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   The Good Doctor: RB Richardson still the top rookie pick Dr. K just flew back into town from Barbados after a week-long trip with The Purple Pimp & Mr. W and offered up his revised Top 10 list of rookies entering the MFL (of course, this was all after he was able to shake his hangover). RB Trent Richardson, taken by the Cleveland Browns, remained at the top of the list. Richardson will certainly be given the bulk of the Cleveland offense right out of the gate, so a team in need of a running back ought to look at his as the best available rookie. QB Robert Griffin III should be the man in Washington, but it's hard to tell whether Mike Shanahan will be a help or hinderance for Griffin. Coach has never quite had a player like RGIII before, so we'll see how things shape up in August. Although QB Andrew Luck was the top selection, the future bodes well for him more than his 2012 season. Ironically, his Stanford teammate, TE Coby Fleener, may an immediate take in Year One. We know what Luck is capable of, but expect Fleener to see lots of attention from Luck right away. With RB Brandon Jacobs gone from New York, RB David Wilson may be the next ground-n-pound back for the Giants. After that, only RB Doug Martin may be worth looking at regarding the running back position. Finally, lots of decent young receiver talent will be there later in the draft, including WR Mohamed Sanu, T.Y. Hilton and Ryan Broyles. A loooooongshot would be WR Saalim Hakim, who went undrafted, but this speedster's older brother is former NFLer Az Hakim, if that's any indication. 5/19/12 Youth Movement: Three young players have new addresses In an offseason deal between Miami and Battle Mountain, a trio of young stars were sent packing. The Mafia dealth RB Roy Helu and WR Dez Bryant to the Billikens, while RB Ryan Williams boarded a plane for South Florida, along with RB Beanie Wells and WR Jordy Nelson. The trade was nearly ledger-neutral for both teams. 3/30/12 More on Arkdale's move to Battle Mountain Owner Josh Stuckey has been cleaning house for a year in an attempt to prep the club for it's secret plan to move. Despite their 3-11 record in 2011, the franchise is expected to compete for the West in 2012 and by moving the club to a new location at the start of their upswing, it could be the perfect recipe for success. When Stuckey himself took over the reigns as head coach once again, many questioned why, with only one appearance in nine seasons, would he submit himself to more agony. The answer may lie in QB Cam Newton. He immediately vaulted himself to the top of the heap and will be a force to be reckoned with going into the new season. The team obviously needs other pieces (and only having three late picks currently in the forthcoming MFL Draft), but Stuckey certainly feels that a new season and a new location will breed forward progress. First on the agenda, building a stadium. Other than a high school field on flat, hard ground, Battle Mountain does not have the facilities to compete with the rest of the league, including their former, state-of-the-art home that they built back in Wisconsin in 2006. Most likely, the team will have to import thousands of seats worth of bleachers as well as spend upwards of $1 million to bring in sod for their new abode. Next, where are the fans? Stuckey plans on a media blitz over the next several months to encourage folks in Reno (3.5 hour drive) and Las Vegas (7+ hour drive) to make the trek to the middle of the state at least seven times a year. The town of nearly 3,000 already has plans to upgrade their airport to support a large number of private jets that will most certainly make their way to the plateau beginning in September. Finally, Stuckey has personally contacted Conrad Hilton for the purpose of building at least 5 new hotels in and around Battle Mountain. Rumor has it that a Hilton Garden Inn, a W Hotel and a Conrad Hotel are in the mix. However, construction must begin immediately if the club expects to get fans housed during football weekends. In addition, Donald Trump, Steve Wynn and Jack Binion all have plans in the works to build hotel-casinos in Battle Mountain. 1/19/12 No more ties! MFL to eliminate 'kissing your sister' in 2012 After a 3-0 vote by the Rules Committee, the MFL will eliminate ties during the 2012 season. The action, which was not supported by all MFL clubs, immediately brought Commissioner Drew Kuespert to the podium, announcing that the issue "would be revisited after the 2012 season" if owners believe that the new rule would "be to the detriment of most member clubs". On another front, Injured Reserve replacements now must be signed within 48 hours after a 2-1 vote. 12/11/11 Kuespert melts down, found behind Dumpster Missouri head coach Drew Kuespert is resting comfortably in a Chicago hospital after the Peregrines leader "went off the deep end" in the locker room after their loss to the Ravens on Sunday. The loss knocked the Grines out of the playoffs after they blew a two-game lead with three remaining. The report, which came from a player who wished to be anonymous, stated that Kuespert trashed the Soldier Field visiting locker room, screamed obscenities, vowed to contact al-Qaeda and tore a locker door off of its hinges before he decided to stand in the showers while sobbing uncontrollably for several minutes. He then kicked the emergency exit door open and left the facility, while his players watched in stunned silence. Within a half-hour, Kuespert was found in a fetal position behind a stadium Dumpster covered in feces. A spokesman from the Peregrines organization denied the report, but did say that Kuespert "suffered from a headache and complained of a stomach ailment" before being carted off to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. 9/5/11 More on the new tiebreaker system For the playoffs, each team will pick their top five bench players and rank them, first through fifth. In the event of a tie, the first-ranked players from each team will go head-to-head, putting their points up against the others. Should one player have more points than the other, then the winning player's team is awarded one point with which to break the tie. However, if a tie still exists, then the teams puts up their second-ranked bench players against each other. Should a tie still exist, then the thirds face each other, then the fourths and, finally, the fifths, if each is necessary. In the event that there is still a tie, the remaining bench players would have their scores combined to go against the others for the decision. By some amazing circumstance that there is still a tie, the commissioner will flip a coin if it is a Divisional Playoff game, but the game will end in a tie if it happens to be the Super Bowl. Teams have the option to adjust their ranked list of five bench players for the Super Bowl from the Divisional Playoff week. Questions? Email the commish or voice your opinion on the ESPN message board. |
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