Dan Lipka Web Log

Every year, football experts spend months predicting how the NFL draft will go down.  And every year, they are almost impossible wrong.  Last year, they couldn't even get the first pick correct. Furthermore, their evaluations are virtually meaningless, as they are wrong more often than they are correct. However, there is no accountability; like the weather report, nobody looks back to get for accuracy.  Today, I'll highlight the mock draft from Sports Illustrated . (Note: the ESPN mock draft are within a pay-wall so I can't access them). Here are the SI predictions (with player evaluations here ): 1. Arizona: Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma 2. San Francisco: Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State 3. N.Y. Jets: Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama 4. Oakland: Drew Lock, QB, Missouri 5. Tampa Bay: Josh Allen, EDGE, Kentucky 6. N.Y. Giants: Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State 7. Jacksonville: Jawaan Taylor, OT, Florida 8. Detroit: Montez Sweat, EDGE, Mississippi State 9. Buffalo: Ed Oliv

I like Game of Thrones, it is well written, creative, and surprising (although I wish I could un-watch of a few of the more unnecessarily violent scenes). Going into the last season, anything is possible.  Here are my quick predictions of who will live, who will die, and who will sit on the Iron Throne. Jon Snow - Tragically dies at the hands of the Night King. Daenerys Targaryen - Literally stabbed in the back, by Sansa Stark. Cersei Lannister - Killed by nameless, faceless soldiers. Tyrion Lannister - Dies protecting his brother, in battle. The Night King - Samwell Tarly saves the world. All the Dragons - All dead, but there are eggs. Sansa Stark - All hail the new Queen! Ayra Stark - She lives, but never settles down. Bran Stark - Spends the next 500 years as the 3 eyed raven. Jaime Lannister - Dies in spectacular fashion,  eaten by the Night King's dragon. Brienne of Tarth - She survives and it pregnant (the Lannister line continues). Theon Greyjoy - Becomes a Whit