Ok, I despise hockey. Cannot stand it, cringe anytime I see a network devote any time to this sport. I truly believe NHL teams make trades not to make their teams better, or even for financial reasons, but simply to keep the NHL in the news. Made a trade, ESPN has to eport it. Otherwise, the NHL would slip deeper and deeper into oblivion.

Just a theory.

Clever headline, huh? Matt, we will miss you, you did a great job last year after many, including me, doubted your value. Best of luck in KC.

It will be interesting to see what the Pats get for Cassel. A lot of people point to the Matt Schaub trade as a benchmark (In March 2007, the Houston Texans acquired Schaub from the Falcons for second round picks in 2007 and 2008. As part of the deal, the teams also swapped first round picks in 2007, exchanging the Falcons' 10th pick with the Texans' 8th pick., who of course the Patriots signed yesterday. Schaub had played well in a handful of games for the Falcons in 2006.

But what about former QB Rob Johnson? Rob Johnson was obtained by the Buffalo Bills in 1998 after three years as a backup for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Bills gave a first and fourth round pick for Johnson; the first rounder became star RB Fred Taylor, who of course the Pats signed on Friday. Rob Johnson had one start under his belt, playing well in place of injured started Mark Brunell in Week One.

I think teams are more protective of their picks now, but it will be very interesting to see what the Chiefs give up for Matt Cassel.

Very quietly, marvin harrison refused to take a pay cut for the 2009 season. According to the Indy Star,  Harrison seeks his Colts release, which is amazing because the media makes him out to be this great guy (despite being involved in a murder) and his he is clearly not the player he used to be. this will probably get the same attention that randy moss (coming off a record breaking season where his value would probably never be higher) got last year for taking less money to stay in new england. basically nothing.

"Has so and so hit his ceiling?"

To quote Frank Costanza, "What the hell does that mean?" I heard it while the Sox were pursuing Leigh Teixeira's husband (They should move Youk; I gotta believe he reached his ceiling last year).  I read it today in The NY Daily News where it is revealed that the Knicks are targeting the Bulls' Larry Hughes. Someone named Frank Isola writes "The Knicks are also split on what to do with Lee, who will be a free agent this summer. Lee has enjoyed a breakout season but some in the organization wonder if he has reached his ceiling." Um, 16.4 PPG, 11.8 RPG, and basically  is a pretty damn good ceiling. That sounds to me like a cornerstone, especially since he will turn 26 in about a month or so. But hey, if you can trade him for Larry Hughes, ya gotta make that move. Later in the article, Isola writes that because Lee committed a silly foul towards the end of one game ( a game the lottey bound Knicks won anyway), this is grounds to trade David Lee.

I man, I et that it means one thinks that because this person can only go downhill, it might make sense to move him. But there is no reason to believe that David Lee at the age of 26 is going to see a severe dropoff anytime soon.

Some people have blogs that are read by a handful of people, some people write articles on SI.com. Don Banks articlates the whole Brett Favre saga so well....I mean, this is how I view it, but could never put it down the way Banks does here.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/don_banks/02/11/favre/index.html?eref=T1

Well done, Donnie Brasco!