Your sports thoughts for the day

[2445ricardo]

I may take AP as MVP, depending on if he can continue his torrid pace. Nonetheless, I'd still take him over Peyton for CBPOY.

[determined4000]

I may take AP as MVP, depending on if he can continue his torrid pace. Nonetheless, I'd still take him over Peyton for CBPOY.

I might take him as offensive player of the year
But unfortunately in today's NFL, MVP almost has to be a QB because of the rules.
AP had a antistatic game Sunday but his team still couldn't win because his QB was woefully outplayed by his opponenent's (meanwhile the opponent lost their starting RB to injury and still won by 18 points)

[The Solution]

Still too early to determine your MVP even though we are past the halfway point, consider injuries or teams falling apart down the stretch = Loss of MVP Status....

Rookie of Year:
1. RG3
2. Luck

^^ IMO, yes Luck is a more QB pocket passer, but RG3 is also the complete athlete, i hope he does not fall down the path vick did and crumble as his years go by.

overall MVP

AP is having a breakthrough season after the Knee Surgery
Keep an eye on Payton lets see what he does these weeks leading up to the playoff's
Can Brees make a run even after a loss last week to the falcons?

Could be anyone, but right now there does not seem to be a clear cut favorite.

[PerpetualMotion]

Drew Brees will get offensive player of the year but not MVP. His team is just too awful for him to get it. This is the same for AP unfortunately. LT was the last non-RB to win MVP and that was in 2006. The Chargers finished 14-2 that year. Nobody is going to win MVP when their team is 5-6 or 6-5.

For me, these are my top 3:
- Matt Ryan
- Peyton Manning
- Tom Brady

No Rodgers because he's being stifled by his team. Peyton will most likely win it and that's only because he's taken the Broncos to new heights while coming back from a fairly big injury. I'd personally give it to Matt Ryan at this point. ATL has the best record and he brings a lot of yardage to the team. His run offence is one of the worst, so he's the reason the team has any offence at all.

[determined4000]

Week 12 Power Rankings

1. ne- No one looks better even if others have better records
2. denv- Did you know they allow less than 1ppg more than Balt and Pitt
3. hou- Most well-rounded possibly
4. sf- Will they regret their QB choice
5. atl- Not as good as their record
6. chi- Cutler back
7. balt
8. gb
9. nyg- Rebound after the bye
10. tb- Impressive in loss
11. cinci- Impressive in win
12. indy
13. sea- Hurt with PED suspensions to secondary
14. pitt- Playoff chances in jeopardy with Ben out
15. wa- RGIII
16. no- Actually in playoff hunt
17. minn
18. dal
19. mia
20. det
21. sd- Norv is gone
22. buff
23. stl
24. clev- 3 Good weeks in a row
25. jets- Fireman Ed has given up
26. tenn
27. car
28. arz- 4 in a row and then 7 in a row
29. jax- revitalized under Henne
30. oak
31. phil-The phillies have won a game more recently
32. kc

Positional Rankings
QB
1. Peyton
2. Brady- No this is not 5 year's ago rankings
3. Brees
4. Roders
5. Ryan
Honorable Mention- RGIII

RB
1. AP- no doubt
2. Foster
3. Ray Rice
4. Lynch
5. Martin

WR
1. Megatron- on a roll
2. AJ Green
3. Marhsall
4. Andre Johnson -outa no where
5. Wayne

TE
1. Graham
2. Tony
3. Witten
4. Daniels
5. Gronk -retakes #1 whenever healthy

Defense
1. Chi
2. SF
3. Hou
4. Pitt- and will need to play at best with no scoring on Offense
5. Seattle- hurt bad by suspensions

Bottom 6 (because 5 weren't enough)
1. Jets-Wonder if Sanchez still has the smell fresh in his mind
2. Cowboys playing to competition
3. Chargers 4th down defense
4. Eagles and Cards streaking
5. Larry Fitz's mental state
6. Suh's reputation

Final NCAAFB thought
It wont happen but the argument can be made as Florida being the best 1-loss team. They have the #1 schedule in the country and the "best loss" (vs #3 ranked BCS team).

[ZMan45]

Just saw the Thunder-Bobcats highlights from tonight. Was that game real life? I don't think OKC could have drilled a top 5 college team that bad.

[anuragp122195]

Just saw the Thunder-Bobcats highlights from tonight. Was that game real life? I don't think OKC could have drilled a top 5 college team that bad.

That was insane. 114-69. I can't believe Thunder almost tripled the Bobcats' score in the middle of the game.

On the other hand.... Knicks had an unlucky loss. Good game though, just very very disappointing for me at least.

[determined4000]

That was insane. 114-69. I can't believe Thunder almost tripled the Bobcats' score in the middle of the game.

On the other hand.... Knicks had an unlucky loss. Good game though, just very very disappointing for me at least.

Knicks just coming back down to earth after a fast start
1-3 in their last 4 with lone win vs Detroit
Melo is a 1way player. Amare will hurt the team by requiring 20+ shots when he gets back
JR wants twice as many as he is currently getting.
Kidd, Thomas, Camby and Sheed are 100 years old.
They could still go far because only decent Eastern COnference team is the Heat.
There are more bad teams in the NBA right now than I can ever remember.

SB odds
SF 3-1
NE 5-1
Denv 5-1
Hou 5-1
Gb 7-1
Atl 8-1
Chi 12-1
Balt 12-1
NYG 14-1
TB 14-1
Sea 30-1
Pitt 30-1

Surprised SF is 1st w/ rookie QB
Ravens/Giants seem like value bets

[miacanesfan25]

That phillies/eagles stat is hilarious.

Just give the Lombardi to the giants now and put everyone else out of their misery.

We all know the giants take the mid season off to prepare for the playoffs.

[The Solution]

For me, these are my top 3:
- Matt Ryan
- Peyton Manning
- Tom Brady

No Rodgers because he's being stifled by his team.

Great List, I agree with Rodgers, i was going to edit my post but then woke up to see you wrote this about his team and how that is going to let him down.

ATL looks unstopable and Ryan are roling right now, if they get julio jones back and another target his numbers will continue to rise.

[afrosamurai04]

I definitely wanna see a rematch between ATL and Denver just cause Peyton's got a better chemistry with the team now compared to the beginning of the season

[determined4000]

I definitely wanna see a rematch between ATL and Denver just cause Peyton's got a better chemistry with the team now compared to the beginning of the season

how bout an All-Manning bowl?

[Dre4]

how bout an All-Manning bowl?

That or a Harbaugh bowl.

[Lvisaa2]

Came home to relax after the library and watch some good college basketball only to see IU stomping UNC. God, I hate Indiana.

[afrosamurai04]

how bout an All-Manning bowl?

lol I can see that in like a future Madden game; "All-Manning bowl Mode."

Came home to relax after the library and watch some good college basketball only to see IU stomping UNC. God, I hate Indiana.

Meh, UNC felt nice on Indiana and cut them some slack after the even bigger win the game before 5-2 is still solid.

[ZMan45]

Came home to relax after the library and watch some good college basketball only to see IU stomping UNC. God, I hate Indiana.

Still rustled after last season I'm guessing? I have more vitriol for UNC. I like Crean and Indiana and happy they're relevant again.

[Lvisaa2]

Still rustled after last season I'm guessing? I have more vitriol for UNC. I like Crean and Indiana and happy they're relevant again.

Yes + Crean is a douche + I hate the Zeller family.

[determined4000]

Came home to relax after the library and watch some good college basketball only to see IU stomping UNC. God, I hate Indiana.

a Kentucky fan who likes Carolina?
You find Crean a douche, I find Roy a fraud

[Lvisaa2]

a Kentucky fan who likes Carolina?
You find Crean a douche, I find Roy a fraud

I didn't say I liked UNC, but I would prefer Indiana gets knocked down a peg.

[determined4000]

I didn't say I liked UNC, but I would prefer Indiana gets knocked down a peg.

I am pro-Duke and anti UNC
Mostly a Big East fan but the conference is going under because of lack of football power and teams checking out for football $
Wpuld love to see the ACC and Big East swap schools so the bball schools (inc UNC and Duke) are with the Big East bball schools and the football are with football
Instead we get a Big East with Tulane, TCU, Boise St.,San Diego St., UCF, Southern Methodist and the University of Houston. (strong demographically challenged conference name)

[determined4000]

must watch!

youtu.be/8U65T2x2oxo

I always thought he would be better than Melo and Darko but never imagined he would live up to the immense hype.

[The Solution]

Came home to relax after the library and watch some good college basketball only to see IU stomping UNC. God, I hate Indiana.

Better than banwagon Duke Fans.....

Anywho... Lets talk Syracuse basketball

[miacanesfan25]

Better than banwagon Duke Fans.....

Anywho... Lets talk Syracuse basketball

Crickets..

[The Solution]

Crickets..

Crickets? Coach B Sure knows his stuff and his record backs how well that team has done under his leadership as a coach.

They just chock every year in the tourney

[afrosamurai04]

Better than banwagon Duke Fans.....

Anywho... Lets talk Syracuse basketball

Nah, how bout Temple basketball

[ZMan45]

Nah, how bout Temple basketball

Pepper your angus. January 6th.

[determined4000]

-Longoria signs for 16 ,il a year and Upton gets 15 from the Braves. Seems like the Rays got off cheap now.

-A belated RIP to Marvin Miller and making so many Yankee World Series possible

-A belated props to the hot Colts cheerleaders who shaved their heads for Pagano/cancer awareness

-I hate that the NFL can't announce what players test positive for. But these players need to start coming up with something fresher and newer than Aderrol (spl?) because now everyone just assumes this means hard roids. No folks they arent really using ADHD meds.

-Biggest story of the day is the HOF ballot release: Which of these guys would YOU vote in?
name- career Yrs- Yr on ballot
Sandy Alomar Jr. 1988-2007 1st
Jeff Bagwell 1991-2005 3rd
Craig Biggio 1988-2007 1st
Barry Bonds 1986-2007 1st
Jeff Cirillo 1994-2007 1st
Royce Clayton 1991-2007 1st
Roger Clemens 1984-2007 1st
Jeff Conine 1990, 1992-2007 1st
Steve Finley 1989-2007 1st
Julio Franco 1982-94, 1996-97, 1999, 2001-07 1st
Shawn Green 1993-2007 1st
Roberto Hernandez 1991-2007 1st
Ryan Klesko 1992-2007 1st
Kenny Lofton 1991-2007 1st
Edgar Martinez 1987-2004 4th
Don Mattingly 1982-95 13th
Fred McGriff 1986-2004 4th
Mark McGwire 1986-2001 7th
Jose Mesa 1987, 1990-2007 1st
Jack Morris 1977-94 14th
Dale Murphy 1976-93 15th
Rafael Palmeiro 1986-2005 3rd
Mike Piazza 1992-2007 1st
Tim Raines 1979-2002 6th
Reggie Sanders 1991-2007 1st
Curt Schilling 1988-2007 1st
Aaron Sele 1993-2007 1st
Lee Smith 1980-97 11th
Sammy Sosa 1988-2005, 2007 1st
Mike Stanton 1989-2007 1st
Alan Trammell 1977-96 12th
Larry Walker 1989-2005 3rd
Todd Walker 1996-2007 1st
David Wells 1987-2007 1st
Rondell White 1996-2007 1st
Bernie Williams 1991-2006 2nd
Woody Williams 1993-2007 1st


Id vote Bonds, Clemens, Mattingly, Schilling. Only other possible guy Id give a vote to is Biggio, but he definetly won't get in 1st ballot.
WOULD NOT VOTE for McGwire, Sosa, or Palmerio. One dimensional players who built that one dimension up with performance enhancers.

[psychodiver9]

I know he was a dh bt Edgar Martinez is one of the best rh hitters of all time and deserves to get In. Clemens, bonds, Sosa are hof without juice but won't get elected because of it. Same with McGwire. Biggio is a bubble guy tome

[miacanesfan25]

Is the aderrol masking something else? What's up with this whole thing? That baffled me when some dudes tested positive for that of all things.

[psychodiver9]

Is the aderrol masking something else? What's up with this whole thing? That baffled me when some dudes tested positive for that of all things.

its a stimulant and shows up on tests and is banned by most orgs due to the high levels