Reporting from Brooklyn...Sonny Beaches
On a solemn note Brooklyn's all-time leader in points has retired. Place-kicker Tyrus Wooden has announced his retirement after finishing second all-time in field goals made, 496. Given one more year he might have broken Norm Doman's 13 year-old record of 528.
In order to fiil the shoes of Wooden, Brooklyn spent a second-round pick on George Kooiker who immediately made his presence felt in the weight room by out bench-pressing fellow rookie Trey Becerra, 22 to 21.
Where the beaches are are always sunnier in Brooklyn,
Sonny Beaches
Reporting from Brooklyn...Baxter Child
I am not going to argue that North Carolina's Kooiker is not going to make a fine place-kicker, but to use a second round pick? Brooklyn might have passed on several, solid, EVERY-DOWN players.
Meanwhile it was management that left "MVP" Wooden, as he was known in the Big Apple, go without a contract for the second straight year. So let's not be surprised that he decided to hang it up. Let's all remember that the biggest retirement this year was Wally "Deep" Wooden not Tyrus "MVP" Wooden.
Where Brooklyn equals Crooklyn,
Baxter Child
GM Report...Dean Gullberry
I think we look competitive this year. There are a few concerns, but we will see how the season shakes out. Good luck to all.
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