{"id":88217,"date":"2025-02-04T15:49:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T22:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=88217"},"modified":"2025-02-09T20:41:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T03:41:31","slug":"fanview-2-4-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=88217","title":{"rendered":"FanView: 2\/4\/25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-55210\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joe-Bert-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joe-Bert-Jones.jpg 345w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joe-Bert-Jones-54x70.jpg 54w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joe-Bert-Jones-230x300.jpg 230w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Joe-Bert-Jones-115x150.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou\u2019re a nice guy, but I actually only have three friends. I can\u2019t really handle any more.\u201d \u2014 Jerry Seinfeld<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kick it!<\/p>\n<p>No one wants to see Cooper Kupp go Coop-bye from the Rams, but this is the reality: Your favorite doesn&#8217;t always make it to the end.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The end for Kupp being another Super Bowl and finishing his career in horns\u2014that\u2019s what we want.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s like Barry Pepper in <em>Saving Private Ryan<\/em>. Who didn&#8217;t like Barry Pepper in<em> Saving Private Ryan<\/em>? He&#8217;s quoting scripture while working his rife\u2026Bang! Dead Nazi\u2026Bang! Dead Nazi\u2026 He&#8217;s a candidate for Most Valuable Soldier in the movie.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Most of us were thinking, kill Private Ryan, let Barry Pepper live\u2026But they killed Barry Pepper, and there was no sequel or means to bring him back.<\/p>\n<p>Get rid of Tutu, get rid of DeMarcus, get rid of Colby Parkinson\u2026but this is football, this is the NFL, and Cooper Kupp&#8217;s time has come\u2014just like Roman Gabriel, Harold Jackson, Lawrence McCutcheon, Hacksaw Reynolds, Wendell Tyler, Eric Dickerson, Kurt Warner, Stephen Jackson, and Bobby Trees before him.<\/p>\n<p>I hope it can work out\u2026but generally, when McSnead has made up its mind\u2026 its mind is made up.<\/p>\n<p>Kupp&#8217;s going bye-bye.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>How far off am I in thinking Luca Doncic makes the Lakers much more interesting than LeBron James? Whether James goes or stays\u2026Doncic is now the face of the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>By heisting Doncic from the Mavericks, the Buss Family is saying they&#8217;re taking control of the franchise back from LeBron. At least, I want to believe that.<\/p>\n<p>Dallas might not be much in five years\u2026and I&#8217;ve heard rumors they could be in Las Vegas sooner than some may think\u2026but I think they have a small window this year and next.<\/p>\n<p>After that, it&#8217;s church.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_88150\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/XvzrCba3FV4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88150\" class=\" wp-image-88150\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage.jpeg 500w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage-300x300.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage-70x70.jpeg 70w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage-150x150.jpeg 150w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/RamImage-144x144.jpeg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-88150\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Click Pic for RamView)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I&#8217;m all in on the Chiefs in Super Bowl 59. (I have a disdain for Roman numerals when they exceed ten\u2026So I&#8217;m sticking with the Arabic.)<\/p>\n<p>Last night on RamView, I took KC 30-17. That could change because the Chiefs have a way of horsing around and keeping games closer than they should.<\/p>\n<p>Still, in a close game, who are you going to go with? Andy Reid &amp; Patrick Mahomes or Nick Sirianni &amp; Jalen Hurts?<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not a tough call.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\n<strong>Last Add Coop:<\/strong> Kupp and #26 overall to Cleveland for Myles Garrett. (Note: I did like Albert Breer&#8217;s suggestion of Kupp going to the TaxSkins.)<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nMultiple NFL Mock Drafts have the Rams taking a tackle or cornerback with #26.<\/p>\n<p>What would I do? First, I&#8217;d determine if #26 could pry Garrett Wilson away from the Jets.<\/p>\n<p>Second, if I didn&#8217;t see a receiver I liked at #26, I&#8217;d trade back and get another pick inside the First 100.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams own #26, #90, and #100.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n***<br \/>\n<strong>Note to Mets:<\/strong> You&#8217;re in the third round of Russian Roulette with a six-cylinder pistol\u2026sign Pete Alonso.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_87607\" style=\"width: 261px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Game-Day-RamCave-Joe-Torosian\/dp\/B0DFTLJVY6\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=ZKNSC7FZQ3Q1&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Zo34Nr0isA2akU5ECiDbSWkquTLx3NR1rrxm78PbWW8UXI4TF5MNL_Y97e43POLpMG29_4kfJCS6m2v-8gHzQ0tpkf1DSZqoxLHUVYTiKbjAXN5F__8HG_rAdR-XIAfGpX-OEm7jG-0Dv8E1y6aF9Dwy-aT84Agtv2d5dKdgn7x74zHbpD7pe3YmxqiIOXRgzDEyWTgxSBMlIT2lp5OE8dpri4QwhA_CywY7pl__EWc.zl1Ypvu8AkQikSIfajvBjhoJ2IMjvaU1Uu86GCsYIJo&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Joe+Torosian&amp;qid=1738709297&amp;sprefix=joe+torosian%2Caps%2C152&amp;sr=8-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87607\" class=\"wp-image-87607\" src=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"251\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE.jpeg 1000w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE-200x300.jpeg 200w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE-47x70.jpeg 47w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE-768x1152.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/RamCAVE-100x150.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-87607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Get Joe Torosian&#8217;s &#8220;Game Day In The RamCave&#8221; at Amazon. (Click pic for link)<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<p>***<br \/>\nRaiders head coach? Pete Carroll.<br \/>\nRaiders DC? Patrick Graham is back.<br \/>\nRaiders OC? Chip Kelly<br \/>\nRaiders QB? Lance Zierlein&#8217;s latest mock draft has\u2026<br \/>\n#1 Cam Ward to the Titans<br \/>\n#2 Abdul Carter, edge, to the Browns<br \/>\n#3 Travis Hunter, to the Giants<br \/>\n#4 Will Campbell, OT, to the Patriots<br \/>\n#5 Will Johnson, CB, to the Jaguars<br \/>\nAnd at #6\u2026The Raiders\u2014Shedeur Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>If Las Vegas can pull that off\u2026they win the offseason.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Dude abides\u2026<\/p>\n<p>1,228<br \/>\n2 Corinthians 1:9<br \/>\njtbank1964@yahoo.com<br \/>\nFollow Joe on X: @joet13b<br \/>\nInstagram: @joet13b<br \/>\nYouTube: \u201cRamView\u201d (MWF)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Joe Torosian \u201cYou\u2019re a nice guy, but I actually only have three friends. I can\u2019t really handle any more.\u201d \u2014 Jerry Seinfeld Kick it! No one wants to see Cooper Kupp go Coop-bye from the Rams, but this is the reality: Your favorite doesn&#8217;t always make it to the end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fanview"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88217"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88218,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88217\/revisions\/88218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}