Proudiddy

Ok, I've given him credit for player development and as an in-game tactician, but Rhule is starting to piss me off with this. Why can't we just get a coach who plays the best player? PERIOD. EVER. It's so frustrating. Anyone with an inkling of football knowledge knows the guys in front of him are not good at their job, and he was impressive in the preseason when he played. So, start him, and let Scott and the other versatile guy be the backups in case you need them. He did this same poo with starting Chris Reed's sorry ass all year last season. It just gets old...

Bye, Erickson.

I wonder how this is even calculated though? Wouldn't this correlate with an enormous amount of pressures and sacks? Otherwise...

Well, I understand the point you were making, but I disagree on the count of it being rooted in misogyny, because it's not. As I said, I've made the same jokes about guys as well... And plenty women have felt and expressed the same thing about the Kardashians. Also, I agree my opinion on how she expresses her sexuality is just that, and she has no obligation to live up to my or anyone else's standards - but that doesn't change my opinion in her specific case. Other than that, I recuse myself from further discussing them in this thread and my apologies.

I have always appreciated your posts and you as a poster here, Floppin, but it's not that serious, man. Not to derail this thread, but I just as easily could flip that into a joke about a male, as in, "he's been through more teams than my dad has hookers." (Probably not factual by the way, my dad had to smash at least 10). Secondly, I agree, everyone enjoys sex, and no, they should not be shamed for the fact that they enjoy it - it's a natural human need and desire. I'm not shaming her for that, what that "joke" was focusing on was her commodifying her sexuality and promiscuity in order to get fame, fortune, and whatever else she wanted while at the time, not having any discernible talent. She used her sexuality and promiscuity to chase a check. It has nothing to do with misogyny. I've been happily married for going on 20 some years. Women are God's most incredible creation and if you have ever witnessed a woman give birth, it is the most awe-inspiring display of strength and beauty that one being can imagine. There is no feat of strength comparable to it... women should be held up as the marvel that they are. That being said, there's a difference between having some class about you and cheapening a natural component of human needs by using men repeatedly as tools to get what you want because of their notoriety and net worth when you are the gatekeeper of said needs. And again, it doesn't come from a place of misogyny. I have numerous female family members and friends who feel the same way about her. There's plenty of men and women celebrities throughout the history of entertainers who were notoriously promiscuous, but they carried themselves with some class. She's not one of them, and almost all of the men she attached herself to for her own gain were ruined during or after being associated with that family. And on the flipside, how many people have made jokes about guys like Antonio Cromartie and Shawn Kemp for their promiscuity? I know I have. Again, sorry to derail, but I had to clarify. Back to sorry ass kickers.

Well, even if Eberle is better (which i doubt), he can't be elevated to the active roster until 4 weeks from now. So, Zane is it for the next month.

We had that guy in camp last year too, I believe. And he was cut. You can't make this up. It was Kyere Vedvik (sp?). Difference in this situation is we should be fairly familiar with Verity because he played college in-state and we saw him during a week of joint practices and he was lights out during our game.

I had to sell it.

Did they catch Verity torturing small animals during the joint practices or something? I just don't get it. We released a guy with a better FG percentage despite his struggles, field a guy in week 1 who hit the upright in the preseason and then missed an XP in week 1 while playing against another kicker we cut in the preseason who turned into an all-world punter, only to release the guy we started to sign a guy we cut in the offseason who has been a trainwreck as a pro and has been on as many teams as Kim K has been on penises.

Verity come on down.

Awesome game. Feel bad for Lamar, and that was an incredible throw by Carr. Just wow.

Edwards is legit.

I've really started to feel Perryman only signed with us because it was the best deal available to him and then drug ass once he had to report and embellished injuries so he could go elsewhere. It sucks, but I just find it interesting that he suddenly saw the light when it came to vaccination once he was dealt. Looks like he's played well tonight... Also, sucks for McCoy. Didnt see the play he injured on, but getting carted off and his expressions combined with how they were treating that leg, it looks like he may be done. It sucks bc I really loved having him here when he was here and would've loved to retain him, but it seems like his body has broken down.

As a strong believer in Thomas when we drafted him, I still don't understand why we retained him and why more of a concerted effort wasn't made to address TE in the offseason. Whether we play Tremble or not, Thomas isn't a very good pro. Period. He has all of the tools, but he just isn't good. But, being that he's here, I hope he had a better season, I'm just not holding my breath. And I really paid attention to his blocking last season and couldn't believe how bad he was for his size. Also, found it interesting that we kept so many TEs (4-5 depending on how you count it) and they literally had like 3 catches for 27 yards yesterday. So much for a security blanket.

Idk, I thought under Rhule/Brady, we would see less of a burden on CMC and more variety with snap distribution among the RBs. It was hard to glean anything from last season bc CMC barely played, but then they came out and said his workload would be lessened going into this season. Then they also made a big deal about drafting Chubba... then we claimed Royce Freeman off waivers, who also has a lot of promise. And then Week 1 happened, and CMC was almost the entirety of the offense, and I only recall him missing 2 or 3 snaps. Now, I know CMC is our most versatile weapon and is an absolute superstar, but the way we're using him just doesn't seem like a sustainable model to me. And at the end of the day, no matter how uniquely talented he is, he still primarily plays RB and running your offense through RBs is a fairly prehistoric notion. Now, CMC's ability as a receiver ensures he can be used in other ways that can still preserve his longevity while still cranking out a ton of production... and this is why I'm curious as to why it seems virtually nothing has changed in how he is being used compared to how he was used under Rivera. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm thankful to have him, and at times it feels he is literally the only guy that can make a play when we need one, so in the biggest moments, we need him out there... but, I am legitimately bothered by the amount of workload we're placing on him and the fact that we aren't seeing anything outside of the box to ensure his longevity - like bringing Chubba or Freeman in the backfield and shifting CMC outside. What are y'all's feeling on this?

Yeah, but that's my point. He still views those guys as developmental prospects, imo. I think he views a lot of players through the lens of untapped potential, and he thinks he can get it out of them even if no one else has. But, I agree, they are place holders, I just think he believes he can turn them into more while they're here. I also think in regards to the OL, Fitterer's influence is evident too, because Seattle had Wilson playing behind converted OLinemen and other filler for the vast majority of his tenure there since being drafted. I think Fitt views OL as a lower priority position group so they can invest more heavily in playmaking and defense, or at least that's how Seattle appeared to operate while he was there.

Idk, I thought he played fine. He's not going to put up the same numbers at safety as he was in the box every game last season, and thats a good thing, bc we don't want our safeties leading the team in tackles every week. I thought he was good in coverage, and I expect he's going to get a lot more opportunities to ball hawk as the season goes on, so I look forward to that. I'm not worried about him making the switch because it was his primary position in college and he has the physicality and athleticism to be great in coverage.

I think he is overconfident in his ability to develop players. Some guys just are who they are, and Irving and Elflein are those type of guys.

To me, PFF is completely subjective. While it's encouraging when the grades are what you want, that doesn't make them accurate. And fwiw, to that point, as great as Chinn was last season as a rookie, they had him graded pretty low last season as well. They have their favorites and their guys they have an agenda against, and I think Chinn may be one of the latter.

Yeah, I doubt it's just whiplash. His head bounced off the turf. And honestly, when DB landed on him, with YGM in tow, I seriously thought he probably broke some ribs bc they landed on him with their full weight... my ribs hurt watching it and it looked like he was trying to recompose himself when he got up. You could just feel an elephant sitting on your torso watching it.

Means nothing. Historically, whenever they've had injuries, they still tend to whoop our ass, usually with the position that was decimated by injury. Remember last year when they started like 3 practice squad guys at WR? How'd that go?

Mentioned it in the gameday thread, but he appeared to be out there A LOT. And he definitely played great from what I saw... I was somewhat surprised bc I liked what I saw from Franklin last season and he apparently has passed Franklin on the depth chart. Hope he can get back out there ASAP.

I saw a lot I was encouraged by, and excited about moving forward. That 2nd qtr, he looked like a 3rd overall pick/franchise QB. But, ngl, all the hype I felt from that, it quickly subsided in the 2nd half, and honestly, the 2nd half left a sour taste in my mouth overall. I'm hoping he just feels more confident about what he did right early, and carries that forward and builds on it. But, that 2nd half was hard to watch... I know it wasn't all on Sam bc Brady's playcalling went to poo too, but that was rough.