Win and the Jets are in

"It's about damn time" Todd Bowles exclaimed as the Jets pulled off the biggest victory in this new regimes young tenure. Injury-riddled or not, the Jets were the better team on Sunday and with a little help from Ryan Mallett, they are 1 win away from the playoffs.

The man standing in the way of the Jets is Rex Ryan. This is Ryan's Super Bowl, he would like nothing more to send the Jets home packing from a potential playoff berth as he did to the Dolphins 2x in the past two seasons. A Bills defense who has looked like they have quit after their horrible loss to the Jaguars in London. Do you really think they will play hard for a coaching staff they don't particularity like or will they lay down and let the Jets waltz into the playoffs?

The Jets also got help from Bill Belichick's arrogant decision to kick in overtime rather than to receive the football. Belichick thought he could get the Jets to punt and then kick a game-winning FG with his automatic kicker. The Jets were offended by this and were motivated by the doubt that BB had in their offense. Ryan Fitzpatrick (FitzMagic) drove the Jets down the field with ease and threw a game-winning 6 yard TD pass to Eric Decker.

No this is gravy or we are better than expected bull. It is time for the Jets to finally rise to the occasion and send this team to the promise land.

I do not know want to hear that the Patriots intentionally lost this game because they were afraid of the Steelers. Have you seen the Steelers secondary? Brady would have a field day! The Jets are a hot and potentially dangerous team that no one wants a part of in the playoffs. Do you think the Patriots really want to face the Jets after the confidence the Jets showed Sunday? They don't and neither does the rest of the AFC.

Prediction for Sunday; Jets will not let up vs Bills. Rex Ryan and his "Super Bowl aspirations" will come up short in a close and well-fought game. Jets win 27-18.

Jets at a mid-season crisis at 5-5

At this point in the season, the Jets are showing their true colors. They are a mediocre football team, who got off to a hot start. Yes, in the past two weeks Todd Bowles has made some questionable decisions and that comes with the price of a rookie head coach. Do you not think that Rex Ryan made some bad decisions his rookie season? Of course, he did.

The roster is constructed as well as it can be. This season, the Quarterback position has not been the problem for the Jets. Ryan Fitzpatrick has played to the best of his abilities and has actually been the Jets best option at that position. Geno Smith is not the answer and never was, and Bryce Petty still has a couple years left to develop into an NFL player. As of now, Fitzpatrick is a good stop gap there.

The biggest issue the Jets face is not being able to overcome their big injuries. Losing Calvin Pryor and Nick Mangold has hurt the Jets more than the eye can see. Pryor has become the anchor of that secondary and Todd Bowles has him playing his natural position. Nick Mangold is a future hall of famer, and the Jets run game lives and dies on him being healthy. Hence why Chris Ivory has not been effective as of late.

Cutting Quinton Coples sends a message, whether the Jets intended it to or not. It sends a message that players who half-ass it on the field and are not a scheme fit, will not be here long. The Jets are implying that it does not matter whether you were a former 1st round pick or not. If you do not perform, you are a goner. This finally allows the Jets to "free" Lorenzo Mauldin and get the rookie, the playing time he deserves.

Lastly, Jets fans have to understand that 10 games will not undo 6 years of bad drafting and 4 years of non-playoff football. The last regime left the Jets with a good salary cap and a bad roster.The new regime has filled the necessary holes. Obviously the Jets still have glaring holes on both sides of the ball, but they are good enough to get by.

Right now the Jets are tied for the final wild-card spot and are still in the hunt. This Sunday vs the Dolphins will make or break this .500's team season and hopefully Todd Bowles going off on his players after Sunday's embarrassing loss and cutting Quinton Coples, will send a message and light a fire under this team, who desperately needs a spark.

Cam and the Cats, best team in the NFC

On August 19th, 2015, the Panthers season looked to be over before it started. Star receiver, Kelvin Benjamin went down with a torn ACL, leaving the Carolina Panthers with a scrap heap at the wide receiver position.

With the Panthers clearly not letting one injury define their season, they improved their record to 7-0 after beating the Colts in a sloppy game, in a torrential downpour.

How are the Panthers 7-0? Well, it starts in the trenches. The offensive and defensive lines have played fantastic this season. Especially the offensive line, they have really done a better job of protecting their franchise quarterback, Cam Newton. Newton looks like a more mature quarterback this season, he has finally put all the tools in place to become of the league's best at his position. He has little to no help on the offensive side of the ball, and he is still getting it done. The Panthers have also been able to run the football effectively this season. They had put their faith in injury prone running back, Jonathan Stewart, and it is finally paying off.

On the other side of the ball, Josh Norman has statistically been the best cornerback in the NFL. Other teams are actually afraid of throwing the ball to his side of the field because he is just that good of a cornerback.

The Panthers have what it takes this season, to go the distance all the way to Super Bowl 50 in San Francisco. They are elite on both sides of the football and finally have a mature leader at QB who can finally take them to the promise land.

The New York Mets are heading to the World Series

Years of long suffering have been worth all of this, the unexpected. Nobody coming into the season had the New York Metropolitans in the playoffs, let alone the World Series. But here we are, 3 days away from something not seen by the Mets faithful fans in nearly 15 years.

The season was over nearly a dozen times this season. Until Sandy Alderson manned up and finally decided to listen to his fan base. He made 3 crucial trades that has positively effected this ball club and he's never looked back. Without that strong showing at the trade deadline, the Mets are most likely in second place, watching next week's World Series from their couches.

I have waited a long time for this, as a die hard Mets fan.The fact that this team has faced every single side of adversity and is in the World Series still has not hit me yet. I guess you could say I am in shock, but that's because these moments are just surreal. You can also bet your behind that there will be chills going down my spine when I watch the game on Tuesday Night.

The "lovable losers" are even more lovable. This is gravy, as Terry Collins and many other Mets fans have reiterated. I am not going to settle for a World Series appearnce though, I want this World Series and I want the Mets to take the damn thing!

Whatever the result is come the end of the season though, I will be thrilled nonetheless. It's the Mets time and hopefully they have 4 more wins left in them, if not, they obviously will not go down without a fight.

Mets beat Dodgers as deGrom outduels Kershaw

Last night, the New York Mets took the field for the 1st time in mid-October since 2006. Jacob deGrom out dueled one of the best picthers in the game, and proved why he should be considered as one of the best in the game. deGrom's line last night: 7 innings, no runs, no earned, 13 strikeouts, and 1 walk (intentional walk to Joc Pederson)

The thing is, deGrom wasn't even at the best we have ever seen him. He fell behind in a lot of counts and gave up his fair share of hits, but he looked poised on the mound, and no Dodger was even close to crossing the plate with him on his game. deGrom was dominant, or as you might like to say "deGrominant". The Mets proved last night, that you do not need a whole lot of veterans with playoff experience to win in the playoffs. They are a young cocky team, who is poised for a deep playoff run.

I haven't even mentioned the Mets veteran hitters, who have waited through agnonizing seasons to make it to the postseason. I'm talking about Daniel Murphy and David Wright. Yeah, the same David Wright, whose career was presumed to be over after being diagnosed with spinal stenosis, came through last night with his most clutch hit in his career.

If the Mets can somehow beat Greinke tonight, who might be even better than Kershaw, they might as well pop some champagne. There is no way in hell that the Mets lose 2 at home with home field advantage and a fan base ready to explode. Hopefully the Mets can win tonight, and seal an NLDS victory even tighter. The Mets live and die on their magnificent young pitching and it truely showed last night.

Crazy's 2015-2016 NFL Predictions

AFC East
Patriots: 11-5 (3)
Dolphins: 10-6 (5)
Jets: 7-9
Bills: 7-9

AFC North
Ravens: 11-5 (2)
Bengals: 9-7
Steelers: 7-9
Browns: 6-10

AFC South
Colts: 12-4 (1)
Texans: 6-10
Jaguars: 5-11
Titans: 4-12

AFC West
Chiefs: 10-6 (4)
Broncos: 9-7 (6)
Chargers: 8-8
Raiders: 6-10

NFC East
Cowboys: 11-5 (3)
Eagles: 8-8
Giants: 6-10
Redskins: 2-14

NFC North
Packers: 12-4 (2)
Vikings: 10-6 (6)
Lions: 9-7
Bears: 5-11

NFC South
Panthers 10-6 (4)
Falcons 8-8
Saints 5-11
Bucs 4-12

NFC West
Cardinals: 12-4 (1)
Seahawks: 11-5 (5)
Rams: 9-7
49ers: 3-13

Super Bowl: Packers (2) over Broncos (6)  35-17
Super Bowl MVP: Aaron Rodgers

NFL MVP: Aaron Rodgers
OPOY: Andrew Luck
DPOY: Clay Matthews
OROY: Marcus Mariota
DROY: Leonard Williams
CPOY: Adrian Peterson
COY: Bruce Arians

Just another day in the land of the Mess

Around 24 hours ago the Mets were getting blown out by the Padres, and nobody who is a Mets fan seemed to care. The Mets were finally adding the final piece to the puzzle, Carlos Gomez.

About 11 PM last night, the Mets were again the Mets. Terry Collins had a very bizarre press conference and Sandy Alderson announced that the Mets were no longer trading for Carlos Gomez. The deal fell through because the Mets looked at Gomez's medical records and there was some cause for concern, which is reasonable, considering how significantly his numbers are down this season.

The only problem with that is, Sandy Alderson teased his fans, he showed them a sign of life, that this team is devoted to winning this season. Until he pulled the plug on the deal because of an injury concern. Now, do not get me wrong there is still about 20 hours left for them to acquire a big bat, but Carlos Gomez was the perfect fit. He solved so many problems, for just about 2 hours.

Now, Gomez can solve the Astros's problems, as he was just traded to them. Also, guess what?!?!? The Astros found absolutely no issues with Gomez's medical records. Go figure....

Today, Carlos Gomez could not have saved the Mets. Terry Collins mis-managed his bullpen for the 2nd time in a week, and cost the Mets another series win. Putting in your closer, who just sat for 45 minutes after a rain delay, is a fire able offense. All you needed was 1 out, and you could have gotten away with pitching one of the Torrii for one batter. But that did not happen, the Mets "needed" Familia to record a meaningless stat, and he ended up blowing his 3rd straight game since the all-star break.

I do not know how we Mets fans do it anymore, this team is as inconsistent as they come and continue to disappoint us fans as soon as we think they are turning the corner. It is only a matter of time before the Nationals start to pull away.

For now, we can only hope that Sandy Alderson and his front office acquire a guy like Jay Bruce before tomorrow's big series vs the Nationals. If not, the Mets will probably get swept again and just waive the white flag on the season. At least they got us until August!

Sandy Alderson has finally awaken, acquires Uribe and Johnson.

Today was one of the better days in Flushing. The Mets traded two minor league pitchers, John Gant and Rob Whalen for two proven major league veterans, Juan Uribe and Kelly Johnson. They also promoted Michael Conforto too.

Obviously this was a move that had to be made, the Mets have been dying since June for veteran depth and they finally got it. The only complaint you can make about this trade is that it came too late. Juan Uribe can fill in at 3rd Base for the time being and the Mets could shift Daniel Murphy over to 1st Base, to spell a struggling Lucas Duda. Kelly Johnson provides the Mets a threat and a spark off the bench, one not provided from the likes of Danny Muno and John Mayberry Jr, both of whom were taken off the active roster after this trade.

This cannot be the only trade the Mets make, they need a Gerrardo Parra or a Jay Bruce in the OF too. That is what worries Mets fans, is this will be the only move they make. Don't get me wrong, Uribe and Johnson will help out big time, but the Mets need more, if they want to grab that 2nd wild card spot.

Overall I like the trade for the Mets, they get two veteran players who can help out this New York 51's roster. It was about time for Sandy Alderson to wipe off the cobwebs from his desk phone. Let's just all hope that this is not the only move that they make, between now and Thursday. Things are looking better and hopefully this floundering team, only one game over .500 can turn it around and make a serious run for the playoffs.

The disaster that this the Conforto-Cuddyer situation

On June 30th, Michael Cuddyer injured his knee. Today is July 23rd, and he is somehow still on the active roster. Cuddyer is obviously hurting and the Mets keep trying to keep him alive. Giving him two Advil's a day, is not going to make his knee pain go away.

Michael Conforto is ready to come up and the Mets would rather play with a 24 man roster than add him. I do not know whether it is the fact that the Mets do not want to pay a meaningless minor league contract or that they want to baby another prospect. Conforto went to college, and played college ball, he is the most MLB ready prospect that the Mets have and how could it hurt to call him up?

Nobody has ever asked Conforto to be the Mets savior, they are just asking him to hit better than AAAA players Kirk Nieuwenhuis and John Mayberry Jr. The Mets have zero depth on their roster and they would rather play with 24 guys than AAAA players.

Michael Cuddyer has not been worth his contract and keeping him on this roster only harms the Mets. I am not one for rushing prospects, but it is time for Conforto to come up. If Conforto thinks he is ready then I believe he is ready, it cannot hurt to promote him and replace an ailing Cuddyer.

This move would please the fan base, but the last thing Sandy Alderson is looking to do ,is to appease the Mets loyal fan base. The Mets are dying for help, and Conforto could be the help they need. Who knows if he could actually contribute, but only time will tell. It is time for the most conservative franchise in the history of sports to take a risk for once.

Mets stumble out of gate after All-Star Break

The All-Star break came at the wrong time for the Mets, like it always does. After getting swept at home by the Cubs, they bounced back and won 7 of their last 9 before entering into the All-Star break. Obviously a break was the last thing needed after the Mets were playing exceptionally well baseball.

I come to you at a time where there is distress in Panic City, this happening after the Mets have dropped two straight to the always tough Cardinals. The Mets stumbled out of the gate like they usually do with Terry Collins after an All-Star break. The thing is, these are teams they have to play competitive with, if they want to finally be playing meaningful baseball in late August and September. If the Mets do not get their crap together soon, there will not be a reason to even trade for help, because it will be too late by July 31st.

I feel as if I am beating a dead horse here, the Mets offense is AAA like and they reflect that almost every night and day. There is only so many times where you can call for the General Managers head. Sandy Alderson has played this way too conservatively, and has really cost his team a shot at a playoff run. With this pitching staff and an average lineup, the Mets could go places. Your issue is, this is not even an average AAA lineup. When you have guys like Kirk Nieuwenhuis, who is way way below the Mendoza line, hitting 6th, you know you have an issue. The Mets could have easily fixed this issue long ago, but they keep playing the waiting game. If you wait too long, the season will no longer be in the hands of a winning ball club.

At this point, with David Wright's contract insured and all, I find it hard to believe that the Mets do not have room to take on more money. I think the real issue is your stubborn, over-conservative GM, who refuses to send a life preserver to passenger's on a sinking boat. Right now, he is just re-arranging the chairs on the Titanic.

When there's a will, there's a way, but the Mets are not willing to trade any of their high regarded pitching prospects, so there is no way they will get the star that they are looking for. The Brewers do not want Jon Niese, Dillon Gee, or Michael Cuddyer for Carlos Gomez.

Someway, somehow, the Wilpons/Alderson have to figure it out before they lose 75% of the fan interest before we even hit August. The season to me is over, and today is July 18th, unless you know Alderson proves me wrong (which for the record, I hope happens)

Fred and Jeff, you have to leave, so us fans can believe!

Sandy Alderson continues to make fun of the media and fans for panicking about the Mets recent struggles. Giving it the name "panic city". What Alderson doesn't realize is he has created the panic, by refusing to trade for help when his team needs it the most.

This Mets team is horrible, without their outstanding starting pitching and bullpen they would be were the Phillies are. Neither Alderson or the Wilpons seem to care. You could make the argument that Alderson is not allocated that much money and does not have a lot of options, but look what he's done in free agency. Signing Michael Cuddyer to a 2 year-$20 million deal seems like something the Mets wish they had back. They rushed to sign him, even giving up their 1st round pick, and he has been worse than Chris Young. 

Now on the other hand, the Wilpons have made the Mets the laughing stock of the National League. After the Madoff incident, the Mets have become a small market team in MLB's biggest market. Bank of America owns the Mets, and it is time for them to be forced out. The Wilpons are now unfit owners to own a team on sports's biggest stage and have had a AAA team in New York because they cannot afford to spend the money needed. 

Rob Manferd turns a blind eye to the whole situation, like his predecessor did. He needs to finally force the Wilponzi's out, unlike Bud Selig, who refused to do so, because he was all buddy-buddy with the Wilponzi's. The Mets need to go back to their big spending ways and have one of the MLB's largest payrolls. The true Mets fans can no longer take mediocrity on sports's biggest stage.

It's been time and we have had enough, the Wilpons have to leave, so us fans can believe!

Groundhog Day in Flushing

Every season seems to be the same in Met land. The Mets have the potential to play as a perennial playoff contender, but their owners refuse to take on  more money to take this team to the next level. The Mets started off 15-4 and are now currently 36-36. This team is now .500, and will only continue to fade into irrelevancy.

I as a fan, care more about the team than Fred and Jeff Wilpon. They refuse to make this team better and have put their trust into a horribly run front office. The Mets are a small market team, in a big market and have used Billy Beane's moneyball theory. The main part of the moneyball theory is to get inexpensive players, who can get on base. The Mets problem is, their two highest paid active players do not get on base.

Michael Cuddyer and Curtis Granderson at first seemed like very good signings, but in fact their stats were inflated by the stadiums they were playing in. Cuddyer at Coors Field and Granderson at Yankee Stadium.

The Mets will continue to use every excuse in the book, that they did not expect to be playing at the .500 level or injuries have killed them. When in fact, injuries have killed them, but they also killed the Nationals. The Mets have had every opportunity in the world to take advantage of the Nationals injuries, and absolutely refused to do so. Now that the Nationals are playing like expected, the Mets will only get farther in the rear view mirror. 

The blame goes from the owners right down to the players, the problem is, nothing will be done about it. They will continue to waste great pitching, because they refuse to upgrade the offense and defense. The Mets will continue to be a disappointment to fans and will again  fall back into being as irrelevant as everyone pictured them to be.

Mets fans can put this season in the books on this date, June 24th. The bright side about this, is that football only starts in 81 days.

Mets are sinking fast

The Mets are the Titanic, the Wilpons/Alderson are the iceberg.

A team that was once 20-11 is now 25-21. They have lost 10 of their last 15 and have gotten swept twice on the road by the Cubs and Pirates.

A team with so much promise, looks like they hit their peak too soon. So who do we blame? Sandy Alderson and Fred and Jeff Wilpon are the easiest answers, but Terry Collins may be the scapegoat in this sitaution.

Blame Alderson for his awful free agent signings. The only one that has worked out so far is Bartolo Colon, but that's not the Mets biggest issue. The two veteran hitters that Alderson has signed to "bolster" his lineup have been duds. He has yet acquire that dynamic hitter that the Mets need desperately.

Blame the Wilpons for wasting David Wright's best years, for being too selfish to sell this team, and for not willing to spend the big bucks for a player that could send the Mets to the next level.

Good pitching can only take you so far. The Mets have a AAA lineup out there on the field and the team looks like they hit and field blindfolded. It is up to Sandy Alderson to find a replacement for David Wright. Wright's career is in jeopardy, and you cannot replace your best player with the Danny Muno's and Eric Campbell's of the world. Say what you want about Wright, but this team is only going as far as he goes.

Alderson needs to get creative, go call around to Oakland and Milwaukee, two teams that look ready to have a fire sale soon. If you do not get a capable bat at 3B this team has no chance to keep up with the Nationals, a team that they once had a 6.5 game lead over.

No more of the excuses that we did not expect to be this good or the fans need to be patient. The entire feeling aound the Mets was that this team was going to the playoffs, whether you liked it or not. That does not seem like the attitude anymore. The Mets are holding on for dear life right now, and it is only a matter of time before the rest of the NL East catches up to them. If Sandy Alderson does not throw this sinking team a life perserver, they will return back to being irrelevant and the joke of the organization that they are.

Jets OC names Geno Smith the starter in May?

The New York Jets are now running things differently, instead of rigging a QB competition in camp, the Jets just flat out said who will be the starter coming into next season.

Chan Gailey will try and squeeze as much as he can out of Geno Smith. Geno Smith was arguably the worst quarterback in the NFL the past two seasons. Now the new regime, is trying to see what they can get out of him.

In his 3rd NFL Season, Smith is out of excuses. With an OC like Gailey, and weapons like Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker, Devin Smith, Jeremy Kerley, Chris Ivory, Stevan Ridley. Zac Stacy, Bilal Powell, Jace Amaro, and Jeff Cumberland, what more does he need?

Obviously Smith was going to be the starter this season, this comes as no suprise. What comes as a surprise is that they named him the starter on May 20th, about 4 months away from the start of the NFL season. Is Ryan Fitzpatrick injury worse than originally thought? Does the new regime want to see what they have in Smith? Who knows?

The only question that matters at this point is if the Jets really have faith in Geno Smith. I personally believe that Smith will improve from the help of Chan Gailey and company. The same Chan Gailey that made Tyler Thigpen look like a good quarterback. Do not take my word for it or bank on Geno Smith having a comeback season, this is the same Smith who Rex Ryan thought "really improved from his rookie season", what a disaster that turned out to be.

Time to Panic

The New York Mets were once sitting atop of the NL East with a comfortable lead above the Braves and Nationals. Now their lead over the Nationals is just 1.5 games. This is the same team that started off 15-5 after an 11 game winning streak. Now the Mets are sitting at 20-15, and have dropped 12 out of their last 19.

A couple weeks ago the Mets were the best team in baseball, a couple weeks ago they also had Travis d'Arnaud, David Wright, and Jerry Blevins, who had all gotten off to hot starts.

The offense and defense have been killers. While the Mets pitching staff has been absolutely breezing through the season, the offense is failing to score runs and the defense is failing to get outs. When Matt Harvey is picthing a gem, and all you can get him is a lousy RBI-ground out, you know there is a problem.

Veterans like Michael Cuddyer and Curtis Granderson have got to step up, otherwise they will make Sandy Alderson look like a fool again. Also, when Wilmer Flores is leading your team in home runs, you know there is an issue.

What the Mets need to do is make a splash. Go acquire Tulo or Starlin Castro. It automatically makes your offense and defense a whole lot better. The surplus of starting pitching can only do you so much if you cannot put runs on the scoreboard for them.

After getting swept by the Cubs in a 4 game series, the Mets need a bounce back series at home vs the floundering Brewers. 20-15 is not acceptable after the start they had, and if they keep this up, the Nationals are more than ready to take the reigns of the NL East.

Hopefully dropping a 4 game series vs the Cubs is a wake up call and not an indication of more struggling to come.

Mets look like they have a gem in Familia

Jeurys Familia is 13-13 in save opportunities this season. Bobby Parnell being hurt and Jenrry Mejia being suspended for steroids, might be a blessing in disguise.

The Mets have not had a great closer since John Franco, and now they have one in Familia.

Familia has been virtually unhittable this season, and beat reporters are going after Terry Collins for "overusing" him. Collins has no choice, Familia has to be inserted into almost every save opportunity just because of how good he's been.

It's going to be hard for Mejia and Parnell to take the job back from Familia. Neither will do it unless he shows signs of regression.

The Mets have a new found "gem" in Familia, and he will be a key player down the stretch for the Mets.

Crazy's Final Mock Draft

#1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State
#2 Cleveland Browns (From Tennessee Titans); Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon
#3 Jacksonville Jaguars: Dante Fowler, OLB/DE, Florida
#4 Oakland Raiders: Leonard Williams, DT, USC
#5 Washington Redskins: Vic Beasley, OLB/DE, Clemson
#6 New York Jets: Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama
#7 Chicago Bears: Kevin White, WR, West Virgina
#8 Atlanta Falcons: Bud Dupree, OLB/DE, Kentucky
#9 New York Giants: Brandon Scherff, OT/G, Iowa
#10 St Louis Rams: Andrus Peat, OT, Stanford
#11 Minnesota Vikings: Trae Waynes, CB, Michigan State
#12 Tennessee Titans (From Cleveland Browns): DeVante Parker, WR, Louisville
#13 New Orleans Saints: Arik Armstead, DE, Oregon
#14 Miami Dolphins: Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia
#15 San Francisco 49ers: Marcus Peters, CB, Washington
#16 Houston Texans: Shane Ray, DE, Missouri
#17 San Diego Chargers: Danny Shelton, NT, Washington
#18 Kansas City Chiefs: La'el Collins, OT, LSU
#19 Tennessee Titans (From Cleveland Browns via Buffalo Bills): Randy Gregory, DE, Nebraska
#20 Philadelphia Eagles: Nelson Agholor, WR, USC
#21 Cincinnati Bengals: Malcolm Brown, DT, Texas
#22 Pittsburgh Steelers: Kevin Johnson, CB, Wake Forrest
#23 Detroit Lions: Jordan Phillips, NT, Oaklahoma
#24 Arizona Cardinals: Eli Harold, OLB, Virginia
#25 Carolina Panthers: DJ Humphries, OT, Florida
#26 Baltimore Ravens: Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin
#27 Dallas Cowboys: Jalen Collins, CB, LSU
#28 Denver Broncos: TJ Clemmings, OT, Pittsburgh
#29 Indianapolis Colts: Landon Collins, SS, Alabama
#30 Green Bay Packers: Stephone Anthony, ILB, Clemson
#31 New Orleans Saints (From Seattle Seahawks): Byron Jones, CB, Connecticut
#32 New England Patriots: Steven Nelson, CB, Oregon State

* Cleveland Trades Picks #12, #19, and next year's 1st round pick to Tennessee in exchange for the #2 Pick

The Injury bug bites the Mets twice

On April 21st, the New York Mets sit atop the NL East with a comfortable 1.5 game lead over the Atlanta Braves, who they open up a series against tonight. After winning 8 straight games in a row, the Mets look like one of the best teams in the MLB. Granted their 8 straight wins came against the Braves, Phillies, and Marlins, but good teams have to beat teams that they are supposed to beat.

On Sunday, the injury bug struck twice in Flushing. The Mets lost left-handed relief picther, Jerry Blevins and Catcher, Travis d'Arnaud all within a matter of minutes. d'Arnaud has to wear a splint for 3 weeks, and Blevins has to wear a splint for 6 weeks. The good news is, that neither injury requires surgery. So, the Mets will be without d'Aranud probably until Memorial Day and Blevins until Fathers Day.

The Mets have already lost David Wright to injury, so this d'Arnaud injury obviously does not help their offense. Curtis Granderson and Daniel Muprhy have got to step up, they have both respectively gotten off to horrible starts at the plate, so it is time for them to pick up the slack

Top Catching Prospect, Kevin Plawecki, has been called up to try and replace Travis d'Arnaud production behind the plate and at the plate, 

The Mets are in win now mode, and they are doing what they can to win. 10-3 is a really good start, but if the offensive production drops off, so will the wins. 

Breakdown of the 2015 New York Mets

Right now if nothing changes and everything goes as expected, the New York Mets will win 85-86 games in this upcoming season. Losing Zack Wheeler and Josh Edgin obviously does not help the cause, but the Mets having a surplus of starting pitching and trading for Left-Handed relief pitchers, Jerry Blevins and Alex Torres helps even things out.

This upcoming season, is the season of "If's". If Michael Cuddyer can stay healthy, if David Wright and Curtis Granderson can have bounce-back years, if Travis d'Arnaud, Jacob deGrom, Lucas Duda, and Juan Lagares can continue to develop into all-stars, if Daniel Murphy can keep hitting, if Jenry Mejia and Jeurys Familia can repeat last season's success, and if Matt Harvey can return to the ace he was. That is way too many "Ifs" to bubble the Mets in as a playoff team, but clearly all the pieces are there.

This roster is the best the Mets have had in several years, and if everything goes as planned, they can be a 2nd Wild Card team or maybe even be NL East divsion winners. Everything is in place for the Mets to succed this season. There are no more excuses to pull out of a hat. If this possible playoff team cannot win, the Wipons will be saying sayonara to Terry Collins and Sandy Alderson and having to start over again. New York is the biggest stage to play sports on, if you cannot win, you are not long in this city.

That is why the Mets need to win. I have them as an 86 win team, barely getting into the playoffs as a 2nd Wild Card team. The feeling around this orginization is that they will win this season, after a great spring from the hitters and pitchers. Only time will tell, expect for the worst and hope for the best with this team.

Crazy's 2015 MLB Predictions (Mariners win the World Series in 6)

AL East 
Red Sox: 95-67 (Division Winner)
Blue Jays: 91-71 (Wild Card #1)
Orioles: 88-74
Yankees: 76-86
Rays: 70-92

AL Central
Indians: 93-69 (Division Winner)
Tigers: 89-73
Royals: 85-77
White Sox: 83-79
Twins: 68-94

AL West
Mariners: 94-66 (Division Winner)
Astros: 90-72 (Wild Card #2)
Angels: 84-78
Rangers: 80-82
A's: 73-89

NL East
Nationals: 90-72 (Division Winner)
Mets: 86-76 (Wild Card #2)
Marlins: 81-81
Braves: 77-84
Phillies: 61-101

NL Central
Cardinals: 96-66 (Division Winner)
Pirates: 90-72 (Wild Card #1)
Cubs: 83-79
Reds: 78-84
Brewers: 60-102

NL West
Dodgers: 99-63 (Division Winner)
Giants: 85-77
Padres: 82-80
Diamondbacks: 78-84
Rockies: 63-99

World Series Prediction: Mariners over Dodgers in 6 games
World Series MVP: Felix Hernandez

AL MVP: Mike Trout
AL CY Young: Sonny Gray
AL ROY: Dalton Pompey
AL Manager of the Year: Lloyd McClendon

NL MVP: Giancarlo Stanton
NL CY Young: Max Scherzer
NL ROY: Kris Bryant
NL Manger of the Year: Don Mattingly

Why it is time for Darelle Revis to come home

From the start, the Jets knew they had something special in Revis. He was not your ordinary 1st round Cornerback, he was different, different in a good way. Revis brought something new to the game and absolutely thrived in his role. For about 3-4 seasons he was the best player in the NFL defensively and arguably the best Cornerback ever. He shut down Chad Johnson, Reggie Wayne, Vincent Jackson, and Randy Moss all in big playoff games. This showed everyone what he was made of and capable of doing. Revis packed up your suitcase and sent you off to an island, "Revis Island" to be precise.

When the Jets traded Revis, I remember being happy. It sounded like John Idzik was fleecing the Buccaneers. The trade ended up working out perfectly, the Jets got DROY, Sheldon Richardson and Antonio Cromartie stepped up to be the #1 Corner. The Bucaaneers ended up cutting Revis 1 year 1/2 later. There right at John Idzik's front porch was Revis, waiting to become a New York Jet again. The feeling was not mutual, John Idzik decided not to pursue him and clear cap space. That descion proved costly, when the Patriots came out of nowhere and signed him. Now to every Jets fan, Revis had betrayed them, he had gone to the dark side.

Without Darrelle Revis, the Patriots are not winning Super Bowl 49. John Idzik was the clueless little boy, helping the big brother finish the puzzle. Revis was that missing piece to the puzzle and did not miss a beat. He arguably was one of the best Cornerbacks in the NFL last season. Now that he is a free agent, it is time for the Jets to bring him home. He belongs here, he has always belonged, and never should have left. Yes,the holdouts were fairly annoying, but obviously they were worth it in the end. Some think $17 million per year is too much for a Cornerback, Revis is not a "Cornerback", he's a "Shutdown Cornerback" and deserves whatever money comes his way. He is the greatest Jet ever, not named Joe Namath. It is time for Mike Maccagnan to bring Revis home, and learn from Idizk's hideous mistakes.

1 yard away, Crazy's recap of the Super Bowl

After Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse made an incredible catch, the Seahawks looked like they were in position to take home their second consecutive Super Bowl trophy.

Until they weren’t.

Instead of taking the easy touchdown with Marshawn Lynch, they threw the football. Here’s the thing: Lynch is known for his notorious yards after contact and could have had an easy game-winning touchdown. Instead, the Seahawks took the road less traveled and threw the football on Second and Goal from the one-yard line.

What happened next was history. Patriot Malcolm Butler beat Seahawk wide receiver Ricardo Lockette to the punch and intercepted Russell Wilson’s pass. That play ended the Super Bowl and gave Patriots quarterback Tom Brady his fourth ring. That call to throw over run is now being called “The Worst Call Ever,” and rightfully so. The Seahawks were one yard away from winning one of America’s most prestigious awards and they blew it.

The Patriots outplayed the Seahawks the entire game, and probably deserved to win, too. The Patriots also benefited from luck: they were lucky that Seattle chose a pass play over run, or  we wouldn’t be discussing this. Instead we would be exclaiming over Seattle’s 31-28 victory.  

As it is, this game will be remembered for what it could have been and not for what actually occurred. This was arguably one of the best Super Bowls of the 21st century, and it will be remembered for the call that the Seahawks’ head coach Pete Carroll did not make.

Updated, Post Super Bowl Mock Draft

#1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Jameis Winston, QB (Florida State)

#2 Tennessee Titans: Randy Gregory, DE (Nebraska)

#3 Jacksonville Jaguars: Leonard Williams, DT (USC)

#4 Oakland Raiders: Amari Cooper, WR (Alabama)

#5 Washington Redskins: Brandon Scherff, OT (Iowa)

#6 New York Jets: Dante Fowler Jr, OLB (Florida)

#7 Chicago Bears: Shane Ray, OLB (Missouri)

#8 Atlanta Falcons: Vic Beasley, OLB (Clemson)

#9 New York Giants: La'el Collins, OT (LSU)
#10 St Louis Rams: Andrus Peat, OT (Stanford)
#11 Minnesota Vikings: DeVante Parker, WR (Louisville)
#12 Cleveland Browns: Marcus Mariota, QB (Oregon)
#13 New Orleans Saints: Alvin (Bud) Dupree, OLB (Kentucky)
#14 Miami Dolphins: Danny Shelton, DT (Washhington)
#15 San Francisco 49ers: Kevin White, WR (West Virginia)
#16 Houston Texans: Trae Waynes, CB (Michigan State)
#17 San Diego Chargers:  Marcus Peters, CB (Washington)
#18 Kansas City Chiefs: Jaelen Strong, WR (Arizona State)
#19 Cleveland Browns: Malcolm Brown, DT (Texas)
#20 Philadelphia Eagles: Landon Collins, SS (Alabama)
#21 Cincinnati Bengals: TJ Clemmings, OT (Pittsburgh)
#22 Pittsburgh Steelers: Quinten Rollins, DB (Miami of Ohio)
#23 Detroit Lions: Eddie Goldman, DT (Florida State)
#24 Arizona Cardinals: Eli Harold, OLB (Virginia)
#25 Carolina Panthers: Cameron Erving, OL (Florida State)
#26 Baltimore Ravens: Melvin Gordon, RB (Wisconsin)
#27 Dallas Cowboys: Owamagbe Odighizuwa, DE (UCLA)
#28 Denver Broncos: Maxx Williams, TE (Minnesota)
#29 Indianapolis Colts: Paul Dawson, ILB (TCU)
#30 Green Bay Packers: Denzel Perryman, ILB (Miami)
#31 Seattle Seahawks: Todd Gurley, RB (Georgia)
#32  New England Patriots: Devin Funchess, WR/TE (Michigan)

Why the Seatlle Seahawks will be America's Champions (again)

Around this time last season, I mistakenly picked the Denver Broncos to win it all, I will not pick against the Seattle Seahawks again.

The Seahawks may be the luckiest team on the face of the earth after last weeks miracle win, and I don't think that luck will wear out this Sunday.

Deflate gate is obviously a huge distraction for the Patriots and it is not something they can just blow over. The only way the Patriots win this football game is if they run the ball like crazy with LeGarette Blount and stay away from Richard Sherman. I don't see that happening, the Sehawks should look at what the Chiefs did to the Patriots, and blitz from the outside. Send rushers like O'Brien Schofield, Cliff Avril, and Bruce Irvin. The Patriots offensive line will have a tough time with the Seahawks front 7, and if you rattle Tom Brady, you win the game. That's how they won it all in 2013-2014, they rattled Peyton Manning. Tom Brady is human when you rattle him, just take that Chiefs game on Monday Night Football as your prime example. Humans tend to make mistakes. Look for an Interception or 2, and Brady to be sacked at least 5 times.

Game Predictions:

1st Quarter: 6-3 Patriots
2nd Quarter: 10-7 Seahawks
Halftime: 13-13
3rd Quarter: 6-0 Seahawks
4th Quarter 7-7 Seahawks
Final Score: 26-20 Seahawks

I believe your Super Bowl 49 MVP will be Russell Wilson who throws a touchdown and runs for another one. Tom Brady becomes a .500 Super Bowl Quarterback, and this game does nothing to tarnish his legacy. This Seahawks defense is too good to let up on America's biggest stage, and they will celebrate at their rivals home.This will be one of the closet Super Bowl's in recent memory, and it might end with a Tom Brady turnover.

Crazy's take on the new NFL Head Coach hirings

First, I will start with one of my personal favorite head coaches, Rex Ryan. You see Rex Ryan is a fantastic head coach, but John Idzik and New York Jets media team does not want you to believe that. He brought a face of the franchise persona to the Jets and I'm sure that will translate in Buffalo. Rex Ryan will make the Bills already good defense elite. The big question mark is the offense, and hiring Greg Roman will not bode well for Rex. But anything can happen, a injury pleaded Bills team led by Kyle Orton, went 9-7. Overall I like the hire a lot for Buffalo, it puts the Bills back on the map and it's not like Rex Ryan does not know how to win playoff games. If they figure out the Quarterback situation, they are definitely a playoff team.

Todd Bowles, hired last night by the New York Jets, looks like a great fit. He's a defensive mastermind, kind of like the man above, but more soft spoken. Bowles will make the Jets a competitive team, and I would bet that he will not alienate himself from the Offense and Special Teams. Also having a high praise from Bill Parcells does miles for you.

I don't like the Jack Del Rio hire for Oakland and here's why: the Oakland Raiders defense is not their problem. If anything this team needed a veteran offensive coach, who could help mold Derrek Carr into a more profound NFL Quarterback. Del Rio had David Garrard, Byron Leftwhich, and Blaine Gabbert as his Quarterbacks in Jacksonville and has been out of head coaching for almost 4 years. The Raiders are a laughing stock, I get it, in fact everyone does. But for their fan's sake, let's just hope they hire a good offensive coordinator. Otherwise they are staring 4th place in the eyes, and it's mid-January. 

I cannot give you guys much on Jim Tomsula. He was the defensive line coach for the 49ers and nothing much more in his career. The players seem to love him and that may be the reason why Jed York chose Tomsula over Jim Harbuagh, because of that disconnect in the locker room. Other than that I can't really say anything else on him. 

If you put a gun to my head and asked me who will coach the Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons, and Chicago Bears in 2015? I would say Dan Quinn to Atlanta, John Fox to Chicago, and Adam Gase to Denver.