Let me start out by saying that I don't get paid for writing for the Bleacher Report. Some wags will now say that you get what you pay for. Fair enough.

However, it's pretty clear that unless you visit the Bleacher Report website, you will never get anything approaching the variety of mostly in-depth, well-researched reporting and and opinion pieces that are available.

Unless your favorite team happens to be the hot media flavor of the month/year, good luck finding writers willing to spend more than a casual half-hour every now and then examining the real status of a sports organization, it's strengths and weaknesses, and it's future prospects.

No mainstream media folks ever got fired for deviating from the herd-mentality, consensus-driven opinion reporting surrounding any professional sports team.

Ever.

If you want more thoughtful, provocative sports insight, you'll read the Bleacher Report regularly.

In retrospect, there are very few surprises in sports. This is not to be confused with game upsets that happen all the time.

Was the basement-to-ballroom success of teams like the 2008 Bengals, who went from 4-11 to 11-5 in 2009 really a shock to Bleacher Report fans?

How about the 1-15 to 11-4 jump of Miami or the 4-12 hop Atlanta made from 2007 to 2008, or the Saints' move from 3-13 to 10-6 in 2006 on their way to a Super Bowl win last year?

Nope. Not to Bleacher Report readers.

Bookmark this website and visit it often.

Let writers know what you think and then get used to them responding to your comments in near real-time for a change!

The Bleacher Report is the future of intelligent, interactive, fan-driven sports commentary.

It's good for you, good for your favorite teams, and good for sports.

And if you don't like it, it hasn't cost you a penny!