tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post5002526874870440044..comments2023-10-31T06:31:41.395-04:00Comments on Bottom of the Barrel: MMQB Review: Post-Vacation EditionBengoodfellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-86765239745158293862009-07-29T08:22:59.311-04:002009-07-29T08:22:59.311-04:00I know! If Bill had been paying attention to UCLA ...I know! If Bill had been paying attention to UCLA Westbrook's first year he would have seen the potential he had and I would have nothing to complain about. Hell, I am across the country and I knew about Westbrook. <br /><br />I was writing and completely forgot that he had drafted Justin Gage who I am not sure even should be on a fantasy team at all. I hate I ignored that part and missed a chance to make fun of Peter. <br /><br />I haven't seen Smoltz pitch yet, except in highlights I saw on MLB Network but it looks like his velocity is there, he is just pitching over the plate and getting hit. I don't buy all the crap he is pitching poorly against bad teams. No matter, these are all major league hitters and if you give them something good to hit they will hit it. <br /><br />I am the same way, I can resist Rick Reilly, but I can't resist Bill and Peter. It's like a bizarre addiction I have to getting pissed off at them. Actually, they represent a lot of what I don't like so that is why I cover them.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-72725505289623482902009-07-29T02:53:47.035-04:002009-07-29T02:53:47.035-04:00I know you know that when King and Simmons agree o...I know you know that when King and Simmons agree on something, it's time to run the other way. Smoltz is fine, he still has some nasty stuff, he's just happened to run into a shitstorm of bad luck. Nobody matches up with Beckett/Lester/Smoltz in the AL right now.<br /><br /> I am sick and tired of the shtick of Bill Simmons and Peter King. I'm able to resist giving Rick Reilly page hits for his articles, but the temptation to seethe is too large in the case of Simmons.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608943730483992955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-25382424305683940342009-07-28T22:38:47.553-04:002009-07-28T22:38:47.553-04:00the real boneheaded part of the Simmons/Westbrook ...the real boneheaded part of the Simmons/Westbrook saga is that Simmons has lived in LA for like the last six or seven years, when the Jimmy Kimmel show started out (although he's too humble to say it himself, Billy actually wrote for the Jimmy Kimmel Show once upon a time), so he would have known of Westbrook really early on had he not been hermetically sealed in his Boston sports bubble.<br /><br />say what you will about the Knowshon pick but the Justin Gage one was the kicker for me. Justin Gage is terrible. he was cut by the Bears, and the only qualifications the Bears require for wideouts are two legs, two arms, and a head.ivnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-52586759661355922622009-07-28T20:34:41.506-04:002009-07-28T20:34:41.506-04:00Kent, DHB does even have a real shot out there in ...Kent, DHB does even have a real shot out there in Oakland. The least they could do is let Garcia start games over Russell and give the team a fighting chance. Asomugha is a good CB, so maybe he will learn from him in practice, other than that the Raider's aren't a great team to play for and develop a WR...at least not right now. <br /><br />Anon, Westbrook was so lightly recruited if I am not wrong because he was short and scrawny. He had a sort of growth spurt there towards his senior year and that caused UCLA to take a look at him. He was the 17th highest ranked PG/SG out of the class or something like that. So you are right about that. I could give Simmons credit if he was on the bandwagon before all of the Westbrook hoopla started but he started way after. <br /><br />You are also right about everyone understanding his pro potential. I think he backed up Affalo his freshman year and when he came in the game there wasn't all that much of a fall off from the position. His progress did shock a lot of people and it's one of those things where I guess he was a late bloomer. I still give Bill no credit for jumping on the wagon when every one else did. Peter King loves to do that as well. <br /><br />Ivn, I loved that too. We get to hear about his dining experiences around the country and then he starts chastising a hot dog eating contest. It doesn't quite seem right to me either. <br /><br />I think my favorite one of his obvious predictions was at the end of this year when he said we would hear more from this Andre Johnson fellow...you think? He is one of the top 3 receivers in the league right now. I like Moreno but I don't think you can take him that high with the RB situation in Denver...especially with those other guys on the board. I want him in the league just to stomp him or at least play against that team he drafted. <br /><br />I wish we could find that team online somewhere and link it to show the genius of Peter King. He's not qualified to talk about fantasy football at all.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-9488466051908209302009-07-28T19:11:19.874-04:002009-07-28T19:11:19.874-04:00I love how the guy who devotes column space to com...I love how the guy who devotes column space to complaining about the quality of food in restaurants that he doesn't have to pay for is going to chastise a hot dog eating contest. maybe he's bitter that he didn't get an invite.<br /><br />I also love the overly-safe predictions that are his trademark. "I don't feel comfortable setting it in stone, but I think Tim Lincecum is going to be a heck of a pitcher." "Maybe I'm crazy, but it doesn't look like Robert Gallery will turn into the cornerstone left tackle we expected him to be." <br /><br />"Because I don't know much more than that, no sense wasting your time or mine."<br /><br />too late.<br /><br />on another Peter King note I picked up the Sports Illustrated fantasy football issue and lo and behold there was a mock draft in it. PK used his first pick on Brian Westbrook (passing over Steve Slaton who he said was going to have 1,900 total yards and 15 TDs or something like that), his second pick on Knowshon fucking Moreno (also on the board: Calvin Johnson, Steve Smith, Chris Johnson, Roddy White), and his third on Kevin Smith. also he picked a defense in the sixth round, a kicker in round ten (I think), and his #1 WR is Justin Gage. if he's qualified to talk about fantasy football I think I'd like to pen a few essays about being a lumberjack. I guess what I'm trying to say is that we should leave a spot open for Peter in our league. and maybe charge him a non-refundable entrance fee.ivnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-39616003665139725742009-07-28T17:21:46.520-04:002009-07-28T17:21:46.520-04:00Westbrook was lightly recruited coming out of high...Westbrook was lightly recruited coming out of high school. He had almost no offers before his senior year of high school and was set to go to Creighton or University of San Diego before Jordan Farmar went pro and it opened up a scholarship for him at UCLA. <br /><br />However, from since he summer before his freshman year, the Los Angeles writers and anyone covering UCLA were stating Westbrook had more pro-potential then anyone else on the UCLA roster (Collison, Mbah Moute, Affallo, etc.) A fact that was mentioned pretty much any time Westbrook entered the game by the TV or Radio announcers. <br /><br />As a UCLA fan, I am shocked that RW has gone from a guy who could not dunk before his senior year of high school to one of the best up and coming guards in the NBA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-887212146206671932009-07-28T15:15:05.747-04:002009-07-28T15:15:05.747-04:00The other problem for DHB is he won't be worki...The other problem for DHB is he won't be working with a quarterback know for throwing with pinpoint accuracy (I believe the Raiders will start Russell over Garcia because they are the Raiders). That will make his hands seem worse than they are. Also, he won't have an opportunity to pad his stats by playing against Oakland's DBs.KentAllardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034050997693995004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-51465449405928531982009-07-28T14:12:02.955-04:002009-07-28T14:12:02.955-04:00Go, I think you are baiting me into agreeing with ...Go, I think you are baiting me into agreeing with you. I was so focused on pointing out those players came from the Northeast region of the United States to notice they had all done NOTHING as of yet in the NFL but were drafted high and are probably going to be good. Just remember Peter was there first and called it before all of us. <br /><br />For me, I think Simmons is the worst about this. I give him credit for sticking with the Durant thing but two years when he started talking about how no one was talking about Russell Westbrook, like he was some scrub that came from nowhere. People who watch and try to know college basketball knew all about Westbrook, but Simmons acts like he discovered him. I am not asking him to pick a diamond in the rough but Westbrook was a four star recruit coming out of high school. <br /><br />I have no idea who pays these guys but I would bet at least 20% of the hits on their columns are from people who are looking to make fun of them or don't like their writing. Whatever works I guess...<br /><br />I actually would have absolutely loved DHB and not been as hard on him had he been a early second round pick but to take him as the best WR in the draft is insanity. It's stinks for him because he is not going to get great coaching in Oakland either.Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-9673912497800605862009-07-28T13:30:02.891-04:002009-07-28T13:30:02.891-04:00BTW I am a Maryland football season ticket holder ...BTW I am a Maryland football season ticket holder and yeah if DHB had hands he'd be a hell of a WR. Love the guy but no way he should have been a first rounder.Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309871029061042816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-49919044495447428402009-07-28T13:27:57.267-04:002009-07-28T13:27:57.267-04:00On some field this summer, a new James Harrison wi...On some field this summer, a new James Harrison will be born. On another field, a rookie -- Pat White? LeSean McCoy? Brian Orakpo? Brandon Tate? -- will make crowds go nuts. Mario Manningham will see an opportunity and run with it or run from it. Ditto Matthew Stafford and Mark Sanchez.<br /><br />I can't fucking take it. He does this shit constantly. He picks out a bunch of people who are SUPPOSED to be good and then predicts that they'll be successful in the NFL. It's like when Simmons chooses a college bball player (one he probably never watched) that will be chosen in the top 5 of the draft and predicts that the player will be a superstar. <br />I predict that Simmons or Fat Fuck will predict that either Brazil, Italy, or Spain will make it far in the World Cup next year.<br /> <br />Who/where the fuck are the people who write checks for these clowns?Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309871029061042816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-89200072320847405262009-07-28T11:06:36.750-04:002009-07-28T11:06:36.750-04:00But he's fast and that's all Al Davis real...But he's fast and that's all Al Davis really cares about. <br /><br />I wonder if the NFL will allow Heyward-Bey to use a laundry basket or another instrument to catch the football if he could prove that he has a physical problem that doesn't allow him to catch the football?Bengoodfellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09401971573776672570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-102327997051254703.post-40532244820412342942009-07-28T10:46:51.547-04:002009-07-28T10:46:51.547-04:00The only thing wrong with Heyward-Bey is his hands...The only thing wrong with Heyward-Bey is his hands. Good thing he doesn't play a position like wide receiver, where that would hurt.KentAllardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034050997693995004noreply@blogger.com