Power Ranking The 2016-17 NFL Starters (Kickers)

Just like last year at this time, we are POWER RANKING THE NFL STARTERS!

This feature is going to be rolled out on a daily basis over the next month and is going to pick a specific position and rank each team's potential starter at that position. I say POTENTIAL starter because we are still a few months away from NFL training camps everywhere starting and teams and players can still make moves. And lord knows, some teams need to make a lot of moves still.

This column itself is supposed to give you a good idea about how your team is looking at each position as we start pointing the nose of the car towards the upcoming NFL season.

Also, since it's a power rankings, it's ranking the players based on how I feel they played last season.

So, with no further distractions....

I bring to you.......

The Ultimate Sports Blog's

2016-17 NFL Starter Power Rankings

Kickers

32. Kai Forbath (New Orleans Saints)

Age: 28

Field Goal Percentage (for 2015-16 season): 50.0%

Field Goals Made: 1

Field Goals Missed: 1

Extra Points Made: 1

Extra Points Missed: 0

Warriors vs. Cavaliers was Hart vs. Austin

The Golden State Warriors entered the 2016 NBA Playoffs as favorites. They dazzled fans all season with their beautiful basketball. Everything was crisp, clean, and made sense. The Cleveland Cavaliers were a bit different. They were being led by an unstoppable machine surrounded by parts and pieces that didn't always mesh together.

The Warriors were a likable bunch. Steph Curry was the undersized guard who became the first ever unanimous MVP. Klay Thompson was a generic looking guy but a killer on the court. Draymond Green was the overlooked product who slipped in the draft and was hell bent on proving critics wrong. The Warriors were Bret Hart.

The Cavs weren't as likable. LeBron James was an arrogant whiner. Kyrie Irving stalled the offense and didn't get teammates involved. Kevin Love just sort of existed. The Cavs were Steve Austin.

Power Ranking The 2016-17 NFL Starters (Cornerbacks - NFC)

Just like last year at this time, we are POWER RANKING THE NFL STARTERS!

This feature is going to be rolled out on a daily basis over the next month and is going to pick a specific position and rank each team's potential starter at that position. I say POTENTIAL starter because we are still a few months away from NFL training camps everywhere starting and teams and players can still make moves. And lord knows, some teams need to make a lot of moves still.

This column itself is supposed to give you a good idea about how your team is looking at each position as we start pointing the nose of the car towards the upcoming NFL season.

Also, since it's a power rankings, it's ranking the players based on how I feel they played last season.

So, with no further distractions....

I bring to you.......

The Ultimate Sports Blog's

2016-17 NFL Starter Power Rankings

Cornerbacks (NFC)

32. Nevin Lawson (Detroit Lions)

Age: 25

2015-16 Pass Coverage Grade: F

2015-16 Run Defense Grade: D

Interceptions (for 2015-16 season): 0

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

Why Cleveland Deserves the NBA Title

Last week, I spent five days in Cleveland. I arrived there with the Cleveland Cavaliers trailing the NBA Finals 2-1 to the Golden State Warriors. I was in town after Game 4, when all hope seemed lost and after Game 5, when some hope was restored. This is my story.

There was no "Welcome to Ohio" sign or welcome center when we crossed the state line into Ohio from West Virginia. I only knew that we were in Ohio because I could get more than two radio stations on the FM setting.

THE USB Baseball Report: Eleventh Edition

Hi, hello & welcome to THE USB Baseball Report! I'm Steve Cook, and it's about time that Major League Baseball had the main stage all to itself. Now that the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the Penguins & the rigged, bitchmade NBA Finals are finally over, we can concentrate on what really matters...baseball! This week we settle the Hit King Debate & rank the top ten father/son pairings in the history of baseball. It'll be good times.

Ichiro Is Great. He's Not The Hit King. And That's OK.

Looking at Ichiro Suzuki's stats is pretty amazing. He got over 200 hits each of his first ten seasons in Major League Baseball. He led the league in hits seven of those seasons. He hit over .300 each of those ten seasons. He's only played less than 150 games during a season twice in his career, and has never gone under 140. You don't see a lot of home runs, but that's no big thing. All Ichiro does is hit, and he's still doing it at the age of 42. He's batting .354 this season and still producing whenever he gets the opportunity. He currently sits at 2,980 career hits as I write this, and he should reach 3,000 and ensure his place in the Hall of Fame within the next couple of weeks depending on how often he plays.

Power Ranking The 2016-17 NFL Starters (Centers)

Just like last year at this time, we are POWER RANKING THE NFL STARTERS!

This feature is going to be rolled out on a daily basis over the next month and is going to pick a specific position and rank each team's potential starter at that position. I say POTENTIAL starter because we are still a few months away from NFL training camps everywhere starting and teams and players can still make moves. And lord knows, some teams need to make a lot of moves still.

This column itself is supposed to give you a good idea about how your team is looking at each position as we start pointing the nose of the car towards the upcoming NFL season.

Also, since it's a power rankings, it's ranking the players based on how I feel they played last season.

So, with no further distractions....

I bring to you.......

The Ultimate Sports Blog's

2016-17 NFL Starter Power Rankings

Centers

32. Cameron Erving (Cleveland Browns)

Age: 23

2015-16 Pass Blocking Grade: F

2015-16 Run Blocking Grade: F

Last Year's Ranking: Not ranked

NBA Finals Recap in One Photo

Let me get this out of the way: I have not watched a single second of the NBA Finals and I'm an extremely bitter Oklahoma City Thunder fan. So what you're about to read is the non-expert analysis from a fan who can't stand either of these two teams for multiple reasons.

Now, take a look at the photo above. Do you see all the bitchmadeness in that photo? It's pretty easy to see, so if you can't see it, maybe go get your eyes checked like right now.

Let's start with LeBron James. Look how jacked this guy is. This man could be, pound for pound, the strongest guy in the NBA. Whatever that means. He could probably rip a dudes head off with one hand like he's in Mortal Kombat or some shit. This dude looks like one of those douchebags at the gym that grunts when he's lifting weights because he wants you to pay attention to how strong he is. Basically, he's really strong. Now look at his face. Now back at his arms. Now back to his face. Why is this man in such pain as Steph Curry barely touches him with his pinky? Maybe Steph is scratching him with his pinky, a tactic I wouldn't put past Curry. And if that's the case, I can see why LeBron would be in such pain given his thin skin. Aside from that, there's no reason why a man as strong as LeBron should be in such agony as skinny Steph grazes him on the arm.

Now look at Steph. He's so afraid of touching LeBron that he's trying to pull his hand back from such action. He recoils in fear, not fear of picking up some dumb touch foul, but fear of being exposed. This is why Steph is the biggest fake in the NBA. When things are going great, he's flexing, he's dancing, and he's doing a bunch of stupid shit with his arms that everyone loves because they didn't know any better until a couple weeks ago. But when Steph is challenged, like he's being challenged in this photo, he backs away and has his wife fight his battles on Twitter.

This photo sums up the NBA Finals. One guy, embracing his bitchmadeness that was exposed long ago, colliding with the other, trying to run from his true bitchmade self.