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No, but Michael Crichton's Disclosure was the driving force behind Zeke's reign of terror.

The point that Lewis makes in his book is that NFL teams have been paying top dollar for left tackles since probably the early '90s. I doubt that teams are so slow on the uptake to be just catching on now because of the book.

Well, maybe the Lions.

Wow, was Darren Rovell in his mother's basement when he thought up this brilliant hypothesis?

Does correlation equal causation? Why the hell not? If Oher gets drafted #1 next year, then I think we'll have our answer. (I for one welcome our burly new NFL overlords)

@PenskeMaterial: Matt Millen doesn't need to read a book about a computer. He's played the game. He knows the game. The computer only tells you what you put into it - that's how we get things like Enron.

/Morgan'd

@PenskeMaterial: Yeah, I thought the whole point of the book was that the NFL has already elevated the left tackle to a prime money position. He mentions a bunch of guys who got huge first-round contracts for just that reason.

Whereas "Moneyball" really was a revelation to rock-stupid front offices across baseball.

I think teams may have seen what Joe Thomas and a couple spare parts did for the Browns last season and followed suit.

I've been searching in vain, but I believe there was a Sports Illustrated article in the 90s saying the left tackle was the most important position in football.

In short, Rovell you're an idiot.

Tyler Hanbrough is frantically writing a letter to Lewis, imploring him to write a basketball version highlighting the correlation between hustling, whiny white guys and NBA success.

@PenskeMaterial: I know a joker who works for the Blue Jays who didn't bother to read Moneyball until Riccardi got hired. Never underestimate a meathead's desire to avoid the printed word. See "Buck, Joe".

@BruschisBrewsky: co-authored by Jay Bilas.

Isn't his entire premise the fact that this was the first draft since the book came out, and that's the reason for the uptick in LTs being selected.

So in turn, wouldn't the realization that the book was out before last year's draft invalidate this ENTIRE article (and not just be a quick note).

In other words, we should have read that column with a strike through every word. What a waste of time.