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Dalvin Cook has good NFL skills, but might not be a foundation back

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You’ll see a lot of comparisons between now and the draft between LSU‘s Leonard Fournette and Florida State‘s Dalvin Cook, because they’re considered the top two backs in this year’s draft. I wonder if that’s the wrong comparison. Perhaps the better comparison for Cook is Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey. Cook isn’t an NFL foundation back, like Fournette is. He doesn’t possess the power needed to be a foundation back, in my opinion. That doesn’t mean Cook won’t be a good NFL player, I just don’t think he’s the type of back you run your offense through. In a changing NFL, there’s a difference between a “foundation back” and a “primary back.” A foundation back is one an offense is built around. If the New York Jets with the sixth overall draft pick want a running back to be the focus of the offense with 350 carries because of their shaky quarterback play, Fournette is the choice....

Aerosmith's Joe Perry on March Madness Music Festival, Summer Tour & Looking Toward 50-Year Anniversary

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"I've got to say, this guitar has led me to some pretty amazing places." Aerosmith will kick off two months of international touring in May, but first the iconic band will rock the NCAA March Madness Music Festival's closing night on Sunday in Phoenix.  The three days of music coinciding with college basketball's Final Four will also include Keith Urban, The Chainsmokers, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and more, leading up to Aerosmith's set. And guitarist Joe Perry says the band is mixing things up for the occasion.  Perry tells Billboard he and his bandmates -- Steven Tyler, Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer -- have been retooling their set list with some old favorites ahead of the upcoming tour and this performance at the March Madness Music Festival will give fans a good taste of what to expect this summer.  "There are some songs that we're always gonna play ... but then there are some other ones that were last on our set list 10, 20...

The unlikely journey of Big Cass

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When Big Cass steps through the curtain – often times alongside his tag team partner Enzo Amore – the energy is electric. As he walks to the ring alongside the witty, outspoken Amore, Cass’s stature is the first thing that catches your eye before he’s introduced by his friend and partner. “He’s over seven-foot-tall,” Amore, without fail, will say. The crowd knows what’s coming next, as does Cass – and why wouldn’t he, it’s a moment he’s been working toward his entire life. A moment that kids who fall in love with professional wrestling dream about. A moment that wasn’t always planned, but destined, rather. A moment that begins with an unlikely misspelling alongside thousands of fans, five letters and Cass’s calling card. “S-A-W-F-T.” *** Ten years ago, William Morrissey was a sophomore at New York University, blending in on campus and with the hustle and bustle of his hometown – as best...