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Jason Cole on how to draft a QB early, and where the Niners went wrong

the guy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:29:28 -0000

Jason Cole on how to draft a QB early, and where the Niners went wrong

"If I knew that we were going to go through five offensive coordinators in his first five years, I never would have had us take Alex, it hasn't been fair to him or the team."

An SF Bay Area Sports fan commiserates

the guy — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:15:22 -0000

What's up DBN faithful? The guy here, to let you Browns fans know that you are not alone. As a Golden State Warriors fan, I feel we have a lot in common. Both fan bases continue to support their horrifically run franchises to a fault. Both teams are still selling out games despite the sub-par product that is put on the field of play. I suppose that is part of the problem, that the powers that be have no reason to change what they are doing, because they are still making money hand over fist despite the quality of the teams they field. Because of that, I'm here to ask you rabid Browns fans for your blessing to adopt the Browns as my secondary NFL team, after my hometown 49ers.

I'm becoming a Browns fan for a few reasons. First, I'm obviously a masochist. What kind of person would WANT to support the Cleveland Browns and the Golden State Warriors? I'm just asking to be consistently disappointed. But I hate front-runners and bandwagoners, so part of me likes to make a point to do the opposite. I get on the bandwagon of teams that can't possibly do any worse. I'll put it this way: When I first became a fan of the Warriors, their starting lineup included Vonteego Cummings, Jason Caffey, and Donyell Marshall. Marshall was their best player. I'm not kidding. Haven't heard of the other two guys? I'm not surprised. But to support that awfulness until that one, sweet moment (in this case, a first round upset of the Dallas Mavericks) is so much more satisfying than taking the easy route and becoming a Patriots, Yankees, or Lakers fan.

The Browns also just have a bunch of players that I would be a fan of regardless of what team they were on. Joe Thomas is one of the best lineman in the NFL. He is a guy you can build a franchise around. Shaun Rogers is a great NT. Kamerion Wimbley has all the tools to be a dominant LB in the league. Joshua Cribbs is just AWESOME. And I don't think there is a player I have ever felt worse for than . Leads the NFL in tackles on a tiny salary, and instead of doing the usual "pay me what I'm worth" holdout, he basically says "I'm just going to show up, do my job at a very high level, play out my contract, and then get my money." Unfortunately, he sustains a season-ending injury, and probably won't get paid like the Pro-Bowl caliber player he is. He's like the poster-boy for why players SHOULD hold out. Browns' management seems like they could give a crap less about their players. Jackson should have been determined to get his. If a franchise won't look out for one of it's best players, that player should look out for himself. I don't want to get too much into this because it is being discussed elsewhere on this site extensively, but Mangini is a completely selfish jerk, despite having done nothing to earn it, so I don't think anyone would have faulted Jackson, a proven stud, for looking out for himself.

So, in conclusion, I like Browns fans and I like Browns players, and I think the FO is deplorable, especially Mangini. So what do you say? Am I a Dawg by Nature?

Singletary on Crabtree Start

the guy — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:16:38 -0000

Singletary on Crabtree Start

"When you have a guy like that, you don’t have to be a Phi Beta Kappa to figure it out. If the guy can play, if he can make plays, put him on the field, give him a chance, let’s see what he can do.

A New Marc Spears Article on Stephen Jackson

the guy — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 16:59:48 -0000

A New Marc Spears Article on Stephen Jackson

Click the link to read Stephen Jackson talk about how the Warriors have "scarred" him, refer to himself as "the missing piece to a lot of teams" and basically claim he was misled as to what direction the Warriors were going at the time he signed his extension.

Pacers Waive Jamaal Tinsley

the guy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:50:28 -0000

Pacers Waive Jamaal Tinsley

A pure PG who is already friends with Captain Jack? Let's get him.

The Stack Jack Conundrum

the guy — Fri, 29 May 2009 21:33:50 -0000

This is my first post, but this is something that as a long-time Warrior fan has bothered me all of this season and off-season. Most Warrior fans and pundits love Stephen Jackson. As Captain Jack, he has been the emotional spark-plug for the team, as well as its best perimeter defender. But there is an important question that needs to be asked: Has Jackson's perceived value and the Warriors' emotional attachment to him out-weighed his actual value?

Warrior Nation, in general, has nothing but good memories about Jackson. He was a large component of the deal that made the team relevant again. But even in that magical year with Baron Davis still on the team, the Warriors lived and died by Stack Jack. I remember his awful play in the Jazz series that year, including a 1-12 game I believe the Warriors lost by 2. He also played terribly at the end of the '07-'08 season, shooting 33.9 percent from the floor over the final month, essentially handing the 8th seed to the Nuggets. Watching the games, for every highlight play he makes, there seems to always be a bad decision to go along with it. It boggles the mind how many times I've seen him do something like make a brilliant no-look pass for a dunk, then on the next possession pull up for an off-balance trey four seconds into the shot clock. His Player Efficiency Rating was atrocious this year, ranking 100th in the league, as a result of his turnovers per game, FG and 3PT percentages. I understand that he was asked to play outside of his role last year, but his 4 TO per game, 41% FG, and 34% 3PT are all completely unacceptable. His holy triumvirate statistics are completely inflated by Nellie-ball, as his 20-5-6.5 line from last year would very likely look more like 15-5-3.5 on any other team.

On top of his negative impact on the court, the team's handling of his contract extension was a perfect example of how screwy the Warrior's front office was this past year. Mullin told him they'd talk about the extension in the off-season. Stack Jack went to Robert Rowell, over Mullin's head, and got his extension. Why even bother having a GM at that point? Not to mention that with that three year, 28 million dollar extension, Jackson became virtually untradeable, as every front office executive not named Rowell considers him a middle-tier talent. The Warriors need a coach who can rein him in, but instead they have a coach and front office that have turned the keys of the franchise over to him. If the Warriors continue to live and die by Stack Jack, they will be a consistent disappointment. But because of his contract situation and the franchise's unequivocal and irrational loyalty to him, he's not going anywhere. So what's to be done?