No All-Pro, who is considered one of the top two players at his positions, is "average at best" in such an important facet of his game.
Why? because of pro bowls? Everybody knows pro bowls mostly go by reputation.. I can give you countless examples of players not deserving of a pro bowl selection. I wasn;t surprised that the steelers let him go.. I have heard quite a few steeler fans upset with his pass blocking recently over the last couple of years.
Hey , if he does well for you, great.. But there has been a good history of Steeler players who have went to other teams and busted.. As a matter of fact, it's a longtime joke with people who really follow football.
I just don't believe in the free agent strategy as band aid solutions.. I pointed out clearly how the Pats, Steelers and Colts won super bowls recently by going the way of the draft.. Snider in Washington is notorious for getting any older free agent he can find to plug holes on his team, and he has done it for many years. Well the skins haven't been to the super bowl under Snider.. I just find it to be a philosophy destined for failure.
If the Jets win the super bowl this year, then more power to you. And I will be the first on here, in this thread, to congratulate the Jets (as much as it would pain me to do so)
Maybe you will be surprise, but that is only because you are a Dolphins fan. Jets are 3 point favorites.
Well obviously. Miami was 1-15 last season.. However, talk to anyone in the know and they will tell you why Vegas makes their lines/odds.. They make them so they can get an even amount of people betting on both sides. They project the most money they can make that way-- it doesn't have to do with who they think is the better team, or who they think will win the game by a certain amount of points. It's all about wagering on both sides evenly, and money
And what does the line matter anyway ? Denver came into Miami on opening day 3 years ago as 10 point favorites (or at least that was the opening line a couple weeks before the game if I recall), and Miami beat em by about 20... Denver players after the game, to a man, said how the heat shocked them, and said how they were totally worn out by the middle of the 3rd quarter.. So Lines mean nothing. I always laugh when people bring up Vegas odds in an argument.
Like I said, Miami was heavy underdogs at home to Denver for Miami's home opener in early Sepetember, the same year Denver went to the AFC championship game...This was during Saban's first season and he had the team in great condition after a hard training camp in the heat.. Similar to the camp the team is having currently.. last year, Cameron had a VERY soft camp and the team was basically out of shape, it was evident on opening day in Washington.. But this year is similar to Saban's first camp,.
You can't discount the heat and humidity, just like I can't discount Miami going up north in the cold in December to play in NY.. It works both ways. Both teams have advantages at home this season ( as NY has to go to Miami in week 1 when it's very hot, and Miami has to go to NY in late december when it very cold this season). Same difference, same advantages for both teams with the weather factor.
Like I said, I won't be totally shocked if the Jets win on Sept 7th, but I will be surprised.. If the jets win that game, and if it's hot and humid as it usually is at that time of year down there, then more power to them. It will be impressive, because it's very hard to do when going up against a team that regularly has hard practices in that suffocating humidity...... I mean, Miami had the best September record of any team in the NFL for like a 20 year stretch. For a reason.
