Fballjunkiee's 2016 NFL Preseason Rankings #32 - 29

32. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns did nothing to improve their team. RG3 may appear to be an upgrade at QB but I’m a firm believer that QB’s with his body frame stay injured. I hope the best for him. In the draft they drafted four WRs. They will give fans a reason to hope for better but by week 4 things will feel the same again.

31.San Diego Chargers

San Diego Charges better hope that Melvin Gordon have a better 2nd year than his rookie year. This team should be a whole lot better than they have become. It’s weird to me that a organization like the Chargers isn’t getting any love from the city to build a new stadium. Something just aint right with this organization and until they get more stable I believe their record will reflect that.

30. Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions lost their best player by far Calvin “Megatron” Johnson. He was in his prime. No matter how you look at it this is a huge lose. Lions are not known for having a running game and without the questionable best WR in the league I see a lot of struggle in their near future.

29. Tennessee Titans

I do like what the Titans did in the draft and I do believe that their future looks bright but they won’t turn things around this year. After winning 2 games in 2014 and 3 games in 2015 I believe they will add those two numbers together and win 5 games this year!

73 wins, NBA Championship or Both

73 wins, NBA Championship or Both

 

 

If asked most would like to have a NBA Championship without thinking twice but the Golden State Warriors went after 73 wins like it was the championship. One thing that I dislike about the NBA is that teams rest their players towards the end of the season. The Warriors didn’t do it at all in order to set the NBA record of winning 73 regular season games. Now that they are in the playoffs their MVP player Stephen Curry has been hurt missing several games and now they are down in the Western finals against OKC Thunder. It looks to me that the Thunder has figured them out. It’s hard to be on top for a long time. There’s always someone hungry and thirsty that’s looking to take your spot. What better team in the NBA to do that other than OKC Thunder. They fell short in the NBA finals in 2012. After that Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook had injuries that kept the team from getting back to the NBA finals. Now both are healthy. They have a new coach that won multiple championships in college as a head coach and in his 1^st year Billy Donovan looks to be bringing that success to the NBA.

I like to think that no one saw the Warriors coming in the 2015-16 season. They came out of nowhere and won it all. The San Antonio Spurs have been good forever. Looks like age and/or hunger has got in the way with them winning it all again. For Golden State to win a NBA Championship this year they are going to have to be hungrier than what I believe to be the hungriest team in the NBA, OKC Thunder. Winning 73 games was quite impressive but if they don’t win it all it won’t mean as must looking back years from now.

My Thoughts On DeMarco Murray Going To Philly

I think DeMarco going to Philly was a selfish move. Though the game of football is a team sport I think you have to be selfish when it comes to money! If you get hurt and can't play anymore you will be without a team wanting you. It's simple....DeMarco had a great 2014 season which happened to be the final year of his contract. Being at this point any player would be looking for top dollar. Dallas wasn't willing to pay top dollar so DeMarco took his talents to where the money was and that happened to be in Philly.

Do I think Murray will be as good in Philly as he was in Dallas? My gut tells me no and here's why. We have seen this play out a lot of times in history where a player has a good contract year, gets paid big money and we ask wherever happened to player so and so. If Murray was having consistent good seasons year after year I would probably think different. 2014, the final year in his contract was the first season that he played every game. Though he did get hurt he toughened it out and continued to play. 2013 was looking like a good season but the injury bug bit him.

What's going to be fun to watch about this situation in the 2015 season is what Dallas Cowboys replacement RB to DeMarco Murray does. Does the Cowboy offensive line deserve the credit that it got or was it special skills that caused DeMarco to gain all those yards. Maybe it was a combination of both. We will see. Him going to Philly adds some good drama to this situation. If the offensive line of the Eagles is just ok and his skills are just ok Cowboy fans are going to laugh at DeMarco. If his skills are as great as his season was he's going to make Cowboys management look stupid and the fans are going to hate having to play Philly twice a yr. I will tell you this. I am going to be tuned in every time the Eagles play the Cowboys by any means necessary!

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