March 1

It's been about three weeks since my last post, but I'm back and hopefully I'll have more time to write now. I'm going to devote some time on football because of certain trade rumors that have been floating around. The Denver Broncos attempted to trade Jay Cutler and bring in Matt Cassell in some sort of three team deal that never got done. I have a few questions for the new coach and Mr. Pat Bowlen. Why on earth would you trade your best player, a top 5 quarterback in the NFL, for the most ridiculously over-rated player in NFL history? Matt Cassell had a decent year last year, but there's a perfectly good explanation for that: it's the Patriots! That offensive line is a beast, Tom Brady almost never gets sacked, and he's not a mobile quarterback. The routes the receivers run are hard for defenses to pick up on, and they have no running game so the quarterback does everything and he has about 8 guys to throw to every play. The defense can't keep up! Not only that, but now Cutler feels he isn't appreciated by the team, so you'd better get on your knees and beg him for forgiveness or he'll take off as soon as his contract is up, and you'll be out 1 hall-of-fame caliber quarterback. Matt Cassell hadn't started a game since high school before last season, and there's a reason for it! So Mr. McDaniels, realize the kid's not that good. I know you had a great bonding experience in New England, but this fool is not worth trading your best player for. And even if he was any good, you don't trade your young super-star, who has had 2 good years in a row for an unproven system quarterback who, with an O-line like Denver has, would throw about 30 picks next year. The offense is fine, and if it ain't broke don't fix it! The only thing that offense needs is a solid center and a couple reliable guards. The defense is really where they should focus, it's the laughing stock of the league. However, I do have to give McDaniels credit for shoring up that defense. The Broncos have already signed some big-time free agents in the first day the market opened. Linebacker Andra Davis was a huge signing, that linebacker core needs serious help, and defensive tackle Darrell Reid will provide some much-needed strength up front. But the biggest player they've signed is Brian Dawkins. This team needed a safety, they have ever since the great Steve Atwater departed many years ago, and they got the best one available. They also signed 2 good running backs, another position that needed some help, and a couple wide-outs. I hope McDaniels can pull the defense together and get this team back to the playoffs, but with what we've seen so far it's a toss up. He's made some brilliant moves and one extremely ignorant attempt at a move, so I'm not sure what to think. In any case, next year will certainly be an interesting one.