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      Dhani Jones blasts Rich Rodriguez

      April 15, 2010 /

      While appearing on Jim Rome’s television show on Tuesday, Bengals linebacker Dhani Jones (who is a Michigan alum) had some choice words for Wolverines’ head coach Rich Rodriguez.

      From Fanhouse.com:

      “I’m not cool with him,” Jones said of Rodriguez. “I’m at my wits end right now. I mean, you can’t come in and explain that you’re going to do all this, and then your first year? Terrible. Second year? Alright — but then terrible. You have to be able to change something if you’re really going to make a statement. You have to do it within the first two years, and this is his third.”

      I think Dhani speaks for most frustrated Michigan fans, who had high hopes for Rich Rod when he spat in West Virginia’s face a couple of years ago in order to come to Ann Arbor. He’s been nothing short of a disaster since arriving to the program and he has never recovered after losing out to Ohio State in the Terrelle Pryor sweepstakes three years ago.

      Considering he’s under investigation for possibly violating NCAA rules, one more losing season and Rodriguez will likely be shown the door at Michigan. Or, at least that’s what Wolverine fans are hoping.


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      Will the Browns trade their first round pick?

      April 15, 2010 /

      Steve Doerschuk of the Canton Repository speculates that the Browns could wind up trading their first round pick (No. 7 overall) based on Mike Holmgren’s draft history.

      Is it a stretch to anticipate an 80-percent chance that Holmgren will pull off a trade involving the Browns’ first-round pick?

      Not necessarily. In Holmgren’s 10 years as head coach in Seattle, the Seahawks made eight trades involving Round 1 selections.

      Is that information deceiving in that Holmgren doubled as GM and head coach in only five of those years?

      Quite the contrary.

      In Holmgren’s first four seasons as GM, 1999-2002, he made five trades involving Round 1 picks — all involving first-round choices that hadn’t yet been made.

      Within his first three months with the Browns, Holmgren has traded out two past first-round picks, quarterback Brady Quinn and linebacker Kamerion Wimbley.

      It’s incredibly hard to trade out of the top 5, but it does get easier for teams that want to trade out of the top 6-10 picks. If the Browns want to trade down, quarterback Jimmy Clausen might be the key to them doing so. If a team wants to jump ahead of the Raiders, Bills and Jaguars in order to nab Clausen, the Browns are sitting in the perfect spot at No. 7. The only catch is that the Raiders (No. 8), Bills (No. 9) and Jaguars (No. 10) are the three teams that are most likely to pull the trigger on Clausen in the first round.

      In my latest mock draft, I have the Browns selecting Tennessee safety Eric Berry at No. 7, although Florida cornerback Joe Haden and offensive tackles Anthony Davis (Rutgers) and Bryan Bulaga (Iowa) are possibilities as well. (Assuming Russell Okung and Trent Williams, the top offensive linemen in the draft, are off the board.) If Holmgren chooses to stay put at No. 7, it’s very likely that he’ll land a prospect that can contribute right away.


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      NFL, NFL Draft

      Report: Steelers have reached their “tipping point” with Big Ben

      April 15, 2010 /

      Charles Robinson of YahooSports.com tweets that the Steelers are at their “tipping point” with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

      This is what Robinson tweeted:

      Roethlisberger’s job w/ Steelers could B at tipping point. Source says onslaught of fan discontent over Ben has shaken Pittsburgh ownership.

      By tipping point, we can only assume that Robinson meant that the Steelers might make a change. While it still seems likely that Big Ben will be on Pittsburgh’s roster in 2010, maybe the team will start listening to offers for the QB later this month at the draft. If they were to trade Roethlisberger, the Steelers would be left with Charlie Batch and youngster Dennis Dixon.

      If the Steelers wanted to punish Big Ben for embarrassing their franchise, they can always send him to Oakland (i.e. the NFL’s equivalent to hell). Either that, or they could always trade him to Buffalo because the odds of him getting in trouble in that city are slim to none. Even T.O. became irrelevant in Buffalo.


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      Nationals to select Bryce Harper in June?

      April 14, 2010 /

      Ben Goessling of Masnsports.com writes that the Nationals will likely take 17-year-old catcher Bryce Harper with the first pick June’s draft.

      Barring an injury or a drastic change, the Nationals will likely take 17-year-old catcher Bryce Harper with the first pick in the June Draft. According to a source familiar with the situation, they see Harper as being head and shoulders above anyone else in the 2010 draft class and believe he could reach the majors within 2 1/2 years.

      Harper, who has been called “the LeBron James of baseball,” completed his GED in December 2009 so he could play junior-college baseball and be eligible for the 2010 draft, rather than finish high school. He is currently playing at the College of Southern Nevada, where he is batting .422 with a .516 on-base percentage, .891 slugging percentage, 15 homers and 42 RBI in 39 games.

      The Nationals are pleased with Harper’s arrangement, as it makes him easier to scout than he would be if he was in high school. He is already playing with a wood bat, and the junior-college level of competition is higher than what he’d face in high school. What’s more, Harper is getting pitched to at Southern Nevada, where most high school teams would pitch around him.

      Most of the talk surrounding Harper is whether or not he made the right decision to skip the final two years of high school in order to take classes and play at College of Southern Nevada. There’s already a ton of pressure being heaved onto his shoulders and considering he’s so young, no one can predict whether or not he can handle all of the expectations.

      That said, Harper is a phenomenal talent. His primary position is catcher, but he has also been clocked throwing 96 mph as a pitcher. He’s best known for hitting a 502-foot home run during the 2009 International Power Showcase at Tropicana Field. The blast is currently on record for being the longest home run in that stadium.

      The nice thing about MLB is that whether or not he’s taken with the first overall pick, Harper will have to produce in the minors before he “arrives” at the major league level. Given how young he is, he can take his time developing before he goes the rout of Albert Pujols or Alex Rodriguez, two players that were on the fast track to playing professional ball.

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      MLB

      Ginn likely on the move now that Dolphins have Marshall

      April 14, 2010 /

      Much like Donovan McNabb’s trade to the Redskins, the Brandon Marshall deal will likely impact the future of other players, including Oklahoma State receiver Dez Bryant and current Dolphin Ted Ginn Jr.

      The Broncos now become the favorites to land Bryant with the 11th overall pick in this month’s draft, assuming they don’t mind taking on another receiver with a checkered past. If Denver passes on the Oklahoma State product, there’s no telling how far he may fall in the first round, although chances are he’ll go among the top 20 picks seeing as how he’s the top receiver in the draft.

      Ginn’s future is a little cloudier. Even before they acquired Marshall from Denver, the Dolphins were shopping Ginn to potential suitors. Now that the trade for Marshall has been completed, there’s little doubt that Miami will move Ginn this offseason, but to whom and for what are the questions.

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