tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51646677144283753632024-02-08T10:08:34.711-08:00Enter The Sixth ManAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04242982893064478135noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164667714428375363.post-89922030008607168782014-03-29T20:20:00.002-07:002014-03-29T20:20:16.934-07:00NFL Scouting Series - Teddy Bridgewater<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<td class="xl66" height="20" style="height: 15.0pt; width: 131pt;" width="174"><br />Name:</td>
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Presence:</td>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">Teddy</span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> Bridgewater is the star QB out of Louisville. Preseason projections had him as the number one QB available in
the draft. The things that stood out the most to me are his pocket presence,
and his ability to put the touch passes down field exactly where they need to
be. The negative things i saw were
related to his elusiveness. He definitely has the physical capabilities to
move around and get away from pressure,
but it seems like sometimes he doesn't sense the pressure or senses it too late.
If i was a general manager of a team that was in need of a quarterback and
Bridgewater was left, I would have no problems picking him up, and being
confident that we were getting a franchise quarterback. Look for him to go top
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04242982893064478135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164667714428375363.post-74586277874291308312014-03-29T18:13:00.002-07:002014-03-29T19:37:10.319-07:00NFL Scouting Series - Blake Bortles, QB, UCF<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">*this is the first post in a series that will go over what i think of some of the top players in this years upcoming draft.</span></h4>
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Presence:</td>
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<b>#1.</b> <b>Kevin Durant Is A Man On A Mission</b><br />
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Kevin Durant also known as the slim reaper is on a terror. He is currently averaging 31.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 5.5 assists nightly. Compare this to Lebron James who right now is averaging 26.5 points, 7 rebounds and 6.6 assists. Kevin Durant has done all this while leading his team to the best record in the NBA making the Thunder one of the clear favorites to challenge Lebron and the Heat for a championship ring. If KD continues this amazing performance for the rest of the season, the only option is to give him the MVP of the regular season.<br />
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<b>#2 Charles Barkley Has No Idea How To Pronounce Jonas Valenciunas</b><br />
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<b>#3 The Eastern Conference Only Has Two Contenders.</b><br />
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The eastern conference only has the Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers as legitimate title threats. Going into the all-star break they only have two teams who are above 30 wins, the west has 8 teams above the 30 win mark. The teams that i would consider as title contenders out of the west are, the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, and the Portland Trailblazers.<br />
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<b>#4 Carmelo Wants Out Of New York (wait, does he?)</b><br />
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This year the Melo-drama has been Denver Melo-esque. We have had reports from his wife that he wants to stay in New York while other reports have come out that he wants to go to anyone from the Lakers, to the bulls, to anywhere he can win a championship. And with the tweet today stating, "I want to win a championship. If I have to become a free agent to do that, then that's what I have to do." It doesn't look like it's going to get any better.<br />
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Personally, even though we are only halfway through the season, I cannot wait for the playoffs. If we are all lucky enough to get an Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Miami Heat finals it will be one for the ages.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04242982893064478135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164667714428375363.post-49819620876707953152013-10-31T07:00:00.002-07:002013-10-31T07:03:00.443-07:00Who is Travis Wilson?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">QB 1: 22 completions on 44 attempts, 288 yards, 2 Touchdowns, 6 interceptions</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">QB 2: 23 completions on 34 attempts, 234 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">These
are the stat lines from two very different quarterbacks. One is Travis
Wilson the 19 year old who makes questionable decisions, and loses a
close game to the UCLA Bruins on a red zone interception. The second is
Travis Wilson the leader and game manager of the Utah Utes who beat the
then ranked #5 Stanford Cardinals. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Which one is the real Travis Wilson? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Travis
Wilson started his Utah career when Jordan Wynn went down with a
career-ending shoulder injury. In came a 6 foot 7 true freshman from San
Clemente High School in California. In high school he was one of the top 20 quarterback
recruits in the country. He started 7 games for the Utes in the 2012-2013 season
going 3-4. That season Wilson had a quarterback ranking of
122, and completed 63% of his passes. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">This
year Wilson has looked great at times. Take the stat line for QB 2 and
it looks like we have a leader who when a senior should cause a lot of
damage to the PAC-12. During the game against Stanford, Wilson had a
quarterback rating of 139. The next two games he suffered with an injury
to his throwing hand, and played limited minutes attempting very few
passes. Through the first 8 games this year, Wilson has completed 58% of
his passes but has improved his quarterback rating to 133 from last
years 122. If you remove the last two games though, he has a stellar
quarterback rating of 154. A 154 rating would put Wilson in between
Aaron Murray (Georgia) and James Franklin (Missouri) and 19th in the
nation overall.</span></div>
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what do all of these statistics mean for the initial question of who is
Travis Wilson? It means for those of you who are giving up on Travis
Wilson already, don’t give up just yet. Aside from an injury, the Utes
have a top 20 quarterback in the country, as a true sophomore, who has
NFL size and is improving. So, although there have been moments in which
you might ask yourself is this the quarterback that will take the Utes
back to the BCS bowl games and conference championships, or is there
someone else that could do better? When you get down to the numbers, there is no reason to doubt that Travis Wilson is the guy to get the job done. Expect big things from him in the next two years.</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04242982893064478135noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5164667714428375363.post-32646257314721636522013-10-29T10:38:00.001-07:002013-10-29T11:13:29.293-07:002013-2014 NBA Storylines<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The starting lineup for this team is incredible. Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, and Brook Lopez. Is there a better starting lineup on paper? </span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Dwight Howard did the opposite last season. He went from being labeled as the best center in the league, to someone who couldn't handle the pressure of the Lakers uniform. Was this because he was still suffering from back problems, or the product of a coaching scheme that wasn't fit for him? We’ll never know.</span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Enter the Houston Rockets. This is Howard’s chance to redeem himself. He has a young team around him, with a back-court made to play basketball from the inside out. The Rockets led the league with 29 three-point attempts per game. Dwight will only make it easier for the Rocket Guards to get 3 pointers in bunches by forcing the other team to actually believe Lin, Harden, or Parsons might throw the ball down low.</span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">He’s BAAAAAACCCCKKK!!! After sitting out all of the 2012-2013 season while rehabbing a torn ACL the 2010-2011 MVP is back. With reported gains of 10 pounds of muscle and 5 inches to an already impressive vertical, D-Rose 2.0 is ready to make his run at the defending champion Heat.</span></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is there a team more exciting to watch than the Golden State Warriors? I don’t think so. The now super stardom of Steph Curry, and his sidekick Klay Thompson, could possibly be as Mark Jackson has said, the “greatest shooting back-court in the history of the game.”</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
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