buddha

...but behind dallas.

did you see what the blackhawks did this year? there isnt any other word to describe it but tanking.

cossa isnt exactly setting the world on fire either.

the packers were almost a touchdown favorite to win at home (line went up to 6 in some places following seattle's win) in a must win game. the lions have won only 3 times in the last 25 years or so in lambeau. the pack are a public, popular team and the lions are known (if theyre known at all) as a train wreck franchise. it was an upset to most people. i didnt think the lions would win, so it was an upset to me too.

that's almost worse if he's that out of shape. shows you how serious he is about his job. like you wrote (i think it was you), he was put into the program by the team, not because he requested it. maybe he requested the team to do it? or asked the team for help? not sure. but if the team had to put him in the program because things were going to badly, he was put through waivers and no one touched him, and he's fat and out of shape in GR and playing horribly.... ...it bodes rather ill for his nhl future. oh well, we can just re-sign mantha after this year, right?

there is nothing worse than jim nantz talking about coach k. well, maybe dick vitale doing it. there is no bigger fraud in sports than coach k.

its the nfl. the nfl could schedule a paint drying competition and it would be the top watched show of the week.

contrary to what i said, the nfl is probably the one american sport that DOESNT need a lottery to drive any talk. people talk about the nfl all year long. baseball? basketball? hockey? they need all the pub and talk they can get.

maybe he can become the new big ten commisioner?

we will feed you and need you. we'll scrimp and save...

lotteries also bring more media attention and fan discussion around the sport. another way to keep the product in the news.

maybe the guy is a great interview? he's supposed to be really smart. i'd be disappointed if he goes given how well he performed for most of this season, but that's what happens to good teams. were just not used to the lions having any assistants worth poaching.

i hope that's it! from what i read, he's not exactly setting the world on fire down there.

early 30s with one year of OC experience. this league is nuts.

vrana scratched from his last GR game, so that's going well.

just in case you thought the pistons were in bad shape, the wizards are starting taj gibson tonight. and paying bradley beal $250 million to be hurt.

no, but it did prevent them from being rewarded with the #1 pick! again, i dont like lotteries.

i dont really care about tanking, but i do think its a bit of an issue in the nba where a team like okc "rests" their best players for the last month of the last three seasons.

if you dont think teams in the nhl and nba tank, i direct your attention to the chicago blackhawks this year.

what perception do you mean?

i hate lotteries, but if there ever one sport where it made absolutely no sense, its football. even the bears, thr tankiest tank who ever tanked, were very close to winning 5 or 6 games. look at the texans this year. they won the last game on a two point conversion to lose the #1 pick. no lotteries in football.

Nee.

i can almost guarantee that michigan donors will pony up for any type of nil fund. stephen ross? come on...

there's an argument not to take young because he will be fragile look tua. too small to take the hits.

there's a legit argument for the bears to take young #1 and deal fields. fields is now on year 3 of his rookie deal and is about to get expensive. that team has so many holes. yes, they have $120 million ij cap space, but they need an entirely new offensive and defensive line. nobody can totally overhaul that in one free agent class. it might be better for them to reset the clock on their rookie qb deal timeline. that said, fields is a dynamic player....he just hasnt really progressed as a passer. not that he hasnt improved a bit, but that seems more to me because the offensive scheme is better. no more matt nagy. otoh, the scheme is better because theyre running fields more, which is going to get him killed. the passing opened up because he's been running or because theyve called plays to get them open, not because fields has improved as a passer. he still holds the ball too long just like he did in college. but what do you get for fields? if they think theyre going to get multiple first rounders for fields i think theyre in for a surprise.