tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post1769605643560045826..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: MMQB Review: Why Can't Major League Baseball Control the Weather? EditionBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-88023318668509816222013-04-17T09:27:25.200-04:002013-04-17T09:27:25.200-04:00Zidane, that is a funny point. I'm not sure I ...Zidane, that is a funny point. I'm not sure I can argue with it. Favre is a Hall of Famer, but it is just so much fun to make fun of him. <br /><br />HH, I think it's unlikely too. That's a really good point about the new CBA. I did not even think about that when writing all my snark. I won't call you out if it doesn't happen because you don't claim to be a draft expert like Mel Kiper. <br /><br />Snarf, I am guessing three QB's go in the first round this year. It sounds crazy, but I think the reward of drafting a potential franchise QB outweighs the risk of doing so. Basically, it isn't too cost-prohibitive to draft a QB early anymore. Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-53835247425118865142013-04-17T00:20:44.553-04:002013-04-17T00:20:44.553-04:00HH, I think that's a really good point. IIRC,...HH, I think that's a really good point. IIRC, the top 10 picks' (of the first round) option year is at the average of the top 10 highest paid palyers at their position, similar to the franchise tag (but 10 rather than 5). Picks 11 - 32's option years are at the average of the top-20 players. That option year may make things really interesting and create some weird "bubbles" in the draft and draft trade market.Snarfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-90550422464817744172013-04-17T00:09:12.525-04:002013-04-17T00:09:12.525-04:00Quarterbacks Matt Barkley, Ryan Nassib and E.J. Ma...<b>Quarterbacks Matt Barkley, Ryan Nassib and E.J. Manuel all should be gone by 41.</b><br /><br /><i>So Peter picked only one quarterback to go in the first round and he expects three quarterbacks to go from picks 33-41?</i><br /><br />Unlikely. My prediction is that Geno Smith, Barkley, and probably one more QB go late in the first round, as teams trade up from the early second. [New England is bound to trade out of 29.] I say this because under the CBA, late first round picks get four year contracts plus a team option year, while second round picks get four year contracts. The option year is much more important for a potential franchise QB than any other position, so I bet teams who want a franchise QB in the early second will pay to move back into the late first. <br /><br />Feel free to call me out if this never happens.HHhttp://www.twitter.com/kingharisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-48392959605660660492013-04-17T00:06:17.275-04:002013-04-17T00:06:17.275-04:00^^^ While I think the comparison is decent for pos...^^^ While I think the comparison is decent for post-2000 (maybe 1998) Favre, I think your last sentence is a bit off. Romo has nothing on 1995 - 1997 Favre. <br /><br />Peter seemed particularly Peter-esque in this column for some reason.Snarfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-19182856851204451242013-04-16T20:12:38.171-04:002013-04-16T20:12:38.171-04:00Brett Favre's playing for Dallas right now. I...Brett Favre's playing for Dallas right now. It's actually the perfect analogy. Romo brings 3-4 wins to the team (Dallas is probably 4-12 or 5-11 with an "average" QB the last two years), he'll throw enough TDs to give you a chance in any game, and you just hope that he doesn't throw a backbreaking INT.<br /><br />All Romo's missing is that three game run Favre had in January 1997 that led to a Super Bowl 31 victory.ZidaneValornoreply@blogger.com