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This is a new feature where I'll discuss stupid things done by NFL general managers, head coaches, and owners. I'll rate them on a stupidity scale of one to 10, where 10 is the Saints trading their entire draft class for Ricky Williams, or Bill O'Brien trading DeAndre Hopkins for nothing.
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Colts RB Jonathan Taylor not traded at trade deadline: 10/10 Stupid Meter Rating
It's rather obvious that the Colts are not a serious NFL franchise. They gave a quarterback coming off a torn Achilles a huge contract, and they handed another big deal to a receiver with a severe ankle injury just prior the season. Their owner, meanwhile, is some lady who draws doodles on the sidelines, pretending as if she's doing work.
Now, the Colts have decided not to trade Jonathan Taylor for some reason, even though it made all the sense in the world to do so. Taylor is a great player, but won't be for very long. He turns 28 in two months, so he still has one or two great years ahead of him. The problem is that the Colts are so devoid of talent, thanks to their trade deadline deals, that they won't be a playoff contender for at least two more seasons.
That means Taylor will be 30 by the time Indianapolis is ready to have a serious conversation about making the playoffs, and that's the best-case scenario. It seems more likely that Taylor will be at least 31 by the time the Colts become a serious contender. By that point, he won't be nearly as effective as he is now.
A smart franchise would have traded Taylor. The Colts, conversely, didn't use him very much heading into the deadline and now will be stuck with an aging running back on a horrible roster.
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Patriots HC Bill Belichick Not Voted into Hall of Fame: 8/10 Stupid Meter Rating
At first, I thought I was looking at a fake Adam Schefter account. It wasn't Adarn Schefter because I muted him, but it was about time another one of those was created. I believed this to be a fake account because the seemingly faux reporter said that Bill Belichick didn't qualify as a first-ballot the Hall of Famer. Yeah, sure. What's next? Was this reporter going to declare that Geno Smith was a top-10 quarterback?
But no. It was real. Belichick didn't make the cut as a first-ballot Hall of Famer even though he has the most Super Bowl victories (6) and playoff wins (31) of any head coach. Belichick ranks third all time in regular-season wins. How could he not be voted into the Hall of Fame immediately?
I initially envisioned posting a 10/10 stupidity grade here, thinking that perhaps the 10 people who didn't vote for him were jealous of him because of his young girlfriend. And then, I saw someone speculate that Bill Polian, who is somehow still alive, led the charge against Belichick because he wants him to serve his penance for Deflate Gate.
On one hand, that makes sense. I get it. Pete Rose isn't even in the MLB Hall of Fame, which is completely idiotic, so making Belichick wait a year is fine, I guess. But then, are they going to trade Tom Brady similarly? They're going to make the greatest quarterback in NFL history wait one year? Surely they can put the Deflate Gate stuff in their descriptions. I think that might be better. Not making either of them first-ballot Hall of Famers makes the Hall of Fame look extremely stupid.
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