Thank you Miami Heat

Thank you, Miami Heat, for fighting so hard but in the end the better team did come out on top, and that’s the way championships should be. Congratulations to Denver

I’m sure by now everyone is saying How South Florida has become the epi center of professional sports finals? NBA, NHL NCAA Basketball, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tampa Bay Buccaneers on and on. We all know the current sports news is that The Miami Heat put up a good fight in the finals and The Florida Panthers are up to their necks in it for the Stanley cup. So, I thought I’d take a hard left turn and once again talk about football this week for a bit. After all, we’ve got about 100 days till the start of the season and it’s always good to be prepared right? always good to get in a little off season trash talk to get the juices flowing right?

Every year right about this time the national sports media bombards us with statistics, analysis and lists. Top five best quarterbacks in The NFL. Top teams destined to make the Superbowl. Top rookies who will make an immediate impact etc etc. It gets a little old. It’s a long season. Teams are literally playing all over the world this year and half of the players they mention won’t even be playing later on in the season due to injury. I know it sounds harsh but that’s reality.

I have a few good lists of my own. They’re not Top Five lists or Best of The Best lists, my lists are made of of the teams and players who I’m pretty sure will be a bust. They’ll play themselves into obscurity this year and will be non factors by week 6. I’ve used these lists in the past so as to eliminate the garbage from the rest of the field. That way I have a shorter and more narrow path to making my successful picks. It makes things less confusing.

First, let’s looks at my ”Teams That Are Going Nowhere List”. These are teams that I feel have no hope in making the playoffs and if they do they’ll choke like always. Throw these teams in the garbage can right now.

1. The Dallas Cowboys. If you look up the word “Choke” in the dictionary there’s a picture of Dak Prescott and The Dallas Cowboys in the definition. The Cowboys don’t have it and Dak Prescott is not a Super Bowl caliber QB. They’re loaded with talent but have zero emotional depth. Let’s face it, the head coach doesn’t make the calls here, Jerry Jones does. It’s time for Mr. Jones to retire to his 400 million dollar yacht and let football people run the team. Dont waste your time or money on Dallas.

2. The Cleveland Browns. I think the Browns invented bad luck. De Shaun Watson is laughing all the way to the bank and stopping at a message parlor on this one. Want to know why there’s been zero news this off seas about The Browns? It’s because they stink. Watson can’t play. They’re QB is a bust and they have no money to spend. The Curse continues in Cleveland.

3. The Denver Broncos. Whomever pushed for and encouraged the trade with Seattle for Russell Wilson needs to be boiled in oil, literally. There’s obviously something strange about Wilson that The Seahawks have been able to hide for years. Denver did not do their research and they’re reward is a future of late round picks and a tight spending budget because they traded everything they had and the kitchen sink to boot to Seattle. They’re going nowhere fast. Seattle is now stacked with talent and will be the Beast of The West Coast. Sorry Denver, maybe in like 2028.

4. The Houston Texans and The Atlanta Falcons (listed together because they’re both equally bad). Coaches hired and fired left and right, Quarterbacks I’ve never heard of and ownership issues do not make for a winning combination. Sure, they might win some games but they’re so irrelevant I sometimes forget they exist and play every week. They’re cannon fodder for the rest of the league, like the teams you play on Home Coming Day in college. A sure win. Lay the points with your picks on these teams because they never cover.

5. The New York Jets. I know, I know everyone is gonna freak out about this one but I personally feel the The Jets are destined to be a major flop this year. Arron Rogers cannot and will not carry them to a Super Bowl. He’s jinxed himself. The New York media will eat him alive ad he’ll fold like a house of cards. The reporters in Green Bay treated this guy like a God and spoon fed him baby food every week. The wolves in New York are hungry and they’re gonna tear Mr. Rogers to pieces. When the Jets start 0-3 they’re gonna chew him up and spit him out. Wait and see. Don’t pick the Jets to win it all because you’re throwing your money away. I doubt if they’ll even make the playoffs, seriously.

I think this is a good list to start with. It leaves me 27 NFL teams to pick a winner from and it’s way too early for that, but that’s coming soon and I think you’ll be surprised. For now, take a big black sharpie and cross off these previous five. You’ll be glad you did.

In the end of it this week, the NBA finals are over. The great run of The Miami Heat has come to a close and The Denver Nuggets reign over all as a champion. It was an amazing run for Miami. First the Bucks, then The Knicks, next The Celtics all fell in succession. Denver however was a different story and dominated Jimmy Butler and the boys from Miami. Miami played well, Denver played lights out basketball and in the end walked away with the Trophy. Play On! I say and count down the days till football season!

Kev