kungfoodude

Nah. I went on strike from MLB in either 98 or 99 for what I perceived to be issues with the sport that would hurt it's popularity and competitiveness in the long term. Some of them came to pass, while others actually improved. Either way, once you don't watch for years and years, you don't even recognize the names or faces anymore, so there isn't much of an attachment. Especially not having a home team. I have always hated watching soccer because of the flopping and extra time nonsense. Even if they fixed all those issues, I am not sure that I would be interested in watching after not being a fan for so long.

He definitely has an uphill battle after being drafted by a previous regime and not playing in 2020. He's really sort of a UDFA in terms of status, I would imagine.

That is a pretty fair assessment.

Yeah, and I am not saying that can't be successful but it does have a shelf life.

He seems to be more of a players coach than either of those guys. TBD how it all works out.

I don't think he would have has sustained success. His attitude and style of coaching is more likely to be successful in college than the NFL. Guys with that style(like Tom Coughlin) have a limit on how long the players can stand them. Once the losing starts, all that military dictatorship style coaching starts to wear thin.

Yeah, well Bill built that team. He has carried some sorry ass rosters to deep playoff runs. The difference is that he doesn't have the greatest QB of all time bailing him out with his greatness. Make no mistake, right now it is looking very much like that ratio is heavily tilted in Brady's favor.

He isn't likely to be alright because he is going to be learning new positions in his mid-30's. Had he been making this switch when he was drafted, we might be looking at him as an elite player winding down a successful career, rather than a sideshow career buoyed by media hype.

That's actually unfair. Urban had a lot more success at the lower levels of college football than Saban did. Honestly, Urban has always proven to be successful at every stop. The overwhelming bulk of Saban's success has been at football factory traditional powers. That's part of the reason he was such a failure at the Dolphons, IMO. He legitimately isn't an elite coach. It's a lot easier to be successful with an ultimated recruiting budget and staff budget.

That's why Bruce won. His system has proven to fail at the highest level. For years.

Well, if NE looks the aame as they did last season, I think you have to start chalking up that NE success to mostly Brady and much less Bill. That was always going to be the interesting thing about that split, who ended up being more successful.

You are right. Wrong scummy college coach.

Yeah, it is hilarious to see the Jags hire a dude that was known to bolt when things got stressful(or rather the NCAA heat got too much). This is the Saban hire all over again. He may well quit during the season.

Darnold's ceiling is definitely higher than Teddy's, absolutely zero question about that. Darnold's floor is much, much, MUCH lower than Teddy's.

At this point, are you convinced that those victories were all Bill Belichick?

I think that matters at a certain level of ability the star and superstar players get by on their elite abilities. But the further down the ladder you go in abilities, the pool gets larger and larger. At that point, since the differences are much smaller, things like those connections mean a lot more. And, that happens in just about every professional sport. The NBA being a good example. You think the roster fodder guys are that much different than the guys tearing it up overseas or in the D-League? That's why JAGS are able to stick around specific rosters for a while(ours especially).

Lots of room for error here and I think the spread of possible outcomes for most of the teams is wider than ever. Tampa is the obvious and clear favorite. Frankly, until Brady starts showing that Manning-like slide, they'll be at the top. My Pick: 12-14 wins Atlanta has the best offense in the division, so if they can muster an average defense they will be tough. But....they are still the Falcons.... My Pick: 6-10 wins New Orleans is the most interesting. This is a ready made contending team loaded with talent....but massive question marks at QB. I have an interesting way of breaking this down. Golden Calf of Bristol 2.0: 7-9 wins Winston: 8-12 wins For us, I think we still have a lot of roster holes, so I suspect a lot will depend on how our QB fares. Good Darnold: 7-11 wins Regular Darnold: 3-6 wins

I am a little less optimistic after our offseason a day draft. I wouldn't say I am pessimistic but more worried about the direction. The QB and OL moves really bothered me. Aside from that, I think our roster depth is much better and we may have improved a lot defensively. It's just a matter of waiting to see which moves work out and which don't. Then we can focus on continuing this rebuild in 2022. I want to believe we finally have a clear vision for the future of the franchise. The next couple of seasons will let us know if that is the case or not.

I believe they call that a "cease and desist."

The production value was kind of low too. After seeing the Colts video, that was a big letdown.

This makes zero sense for him or us. I wouldn't say no, however. Rodgers throwing to our WR's would be nuts.

Count me as one that doesn't like going into the playoffs(in any sport) on a slide. I also don't like not attempting to win when we won't be playing for another week or more. I just.......not a fan of this move at all.

I don't like the decision to lay down in the game. It definitely isn't good for the notoriously streaky Mrazek and I don't like falling from first to potentially fourth overall. I hope they can get fired up in the playoffs after losing two straight to Nashville. Definitely don't like going in cold.

Prior to his arrival(his record with them is 43-21), their previous winning season was in 2003. So.....you are just flat out wrong.