BASKETBALL PREDICTIONS

Based on the season so far, here is how the season looks:
Rookie of the Year: Brandon Jennings. No shit.
MVP: Lebron James. Overrated
Playoff Projected Seeds:
West:
1. LA
2. Denver
3. Phoenix
4. Dallas
5. Utah
6. San Antonio
7. Portland
8. OKC

First Round:
LA vs. OKC -LA in 5 (OKC is too young)
Denver vs. Portland-Denver in 6 (Home-court, best player on the floor is Anthony)
Phoenix vs. San Antonio-SA in 6 (They ALWAYS beat the Suns.)
Dallas vs. Utah-Dallas in 7 (tough, but with home-court Dallas should win)

Second Round:
LA vs. Dallas-LA in 6 (kobe is just TOO good)
Denver vs. San Antonio-SA in 7 (experience with Duncan, Parker, and Manu)

WEST FINALS:
LA vs. SAS-LA in 6 (Once again, Kobe along with Gasol, Odom, and Artest is too good)

WEST CHAMPS-LAKERS

EAST:

1. Boston
2. Cleveland
3. Orlando
4. Atlanta
5. Miami
6. No one gives two hoots
7. Same as 6
8....

FIRST ROUND
Atlanta vs. Miami-Atlanta in 7 (Wade mite be the best player, but he has NO help)
the rest u all know...

SEMIS
Boston vs. Atlanta-Boston in 6 (Celtics are too experienced, have Pierce and KG)
Orlando vs. Cleveland-Cleveland in 7 (Shaq changes the nature of this series, puts a body on Dwight, THIS is the reason they got him)

EAST FINALS
Boston vs. Cleveland-Oh boy! Shaq and Lebron vs. Kobe!
Not going to happen-Boston is too good to be stopped by Lebron

FINALS
CELTICS-LAKERS: CELTICS in 7
LA mite have Kobe, but the Celtics play the best defense in b-ball against him.
Pierce, KG, Allen, and Rondo is too much for Kobe, Gasol, Artest, and Bynum
Along with Sheed and Perkins' Defense, the Celtics will beat the Lakers yet again...

Tim Lincecum

Is Lincecum worth 23 million?
This author says yes. And for simple reasons-he has two Cy Youngs in about 2.5 years of pitching.
Overall, he has a 2.90 ERA, and has led the NL in SO's for two consecutive seasons. If the Giants are smart, which i'm not saying they are, they will pay him 23 million.
However, the only worry SF might have is that if they do sign him to a 23 million year deal, he will start pitching poorly, like when they signed the infamous Barry Zito. I doubt this will happen, because Lincecum is too good.

Pierce vs. Kobe

Well-this one is probably Pierce's strongest point, because of what Pierce did to Kobe in the 2008 Finals.
Kobe is a great player, one of the world's best.
This article is going to prove why Pierce is right up there with him, and even better than him.
1. Kobe: 4 championships
Pierce: 1 championship
Ok, not a strong point? I think not
Kobe won 3 of those championships with a better player, or almost certainly as good, on his team. The 7 foot 300 pound monster in Shaq enabled Kobe to win three championships. Therefore, these championships are negated. Kobe won his fourth "alone." But did he really win it "alone." Did he do all the work that he was credited for? Let's have a look:
1. Pau Gasol-without this guy, the Lakers are not close to winning anything-and gbo, don't give me crap about how his brother is better than him, BCUZ HE'S NOT!!
2. Andrew Bynum- this guy was able to defend Howard in the Finals, and give the Lakers the strength needed inside, something they desperately needed in 2008
3. Trevor Ariza- two game saving steals in the western conference finals, without him, kobe would not have gotten to the finals
4. derek fisher- game 4 of the finals, bailed kobe out-without him, a whole new series
5. lamar odom-best all around player besides kobe, and toughest person to guard besides kobe

As you can see, Kobe had TONS of help.

Pierce:
1. KG-ok, he was a beast in the 2008 finals, pierce needed his defense to win
2. Ray Allen-didn't do squat
3. Rondo-i have no clue wat he did
4. Leon Powe-GAME 2-thats it tho

This was the finals that Pierce and Kobe battled. Kobe had Odom and Gasol, Pierce had KG and Allen. Pierce scored the same number of points, while taking half as many shots. Pierce slowed down the Mamba, and was unstoppable.

Overall: By himself, kobe could not lead his team out of the first round (8th seed twice)
pierce by himself-3rd seed in the playoffs, lost in first round, and took his team to eastern conference finals

Pierce is a better free throw shooter, better three point shooter, and can close games ALMOST as well as kobe. Kobe still has the best mid-range shot, and is CLEARLY the best closer in basketball.

However, head to head, they are almost equal, with pierce having a slight advantage...

Thx

MLB PREDICTIONS

ok, lets forget about all of you enraged people rite now (after seeing the pierce vs. lebron article)

lets get to something better, such as the 2010 baseball season (these predictions are based on the facts that key players from teams, or the players predicted to win MVP/Cy Young don't get injured)

Predictions:

NL MVP-

1. Albert Pujols (duh, unless some sort of injury occurs)

2. Pablo Sandoval-if he keeps improving, we're looking at a guy who hits 35 and 110, along with a .330 average, maybe win a batting title

3. Prince Fielder (he mite lead the league in rbis and waist size, but bottom line, he won't win bcuz he hits behind another superstar)

AL MVP-this is a tough one

1. Joe Mauer (yes, again, because he can potentially hit .350 and hit 40 hrs and drive in a 100+ runs if he is healthy)

2. Alex Rodriguez-he will have better stats than Mauer in every single position except BA, but he won't win it because he bats behind the projected 3rd place finisher.

3. Mark Texeira- he should win, but won't bcuz ppl will say he bats in a hell of a good lineup (in front of a-rod, behind Damon and Jeter.

NL CY YOUNG

1. Pot smokin' Tim Lincecum-it doesn't matter how much money he gets when he files for arbitration, he is just unstoppable:

Record- 18-4, 2.59 ERA, 250 K's

2. Adam Wainwright-close, but no cigar

Record: 21-3, 2.70 ERA, not enough K's to match up to Lincecum

3. Jair Jurrjens-yes, this is not a misprint, JAIR JURRJENS

after seeing this guy in 2009, he has shown the stuff to be a CY-YOUNG Candidate

Honorable Mentions: Matt Cain SF, Yovani Gallardo MIL, Chris Carpenter STL

AL CY YOUNG:

1. Roy Halladay-if he does not leave the AL, he is the clear candidate

first, if he stays with Toronto, then he will have 19 wins, with stellar stuff, if he goes to another team, most likely boston or new york, then he has a shot at 25 wins

The bottom line is-Halladay has something to prove, as he is a free agent in 2011, and this is his year to prove it.

Projected Record: With Toronto: 20-11, 2.79 ERA, and 240 K's

Boston or New York: 26-7, 2.59 ERA, 240 K's

2. Zack Greinke- He will fall just short of trying to defend his Cy Young award. However, the efffort will be valiant. He just won't have too many wins, and ppl like Halladay will have similar numbers with more wins.

Projected Record: 15-6, 2.50 ERA, 252 K's

3. Feliz Hernandez- This guy will get the most second place votes, but no first place votes, and some third place votes, leaving him at number. A young talented pitcher, Hernandez will have a career year.

Projected Record: 18-7, 2.86 ERA, 202 K's

Division Winners:

NL-

East: Phillies

Central: Cardinals

West: Dodgers

Wild Card: San Francisco

1st round playoffs:

SF vs. Philly- SF in 5 (lincecum and cain will be too strong for lee and hamels, and sandoval will break out along with utley, but howard will slump; bottom line, SF will get a bat this off-season and take it to Philly)

Cards vs. Dodgers- Cards in 4 (unless something idiotic happens like last year, carpenter, wainwright, and pineiro will be too hot too handle for the dodgers; franklin will be a lot better, and holliday will not be an idiot)

SF vs St Louis:

Cain and Lincecum are the best one-two punch in the game. However, Wainwright and Carpenter will not forget that Lincecum took away the Cy Young from them last year, and will take it to an inexperienced Giants offense. Oh, and it helps to have Pujols on your team if you want to win a pennant.

St. Louis in 6

AL Projected Playoff Picture:

Division winners:

West-Anaheim (please, no need for explanation)

Central-Twins (will be tight, but mauer and morneau will be too good down the stretch)

East-Yankees

Wild Card: Boston (assuming Bay resigns, if not, then Detroit or even Tampa Bay)

1st round:

Anaheim vs. Boston (where have we seen this before)

Even if Sox don't get Halladay, they will seek revenge for last year. Beckett and Lester, with the possibilty of either of those two not being the acem is too much for any team.

BoSox in 4

NYY vs. Minnesota

the defending champs, with the acquisition of cliff lee, roy halladay, and the best player at every position possible, will buy another world series. Ok, not really. But still, they are indomitable at this point, and NYY should sweep.

NYY in 3

ALCS:

NYY vs. Red Sox (Where have we seen this before)

If the Sox get Halladay, they will dethrone the Evil Empire. However, if not, the Evil Empire will reign. The fate of the ALCs depends on one man.

WORLD SERIES:

St. Louis vs. NYY/Boston

If the Sox get Halladay, they win. If not, then NYY will win.

Sox with Halladay: Sox in 7

NYY with Halladay: Duh.

NYY without Halladay: NYY in 7

Sox without Halladay: they will not even be here:

Well, the baseball season doesn't start in a long time, but it is always nice to break down the divisions.

GO SOX!!!

PIERCE VS. LEBRON

Ok, time to start with Lebron.
What has Lebron done that Pierce hasn't?
The only thing that comes to my mind is that Lebron has won an MVP.
MVP's don't tell how good a player is. Steve Nash has won two MVP's, but wasn't even considered a top 3 player. Kobe didn't win an MVP before 2008, but many thought he was the best player in basketball. Anyway, Pierce has something Lebron desperately wants: a championship, and a Finals MVP. Sure, Lebron may have led his team to the Finals, but that was when the east sucked, and all he had to beat was basically Detroit. Pierce led his team to the playoffs twice before KG and Ray Allen, and once to the East Finals. he put up similar stats as Lebron puts up now. Also, now, people consider Lebron better than Pierce because of his stats. These critics fail to encourage the point that Lebron has basically no one on his team, while Pierce has to share the rock with 3 other all-stars (including Rondo, who should be an All-Star).
Also, what can Pierce do that Lebron can't? He can shoot the three better than Lebron. He can close games better than Lebron. He is more experienced come playoff time. He can play at the same level of defense as Lebron can, and bottom line, can win a championship. In 2008, when the Celtics-Cavs series went seven games, who won the battle? Pierce. Granted, Lebron played a great game. But Lebron has yet to prove that he can win, no matter how many points he scores, how many rebounds he grabs, and how many assists he dishes.

As of now, Pierce is a better player than Lebron.

PIERCE

This blog is going to start a new segment...why Pierce is the best b-ball player in the world rite now and over his career, why he has been better than Kobe and Lebron.

COOLIES

this blog states that all coolies are cool, and all buggies bug people

DEMOCRATS CLINCH VOTE FOR HEALTH CARE DEBATE

The 60 ppl required for at least making the bill available for debate have been passed, according to the NY Times. Many wonder why some Republicans did not even vote for letting the bill be available for debate. O well, whatever.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/science/21collider.html?hpw

BACK AGAIN

In the world of current events, many things have been happening.
Since all you clownish authors have been clowns, I have decided to take matters into my own hands...

Proton Beams Are on Track at Collider

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Flight Control Short Take

Short Take is a new minireview feature that brings you a few new games
every week. It provides "impressions" on a game.

Flight Control is widely known as one of the best-selling games on iPhone. However, I never really understood what the fuss was about. Until I bought it.

This may very well be the best 99c game on iPhone. It combines a unique line-drawing mechanism with highly addictive gameplay to provide an awesome package of fun. The graphics are beautifully drawn, and the music is well done. The game offers almost unlimited replay value with 5 levels and leaderboards. It even provides a Bluetooth multiplayer mode to play with friends! Well worth a shot.

American teen tennis player upsets Maria Sharapova in the U.S. Open

Just who is Melanie Oudin? In the ongoing U.S. Open she defeated the former No. 1, Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Oudin an American who is almost 18 pulled off a shocking upset at the U.S. Open, defeating Sharapova and other highly ranked tennis players, including Elena Dementieva, and Nadia Petrova. Oudin turned professional in February 2008, and her highest ranking was 67th on August 17, 2009. Oudin is the youngest American to make the top 16 of the U.S. Open since Serena Williams in 1999. Oudin qualified for the Australian Open and Wimbledon before entering the U.S. Open. In Wimbledon she advanced to the 4th round by defeating another former No. 1, Jelena Jonkovic. After defeating Petrova and Dementieva, the 5'6" 17 year old girl from Georgia, faced Sharapova. Oudin's play certainly wasn't hurt by Sharapova's astounding 21 double faults. After the match Sharapova remarked that Oudin "certainly has a great future ahead of her." A few years ago the up-and-comer in woman's tennis was 17 year old Russian Maria Sharapova. Now her place has been replaced by the 17 year old American Melanie Oudin. This girl is certainly someone to watch for the next few years.

Gangstar: West Coast Hustle Review

The first truly 3D open-world crime title has been released by Gameloft for the iPhone and iPod touch. How does it fare? Jump into our review and find out.

Story: Story is essential to a title of this calibre. Gameloft doesn't screw it up. The tale of Juan and P. Thug, fresh out of prison for pulling a bank heist that went bad, is told well through ingame cutscenes and 5 chapters worth of gameplay. It's fairly good, with all the right plot twists, bt forgettable.
8/10

Graphics: The engine shines here. Gameloft has pulled off a marvelous job with the visuals. The game engine runs smoothly on an iPod touch 2G without lengthy lag (more on that later) with respectable, if a bit short, draw distance. Textures are quite good for an iPhone game and humans are done exceptionally well. Collisions with other objects cause cars to deform well.
9/10

Gameplay: Oh boy. Gangstar is a blast to play. The game lends itself well to the goofy surreality experienced in games like GTA and Saints Row. It's fun to run over people, or shoot an RPG into traffic, or just explore. Missions are fun to play, with no noticeable glitches or bugs. Vehicle physics are extremely well done, with nice drifts and differing amounts of speed and handling in each vehicle. However, collision detection with inanimate obejcts is horrible. While the player can drive through signs and trees, the car stops dead if it even hits a planter pot. This really needs to be fixed. Another negative aspect is the lag. While the game rarely lags, when it actually occurs, it happens for up to 15 seconds at a time, making the game unplayable and prompting a restart. A couple of other features, like having plants/signs fall over, and being able to jump and climb, were sorely missed, but unneeded.
7/10

Sound: The soundtrack of the game shines, with 6 stations, each with its own genre and ads. iPod music can also be accessed through the menu. However the game occasionally tends to lag for about a half second before each track although this is quite rare.
9/10

Nett Result: Fairly awesome game, but with a few kinks that prevent it from being perfect.
8/10 - PRETTY GOOD

Ted Kennedy: National Hero

America has suffered a devastating blow with the death of longtime senator Edward Kennedy. First elected to office for the state of Massachusetts in November 1962, Kennedy was elected 9 times and served a massive total of 46 years. Ted Kennedy supported a strong government and played a major role in the passing of several bills addressing topics like politics and health care.

Kennedy was born on February 22, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts, the youngest of nine children. His siblings include the highly regarded John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. He attended Harvard, but was expelled for cheating. He joined the army for a few years, before reapplying to Harvard and finishing his degree. He graduated in 1956 with a bachelors of history and government.

While in law school, Ted Kennedy met a beautiful girl named Virginia Joan Bennett. They were soon married, and they had three children together: Kara Anne, Edward Jr., and Patrick. Their relationship grew troubled because of her alcoholism and Ted Kennedy's womanizing.

Through his years in the Senate, Kennedy has always been a distinguished figure. He was someone people looked up to and always a good role model.

Sadly, in 2008 Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. In spite of his health issues, Ted Kennedy played a role in the Senate till his death in 2009, at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. At the time of his death, he had come to be viewed as the voice and conscience of American progressivism. Ted Kennedy will always be a symbol of American inspiration.

Rockstar Games confirms Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Beaterator coming to iPhone and iPod Touch

GTA Chinatown Wars, the newest game in the ambitious crime-epic franchise, has been announced for Apple's portables. The game is confirmed for a fall release. No screens or gameplay have been shown as of yet, but it is safe to assume that the game will be nearly identical to the DS version that garnered such high reviews from critics. We'll bring you more details as we get them.
http://ir.take2games.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=406130

Beaterator, Rockstar's new music-creation tool originally slated for PSP release this fall, has also been confirmed for release on iPhone and iPod Touch. The game puts you in the feet of a newbie DJ, mixing and matching beats and creating your own music. The game is being co-produced by famed producer Timbaland. More details will follow as we get them.
http://ir.take2games.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=406125

The Economy and Sports: Soccer

Part 1 of a 3 part series....

Problem:
Soccer has been the most popular sport in the world for decade, and for good reason. The money and power behind football's best clubs have created the ultimate fan experience, by calling upon the best players they can to bring in their league's title. For years, this system of buying and selling players for hefty sums has kept the fans interested and the leagues competitive. However, in recent months, a glaring hole has opened up in this otherwise brilliant financial plan. Teams like Manchester United and Real Madrid have millions and millions to spend on whatever player catches their fancy, as they always have. However, things are looking bad for teams that sit on the fringe of contention; the teams that normally draw just enough profit to stay in the black.
These teams (basically everone except Real Madrid, Arsenal, and ManU) have found it hard to build around their one star player when they can no longer afford to keep that player under contract. The huge clubs sweep up that star for a hefty sum, leaving the lower level team with money but no talent. This has caused football to become increasingly polarized, with the good teams getting WAY better and the bad teams falling by the wayside.

Solution: This is one solution I know will never be accepted by the big teams, and therefore fail, but the idea has to be out there. International club soccer should initiate a salary cap plan. Under this plan, player salaries cannot exceed an amount set by a council that decides such matter. Any overreaching by teams, which will surely happen, should result in heavy salary taxes. There should be a revenue sharing agreement between clubs which allows the tax money to go to clubs which can't afford to reach the salary cap in the first place.
This shouldn't greatly hinder the big clubs, because they can afford the salary tax anyway. This will really help the teams at the bottom maintain a competitive environment. The teams in the 2nd division should create a second agreement, which will allow teams that get knocked out of the top division to let go of their best players to avoid salary issues with the lower payroll of the lower division.

The first problem solved by your friendly neighborhood businessman Garbanzo.

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Iraqis Feel Ambivalence Toward American Soldiers

According to the NY Times, Iraqi military leaders have been feeling ambivalence toward the American miltary. Many American soldiers feel Iraq owes a lot to them, especially because this war has cost America a trillion dollars, 4,000 American lives, and at least another decade ruled by insurgents or worse, Saddam Hussein. Iraqis have been frustated by some of the American soldiers' actions. In one instance, an Iraqi politician traveled with the Iraqi Army's chief of staff, and was stopped at Baghdad Airport by an American sergeant who did not allow them to board. Later, the Iraqi politician met with the commader in charge of Baghdad. During the meeting, an American colonel said that "there was nothing he could do about this."

The Iraqis have to listen somewhat to the American miltary, because without it, the insurgents will wreak havoc across Iraq. Right now, the Iraqi military is too inexperienced and cannot control the number of insurgents in Iraq. Even when the United States made an agreement with Iraq to not interfere in cities and population centers, on August 19th, two bombings of ministries prompted the U.S. to act even when it wasn't supposed to. In hindsight, this decision was both beneficial and hindering to the Iraqi military. It was beneficial because the insurgents were eventually killed, but it hindered the progress of the Iraqi army, which was exposed because it still cannot prevent insurgents from attacking, let alone external countries. One source said that "This whole incident should serve as a wake-up call that the U.S. still has a very important role to play in Iraq’s security.” This is not encouraging news for Iraq, which is scheduled to be free of American support by 2011.

Some people will wonder what external threats Iraq faces. As long as the American army remains in Iraq, nothing. However, once it leaves, Iraq will be surrounded by potential enemies. Turkey is currently bombing Northern Iraq, and Iran and Iraq fought int he 1980's. There are many other small middle-eastern countries that do not like the idea of a Shiite-controlled Iraq.

Even though some Iraqis may feel some resentment towards the U.S., they know that America will have to be in Iraq for a very long time. There will be more Iraqi deaths, and the U.S. and Iraq are trying to contain the insurgents. But for now, Iraq will have to remain friends with the U.S. if they want to make any progress going further.

Sony's New PS3 motion controller

Sony announced the new motion controller for the PS3 back in June at the annual E3 conference. The prototype looks like a wand with a sphere on top. It's works together with the Playstation Eye Camera, tracking its position on screen - this is very similar to the Wiimote, but that uses an infrared camera in the sensor bar which tracks an infrared light in the Wiimote. It's supposedly got sub-millimeter precision, making it far more precise than the Wiimote. Sony R&D has put together a video describing how it works, and the process undertaken to design it. According to Sony, games implementing the motion controller will be released in the Spring of 2010.

San Francisco Giants tie Wild Card lead in quest for a playoff spot

In dramatic fashion, the San Francisco Giants tied the Colorado Rockies for the Major League Wild Card, in their pursuit for their first playoff berth since 2003. This secured a sweep against the rival Wild Card contender. The starting pitcher for the Giants was All-Star pitcher Matt Cain against his counterpart Jason Hammel for the Colorado Rockies. The game's outcome was very similar to the Monday's 14 inning game which also was decided by a clutch grand slam, in which the Giants lost 6-4. This time the grand slam worked in the Giants favor. The much maligned signing of Edgar Renteria by GM Brian Sabean worked out well for the Giants Sunday afternoon. After many chances were wasted by the Giants, Renteria came up with the bases loaded in the 7th inning. On the 2nd pitch he saw from Rockies reliever Rafael Betancourt he blasted a long drive near the left field foul pole. The shot was Renteria's 4th of the season. The Giants scored again in the 8th with singles by Eugenio Velez and Ryan Rohlinger. The final score was 9-5. The first two games were also won by the Giants but just like this game weren't without drama. On Sunday a magnificent outing by Barry Zito almost came to naught when the Rockies scored 2 more in the 9th against relievers Jeremy Affeldt and Sergio Romo. The first game of the series was a pitching duel ultimately won by 2008 National League Cy Young Award Winner Tim Lincecum. This series sweep at home further tightens the National league Wild race which is currently a tie between the Rockies and the Giants. Other contenders include the Florida Marlins led by superstar Hanley Ramirez, the under achieving Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves who possess one of the best starting staffs in the National League.

Mac OS X Snow Leopard

The newest update to Mac OS X, 10.6, has been released. Officially known as Snow Leopard, it promises to be the best update since 10.1. Snow Leopard uses a slew of optimizations to ensure that it is the fastest version of OS X that has been released yet, and actually reclaims disk space by deleting many unnecessary printer drivers. Upgrading from Leopard costs $29 for a single license, or $49 for a family pack of five licenses. Upgrading from Tiger costs $169 (for the entire box set) but the Leopard disc still works, however it violates the EULA bundled with OS X systems.

Installation is simple: Insert the disc and you are ready to customize your installation. Once finished, you can leave the Mac to do all the heavy lifting for you.

The New Look: Wait... what? There's no real new look. Unless you count slight improvements in Expose.

Features: Most every app (including Finder) has been rewritten and optimized for 64-bit. All future apps should ideally be written in Cocoa, as support for the archaic Carbon is being phased out.

Exchange Server support has been added natively, with increased out-of-the-box features than Windows. Mail, iCal, and Address Book all support Exchange.

Preview has had improved PDF support added. Annotations can now be added to documents as well.

Substitutions has been added as a systemwide service. It autocorrects spelling mistakes as well as punctuation errors.

Safari 4 has been added, with increased stability for plugin crashes and a more efficient Javascript routine.

A new Quicktime has been added, but it removes many features so Apple has added Quicktime 7 as an optional download.

The switch to 64-bit mode and Grand Central Dispatch has made Snow Leopard and its programs much faster.

A hidden malware-defense system has been added, but it's quite limited. It only protects against two kinds of trojans.

Tons of other tiny features have been added or improved.

Nett Result: Snow Leopard arrives and provides tons of features and speed for a low price. Buy it today!

Usain Bolt to the NFL???

Usain Bolt to the National Football League? Umm, who is he?

Usain Bolt. The fastest human being on the planet as of now, and probably of all time is 6'5" and weighs 190 lbs. But how do we know he is a one and done athlete? Well, lets take a look at his resume:

-won 200 m gold medal in the World Junior Olympics as a 14 year old

-too many achievements as a professional:

Olympic Games
Gold	2008 Beijing	100 m
Gold	2008 Beijing	200 m
Gold	2008 Beijing	4 × 100 m relay
World Championships
Gold	2009 Berlin	100 m
Gold	2009 Berlin	200 m
Gold	2009 Berlin	4 × 100 m relay
Silver	2007 Osaka	200 m
Silver	2007 Osaka	4 × 100 m relay
World Junior Championships
Gold	2002 Kingston	200 m
Silver	2002 Kingston	4 × 100 m relay
Silver	2002 Kingston	4 × 400 m relay
World Youth Championships
Gold	2003 Sherbrooke	200 m

Obviously, Bolt has had some achievements in his career, but can he play the role of a wide receiver in the NFL? I don't think so.

In our days, we have seen an array of NFL players that have been hyped so much because they are extremely fast. For example Devin Hester (pick 57), Darren McFadden(pick 4), and Reggie Bush (pick 2) were all picked extremely high because of their quick legs. We don't know if Darrius Heyward-Bey of the Oakland Raiders is going to be bust, but he has never had a year, including high school, where he has racked up 1000 yards. He is fast, has bad hands and hasn't proven himself.

Usain Bolt's best timed 100 meters is 9.58 and experts convert that to about a 3.6 second 40 yard dash. The fastest 40 yard dash recorded at an NFL Scouting Combine is in the 4.24s and Bolt can surpass that with ease, but you have to think to yourself, can he actually run routes?

In football, a receiver's role is to catch the football. Usain Bolt, not really known for catching, but for being caught. Cornerbacks and safeties would neverbe able to catch him, but can he run in any other direction but a straight line? We might never know, but if one thing is true, the routes for a receiver are never straight 90% of the time, but even if for Bolt it was straight all the time, would the quarterback be able to get it to his hands? Probably not, because of how fast he gets from one place to another. We also need to consider the fact that you play football in the NFL with pads and other equipment weigh 20-30 extra pounds. Bolt looks like he has the physical build to be successful, but he has clearly not been around the game.

We look at successful receivers in the league today such as Jerry Rice, Andre Johnson and Greg Jennings, who are labeled star receivers not because of their speed, but by how smart they are on the field. Yes, I know football players aren't the smartest beings out there... But here and there you have exceptions for very fast receivers with great hands like Randy Moss and Steve Smith who are great receivers because they use both their head and their mind.

All in all, Usain Bolt is the fastest man ever, but does he want to leave his sport in which he excels for another? We may never know whether he would make a great or even decent football player, but if he did, I would say he would be a bust. Mark Schlereth of ESPN agrees with me, but who knows, Usain Bolt is only 21 and he can learn.