell, where they always remark about his cannon arm and this is crucial. Cannon arm guys seem much riskier than accurate guys. Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, Phil Rivers were all ‘quetionable arm strength’ QB’s. Intuitively, it seems like accurate guys will lose less games overall. Obviously, Cade McNown and Tim Couch are homeless at this moment, but it seems like an overall reality.

The First Annual Inaugural Post

Welcome to Needless Speculation, the blog with no actual breaking news, but pure, speculative bliss.

The problem with a lot of sports blogs is that when they break news, it’s often a re-posting or a half-truth, or has no actual factual basis at all. There’s only one ESPN, there’s only one BigLead, and most others are slightly worse replicas. We’ve decided to devote our capabilities as diehard fans to create an outlet devoted to all out conjecture. And subsequently, that because sports are unlike news, politics, or anything of any real life consequence, this is totally acceptable. We don’t seek to really prove anything, other than some things would be really cool if they happened (or didn’t). We’re going to take a free and easy, Bill Walton-esque approach to this blog, so feel free to comment, suppose, and email us any ideas.

Happy speculating