Tuesday, March 10
NBA full blast. College basketball tournaments going on. Baseball gearing up.
And now NFL news is happening left and right. No wonder March is the busiest time of the year.
Here are a few quick takes on some of the latest NFL news.
Item: Dolphins sign Ndamukong Suh for some $114 million.
My view: Suh will have plenty of extra money to pay off his fines. The Dolphins just raised the bar for defensive linemen money. Miami didn't learn from being fiscally irresponsible two years ago. They hurt the league and drive up prices with their reckless spending. Suh is good, which makes me hate the guy even more for his dirty play. The Dolphins can spend how much ever they want, but they don't have the coaching and guts to overtake the Patriots in the AFC East.
Item: Patrick Willis retires.
My view: Sad. Classy guy and a tackles machine. Retiring at just 30. He made the Pro Bowl each of his first seven seasons. Jim Brown retired at 30 and Gale Sayers at 29. I consider them the greatest fullback and halfback in NFL history. And, yes, I am old enough to have watched them in their prime. There's a certain mystique in retiring while you still are great.
Item: The Houston Texans are bringing in Brian Hoyer to compete with Ryan Mallet for their starting quarterback spot.
My view: The super talents of J.J. Watt and Arian Foster once again will be wasted. You can't win in the NFL without an above average quarterback.
Item: Randall Cobb takes less money to stay with the Packers.
My view: Loyalty is always good to see. Cobb made a smart decision. Greg Jennings didn't when he took a little extra money from the Vikings instead of staying with the Packers and his career immediately nose dived.
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As always, let's have no bad luck!