{"id":94904,"date":"2026-03-05T06:48:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=94904"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:50:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:50:23","slug":"fanview-3-5-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/midvalleysports.com\/?p=94904","title":{"rendered":"FanView: 3\/5\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joe T., always working hard…<\/p><\/div>\n

By Joe Torosian<\/p>\n

Kick it!<\/p>\n

Headed to Sloan Park today to see the Cubs.<\/p>\n

I’ve been there before\u2026 It’s an awesome experience.<\/p>\n

Thoughts on the Rams making the deal for Trent McDuffie. Since draft season began, I’d been harping on the hit-and-miss aspect of drafting a CB in the first round.<\/p>\n

Needing to take a playmaker at #13\u2026#29 was a perfect spot to take a CB, but there was no way the Rams were going to get a corner the caliber of McDuffie at #29. The fifth and sixth were toss-ins\u2026And those getting worked up about a third-rounder in 2027\u2026The team will likely get that back in compensation after OC Nate Scheelhaase takes an HC job.<\/p>\n

(Note: Scheelhaase, being a minority hired as an HC or GM, would net the Rams 2 third-round compensatory picks as per league rules.)<\/p>\n

Others argued that McDuffie made his bones working as a slot corner his first two years and was less than spectacular when asked to move to the boundary.<\/p>\n

He wasn’t bad; he can play the boundary better than anything the Rams presently have, and at a high level with most NFL corners.<\/p>\n

The difference is that in the Chiefs’ defensive scheme, they blitz often and run what they call exotic packages that put their corners on an island.<\/p>\n

That’s not what the Rams do. The Rams, in their scheme, ask for pattern matching\u2026<\/p>\n

This deal should work out well.<\/p>\n

#3\u2014May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth.<\/p>\n

Last Add Rams: If they can find a way to ink Tyler Linderbaum to play center, then they’ll have something.<\/p>\n

Last Note Scottsdale: I was a little suspicious of the Giants\/Scottsdale staff working the crowd for 50\/50\u2026I thought it was a scam to raise money for free agency.<\/p>\n

Saw this question on X\/Twitter last night\u2026 “How much would Hakeem Olajuwon average in today’s NBA?”<\/p>\n

Olajuwon’s career average was 21.8\u2026with a career season high sitting at 27.8\u2026I think the bare minimum in 2025-2026 would be 30 per game\u2026<\/p>\n

Really Last Add Rams: I’d be willing to take a flyer on former Bengals edge Trey Hendrickson\u2014if he’s willing to chase a ring.<\/p>\n

Sat next to some Angels fans during Spring Training\u2026 I’ve never seen a more discouraged bunch. The last time I saw people that down they were forced to listen to Keith Olbermann.<\/p>\n

Really Last Add Scottsdale: I was in the process of ordering a Navajo Taco and this Giant\u2019s babe steps in front of me\u2026and the vendor took her order.<\/p>\n

Then I got a look when I decided not to tip\u2026Sorry, but there are rules\u2026and one of mine is when I get jobbed out of 125-bones to not see the game that I paid for and then get aced out of proper customer service that means no tip.<\/p>\n

#4\u2014May the San Francisco Giants rot and lie stinking in the earth.<\/p>\n

The Dude abides\u2026
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\nLuke 2:41-49
\njtbank1964@yahoo.com
\nFollow Joe on X: @joet13b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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