WHY CAN'T YOU GET A DEFENSIVE REBOUND? WHY CAN YOU NOT BOX OUT AND CATCH THE BALL SO THAT THE OTHER TEAM CAN'T SNEAK IN AND SCORE ON THE PUT BACK? WHY IS BORIS DIAW GETTING PAID 9 MILLION DOLLARS TO PLAY 82 SOFT FRENCH-LIKE GAMES? WHY CAN'T SHAQ MAKE AN UNGUARDED LAYUP? WHY, AFTER ATTENDING 6 DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOLS, HAS AMARE NOT BEEN TAUGHT TO GET A BODY ON SOMEONE AND ASCERTAIN THE ROUND LEATHER BALL? WHY IS OUR COACH NOT SCOLDING THESE PROFESSIONALS FOR ALLOWING CARMELO ANTHONY TO PROCURE 3 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS IN THE FIRST HALF?
These are the makings of why being a professional sports fan is so frustrating. You sit at home and watch players like Dwight Smith laugh on the sideline while we are drinking ourselves into a coma in utter despair. I would trade my girlfriend without hesitation to not have to relive that 34-0 Packer blowout, and i'm sure Dwight is off smoking a bowl with Cory Redding.
THAT SAID I CANNOT STAND WATCHING THESE LETHARGIC PRODUCTS OF AN INFLATED MARKET DICTATE THE HOURLY FLUCTUATION OF MY EMOTIONS.
Yet, I watch nonetheless
Monday, March 31, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Free Agents (a two/thirds success)
I got a C in statistics a few years ago, but without hesitation I will offer you this equation (honed to its full capacity last year in foundations of financial markets...C+ w/ curve):
Free Agents (X) = (W*WR[1])+(W*S[1])+(W*DE[1])
For the purposes of this exercise, I have designated each position with the value of 1. W signifies the weight (necessity) attributed to the acquisition of each position. It would be ideal for X to be as close to 1 as possible...drum roll please...
X = .25(1) + .2(1) + .55(0) --> X = 0.45
0.45 you say? That translates to having sufficiently addressed 45% of our team needs (when broken down to our three most important positions). If you didn't follow, then you wouldn't have done well on my first midterm either (43/120? yes, yes that would be the correct ratio written on that fateful piece of parchment). Still, after rigorous analysis, statisticians have found that these probabilities translate into percentages, making our percentage, as previously rendered, 45 percent...Without the curve, that, my friends, is an F.
Now you're probably thinking - "An F is a little harsh isn't it?" "Heck we got arguably the best receiver and safety on the market, that's pretty impressive, is it not?" "Why am i reading the text of a C student?"
Well, the fact is folks, that I once considered my "F" on that first midterm to be a little harsh. Then I took a long look at my exam, and upon further review, realized that all things considered, I had really failed this sucker. Sure, i got the first two problems right, but after a brief attempt at the third, i realized i just wasn't going to tackle it (not to mention the next 4).
This is a little bit like our Vikings of new. We went out strong and got two great players
***Along with a solid fullback, but i find it somewhat silly we were willing to part ways with a true hall of famer still playing to his full potential - just you wait and see how much we are going to miss those little 6 yard swings with a broken tackle or 2 - not to mention his self-proclaimed girlfriend coming to BAR NONE and cheering with the faithful - we're probably going to see her down the street in a jets uniform this season buying those clowns shots.
That said, Bernard Berrian is a great upgrade for our unit, pairing a speedy deep threat with our future possession and TD wideout Sidney, and Wade (oh how I waver on you) in the slot, AP out of the backfield - I like TJ's options.
He Jumps In The Air To Celebrate Touchdowns With Teammates
He Holds His Ball In The Air Because He Caught It And Scored So It Is His
0.45 you say? That translates to having sufficiently addressed 45% of our team needs (when broken down to our three most important positions). If you didn't follow, then you wouldn't have done well on my first midterm either (43/120? yes, yes that would be the correct ratio written on that fateful piece of parchment). Still, after rigorous analysis, statisticians have found that these probabilities translate into percentages, making our percentage, as previously rendered, 45 percent...Without the curve, that, my friends, is an F.
Now you're probably thinking - "An F is a little harsh isn't it?" "Heck we got arguably the best receiver and safety on the market, that's pretty impressive, is it not?" "Why am i reading the text of a C student?"
Well, the fact is folks, that I once considered my "F" on that first midterm to be a little harsh. Then I took a long look at my exam, and upon further review, realized that all things considered, I had really failed this sucker. Sure, i got the first two problems right, but after a brief attempt at the third, i realized i just wasn't going to tackle it (not to mention the next 4).
This is a little bit like our Vikings of new. We went out strong and got two great players
***Along with a solid fullback, but i find it somewhat silly we were willing to part ways with a true hall of famer still playing to his full potential - just you wait and see how much we are going to miss those little 6 yard swings with a broken tackle or 2 - not to mention his self-proclaimed girlfriend coming to BAR NONE and cheering with the faithful - we're probably going to see her down the street in a jets uniform this season buying those clowns shots.
That said, Bernard Berrian is a great upgrade for our unit, pairing a speedy deep threat with our future possession and TD wideout Sidney, and Wade (oh how I waver on you) in the slot, AP out of the backfield - I like TJ's options.
BREAK TIME!!!!
Stars are not just like us, nor are they like scrubs
Stars are not just like us, nor are they like scrubs
Here are some of the things that B Twice does that Troy OMG I Suck Williamson doesn't
He Makes Over The Shoulder Catches
He Jumps In The Air To Celebrate Touchdowns With Teammates
He Holds His Ball In The Air Because He Caught It And Scored So It Is His
FIN
Ok, so I like this guy. It will be interesting to see how Childress utilizes him in the west coast offense. I have yet to be sold on his ability to run over the middle (he's about 180 some pounds), nor his agility and ability to break tackles after the catch), but regardless, he is an upgrade of epic proportion.
Madieu Williams is a ballhawking safety, and will compliment Sharper very well (by that i mean they are both ballhawking safteys and there is nothing I enjoy more than a quick saftey jumping a route and picking that pigskin out of the air). He doesn't hit like Dwight Smith, but then again he doesn't hit the roach like Dwight either, which is a plus because there are rules against that both in the NFL and in America as a nation. In the cover two style we play, ASIDE FROM A GOOD PASS RUSH, it is necessary to have safeties that can effectively cover the field, and Madieu is just that.
***He is also from Sierra Leone. This fact may go unnoticed by some, but for some reason I strongly feel that he may appreciate his contract a little more than that fucking stoner.
Now I am not necessarily blaming us for not trying, as we had scheduled interviews with my three favorite prospects, but the fact is that we didn't deliver, and now we must acknowledge this, and address it.
Chris Long and Vernon Gholston (both will be picked anywhere from #2-#10) are going to be absolute beasts. How about pulling out all the stops to trade up for a shot at one of these guys? We are a deep team at most positions. Thin at safety, but we have rufus alexander coming back from his acl injury (he was dominant in college) to compliment our starters, and we still can't figure out how to fit mccauley into the DB rotation when everyone is healthy.
*I would like to quickly insert that we should have gone after OT Kwame Harris - he's young, large, and not Ryan Cook
That said, I am sick of drafting DE's with "potential" in the middle of the first round (Udeze at 15, Erasmus at 18), that exist in the middle of the road as adequate backups. Our entire DE rotation is now one of glorified backups!!! This is not going to cut it if we want to make a real run at Tampa. Let's get our resources together. We have Denver's third and Jacksonville's sixth, not to mention all of our own picks at the moment. And let's make a run at an impact end, one that has proven himself to the max in his collegiate career. One that has the size and speed, and that has proven himself in a tough conference (k well Gholston is proven i promise).
We can't rely on the blitz to get pressure, and give these cushioned 10 yard routes open reign over our defense. Our corners are bump-at-the-line, physical corners, not speed demons, and we need that end speed to most effectively utilize these skills.
Pass Rush, People! Otherwise We Won't Be Eating Any
Madieu Williams is a ballhawking safety, and will compliment Sharper very well (by that i mean they are both ballhawking safteys and there is nothing I enjoy more than a quick saftey jumping a route and picking that pigskin out of the air). He doesn't hit like Dwight Smith, but then again he doesn't hit the roach like Dwight either, which is a plus because there are rules against that both in the NFL and in America as a nation. In the cover two style we play, ASIDE FROM A GOOD PASS RUSH, it is necessary to have safeties that can effectively cover the field, and Madieu is just that.
***He is also from Sierra Leone. This fact may go unnoticed by some, but for some reason I strongly feel that he may appreciate his contract a little more than that fucking stoner.
Why the "F"!!!
All of this considered, we didn't get a Defensive End of any notable quality, by which I mean we actually didn't get any Defensive End. I hate to kick, beat, stomp, spray with a firehose, shoot in the hooves, talk down to as a superior being a dead horse, but is it just me who thinks we need a pass rush? I was watching Sportcenter yesterday and Shawn Merriman (picked after Troy), along with Mark whats his face were asked whether or not it was more important to have a pass rusher or a shutdown corner. Aside from the fact that there hasn't been a true shutdown corner since PRIME-TIME, both men, without hesitation, proclaimed that a pass rusher was obviously more important to any team's pass defense.Now I am not necessarily blaming us for not trying, as we had scheduled interviews with my three favorite prospects, but the fact is that we didn't deliver, and now we must acknowledge this, and address it.
Chris Long and Vernon Gholston (both will be picked anywhere from #2-#10) are going to be absolute beasts. How about pulling out all the stops to trade up for a shot at one of these guys? We are a deep team at most positions. Thin at safety, but we have rufus alexander coming back from his acl injury (he was dominant in college) to compliment our starters, and we still can't figure out how to fit mccauley into the DB rotation when everyone is healthy.
*I would like to quickly insert that we should have gone after OT Kwame Harris - he's young, large, and not Ryan Cook
That said, I am sick of drafting DE's with "potential" in the middle of the first round (Udeze at 15, Erasmus at 18), that exist in the middle of the road as adequate backups. Our entire DE rotation is now one of glorified backups!!! This is not going to cut it if we want to make a real run at Tampa. Let's get our resources together. We have Denver's third and Jacksonville's sixth, not to mention all of our own picks at the moment. And let's make a run at an impact end, one that has proven himself to the max in his collegiate career. One that has the size and speed, and that has proven himself in a tough conference (k well Gholston is proven i promise).
We can't rely on the blitz to get pressure, and give these cushioned 10 yard routes open reign over our defense. Our corners are bump-at-the-line, physical corners, not speed demons, and we need that end speed to most effectively utilize these skills.
Pass Rush, People! Otherwise We Won't Be Eating Any
Monday, March 3, 2008
Waiting to Reflect On Free Agent Aquisitions
I want to wait until the end of the week to start a discussion about the Vikes signings, because I am praying we sign Jevon Kearse (yes, he's old, but so is my dad, and he's still good at his job). Aside from this prayer, i am also in a business school hell week. This weekend i will sit down at this here modern day typewriter to hash out some thoughts. I really like what we've done so far, although I am still perplexed by the idea that defensive end could possibly not be the most important need of this team.
I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but c'mon. We were 32nd in the league in passing yards allowed per game. There are only 32 teams in the NFL. We are part of the NFL. By stringent deductive reasoning, I have figured that this means that we are the worst team in the NFL at defending the pass. Where does this problem start? You know my mantra. Let's githerdone
I don't mean to beat a dead horse, but c'mon. We were 32nd in the league in passing yards allowed per game. There are only 32 teams in the NFL. We are part of the NFL. By stringent deductive reasoning, I have figured that this means that we are the worst team in the NFL at defending the pass. Where does this problem start? You know my mantra. Let's githerdone
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