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Great play by Luvu

Lol, I see Erickson is still Erickson.

Just an observation as i was reminded by the title of this thread, but not only is Snyder so dislikeable, but the fact they had all those other options and renamed the team the "Commanders," making them an easy target with jabs like calling them "Commies," but I have heard countless media this week refer to them as the Commandos. It's just a horrible name to go with a horrible owner. Smh... they really are a trainwreck of a franchise.

Again, it so hard to ever fully give in to the excitement when Rhule's ineptitude keeps rearing its ugly head at every fuging turn. He has created so much dysfunction in discontinuity the last two seasons with these bullshit ass games he's playing with the depth chart. You're not fooling anyone you fuging idiot. You're paid a record amount of money to know football, yet you continue to waste snaps and valuable reps on a guy who the league realized 2 or 3 years ago was a complete fuging bum, and even causal fans know is horrible in Darnold. If it isn't a checkdown, 9 times out of 10, it's gonna a be a horrible play, like that late pass to the sideline (which in elementary QBing, should never be thrown) that CJ picked off for a TD. BTW, good on CJ. But if I'm not mistaken, that is the 2nd or 3rd time Darnold has done that since TC started - THAT EXACT THROW/INT. Yet, he continues to get reps. For fuging what???? Same with the OL. Let's run out 2 guys that will never see the field on the first snap and then run the real guys out on the 2nd snap. Like wtf are you proving man? Get that college ass bullshit out of here. I just have no idea how he holds any weight whatsoever with he locker room. I guarantee you, not a single other NFL coach is doing the poo he is doing like this. It is fuging asinine. I was really hoping McAdoo and Wilks could become the rocks of the staff and the loudest voices in the room, that players could respect, so it would drown out Rhule and maybe give us a chance to win snd make the playoffs. We have the talent. But the more I see of this circus bullshit, the less I think that's possible. The dude is a fuging idiot.

Remember when he bragged about how it was gonna be bigger and better and more advanced than the Avengers headquarters? And someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought the original story was that York Co./Rock Hill defaulted and that's why building was stopped. So, if that was the case, how tf does Tepper's real estate firm owe them money after the settlement?

In all seriousness, Corral, Shi, TMJ, Barno, Smith, and Barnes on defense, Mays and Brown on the OL.

Dino Philyaw.

Welp, that was so short and uninformative, if you blinked you might have missed it. Someone please save us from Tepper. Seems like it's getting worse every year and every practice.

And I like PJ, but this is why Newton can't be trusted with his analysis. That is objectively pretty damn good for a rookie running with 3s.

Usually they are. Not this morning. I had stuff to do and typed that between...

Re: Baker and Matt - My take is, I'm excited about Baker this year. I'm excited about Matt ingeneral, especially for the future as he has time to develop while Baker runs things this season, at least. I dont know what happens after this year. I have a feeling that Matt can be, and may be really, really special. He has some abilities and tools, and characteristics, that just can't be taught. The release, great arm strength/zip, moxie, leadership, and athleticism. Those things, as-is, might be the best in our QB room right now. He has already flashed in limited opportunities more than any other rookie QB we've had outside of Cam, and maybe Kerry Collins, but I'm not 100% sure about Collins because I was a kid with limited access to reports and such due to the internet not really being a thing then. My impression from back then was that Collins was not all that impressive, and honestly, I even felt that way when he played. Regardless, before I derail myself, my point being, he has shown promise that 99.9% of the time had already been extinguished at this point of the offseason with any other rookie QBs we've had, not named Cam. There's an electricity to him, and you can feel it just watching him and watching the clips from practice. There's something special about him... and I say all of that to say, that why I don't know where things go next season. I think Baker is capable of being a Top 15, possibly top 10 QB in the league. For stretches, he has actually put up top 10 numbers, and I think it's possible for him to sustain that, and thus, I think he could lead us to the playoffs in any given year. He's a really good QB. But, that "it" factor, and the natural talent that Corral possesses... I just don't know how long you can hold that off. It really is so very similar to what happened with Smith and Mahomes. I think Baker is a slightly better version of Smith because of the potential for deep passes and big plays... but they're both winners and leaders. And just like Mahomes, Corral possesses certain things that just can't be taught, and if he develops the mental part of the game, you can't stop them from "ascending" to the top, as McAdoo said he is currently doing. And as i said yesterday, if agendas are thrown aside, and had Baker not been acquired, I'm fairly certain Corral would be the starter as a rookie. It is a good problem to have, and it's going to be interesting to watch unfold.

I really think Shi could be special if he's given the opportunities. I can see some Emmanuel Sanders in there.

I've actually been disappointed that we haven't heard anything from Barno. Just from his measurables, I thought he would've flashed at least a little bit in camp, but I haven't heard a single thing about him. Interested to see what happens with Mays and Brown. Also wondering if Smith, who apparently had been running with the 1s some, will practice with these guys at all today?

Oh I was agreeing with the stuff about the mental game... no doubt, Luke was indeed a freak of nature. Still proud I called that pick well before that draft. I saw him play at BC and knew he was good, but then when he ran the 4.5 at the combine, I was like, "We have to draft him." His mental game was next level, but that combined with his freaky athleticism at his position is what separated him from the rest of the league. To know what you're seeing and then be able to get there like he did was incredible.

That's my hope as well.

Same. Definitely seems out of character for Rivera.

Not saying this about CP, but there is an incredible amount of dislike for Robbie that I just don't get and it doesn't seem to be grounded in reality at all. But as I said elsewhere, I feel like the huddle always has to have a team villain to unload all of our angst on, and for whatever reason, that seems to have fallen at Robbie's feet the last two seasons. I get the drops were frustrating, but I even shared Newton's article from last season detailing what had changed (aside from constantly getting thrown hospital balls from Darnold), and a lot of it was schematic... but most ignored it. I still have been squarely in Robbie's corner, and I think now with an actual QB, he is poised to have another 2020-esque season, if not better.

And the fact that Rivera was notoriously loyal to his assistants. Very surprising.

Completely agreed. I always love a good underdog that has to use their minds just as much, if not more than their bodies to excel. Sam Mills was the perfect definition of that guy. Loved watching him as a kid. Saunders will definitely have to prove it one way or another. I think I'm erring on the side of I dont believe it yet due to what I saw of him in the past, combined with the fact that I think Rhule plays favorites. And you know what I think of Rhule. But we will see, one way or another.

I hope so. I've been waiting...

Yeah, I'm really starting to think Shi has to stay. He has huge potential.

I agree, Scot. Ricky wasn't the greatest athlete, and I hate to use the term, but he was deceptively athletic. He wasn't blowing by people off the line, or pulling away in a foot race, but he had enough athleticism to pull away from people when needed, and enough to create plays, even a little after the catch. I'm not trying to dump on Saunders, and yes, some guys mental game, anticipation, understanding of angles and leverage is such that it negates physical limitations and allows them to excel, but I feel like you have to have a baseline level of athleticism to go with that. And from what I saw of Saunders, in the past, I didn't see that... Proehl looked like a far greater athlete if I were to compare the two of them, as well as all the other famed slot receivers that were mentioned in this thread. They may not have been able to outrun 9 out of 10 guys in a 60 yard sprint, but they had suddenness and short-area quickness that allowed them separation and the ability to make plays consistently. I'm not saying Saunders cant be that, but he hasnt been that, and I don't expect guys to develop that once they reach the pro level. You usually already have or don't have that ability by the age of 21. Perhaps he worked on those things specifically and produced a noticeable improvement in them. Just saying, that was the biggest thing I noticed in all of the plays I've seen of him from last year and in college.

All of those guys could/can separate and create after the catch. Saunders' college highlights almost always end with him falling as he catches it.

He also just said in response to several different questions regarding Corral that while acknowledging his reps situation isn't ideal, it's the hand he currently holds and has to work through but said he has improved greatly since the minicamps. He went on to say he is improving several times and then finished the last question about him with "He is ascending." Very complimentary. And very interesting.

Just said it in his presser. I believe the question was about what they saw on his college tape that they felt would translate to the pros and that was McAdoo's immediate reply, and then added his passion to finish blocks and protect his teammates, as well as his intelligence. Love it. And also, fwiw, when he was with the Giants, and perhaps that was more a product of national/NY media, he always seemed to come off as a smug buffoon type there. But, man, the more pressers I see of him here, the more I like him. He seems to have a bit of smart-ass to him, but not in a condescending way. He can be humorous, and he just seems very knowledgeable about his job and what his intentions are... and aside from all of that, just seems very comfortable in his own skin. He's quickly becoming a favorite of mine on the staff (already liked Wilks, and I've liked Snow as well). C/o Michael G sharing the TC thread, here is the full presser: