When I learned of the contest to find the "next great sports writer," I initially hesitated to throw my hat into the ring.  For one, I was overqualified.  Being a current great sports writer, I felt it would unfair to the competition...kind of like if Paul McCartney gathered up a few other rock legends and entered one of those "Unsigned Band" competitions at a local radio station.  One would think that would be a pathetic display.

You see, at the moment I lack a forum for my brilliance to be appreciated.  Writing scathing post-draft reviews of the fantasy teams assembled by my friends and family just does not garner much exposure.  Then, my well-reasoned arguments posted to various fan forums go largely ignored thanks to the genre's preference for short, ignorant commentary.  So, what I have decided to do is, with the opportunity afforded by FoxSports.com and McDonalds, get the cult following of the former with an audience base even greater than that afforded by the latter.  Because in the end, I realized that failing to swallow my pride would be depriving mankind (or at least the sports obsessed portion of mankind) the pleasure of my product.