This is one of the most important columns I write every year: A look into projections I got wrong. Its important for several reasons:1. I take my job as a player evaluator seriously. This is not life or death, but it is my job and I strive to do the best I can. It is commonplace in the world of punditry for accountability to sometimes miss, but I have always tried to hold myself accountable. Nobody is a harsher critic of my work than myself -- and you can check my mentions on Twitter to verify that I have some harsh critics.2. It shows I am willing to learn, and am not married to a set of guidelines. Through the years I have been accused of having different biases, that Im in favor of small players, Europeans in general, Russians in particular, speedsters, flashy players, problem children, anybody that isnt a goaltender and so on. Ive heard many people describe to me how I think. Truth be told, I dont take a players background into account; my job is to find the best prospects, period. My process has evolved, and part of that process is examining players I project too high or too low.3. Lastly and most importantly, it describes to the reader why I got a call wrong and why its important. Im off slightly all the time -- its the product of making hundreds of projections each year. But again, examining why a projection is wrong is more illuminating than the simple fact that it was wrong.Without any further preamble, here are some players who I rated either too high or too low in recent seasons: Wes Martin Redskins Jersey . Hamelin, who triumphed in the 500 on Saturday, edged out Victor An of Russia by 0.021 seconds to maintain his lead in the World Cup standings. Russias Vladimir Grigorev was third. In the relay, Canada took control six laps from the finish line to beat Russia and the Netherlands. Sammy Baugh Youth Jersey . -- Bryant McKinnie came out of his stance and lowered his shoulder into a practice squad player, causing a crisp thud to reverberate in the Miami Dolphins practice bubble. http://www.redskinsrookiestore.com/Redskins-Dexter-Manley-Jersey/ . A forerunning sled crashed into the worker Thursday at the Sanki Sliding Center. The unidentified worker broke both legs and was airlifted to a nearby hospital. Darrell Green Jersey . The Croatian served 21 aces and hit 42 winners against Sijsling, who double-faulted to give Cilic a 4-3 lead in the deciding set. "All the players, they know me and they were really happy to see me and they were really happy that this is over for me," Cilic said. Sonny Jurgensen Jersey .C. -- Kemba Walker and the Charlotte Bobcats got off to a fast start, and the Sacramento Kings were never quite able to catch up.Hibernian manager Alan Stubbs believes his sides League Cup run will give his players added belief away to Hearts on Sunday. Stubbs guided Hibs to the final of the competition last weekend when they beat St Johnstone at Tynecastle, their third Premiership scalp in the run.Hibernian return to the venue and home of their fiercest rivals for their fifth-round Scottish Cup tie - live on Sky Sports - still in the hunt for three trophies, with automatic promotion for winning the Championship a realistic aim. And having beaten Aberdeen and Dundee United before the victory over Saints, Stubbs says his squad are confident going into the derby.I dont think it will do any harm to the players, he said. They will take confidence from the St Johnstone win, the Dundee United win and the Aberdeen win.If they needed any consolidation or any belief, that they are good enough to play against Premiership opposition then they would have got that from those games. But this is different now. On Sunday there are other things that make it more difficult. John McGinn secures victory against St Johnstone at Tynecastle The fact that it is a derby, we are away from home at Tynecastle so if they are going to come through on Sunday they will certainly have earned it.ddddddddddddWe are in three competitions and if people want me to say we have no chance then I have said all along, they are speaking to the wrong person. We have managed to get ourselves to a final and we have an opportunity on Sunday, albeit a difficult one, to progress in the Scottish Cup.And as long as we keep doing that then we will keep having a better chance of winning silverware. But in order to keep going we will have to perform very well on Sunday, there is no doubt about that. Also See: Hibs fixtures Hibs stats Scottish Champ table Bet ￡5 Get ￡20 Free ' ' '
