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  1. BaconGrundleCandy

    BGC 2025 OL/PTP Thread

    Hope all is well with everyone out there! Members and lurkers. I appreciate everyone that has reached out the past year. There's been quite a few of you and it's means a lot. This past year and even now. Has been incredibly tough for me in so many ways. Some of you know a little bit, I'm not...
  2. BaconGrundleCandy

    2025 LT

    Not retired yet. I've watched (i do at least 3-5 games of A22 for 99% of prospects) a little under a 100 prospects so far. Most likely not doing many more (I'm hoping to grade 125-150 guys this year). I'll post a few stickys by the end of this next week with some thoughts. Looking like 5-8...
  3. BaconGrundleCandy

    Draft trade rumor

    Ive been through all this before the draft. MOF accuracy. I believe Maye is an overall better at "rushing" bc of size ability to avoid big hits but he's still athletic and aggressive af. His size is franchise prototype. Daniels size and inability to avoid big hits absolutely will hurt him this...
  4. BaconGrundleCandy

    Fear of Maye getting hurt is a dumb reason to not give him snaps

    I can see my post about 1st round qbs has gone over well :) Here's hoping we're this year's Texans but realistically most know this is a 2-3 year rebuild with the new regime. Eventually we have to get more aggressive but luckily we have the resources to do so if we decide to let our balls...
  5. BaconGrundleCandy

    Fear of Maye getting hurt is a dumb reason to not give him snaps

    I posted this a few times I've not sure if @KCSVEN is talking about this. I dont expect Maye to start at this point but every NEP fan should hope he's the starter by W6-8 based on history ..... This isn't so much my opinion as opposed to a historical pov on highly drafted QB's and who they...
  6. BaconGrundleCandy

    Patriots Rumor Patriots potentially trading for Aiyuk (Update - Patriots Out of the Running)

    He's been a steady performer and really worked himself into one of the better wrs in the league. Teams give him wr1 treatment with their best cb. SF uses him as a true #1 (x/outside - one of the more productive wrs on 1st, 2nd & 3rd down) I've seen him referred to as a slot or a slot if he was...
  7. BaconGrundleCandy

    The Drake Maye Discussion Thread

    I listed AR below those guys in that post. I'll try to be more efficient lol ... Between 94-23 there have been 79 QBs drafted in the 1st round. Only 19 have thrown 100 or less attempts. Here they are ... Lance, Rodgers, Mahomes, Rivers, Palmer, McNair, Love, Russell, Culpepper, Pennington...
  8. BaconGrundleCandy

    The Drake Maye Discussion Thread

    What youre "disagreeing" with exactly? Historical precedent?
  9. BaconGrundleCandy

    The Drake Maye Discussion Thread

    This isn't how things work though. With respect, no one on that staff or any new staff would ever say "the ol is so bad we can't play Maye." The team just invested a lot throughout the line and drafted two wrs. Those guys don't have the luxury of time. No one does. It's just not how it works...
  10. BaconGrundleCandy

    The Drake Maye Discussion Thread

    At the end of all these conversations it's better for him eventually play this year, than not. That's what history tells us when you factor in JB and the type of QB he's been up until now. *If* we had a Rodgers, Favre in front of him. Thats different. We absolutely want our #3 overall pick to...
  11. BaconGrundleCandy

    Held Hostage by the OT Position

    OL is probably the only position you don't have to "win" at rather survive. So passable is acceptable esp when you have an athletic QB like Maye. Passable would be a godsend of epic proportions with where we're at rn in terms of just hoping it's not a disaster.
  12. BaconGrundleCandy

    Held Hostage by the OT Position

    It's the biggest position battle or focus in camp imo. We know everything, eventually Maye will start. The rookie wrs will emerge bc they're the best we have at that position imo. This is the biggest question on the team by far. We took and looked at several WRs > T with our 2nd. So this is big...
  13. BaconGrundleCandy

    The Drake Maye Discussion Thread

    Exactly. You'll take real fashes of his highs or potential vs the lows. Including the leadership aspect. JB is a well liked and respected QB. You could do a lot worse but again if Maye is playing anywhere like a top 5 pick you'd be crazy not to live with lows.
  14. BaconGrundleCandy

    The Drake Maye Discussion Thread

    As someone who's been harping about his footwork pre-draft. I will say it's very real, his footwork was bad. I know we had a few posters trying to downplay it but its been poor. It's not overblown, he's been working on it for years with former pros. So you'd like him to be further along but I'll...
  15. BaconGrundleCandy

    The Drake Maye Discussion Thread

    Agreed I see two halfs here split evenly. First half could be brutal if Houston is still ascending and Bengals are back to a real playoff team. Week 1Cincinnati Bengals (A) Week 2Seattle Seahawks (H) Week 3New York Jets (A) Week 4San Francisco 49ers (A) Week 5Miami Dolphins (H) Week 6Houston...
  16. BaconGrundleCandy

    Rookies Report For Training Camp

    It's a team game. And pretending the Dolphins aren't winning bc of their 2-3 best players is laughable. Also I could do the same with tackle. The 49ers haven't won the SB since the paid Williams. Bengals haven't won since the paid Brown. I could do this all day. It's a dumb thing to say. It...
  17. BaconGrundleCandy

    Pats WR's ... What is a #1 WR?

    You read my post saying this "I'm not being "passive aggressive." It's actually the opposite, I'm being direct and honest. With respect your post don't make a lot of sense. Whether its about the WR or QB position. You sound like someone who has arrested development when it comes to football...
  18. BaconGrundleCandy

    Rookies Report For Training Camp

    These words fail to make a point. Yes the bigger bodied Talib wasn't a great matchup for the smaller quicker Edleman. Idk why you felt the need to bring that up but yes it's generally not a good matchup when you have a size difference like that. I could name more than a few wrs that have had...
  19. BaconGrundleCandy

    Pats WR's ... What is a #1 WR?

    I'm not being "passive aggressive." It's actually the opposite, I'm being direct and honest. With respect your post don't make a lot of sense. Whether its about the WR or QB position. You sound like someone who has arrested development when it comes to football. Like you're stuck in the 90's bc...
  20. BaconGrundleCandy

    The Drake Maye Discussion Thread

    Unless JB is playing at a career level Maye will be starting by week 6 or sooner. If JB isn't playing at top 12ish level and Maye isn't starting. Then we should be worried. Traditionally rookie QB's always end up starting if the guy in front of them is mediocre-average. With few exceptions -...
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