Every Sunday the Wild Shamrock blog will fill you in on the happenings of the NFL. Mostly about free agent signings and trades and predictions about where players will end up.
THE LEGION OF BOOM ERA IS OVER
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS: This is one of the few teams in the league I can not stand. Love seeing the tear down of the legion of doom, but at the same time it sucks. Tear downs do happen due to the salary cap in the NFL. But it’s a league where one year you can go first to worst, then the following year you can jump from worst to first. I do love seeing defenses stay together, especially great ones in a pass happy league. Plus in the league is fun to hate certain teams. These are the teams that have all the villains not chilling. However I do like when these teams fall. That’s what’s been going on in Seattle. Even though they still won 9 games and almost made it to the playoffs. But they paid all these villains big time money, now they have to tear it down. Sherman cut. Michael Bennett traded to the Eagles. More moves pending. Now if they can get the ring leader, Pete Carrol, the heave ho, it would be very delightful. Maybe he would go back to his USC job and try to cheat out another national championship. Ooops they took that away.
WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE LEGION OF DOOM WITH THE TEAM PICTURE
ONE TEAM’S JUNK IS ANOTHER TEAM’S TREASURE:
THE SUPERBOWL CHAMPS ADDED A BIG PIECE TO THEIR PIE.
It seems to me the Bennett Brothers would be problems on a bad team or a younger one. Bad locker room guys.
PHILADELPHIA: The Eagles have landed Michael Bennett. This guy will improve an Eagles line that is already pretty damn good. Loved how they pressured Tom Brady at the end of the Superbowl. Michael Bennett is one of the best in the league over the last five years. Plus the Eagles are Superbowl champs and have plenty of people to keep Michael Bennett in line.
MEANWHILE: Poor Marty Bennett was cut by the Patriots. Remember he was the one who had no gas left in the tank in Green Bay. Then the Patriots come calling and his injuries are forgotten. He eventually got derailed before the playoffs started.
SAN FRANCISCO: The 49ers are a team you hate some years and like other years. Before, Kaepernick liked to get his needs dirty and blowing wind about his stands. I thought he was quite annoying in his hey day flexing his arms, showing off his tats, and making a simple first down. Then last year they get Jimmy Garoppolo who I may add is undefeated behind center. So maybe I might like them. Not any more. They signed Richard Sherman. The biggest cheap shot artist in the league. You know he was going to stay in the division to haunt his former team. That’s the kind of citizen he is.
If he can play well like he is capable of, this move will help the 49er defense. Especially the 49ers are on the rise because of Jimmy. It’s always good to solidify your defense at the same time. However if his injury comes back to haunt him, this move can back fire. Villains usually go down at the end of the movie. Could the locker room be in jeopardy as well with this tool in the shed?
LA RAMS: Rams have been very busy as they are improving their defense. Especially the secondary. They signed Green Bay Packers veteran, Sam Shields, and then they traded for two other secondary pieces. Two very good talents but two interesting personalities. First Marcus Peters from the Chiefs who loves to steal referees’ flags and throw them in the stands.
Perhaps Peters is looking for something to do after his playing days are over. Then you traded for Denver’s corner back Aqib Talib. Now Michael Crabtree for the Raiders can wear his jewelry proud so Talib will have to find another way to get his family or his gal gifts for Christmas.
This looks like a great secondary on paper. Plus the Rams’ defensive coordinator is Wade Phillips who will get the most out of his units.
BUFFALO: They have never been too crazy about Taylor. It seems like they could never find something better on the open market so they end up keeping Taylor. With lots of options out of the free agent market. Lots of great choices in the draft. They have traded Taylor to the Browns. Bills have been collecting draft picks like hoarders. This move they get another high pick. Plus they shave 10.5 million off their salary cap. I think they need one of those quarterbacks from the draft. I also think they should add a bridge type quarterback to the mix as well.
CLEVELAND IS ROCKING: The Browns have been very busy so far. First they traded for Dolphins wide out Landry. Then they added Buffalo quarterback Tyrod Taylor to the mix. They traded last years quarterback they drafted, Deshone Kizer, to the Packers. If I were Brett Hundley, I would be pissed off with that news as he did pretty decent last year backing up Rodgers.
Jarvis Landry is a nice pick up. However the money you will pay him, he’s not worth it. He’s a slot guy – many catches, but not a lot of yards after the catch is my problem with him and for that type of money.
Tyrod Taylor is a guy that can get the Browns some wins especially after going 0-16. Taylor does not turn over the ball. Interceptions have been a big problem in Brownie land. He will have better weapons to throw to than he had in Buffalo. As long as Josh Gordon does not go off on drinking binges and stays away from the Mary Jane brownies, this team with a few more moves could turn their franchise around. I think they should draft another quarterback as well. Just to have that position covered for once.
QUARTERBACK PREDICTIONS
So Taylor is the first quarterback chip to head to another team. Where do the rest of the free agent quarterbacks land?
OUR MADAM SHAMROCK HAS SOME IDEAS
QUARTERBACK TEAM
DREW BREES STAYS WITH THE SAINTS
KIRK COUSINS MINNESOTA
NICK FOLES STAYS WITH THE EAGLES
A.J MCCARRON CARDINALS
SAM BRADFORD BRONCOS
CASE KEENUM BILLS
TERRY BRIDGEWATER JETS
JOSH MCCOWN JETS
Madam Shamrock occasionally likes to drink, especially around St.Paddy’s Day. We will see if her mind or her crystal ball is cloudy or clear on these predictions.
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