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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.I had a Chubb when I came to read the thread, but then I saw the news about Chubb, and now my Chubb is gone.This Chubb is clearly defective.
I had a Chubb when I came to read the thread, but then I saw the news about Chubb, and now my Chubb is gone.
For the record, I no longer have a Chubb.
Soooo... the Lions aren't the only ones that are now apparently Chubb-less
A lot of Nick Saban players don’t live up to the hype in the NFL. Some obviously do (hightower, jones, cooper) but there are a whole bunch that don’t.
Where would the Eagles be pulling this phantom salary cap space from? They're hard up against the limit as it is. They'd have to make some trades or cuts.
A lot of Nick Saban players don’t live up to the hype in the NFL. Some obviously do (hightower, jones, cooper) but there are a whole bunch that don’t.
WRT 'Bama draftees in general, using "hype" as a measuring stick is probably a mistake. By that standard, anybody who doesn't become a "star" is automatically a "bust", which leaves out all the guys who end up having solid careers as starters, including most OL.
Out of the 7 guys taken in Rounds 1 & 2 in 2017 - Cam Robinson, Dalvin Tomlinson, Eddie Jackson and Reuben Foster (aside from his off-field crap) seem to have done pretty well so far, and none of the others has stunk.
Before 2017 (1st & 2nd rounders, IOW "the hyped"):
2016 (6): Only Cyrus Jones has been a "bust", so far. Ryan Kelly (OL), Derrick Henry, et al have done pretty well.
2015 (3): Amari Cooper, Landon Collins, TJ Yeldon.
2014 (3): CJ Mosley, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix have been good. Cyrus Kouandijo hasn't been.
... [HINT: Don't draft 'Bama players named Cyrus.].
2013 (4): Dee Milliner was a bust (Jete). Chance Warmack (OL), DJ Fluker (OL), Eddie Lacy have done fine.
2012 (5): Hightower has been the standout. Trent Richardson was a bust. Upshaw might have continued to be good, if he'd signed with another 3-4 team. The other two have had decent careers.
2011 (4): Marcell Dareus, Julio Jones, James Carpenter, Mark Ingram.
2010 (4) was the first graduating class that Saban had recruited after becoming HC of Alabama in 2007. It produced Rolando McClain, Kareem Jackson, Javier Arenas and Terrence Cody (and Andre Smith in the 2009 draft).
It seems like very few Bama players become stars in this league despite the fact that many are hyped as first round picks. I’m not denying that most are decent players.
There's a "three Chubbs walk into a bar" joke in here somewhere, but I'm too tired to work on it right at the moment.
What?!? We signed Reid!?!Three chubs walked into a bar. The first one, an unpatriotic pats fan, had to leave early after getting overly excited when he heard the Pats signed Reid. The second got so hammered that he was later renamed Nub. The third picked up a bulimic chick after discovering that they both shared a common bond; they felt more clear headed after throwing up.
What?!? We signed Reid!?!
Chung goes down and you have Jordan Richards, Ebner or King. Super set of safeties.
Don’t need much money to sign a scrub for the vet minimumWhere would the Eagles be pulling this phantom salary cap space from? They're hard up against the limit as it is. They'd have to make some trades or cuts.
Don't disagree, but I have to imagine most NFL team's 4th, 5th and 6th string safeties aren't super stars either. And I think BB likes two or all three of those guys listed as they keep making the team year after year.