Despite the season being over there
is still drama happening across the league.
Joe Flacco's contract
This dude is going to get PAID. The Ravens should
happily pay this guy what he wants by the way. He tied one of
Montana's records by throwing 11 touchdowns and 0 interceptions in
the playoffs this year. He's the Super Bowl MVP. He has won a
playoff game in each of his first five seasons, nine total.
Brees signed a 5 year/$100M deal, Peyton, 5 year/$96M, Brady 4
year/$72M, Eli 6 year/$97.5M. Flacco might see $20M a year and
there's not really much of an argument you can make against
it.
2013-14
Schedule
The schedule itself will come out in April/May sometime, but the
strength of schedule states that the Panthers, Saints, Rams, Lions,
Ravens have the toughest schedules while Broncos, Colts, Chargers,
Raiders, and Texans have the easiest schedules. Sure a lot changes
from year to year, but of course Peyton Manning gets the easiest
schedule as of now, it couldn't be any other
way.
The Eagles
Chip Kelly comes in seemingly is going to keep
Michael Vick. This story is about as interesting as it gets. A
rookie coach coming off great success at the collegiate level
joining a team of talented underachieving vets. I don't know if
Vick is going to end up fitting into Kelly's system, but I think
Kelly might be smart enough to work around that, and maybe give the
ball to McCoy a little more. That would fix 90% of their problems.
The other 10% is consistant defensive play. Chip Kelly could save
the Eagles, or he could be finding a new college team to build back
up in a couple years. I'm very intrigued to see which it is.
Darrelle Revis
So the Jets are in salary cap jail and want to move
their one good player whom is coming off of major surgery. Revis is
the closest thing to a shut down corner as you can have in today's
game. He's more of the best wide receiver escort in the game. The
Jets have a lot of fixing to do, I think Rex Ryan is going to get
the axe soon, and it's not his fault. As much as I can't stand his
bullshit, I think he's a good coach, but that team has made some
atrocious personnel decisions. Rex and the Jets will end up being
happier once they part ways. The Jets will rebuild and Rex will
move on to proclaim he's going to win the Super Bowl another 4,763
times. I can't wait.
The
Draft
All eyes will be on Manti Te'o. His draft stock is
a huge deal alone. Before this whole thing came out I thought he
would be a real stud. But since then I have no choice but to think
he's an idiot. He might have a football mind but there's no way in
hell I'd draft this kid in the early rounds.
Perhaps though, even more pressure will be thrust upon the combined
shoulders of the 2013 rookie quarterback class. Geno Smith can run
the spread in college. We have seen guys make the transition to the
NFL and succeed at it, very special guys. Cam Newton and RG3 to
name a couple. Those guys are far superior atheletes and football
players than Geno Smith. If you want Vince Young this badly he's a
free agent just sign him to a cheap deal don't waste a high pick on
him.
Barkley is sort of a toss up to me. On one hand he has the
mechanics, the arm, and I think the brain to be a good NFL QB. But
on the other hand, he was throwing to two of the best wide outs in
the nation. Lee would be my top prospect in this years draft.
Mike Glennon threw for 4000+ yards and 31 touchdowns, but he threw
17 picks and didn't exactly play against top notch talent in the
ACC. I think Tyler Bray has a chance to make it but he will most
likely be drafted far to high to have much value. Ryan Nassib on
the other hand might be a pick a little later in the draft and I
think he's going to end up being the best QB in the class. Tyler
Wilson also could end up being a starter for someone in the league,
but with the head injuries you never
know.
mlz
Saturday, February 9, 2013
