We will see exactly what our Atlanta Hawks are made of during this lovely stretch of home games throughout the month of March. They can either use this time to secure home-court advantage in the first round of the playoffs or they can play around and let the chips fall where they may. I fully expect a great home stand from them even though they are playing some of the better teams in the league. After about a month-and-a-half-long slump (or two months, depending on who you ask), Joe Johnson seems to have found his silent killer instincts again. His recent struggles and the team’s recent struggles are no coincidence. Although they are much improved in a lot of areas, they will only go as far as Joe takes them.
We all realize the NFL is a business, but sometimes we have to be reminded of that fact. Tampa Bay drove that point home in a major way when they cut Derrick Brooks last week. Brooks is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and they couldn’t find a roster spot for him. Really? That’s unbelievable.
Brian Dawkins is no longer with the Philadelphia Eagles. They will regret not re-signing him next season. He was the heart and soul of their defense and now that he’s gone, who is going to fill that void? I know that this is just “business as usual” for the Eagles but their defense was pretty much the only element of that team that had a leader and now they’ve let him walk away. You can replace good productive players, but it’s not easy to replace a leader. You can’t teach good leadership and for a team without very much of it you would think they’d know that.
Finally, DeAngelo Hall has a great agent. Albert Haynesworth has an even better agent. But Nnamdi Asomugha has the best agent.
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