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Gray looks way stupider IMO. I can give JPP a bit of leeway. For one it was July 4th, not a week before Opening Day. It was still dumb as shit but I can accept a guy getting into the holiday with his friends & family & letting some fireworks go much more than this dipshit doing Fast & Furious on a rocket propelled golf cart. Maybe I’m just more grumpy in my 40’s but I’ve lost all patience for this shit. Like WTF are you thinking? Why is he even buying this thing?

It was also light years away from being funny. A freshman in HS could do much better. If you can’t come up with something at least mildly witty, something with a bit of edge but also light hearted enough, skip the joke.

That’s the final blow right there. When PacMan is calling Vince on his shit it’s a done deal.

Bro Britt was an absolute stud. I still remember in week 3 or 4 his rookie season in ‘09 when they played the Jets I was at the game with my Dad who had season tix. He gave Darrelle Revis ALOT of trouble. ‘09 Revis was one of the best corner seasons ever. He just erased everybody. I was pretty close to the field & he was beating him. He had about 3 catches for 60 or so yards but it easily could’ve been a 100+. KC just missed him on 1or 2 balls, one of which would’ve been a good 25-30 yards, and the pass rush got in a bit too quick. But I watched him the entire game & for a rookie in his 1st month it was awfully impressive. Rex Ryan & Revis mentioned how good he was. That injury in ‘11 killed him. He blew everything out. The entire knee. They say it’s much harder to rehab the ACL when the other ligaments go as well. An absolute killer injury. He had it all. He was so big & strong. Uber aggressive getting the ball down the field. He also had a lot of PI’s on bombs cause corners couldn’t handle him. Dude was a stud.

The Ridley injury was so consequential for CW last year. The timing. Everything. He was bad the first few weeks with the drops & getting on the same page. He has the big game in Arizona & the huge catch & then his season is effectively ended 10 mins into the Vegas game. It just made things sooo hard on him. Ridley isnt elite by any means but he’s very good. Frankly I’m surprised he never became a star because he is supremely talented. His foot speed is just insane. But anyway the difference in even having a single big time guy & none is massive with the secondary options we had. Great QB’s can do it with just about any group but even the best would’ve had a tough time with the kids we had last year. Calvin would’ve really helped last year. With this year I felt the exact same way as you do. I thought a healthy Ridley was so important for Cam & the offense. But I was expecting us to draft Love or a defensive player & I didnt expect Ayomanor to have such a good offseason & camp. I still think he’s important but not crucial like I did a few months ago.

They totally botched everything. They had so much talent in the front 7. Even after they lost AH they still had a great interior pass rush with JJ & Tony Brown. Babin comes in 2010 & was just dominant from day 1. They just put no effort into bringing him back & he goes to Philly & pairs up with Trent Cole & they become one of the best duos in the last decade or two in 2011. Another one is actually William Hayes. Go check out his production after they let him go. Pass rushers are so friggin hard to find & we just let all these guys go. I’ll say this though, tbey scouted the fuck out of pass rushers back then. College & pro. KVB was a monster for a few years. He & Babin were afterthoughts. Even guys like Dave Ball. Jacob Ford was a great 6th rounder. We took it for granted. Also really puts into perspective how devastating missed QB picks are. Those Titans teams nailed the trenches, hit on a lot of secondary players, nailed the RB’s. Really brought in so much talent. But missing on the QB’s makes it all for naught…

The game plan Fisher/Dinger ran in the ‘08 playoff game was awesome. That Raven D was absolutely dominant. They had all pros & HOF’s all over the place & no one did anything against them all year. The Titans moved the ball fairly easily for most of the game even after the CJ injury. KC was consistently hitting throws down the field especially to Gage. They ran the ball at will in the 1st half & even LDW ran pretty well. That offense was extremely well run the entire year. They were very weak woth the pass catchers, it was the one roster area this was the case. But they made it work. It was a shame they lost that game.

This is absolutely the case. VY was a 100% getting an extension if he didn’t hissy fit. The 2010 team was actually pretty stacked but the injuries to Jason Jones & Kenny Britt amongst others killed them & exposed both QB’s. Then they doubled down on the ineptitude & drafted Locker & let guys like Jason Babin & Tulloch walk. They weren’t even outbid they just didn’t want Babin back after he was dominant. Put up 18 sacks in Philly the next year. But I digress. Went off on a tangent here but this era of Titans football was so frustrating. Just terrible decisions. Bad draft picks happen but you never let talented players go. Oh yeah they also decided to make Jason Jones a run stopping end. Jesus.

I don’t know about out of the league but it definitely took some breaks. But Purdy is a seriously talented passer who does things that coaches love. Hes accurate, gets to secondary reads, layers passes in btwn coverages. The media stuff about him being a system QB is laughable. So I definitely agree with your overall premise but not sure it applies to Purdy.

Yeah it sounds great in theory. Just keep drafting QB’s every year. Except you can’t do it in the top 3 rds cause you know, you have to actually build a team around your 1st pick QB. Sure you can draft QB’s in the 6th-7th rd every year to get Brock Purdy. Except the reality is you get Luke Falk & Cole McDonald. My favorite one was all the guys saying we shouldve drafted Patrick Maholmes in 2017 to give us a better chance at finding our franchise QB. After picking Mariota #2 in 2015 & coming off a real solid 2016. Like, nobody does this. Also of course draft Patrick Maholmes not Mitch Trubisky & DeShaun Watson. Just make sure you draft the generational superstar for your QB room.

As all time dominant as Donald is he was still a clear notch or two behind healthy JJ Watt. It almost seems like the media considers Donald better. JJW was an absolute wunderkind his first half dozen or so years in the league.

Carter was so good in college. I’m surprised how bad hes been since drafted.

I have to admit I’m kind’ve intrigued by XR. I was a big BO guy, he was great on ST’s & made plays in the last 2 camps & preseasons. But Restrepo was a legit stud in college. It’s hard to ignore how good he was. He also made a ton of plays downfield, he wasnt just some jitterbug type running 4 yard option routes. And he’s not a 4.8 40 guy, we all watched him dust kids at Miami. He was consistently mocked in the 3rd-4th rd. I think he wasnt a 100% healthy kast year & maybe that worked out for us. You never know how things turn out.

Carmona has been awesome. JC Davis was a guy a lot of people here wanted.

YES! Reynaldo Hill. He was God awful. Lamont Thompson took all the bullets from the fans & rightfully so but Hill was atrocious. It was also so obvious what a stud Finnegan was as a rookie. Insane athlete. One of my all time favorite Titans.