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UncleSonny

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  1. Well, RRRP has been busting his ass to solve that problem for you by killing as many olds as possible, yet we've just been giving him grief about it.
  2. Incredible stuff to be days removed from seeing more Alabama players go in the first round than you had taken the entire draft and confidently state that the talent gap has been narrowing for years. Sure though, can't discount that Kyle snap count advantage.
  3. Yeah, it makes sense for Thompson to be the Banks contingency as long as he doesn't enroll thinking he's a db. I wonder if the new DC at Auburn telling Thompson that linebacker is his college future is why he's portaled in the first place. Relatedly, I'm not sure if it has been mentioned but that new DC is Derek Mason who was at Vandy so I guess is their in for Kaufman.
  4. Just need to get him sorted with an...um...college strength and conditioning program.
  5. The amount of fucks this staff seems to give about scholarship limits is very refreshing. If a guy is available who could help the program, go try to get him. The numbers will work themselves out.
  6. Sort of interesting interview with Epps on the Athletic, gives a bit of a behind the scenes look: Epps being sold on LA because it was a place he could get to and "relax" made me laugh, as did him saying he could "block...to a degree".
  7. I won't quote the dumb troll, but if he does have a pregnant wife she is absolutely more at risk of serious complications while pregnant. And acting like the only thing that matters is the percentage chance that it will kill him/his wife is blindingly stupid, getting seriously ill while pregnant with symptoms like high fever and respiratory illness can have huge consequences for both an expecting mother and her unborn baby. He's worried about lack of research on pregnant women with the vaccine while also not getting the shot himself-further exposing his wife to the risk? Jesus Christ man. Conversely, the limited studies (in addition to decades of vaccine research) shows that pregnant women who are getting the shot are not putting themselves or their baby at risk getting the shot and are passing antibodies to their baby in utero. Even if the only thing he cares about in the world is his immediate family he's being a selfish cunt. We got my pregnant wife vaccinated as soon as we possibly could on the recommendation of every single doctor that we know and trust.
  8. Thank Christ we didn't hire that prick. I was not looking forward to wrapping my mind around rooting for Brian Kelly Texas Football, especially after four years of Herman press conferences.
  9. I've got no opinion about this specific kid but as a counterpoint, most big time college football HC are not exactly famous for their emotional intelligence when it comes to identifying depression and mental health needs of their players. The coaching fraternity isn't exactly a bunch of Ted Lasso's out there making sure everyone is taking the proper time for self-care.
  10. That's fair and it's a good data point. I'm mostly on the same page but I'll say last year's FEI seems pretty screwy in general. Maybe because of the weird COVID schedules and limited OOC games. https://www.footballoutsiders.com/stats/ncaa/fei/overall/2020 Group of 5 teams were way over represented last year compared to past seasons. Six out of the top 20 and three (plus BYU) in the top 10. Maybe last year was a real banner year for those conferences but seems suspicious it was the one year most of those schools barely played out of conference. Not sure if the S&P over represents them in the same way or not. Funny that a&m is behind us and two other Big12 teams though.
  11. Juwan headed to fake UT.
  12. Yeah it's not non-conference schedule we can sleepwalk through to go 3-0 (see aggie, but 4-0) but we should absolutely start conference play undefeated. ULL is getting way too much credit. 5 of their 10 wins were one possession games. They needed overtime to beat Georgia State, this isn't some group of 5 powerhouse. They run a pretty uncomplicated offense predicated on running the ball that won't be scary or catch us off guard to start the season. They are a solid experienced team that we have to take seriously but should handle comfortably. Arkansas is a little more worrisome to me because it's a tough environment, they have some talent, and Briles PTSD but like people said above that was a 3 win team.
  13. I love her, but yeah those were a bit grating. Everyone’s (except Tom) over the top responses like it was the funniest thing they had ever seen really drove home how easy life must be when you are incredibly attractive.
  14. Nah, he's right. The only reason to pursue a hyper-athletic 4 star athlete from North Shore that has 5 years to play 4 is "depth concerns".
  15. Oh yeah he would make sense too. Honestly I pretty consistently forget he's still on the roster.
  16. Nahlin on attrition: Going to guess Cook is the guy who he's saying wouldn't be a surprise.
  17. So after another 1st round with no player taken, who are our best chances for the 2022 NFL draft? We probably only have two players with a real shot of playing their way to being 1st day picks next year: Overshown & Josh Thompson. Thompson is probably a reach but physically he has that kind of upside. Other guys that could be drafted next season: Jamison, BJ Foster, Jacoby Jones, Thornton, Kerstetter, Coburn, Dunn, Schooler (?) I think Jamison and Coburn are probably locks to be taken and the rest of the list has a chance with some good tape this season. I'm sure I missed somebody obvious but things still look bleak for true top tier talent. It potentially starts to look better in 2023 with Collins and Bijan. One takeaway is I think our defense has the potential to be pretty damn good this season with our combination of experience and hyper talented underclassmen.
  18. Nah, don't think losing Gbenda is a concern. Even if he doesn't start this season he'll have plenty of PT. Could be a situation where we see Gao more when we need the run support and Gbenda against teams that put more pressure on LBs in coverage. Then next year he will be almost assured to hold down one of the two ILB positions when Overshown and Gao leave.
  19. I think that may be what he means but that argument has never made any sense to me. Have we ever seen an out of state player that wasn't given the opportunity that an in-state guy had? Who would even care about that if we were winning? Maybe Washington's main problem is he drops about 1/3 of the passes that hit his hands? Hicks, Beck, Collin Johnson (if he counts), Roach, Dickson, Poona, & Swaim all managed to get enough opportunity as out of state players to be on NFL rosters. Not to mention we literally put up a statue of guy who went to high school in California at DKR.
  20. He didn't have "a lot" of turnovers last year, he had one. Maybe you are thinking of the winning qb in that game: Brady threw 3 picks. Rodgers' coach stupidly took the ball out of his hands with 2 minutes left to kick a fg and he never saw it again. Your current Cowboy coach was the one who decided to stupidly settle for several short fgs early against Seattle. A game they win if the Packers recover an onside kick that hit their guy right in the hands. They ran up against better teams when they played Atlanta and SF. It happens, he played ok in those games but not well enough to make his team competitive against better teams with better coaching. Do you also think Mahomes choked in the Super Bowl last year when his team lost by 22 points? None of those are an example of him being a qb that "constantly fails when it matters".
  21. The Love pick was so hilariously bad. They actually traded up to select him and he spent most of the season inactive because he couldn't beat Tim Boyle out as their 2nd string. If they move him they may be lucky to get 75 cents on the dollar after just a year.
  22. Rodgers is a thin skinned baby for the most part but I'm not sure I agree with this. They have collapsed in the playoffs lots of different ways over the years but non of them have really been because he choked and most of them were outside of his control.
  23. Oh shit, Schefter on ESPN saying Aaron Rodgers wants out of GB...
  24. Functionally this just means we didn't have 2 good qbs though right?
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