Steve The Hedge

Risk tolerance is the amount of risk you are comfortable assuming for a given reward. There is often a large divergence between what we THINK we'll accept and what we FEEL we'll accept, and feelings ALWAYS win out. Always.

When was the last time the #1 pick wasn't used on a QB? Dolphins 2008 Draft. How did that work out for them? Case Study: Dolphins

Although I've got my own opinions on the #1 overall pick, this isn't the time to write the name on the card. This is the time to determine the draft slot's true value to other teams. The first...

AP user Steve The Hedge does the research on the West Coast Offense so you don't have to.

As a successful manager of people, I would like to offer the Blazer's GM and Head Coach my greatest insights into creating an environment of excellence and achievement through personnel...

How is it that in the NFL, each team's fans can begin the season with at least the hope of a superbowl winning season and in the NBA there are really only about ten teams that have the hope of...

As a manager, a part of my job is to monitor the ongoing performance of my employees. I have learned or developed a number of methods to asses base-line aptitude in numerous departments in order to...

Opinions on this draft vary widely, as would be expected. Regardless of the outcome, however, we now have a few new toys for a future coach to play with. I, for one, am excited about the...

I haven't had this much draft fun since 2006. We are in a possition to get at least two high quality players that will immediately be assumed as future HOFers! I've spent so much time reading...

It's time to make a stand. I've put up with enough. We missed out on CP3 and Williams, BRoy flamed out too quickly, Oden never had a chance to SMASH, Sergio never panned out, Rudy never improved,...

I'm doing a bit of value research regarding Evans, and I could use your help. I, personally, had high expectations for him when he was drafted, but it seems like he's peaked already or a least...

We've all been reading everything about these players leading up to the draft, and we all have our own ideas of what the Blazers needs are. My questions are: What five specific traits/abilities...

I just can't say goodbye to Roy. I feel like there's so much more he can give to the game of basketball and the Blazers. I recognize that he can't (shouldn't) play the game again, but does he...

As the draft approaches, I wanted to empirically see what happened last year in the hopes that it would reveal insight into greater areas of need. The results were expected, surprising, and in some...

I won't rehash all the amazing things DeCastro would bring to the O-Line. They've been well argued by better posters than I. One point has been only vaguely touched on, however; the consequences...

I love the geeky title. Rather than do the work I brought home with me, I decided to have some beer and pizza and pretend football season was starting soon. That of course depressed me so I went...

The view from the top. Vision Statement: Who are we, and how will we achieve success? In all team structures, the leadership sets the tone for the crew. A strong focused leadership with an...

  Most of us have never had to go through the kinds of surgery and rehab Oden has had to endure. Those who have may know the physical and emotional pain that such recovery entails. To return to...

It has been rumored that Gubernatorial candidate Chris Dudley, formerly of the Portland Trail Blazers has decided to pull his name out of the Governor's race and resume his career with the center...

Its time. We've been patient through the record setting losses. We've been tolerant with players that were more concerned with getting stats than with winning games. We've spent an entire season...

Where has my draft day obsession gone? I just can't seem to work up the enthusiasm to scavenge the web for any tidbit of draft talk this season. Am I alone in that? In 2006 I was all over the...

As I sit here writing these lines, trying to put into words the deep gratitude and sorrow I feel for all the lives sacrificed in our history and all the lives of our service men and women currently...

In my nerver ending quest to do no work while at work, I've been going over the strengths and weaknesses of each of our main players, trying to see who would mesh best with whom. I can understand...

  Que "Fanfare for the Common Man" Up before Helios has mounted his chariot, I roll out of bed to the snap-crackle-pop of my joints. Age, that insidious tormentor is taunting me again but I...

What would happen if: 1. The team takes about 10 games to get one player off each night. The gameplan would equate to seeing how many ways Roy or Oden or any other single player could score in a...

 Is that you my friend? It has been a long time since we last met, and I fear you have found me in dire straights. The drought of Off-Season has tortured my mind, and I fear I may soon go mad. I...

KP, I'd like to apply for the position of Overpaid Free-Agent. I'd love to play (sit on the bench) for Portland next season. You need not shmooze me, I'll be more than happy to suit up for the Red...