I'm back, bitches.

Wow. It has been a ridiculously long time. We all have a lot to talk about. Let's get this back going.

NBA Playoffs

I kept hearing about how tough the Pistons were going to play the Cavs and that was the worst-case scenario for a first round matchup for us. After watching the games thus far, I think we landed a great spot. The Pistons are a shell of their former selves and are paying for the worst trade possible: AI for Chauncey. Don't get me wrong. I love the Answer, but he couldn't have been a worse fit. The reason the Pistons have remained near the top of the East these years is because they never had any "me" players or ONE guy that needed to take the game over. They were the true definitition of "team" and acquiring Iverson AND getting rid of a great leader like Chauncey couldn't have been a worse idea. But hey, hindsight's 20/20. Can we just talk about what a HUGE pickup Joe Smith was? Always loved this guy and we got him back for nothing. If there is going to be a year, this unquestionably has to be it. We're so deep and we showed that the last game of the reg season against the Sixers (even though we lost ultimately). I'm predicting Cavs in 5. The rest of the playoffs is completely up in the air as no team has really emerged yet in the postseason. Magic lost to the Sixers at home, the Celts-Bulls series could go either way (what a game last night) and the Heat laid an egg against the Hawks. There's no one team that I think is going to give us a significant challenge so I the East is ours to lose. I know the Bulls are doing this against a KG-less Celts...but is anyone else scared of Derrick Rose and Ben Gordon if we matched up against them? As for the Cavs, I'm thinking Delonte will blow up tonight...for those of you that have seen my facebook profile lately, I have a bit of a man-crush on him. He's an amazing human being.

NFL

Oh my, what a difference a year makes. I remember sitting here listening to Browns Super Bowl predictions and me arguing to the bone about how they'd be lucky to finish 8-8. I think dealing K2 was a great move though. He was a cancer to the locker room. I don't understand them trying to deal Braylon and Quinn though. I know they're "rebuilding" but you don't have to blow up every single scrap. Braylon of course had a bad year but he's still very talented. Why are they giving up on Quinn already??? The kid hasn't been given that fair of a shot and has shown signs that he could grow into being a solid QB. Mangini was the worst signing ever. There were so many other unproven assistants that deserved shots. Instead they give it to ANOTHER Belichick assistant that has already had his shot and failed miserably. Can I just point out that the Bengals had a better record than the Browns. Yikes. I knew the Bengals were in trouble but when Palmer went down, I knew it would be the longest season ever...and of course it was the year I decided to be a season ticket holder for the first time. I'm sad about T.J. leaving, but he was obviously just ready for a change. Cincy offered him a comparable deal and he still bolted for what will turn out to be an inferior offense in my opinion. Ocho Cinco supposedly still wants out but who cares? I heard T.J. rambling yesterday on NFL Network that the reason Chad had a bad year last year was because he was unhappy. Really, TJ? It didn't have anything to do with him playing with a torn labrum all year and having Ryan F'ing Fitzpatrick sling the ball to him? Dumbest thing I've ever heard. Picking up Coles, J.T. O'Sullivan as a backup, re-signing Benson and picking up Gary Russell were all solid moves, but none of it is going to mean crap if we can't fix the O-Line. Our center Giauchic (don't know how to spell it nor do I care) is 280 pounds soaking wet and got pushed around the interior all year long. It didn't help that teams could blitz all day long as they had no reason to respect Fitz's noodle of an arm. With the easy schedule, there's a shot we could surprise some people, but in all liklihood we're looking at a mediocre season. I'm just praying Eugene Monroe somehow falls to us...if not, I'd love to see what Crabtree could do in stripes. The Steelers are still obviously the team to beat and have no signs of slowing down. Kudos to them for actually ponying up the dough for their Def POY. That's very un-Rooney. I still want to vomit everytime I see Harrison running 100 yards down the field in the Super Bowl...

Jackets

Now that they're in the playoffs, I'm not going to pretend I'm a huge fan and have been behind them the whole way. I haven't even been paying attention to them except for an occasional standings check. I do hope for the sake of the fans and the good people left working there that they make it interesting and at least pick up a W at home.

That's all I got for now...Let's pump more life into this thing.