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RichUT

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  1. Higuain isn’t splashy, but brings a level of consistency and mental toughness that this squad has been lacking. He’s not any sort of long term answer at striker, but will still provide a solid boost to our Top 4 aspirations.
  2. There’s an argument to be made that he’s a big part of the weak mental makeup of this squad. Teams are often a reflection of their best player, for better or worse. Losing alpha dogs like Terry and Lamps had a big impact on the mental toughness of the squad and Hazard doesn’t appear to be capable of filling their shoes.
  3. I really miss the squirrel recruiting thread.....
  4. Hazard is gone, and it’s hard to blame him. We need to give CHO more starts and convince him that he’s part of the future (along with Pulisic) in an effort to get him to stay. I get that we’re in the hunt for the top 4 and that we can’t just go full on into rebuilding, but there has to be some thought given to the next 3-5 years as well. We’ve let too much great young talent leave the club and we have to draw the line somewhere and hang on to players with that sort of potential.
  5. Well this fucking sucks.
  6. He also made contact with exactly nobody despite being kept in the block. No idea what he was doing on that play.
  7. We will regret how we are jerking around CHO. No question in my mind. He’ll be the next Lukaku/DeBruyne.
  8. America, Fuck Yeah!!!
  9. Big 12 offenses are scheme dependent, so I would not count on QB or WR turnover to make things materially easier on our defenders. In some respects, the learning curve for DB’s is steeper than it is for offenses as they have multiple potential responsibilities based on the coverage call. Now, if coaches like Riley or Holgo move on and those schools have to implement new schemes then that could certainly make things easier for a period of time.
  10. Roach plays hard/well when it suits him. The coach is supposed to demand some level of consistency, at least with regards to effort. Roach isn’t any sort of proof that Shaka can develop players. He’s actually proof that Shaka isn’t getting the players to buy in.
  11. With a 4 year sample size, it’s very easy to draw long term conclusions. He’s making the same mistakes in perpetuity, which suggests either a lack of self awareness or an inability to fix the underlying problems. In either case, there is sufficient grounds to relieve him of his duties.
  12. You’re probably right, but this is a higher scoring league due to PPR, yardage bonuses, etc. CMC dropped 50 one week, but I couldn’t find a higher output for a RB. It’d take a fairly incomprehensible performance to hit 64. I’ll still feel better once the game is over.
  13. Entered the championship matchup undefeated and having outscored the rest of this 10 team league by 300 points over the course of the year. Drafting Mahomes, Hill, Kelce, and McCaffrey had more than a little something to do with that. Signing Damien Williams off waivers a couple of weeks ago didn't hurt my playoff performances any. For this week, I had to find plugs for OBJ and Tyler Boyd at WR, and rolled with Robby Anderson (yes!) and Pettis (furk) off waivers. I'm up 64 points and my opponent is down to Phillip Lindsay. Things are trending my way, but I've learned to never call it until the final whistle of the week.
  14. Fucking shut out at home vs. Leicester. My kingdom for a striker.
  15. Wowzers. Geezer with a massive insurance goal!!!
  16. I really hope our plan is not to sit back and absorb pressure from City for the last 15-20 minutes of this match. We need to continue to look for credible opportunities to counter as I don't see us being able to absorb unmitigated pressure for that stretch of time.
  17. Willian simply has to do better than that.
  18. I traded a bottle of Black Maple Hill Red Label to PappyVanVinceYoung.
  19. Well taken shot set up by a well placed pass. We have to be essentially perfect to threaten the goal, but it all came together there.
  20. Sarri opting to play Hazard as a false 9 in the biggest match of the early season speaks volumes. This squad is so unbalanced thanks to shitty decision making by the board.
  21. Yesterday was a good day.
  22. Wolverhampton? Seriously?
  23. I’m confident that the athletics department can’t and/or won’t foot the full bill for the buyout. If CDC wants to remove Shaka, he’ll have to put feelers out to big money to see how much they are willing to fork over to expedite Shaka’s exit. I’d be super interested to see how important basketball relevancy is to that crowd, as I’ve long operated under the assumption that the answer to that question is “not very”. If I’m right, he’ll stick around for at least another year. If I’ve misjudged it, we’ll be in the market for a new coach.
  24. Appreciate the apology. Happy to move past it.
  25. So, on the one hand I am happy to see them opening up discussions. On the other, I’m very nervous that we’re going to fuck this up royally by low balling in an effort to save some cash. We have a history here, and the fact that we are now making legitimate bids will motivate competing clubs with an interest to take action. Let’s not fuck this one up, Chelsea.
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