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If we had the #3 spot we likely never get Darnold…..and we draft Fields, Lance, etc. they were forced into Darnold given they didn’t have a pick that guaranteed any QB in the draft and Teddy couldn’t remain on the roster. Then drafting a QB puts the entire FO under further scrutiny for management of the QB spot when one fell. Which wasn’t the perceived likely outcome when they got Darnold.

it spreads easier and is more lethal for small children (who don't have the option to get vaccianted currently)..... that doesn't describe weaker. It describes a variant that is stronger against a segment of the population that is heading into a school year.

“So I decided right then when that happened that we don’t have a quarterback in the NFL, we’re not going to win. I’m getting out of here. I’m not staying here. I’m not going to be responsible for this. That doctor didn’t know his ass from a handful of sand. Drew Brees plays 15 more years, wins a Super Bowl, goes to nine Pro Bowls. And we didn’t take him in Miami, where he wanted to go. Some things you can’t control. When we left there nobody understood why. Well that was why. There’s always a reason.” I mean Saban isn't going to hang around take Ls. We all know that. But in the NFL, if you don't have a QB.....you are going to take Ls. How great you are at coaching the sport isn't going to matter. He is right about that. Miami gave him Joey Harrington.

well, we actually have a variant running through the nation right now. So we don't need to do hypothetical talk. Delta spreads better than the original COVID19 and attacks certain populations harder. That isn't how you describe weaker.

was he accountable or sloppy? I personally think the org handled Teddy so sloppy they were forced into a corner where they simply couldn't have him remain with the team. that is coming directly after they handled things poorly with Cam.

they have different play styles. Same tier NFL QBs. But yes, when all Saban could get was Teddy/Darnold types....he ran back to college football and has discussed it at great length now that he is back in college. Joey Harrington? 3rd overall pick? Drafted by a horrible Detroit organization? That scenario sounds kinda familiar. Let's give a busted but highly drafted QB a fresh start. Miami brought him in for Saban. That was the last straw for Saban. He left.

Teddy was exactly what Teddy has always been. Rhule to date deserves criticism for the way the overall QB position has been handled to date. The Cam thing was weird. Then he let cheaper alternatives to survive a season walk out the door like Allen and Heineke. We drastically overpaid Teddy to be a bandaid. Then we pointlessly threw Teddy under the bus forcing our hand to go sign another version of Teddy. Then we had one of the top QBs in all of college football fall in our lap and were like.....nah. I still like Rhule. But the man deserves some scrutiny at QB IMO.

Rhule is a great college coach. But there are lots of great college coaches that won't make it in the NFL. Different animal. Rhule has never built teams and won in the manner required to in the NFL though. Saban went right back to college when he couldn't get a QB in Miami. No QB? Saban said it was impossible to win in the NFL and he wasn't hanging around without it. Miami opted to bring in Teddy/Darnold types. He said bye bye. Great QBs are rare. So when you have a chance to possibly grab one you need to take the shot. Love or hate Fields.....that was one of those lotto tickets a team without a QB has to take. NFL runs through the QB.

Rhule didn't win in college with great QB play. He has never relied on it. Two years into his NFL career he appears to be sticking with his same formula. Prioritize defense.

Unvaccinated people are how the variants are created. Look at the covid numbers today and what the Delta variant is doing across the country. And there will be more variants to come and no one knows what they will end up doing…..but we know the vaccines weren’t created specifically for them. Odds are the next variants will start to pop up in the coming months. And they could be greater threats or lesser threats than the original. That’s what variants do. And if the new variants go around the vaccine successfully enough …..the globe is once again right back where it was. I mean think about if unvaccinated folks allow this to be a problem for a half decade? It will mean a lot more than an embarrassingly high death toll for modern society. It will mean more than vaccinated getting infected with news strains. Our supply chains are already screwed up. Which impacts jobs, inflation, and a host of other issues….for society as a whole. Not a small percentage.

I got no issue with the small segment of the population that can’t and shouldn’t take certain vaccines for specific health issues That is a totally different conversation IMO. It’s another straw added to the pile of what everyone that can should get vaccinated to stomp covid out. you implied the masses were putting their health at risk by taking the vaccine. I was countering back to the anti covid vax crowd .

Again, did you sign something when you got vaccinated? I got vaccinated. So did my family. We didn’t sign anything. You keep listening to people that have never seen the ocean describe it to you. And you believe them over people that have swam in it. That’s some mental gymnastics.

people who refuse the vaccine aren’t worried about potentially wrecking their body though. There are already lots of studies identifying concerns about the long term effects of covid once it starts working the body. And that’s just the variants we know of.

Unvaccinated people are directly impacting the health of the rest of society. Which make it nothing like abortion

Did you check when you got your vaccine? Or are you just listening to the My Pillow Guy

I’ll go back to the burning house analogy. The world can’t just put there feet up and wait 2 years before they deal with a global pandemic. It is why the emergency authorization exists. And again, it is why we spending billion studying coronavirus it preparation for an event like this and as time has gone by, tech advances and the world has shrunk….the emergency authorized COVID-19 vaccine is better than so many of the ones that came before it and had time to get full approval.

talk about not apples to apples.... Coronavirus is something that world has steady worked on together for decades upon decades in preparation....for a moment exactly like this one. it's why they were able to create 3 very effective vaccines for the virus they were made so quickly for. Decades of studying COVID. Billions spent. And it went to work. Vaccines are simple. It is why we have been able to remove viruses from being a threat time and time again. We get better and better and better at it. Extended the life span of humans to what they are today.

the worrisome part is....HCs do in fact sacrifice coordinators to buy themselves time when expectations aren't met. The football gods require sacrifice. Rhule has super long ties to the DC.

when someone tells me who started the fire....I"ll think about leaving the burning house.

Kyle Allen era started off 4-0 Teddy era started off 3-2 and then things went south pretty quick

per Vegas we will face our 3 easiest opponents in the first 5 games. 4-0 would still be 4-0 though. Convincing wins? Yeah, I would still probably rethink and alter my excitement some for the season.

Shi never returned a single punt in college though. I’d say PR is about as clear as LT.

In reality we shouldn’t of been as competitive as we were last season. We were in large part because of Joe Brady IMO. he clearly has room for growth that will come with more situational football but he exceeded expectations IMO.

There was a fake story some actual reporters were passing around about Kelvin being caught stealing food on security cameras as the reason. Everyone deleting fast lol.

2020- 12th with 7 batted but everyone with 7 or more does have a lot more pass attempts. 2020 NFL Advanced Passing | Pro-Football-Reference.com