I know I’ve written on this topic a bit before but it has to be even worse for the qb’s that actually are relevant in this draft. Jimmy Clausen only got a point higher than Tebow on the test scoring a 23. The highest current qb playing is Ryan Fitzpatrick how got a 48 and Alex Smith who got a 40. Hall of Famers Terry Bradshaw and Dan Marino both scored 15 so the test can’t mean that much really unless you are Tim Tebow.

Tebow is the college version of Brett Favre in that when he sneezes someone wants to write about it and it’s driving me crazy. Let’s be more concerned about Sam Bradford, Colt McCoy and Jimmy Clausen because those guys have a chance to play in the league while Tebow is a marginal qb prospect at this point at best.

Don’t apologize Anderson because you don’t have to. You got your money and your big contract because of your time in Cleveland. You got your signing bonus and your pro bowl season in Cleveland. Because of Cleveland you will cling to a career that was made because of Cleveland but don’t apologize while leaving. In fact, apologize for the horrible play of the team and for being embarrassingly bad for the past 2 seasons. Don’t get mad for being booed as one of the worst qb’s in the league. Walk away having said what you said and move on, but don’t tell me you are sorry for the comments. Cleveland fans couldn’t care less if they are called ruthless and they shouldn’t. Fans pay hard earned money for the right to boo or cheer and it comes with the territory and Derek Anderson got paid very well for it, in fact too well. If we all performed as poorly as he did doing his job then we would all expect to be fired and take accountability for it, not whine and blame on the way out.

STAY AWAY FROM STRIP CLUBS: What good happens at these places when it comes to athletes? If I’m accused by someone and then put myself in the same spot a short while later then I’m just showing that I’m flat out dumb. Ben is one of the highest paid players in the league and is a 2 time super bowl winner but that doesn’t mean he can do whatever he wants and I still think he thinks it. When Michael Vick went to prison it really set him back. He was the face of the Falcons and one of the most talented athletes in sports. He got his wake up call and we haven’t really heard of any issues with Mike since then and I honestly don’t think we will. But with Ben, he got his wake up call last year when he was hit with this alleged assault and it wasn’t enough to shake him. He still put himself in the position again and I’m not saying he is guilty at all, but he shouldn’t have been there.

What happens in these cases can either really help or hurt the individual. Ben gets away with this and learns he’s untouchable and then something bad happens again or he realizes that he makes 25 million a season to play football and that it could be over tomorrow with one dumb mistake and changes his life. Don’t go the clubs guys because nothing good happens there. Sure you get some pleasure in something while your there but most football related issues start with strip clubs and it’s time something got fixed.

The Bears, as you’ll recall, traded for Jay Cutler and in doing so gave up their 1st round selection in the coming draft. They chose to spend the money on a veteran instead of a rookie and I kind of see the point. Why would they want to spend a ton of guaranteed money on a kid when they can spend it on a vet? Sure other successful teams build through the draft but the Bears don’t have that luxury this season so free agency is the way they will have to go.

I would love the Bears to get Peppers because the league needs the Bears to be relevant again and he helps them a ton. This would give the Bears a feared defensive line with Tommy Harris, Alex Brown and Peppers. Follow that up with a healthy Urlacher and Lance Briggs and you have the makings of a solid defense in a conference that is getting better.

I can also see the Bears trading Greg Olsen for possible draft picks since the Bears just signed a tight end to a 5 year deal and the offensive coordinator doesn’t throw to his tight end much. We’ll see, but free agency got off to a better start than i expected.

So much focus is on this guy and he’s going to struggle to be a top 100 draft pick. Some team may stretch and take him and that’s great but why is so much pro attention focused on the kid?

I know that kids train for the combine and it will get some kids drafted higher than they would normally. I know that the workout warrior does really well in this setting and you can’t blame those kids for trying to maximize their chances of getting taken. I can seriously question how any pro executive will look at the combine without looking at other factors like if the kid can play the game or not. Years ago Arkansas had a qb named Matt Jones who could run. He trained like crazy for the combine and ran faster than most expected and it wowed scouts. Jones went from an average college qb to a first round wide receiver while never having had played the position. Jones is out of football today and it is choices like that that cripple franchises. Look at Oakland.

However, we’ve all suspected the NFL has had their issues as these players are bigger, stronger and faster than ever before. It doesn’t take a genius to watch old nfl films and see the old players compared to todays and know that something is up besides lifting weights. The NFL union has come out and said that they are against HGH testing already and it is sure to get some attention. I understand why they do this but eventually the people will call for it. The NFL has watched MLB and knows how to correctly handle this now so I don’t expect there to be 100 players who are busted in the next 6 months but we will start hearing names when the testing comes out. All it takes is one NFL version of Canseco to blow the lid off what we all suspect has been going on. Who’s it going to be? It will be a player who feels that they got forced out of the league. It will be a player who needs the pub and the money. The NFL Canseco is coming…

I’d love for someone to take a few minutes and please explain to me what is going to happen in a non cap year in a way that I can understand.

When the Bears won the Super Bowl with Walter Payton and the best defense ever I felt amazing but I thought they’d make it back and win very soon after and that never happened. That is building also and I enjoy that about the Bears.

My point is that i’ve talked to several Saints fans who don’t know what to do. They had that stigma of being the worst team in the history of the NFL and now that is long gone. The Saints have a Super Bowl title and a Super Bowl quarterback and the fans are a little lost and left saying ‘now what’? The next step is a little something I call fan evolution where the fan evolves from once being good enough to when they don’t win it again the season is a failure but every fan evolves until the team shows they can’t live up to that promise. If the Saints make the Super Bowl next year and lose the fans will be upset but if the Bears make it that far I’ll be happy. Fans are different and evolve on their own. Look at Yankees fans. If they don’t win the world series the season was a waste of time but a cub fan doesn’t feel that way and maybe that is what separates the teams. Maybe evaluating the fan is the way to evaluate the team.

Saints fans, now is your time to step up or step back.

With the Colts driving and a 3rd and 5 the Saints sent every linebacker they had and the Colts picked up the blitz really well. Manning had a short route to Reggie Wayne jumped by the db and the game was over. What fan of football didn’t leap off the couch right then and start saying “the Saints are actually going to win the game”. Up until then I didn’t buy into it just yet. I assumed Manning would score and tie the game like most of you did also. That interception changed everything and made that player NEVER have to buy a drink in New Orleans again. I wonder if he knew he made history as he was running for the end zone.

I lost my pool. Sure I picked the Saints to win because of the point spread at 5.5 for the Colts but I ended up in 3rd place and very sad about it. I guessed the point totals would be closer to 65 because I thought the Colts would actuallly be able to score points. Oh well, I’ll take a Saints win and a pool loss anyday. What a great day for the city of New Orleans and for the NFL in general.