Ranking Every Starting NFL QB

I ranked all 32 starting QB's in the NFL right now.
Comment and let me know what you think about it and where you think these guys belong.

1. Aaron Rodgers: Green Bay Packers
2. Tom Brady: New England Patriots
3. Drew Brees: New Orleans Saints
4. Peyton Manning: Denver Broncos
5. Matt Ryan: Atlanta Falcons
6. Eli Manning: New York Giants
7. Joe Flacco: Baltimore Ravens
8. Andrew Luck: Indianapolis Colts
9. Colin Kaepernick: San Francisco 49ers
10. Ben Roethlisberger: Pittsburgh Steelers
11. Robert Griffin III: Washington Redskins
12. Tony Romo: Dallas Cowboys
13. Jay Cutler: Chicago Bears
14. Cam Newton: Carolina Panthers
15. Russell Wilson: Seattle Seahawks
16. Matt Schaub: Houston Texans
17. Andy Dalton: Cincinnati  Bengals
18. Phillip Rivers: San Diego Chargers
19. Matthew Stafford: Detroit Lions
20. Michael Vick: Philadelphia Eagles
21. Josh Freeman: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
22. Alex Smith: Kansas City Chiefs
23. Sam Bradford: St. Louis Rams
24. Christian Ponder: Minnesota Vikings
25. Ryan Tannehill: Miami Dolphins
26. Ryan Fitzpatrick: Buffalo Bills
27. Jake Locker: Tennessee Titans
28. Carson Palmer: Oakland Raiders
29. Brandon Weeden: Cleveland Browns
30. Mark Sanchez: New York Jets
31. Kevin Kolb: Arizona Cardinals
32. Blaine Gabbert: Jacksonville Jaguars

NFL Mock Draft 1.0

1. Kansas City Chiefs: Geno Smith QB West Virginia

Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid may want to take a
chance on a QB in Smith (above) rather than the
safer choice in OT Luke Joeckel (below)

2. Jacksonville Jaguars: Star Lotulelei DT Utah
3. Oakland Raiders: Bjoern Werner DE Florida St.
4. Philadelphia Eagles: Luke Joeckel OT Texas A&M
5. Detroit Lions: Jarvis Jones LB Georgia
6. Cleveland Browns: Dee Millner CB Alabama
7. Arizona Cardinals: Eric Fisher OT Central Michigan
8. Buffalo Bills: Matt Barkley QB Southern California
9. New York Jets: Damontre Moore DE Texas A&M
10. Tennessee Titans: Kenny Vaccaro S Texas
11. San Diego Chargers: Sharrif Floyd DT Florida
12. Miami Dolphins: Chance Warmack OG Alabama
13. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Dion Jordan DE Oregon
14. Carolina Panthers: Sheldon Richardson DT Missouri
15. New Orleans Saints: Manti Teo MLB Notre Dame
16. St. Louis Rams: Keenan Allen WR California
17. Pittsburgh Steelers: Barkevious Mingo DE LSU
18. Dallas Cowboys: Jonathan Cooper OG North Carolina
 19. New York Giants: Kevin Minter MLB LSU
20. Chicago Bears: Zach Ertz TE Stanford
21. Cincinnati Bengals: Alec Ogeltree LB Georgia
22. St. Louis Rams(from Washington Redskins): Lane Johnson OT Oklahoma
23. Minnesota Vikings: Terrence Williams WR Baylor
24. Indianapolis Colts: Johnathan Banks CB Mississippi St.

The Bears need a big target for Jay Cutler
to throw to and Ertz should fit in
nicely. 

25. Seattle Seahawks: DeAndre Hopkins WR Clemson
26. Green Bay Packers: Jesse Williams DT Alabama
27. Houston Texans: Eric Ried S LSU
28. Denver Broncos: Sylvester Williams DT North Carolina
29. New England Patriots: Tavon Austin WR West Virginia
30. Atlanta Falcons: Tyler Eifert TE Notre Dame
31. San Francisco 49ers: Johnathan Hankins DT Ohio St.
32. Baltimore Ravens: Sam Montgomery DE LSU

Barkley could go anywhere from the first
round to the early to mid second round

Matt Barkley could be taken by any number of teams needing a quarterback, including Jacksonville (2), Arizona (7), Buffalo (8), or the Jets (9). QB Mike Glennon out of North Carolina State could also end up being drafted by any of those teams.

Other guys who you could see go in the first round: Matt Elam S Florida, Kawann Short DT Purdue, Johnathan Jenkins DT Georgia, Eddie Lacy RB Alabama, Ezekiel Ansah DE/LB BYU, Cordarrelle Patterson WR Tennessee, D.J. Flucker OT Alabama, Alex Okafor DE Texas

If the Patriots do not sign Wes Welker, then i would expect them to take Tavon Austin in the draft. If they do sign Welker, expect them to take a defensive back such as Matt Elam or Johnathan Banks, or possibly a defensive tackle like Sylvester Williams, Johnathan Hankins, or Johnathan Jenkins.

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NasDaddy

College Basketball All Star Game?

After watching the NBA all star weekend, I was thinking that there should be some sort of college all star game. I think it would be great, getting a chance to see the young stars of college basketball go up against each other.

Here's my proposal. A conference tournament. Have every major conference put together an all star team of the best players from each schools. Preferably one player from each school and have some of the more well known head coaches coach the team. Then figure out some sort of random seeding system and hold a tournament, including consolation games for the losing conferences. There would be prize money awarded to each conference to distribute evenly among its participating schools. The winning conference would receive the largest prize.

This tournament would either take place preseason or after the conclusion of the NCAA tournament. After the season would probably work better because coaches will be less concerned about injuries to players. Players who have declared for the draft at that point would have a choice of whether to participate or not considering they may be concerned about injuries hurting their draft stock.

I think that this tournament would be a great way to show off college basketballs best and be a fun and competitive way for schools to show pride in their conference.

Let me know what you think.
NasDaddy

My All Star Teams

Since all of Massachusetts is snowed in tonight and probably for part of tomorrow  I decided that for fun i would make all star teams for the five sports I follow; the NFL, Major League Baseball, the NBA, college basketball and college football.

NFL: 53 man roster
Offense
QB's: Tom Brady (NE), Aaron Rodgers (GB), Colin Kaepernick (SF)
RB's: Adrian Peterson (MIN), Marshaun Lynch (SEA), Ray Rice (BAL)
FB: Vonta Leach (BAL)
WR's: Calvin Johnson (DET), Wes Welker (NE), Brandon Marshall (CHI), Julio Jones (ATL), A.J Green (CIN)
TE's: Rob Gronkowski (NE), Tony Gonzalez (ATL), Jason Witten (DAL), Kyle Rudolph (MIN)
T's: Ryan Clady (DEN), Joe Thomas (CLE), Russell Okung (SEA), Trent Williams (WSH)
G's: Logan Mankins (NE), Mike Iupati (SF), Jahri Evans (NO), Wade Smith (HOU)
C's: Max Unger (SEA), Maurkise Pouncey (PIT)

Defense:
DE's: J.J Watt (HOU), Jason Pierre-Paul (NYG), Cameron Wake (MIA), Jared Allen (MIN)
DT's: Vince Wilfork (NE) Geno Atkins (CIN), Haloti Ngata (BAL)
OLB's: Von Miller (DEN), Tamba Hali (KC), DeMarcus Ware (DAL), Aldon Smith (SF)
MLB's: Patrick Willis (SF), NaVarro Bowman (SF)
S's: Earl Thomas (SEA), Ed Reed (BAL), Donte Whitner (SF), Dashon Goldson (SF)
CB's: Charles Tillman (CHI), Richard Sherman (SEA), Darrelle Revis (NYJ), Brandon Browner (SEA)

Special Teams
K's: Blair Walsh (MIN), Justin Tucker (BAL)
P: Brandon Fields (MIA)
LS: John Denney (MIA)
KR: Jacoby Jones (BAL)
PR: Patrick Peterson (ARI)

NBA: 15 players
PG's: Chris Paul (LAC), Stephen Curry (GS), Kyrie Irving (CLE), Russell Westbrook (OKC)
SG's: Kobe Bryant (LAL), James Harden (HOU), Dwayne Wade (MIA)
SF's: LeBron James (MIA), Carmelo Anthony (NY), Kevin Durant (OKC)
PF's: Serge Ibaka (OKC), Blake Griffin (LAC)
C's: Brook Lopez (NJ), Dwight Howard (LAL), Tyson Chandler (NY)

MLB: 25 man roster (13 position players, 12 pitchers)
C's: Buster Posey (SF), Yadier Molina (STL)
1B: Albert Pujols (LAA)
2B: Robinson Cano (NYY)
SS's: Derek Jeter (NYY), Jose Reyes (TOR)
3B: Miguel Cabrera (DET)
OF's: Mike Trout (LAA), Andrew McCutchen (PIT), Josh Hamilton (LAA), Ryan Braun (MIL), Bryce Harper (WSH)
DH: David Ortiz (BOS)
SP's: Justin Verlander (DET), Stephen Strasburg (WSH), David Price (TB), Felix Hernandez (SEA), Clayton Kershaw (LAD)
RP's: Fernando Rodney (TB), Aroldis Chapman (CIN), Craig Kimbrel (ATL), Jonathan Papelbon (PHI), Rafael Soriano (WSH), Mariano Rivera (NYY), Jason Motte (STL)


College Men's Basketball: 10 players
PG's: Aaron Craft (Ohio St.), Trey Burke (Michigan)
SG's: Ben McLemore (Kansas), Russ Smith (Louisville)
SF's: Deshaun Thomas (Ohio St.), Doug McDermott (Creighton)
PF's: C.J. Leslie (North Carolina St.), Mason Plumlee (Duke)
C's: Cody Zeller (Indiana), Nerlens Noel (Kentucky)

College Football:
Offense:
QB: Johnny Manziel (Texas A&M)
RB's: Kenjon Barner (Oregon), Tavon Austin (West Virginia)
WR's: Marquise Lee (Southern California), Terrence Williams (Baylor)
TE: Zach Ertz (Stanford)
T's: Taylor Lewan (Michigan), Luke Joeckel (Texas A&M)
G's: Johnathan Cooper (North Carolina), Chance Warmack (Alabama)
C: Barrett Jones (Alabama)


Defense:
DE's: Jadeveon Clowney (South Carolina), Bjoern Werner (Florida St.)
DT: Star Lotulelei (Utah)
LB's: Jarvis Jones (Georgia), Manti Teo (Notre Dame), Damontre Moore (Texas A&M), Khaseem Greene (Rutgers)
DB's: Dee Milliner (Alabama), Bradley Roby (Ohio State), Eric Reid (Louisiana St.), Matt Elam (Florida)

Special Teams:
K: Dustin Hopkins (Florida St.)
P: Ryan Allen (Louisiana Tech)
KR: DeAnthony Thomas (Oregon)

Why NCAA Basketball is so much better than the NBA

I'll get right to the point. College basketball is better than the NBA. Here's why...

The Fans:
I've been to many Celtics games over the years, when the team was good and when they were horrible(prior to the big three), and after seeing the fans at those games i have come to the conclusion that the an NBA game is a social event. People go there to enjoy the game with friends, treat a client to a nice night, take their kids out for some, and in some cases to cheer for the celtics. I'm not saying this about all NBA fans, but there aren't many die hard fans at NBA games. Sure they cheer and stuff but to me it seems like they just want to be like everyone else and have some fun. College basketball fans go to a game to see their team, and in most cases their school, win a game. The student sections are always entertaining and always into the game. Also, most other fans have an affiliation with the school, which makes the games that much more special for them. College fans are all about school pride and that's what i love about them.

Tickets:
I'll be quick with this one. It costs a lot less to go see a college basketball game than it costs to go see an NBA game, so it is much more accessible for fans.

Upsets:
Lets face it. The Bobcats aren't beating the Heat anytime soon, and if they did, it wouldn't be that big a deal. But when unranked Butler beat #1 Indiana in overtime and the fans stormed the court, that's fun to watch. The NBA is predictable  unlike college. In college, the best teams can beat anybody, and be beaten by anybody, hell, TCU was last in the Big 12 before last night and they took down #5 Kansas. Every game has the potential for a huge upset.

These kids are playing for their schools:
NCAA players aren't paid. They go out every night and play the game they love to help their school win a game.  In the NBA, the guys play for money. The better you do the more you get paid. College kids play to win because most of them will never play again after four years. Sure some of them have NBA futures and are probably thinking about getting paid in the future, but when they're out there its all about the name on the front of their jersey, and giving their loyal fans a hell of a game.

No nights off:
Wanna thank the Spurs for this one. How many times has this happened when you go to an NBA game or are about to watch it on TV?  You look at the bench and see your favorite player dressed in street cloths instead of a jersey. The coach gave him the night off to rest up and keep him ready for the playoffs. Great, now you just paid big money to see this guy play, and you get to watch him sit while your team puts out an unfinished product on the court. That doesn't happen in college. I've never seen it. If a star player is out its because he is to hurt to play. Not getting a rest. Coaches gave that kid a free ride to school and they are gonna get the most they can out of him.

And Finally...

March Madness.
In my opinion the most fun and exciting event in sports other than the Superbowl. A month of Cinderella stories, friendly bets with friends, filling out brackets, pulling your hair out when your final four teams go down, the final four round, the championship game and then seeing who of your bros had the closest bracket. It is something everyone loves and any team can win, Norfolk state last year anyone? i know more cinderellas but i can't think of them off the top of my head. In my opinion it is better than the NBA playoffs because it is sudden death every game. 7 game series get old, and the entire playoffs take to long. Plus there are so  many teams and there is always a game on and its exciting because for some of these kids it could be their last game. That's why March Madness trumps the NBA playoffs.

There you have it. College basketball is better than professional basketball.
Please leave comment and tell me I'm wrong or other reasons why I'm right.

NasDaddy

The Curse of Ohio State Big Men

My grandfather went to Ohio State a long time ago, and since i was young I've followed them, and have grown to love watching the Buckeyes football team play on Saturdays and the basketball team in the winter. Whenever there is a draft i follow which Buckeyes will be playing in the pros. I know most of the guys who play currently and former greats, from point guard Aaron Craft to former quarterback Terrelle Pryor. I love seeing the Patriots and other teams draft Buckeyes and see them make impacts in the pros. 

Averaging 6 ppg and 5.8 rpg for the Boston
Celtics as a rookie.

The football program has sent many great players to the NFL, and the NBA has gotten great prospects from OSU. But if i were an NBA GM, i would avoid drafting big men from Ohio State. Not because they aren't talented and can't be good players, its because they have trouble staying healthy. Two great Buckeye ballers,  Greg Oden and Jared Sullinger, have struggled with serious injuries in their short careers. Sullinger recently had back surgery and will miss the rest of his rookie season. He was drafted 21st overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2012 draft, after averaging 17.3 points in two seasons under Ohio State coach Thad Matta. Oden has undergone three microfracture surgeries and another surgery on his kneecap.  He was drafted first overall in 2007 by the Portland Trailblazers, and has played in a total of 82 games since then. Both guys are tall, thick, and strong low post guys. Oden is 7'0 285 pounds and Sullinger is 6'9 260 pounds. That size plus the stress of the way they play basketball adds up to the strong possibility for injuries.

Oden missed his entire rookie
season due to injury

Hopefully, this trend does not continue. Current Buckeye Deshaun Thomas, a 6'7 215 pound forward, should be a good NBA prospect sometime in the next year or two. He currently leads thee Big 10 Conference in scoring at 20 ppg. NBA GM's may be hesitant to take him, due to this bad history. But hopefully his play will do the talking, and hopefully Jared and Greg can both comeback from their injuries and be impact NBA players.

Big 10 leader in scoring at 20.0 ppg

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NasDaddy

I really hate the Ravens(but congratz Ray)

Hello readers(if there are any haha)

As a die hard Partiots fan, i shouldn't really care about who wins the superbowl if the pats aren't in it. But somehow every year the teams i hate win it. That's right, i hate the Baltimore Raven, with a burning passion. Not because they beat the Patriots, i hate the individual players on the roster. I do like and respect Ray Lewis, the guy is the greatest linebacker of all time and a true leader on that team, and Ed Reed, mainly cause he may become a pat soon. But there are so many other guys who i cant stand.

Joe Flacco:
I cant stand this kid. He comes out before the season saying he thinks he's on the same elite level as Brady, Manning, Rodgers, etc. He wasn't elite then and he still isn't elite. Hes good, ill give him that, but every time i here of Flacco making a great play he is hitting a wide open receiver with no one around him or Anquan Boldin bailing him out with a sick catch. He does what every quarterback in the league should be able to do, hit open guys. he is a product of the system and thats it. A cocky half decent quarterback with damn good receivers  running backs, and linemen, and a hell of a defense on the other side of the ball.

Bernard Pollard:
Me and every other pats fan who actually follows football(unlike the fake fans). the guy tore Brady's ACL, Welker's ACL, and sprained gronks ankle. May have cost us 3 superbowls, and worst case 2 more apperances. he is a curse on New England, causing destruction from all over the US, whether it was Kansas city, Houston, and Baltimore.

Ray Lewis:
I know i said i like and respect the guy, but there are things about him that im not a fan of. Mainly it gets annoying when he brings religion into everything. Honestly the guy cant answer a question without saying "its gods plan" or "that's the devil playing tricks." Im religious to and i think its great that he is so upfront and public about it, but he really needs to know when to turn it down a notch.

Don't have any other problems with any other players, but i really just do not like the ravens. I don't think you will see them back in the superbowl any time soon.

Thanks for reading and let me know what you think

NasDaddy