Win, FAIL, or Meh: James Christensen, 3/7/14

[everlong]

Well, at least it attempted to be constructive, unlike some. :bricks:

I had to re-read the thread and didn't really see where anybody wasn't constructive or was rude. I see a lot of disagreements especially on Ward but I think it was all pretty constructive.

 

[manxman2601]

There's room on the Jimmie Ward bandwagon for everyone:

Watched safeties entering the draft last night, think Jimmie Ward is the most complete. Clinton-Dix = false steps, Pryor only good vs run

https://twitter.com/Bischoff_Scott/status/443111179523608576

 

[ashley]

There's room on the Jimmie Ward bandwagon for everyone:



https://twitter.com/Bischoff_Scott/status/443111179523608576

lol.....Mayock even moved him up as well calling him a late first round prospect and now has him ranked the 3rd best safety prospect behind Pryor and Clinton-Dix.

 

[manxman2601]

A very good Jimmie Ward breakdown by Pats Pulpit focusing on how he might fit with the Pats.

2014 Patriots Draft: S Jimmie Ward - Pats Pulpit

 

[Off The Grid]

1 ~ I think in today's NFL, coverage is paramount.

2 ~ I'd actually say that the combination of coverage and pressure is paramount. If you can do both, you're going to have a very good shot at a having a top defense.

3 ~ I think that in the NFL, whether you're talking 2014 or 1923, Pressure is Paramount.

1 ~ A great Secondary can make a weak Pass Rush look decent.

2 ~ But a great Pass Rush can make a weak Secondary look like Gods.

4 ~ As I said, if you're going to have a top defense, you have to be able to do both well.

5 ~ Nice "recap" of your very recent previous post.

6 ~ Well, at least it attempted to be constructive, unlike some. :bricks:

Uh, no.

That was not constructive.

Much love, Brother Mayo, but this was a classic case of your getting a wee bit persnickety and taking umbrage at the rest'f us ~ mostly me ~ not falling in line with your Vision. :snob:

"As I said" is universally understood to project that lecturing, hectoring tone that you clearly intended...and that I called you on.

"As I said" communicates the message: "OK, I'll repeat myself, you dimwits, and pray it sinks in this time."

If that was not your intended tone ~ despite the fact that everyone knows that each and every time someone has ever prefaced a Statement with the term "As I said" it meant that they were starting to get a little testy ~ then I would've suggested any of a number of alternative Prefaces.

C'mon, Brother Mayo: Fess up!! You were getting a might irritated with our Ignorance.

 

[Snake Eyes]

I think that in the NFL, whether you're talking 2014 or 1923, Pressure is Paramount.

I've been reading a lot, lately, about how a great Secondary can make a weak Pass Rush look decent.

While technically true, anyone who focuses on that has their priorities @$$-backwards.

1 ~ A great Secondary can make a weak Pass Rush look decent.

2 ~ But a great Pass Rush can make a weak Secondary look like Gods.

Completely agree!

Pressure is the defense attacking the offense. That old expression about 'the best defensing is a good offense' is true. IMO, coverage is playing defense, and I'm a huge fan of it but no matter how good your coverage is an elite offense is going to get open, especially in todays NFL where breathing on a receiver can be considered PI.

People will forever debate the Brady to Welker throw in SB46 (a stupid debate IMO) but no one talks about how Justin Tuck sacked Brady right before that play. Brady landed on his left shoulder, the one he injured earlier in the year. Re-injuring a shoulder is going to have a dramatic effect on the ability to throw the ball, no amount of coverage is going to have the same effect as injuring/intimidating/disrupting the opposing QB. The only thing as impactful, though not nearly as appreciated, is preventing that from happening to your QB.

The game is won and lost at the lines!

 

[stinkypete]

Any mock that has Mallett traded for #33 is a fail.