Staff Blog
Morning Rounds, January 9th
So, to me, last night’s BCS championship proved two things:
First, Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford is not ready for the NFL
draft.
Second, he has to declare.
All game long Bradford looked confused by the Florida defense and
outclassed by their speed. I’m not breaking news when I suggest that the NFL is
a step up from the SEC. Still, in a game where one knee injury can end your
career and college ‘vets’ can slip for no real reason (see: Leinart, Matt) you
have to get that signing bonus. Last year the first QB off the board, Matt
Ryan, came home with damn near $35 million guaranteed. I understand the value
of education as much as the next guy, but you just
can’t tell me that sticking around an extra two years is worth that much money
of pro time. Maybe it’s the system that’s messed up (fine, obviously it’s the system
that’s messed up) but with the system as it is, Bradford better have attended his last OU class
for a minute.
For the record, no shame in going out how he did – overmatched to a hell of a CFB team.
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| champions |
| Al Diaz | Miami Herald |
“That dude won the
Heisman?” – Mike Tillery, immediately following Oklahoma’s last possession
Three lines on their world:
- Florida took down Oklahoma and are your new national champions
- John Smoltz is a member of the Boston Red Sox, which seems terribly, terribly, wrong.
- and the Cleveland Browns appear set to ink Eric Mangini as their new head coach
Three lines on ours:
- The Flyers took down the Wild
- The Sixers are set to do the same to the Bobcats
- and the comparisons between this years Eagles and last years Giants aren’t going to stop until one of those two teams loses in the playoffs
Phillies, Birds, Sixers, Flyers and what everybody is talking about, after the jump
So normally, even though it takes three separate alarms to get to up to
write this all at some ungodly hour, I’m up and at them (click that link, not only is it epic, but if you understand what is going on you’re a hero) in time to properly dedicate my morning to analyzing the masses. I’m taking the fact that I slept through
of these alarms this morning as I sign from God to stop judging, so instead of full
rounds I’m just giving you one article to read and one to skip for each of the
four major sports teams.
If you’re one of the scribes who penned a mediocre column this Friday, consider this your lucky day.
EAGLES
READ
Phil Sheridan compares the two defenses, and gives the nod the the Birds.
SKIP
John Smallwood aside, the entire Daily News staff picked the Giants. The nerve.
PHILLIES
this one was easy … no one wrote anything about the WFC.
READ
SKIP
SIXERS
READ
Phil Jasner says the Sixers wins and losses are about the Sixers, not their opponents.
SKIP
Kate Fagan makes the best of the Sixers “winning streak.”
FLYERS
READ
Ed Moran looks at Jeff Carter’s all star season.
SKIP
Sam Cardichi complains that Carter will be the lone Flyer.
TODAY and MORE
The Sixers play tonight, Villanova tomorrow and the Eagles Sunday, so no break this weekend. We’ll try to take look at all of those teams.
However, we have an unavoidable commitment this morning, so don’t expect anything until this afternoon.
As always, feel free
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with any questions, suggestions, comments or complaints.
