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good for him however, Edelman is a better punt returner by a good margin. he just has been injured (or arrested it seems). so Tate was our 2nd best punt returner, our 1st best kickoff returner, and our 5th or 6th or 7th best receiver. it was probably a tough call, but not one that we...

I agree that is how to evaluate OVERALL drafting and team building success. I think we can also agree that it is possible to evaluate ability to draft playmakers in 1st and 2nd rounds in aggregate on an absolute scale. (I dont have data on how we have done vs other teams, it would be...

yes, i personally believe that durability is a trait of individuals, while there is of course a lot of randomness of injuries which are hard to avoid. but certainly some guys are made of stronger material than others, its just hard to figure it all out. -- FRITZ

Now that Ras-I Dowling has gone to IR it seemed timely to reflect on BB's OBVIOUS strategy of trying to get VALUE by drafting players who has serious UPSIDE but are available deeper in the draft due to injury status. This is a strategy that carries risk, since the injured player may not pan...

Re: Other People's Opinions and You: A guide to surviving the trauma of opposing View Major props for wit and cleverness on this rather dour board! Bless you. -- FRITZ

Gil, have you been asleep the past 5 years? Do you not realize how HARD BB worked to get back into position of having 2 1sts and 2 2nds EVERY YEAR? He had to trade Seymour to get the stolen 1st rounder back!! He didnt want to trade Seymour, but he LOVES trading a 1st into next year and...

Guys, I love the Gronk - fest as much as the next guy! :rocker: BUT Gronk 2 does not look that huge. And he has one false start per game so far. My sense is that he is fodder and a fill in. I would prefer to see Crumpler devestating people once he is recovered. (I did find it...

I like the question. I like some of the possible answers. Some observations: 1. The limitation on DBs is unbelievable. Did you see those two penalties on Bodden. WTF. You basically cant touch the guy on the 5.0000001 yard line. 2. These teams are STOCKED at receivers. Most teams have...

I agree. I dont buy into the Stadium Design Apologists. Also, the college crowd I was in last night was filled with women, and old guys, and kids -- all standing and screaming for 3.5 hours straight. The whole bowl was like an endzone crowd. Basically, what I am takin gaway from the this...

First of all, I have season tix in the corner endzone, and we get pretty rowdy and loud there. However, I attended the Florida State / Oklahoma game last night in Tallahassee, and that was BY FAR the LOUDEST outdoor crowd I have experienced. My ears are slightly deafened this morning (as I...

I would like to pile on and say that I have no excitement for Guyton. He looks the part, but I cant for the life of me remember him making any noteworhty plays. (Unlike Ninko who seems to just get better and better) BB will probably extend him, but my hope is that he disappears to be...

Interesting. On a related note, I had always assumed that the plays had such exotic names that they would use a far simpler code over into the headset (eg play 69) and then Brady would look up play 69, and call it by its long name in the huddle that makes sense to everyone (triple stack left...

Anderson had a nice sack. Carter and Ellis looked to be getting some push upfield. Arrington was lined up as a rusher, but only if Bush stayed in to block, otherwise he was assigned to cover Bush. (pretty cool actually). Ninko keeps getting better at doing the Vrabel immitation. Cunningham...

Oh GOD. Apparently, our WR scheme is just TOO F$%KING HARD to master for certain individuals. You have to line up, read the defensive keys, look at Tom, make the right decision..... Chad Ochocinco = Chad Jackson ????? Apparently University of Rand could figure it out. Come on Ocho...

love it! -- FRITZ

i LOVED this callout by Tedy. 1. Yes, Chad should be given more time to deliver. Tedy didnt say anything about that. 2. Tedy said he should stop the circus tweeting and talking about being in awe of the Pats. He should start acting and talking like a Patriot. This is the part I loved...

and mike wright. -- FRITZ

when has he ever drafted an OLB stud? he trades or gets FAs for whateverreason....

Thank you pyper, well said.

look we all agree it was just one preseason game (one NEP blow out game ) but the main point is that BB has a GRAND PLAN that no one knew about. and there is NO WAY we would be better off having drafted a rookie OLB or rookie DL who need to gain strength and learn the system, vs add 4 VETERAN...