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Title: My 2 Cents Archives April 2010
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Blog Entry: APRIL 25, 2010 <img src="http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j140/bradbridges/Bradford.jpg" border="0" alt="sam bradford Pictures, Images and Photos" width = "200" height = "182" /></a> Sam Bradford, I'm #1 NFL DRAFT THOUGHTS Denver, McDaniels passed on Dez Bryant and took Tim Tebow, a QB, who by my account will never be good enough to paly the position in the NFL. McDaniels took Tebow in the first round. Do you know why he did that, because there are no consequences to personnel decisions. GMs and head coaches get a buy out when they get fired, i.e. you get paid to leave for failing. McDaniels is not purposefully ruining the franchise, but he is dumb and will be out in 3 years as I predicted here on Sportvent. Seattle, Carroll got the best left tackle in the draft Okung and safety Earl Thomas. Maybe this Carroll guy knows what he is doing. Interesting that Carroll did not take his own safety from USC, Taylor Mays. Those USC players don't really play well in the NFL Palmer being the exception. Washington, needed a left tackle and they got one. Some have questioned Williams' work ethic so we shall see what comes of this pick. With tremendous upside if he dedicates himself he can be one of the best. San Francisco, did what every good team needs to do, they are building from the inside out. This game is won and lost in the trenches and getting 2 offensive lineman is the only way to build a team. Smith needs more time to find Crabtree and Gore needs more holes to run through. APRIL 6, 2010 Brad Stevens WHAT A GAME Butler could have won, but it was not to be and thus Duke wins their 4th championship. But what a championship game it was. It is a shame that the Bulldogs had to lose because their effort was tremendous. I thought Duke would run away with the title and win by 12 but Butler is a scrappy bunch that defended well and outplayed the Blue Devils in the first half. The game was back and forth, Duke makes an 8-0 run in the first, Butler follows with a 7-0 run of their own. With their impressive defense Butler was able to limit Duke's 3-pt. shooting and held the Devils to under 60 total points for most of the game until the very end. Duke finished with 61. You have to tip your hat to this mid-major that was one shot away from making history. I for one am very thankful that the game turned out to be as great as it did. I remember last year where Michigan State was done 4 minutes into it. Oh, that was NOT a flagrant foul. A stupendous effort by the Bulldogs!!! APRIL 3, 2010 Tom Izzo, "We're Back!!!" FINAL 4 The madness has reached its final location, Indianapolis with 3 games remaining it's anyone's guess who will take the title. I will be in Vegas Baby, next Saturday to do a little eating, well let's be honest, no one does a little eating in Vegas Baby, to do a lot of eating and a little sports wagering. I call it the "4 WAY and PRAY". This is my attempt to handicap the remaining four teams and to guess the over/under on both games on Saturday. To make the big bucks I have to wrap it all up in a four way parlay with a 10 to 1 pay out you need not bet a significant amount to leave Sin City with a smile on your face. The Butler did it. No matter what happens Butler has thoroughly impressed. The first Final Four appearance for the Bulldogs unfortunately they are facing an experienced Michigan State team that should go back to the championship game. Duke is back and will face West Virginia. This one is hard to figure, but my initial thought is that the Mountaineers do not shoot lights out as they did against Kentucky and thus fall to an ever improving Blue Devil squad. What are your thoughts Venters? Shout at me!!!!