Brad Childress is not committing to Tarvaris Jackson for 2009. Good idea. Has a division winning coach ever looked worse than Childress this year? Mike Lombardi was cracking up just talking about his game management on Simmons' podcast. They need to fix the quarterback situation this off-season while their line play on both sides of the ball are still championship-caliber. Pacifist Viking agrees.
Mike Lombardi broke the story about Matt Cassel getting the franchise tag. I don't think it says much about Tom Brady's status yet. The Patriots have the cap room to franchise Cassel regardless and they would be crazy not to. A.J. Feeley was worth a second-round pick in a trade. Matt Schaub was worth two. What's Cassel worth to say, Minnesota?
Unless Brady's recovery will prevent him from playing next season, I would expect Cassel to get dealt around the NFL Draft. Teams that would make sense as destinations: Minnesota, New York Jets, Kansas City, and San Francisco, Detroit.
As Scott Pioli weighs his options, Kansas City looks like a great alternative to Cleveland. It's a young team, a weak division, and a chance to land job security with the loyal Hunt family in a profession without much of it.
My gut feeling is that Pioli will either stay in New England or take the Chiefs job, but my gut feeling isn't worth much. One wonders if Cassel would wind up with Pioli if he left. Giving up multiple high picks for a quarterback would go against the New England model.
Finally saw the Wrestler last weekend. I knew ahead of time that it couldn't have possibly been more in my movie wheelhouse (Sports, indie, awesome but ultimately depressing), so I steadfastly avoided all glowing reviews before seeing it. It didn't disappoint; I couldn't agree more with all the kudos it receives. You'll never forget Mickey Rourke's performance. It's the rare movie I'll see twice in the theatre, and I haven't done that in a few years.
When one of the groomsmen from my wedding is called "The Andrew Dice Clay of alternative comedy," I'm going to link to it.
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on January 6, 2009 10:19 AM|Permalink
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