Should Players Sit In the Green Room

 

Last night the anual NFL draft took place. As sort of a recent tradition players that are noted as the top players in the draft are invited to sit in the green room, in hopes that they can shake hands with the commissioner and recieve their first found jersey when called upon. It seems like almost every year that one or two players that are invited that are high caliber players end up waiting the entire day to hear their names or not to hear their name at all. Geno Smith of West Virginia had to sit all night not to hear his name and sat with an embarrassed look on his face. Smith has decided to sit the next draft day out. Some are calling to his character and say this might hurt his draft stock. I don't think this is valid at all. This was probably very hard for him. As Herm Edwards said on espn this morning, "It's like having a birthday and nobody showing up." I have no problem with him sitting the next round out. in all reality its not when or where he goes its how he plays at the end of this summer.

Geno Smith

Trusting the Oz

Just months after winning the franchises second Lombardi trophy in a little over a decade, it seemed as though the Baltimore Ravens team had totally fallen apart. The retirement of their most notorious player in franchise history meant big shoes to fill for one player on their roster. No one figured that there would be numerous big names still to leave. After Lewis’ departcher, a handful of big names also left Baltimore. Star wideout, Anquan Boldin left for San Francisco, middle linebacker Darnelle Ellerby went to Miami, and longtime raven Ed Reed left for Houston. Ravens fans were not very optimistic about Raven’s decision to pay Joe Flacco the large contract. Despite this quarterback is the most important position on the field and in the NFL today if you don’t have an ace under center your team will not make it very far.

                Ozzie Newsome the Long time general manager of the Ravens came under fire for some of his offseason moves but just like always he began to make his moves. First he revamped the defensive line that was in dire need of a better pass rush, he brought in Demarcus Spears from Dallas and another veteran defensive lineman from New York. In addition he grabbed the number one pass rusher in free agency with Elvis Dumerville. To fill Reed’s void they brought in Raider’s safety Michael Huff he is a great younger talent that will add depth. I cannot wait to see what Newsome will do with the draft either he has a long history of bringing in star talents in even the later rounds. So if you’re a Ravens fan, I would not worry. Look for the Ravens to make another playoff push.

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Could Women Play in the NBA?

Just this year with the emergence of talents like Brittany Griner of Baylor University, some are asking the question would it be possible for a female athlete to compete in the NBA. Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks said that he would consider looking into drafting the 6-8 college star for the Mavericks. Shane Battier of the Miami Heat says it’s only a matter of time before women play in the NBA. He actually thinks in our lifetime we could see the first women in the NBA. Despite these accusations I don't think I could buy into that just yet. I have no doubt that a player like Brittany Griner can make a good male basketball player look silly, but will she have the overall mass to body up with other 6-8 and taller players in the NBA, I'm not too convinced. The post-game in the NBA is extremely rough and bruising. I would think Griner would have to be at least 210-220 pounds to be able to withstand the impact of payers in the post. Battier also accounted for this; he said that if a woman did play in the league they would have to be quite the human specimen. I don't think Griner would be able to play in the world’s most premier basketball league, but you never know when the next freak of nature comes along, bigger, stronger.



Brittney Griner & Shane Battier