Friday, February 28, 2014

Richie Incognito (U-2)

Richie Incognito has reportedly smashed is Ferrari with a baseball bat. Incognito has been in the spot light for a while due to "bullying" his teammate Jonathan Martin. I believe this whole story is just way out of hand. Martin is a grown man who can deal with his problems with somebody other than the media. Martin is 24 years old and he is going to the media to solve his problems? I believe if you have problems no, you shouldn't bully someone but the person who is bullied is going to the media? I don't believe what Incognito said is that big of a deal. People are bullied every day and I only here about a 24 year old football player is called a racist word. When I go on ESPN I don’t feel like hearing about Richie Incognito smashing his car with a baseball bat. I want to hear about sports not how a football player vents about his problems. I also don’t want to read about a player crying to the media about how he feels about Richie Incognito. I believe either the players forget about it or just shut up. If they don’t do either I believe both players should be traded. When he smashed his car Incognito says that "Oh that was that was just me venting, that was self-expression, that's a piece of art". He also says that "The happiest day of my life was when I got that car and now the second happiest day will be when I donate it to charity. The Ferrari is a story unto itself, the Ferrari is one entity, but I will tell you this, the Ferrari is going to be for sale through my mission which is helping the brotherhood, whatever brotherhood it is."

NFL Combine (U-2)

This year in the 2014 NFL draft combine many players performed great. This year’s combine was taken place on February 22 through the 25th. Chris Johnson still holds the record for the fastest 40 yard dash in combine history. This record was set back in 2008 and has not yet been beaten. Chris Johnson ran his 40 yard dash in 4.24 seconds. They were not any players who took Johnsons place for the fastest 40 yard dash this year at the combine. The player who came closest to Johnson's record this year was Dri Archer. Archer ran his 40 yard dash in 4.26. Archer is a running back from Kent State. Dri Archer stands at 5'8 and weighs a total of 173 pounds. Jadeveon Clowney is still predicted to go first in the 2014 NFL draft. A player that is predicted to go early in the Draft is a man who played for Buffalo State. Mack is an outside linebacker. Mack is about 6 feet 2 inches and weighs a total of 245 pounds. Johnny Manziel is predicted to go early in the first round of the draft as well. Manziel is approximately 6 feet tall and weighs 200 pounds. Manziel attended Texas A&M. Teddy Bridgewater is also predicted to go very early in the 2014 NFL draft. Bridgewater attended Louisville. He is about 6 foot 2 and a half inches tall and weighs a total 220 pounds. A.J McCarron is also a quarterback in this year’s draft. McCarron is about 6 feet and 4 inches and weighs a total of 214 pounds. McCarron played for Alabama. Michael Sam is also a player predicted to go high up in the draft. Good luck to everybody in this year’s draft.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Michael Sam (T-1)

Michael Sam, NFL draft prospect announces he's gay. Michael Sam plays for the Missouri Tigers. Michael Sam is a defensive end and hopes to be a top prospect for the NFL Draft this year. Sam first told teammates L'Damian Washington and Marvin Foster about a year ago. Sam also states that he understands this is a big deal but he must focus on training for the combine. He also wants to thank everyone for their support. He also states he wants to share his story with the world. Sam says he would like to thank his teammates because without them he said he would be nothing. Sam had a pretty outstanding year in college this season. He had a total of 10.5 sacks. Sam also recorded an assisted sack while up against Texas A&M's tackle Jake Matthews. Matthew is expected to be a first round draft chose. Daniel Jeremiah says he does not think this will affect him being drafted. "In my eight years in draft rooms, the subject never came up. I would expect it would not have an impact on his draft status," Jeremiah said. "In my experience with every team I was with, it was all about putting the best 53 players on the field. I don't see why that would change here." Due to his size he expected to be switched to an outside linebacker. He will be placed there so his pass-rush skills will be utilized more. Michael Sam was one of the best pass rushers in college football this year. Sam also told espn that he is an openly, happy gay man. He states he wants to own his truth.

Wednesday, February 5, 2014

2014 NFL Draft Player Rankings (S-1)

Right now in the 2014 draft player ranking the number one player is a defensive end. This players name is Jadeveon Clowney. Clowney is from South Carolina. He stands 6 foot 5 inches and weighs 258 pounds. The top quarterback in the Draft player rankings is from Louisville. This player stands at 6 foot 2 and a half inches and weighs 220 pounds. His name is Teddy Bridgewater. Another quarterback expected to go early in the draft is a player from Texas A&M. this player is Johnny Manziel. Manziel is about 6 feet and 200 pounds. He is expected to be picked about 21. A player predicted to go early in the draft is Khalil Mack. Mack played for the University of Buffalo and is an outside linebacker. Mack is about 6 foot 2. He weighs about 245 pounds. A wide receiver that looks to go early in the 2014 draft is a player from Clemson. This player is about 6 feet tall and 205 pounds. This man’s name is Sammy Watkins. Sammy Watkins's overall rank is 4th. Another receiver looking to go early in the draft this year is Marqise Lee. Lee is a receiver for USC. He is an average sized receiver being 6 feet tall and about 195 pounds. A big receiver going into the draft this year is about 6 feet 4 inches. This player is Mike Evans. Evans weighs about 220 pounds. This receiver attended Texas A&M. Another player from Texas A&M is an offensive tackle. This player is very big. He stands about 6 foot 5 inches and weighs a total of 309 pounds. His name is Jake Matthews. Matthew is looking to go very early this year in the draft. There is a lot of talent this year in teh draft. Good luck to all of the players in the draft.

Monday, February 3, 2014

Super Bowl (R-2)

This year’s Super Bowl was a joke. First of all the first play of the game was a fumble for a safety. The center and Peyton Manning were at fault for the missed snap that led to a safety. The fumble was due to a lack of communication between for the Broncos. The Seattle Seahawks took an early lead. Within the first minute of the game the Seahawks had 2 points on the board. Seattle's first drive led to a field goal attempt by David Hauschka. The kick was good which made the score 5-0. After a beautiful kick out of the end zone the Broncos had another chance to score. The Broncos had to punt the ball away. The Broncos did not really play hard either side of the ball in the most important game of the season and even some of the player’s career. The Broncos did not have a single first down the whole first quarter while the Seahawks had 6. The Seahawks really dominated the Broncos not allowing them to score a touchdown more than once. The only other points the Broncos put on the board was a 2 point conversion. Peyton Manning recorded 280 yards throwing 30 for 49. Manning also threw 2 interceptions. One of the picks was for a touchdown. Russell Wilson threw for a total of 206 yards going 18 for 25. The main recievers for both teams included Golden Tate and Wes Welker. Marshawn Lynch did not do that great but neither did Knowshon Moreno. Neither running backs broke 75 yards. Over all this Super Bowl was disapointing. The halftime show was at least decent this year but overall not exciting.