The plague of Toronto sports

If you're a Canadian sports fan, or just a sports fan in general, you've likely seen a trend over the last few years. It has to do with professional sports teams from Toronto.

How are fans still putting up with the mis-management, frequent collapse, exodus of top players, and losing seasons? There is something to be said as a fan for dedication to your team, but there is a point where the fans move from dedicated to dumb. Just take a look at the six Toronto teams:

+ Toronto Raptors have never won an NBA championshop, haven't made the playoffs in two years, and haven't won a playoff series in the last decade.
+ Toronto Maple Leafs haven't won an NHL championship since 1967 and haven't made the playoffs since 2003-2004.
+ Toronto Blue Jays have not made the playoffs since they won the World Series title in 1993.
+ Toronto Rock lacrosse team have failed to make the playoffs the last two season and haven't won a series since they were league champions in 2005.
+ Toronto FC has yet to qualify for the playoffs since entering the MLS in 2007.
+ Toronto Argonauts, this may sound like a broken record, but no playoff appearances in the last two seasons.

The losing history of Toronto sports teams in the last two seasons is incredible. Due to this lack of success, top professional free agents have avoided Toronto like the plague. The ultimate goal for most professional athletes is to win a championship, and if recent history serves, that is not an option in Toronto.

If it were only one team struggling, the source would be easy to trace, but the widespread failure of Toronto teams is incredible. Why are they losing, collectively? I would tend to blame poor management.

The Leafs selling off draft picks for overrated players, the Raptors inability to keep star players happy or to surround them with legitimate support, and I won't even begin with the Blue Jays.

Kudos to the dedicated fans, even if you are disillusioned. With six professional teams in the city of Toronto, you would have to predict one will make the playoffs in the next year...or two. Maybe.

Is Shaun Suisham's time with the Dallas Cowboys done?

Umm, yes. Ja, oui, hai, si. He's gone. I hate to admit it since I grew up less than a kilometer from Suisham, but I can't imagine him back with the Dallas Cowboys next season.

This fact was punctuated earlier this week when the Cowboys auditioned kicker Sandro DeAngelis. Apparently the Cowboys like Canadian kickers as Suisham is a Wallaceburg, Ontario native, while DeAngelis hails from Niagara Falls, Ontario.

Regardless of the outcome, you can expect the versitile Suisham to rebound somewhere, whether it is in the NFL or the CFL. Starting his career playing college ball in Bowling Green, Suisham was cut loose early this season by the Washington Redskins after a devastating series of misses.

DeAngelis, who has never played a game in the NFL, does have a Grey Cup Championship to his name in the CFL with the Calgary Stampeders.

In retrospect, the Cowboys might kick themselves for releasing kicker Nick Folk.

Personally, I think Suisham has what it takes to be an NFL kicker. His leg strength is incredible, however, timely misses have plagued him over the past year.