1- Saints
2- Vikings
3- Colts
4- Patriots
5- Giants
6- Falcons
7- Bears
8- Broncos
9- Bengals
10- Steelers
11- Eagles
12- Cardinals
13- 49ers
14- Ravens
15- Dolphins
16- Packers
17- Texans
18- Chargers
19- Jets
20- Cowboys
21- Panthers
22- Seahawks
23- Jaguars
24- Bills
25- Raiders
26- Chiefs
27- Redskins
28- Lions
29- Browns
30- Titans
31- Bucs
32- Rams
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Thursday, September 10, 2009
My 2009 NFL Predictions
1- Patriots 13-3
2- Philly 12-4
3- Steelers 11-5
4- Indy 10-6
5- Chicago 11-5
6- San Diego 12-4
7- New Orleans 10-6
8- Dallas 10-6
9- Carolina 11-5
10- Arizona 10-6
11- Houston 9-7
12- Cincinnati 10-6
13- Green Bay 9-7
14- Tennessee 9-7
15- Giants 8-8
16- Baltimore 9-7
17- Atlanta 8-8
18- Seattle 7-9
19- Miami 8-8
20- San Francisco 7-9
21- Minnesota 8-8
22- Buffalo 7-9
23- Cleveland 7-9
24- Washington 6-10
25- Chiefs 6-10
26- St. Louis 5-11
27- Jets 5-11
28- Jacksonville 5-11
29- Oakland 4-12
30- Tampa Bay 4-12
31- Detroit 3-13
32- Denver 3-13
2008 PLAYOFF TEAMS-
Titans, Steelers, Dolphins, Chargers, Colts, Ravens
Giants, Panthers, Vikings, Cardinals, Falcons, Eagles
Off the top of my head 2009 Playoff teams-
Philly, Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans, Arizona… WILD CARD
New England, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Chargers, Texans, WILD CARD
(My predicted final Wild Cards- Panthers and Bengals)
TEAMS I REALLY LIKE
New England, Philly, Chicago
TEAMS I KINDA LIKE
New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Texans, Carolina
TEAMS THAT GREATLY DISAPPOINT
Minnesota, Tennessee, Baltimore, Atlanta
3 Crazy Predictions
1- Peyton will get hurt
2- By the end of the year, Mike Vick and Philly will be the most dangerous team in the league
3- Cincinnati will be the talk of the league heading into the playoffs, and fall flat on its face
3 Obvious Predictions
1- Patriots will win Super Bowl
2- Denver will be painfully, embarrassingly awful
3- Brett Favre in Minnesota will be tragedy
2- Philly 12-4
3- Steelers 11-5
4- Indy 10-6
5- Chicago 11-5
6- San Diego 12-4
7- New Orleans 10-6
8- Dallas 10-6
9- Carolina 11-5
10- Arizona 10-6
11- Houston 9-7
12- Cincinnati 10-6
13- Green Bay 9-7
14- Tennessee 9-7
15- Giants 8-8
16- Baltimore 9-7
17- Atlanta 8-8
18- Seattle 7-9
19- Miami 8-8
20- San Francisco 7-9
21- Minnesota 8-8
22- Buffalo 7-9
23- Cleveland 7-9
24- Washington 6-10
25- Chiefs 6-10
26- St. Louis 5-11
27- Jets 5-11
28- Jacksonville 5-11
29- Oakland 4-12
30- Tampa Bay 4-12
31- Detroit 3-13
32- Denver 3-13
2008 PLAYOFF TEAMS-
Titans, Steelers, Dolphins, Chargers, Colts, Ravens
Giants, Panthers, Vikings, Cardinals, Falcons, Eagles
Off the top of my head 2009 Playoff teams-
Philly, Dallas, Chicago, New Orleans, Arizona… WILD CARD
New England, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Chargers, Texans, WILD CARD
(My predicted final Wild Cards- Panthers and Bengals)
TEAMS I REALLY LIKE
New England, Philly, Chicago
TEAMS I KINDA LIKE
New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Texans, Carolina
TEAMS THAT GREATLY DISAPPOINT
Minnesota, Tennessee, Baltimore, Atlanta
3 Crazy Predictions
1- Peyton will get hurt
2- By the end of the year, Mike Vick and Philly will be the most dangerous team in the league
3- Cincinnati will be the talk of the league heading into the playoffs, and fall flat on its face
3 Obvious Predictions
1- Patriots will win Super Bowl
2- Denver will be painfully, embarrassingly awful
3- Brett Favre in Minnesota will be tragedy
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
What's Wright Chiefs Depth Chart 09/01
Here is my latest iteration of the depth chart, with a twist. Ridicule if you'd like.
QB- Matt Cassel, Brodie Croyle, Matt Guttierez
RB- Larry Johnson, Jamaal Charles, Jackie Battle, Dantrelle Savage
FB- Mike Cox
WR1- Dwayne Bowe, Mark Bradley, Quenten Lawrence
WR2- Bobby Engram, Ashley Lelie, Rodney Wright
TE- Sean Ryan, Brad Cottam, Jake O’Connel
LT- Branden Albert, Herb Taylor
LG- Brian Waters
C- Rudy Niswanger, Andy Alleman
RG- Mike Goff, Wade Smith
RT- Ikechuku Ndukwe, Barry Richardson
RDE- Glenn Dorsey, Alex Magee
NT- Tank Tyler, Ron Edwards
LDE- Tyson Jackson, Wallace Gilberry
ROLB- Tamba Hali, Turk McBride
ILB1- Derrick Johnson, Demorrio Williams, Jovan Belcher
ILB2- Corey Mays, Monty Beisel
LOLB- Mike Vrabel, Andy Studebaker
CB1- Brandon Flowers, Maurice Leggett, Ricardo Coclough
CB2- Brandon Carr, Travis Daniels
FS- Jarrad Page, Jon McGraw
SS- Bernard Pollard, Mike Brown, Dajuan Morgan
K- Ryan Succop
P- Dustin Colquitt
LS- Thomas Gafford
PUP List- Kolby Smith
IR- Devard Darling
Practice Squad- Colin Brown, Donald Washington, Bobby Greenwood, Darryl Harris, Taurus Johnson, Pierre Walters, Derek Lokey, Jackie Bates
One problem with my depth chart, it’s 54 guys. So one of those guys will not make the team. Likely one of the WRs or DBs.
QB- Matt Cassel, Brodie Croyle, Matt Guttierez
RB- Larry Johnson, Jamaal Charles, Jackie Battle, Dantrelle Savage
FB- Mike Cox
WR1- Dwayne Bowe, Mark Bradley, Quenten Lawrence
WR2- Bobby Engram, Ashley Lelie, Rodney Wright
TE- Sean Ryan, Brad Cottam, Jake O’Connel
LT- Branden Albert, Herb Taylor
LG- Brian Waters
C- Rudy Niswanger, Andy Alleman
RG- Mike Goff, Wade Smith
RT- Ikechuku Ndukwe, Barry Richardson
RDE- Glenn Dorsey, Alex Magee
NT- Tank Tyler, Ron Edwards
LDE- Tyson Jackson, Wallace Gilberry
ROLB- Tamba Hali, Turk McBride
ILB1- Derrick Johnson, Demorrio Williams, Jovan Belcher
ILB2- Corey Mays, Monty Beisel
LOLB- Mike Vrabel, Andy Studebaker
CB1- Brandon Flowers, Maurice Leggett, Ricardo Coclough
CB2- Brandon Carr, Travis Daniels
FS- Jarrad Page, Jon McGraw
SS- Bernard Pollard, Mike Brown, Dajuan Morgan
K- Ryan Succop
P- Dustin Colquitt
LS- Thomas Gafford
PUP List- Kolby Smith
IR- Devard Darling
Practice Squad- Colin Brown, Donald Washington, Bobby Greenwood, Darryl Harris, Taurus Johnson, Pierre Walters, Derek Lokey, Jackie Bates
One problem with my depth chart, it’s 54 guys. So one of those guys will not make the team. Likely one of the WRs or DBs.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Chiefs Confidence Chart
I wrote this on the 26th of August, and I won't edit it. It will look foolish in hindsight, but that's what I thought at the time.
He's all 80 guys on the current roster, in order of confidence that they will be on the 53 man roster.
GUARANTEED 100% LOCKS
1- Matt Cassel - QB
2- Tyson Jackson – DL
3- Branden Albert – OL
4- Brandon Flowers – DB
5- Dwayne Bowe – WR
6- Alex Magee - DL
7- Larry Johnson – RB
8- Brandon Carr – DB
9- Brian Waters – OL
10- Mike Vrabel - LB
11- Jarrad Page – DB
12- Bernard Pollard - DB
13- Dustin Colquitt – P
14- Jamaal Charles – RB
15- Tamba Hali – LB
WOULD BE SHOCKERS IF THEY’RE CUT
16- Tank Tyler – DL
17- Maurice Leggett – DB
18- Glenn Dorsey – DL
19- Corey Mays – LB
20- Ryan Succop – K
21- Mike Cox – FB
22- Derrick Johnson – LB
ALMOST CERTAINLY SAFE
23- Ron Edwards – DL
24- Alfonso Boone – DL
25- Mike Brown – DB
26- Sean Ryan - TE
27- Amani Toomer - WR
28- Andy Studebaker – LB
29- Bobby Engram -WR
30- Turk McBride – LB
31- Barry Richardson – OL
32- Rudy Niswanger – OL
33- Jon McGraw – DB
WOULD BE A LITTLE SURPRISING IF THEY’RE CUT
34- Zach Thomas - LB
35- Brodie Croyle - QB
36- Jackie Battle – RB
37- Mike Goff – OL
38- Monty Beisel – LB
39- Thomas Gafford – LS
40- Ikechuku Ndukwe – OL
41- Andy Alleman – OL
42- Herb Taylor – OL
43- Donald Washington – DB
FROM HERE ON DOWN I REALLY WOULDN’T FEEL SECURE
44- Brad Cottam – TE
45- Mark Bradley – WR
46- Jovan Belcher – LB
47- Matt Guttierez – QB
48- Ricardo Coclough – DB
49- Wade Smith – OL
50- Terrance Copper - WR
THE REAL TOSSUPS
51- Devard Darling – WR
52- Jake O’Connell – TE
53- Dantrell Savage – RB
(The totals at the 53 man cutoff- QB- 3, RB- 4, OL- 9, TE- 3, WR- 6, DL- 6, LB- 9, DB- 9, SP- 3)
JUST MISSED THE CUT
54- Demorrio Williams – LB
55- Quenten Lawrence - WR
56- Colin Brown – OL
57- Rodney Wright – WR
58- Damion Mcintosh – OL
59- Travis Daniels – DB
60- Eric Ghiacuic - OL
61- Tyler Thigpen – QB
62- Tavares Washington - OL
63- Ashley Lelie – WR
64- Pierre Walters – LB
NO REAL SHOT
65- DaJuan Morgan – DB
66- Wallace Gilberry - LB
67- Derek Lokey – DL
68- Darryl Harris – OL
69- Javarris Williams – RB
NEVER HAD A REAL SHOT
70- Ricky Price – DB
71- Tom Crabtree -TE
72- Cameron Goldberg - OL
73- Corey Smith – LB
74- Londen Fryar – DB
75- Bobby Greenwood – DL
76- Dion Gales – DL
77- Jackie Bates – DB
78- Taurus Johnson - WR
79- Jed Collins - FB
*Kolby Smith on PUP List til Week 7
He's all 80 guys on the current roster, in order of confidence that they will be on the 53 man roster.
GUARANTEED 100% LOCKS
1- Matt Cassel - QB
2- Tyson Jackson – DL
3- Branden Albert – OL
4- Brandon Flowers – DB
5- Dwayne Bowe – WR
6- Alex Magee - DL
7- Larry Johnson – RB
8- Brandon Carr – DB
9- Brian Waters – OL
10- Mike Vrabel - LB
11- Jarrad Page – DB
12- Bernard Pollard - DB
13- Dustin Colquitt – P
14- Jamaal Charles – RB
15- Tamba Hali – LB
WOULD BE SHOCKERS IF THEY’RE CUT
16- Tank Tyler – DL
17- Maurice Leggett – DB
18- Glenn Dorsey – DL
19- Corey Mays – LB
20- Ryan Succop – K
21- Mike Cox – FB
22- Derrick Johnson – LB
ALMOST CERTAINLY SAFE
23- Ron Edwards – DL
24- Alfonso Boone – DL
25- Mike Brown – DB
26- Sean Ryan - TE
27- Amani Toomer - WR
28- Andy Studebaker – LB
29- Bobby Engram -WR
30- Turk McBride – LB
31- Barry Richardson – OL
32- Rudy Niswanger – OL
33- Jon McGraw – DB
WOULD BE A LITTLE SURPRISING IF THEY’RE CUT
34- Zach Thomas - LB
35- Brodie Croyle - QB
36- Jackie Battle – RB
37- Mike Goff – OL
38- Monty Beisel – LB
39- Thomas Gafford – LS
40- Ikechuku Ndukwe – OL
41- Andy Alleman – OL
42- Herb Taylor – OL
43- Donald Washington – DB
FROM HERE ON DOWN I REALLY WOULDN’T FEEL SECURE
44- Brad Cottam – TE
45- Mark Bradley – WR
46- Jovan Belcher – LB
47- Matt Guttierez – QB
48- Ricardo Coclough – DB
49- Wade Smith – OL
50- Terrance Copper - WR
THE REAL TOSSUPS
51- Devard Darling – WR
52- Jake O’Connell – TE
53- Dantrell Savage – RB
(The totals at the 53 man cutoff- QB- 3, RB- 4, OL- 9, TE- 3, WR- 6, DL- 6, LB- 9, DB- 9, SP- 3)
JUST MISSED THE CUT
54- Demorrio Williams – LB
55- Quenten Lawrence - WR
56- Colin Brown – OL
57- Rodney Wright – WR
58- Damion Mcintosh – OL
59- Travis Daniels – DB
60- Eric Ghiacuic - OL
61- Tyler Thigpen – QB
62- Tavares Washington - OL
63- Ashley Lelie – WR
64- Pierre Walters – LB
NO REAL SHOT
65- DaJuan Morgan – DB
66- Wallace Gilberry - LB
67- Derek Lokey – DL
68- Darryl Harris – OL
69- Javarris Williams – RB
NEVER HAD A REAL SHOT
70- Ricky Price – DB
71- Tom Crabtree -TE
72- Cameron Goldberg - OL
73- Corey Smith – LB
74- Londen Fryar – DB
75- Bobby Greenwood – DL
76- Dion Gales – DL
77- Jackie Bates – DB
78- Taurus Johnson - WR
79- Jed Collins - FB
*Kolby Smith on PUP List til Week 7
Monday, August 17, 2009
Tyler Thigpen, Game 1
Here is a full rundown of every pass play that Tyler Thigpen was involved in this past Saturday against the Texans. I think it speaks for itself.
1st play- 2nd and 14- Drop back conventional pass- KNOCKED DOWN
2nd play- 3rd and 14-Shotgun… Immediately runs,almost sacked, throws while running, pass tipped and caught for 6 yards.
3rd play- 1st and 10- Drop back, quick hitch, complete for 6 yards
4th play- 2nd and 4- Shotgun, immediately starts running, never looks down field, gets first down
5th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, drop back, dump off pass way overthrown, almost intercepted
6th play- 2nd and 10- Shotgun, immediately runs, throws off his back foot across his body to sideline, nice catch and run upfield by Rodney Wright for a first down
7th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, immediately runs, gets a first down, late hit out of bounds
8th play- 2nd and Goal from the 4- Shotgun, quick hitch thrown off back foot for negative yards
9th play- 3rd and Goal from the 5- Shotgun, drops back, pass batted down, BS Pass Interference gets ball to goal line
10th play- 1st and Goal from the 1- Drops back, starts scrambling… throws blind across his body to Cottam for Touchdown!
11th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, Drop back pass, tipped at the line, caught for 1 yard
12th play- 2nd and 9- Shotgun, drops back, dumped off, caught for 4 yards
13th play- 3rd and 5- Shotgun, drops back, pass knocked down
14th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, drops back, pass tipped and almost picked
15th play- 2nd and 10- Shotgun, drops back, immediately runs, picks up 9 yards
16th play- 2nd and 10- Shotgun, Drops back, immediately runs, tries just ridiculous impromptu handoff that almost resulted in a turnover, Chiefs ball
17th play- 3rd and 21- Shotgun, drops back, immediately runs, throws just a complete jump ball to middle of field, tipped and should have been picked
18th play- 4th and 21- Shotgun, drops back, immediately runs, throws pass that could have had Savage killed, and is picked off to end the game.
FINAL TALLY-
18 Pass plays called (not including spike play)
16 in shotgun
Times he ran immediately after the snap- 9
Times he just dropped back and threw conventional pass- 9
Results of those 9 “conventional plays”- 4 completions for 10 yards… 4 balls tipped… 3 near interceptions
7 positive plays, including 1 touchdown
6 plays that could have been turnovers, including 1 interception
1st play- 2nd and 14- Drop back conventional pass- KNOCKED DOWN
2nd play- 3rd and 14-Shotgun… Immediately runs,almost sacked, throws while running, pass tipped and caught for 6 yards.
3rd play- 1st and 10- Drop back, quick hitch, complete for 6 yards
4th play- 2nd and 4- Shotgun, immediately starts running, never looks down field, gets first down
5th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, drop back, dump off pass way overthrown, almost intercepted
6th play- 2nd and 10- Shotgun, immediately runs, throws off his back foot across his body to sideline, nice catch and run upfield by Rodney Wright for a first down
7th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, immediately runs, gets a first down, late hit out of bounds
8th play- 2nd and Goal from the 4- Shotgun, quick hitch thrown off back foot for negative yards
9th play- 3rd and Goal from the 5- Shotgun, drops back, pass batted down, BS Pass Interference gets ball to goal line
10th play- 1st and Goal from the 1- Drops back, starts scrambling… throws blind across his body to Cottam for Touchdown!
11th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, Drop back pass, tipped at the line, caught for 1 yard
12th play- 2nd and 9- Shotgun, drops back, dumped off, caught for 4 yards
13th play- 3rd and 5- Shotgun, drops back, pass knocked down
14th play- 1st and 10- Shotgun, drops back, pass tipped and almost picked
15th play- 2nd and 10- Shotgun, drops back, immediately runs, picks up 9 yards
16th play- 2nd and 10- Shotgun, Drops back, immediately runs, tries just ridiculous impromptu handoff that almost resulted in a turnover, Chiefs ball
17th play- 3rd and 21- Shotgun, drops back, immediately runs, throws just a complete jump ball to middle of field, tipped and should have been picked
18th play- 4th and 21- Shotgun, drops back, immediately runs, throws pass that could have had Savage killed, and is picked off to end the game.
FINAL TALLY-
18 Pass plays called (not including spike play)
16 in shotgun
Times he ran immediately after the snap- 9
Times he just dropped back and threw conventional pass- 9
Results of those 9 “conventional plays”- 4 completions for 10 yards… 4 balls tipped… 3 near interceptions
7 positive plays, including 1 touchdown
6 plays that could have been turnovers, including 1 interception
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Updated Chiefs Depth Chart
After one preseason game, here's the latest on the 53 man roster-
Locks for a roster spot
QB- Matt Cassel, Brodie Croyle, Matt Guttierez (3)
RB- Larry Johnson, Jamall Charles, Jackie Battle (3)
FB- Mike Cox (1)
TE- Sean Ryan, Brad Cottam (2)
WR- Dwayne Bowe, Terrance Copper, Bobby Engram, Amani Toomer (4)
Offensive Line- Branden Albert, Brian Waters, Rudy Niswanger, Mike Goff, Damion Macintosh, Herb Taylor, Colin Brown, Eric Ghuicuik, Barry Richardson (9)
22 Locks on Offense
DLine- Tyson Jackson, Alex Magee, Tank Tyler, Ron Edwards, Glenn Dorsey, Alfonso Boone (6)
Line Backers- Mike Vrabel, Zach Thomas, Derrick Johnson, Tamba Hali, Andy Studebaker, Corey Mays, Turk McBride (7)
Defensive Backs- Brandon Flowers, Branden Carr, Maurice Leggett, Ricardo Coclough, Donald Washington, Jarrad Page, Bernard Pollard, Mike Brown, Jon McGraw (9)
22 Locks on Defense
Special Teams- Dustin Colquitt, Ryan Succop (2)
2 Locks on Special Teams
46 total locks- 7 spots available…
battling between…
@Wideout- Devard Darling, Mark Bradley, Quenten Lawrence, Rodney Wright
@Running Back- Dantrelle Savage, Kolby Smith (PUP)
@TE- Jake O’Connel, Tom Crabtree
@O Line- Wade Smith, Tavares Washington, Darryl Harris
@DLine- Bobby Greenwood, Dion Gales, Derek Lokey, Wallace Gilberry
@Linebacker- Demorrio Williams, Monty Beisel, Jovan Belcher, Vince Redd
@Defensive back-Londen Fryar, Travis Daniels, DaJuan Morgan
No Shot Guys-Taurus Johnson, Jeff Webb, Cameron Goldberg, Brian De La Puente, Javarris Williams, Corey Smith, Pierre Walters, Jackie Bates, Ricky Price
Definitely one wideout will make it… likely one linebacker will make it… One more offensive and defensive lineman should make it… that leaves 3 extra spots open
Locks for a roster spot
QB- Matt Cassel, Brodie Croyle, Matt Guttierez (3)
RB- Larry Johnson, Jamall Charles, Jackie Battle (3)
FB- Mike Cox (1)
TE- Sean Ryan, Brad Cottam (2)
WR- Dwayne Bowe, Terrance Copper, Bobby Engram, Amani Toomer (4)
Offensive Line- Branden Albert, Brian Waters, Rudy Niswanger, Mike Goff, Damion Macintosh, Herb Taylor, Colin Brown, Eric Ghuicuik, Barry Richardson (9)
22 Locks on Offense
DLine- Tyson Jackson, Alex Magee, Tank Tyler, Ron Edwards, Glenn Dorsey, Alfonso Boone (6)
Line Backers- Mike Vrabel, Zach Thomas, Derrick Johnson, Tamba Hali, Andy Studebaker, Corey Mays, Turk McBride (7)
Defensive Backs- Brandon Flowers, Branden Carr, Maurice Leggett, Ricardo Coclough, Donald Washington, Jarrad Page, Bernard Pollard, Mike Brown, Jon McGraw (9)
22 Locks on Defense
Special Teams- Dustin Colquitt, Ryan Succop (2)
2 Locks on Special Teams
46 total locks- 7 spots available…
battling between…
@Wideout- Devard Darling, Mark Bradley, Quenten Lawrence, Rodney Wright
@Running Back- Dantrelle Savage, Kolby Smith (PUP)
@TE- Jake O’Connel, Tom Crabtree
@O Line- Wade Smith, Tavares Washington, Darryl Harris
@DLine- Bobby Greenwood, Dion Gales, Derek Lokey, Wallace Gilberry
@Linebacker- Demorrio Williams, Monty Beisel, Jovan Belcher, Vince Redd
@Defensive back-Londen Fryar, Travis Daniels, DaJuan Morgan
No Shot Guys-Taurus Johnson, Jeff Webb, Cameron Goldberg, Brian De La Puente, Javarris Williams, Corey Smith, Pierre Walters, Jackie Bates, Ricky Price
Definitely one wideout will make it… likely one linebacker will make it… One more offensive and defensive lineman should make it… that leaves 3 extra spots open
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Monday, August 10, 2009
Updated Chiefs Depth Chart
A week into camp, here's the new and improved Chiefs Depth Chart...
QB- Matt Cassel, Brodie Croyle, Matt Gutierrez
RB- Larry Johnson, Jamal Charles, Jackie Battle… Kolby Smith… javarris williams
FB- Mike Cox
WR- Dwayne Bowe, Amani Toomer, Bobby Engram, Mark Bradley, Rodney Wright…Quenten Lawrence? taurus Johnson,
TE- Sean Ryan, Brad Cottam
OLine Depth Chart- Branden Albert, Brian Waters, Rudy Niswanger, Mike Goff, Damien Macintosh, Herb Taylor, Eric Ghiaciuc, Colin Brown, Darryl Harris … Barry Richardson?
Special Teams-
K- Ryan Succop*
P- Dustin Colquitt
KR/PR- Rodney Wright, Bobby Engram**, Quenten Lawrence
LDE- Tyson Jackson, Alfonso Boone
NT- Tank Tyler, Ron Edwards
RDE- Glenn Dorsey, Alex Magee
LOLB- Mike Vrabel, Andy Studebaker
ILB- Derrick Johnson, Demorrio Williams
ILB- Zach Thomas, Monty Beisel
ROLB- Tamba Hali, Turk McBride***
CB1- Brandon Flowers, Maurice Leggett, Donald Washington
CB2- Branden Carr, Ricardo Coclough … travis daniels, londen fryar
FS- Jarrad Page, Dajuan Morgan
SS- Bernard Pollard, Mike Brown
48 Total Players
QB- Matt Cassel, Brodie Croyle, Matt Gutierrez
RB- Larry Johnson, Jamal Charles, Jackie Battle… Kolby Smith… javarris williams
FB- Mike Cox
WR- Dwayne Bowe, Amani Toomer, Bobby Engram, Mark Bradley, Rodney Wright…Quenten Lawrence? taurus Johnson,
TE- Sean Ryan, Brad Cottam
OLine Depth Chart- Branden Albert, Brian Waters, Rudy Niswanger, Mike Goff, Damien Macintosh, Herb Taylor, Eric Ghiaciuc, Colin Brown, Darryl Harris … Barry Richardson?
Special Teams-
K- Ryan Succop*
P- Dustin Colquitt
KR/PR- Rodney Wright, Bobby Engram**, Quenten Lawrence
LDE- Tyson Jackson, Alfonso Boone
NT- Tank Tyler, Ron Edwards
RDE- Glenn Dorsey, Alex Magee
LOLB- Mike Vrabel, Andy Studebaker
ILB- Derrick Johnson, Demorrio Williams
ILB- Zach Thomas, Monty Beisel
ROLB- Tamba Hali, Turk McBride***
CB1- Brandon Flowers, Maurice Leggett, Donald Washington
CB2- Branden Carr, Ricardo Coclough … travis daniels, londen fryar
FS- Jarrad Page, Dajuan Morgan
SS- Bernard Pollard, Mike Brown
48 Total Players
Video of the Day - August 10th
Mike Vick probably is going to want to have this one back... He's not doing anything wrong, but this is a knucklehead decision...
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
What's Wright Final Chiefs Depth Chart
QB—Matt Cassel, Brodie Croyle, Tyler Thigpen, Ingle Martin
LT—Branden Albert, Herb Taylor, Barry Richardson
LDE—Tyson Jackson, Alfonso Boone, Bobby Greenwood
RG—Mike Goff, Darryl Harris, Tavares Washington
ILB1—Zach Thomas, Corey Mays, Weston Dacus
SOLB—Mike Vrabel, Monty Beisel, Andy Studebaker
RB—Larry Johnson, Kolby Smith, Jamal Charles (Kolby and Charles flipping by seasons end)
WR—Bowe, Engram, Bradley, Darling,
LG—Brian Waters, Edwin Harrison, Brian De La Puente
FS—Jarrad Page, DaJuan Morgan, Jon McGraw
CB- Brandon Flowers, Brandon Carr, Travis Daniels, Donald Washington, Maurice Leggett
RT- Damion Macintosh, Colin Brown, Barry Richardson
C—Eric Guycheck, Rudy Niswanger
TE—Brad Cottam, Tony Curtis, Sean Ryan
ILB2- Derrick Johnson, Demorrio Williams
RDE- Glenn Dorsey, Alex Magee, Alfonso Boone, Dion Gales
NT- Tank Tyler, Alex Magee, Ron Edwards
SS- Mike Brown, Bernard Pollard, DaJuan Morgan
WOLB- Turk McBride, Tamba Hali
LT—Branden Albert, Herb Taylor, Barry Richardson
LDE—Tyson Jackson, Alfonso Boone, Bobby Greenwood
RG—Mike Goff, Darryl Harris, Tavares Washington
ILB1—Zach Thomas, Corey Mays, Weston Dacus
SOLB—Mike Vrabel, Monty Beisel, Andy Studebaker
RB—Larry Johnson, Kolby Smith, Jamal Charles (Kolby and Charles flipping by seasons end)
WR—Bowe, Engram, Bradley, Darling,
LG—Brian Waters, Edwin Harrison, Brian De La Puente
FS—Jarrad Page, DaJuan Morgan, Jon McGraw
CB- Brandon Flowers, Brandon Carr, Travis Daniels, Donald Washington, Maurice Leggett
RT- Damion Macintosh, Colin Brown, Barry Richardson
C—Eric Guycheck, Rudy Niswanger
TE—Brad Cottam, Tony Curtis, Sean Ryan
ILB2- Derrick Johnson, Demorrio Williams
RDE- Glenn Dorsey, Alex Magee, Alfonso Boone, Dion Gales
NT- Tank Tyler, Alex Magee, Ron Edwards
SS- Mike Brown, Bernard Pollard, DaJuan Morgan
WOLB- Turk McBride, Tamba Hali
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Video of the Day July 29
David Beckham and the KC Wizards Clowns, I mean fans... This is all courtesy of the video blogger Ramsey Mohsen
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Video of the Day - July 22nd
Sometimes the jokes right themselves... Here's "alleged" meth head Jeremy Mayfield, blowing a bunch of stuff up.
Courtesy ESPN2 via Deadspin.
Courtesy ESPN2 via Deadspin.
Monday, July 20, 2009
Friday, July 10, 2009
3 wins or less.... the following season
’07
Dolpins 1 11 +10*
Rams- 2 3 -1
‘06
Raiders 2 4 +2
Detroit 3 7 +4
‘05
Texans 2 6 +4
Saints 3 10+7*
‘04
49ers 2 4 +2
‘03
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‘02
Bengals 2 8 +6
Lions 3 5 +2
‘01
Bills 3 8 +5
Panthers 1 7 +6
Lions 2 3 +1
‘00
Browns 3 7 +4
Chargers 1 5 +4
Cardinals 3 7 +4
‘99
Browns 2 3 +1
Saints 3 10+7*
‘98
Colts 3 13+10*
Bengals 3 4 +1
Eagles 3 5 +2
‘97
Colts 3 3 –
‘96
Jets 1 9 +8
Falcons 3 7 +4
‘95
Jets 3 1 -2
‘94
Bengals 3 7 +4
Oilers 2 7 +5
Redskins 3 6 +3
‘93
Bengals 3 3 –
‘92
Patriots 2 5 +3
Seahawks 2 6 +4
Teams that won at least 5 more games-
07-08 Dolphins +10 (11)
05-06 Saints +7 (10)
02-03 Bengals +6 (8)
01-02 Bills +5 (8)
01-02 Panthers +6 (7)
99-00 Saints +7 (10)
98-99 Colts +10 (13)
96-97 Jets +8 (9)
94-95 Oilers +5 (7)
9 of the 30 have won at least 5 more games the following season…
4 of the 30 have gotten to 10+ wins and reached the playoffs.
07-08 Dolphins- New Quarterback—Chad Pennington, New Coach- Jeff Ireleand replacing Cam Cameron, Bill Parcells
05-06 Saints- New Quarterback—Drew Brees replacing Aaron Brooks, New Coach- Sean Peyton replacing Jim Haslett
02-03 Bengals- Dick LeBeau and Joe Kitna... Marvin Lewis and Jon Kitna
01-02 Bills- Gregg Williams and Alex Van Pelt…. Gregg Williams and Drew Bledsoe
01-02 Panthers- George Seifert and Chris Weinke… John Fox and Rodney Peete
99-00 Saints- Mike Ditka and Billy Joe Tolbert and Holliver…Jim Haslett and Jeff Blake
98-99 Colts- Jim Mora and Peyton Manning… Jim Mora and Peyton Manning
96-97 Jets- Rich Kotite and Frank Reich… Bill Parcells and Neil O’Donnell
94-95 Oilers- Jack Pardee and Billy Joe Tolliver…Jeff Fisher and Chris Chandler
Dolpins 1 11 +10*
Rams- 2 3 -1
‘06
Raiders 2 4 +2
Detroit 3 7 +4
‘05
Texans 2 6 +4
Saints 3 10+7*
‘04
49ers 2 4 +2
‘03
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‘02
Bengals 2 8 +6
Lions 3 5 +2
‘01
Bills 3 8 +5
Panthers 1 7 +6
Lions 2 3 +1
‘00
Browns 3 7 +4
Chargers 1 5 +4
Cardinals 3 7 +4
‘99
Browns 2 3 +1
Saints 3 10+7*
‘98
Colts 3 13+10*
Bengals 3 4 +1
Eagles 3 5 +2
‘97
Colts 3 3 –
‘96
Jets 1 9 +8
Falcons 3 7 +4
‘95
Jets 3 1 -2
‘94
Bengals 3 7 +4
Oilers 2 7 +5
Redskins 3 6 +3
‘93
Bengals 3 3 –
‘92
Patriots 2 5 +3
Seahawks 2 6 +4
Teams that won at least 5 more games-
07-08 Dolphins +10 (11)
05-06 Saints +7 (10)
02-03 Bengals +6 (8)
01-02 Bills +5 (8)
01-02 Panthers +6 (7)
99-00 Saints +7 (10)
98-99 Colts +10 (13)
96-97 Jets +8 (9)
94-95 Oilers +5 (7)
9 of the 30 have won at least 5 more games the following season…
4 of the 30 have gotten to 10+ wins and reached the playoffs.
07-08 Dolphins- New Quarterback—Chad Pennington, New Coach- Jeff Ireleand replacing Cam Cameron, Bill Parcells
05-06 Saints- New Quarterback—Drew Brees replacing Aaron Brooks, New Coach- Sean Peyton replacing Jim Haslett
02-03 Bengals- Dick LeBeau and Joe Kitna... Marvin Lewis and Jon Kitna
01-02 Bills- Gregg Williams and Alex Van Pelt…. Gregg Williams and Drew Bledsoe
01-02 Panthers- George Seifert and Chris Weinke… John Fox and Rodney Peete
99-00 Saints- Mike Ditka and Billy Joe Tolbert and Holliver…Jim Haslett and Jeff Blake
98-99 Colts- Jim Mora and Peyton Manning… Jim Mora and Peyton Manning
96-97 Jets- Rich Kotite and Frank Reich… Bill Parcells and Neil O’Donnell
94-95 Oilers- Jack Pardee and Billy Joe Tolliver…Jeff Fisher and Chris Chandler
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Monday, July 06, 2009
Video of the Day - July 6th
Spoof on guns... felt appropriate given the subject of the day...
Plus, a remix of one of the greatest online videos ever...
Plus, a remix of one of the greatest online videos ever...
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Videos of the Day - July 1
Ron Artest giving some personal advice... None of these are safe for work, by the way...
Joe Budden and Brandon Jennings talk... a lot of cursing, a lot of slurs...
Joe Budden and Brandon Jennings talk... a lot of cursing, a lot of slurs...
Monday, June 29, 2009
Video of the Day - June 30th
This is brilliant. Just awesome. AI, Jim Mora, Denny Green and Mike Gundy... doesn't get much better.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Video of the Day - June 24th
This is awesome. I wish swordfighting could make some type of comeback. Wars would have less casualties and this guy would possibly rule the world.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Video of the Day - June 23rd
Gotta love a baseball fight... in the stands.
Check out the kid throwing a haymaker around the 10 second mark, then the little girl crying throughout.
Check out the kid throwing a haymaker around the 10 second mark, then the little girl crying throughout.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Fire Trey Hillman
OK… So here’s the thing about the Royals right now.
On May 8th, at 6:45, with the Royals sitting at 18 and 11, and in first place by three games… and that day, on Facebook at least, I officially jumped on the Royals bandwagon. Meche and Greinke were starting the next two games, KC was playing very well, the division looked as weak as we all anticipated, and it even felt like they were better than their 18 and 11 record.
At that moment, I would argue, the city was more abuzz with Royals passion, enthusiasm, optimism, as any time in the last 20 years.
Every die hard Royal fan in the city was nearly drunk with giddiness. You couldn’t talk to a true blue Royal fan without them telling you how this year was different, and how Greinke was unlike anyone we had ever seen… and how we really could win this division.
Every semi-interested fan was acting as if they were die hards, and following every game, and excited to go out to the K for the next homestand.
Even the city’s professional pessimists, were begrudgingly coming around, and almost shamed into being excited about this team.
Even Me. I always tried to add my caveat that I just didn’t think this team had the horses to win 80 games, much less the division… but I would add that and then talk about how much fun it was to be a Royals fan—for really the first time of my life.
And you guys yelled at me if I talked about anything other than the Royals. Most of you didn’t even want Chiefs talk.
Think about what the city felt during that time. Think about the way the sports radio shows sounded during that time. Think about how long ago that seems.
That was precisely 35 days ago.
It has taken 35 days. 35 days for this season to all of a sudden feel like every other damn season.
35 days for the year that felt like it was finally happening—or at least starting to happen—to feel almost worse than any of the other recent years… because this included the almost cruel tease of real hope, and for a little bit, what felt like justified hope.
35 days for a team with one of the 6 best records in all of baseball, to have one of the 8 worst.
That can’t happen.
And when it does happen, difficult decisions have to be made.
And here’s the critical part. They’re not always fair. And you can never guarantee that the decision you make will be the right one, but you can do your best.
And for the 2009 Royals, that decision has to be firing Trey Hillman.
When the team was 18 and 11, it sure did feel like if someone else had been managing this team, they couldn’t have had a worse record, and they likely would have a better record if anyone else was managing them.
And when they immediately lost 20 of 25 after that, I don’t know if any manager could have done any better, but I know that no matter who was managing they couldn’t have been worse.
And, you know what, when it’s a critical year for your franchise, and you’re trying to get a fan base and a city to buy back in to your team, and your new stadium… well, when things go unspeakably bad, someone must be held accountable.
And I suppose you could blame this on Dayton Moore or the players… but blaming Dayton Moore is too scary for the long term and short term health of this team (and, by extension, it’s fans)… and you can’t fire the players… So the manager’s next on the list.
And if on top of all that… your manager seems just snake bitten. And defensive. And unproven, and what he has proven hasn’t been all that good. Well, then, fair or not, you fire him.
And, you know what, I think it is fair.
The Royals are a business. And it’s critical for the health of this business that this year not be wasted, on the field or off it.
And right now, just 35 days after this business stock was selling at a near all time high… it’s bottom has dropped out.
But you can salvage it. At least off the field you can. You fire Trey Hillman and offer the job to Frank White and the city is interested once again.
You fire Trey Hillman and maybe the clubhouse gets energized, maybe not. But we know it cannot hurt. And I don’t think there is a person out there that is worried that prematurely firing Trey Hillman is going to be what keeps the Royals out of the World Series.
This is not all Trey Hillman’s fault. Certainly.
And Trey Hillman certainly hasn’t been given all the right pieces. And dealing with injuries to two of his franchise players is something no one wants to deal with. and the transition from Japan to MLB is a really difficult one. And sure, you would like to give a guy more than a season and half.
But sports, like life, aren’t always fair. And George Brett said on these airwaves that a bad manager can only cost you about 5 games—I would argue that Trey Hillman has maybe put that theory to the test, but whatever, we’ll go with it. So if it’s true, 5 games total over a full season… then you know what, there’s minimal risk to installing Frank White as manager. But the upside is tremendous.****
I say this without trying to be unfair to Trey Hillman. I don’t think he’s done a good job, but I could be being too hard on him, I understand that. But, whether he’s technically doing a poor enough job to merit his firing is almost irrelevant.
The Royals need to fire Trey Hillman, whether it’s going to be “with” or “without” cause we can debate about, but it’s ultimately an irrelevant point. Sometimes a job just doesn’t work out, and this just isn’t working out for the Royals and Trey Hillman.
(A few other stories to get to today...
-Three stories that I already want to spend at least 2 minutes on…
Donaghy injured in prison—paint roller attack!—and denied treatment?!? (gambling in prison)…..
Urban Meyer saying he has good kids, despite 24 arrests… well, no, you don’t… (now some arrests are bullshit—maybe even this last one, the kid who resisted arrest ‘without violence’)… it’s very easy to fix—very easy. Hard Consequences….
Ryan Leaf is a wanted man… but what’s more interesting is how lucky he really is that the colts knew what they were doing…his great quote…)
On May 8th, at 6:45, with the Royals sitting at 18 and 11, and in first place by three games… and that day, on Facebook at least, I officially jumped on the Royals bandwagon. Meche and Greinke were starting the next two games, KC was playing very well, the division looked as weak as we all anticipated, and it even felt like they were better than their 18 and 11 record.
At that moment, I would argue, the city was more abuzz with Royals passion, enthusiasm, optimism, as any time in the last 20 years.
Every die hard Royal fan in the city was nearly drunk with giddiness. You couldn’t talk to a true blue Royal fan without them telling you how this year was different, and how Greinke was unlike anyone we had ever seen… and how we really could win this division.
Every semi-interested fan was acting as if they were die hards, and following every game, and excited to go out to the K for the next homestand.
Even the city’s professional pessimists, were begrudgingly coming around, and almost shamed into being excited about this team.
Even Me. I always tried to add my caveat that I just didn’t think this team had the horses to win 80 games, much less the division… but I would add that and then talk about how much fun it was to be a Royals fan—for really the first time of my life.
And you guys yelled at me if I talked about anything other than the Royals. Most of you didn’t even want Chiefs talk.
Think about what the city felt during that time. Think about the way the sports radio shows sounded during that time. Think about how long ago that seems.
That was precisely 35 days ago.
It has taken 35 days. 35 days for this season to all of a sudden feel like every other damn season.
35 days for the year that felt like it was finally happening—or at least starting to happen—to feel almost worse than any of the other recent years… because this included the almost cruel tease of real hope, and for a little bit, what felt like justified hope.
35 days for a team with one of the 6 best records in all of baseball, to have one of the 8 worst.
That can’t happen.
And when it does happen, difficult decisions have to be made.
And here’s the critical part. They’re not always fair. And you can never guarantee that the decision you make will be the right one, but you can do your best.
And for the 2009 Royals, that decision has to be firing Trey Hillman.
When the team was 18 and 11, it sure did feel like if someone else had been managing this team, they couldn’t have had a worse record, and they likely would have a better record if anyone else was managing them.
And when they immediately lost 20 of 25 after that, I don’t know if any manager could have done any better, but I know that no matter who was managing they couldn’t have been worse.
And, you know what, when it’s a critical year for your franchise, and you’re trying to get a fan base and a city to buy back in to your team, and your new stadium… well, when things go unspeakably bad, someone must be held accountable.
And I suppose you could blame this on Dayton Moore or the players… but blaming Dayton Moore is too scary for the long term and short term health of this team (and, by extension, it’s fans)… and you can’t fire the players… So the manager’s next on the list.
And if on top of all that… your manager seems just snake bitten. And defensive. And unproven, and what he has proven hasn’t been all that good. Well, then, fair or not, you fire him.
And, you know what, I think it is fair.
The Royals are a business. And it’s critical for the health of this business that this year not be wasted, on the field or off it.
And right now, just 35 days after this business stock was selling at a near all time high… it’s bottom has dropped out.
But you can salvage it. At least off the field you can. You fire Trey Hillman and offer the job to Frank White and the city is interested once again.
You fire Trey Hillman and maybe the clubhouse gets energized, maybe not. But we know it cannot hurt. And I don’t think there is a person out there that is worried that prematurely firing Trey Hillman is going to be what keeps the Royals out of the World Series.
This is not all Trey Hillman’s fault. Certainly.
And Trey Hillman certainly hasn’t been given all the right pieces. And dealing with injuries to two of his franchise players is something no one wants to deal with. and the transition from Japan to MLB is a really difficult one. And sure, you would like to give a guy more than a season and half.
But sports, like life, aren’t always fair. And George Brett said on these airwaves that a bad manager can only cost you about 5 games—I would argue that Trey Hillman has maybe put that theory to the test, but whatever, we’ll go with it. So if it’s true, 5 games total over a full season… then you know what, there’s minimal risk to installing Frank White as manager. But the upside is tremendous.****
I say this without trying to be unfair to Trey Hillman. I don’t think he’s done a good job, but I could be being too hard on him, I understand that. But, whether he’s technically doing a poor enough job to merit his firing is almost irrelevant.
The Royals need to fire Trey Hillman, whether it’s going to be “with” or “without” cause we can debate about, but it’s ultimately an irrelevant point. Sometimes a job just doesn’t work out, and this just isn’t working out for the Royals and Trey Hillman.
(A few other stories to get to today...
-Three stories that I already want to spend at least 2 minutes on…
Donaghy injured in prison—paint roller attack!—and denied treatment?!? (gambling in prison)…..
Urban Meyer saying he has good kids, despite 24 arrests… well, no, you don’t… (now some arrests are bullshit—maybe even this last one, the kid who resisted arrest ‘without violence’)… it’s very easy to fix—very easy. Hard Consequences….
Ryan Leaf is a wanted man… but what’s more interesting is how lucky he really is that the colts knew what they were doing…his great quote…)
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
random ramblings on k state athletic situation...
so these two guys resigning at k state (Jim Epps, Bob Cavello)... new AD John Currie's gotta be like what the truck man?... bob krause is making secret deals, and now this...
i'll be honest... if i'm a kansas fan, i feel pretty great right now in general, but especially in relation to where the two other local schools were in the past few years, and where they will be in the next few...
i don't expect missouri to have a single year as good as either of it's last two seasons anytime in the near future... and in fact, i wouldn't be surprised if when gary pinkel's all done at missouri, we look at 2007 and 2008 as his--by far--best seasons...
ku meanwhile probably feels that they have a true shot at winning the big 12 north this year--probably offended they aren't the favorites--and i'll be honest... if ku were to win the big 12 north, and have a 3rd straight very respectable year, they could start really tipping the missouri/ku/kstate football recruiting battle in their favor...
and in hoops... kansas isn't threatened by the tigers at all... if anything, ku would like missouri to be a consistent tournament team... MU will never--and i mean never--take a significant national recruit from the Jayhawks, and it's always good for KU if other big 12 teams test them in the year... and even if missouri keeps mike anderson, and does Everything right, there still aren't going to be many seasons like 2009 when the tigers are still standing and the jayhawks aren't in the tournament...
so ku--despite mu coming off, arguably, it's best overall sporting season--feels great in regards to their position with the tigers, and if anything, has been helped by missouri's recent success... and then there's k state...
which for a moment looked like could challenge in hoops--huggins, walker, beasley--nope...
and maybe for a moment looked like would do something in football... now in complete disarray...
......
i'll be honest... if i'm a kansas fan, i feel pretty great right now in general, but especially in relation to where the two other local schools were in the past few years, and where they will be in the next few...
i don't expect missouri to have a single year as good as either of it's last two seasons anytime in the near future... and in fact, i wouldn't be surprised if when gary pinkel's all done at missouri, we look at 2007 and 2008 as his--by far--best seasons...
ku meanwhile probably feels that they have a true shot at winning the big 12 north this year--probably offended they aren't the favorites--and i'll be honest... if ku were to win the big 12 north, and have a 3rd straight very respectable year, they could start really tipping the missouri/ku/kstate football recruiting battle in their favor...
and in hoops... kansas isn't threatened by the tigers at all... if anything, ku would like missouri to be a consistent tournament team... MU will never--and i mean never--take a significant national recruit from the Jayhawks, and it's always good for KU if other big 12 teams test them in the year... and even if missouri keeps mike anderson, and does Everything right, there still aren't going to be many seasons like 2009 when the tigers are still standing and the jayhawks aren't in the tournament...
so ku--despite mu coming off, arguably, it's best overall sporting season--feels great in regards to their position with the tigers, and if anything, has been helped by missouri's recent success... and then there's k state...
which for a moment looked like could challenge in hoops--huggins, walker, beasley--nope...
and maybe for a moment looked like would do something in football... now in complete disarray...
......
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
thoughts for tomorrow's show
sent from my phone, some ramblings to think about before the morning...
* NBA Finals… Brian Busby… 13 seconds into the national anthem we get the beeps… and now instead of being in Nebraska its in Oklahoma…. But hey, where they hell were Katie horner and brian busby yesterday afternoon??? I hear how it’s a damn public safety issue, but not during the soap operas? OK… got it
Royals, Royals, Royals…I turned the game off for 15 minutes, seriously,,, the Royals had just taken a 4 run lead… what the hell, guys?…I guess we will wait until Friday, but it’s getting harder and harder to do… because at this point, it’s probably a foregone conclusion…
Back to the Finals… ????
Van Gundy’s, van gundys, van gundys…. (JVG Stories)… but what is ABC doing?
99 dollar iphone… I think I’m in!!!!
*What was better 10 years ago? Seriously, what sport was better 10 years ago?
Because, honestly, I can’t argue with people when they say things were better 30 or 40 years ago… but how about 10 years ago? Because it would certainly stand to reason, that if they were MUCH better 30 or 40 years ago, they would be a LITTLE better 10 years ago… But, really, what was better 10 years ago?
Football. No way. Football has never been better. Ever. You could argue that no sport in the past 50 years has had a better decade than the NFL. It’s Teflon. It’s the number one sport—with a bullet—and makes more money than any two of the other sports in America.
Basketball. Ummm, no. In 1999 the league was coming off a lockout, and playing one of the worst finals ever—Knicks v Spurs. The league had a few super stars, but they either weren’t ready, or they were in a terrible situation. KG was stuck in Minnesota. AI had no help in Philly. Jason Kidd was wasting away in Phoenix. Kobe wasn’t ready yet. Shaq was Shaq, but he was about to start a dysfunctional relationship with Kobe. Duncan was great, and just starting winning titles, but let’s be honest, Duncan was Duncan.
The league was maybe at it’s all time lowest point in 1999, and it has maybe never been stronger than it is right now.
But what about baseball? You know, it’s funny. In 1999, the Evil Yankees were in the midst of a Dynasty. And we were all still on a steroid high, that wouldn’t be popped for a few more years. To remind you of where we were in baseball at that time, in 1999, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire combined for 128 homeruns, 65 for Big Mac and 63 for Sosa… and we were somehow disappointed.
Where are we now? Yankees haven’t been to a WS in 6 years, and we have gotten WS that included the Rockies, Astros, Tigers, White Sox, that have felt anticlimactic… and steroids now feel like such a bigger part of the game than they ever did then… If you’re a clean superstar, you have to go on the damn cover of Sports Illustrated to make that point.
* Aaron Crow… hmmmmm…. Well, on the bright side, he doesn’t play first or third…
*Jeremy Mayfield doing Meth… or….
* NBA Finals… Brian Busby… 13 seconds into the national anthem we get the beeps… and now instead of being in Nebraska its in Oklahoma…. But hey, where they hell were Katie horner and brian busby yesterday afternoon??? I hear how it’s a damn public safety issue, but not during the soap operas? OK… got it
Royals, Royals, Royals…I turned the game off for 15 minutes, seriously,,, the Royals had just taken a 4 run lead… what the hell, guys?…I guess we will wait until Friday, but it’s getting harder and harder to do… because at this point, it’s probably a foregone conclusion…
Back to the Finals… ????
Van Gundy’s, van gundys, van gundys…. (JVG Stories)… but what is ABC doing?
99 dollar iphone… I think I’m in!!!!
*What was better 10 years ago? Seriously, what sport was better 10 years ago?
Because, honestly, I can’t argue with people when they say things were better 30 or 40 years ago… but how about 10 years ago? Because it would certainly stand to reason, that if they were MUCH better 30 or 40 years ago, they would be a LITTLE better 10 years ago… But, really, what was better 10 years ago?
Football. No way. Football has never been better. Ever. You could argue that no sport in the past 50 years has had a better decade than the NFL. It’s Teflon. It’s the number one sport—with a bullet—and makes more money than any two of the other sports in America.
Basketball. Ummm, no. In 1999 the league was coming off a lockout, and playing one of the worst finals ever—Knicks v Spurs. The league had a few super stars, but they either weren’t ready, or they were in a terrible situation. KG was stuck in Minnesota. AI had no help in Philly. Jason Kidd was wasting away in Phoenix. Kobe wasn’t ready yet. Shaq was Shaq, but he was about to start a dysfunctional relationship with Kobe. Duncan was great, and just starting winning titles, but let’s be honest, Duncan was Duncan.
The league was maybe at it’s all time lowest point in 1999, and it has maybe never been stronger than it is right now.
But what about baseball? You know, it’s funny. In 1999, the Evil Yankees were in the midst of a Dynasty. And we were all still on a steroid high, that wouldn’t be popped for a few more years. To remind you of where we were in baseball at that time, in 1999, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire combined for 128 homeruns, 65 for Big Mac and 63 for Sosa… and we were somehow disappointed.
Where are we now? Yankees haven’t been to a WS in 6 years, and we have gotten WS that included the Rockies, Astros, Tigers, White Sox, that have felt anticlimactic… and steroids now feel like such a bigger part of the game than they ever did then… If you’re a clean superstar, you have to go on the damn cover of Sports Illustrated to make that point.
* Aaron Crow… hmmmmm…. Well, on the bright side, he doesn’t play first or third…
*Jeremy Mayfield doing Meth… or….
Monday, June 08, 2009
welcome, everybody
To all the new listeners/readers thanks to some links from my friend at thismayconcernyou, and some friends in the local hip hop community, welcome.
I use this site basically as tool for my radio show, and i will send myself (usually rambling) emails, that I will post up here. All my show audio is available in the players on the page, and the interview most of you are looking for is the first one up there.
I use this site basically as tool for my radio show, and i will send myself (usually rambling) emails, that I will post up here. All my show audio is available in the players on the page, and the interview most of you are looking for is the first one up there.
A closer look at the moves of Dayton Moore
random ramblings on the royals sent from my cellphone
so hochevar's up now, and horam has been designated for assignment--(explain what that means)... and yes, it's very nice that luke looked good, and he--amazingly--was the stopper that our guy zack wasn't this weekend...
but that made me think about something, and and you know what, maybe i screwed something up early in the year... maybe when i was complainging about sir sidney ponson, and mocking him for being more over weight than he truly is, and lamenting that it was ponson taking hochevar's spot on the roster...maybe i should have been looking at Ho-Ram.
maybe i shouldn't have so blindly accepted the royals need for a lefty starter, even if the lefty starter was terrible... and maybe i shouldnt have so clearly disregarded the fact that kc gave ramirez away when they were paying him next to nothing, just to give him 1 point 8 million dollars guaranteed this year...
and that made me think about something...
Really it made me think about a lot of things…
First of all, that we all should have known, and maybe some of us did, that right when Luke didn’t start the season with the big club that they weren’t serious about winning right now. They were spinning this yarn—really upping even their best expectations for when Dayton Moore would have this team even close to rebuilt, by at least a year or two on account of the new stadium—and the great start helped them sell that further.
But the fact that Hochevar didn’t start the season with the major league club should have told us an enormous amount….
Then it made me think about the pitching staff in general, and rotation and the bullpen…
And how this year’s bullpen doesn’t at all resemble last year’s bull pen in—in players or results.
Leo Nunez traded for Mike Jacbos… adding about 3 million in extra salary. Jacobs now permanently occupies the DH position.
I ask you this, would you rather have Leo Nunez in your bullpen and Jose Guillen as your DH, with Mark Teahen as your right fielder… or what we have now? No Leo Nunez, Jose Guillen playing right, and 230 hitting Mike Jacobs as your DH? Don’t forget, Jacobs costs 3 million dollars more than Nunez.
And then I started thinking about Ramon Ramirez…. And Coco Crisp. Would I rather have Ramon Ramirez in my bullpen, leave David DeJesus in center and leading off—fresh of the best season of his career—and an extra 5 and a half million dollars in your pocket… or what we have now, a 230 hitting leadoff Coco Crisp, moved DeJesus and coincidence or not having the worst year of his career, and no Ramon Ramirez.
And then I started thinking about the people replacing Ramon Ramirez and Leo Nunez…. Ostensibly, Farnsworth has replaced Ramirez at 10 times the price about an extra 4 million in payroll… And KC opted to keep the expensive and much older Ron Mahay, while dealing Leo Nunez… once again at about 10 times the price about an extra 4 million dollars
So, if we may, let’s look what this roster—realistically could look at if those moves hadn’t been made, and what type of pay roll flexibility it would give KC… even given a payroll maximum of where they are right now, 70 million bucks.
and this is a theme we are going to address all week long... dayton moore's belief in his ability to construct a bullpen...
kyle farnsworth
horacio ramirez
ramon ramirez 440,000~coco crisp 6,000,000 NET OF 5.4 MILLION
leo nunez 410,000~mike jacobs 3,300,000 NET OF 2.9 MILLION
yy replaced with replacement player NET OF 2.5 MILLION
farnsowrth 4. 2MILLION replaced with ramon ramirez NET OF 3.8 MILLION
horacio ramirez 1.8 MILLION replaced with luke hochevar alread on roster NET OF 1.8 MILLION
5.4
2.9
2.5
3.8
1.8
16 4
25 MAN ROSTER
1B- BILLY BUTLER
2B- ALBERTO CALLASPO
SS- ???
3B- ALEX GORDON
RF- MARK TEAHEN
CF- ???
LF- DAVID DEJESUS
DH- JOSE GUILLEN
C- JOHN BUCK
C- MIGUEL OLIVO
UTI- WILLIE BLOOMQUIST
UTI-KILA KA’AIHUIE
SP- GREINKE
SP- MECHE
SP- DAVIES
SP- HOCHEVAR
SP- BANNISTER
RP- SORIA
RP- CRUZ
RP- RAMON RAMIREZ
RP- NUNEZ
RP- WAECHTER
RP- PONSON
RP- JOHN BALE
RP- ROBINSON TEJEDA
So you are taking these guys off the roster (and payroll)-
Kyle Farnsworth- 4.25 M
Ron Mahay- 4.00 M
Horacio Ramirez- 1.80 M
Coco Crisp- 6.00 M
Mike Jacobs- 3.25 M
Total Savings- 19.3 M
so hochevar's up now, and horam has been designated for assignment--(explain what that means)... and yes, it's very nice that luke looked good, and he--amazingly--was the stopper that our guy zack wasn't this weekend...
but that made me think about something, and and you know what, maybe i screwed something up early in the year... maybe when i was complainging about sir sidney ponson, and mocking him for being more over weight than he truly is, and lamenting that it was ponson taking hochevar's spot on the roster...maybe i should have been looking at Ho-Ram.
maybe i shouldn't have so blindly accepted the royals need for a lefty starter, even if the lefty starter was terrible... and maybe i shouldnt have so clearly disregarded the fact that kc gave ramirez away when they were paying him next to nothing, just to give him 1 point 8 million dollars guaranteed this year...
and that made me think about something...
Really it made me think about a lot of things…
First of all, that we all should have known, and maybe some of us did, that right when Luke didn’t start the season with the big club that they weren’t serious about winning right now. They were spinning this yarn—really upping even their best expectations for when Dayton Moore would have this team even close to rebuilt, by at least a year or two on account of the new stadium—and the great start helped them sell that further.
But the fact that Hochevar didn’t start the season with the major league club should have told us an enormous amount….
Then it made me think about the pitching staff in general, and rotation and the bullpen…
And how this year’s bullpen doesn’t at all resemble last year’s bull pen in—in players or results.
Leo Nunez traded for Mike Jacbos… adding about 3 million in extra salary. Jacobs now permanently occupies the DH position.
I ask you this, would you rather have Leo Nunez in your bullpen and Jose Guillen as your DH, with Mark Teahen as your right fielder… or what we have now? No Leo Nunez, Jose Guillen playing right, and 230 hitting Mike Jacobs as your DH? Don’t forget, Jacobs costs 3 million dollars more than Nunez.
And then I started thinking about Ramon Ramirez…. And Coco Crisp. Would I rather have Ramon Ramirez in my bullpen, leave David DeJesus in center and leading off—fresh of the best season of his career—and an extra 5 and a half million dollars in your pocket… or what we have now, a 230 hitting leadoff Coco Crisp, moved DeJesus and coincidence or not having the worst year of his career, and no Ramon Ramirez.
And then I started thinking about the people replacing Ramon Ramirez and Leo Nunez…. Ostensibly, Farnsworth has replaced Ramirez at 10 times the price about an extra 4 million in payroll… And KC opted to keep the expensive and much older Ron Mahay, while dealing Leo Nunez… once again at about 10 times the price about an extra 4 million dollars
So, if we may, let’s look what this roster—realistically could look at if those moves hadn’t been made, and what type of pay roll flexibility it would give KC… even given a payroll maximum of where they are right now, 70 million bucks.
and this is a theme we are going to address all week long... dayton moore's belief in his ability to construct a bullpen...
kyle farnsworth
horacio ramirez
ramon ramirez 440,000~coco crisp 6,000,000 NET OF 5.4 MILLION
leo nunez 410,000~mike jacobs 3,300,000 NET OF 2.9 MILLION
yy replaced with replacement player NET OF 2.5 MILLION
farnsowrth 4. 2MILLION replaced with ramon ramirez NET OF 3.8 MILLION
horacio ramirez 1.8 MILLION replaced with luke hochevar alread on roster NET OF 1.8 MILLION
5.4
2.9
2.5
3.8
1.8
16 4
25 MAN ROSTER
1B- BILLY BUTLER
2B- ALBERTO CALLASPO
SS- ???
3B- ALEX GORDON
RF- MARK TEAHEN
CF- ???
LF- DAVID DEJESUS
DH- JOSE GUILLEN
C- JOHN BUCK
C- MIGUEL OLIVO
UTI- WILLIE BLOOMQUIST
UTI-KILA KA’AIHUIE
SP- GREINKE
SP- MECHE
SP- DAVIES
SP- HOCHEVAR
SP- BANNISTER
RP- SORIA
RP- CRUZ
RP- RAMON RAMIREZ
RP- NUNEZ
RP- WAECHTER
RP- PONSON
RP- JOHN BALE
RP- ROBINSON TEJEDA
So you are taking these guys off the roster (and payroll)-
Kyle Farnsworth- 4.25 M
Ron Mahay- 4.00 M
Horacio Ramirez- 1.80 M
Coco Crisp- 6.00 M
Mike Jacobs- 3.25 M
Total Savings- 19.3 M
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Show Stuff for 05-28-09
The Royals are becoming a very frustrating team to watch… and frustrating is a not so distant cousin of infuriating… and infuriating teams tend to be alienating teams, and that’s a road that us Royals fans don’t want to go down again, as we have been down it far too many times…
But this is a downright frustrating team right now… Even in the wins there are moments—like Billy Butler on the basepaths on Tuesday night—that worry you… and in seemingly all of the losses, one of the three issues that really devastate this team—terrible defense, or the inability to put together any type of consistent offensive production, or a bullpen that can’t hold onto a lead or more accurately keep a game close…
Yes, Kyle Davies allowing the leadoff runner on every single inning and his lack of control beginning in the 5th inning were the major reasons the Royals lost yesterday… but Mark Teahen’s brutal error in the 6th cost this team any chance of making it interesting late… and that was just another example of defense crippling this team… and it feels like when the Royals lose, if it’s not the defense, it’s the absolute anemic offense or it’s the bullpen faltering late… occasionally the starting pitching stinks, but more often than not the starting pitching has been good enough to win, and one of those three things has crippled the team…
And we know that I believe this team is headed in the right direction—2010, et cetera et cetera—but I’m starting to worry about this team for this year (Gordon, Crisp, Soria…)… and now I’m wondering this precise question---
Aside from Zack Greinke, is this team any better, any one bit better—as PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED—than last year’s team? Real Question. Because record wise, the answer would be no.
2009 Royals through 47 games- 23-24
2008 Royals through 47 games- 21-26 (midst of 12 game losing streak, 8games left)
Royals- 23-14 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-9 when scoring fewer than 2 .621
Red Sox- 27-18 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-1 when scoring fewer than 2 .600
Rangers- 27-15 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-3 when scoring fewer than 2 .642
Tigers- 24-14 when scoring 2+ runs… 1-5 when scoring fewer than 2 .631
Yankees- 26-18 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-2 when scoring fewer than 2 .590
Blue Jays-27-15 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-7 when scoring fewer than 2 .642
Angels- 22-19 when scoring 2+runs… 1-3 when scoring fewer than 2 .536
Rays- 23-21 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-4 when scoring fewer than 2 .523
Orioles- 20-22 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-4 when scoring fewer than2 .476
Mariners- 19-15 when scoring 2+ runs…2-11 when scoring fewer than 2 .558
A’s- 18-18 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-7 when scoring fewer than 2 .500
Twins- 23-16 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-8 when scoring fewer than 2 .589
White Sox-21-12 when scoring 2+ runs…0-12 when scoring fewer than 2 .637
Indians- 19-19 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-9 when scoring fewer than 2 .500
But this is a downright frustrating team right now… Even in the wins there are moments—like Billy Butler on the basepaths on Tuesday night—that worry you… and in seemingly all of the losses, one of the three issues that really devastate this team—terrible defense, or the inability to put together any type of consistent offensive production, or a bullpen that can’t hold onto a lead or more accurately keep a game close…
Yes, Kyle Davies allowing the leadoff runner on every single inning and his lack of control beginning in the 5th inning were the major reasons the Royals lost yesterday… but Mark Teahen’s brutal error in the 6th cost this team any chance of making it interesting late… and that was just another example of defense crippling this team… and it feels like when the Royals lose, if it’s not the defense, it’s the absolute anemic offense or it’s the bullpen faltering late… occasionally the starting pitching stinks, but more often than not the starting pitching has been good enough to win, and one of those three things has crippled the team…
And we know that I believe this team is headed in the right direction—2010, et cetera et cetera—but I’m starting to worry about this team for this year (Gordon, Crisp, Soria…)… and now I’m wondering this precise question---
Aside from Zack Greinke, is this team any better, any one bit better—as PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED—than last year’s team? Real Question. Because record wise, the answer would be no.
2009 Royals through 47 games- 23-24
2008 Royals through 47 games- 21-26 (midst of 12 game losing streak, 8games left)
Royals- 23-14 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-9 when scoring fewer than 2 .621
Red Sox- 27-18 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-1 when scoring fewer than 2 .600
Rangers- 27-15 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-3 when scoring fewer than 2 .642
Tigers- 24-14 when scoring 2+ runs… 1-5 when scoring fewer than 2 .631
Yankees- 26-18 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-2 when scoring fewer than 2 .590
Blue Jays-27-15 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-7 when scoring fewer than 2 .642
Angels- 22-19 when scoring 2+runs… 1-3 when scoring fewer than 2 .536
Rays- 23-21 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-4 when scoring fewer than 2 .523
Orioles- 20-22 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-4 when scoring fewer than2 .476
Mariners- 19-15 when scoring 2+ runs…2-11 when scoring fewer than 2 .558
A’s- 18-18 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-7 when scoring fewer than 2 .500
Twins- 23-16 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-8 when scoring fewer than 2 .589
White Sox-21-12 when scoring 2+ runs…0-12 when scoring fewer than 2 .637
Indians- 19-19 when scoring 2+ runs… 0-9 when scoring fewer than 2 .500
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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