As if the saga of the deflated footballs in the 2015 AFC Championship hasn't gone on long enough, the story re-emerged again in recent days when some court made some ruling that sided with the NFL and upheld Tom Brady's four game suspension that he has yet to serve. To be honest, I did not even remember that this issue was still going through the court system, so when this latest ruling was made, I had no idea it was coming, and therefore it was even more irritating.
The NFL draft begins tomorrow night, and before long, training camps will be under way, and it will be Week 1. We should be excited as football fans. Instead, we have to listen to more of this nonsense about a 45-7 game that happened almost a year and a half ago. As we all know by now, the New England Patriots were accused by the sore loser Indianapolis Colts who had just been run off the field that Patriots players or coaches or equipment managers or anyone who they could think of to blame had partially deflated the game balls in order to give an advantage to the Patriots. I don't need to bore you with all the details, but thanks to never ending court rulings and appeals, Tom Brady still could be suspended for the first four games of this season.
After this latest ruling came down, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said that he thought this was another case of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell having too much power since he not only is the one who levies the punishments, but he is also the one who hears the appeals of the punishments that he levies. NFL Player's Association executive George Atallah echoed those sentiments. Brees said that this unilateral power is unfair and the fact that the only recourse players have is to take their case to court. And I agree. It does make no sense. It is in many ways unfair. But do you know what I have to say to those two and anyone else who feels sorry for their plight? Too bad. Deal with it.
Back in 2011 when the NFL and the NFLPA were in the midst of a lockout and a labor dispute, we all had the same goal in mind. We wanted football. No matter what it took, we wanted football back. And we got it back without having to miss any regular season games. As players and owners, we got back the game we loved and made a living off of. And as fans, we got the game we loved to watch back. All seemed well and good. However, now that we have had football back for multiple years, people are starting to get mad again.
When Roger Goodell initially made his ruling on the deflated footballs saga, the Patriots were up in arms. They said that a four game suspension for Brady, a fine for the team, and the loss of a first round draft pick was a lot. And they were absolutely right. It was an unbelievably high price to pay for what seemed like a relatively minor transgression. Once again, I agree with that opinion. First round draft picks are golden in the NFL, and losing one of the greatest quarterbacks ever for 25% of the season, plus a $1 million fine levied against the Patriots was unbelievably over the top, especially when the investigations the league based their decisions on were questionable to say the least. There was very little hard, convincing evidence that proved the footballs had, in fact, been knowingly deflated. However, where I stop feeling sorry for Tom Brady and Drew Brees goes back to those labor negotiations in 2011.
The point of collective bargaining agreements is, as the title would lead us to believe, is that it is a collection of agreements between two parties. The NFLPA signed off on Goodell having this autonomous power. There were concessions made by both sides in the negotiations, and one of the concessions made by the NFLPA was that they would allow Goodell to make rulings just like the one he made in this case with the Patriots and Tom Brady. No one held a gun to the head of the NFLPA executives and forced them to sign this agreement, but they did sign it, and now they have to live with what they agreed upon.
I will say that while a gun was not literally held to the head of the NFLPA executives to sign the agreement, there is no question that there was immense public pressure to get the deal done and not deprive the fans of any meaningful regular season games. But you know what? The owners and the league were under the same pressure as well. The players wanted to make their money. The league wanted to make their money. The fans wanted to watch the games. So in the end, everyone got what they wanted.
It is easy to look back now and say that the NFLPA should not have agreed to giving Goodell unilateral power, but in the end, they agreed to it, and now they have to live with it. Brady has remained steadfast in his desire to prove his innocence in this case, and that is why this legal battle is seemingly never going to end, and it still may be far from over. And I commend Brady for taking the stance that he took. If he really believes that he is innocent, then he should appeal these court rulings as far up the legal chain as he can. To this point, that is exactly what he has done. The problem is, there have been so many appeals, that there is not much legal chain left.
If Brady chooses to continue to appeal (and I think he will do that), he will soon be appealing to the Supreme Court of the United States, and I think that might be where the case finally stalls. Plenty of people laugh at the notion of a sports case reaching the Supreme Court, but it has happened before, and there have been multiple times that I believe the cases were truly important enough to be ruled upon by the highest court in the country. You can research those if you would like and form your own opinions, but I believe that this particular case is not worthy of being ruled on by the Supreme Court. Therefore, like I said before, eventually I think that Brady will have to serve the four game suspension levied upon him. When that will be, I can't say for sure, but the time will eventually come.
So, let me get back to my original point. None of this would matter, and this issue could have been resolved a long time ago if the NFLPA had not agreed to give Goodell the power that they agreed to give him. The fact of the matter is, they did agree to it. And now they have to live with it. Patriots fans can try to sue the league, players can lash out publicly at Goodell and the league, and anyone else who feels so inclined can say that the punishment does not fit the crime. And they would be right. The punishment exceeds the crime. It exceeds the crime by miles. But the only thing that matters is the laws of the league.
Brady will, in my opinion, never concede guilt in this case, even if you asked him about it 50 years from now. And I applaud his stance. It is hard to believe based upon how he handled himself in meeting with the league before Goodell made the ruling, but I have no idea if he is guilty or not. If he believes he is innocent, then more power to him. He can appeal his case until there is no one else left to appeal to. And while I may not know whether or not Brady is guilty, I do know that he and the rest of the players gave Goodell the power that he is currently wielding. And for that, they have no one to blame but themselves.
The current collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players expires in 2020. Thanks to Brady, I think we all know what one of the first demands of the NFLPA will be a lessening of the power of the commissioner in terms of punishing players and/or teams. And it is a more than reasonable demand to make. What would make sense is that if a player did not agree with a punishment levied upon him, he should be able to appeal in front of an independent arbitrator that is not the exact same person who made the ruling in the first place. Until that happens though, the players are simply going to have to live with what they agreed to.
Maybe if Brady really wants to go out and stick it to the league, he can continue to appeal his case, hope it lasts through this season so he can play all 16 games, win the Super Bowl, and ride off into the sunset like Peyton Manning without ever serving his suspension. That would be the ultimate victory for Brady. So if I were Brady, I would go into training camp this season and expect nothing less than a Super Bowl. I would have my lawyers draw out the legal process as long as they could, and try to go out with a victory not only on the field against the 32 other teams, but off the field over Roger Goodell as well. That, in my book, would be the ultimate way to go out. Ride off into the sunset with all his money, his supermodel wife, and a big middle finger for the league that tried to tarnish his legendary image.
Daily Giants Update: With the draft now less than 48 hours away, it is truly time to get excited. With the first two picks seemingly locked in as Jared Goff and Carson Wentz, that leaves seven teams ahead of the Giants to make their selections. I have wanted Myles Jack to fall to the Giants ever since the season ended and we had a linebacking unit that was atrocious, and his name seems to be falling a bit recently. Hopefully he falls into the laps of the Giants, and if he is still on the board when they pick, I would hope that the team jumps at the chance to take him and immediately plugs him in and tries to turn him into the future leader of the defense that the team has so desperately needed for so long now.
Daily Rangers Update: The season is over, and what a disappointing way to end it. That's all I have to say about them.
In hockey that actually does matter, the St. Louis Blues knocked out the defending champion Blackhawks in a crazy Game 7, and the Ducks face the Predators tonight in the final game of the first round. The Islanders and Lightning also kick off the second round tonight in Tampa Bay.
Daily Diamondbacks Update: After 22 games, the team sits at 11-11, and while it is still early, there still have been things that I have been able to take away early in the year. The $200 million man Zack Greinke got off to a very bad start, but I think he is starting to find a bit of a rhythm. I can't say that I expect a historical season like he had last year, but he is going to be the ace.
I cannot say anything close to that, however, about the other new acquisition in the rotation, one Shelby Miller. He has been horrible in every start thus far. I felt bad enough about what the team gave up to get him immediately after the deal, and with the way he has performed so far, I only feel worse.
Still plenty of time left, and I have seen some good things elsewhere, but I think I have already lost patience with Miller.
Daily NBA Update: The Raptors staged an incredible comeback last night to avoid another loss at home, but my stance on them remains the same. Don't talk about being disrespected until you actually win a playoff series.
The Cavaliers and Spurs are in cruise control, and I also like what I have seen from the Atlanta Hawks. The talk of the playoffs has been injuries though, and the Los Angeles Clippers went from having championship aspirations one night to talk about blowing up the team after losing Chris Paul AND Blake Griffin to injury the next night. I think they have about a 50/50 chance of getting past the Portland Trail Blazers, but I would be shocked if they got anywhere after that.
The injury bug, has also bitten Stephen Curry, and while the injury he suffered was absolutely a freak accident that there was no way of predicting or preventing, he is starting to worry me a bit with the multiple injuries he has suffered over the course of the past few months. There are some guys, no matter the sport, that just seem to be unable to stay healthy for extended periods of time, and I hope this is just a blip on the radar and he does not fall into that category. I think Golden State still gets past a Houston Rockets team that should really be ashamed of the way they have looked on most nights.
The Warriors also caught a break when Griffin and Paul went down, because it will like be Golden State and Los Angeles in the second round. With the Clippers down their two best players, I think the Warriors win that series easily if Curry plays, and I think they still win even if he misses all or some of the series.
Right now though, the Spurs and Cavaliers are both healthy and rolling, so if Curry is unable to get back to 100%, Cleveland and San Antonio look like the two best teams.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Don't get mad; get even
As we are getting closer and closer to the Finals of the NCAA Men's and Women's tournaments, there have been discussions in recent weeks about the UConn women's team, their dominance, and whether or not it is good for the sport. The Huskies have won 73 straight games (all by double digits), and are two wins away from winning their fourth straight national championship. They currently stand at 36-0 on the season, and they have won by scores of 79-31, 86-40, 107-45, 104-49, and a whole lot of other seemingly almost unfair final scores.
In the NCAA Tournament, the best teams are supposed to be on display. Maybe not in the first few rounds, but once the field is cut down to 16, in both the men's and women's game, we expect tight games. When UConn faced Mississippi State in the Sweet 16 this past week, we saw a record performance. UConn led 32-4 after the first quarter, and at halftime, the score was 61-12. 61-12 in the Sweet 16. Not only was the game already over, but in the eyes of many it wasn't even worth watching. Whether you felt like watching or not is not for me to say, but one thing I can say is that outcomes like that are certainly not bad for the women's game.
The easy thing to say is that dominance is good because it brings attention to the sport. I don't agree with that. What the Huskies are doing is more than simply bringing attention to women's basketball. They are winning games at an unprecedented pace and no matter your gender or theirs, this team deserves national attention for just how good they are. Geno Auriemma is one of the most accomplished coaches in all of sports. The senior class on this team is two wins away from their fourth national championship. Breanna Stewart is making a case for the greatest woman to ever play for the University of Connecticut.
Detractors say that UConn's dominance shows a lack of talent in the women's game. They say that there is not enough talent to go around, and each year there are only a limited number of teams with a legitimate chance to win a national title. While the women's game certainly does not feature as much talent in comparison to the men's game as far as the first ranked team to the 64th ranked team, to disqualify UConn's success because of that is a mistake.
This isn't like professional sports with no salary caps. The biggest teams are not simply in the biggest markets. Building a perennially successful college program does not happen overnight, and what Auriemma has done is the prime example of that. I would guess that just about 99.99% of Americans would not be able to locate Storrs, Connecticut on a map. So why is it then, that Storrs is the number one location for women's college basketball? The answer is simply Geno Auriemma. His players swear by him, and what they do on the court exemplifies just how great of a coach he is.
Years ago, I heard Auriemma answer a question about what he thought the dominance of his program meant for women's basketball, and he gave what I thought was a perfect answer. He said that he had no obligation to the game to try to make the playing field more even. Just because his program was great did not mean all of the other programs were at a disadvantage. In order for the playing field to even out, his program did not need to get worse. The other programs needed to get better.
It is the same as any other line of work. Whether it be real estate, technology, fashion, or anything else, the leaders are in that position for a reason. They innovate. They set the bar higher and higher. They lead while everyone else tries to catch up. The others do not catch up because the leader gets lazy and stops trying to innovate. The followers need to find ways to get better. Whether that means inventing a new kind of telephone or computer, starting a new fashion trend, or formulating a new way to build houses, the leaders have no responsibility to try to make everyone else better.
Watch the UConn team play this weekend. They aren't cheating. They aren't bending the rules. All they are doing is outplaying their opponents, and doing it in overwhelming fashion. The way they pass the ball, the way they shoot the ball, the way they play defense. It isn't some new kind of revolutionary basketball. It is the same basketball that every other team plays. The only difference is that they do it better than everyone else.
Breanna Stewart is standing in the middle of the lane blocking a shot at one end, and then she is knocking down a three pointer at the other end. Moriah Jefferson is leading a fast break and then playing lockdown defense. It is true that UConn almost always has more talented players on the court, but their players are not getting by on just raw ability. They are beating their opponents in every way possible, and it all starts with Auriemma.
His former and current players say that the number one reason his teams have so much success is because of his mentality. And his mentality is that his team deserves to be the best, and they have no reason to apologize for being just that. He works them hard in practice, and is just as tough on them during games. No matter how talented any of his players might be, none of them are immune to his criticism. And what makes his players so good is the fact that they know that. There are countless examples of talented players in any sport who cannot handle criticism. They think they are above the laws of the game, and they take any kind of criticism as an insult to their ability. What has made Auriemma's teams so good is that his rosters never contain players like that. No matter how good Breanna Stewart might be, she swears by Auriemma's coaching abilities, and says she is always willing to listen and get better. It is this sort of relationship between a coach and his players that truly makes a team elite. And Auriemma has done nothing but field elite teams since he has been at UConn.
Just watch a UConn game and you see what makes Auriemma great. His team might be winning by 20 points, but he is still pointing out each and every mistake they are making. And his team is still listening. What even further displays how great Auriemma is happens once the game is out of hand. Despite such lopsided final scores, UConn could never be accused of running up the score. Often times the starters sit out the entire fourth quarter. However, the team still dominates.
There is a common theme in sports that the attitude of the superstars trickles down and represents the attitude of each and every player on their team, and that is exactly what happens with the Huskies. Since the stars of the team are so receptive to criticism, the attitude infiltrates the entire team. Freshman see senior leaders always striving to get better, and that is the example they follow. That is why Auriemma's program has been so good for so long. Freshman classes come in and watch how the leaders of the team conduct themselves, and they have no choice but to do the same thing. They understand that their time will come, but it will only come if they buy into the concepts that Auriemma has used to build such a successful program. And that is why the Huskies do not run up the score despite the fact that they win so many games by such wide margins. Their players are all just coached so well from the top of the roster to the bottom that no matter who is on the floor, Auriemma's team has the advantage.
What Auriemma has done (and former men's coach Jim Calhoun) is really remarkable. They took a small and almost completely unknown school in a town in the middle of nowhere and they have built it into a national power. Sure, if you are one of the best women's basketball players in the country you could go to UCLA or Miami and play in the bright lights and the big cities. But thanks to Auriemma, if you really want to get better at basketball, you will go to school in tiny Storrs, Connecticut. Auriemma started with a program that was little more than a name and an arena and innovated his way to the top of the college basketball world.
Auriemma owes no one any apologies, and if you think that he does, then you don't know what you are talking about. There is only one way for the playing field to be leveled, and that is for the competition to catch up. Until that happens, the UConn women will keep winning titles, and the lights around Storrs will just grow brighter and brighter. And if their streak right now stands at 73 consecutive wins, imagine what could happen when those bulbs get bigger and bigger. Until someone out there steps up and beats the Huskies, Auriemma will not apologize as his team continues to dominate. And if you are one of those people that believes he should apologize, then I have to tell you that you are simply wrong, and I do not apologize for telling you that.
Daily Diamondbacks Update: Really tough news last night as A.J. Pollock broke his elbow only days before the regular season gets underway. At first I thought he might miss a month or two, but the way it sounds now, I think the team has to count on being without him for the majority of the season. Injuries happen to everyone though, and I never like to use them as an excuse. However, losing Pollock is a big blow. Opening Day is now less than 48 hours away.
Daily Rangers Update: The Rangers were finished off by the lowly Buffalo Sabres just under an hour ago, and the team now has fallen to fifth in the Eastern Conference with four games to play. The NHL playoffs are almost like a brand new season once they get underway, but the Rangers really have no momentum at all at this point, and I cannot say that I am confident they can make much noise once the postseason begins.
Daily NBA Update: The Warriors suffered their first home loss of the season last night, and at 68-8, they need to finish the season 5-1 to break the single season record with 73 wins. Most of the other title contenders are resting their stars in preparation for the playoffs, and watching the Warriors recently, I have to say that they are looking a bit fatigued, and I am not sure that they will be as fresh as the competition going into the postseason, and this could come back to haunt them down the road. However, I have believed from the beginning of the season that if you have the chance to have what could possibly be the greatest season in the history of the sport, you owe it to yourself to go all out. Golden State is 68-8. If they finish 73-9 and win the title, there is no argument that they will have put together the greatest season ever. Until that is impossible, the Warriors should be playing every game like it is their last.
Daily Giants Update: Not much new here, as we are pretty much just counting down to the draft now that the majority of free agency signings have been completed. The Giants addressed their defensive line with major upgrades, but still need to add more pieces on defense. I would love for the team to be able to draft Myles Jack out of UCLA, but I doubt he will be available at number ten. New mock drafts I have seen have begun to mention as Laquon Treadwell as a possibility for the Giants. I think they just need to go the best player available route as opposed to trying to fill a certain position and maybe reaching for someone unworthy of the tenth overall pick. No matter who they draft, the Giants will need him ready to contribute Week 1.
In the NCAA Tournament, the best teams are supposed to be on display. Maybe not in the first few rounds, but once the field is cut down to 16, in both the men's and women's game, we expect tight games. When UConn faced Mississippi State in the Sweet 16 this past week, we saw a record performance. UConn led 32-4 after the first quarter, and at halftime, the score was 61-12. 61-12 in the Sweet 16. Not only was the game already over, but in the eyes of many it wasn't even worth watching. Whether you felt like watching or not is not for me to say, but one thing I can say is that outcomes like that are certainly not bad for the women's game.
The easy thing to say is that dominance is good because it brings attention to the sport. I don't agree with that. What the Huskies are doing is more than simply bringing attention to women's basketball. They are winning games at an unprecedented pace and no matter your gender or theirs, this team deserves national attention for just how good they are. Geno Auriemma is one of the most accomplished coaches in all of sports. The senior class on this team is two wins away from their fourth national championship. Breanna Stewart is making a case for the greatest woman to ever play for the University of Connecticut.
Detractors say that UConn's dominance shows a lack of talent in the women's game. They say that there is not enough talent to go around, and each year there are only a limited number of teams with a legitimate chance to win a national title. While the women's game certainly does not feature as much talent in comparison to the men's game as far as the first ranked team to the 64th ranked team, to disqualify UConn's success because of that is a mistake.
This isn't like professional sports with no salary caps. The biggest teams are not simply in the biggest markets. Building a perennially successful college program does not happen overnight, and what Auriemma has done is the prime example of that. I would guess that just about 99.99% of Americans would not be able to locate Storrs, Connecticut on a map. So why is it then, that Storrs is the number one location for women's college basketball? The answer is simply Geno Auriemma. His players swear by him, and what they do on the court exemplifies just how great of a coach he is.
Years ago, I heard Auriemma answer a question about what he thought the dominance of his program meant for women's basketball, and he gave what I thought was a perfect answer. He said that he had no obligation to the game to try to make the playing field more even. Just because his program was great did not mean all of the other programs were at a disadvantage. In order for the playing field to even out, his program did not need to get worse. The other programs needed to get better.
It is the same as any other line of work. Whether it be real estate, technology, fashion, or anything else, the leaders are in that position for a reason. They innovate. They set the bar higher and higher. They lead while everyone else tries to catch up. The others do not catch up because the leader gets lazy and stops trying to innovate. The followers need to find ways to get better. Whether that means inventing a new kind of telephone or computer, starting a new fashion trend, or formulating a new way to build houses, the leaders have no responsibility to try to make everyone else better.
Watch the UConn team play this weekend. They aren't cheating. They aren't bending the rules. All they are doing is outplaying their opponents, and doing it in overwhelming fashion. The way they pass the ball, the way they shoot the ball, the way they play defense. It isn't some new kind of revolutionary basketball. It is the same basketball that every other team plays. The only difference is that they do it better than everyone else.
Breanna Stewart is standing in the middle of the lane blocking a shot at one end, and then she is knocking down a three pointer at the other end. Moriah Jefferson is leading a fast break and then playing lockdown defense. It is true that UConn almost always has more talented players on the court, but their players are not getting by on just raw ability. They are beating their opponents in every way possible, and it all starts with Auriemma.
His former and current players say that the number one reason his teams have so much success is because of his mentality. And his mentality is that his team deserves to be the best, and they have no reason to apologize for being just that. He works them hard in practice, and is just as tough on them during games. No matter how talented any of his players might be, none of them are immune to his criticism. And what makes his players so good is the fact that they know that. There are countless examples of talented players in any sport who cannot handle criticism. They think they are above the laws of the game, and they take any kind of criticism as an insult to their ability. What has made Auriemma's teams so good is that his rosters never contain players like that. No matter how good Breanna Stewart might be, she swears by Auriemma's coaching abilities, and says she is always willing to listen and get better. It is this sort of relationship between a coach and his players that truly makes a team elite. And Auriemma has done nothing but field elite teams since he has been at UConn.
Just watch a UConn game and you see what makes Auriemma great. His team might be winning by 20 points, but he is still pointing out each and every mistake they are making. And his team is still listening. What even further displays how great Auriemma is happens once the game is out of hand. Despite such lopsided final scores, UConn could never be accused of running up the score. Often times the starters sit out the entire fourth quarter. However, the team still dominates.
There is a common theme in sports that the attitude of the superstars trickles down and represents the attitude of each and every player on their team, and that is exactly what happens with the Huskies. Since the stars of the team are so receptive to criticism, the attitude infiltrates the entire team. Freshman see senior leaders always striving to get better, and that is the example they follow. That is why Auriemma's program has been so good for so long. Freshman classes come in and watch how the leaders of the team conduct themselves, and they have no choice but to do the same thing. They understand that their time will come, but it will only come if they buy into the concepts that Auriemma has used to build such a successful program. And that is why the Huskies do not run up the score despite the fact that they win so many games by such wide margins. Their players are all just coached so well from the top of the roster to the bottom that no matter who is on the floor, Auriemma's team has the advantage.
What Auriemma has done (and former men's coach Jim Calhoun) is really remarkable. They took a small and almost completely unknown school in a town in the middle of nowhere and they have built it into a national power. Sure, if you are one of the best women's basketball players in the country you could go to UCLA or Miami and play in the bright lights and the big cities. But thanks to Auriemma, if you really want to get better at basketball, you will go to school in tiny Storrs, Connecticut. Auriemma started with a program that was little more than a name and an arena and innovated his way to the top of the college basketball world.
Auriemma owes no one any apologies, and if you think that he does, then you don't know what you are talking about. There is only one way for the playing field to be leveled, and that is for the competition to catch up. Until that happens, the UConn women will keep winning titles, and the lights around Storrs will just grow brighter and brighter. And if their streak right now stands at 73 consecutive wins, imagine what could happen when those bulbs get bigger and bigger. Until someone out there steps up and beats the Huskies, Auriemma will not apologize as his team continues to dominate. And if you are one of those people that believes he should apologize, then I have to tell you that you are simply wrong, and I do not apologize for telling you that.
Daily Diamondbacks Update: Really tough news last night as A.J. Pollock broke his elbow only days before the regular season gets underway. At first I thought he might miss a month or two, but the way it sounds now, I think the team has to count on being without him for the majority of the season. Injuries happen to everyone though, and I never like to use them as an excuse. However, losing Pollock is a big blow. Opening Day is now less than 48 hours away.
Daily Rangers Update: The Rangers were finished off by the lowly Buffalo Sabres just under an hour ago, and the team now has fallen to fifth in the Eastern Conference with four games to play. The NHL playoffs are almost like a brand new season once they get underway, but the Rangers really have no momentum at all at this point, and I cannot say that I am confident they can make much noise once the postseason begins.
Daily NBA Update: The Warriors suffered their first home loss of the season last night, and at 68-8, they need to finish the season 5-1 to break the single season record with 73 wins. Most of the other title contenders are resting their stars in preparation for the playoffs, and watching the Warriors recently, I have to say that they are looking a bit fatigued, and I am not sure that they will be as fresh as the competition going into the postseason, and this could come back to haunt them down the road. However, I have believed from the beginning of the season that if you have the chance to have what could possibly be the greatest season in the history of the sport, you owe it to yourself to go all out. Golden State is 68-8. If they finish 73-9 and win the title, there is no argument that they will have put together the greatest season ever. Until that is impossible, the Warriors should be playing every game like it is their last.
Daily Giants Update: Not much new here, as we are pretty much just counting down to the draft now that the majority of free agency signings have been completed. The Giants addressed their defensive line with major upgrades, but still need to add more pieces on defense. I would love for the team to be able to draft Myles Jack out of UCLA, but I doubt he will be available at number ten. New mock drafts I have seen have begun to mention as Laquon Treadwell as a possibility for the Giants. I think they just need to go the best player available route as opposed to trying to fill a certain position and maybe reaching for someone unworthy of the tenth overall pick. No matter who they draft, the Giants will need him ready to contribute Week 1.
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