1. The Superbowl matchup is set between the Ravens
and the 49ers. What do you think is the best storyline? And is this the matchup
you wanted to see?
People will play on the Harbowl aspect since
this is the first time Brothers coached against each other in a Superbowl.
Which I understand has a lot of aspects to play up in the media. Sibling
rivalry and how the friends and family will handle watching the game. But
that’s an obvious storyline and I think it shouldn’t be important because those
two brothers don’t go out on the field and play the game. Another likely
overplayed storyline will be Ray Lewis’ chance to ride off into the sunset on
top but he already has a Superbowl. They guy that is overlooked is Ed Reed who has
been a Baltimore Raven since being drafted by them in 2002 and widely
considered the best free safety of our generation. He has a chance to validate
his illustrious career and there are no guarantees that he’ll be on the team
next year.
2. Tom Brady was 10 and 0 with 3 Superbowls at
first and now he is 8-6 since and 0 and 2 in Superbowls since Spygate. What do
you think is the reason for his recent woes?
These numbers would tell you that maybe the
man who has been the pure essence of clutch was actually choking in the
playoffs of late. The thing that is overlooked is that Tom Brady the 3 time
Superbowl champion was nowhere as good as the Tom Brady that we’ve seen since
2007. Those Patriots Superbowl teams won all three of those games by a combined
9 points. So those teams where as close to losing as they where to winning
hence why they’ve lost 2 Superbowls in close games. That being said, the main
reason he hasn’t won the Superbowl lately is simply that football is a team
sport and the Patriots haven’t had a dominant defense or running game since their
last title.
3. Hockey is back finally! Do you think a bunched up season like this is a bad idea? And who do you think is the favorite to win it all?.
I must admit I thought that it was too late
for hockey. The season was supposed to start in October and it took them until
January to end it when the season usually ends in April. 48 games in such a
short span sound dangerous for one of the toughest sport that is played on Ice.
There is going to be a considerable amount of freak injuries, which will hurt more
due to the fact that more games will be played over shorter stretches then in a
regular year. That being said it’s hard to pick a favorite in any lockout
season of a sport especially one that had an 8th seed run threw
everybody in the playoffs. But in a regular year I would probably go with the
Pittsburgh Penguins because Malkin played out of his mind last year and if
Crosby can somehow stay healthy they should be a pretty heavy favorite with the
New York Rangers but I have as much confidence in those picks as everybody has
in the chances that “Kimye” well stay together despite the baby.
Let me start off by saying, I practically O-Ded on hockey this weekend. I am so excited for a new season. That being said, I have to admit that the 48 game season scares me. Teams are playing a lot of back-to-back games this year which takes a toll on a player's body very quickly. Hell, the Flyers are playing seven games in ten days! That's a lot of ice time and a lot of travel. Expect injuries and tired players, just like we saw in a short NBA season. As for predicting the Cup winners, it is hard to say in hockey. Last year's playoffs just prove that like any sport, anything is possible. Don't be surprised to see the usual suspects in the East compete this year: Pittsburgh, DC, Boston, NY Rangers, Philadelphia. I say this with a little bias, but I'll pick the Buffalo Sabres to be the dark horse of that conference, if they stay healthy. The West will be much of the same too, St. Louis, Vancouver, Chicago, LA... If I had to pick a team somewhat under the radar, I'd go with the Detroit Red Wings, who always seem to find ways to win. Without going into in, my official start of the season prediction to win it all: The St. Louis Blues. Ask me again in a few weeks and that may change.
4. Do you believe Manti Te’o’s story? Do you think that it will hurt his draft stock?
I don’t know what to think about this story
except that it made sense, to me at least, that this story would overshadow
Lance Armstrong admitting he doped. Everybody including my mama knew that
Armstrong doped but American’s aren’t very interested in cycling enough to
care. But back to Te’o, at first there where to many wholes in his story to
believe Te’o, but after more information it’s not inconceivable that he got “catfished”
and lied about aspects of the “Relationship” because he was embarrassed that
they met online. All facets of the story considered though, I can’t tell which
story is worse. If he really is that gullible and believe such an obvious lie
than will he last long in the NFL being the guy who will believe anything? I
know no one wants to be labeled a liar but the NFL has had many crazy players
but a naive one? He has to be a gold-digger's dream right? But who knows how he’ll
handle actual women? Since you know, he doesn’t have much prior experience. His stock definitely dropped because he played like his girlfriend in the title game already and NFL draft stock is unreasonably fickle.
Zach Warren-
To be honest, I still don't know what to believe about the Manti Te'o story. Just when you think you know everything something new comes out. With the information we have now I think Te'o was actually Catfished by his friend Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, and did not know the hoax was going on and believed Lennay Kekua was a real person he was associating with. I gathered that from a story on ESPN (http://espn.go.com/college-football/story/_/id/8857057/friend-says-ronaiah-tuiasosopo-confessed-manti-teo-girlfriend-hoax) which explained a woman confirmed Tuiasosopo cried to her privately at church about being the one behind it and that a practical joke had become too big for him to handle. Based on accusations from teammates of Te'o though, who claimed they could hardly call her his girlfriend and that they didn't really see her as such t him, I think he did kind of promote her as his girlfriend after the death came about and the media got involved to add to his tragic story that he was going through. Then when he found out she wasn't dead after all or real through the last month or so I think it shook him and he was embarrassed to admit it and is still shying away from it if at all possible. There are still a lot of questions though and doubts in my mind. I don't buy his explanation for why he never "actually met up with her in Hawaii" that his parents would shut down the relationship if they knew she wasn't real...that seems too vague and loose ended for a 21 year old man. And I still am confused about who he was talking to on the phone, and who his parents talked to on the phone. And then there is the fact that if it was his girlfriend and he loved her as much as he made it seem and he knew she was dying in the hospital of Leukemia why would he not once go visit her in person and talk to her, see how shes doing, tell her he loved her? Like I don't know one girl who would be like ok ya just shoot me a few tweets while I'm on my death bed and we'll call it even. No way. I kinda get the whole "don't miss a game thing" but who wouldn't give up a game to go visit someone they loved who was dying...or even if not a game one practice during the week, you got 6 other days man. He made it seem like his team and coaches were so supportive of him in his "time of need" so don't you think they would understand him missing a day for person reasons? That is just too fishy to me man, and is why I think he pumped up the "girlfriend" aspect more than he needed. Nonetheless I think it barely effects his draft stock. Maybe if they find he was involved it gives off the idea that he only cares about his self publicity and image, which might not appeal to NFL teams but lets be real all professional teams really look for is talent. If brains mattered for example people with 4's on the Wonderlic wouldn't get drafted 6th overall. Overall all this might do is make Te'o come off as either a fool for having a fake online relationship that he thought was legit, or one of the biggest, scum bags of all time for setting it up and killing someone with cancer to promote himself. Ironically though his morals don't show when he's running around tackling people on the football field.
Either way keep on Te'oing like its your job!
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