Football fans lost yesterday, not just Jets fans

75 seconds is all it took. That’s all we got as football fans to watch a first round Hall of Fame quarterback who, in my personal opinion, is the 2nd best player to ever throw a football. Our hearts were broken but no one was more hurt than New York Jets fans. A torn achilles ain’t an ACL tear, it is worse. It takes longer to heal and rehab. Keep in mind Rodgers is not 29, he is 39 and if he came back he would be 40 with little to limited mobility. Part of Aaron Rodgers greatness is being able to scramble out of the pocket and throw bombs down the field, like he tried to do yesterday.

Is Pat McAfee a sell out?

My answer has always been yes, because when you sell out, your integrity falls down quickly after. McAfee himself said that this deal will change nothing…and I highly doubt that. Why? Because his show is a YouTube show, it is uncensored, it is raw and traditionally masculine. In a way…it represents what Disney is against. Old school traditional and borderline offensive content. Why do I say this?

Top 5: Quarterbacks this season

In 2021 football is defined by the quarterback, he will decide how far your team goes…this is why the highest paid players are QBs and they receive the most praise (and hate) on the squad. But who are the top 5 quarterbacks going into the 2021-2022 season? And what is the metric to judge them? My criteria is simple…talent, weapons (Wide Outs, Tight End and Running Backs), football I.Q. and experience (coaching!) that is how you judge a quarterback. Here are my top 5 QBs

Put some RESPECCC on CP3’s name!!!

This morning after some X-Rays it was revealed that Chris Paul had torn ligaments in his shooting hand…and guess what…he still dropped 41 points last nights to close out the fighting L.A. Clippers. And that seems appropriate because every all star in this NBA playoffs has been injured but for CP3 to close out a Clippers team that was coming back in the 3rd and 4th was absolutely magical. He burned them so good that Pat Beverly decided to be a 90’s basketball player and literally push the Point God with 4 minutes left. Shouts out Birdman and New Orleans, we gotta put some RESPECCC on his name!!! All Tree of Y’all!!! All sports fans better bow down because Chris Paul took the road less traveled, he wasn’t blessed with a top 5 shooter in his back court like Curry and Klay Thompson. He wasn’t blessed with the best scorer of all time, Kevin Durant, on his squad. He wasn’t blessed with dominant genetics like LeBron James and the best ball handler in the league, Kyrie Irving. He wasn’t blessed with a great coach, Nick Nurse and the most clutch player in the league, Kawhi Leonard. Nope. He went from shitty team, to trash team, to weak team mates (Blake Griffin) to un-clutch team mates (James Harden), to tanking franchises (OKC) and finally…to a young hungry team (Suns). Today…we put some RESPECCCCCC on his name!!!

Nope, you can’t blame Paul George for that loss

Missing two free throws with 7 seconds left in the game when you’re up 1 point is the most Pandemic P thing of all time…were y’all really surprised? But guess what…you can’t blame Paul George because he is the same man that got the Clippers back in this game when they were trailing all night. Cameron Payne was the best player on the court and DeAndre Ayton (and Jae Crowder) is the reason the Los Angeles Clippers lost, and if we dive deeper….the Clippers DEFENSE is why they lost. Monty Williams called a great play and it was executed because of Devin Booker’s incredible screen on Zubats, which lead to the Ayton-Oop, no matter what happened if the Clippers had a stronger defensive presence *Kawhi Leonard* on that possession then this is a 1-1 series. Putting Boogie Cousins to cove the inbound was a dumb move because Ayton was having a great game, Ty Lue should have put Zubats on the inbound and Boogie on Ayton. P.G. is not Kawhi and the Clippers have to remember that…he is not a closer, even in game 7 versus the Utah Jazz…Reggie Jackson and Terrance Mann closed out the series. P.G. is not a closer but he is a generational talent, he is not built for those moments and we have to get comfortable saying it. He is like Giannis…a great talent but will never close out games and that’s okay.

LeBron James can’t win alone…

We all remember the 2018 NBA Finals, game 1 with less than one minute left on the clock after LeBron James put up a 50 point master piece against the Golden State Warriors…J.R. Smith turned the ball over to seal the win for GSW. We all remember that game. We all remember the Cleveland Cavaliers getting swept by the Kevin Durant Warriors…we all remember. This series against the Phoenix Suns reminded me of that final, the best player was on a terrible/weak team. If you have to name the top 5 players on the court last night…how many Lakers are on that list? Removing Anthony Davis, who were the top 5 players yesterday? LeBron James, Devin Booker, Chris Paul, DeAndre Ayton and maybe Denis Schroder but he could get replaced with Jae Crowder because of his defensive impact. This game looked a lot like the Portland Trailblazers vs the Denver Nuggets, but Booker was on fire in the first half. LeBron James can’t put up 50 point triple doubles anymore, he looked old and defeated last night even with his body language. This game ended with 6 minutes left in the first quarter when Anthony Davis re-injured his groin…this game was over!!! He reminded me of Damian Lillard, a man that needs help to win and that’s okay because he is 36 in his 18th NBA season. Chris Paul is also 36 but guess what? CP3 has a young bull called Devin Booker that put up 47 points in a close out game but LeBron has Street Clothes Davis. James is still the best player in the world but he can’t do it alone anymore.

Yesterday proved that A.D. is the most important Laker

It’s weird to say…but LeBron James is not the most important player on his current team. This only happened once in his 18 year career and it was the first Miami Heat season in 2010-2011 when Dwyane Wade was the heart and soul of the Heat. Wade was not the scoring, rebounding or assist leader, he was the mental leader and at times the best defender at 6’4 and 220 pounds. After the Lakers got destroyed by the Phoenix Suns last night it became very very obvious that Anthony Davis is the defensive leader and primary scoring option for the Los Angles Lakers. The Suns were shooting at will and nobody on L.A. could stop them, DeAndre Ayton was eating in the post and Devin Booker was phenomenal because he didn’t have to worry about A.D. stopping him. LeBron is injured and older so he has to watch his minutes and can not burst offensively unless he has some kind of support. LeBron is not Kobe or M.J. where he will shoot without conscious, Bron isn’t even Dame Lillard who can take over a game in the 4th. It’s not a coincidence that Kyrie shot the game winning 3 in game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals…LeBron is not that type of player, but Anthony Davis is. Notice how every since loss the Lakers had in this series was because of A.D. ? He wasn’t aggressive in the paint or he was injured. Notice how every win the Lakers had was because of A.D. ? He was aggressive and scored a lot. Here is my prediction If Anthony Davis does not play in game 6, the Lakers are losing this series.

Nope, Miami was not a “bubble team”

As Jimmy Butler seeks a 4 year 181$ Million Dollar extension we have to ask ourselves…was Miami a bubble team? Did their success come from the Orlando bubble? And the answer is hell nah! Miami was not the same team starting this season (mostly due to fatigue) and not the same team starting the playoffs. People forget that Myles Leonard and Jae Crowder were on this team. People forget that Tyler Herro was averaging 14 to 19 points last post season and Duncan Robinson was averaging 40-46% from 3 point land. Guess what happened this year? Tyler Herro had 9 points from the bench against Milwaukee and Robinson averaged 37% from 3. Bam was erased by Brooke Lopez and Giannis in the post, and Jrue Holiday kept making key defensive plays to stop the Miami offense. Yes this is an offensive league but guess what? The Bucks invested heavily in their defense and it shows. Butler could not get buckets but contributed in assists and rebounds, if this was 2020 Herro, Robinson or Bam would pick up the offensive load but sadly this Miami team is not the same. So…nope, Miami was not a “bubble team” they are a different team with less offensive power and fire to survive the first round of the Eastern conference playoffs.

The Clippers are Losing because of Paul George and Ty Lue

The return of Playoff P or Pandemic P came right on time, we all knew it was gonna happen and there was 0 doubt in mind. The biggest playoff flop (shouts out Chris Paul) finally showed up in the last 2 minutes of the Clippers vs Dallas Maverick game where he missed an open 3 and decided NOT to defend Luka Doncic. Paul George was an MVP candidate two years ago, Paul George was a Defensive Player of the Year candidate 2 years ago and Paul George almost made the NBA finals 5 years ago in Indiana. Why does he shrink in the biggest moments? It’s about his mindset and the only way to change a player’s mindset is hiring a competent coach that can get a player to play above his level. Ty Lue has proved that he can do it…but he has failed in this series (so far).

Has Aaron Rodgers went full HEEL?

As I watched the Aaron Rodgers interview with Kenny Mayne on his last show (salut Kenny) I had to ask myself…did Aaron Rodgers go full heel? I loved this interview because Rodgers was finally comfortable enough to let fans know…he wants to leave Green Bay. And I don’t blame him. The Packers organization is so egotistical that they forget that an MVP Quarterback is under center. Rodgers was speaking his truth, about wanting to leave the Packers while sipping vodka out the bottle. Rodgers is going full Heel, the villain in a wrestling story line. Think of the Iron Sheik or Mr. Mcmohon. Aaron Rodgers was never the clean cut super hero, he was not the face of the league…Peyton Manning, Tom Brady even Drew Brees at a certain point were “Faces” of the league. Rodgers finally realized that he is the villain and that makes for an entertaining off season.