Over the past few years the number of NFL and scouting blogs have grown exponentially. It seems as though that’s not the only thing that has grown. The disdain by the professional sports journalism and commentator establishment of this new media movement has grown as well. Can the two worlds ever coexist? Should they even try? Just the other day … Continue reading
I remember attending a conference a few years ago and listening to a speaker talk to those of us in attendance about the inherent dangers involved when making business decisions without properly investigating both the decisions we make and the ramifications of those decisions. He told us that when we act too quickly we mess up the … Continue reading
Over the last few years, I’ve struggled mightily with the perpetual flow of mock drafts and expert team needs assessments. For some, they are a lifeline to alleged “inside ” information of their favorite team’s plans. For others they are just a filler in an otherwise slow NFL off-season news cycle. Either way, you can’t shake … Continue reading
Well, the NFL draft has come and gone, and once again the Seahawks’ picked players the “experts” thought were the clearly out of line with their projections. I happen to take that as a very good thing. If we haven’t learned already, Pete Carroll and John Schneider trust their eye, and are seemingly brilliant when … Continue reading
Someone wiser than me once said “If you’re not wrong, you’re not a homer.” I can’t remember who said it. I could have read it on the Internet. I probably did read it on the Internet. Hell, Ben Franklin may have said it, I’m not sure. Putting aside the fact that I have a clear … Continue reading