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From GRANTLAND...and it is very true it appears:
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/b...e-agency-the-*******-patriots-and-the-hammer/
The biggest story in sports this week was NFL free agency, and it was actually kind of great to have football back in our lives. Making fun of the Raiders and Browns, hating the Patriots out of blind jealousy, wondering how much methamphetamine it takes to keep Adam Schefter running on a daily basis. It was all pretty wonderful.
NFL free agency is sort of like its own sport, with its own outrageously complicated rules, its own versions of winners and losers, and its own superstars (general managers and Bill Barnwell, mostly). Anyway, before we jump into this week’s Best/Worst, here are five laws of free agency to keep in mind whenever we talk about the NFL offseason.
1. No-names are the best names. Rule of thumb for free-agency news: If someone’s signing a great deal that football experts love, you probably haven’t heard of the player. The Patriots are an exception because it’s football law that all Belichick moves be praised, but in general, the more anonymous the player, the better he is. I certainly haven’t heard of most of the biggest free-agent steals — guys like Alterraun Verner, or T.J. Ward, or Jared Veldheer, or Captain Munnerlyn. I mean, I remember Everson Griffin from USC, but otherwise Mays could very well be making these names up for all I know.
The best part of this is that eventually it trickles down to fans, who suddenly become irrationally excited about these guys. Millions of football fans are praising the Bucs for signing Verner this week, and roughly 3 percent of them actually watched him on the Titans the past few years. But they’re probably right! These guys are always the best free agents.
Another example: Andre Roberts to the Skins.
“Wait who is Andre Roberts?” someone asks.
Exactly.
Great signing.
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/b...e-agency-the-*******-patriots-and-the-hammer/
The biggest story in sports this week was NFL free agency, and it was actually kind of great to have football back in our lives. Making fun of the Raiders and Browns, hating the Patriots out of blind jealousy, wondering how much methamphetamine it takes to keep Adam Schefter running on a daily basis. It was all pretty wonderful.
NFL free agency is sort of like its own sport, with its own outrageously complicated rules, its own versions of winners and losers, and its own superstars (general managers and Bill Barnwell, mostly). Anyway, before we jump into this week’s Best/Worst, here are five laws of free agency to keep in mind whenever we talk about the NFL offseason.
1. No-names are the best names. Rule of thumb for free-agency news: If someone’s signing a great deal that football experts love, you probably haven’t heard of the player. The Patriots are an exception because it’s football law that all Belichick moves be praised, but in general, the more anonymous the player, the better he is. I certainly haven’t heard of most of the biggest free-agent steals — guys like Alterraun Verner, or T.J. Ward, or Jared Veldheer, or Captain Munnerlyn. I mean, I remember Everson Griffin from USC, but otherwise Mays could very well be making these names up for all I know.
The best part of this is that eventually it trickles down to fans, who suddenly become irrationally excited about these guys. Millions of football fans are praising the Bucs for signing Verner this week, and roughly 3 percent of them actually watched him on the Titans the past few years. But they’re probably right! These guys are always the best free agents.
Another example: Andre Roberts to the Skins.
“Wait who is Andre Roberts?” someone asks.
Exactly.
Great signing.
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