Saturday Niblets from around the net for 03/07/09
Fryingpan Sports
Saturday Niblets from around the net for 03/07/09
By Bill Smith
Best comment of the week from Jack Lochrie [Long-suffering Lions fan]
on Beware of the Combine Warrior‏
I have some unsolicited advice for the Lions: Ignore all of the underclassmen in the April college draft, regardless of their assumed future potential and press clippings. The seniors have an extra year or two of maturity growth that will serve them well in the teeny, tiny, remote possibility they will need to cope with some setbacks in their early years with the Lions. The Lions’s management needs to be focusing on building a winning team, without the distraction of providing day care for fragile egos.
Note: Martin Mayhew has not yet called me for my objective opinions on the draft. ;~)
Updates on previous articles:
On KC’s trade for QB Cassel resulted in some unforeseen repercussions.
Adam Schefter, of the NFL Network, reports Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels said the team will not trade QB Jay Cutler. “Let me be as clear as I can about this. We are not trading Jay Cutler – period,” McDaniels said. McDaniels will meet with QB Jay Cutler next week.… Read more at FryingPanSports