Recent content by rabidfireweasel

I agree it is a terrible look and they should have been more prepared. There is no excuse- period. At the same time, it they are not on the same page, it is better that they take a week and all get on the same page rather than ignore the problem and have worse coaching during the week...

I am in the camp with you, Chevss and Hawg. I am not convinced he is a no doubt superstar. I did think that after his freshman bowl game with 3TDs and scoring 2TDs against Georgia in the playoffs last year. This year, he seemed less interested, and very few wr’s can coast in the NFL. While some...

I think the wrong part of the 40 gets emphasized- especially on message boards. Many people think faster 40 equals better player potential - that is not true. There are many other measurable and non measurable things to look at. So, a great speed does not indicate a great player. However, the...

I disagree with this. As Patriots fans, we have been blessed to watch 25+ years of great kickers. That is part of why the team has been so successful, the ability to kick clutch field goals in close games. A lot of very good teams have been derailed by poor kickers. I would imagine at least 25...

This used to be the case, but I don’t think it is the case anymore. The rationale is typically two part: 1) that you can get these guys of quality later in the draft, and they are better investments and cheaper there. 2) you win the first round by hitting on players that are premium expense...

I am not a OLine savant by any stretch, and I take PFF rankings with many grains of salt. However, since this is the primary pillar of your argument, it is worth noting that the #3 guard for 2022 was Tevin Jenkins. He was taken at pick 39 in the 2021 draft. In 2021, Jenkins PFF rating was 47.5...

See, you are already in stage 5: acceptance. It takes me awhile to get there; I salute your healthier approach to NE drafting

Stage 3 Bargaining: Typically, I spend a lot of time flipping between anger and bargaining and back to anger. “Ok, they took Tyquan Thornton in the second. I would have preferred in the the late 3rd. But, I would have been happy with David Bell in the second. If they take Bell here in the 3rd...

This sums up my second stage very effectively: Anger. I am typically in this stage for snd extended period of time.

Stage 1: Denial- OK- we are two hours into the draft, and they will be on the clock in 2 picks. This year, they have too many holes to fill. There are at least 4 good consensus innerweb picks on the board. We will definitely get one of them. There is no way trade back back twice and get a small...

Very exciting time from now until until the 26th. Then, I usually go through the stages of NE Patriot’s fans draft grief.

I had an account here years back as rfw and went away for awhile. As a relative newbie, I can say that i am posting here because there are some really great posters. Some good ideas and insights are shared, and I like the draft, free agency talk. The problems of the board are similar to the...

This is just a fantastic post. I will try to be more thoughtful and community building going forward.

Big Zierlein fan. When I first moved to Houston in 1997 to go to grad school, he was a late 20 something just starting a really good talk radio show with John Granato called “The Bench”’. His dad is a longtime OLine coach in big time college and around 2000- got his first NFL OLine coaching...

So this will be my last rebuttal, unless folks to continue to post things that aren’t true- and then I will just chill and let people have their own opinions. However, you are way off base on two counts. 1) I am not guessing that Burrow takes any kind of hometown discount. What I am expecting...