Revenge of the Birds
This is the time in the NFL universe when hardly anything happens. So, stories and articles are on whatever pops into our minds. Don’t be surprised to see us here at ROTB giving investigative articles on which players prefer bubble gum over chewing gum, or maybe a hodgepodge of favorite mac and cheese recipes from selected athletes.
The coverage must go on, eh? At least we have the World Cup to fall back on.
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If you read any of my stuff, I never talk in first person. This is the only time I do, and consider this like a weekly column that is written only when I have 10 times to discuss. I have had monthly columns in the past, and like the format of one-on-one with the audience, but with articles, I just report and give information.
In this column, I can ask how your sick mom is doing. I will discuss the Cardinals, but also other selected things going on in the sports world, like Nick Saban appearing before a Senate subcommittee.
Here are things on my mind:
1. Okay. The Brendan Sorsby situation has to be front and center, right? Lordy. It is a subject that may or may not have affected Arizona. Nobody from the Cardinals front office or coaching staff ever mentioned that they had an interest in him, but then again, they wouldn’t. Because the draft process for the Supplemental version is by bidding, the franchise has no incentive to discuss their feelings if they are interested in him. No GM will divulge their strategy at any time. I have seen teams trade up to grab a guy in front of one of their division teams because they believed the division foe was going to snare him.
Sorsby is a mess. He dug his own grave, and whatever is going on with the remainder of his football career is on him. He wanted to go back to college because he had an NIL eval of $5 million. But realistically, what advertisers were going to be interested? Who made that evaluation? His agent? Teams in the same conference were about to bail on Tech. Teams in other sports had already begun the process, as their volleyball had suffered some cancellations.
Looking at his stats, he is a good player with a ton of talent, but is he considered an elite prospect? A franchise QB? Exceptional runner, but his passing stats don’t scream anything other than an above-average passer. He may have been a Texas Tech QB, but he never played a game with them. All of his best stats were with Cincinnati, which never really did anything.
He may be able to play in the CFL this year, although their season is already underway. Then, enter the NFL draft next April under normal draft circumstances after sitting out an entire season. However, on Friday, the CFL announced that they are shutting him out from signing with any of...
