Thank You

I’m fortunate to be at the intersection of two great football communities: fantasy football and draft evaluation. On the whole, the writers I interact with are knowledgeable, hard working, and humble. So it’s an honor when I see these members of my audience also participating in contests like the Jadeveon Clowney event this month.

If you haven’t purchased the 2013 RSP, remember that it also includes the post-draft. If you are new to the blog, here’s a little more about the RSP and some sample material. Remember, 10 percent of each purchase is donated to Darkness to Light to providing training to communities to prevent and address the epidemic of sexual abuse.

Views – Chad and Terrell Would Fit In Well

Football Reads

• The 2013 Football Outsiders Almanac – A lot of hard work from some terrific folks goes into this fine publication. Check it out. 
• NFL Myth-Busting: Tony Romo – Scott Kacsmar’s fine piece on the Cowboys’ quarterback.
• A Better Box Score: Simple Ways To Improve The Basic Game Recap – Chris “Smart Football” Brown in action.
• NFL Position Coaches to Keep An Eye On – H/T to Josh Norris for Tweeting it.
• Wes Welker Versus Danny Amendola – New Footballguys’ writer Kyle Wachtel looks at the tale of the tape (subscribers only).

Views – Why We Should Build Wooden Skyscrapers (Awesome)

Non-Football Reads

• Florida Man Who Woke Up Speaking Swedish Is ID’d By Sister – This is from NPR and not the Enquirer – I promise.
• Jerry Sandusky’s adopted son files to change name – And yes, he’s willing to testify his adopted father also molested him.
• McDonald’s Can’t Figure Out How It’s Workers Survive On Minimum Wage – Perhaps management has also spent too much time using those arithmetic-proof cash registers.

Listens – The Hippest Version of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star You’ll Hear

These four have made a lot of great recording artists sound good in their time. You’d probably only know them if you were a student at the University of Miami. Glad I had that chance. The final movement is a lot of fun. You’re little kid will dig it.

Listens – The Saxophonist Who Kept Coltrane’s Interest Until Trane Died 

The saxophonist is John Gilmore, who is best known for playing with Sun Ra. If you don’t know who Sun Ra is, you’ll either love or hate his music. This setting is a much more straight ahead gig with Art Blakey. Many people didn’t know Gilmore gigged with the Messengers. If you listen to Trane then you can hear the Gilmore influence in the solo.

Listens – On The Couch w/Bloom, Cosell, and Yours Truly

In This Episode: Sigmund Bloom, Matt Waldman, and Greg Cosell (NFL Films) discuss the NFL. Topics Include – the decline of the importance of the running back in the NFL, the limited sample size of read option quarterbacks, how Tom Brady will adjust to the loss of Aaron Hernandez, whats next for Sam Bradford, Jay Cutler, and Andy Dalton, differing opinions on LeVeon Bell, plus more!

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