Sportsball

My first post on this new blog will be about sports.  Anyone who knows me knows that I am a huge sports fan.  I grew up playing sports, both playground sports, and organized sports.  I even coached my son in flag football. I have many opinions when it comes to sports and I will share some of those here.

I will start with the NCAA Women's Championship game.  I see a lot of criticism regarding Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark.  People are commenting about the taunting, specifically Angel Reese pointing to her ring finger.  Give me a break. Harmless taunting is part of sports. I do not see any of these people criticizing male athletes for this type of taunting. Angel Reese pointed to her ring finger when the game was said and done. This is harmless and does not show a lack of sportsmanship. She also did the "You can't see me" taunt popularized by WWE wrestler John Cena. Again, this is a harmless taunt. Both Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark balled out during the tournament. They are competitors. They have had nothing but good things to say about each other. They respect each other. When two excellent athletes go head-to-head there will almost certainly be some level of taunting. I put it at the same level as Dikembe Mutombo's finger wag, a player leaving their arm up after draining a 3-pointer, or a football player high-stepping into the endzone. These talking heads that are complaining about the taunting need to get over themselves and shut the hell up.

Next up I will talk about football. The Detroit Lions are doing all the right things this offseason. We still need to see what they do in the draft, but I have confidence they will get it right. I feel really odd saying this about the Lions though. As a lifelong Detroit sports fan, I know to not get my hopes up about the Lions, but this feels different. Now let me share my thoughts on some other football things. I will start with Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns. I know Deshaun Watson has not been found guilty of a crime, but the allegations are enough.  It is very doubtful that 20+ women are all telling the same lies. I was starting to come around on the Browns and hoping they did well until they traded for Watson. I hope Cleveland goes 0-17 and Watson does not throw a single touchdown. I wish them nothing but the worst. On to Tom Brady. Brady is the G.O.A.T. I would probably have Brady at one and Montana at two. Peyton Manning is also up there in the top five somewhere. I really wish Brady would not have come back last year after retiring. I really thought he would have done better. The Buccaneer's struggles are not on him. The entire team underperformed. Tampa Bay is going to have difficulty finding another long-term starting QB. They are playing in a terrible division and there is a good chance the division winner could be 9-8. This will mean they will not get a top-five draft pick which is what you usually need to get a top-tier QB in the draft. I know how funny it is to say that after talking about Brady being the G.O.A.T. He was a 6th round QB. I am not saying it is impossible to find a later-round QB that turns out to be good.  I am saying it is usually more difficult and they usually need to sit behind a veteran for a few seasons, much like Aaron Rogers did with Brett Favre, and possibly Jordan Love with Aaron Rodgers. Speaking of Aaron Rodgers... what the hell is going on with that guy. Darkness retreats, ayahuasca, and taking Covid vaccine advice from Joe Rogan. I used to like Aaron Rodgers. Now I am hoping he retires soon. He is probably going to be on the Jets soon and that is worse than retiring.

What about baseball? The baseball season has just started and I do not have many thoughts yet, but Shohei Ohtani is crazy! A great pitcher and a great batter. Can the Detroit Tigers get him somehow?

Go Blue!