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Over the years, I have seen voters, such as Peter King, break down how the vote usually goes for wide receivers.  They say that they really focus on if that receiver was a top 3 WR in the league and, if so, for how long.  So, using that benchmark, I can see how Johnson would get in ahead of Wayne or Holt.  They used that type of criteria for years to keep Andre Reed and Art Monk out.  

So if we are going to go the OC route (like most hope we will), It just kind of seems like it would be better to hire an OC who is currently carving up defenses in playoff match ups (Slowick/Johnson), than a guy calling plays for the NFL's worst team.  

If Vrabel goes to the Patriots maybe we could land Belichick.  I would be OK with his son being trained as the HC in-waiting.  That would give both Belichicks incentive to really give it their all.  Although, I seem to recall there being a nepotism policy in place which may forbid this (that Fisher ran afoul of)?

3 hours ago, OILERMAN said:

Sean Payton reportedly likes to drink, he was likely drunk when he said that

 

Also it will come back on him if Wilson continues to suck and the Broncos offense sucks

I remember a story about how he got so shit-faced after the Saints Super Bowl win that he intended to just blow off the next morning presser.  As the story went, ownership called him and said "You cannot be the first head coach to ever skip the next day press conference."  It may have been the America's Game episode on that Super Bowl where I saw that?

I wouldn't hate it.  I think his game translates well to the next level.  He seems to make reads very quickly and then gets rid of the ball super fast.  It's obviously a little bit of a reach, but I think he has more potential than Jake Locker  did when we drafted him with pick #11.

34 minutes ago, Dinx81 said:

He’s assuming anyone had him on their fantasy team. 

Imagine if the Jags actually beat the Colts on Sunday.  And then Imagine, with no collusion occurring, the game actually being played to a tie.  It would become the most speculated about, conspiracy theory charged situation in NFL history.  It would dwarf the Suck for Luck accusations.  Few fans would ever believe that the tie was legitimate.  

On 9/20/2021 at 10:04 PM, Rogue said:

I don't agree with the student debt forgiveness, but a lot of people do.  This will come back on Biden hard.  That said, where else do they have to turn?  Republicans aren't going to do it.  Voting for candidates that support it will likely lead to a failed election unless they have other policies that appeal to the masses.  

I don't see a path forward to student debt forgiveness.  I do see a path to confront high education costs, in whatever means it manifests itself.  But I think student debt forgiveness is a dead end and politically detrimental.  

 

I think it could lead to proponents of student debt forgiveness, who are not overly political, to become apathetic and not vote at all.

I agree about a second 2,000 yard season, getting him in and I also think a third consecutive rushing title would have the same effect,  I mean, Edge got in after winning two consecutive rushing titles and being marginal the rest of his career.

When I first read this, I thought "Tanney" was Alex Tanney and "Ryan" was Ryan Tannehill.  I was like "Damn!  This guy loves Alex Tanney."

This would have been perfect for the Dolphins, if they wouldn't have made the trade with the Eagles.  They had to get cute and give up a first rounder just to move up six spots in this year's first round.  They should have just rested on the laurels of ripping the 49ers and been done with it.  JRob has done the same type of thing before.

I wonder if he will consider the use of golf cart to aid his professional comeback?  He was openly critical of John Daly for doing so a few years ago.  Of course, Casey Martin, who once sued the PGA Tour for use of a cart on tour, was his college teammate at Stanford.

I don't suppose there is any chance that VY is a competent professional who has found his post-playing niche in the realm of athletic administration (kind of like Lynn Swann, or Jim Hart)?  I guess not, or they'd have to pay him even more $$.   

I agree with the Democrats and now Trump that the stimulus checks should be at least $2,000.  However, where the heck was Trump when they were negotiating the details of the bill prior to its passage?  That would have been a great time to make such a suggestion.

I guess the Trump team will heavily politicize the veto override vote, with any Republican voting to override being cast as a RINO?  Such a bizarre moment in time, when members of the perceived conservative party will be cast as liberal for voting to fund national defense.   

When I have watched Herbert I thought his throwing motion was kind of reminiscent of Mettenberger's.

I would think Oman has to be correct on Henry having the most combined yardage for two touchdown runs.

3 hours ago, ChemEngr79 said:

 

Ben/Eli are likely first balloters with their pair of rings each.

 

I think Rivers gets in but has to wait a little.

There is no way Eli gets in on the first ballot.  He may eventually get in because the media members decide the matter and they love his family.  In reality he is an average to mediocre player for his career who happened to win two Super Bowls.  Granted his play was stellar leading up to and during the two Super Bowl victories.  The only thing that really separates him from Jim Plunkett, who also has two Super Bowl victories, is his family name.

I read somewhere that the ballots were distributed early in the season and the players had until the last week of the regular season to turn them in.  This pretty much explains why Russell Wilson and Lamar Jackson are ranked ahead of Mahomes.  Also, if the ballots would have been collected after the playoffs Henry would have likely been ranked even higher, given those three consecutive games with 180+ rushing yards.  

Trump's hero, Andrew Jackson, defied the Supreme Court and enforced the Indian Removal Act even after the Supreme Court threw it out.  I could see Trump openly defying the order to release his tax returns, while citing Andrew Jackson as his inspiration.

6 hours ago, Come on Titans said:

Yikes!!  Trump encouraging governors to open schools.....

he's just been full of great ideas lately

 

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-encourages-governors-reopening-schools/story?id=70369592

This is the dumbest, most dangerous idea that the POS has ever had.  The disinfectant suggestion pales in comparison.  I'm not really sure why this hasn't picked up much steam from the media, yet?  I hope my Governor (Lee) has a little bit of a mind of his own and a spine, but I can't say I am optimistic.  Regardless, my children will not be participating in such a dangerous farce if it comes to that.   

Dr. Birx will probably be forced to apologize and "walk back" her caught on camera reaction.

People want to act like the Electoral College is a fair way to protect rural America from being marginalized, but in reality what it does is marginalize urban America.  Why should the rural votes be more important than urban votes?  If the system were weighted evenly then the candidate with the most votes would win each presidential election.  I mean, as difficult as it is to question the wisdom of the framers of the constitution (oh wait, they also came up with the 3/5 rule?), doesn't any type of election which is designed so that the leading vote getter may not be the winner seem a little flawed?  Oh, I know.  Why don't they change the Electoral College where each state is not "winner take all," but the delgates are awarded according to the percentage of votes each candidate gets?    

I'd push the Super Bowl back a couple of weeks so that it always fell on the day before President's Day.  That way most people could attend Super Bowl parties and get appropriately blitzed without having to be worried about work the next day.

So sorry to see this news.  Rest in peace DMeade.