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Underwear Olympics coming next week

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Aussie Tank Grand Master

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12 hours ago, csx said:

Qbs aren't defined by physical abilities.

Brady, Brees, Manning, Montana, Warner,.....doesn't seem to correlate.

 

These GOATS couldn't run out of sight in a dark night. They won because of what's between thier ears and in thier chest. So people clamouring for these athletic freaks want more fantasy points than championsships 

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On 2/21/2025 at 2:21 PM, kungfoodude said:

It's not necessarily less informative. The public only gets to see small amounts that matter. The interviews are a big deal if you do them correctly.

Also, the combine tends to be an information bubble. So, if I see an Underwear Olympics MVP but had an underwhelming college career, does something on the tape pop out? Was he not being utilized correctly? Was there some issue that wasn't the players fault? Or is this an Ian Thomas practice MVP?

The combine gives everyone an idea about the physical and athletic capabilities of an athlete but not necessarily how that translates to NFL success. That is a vastly more complex problem to solve. It involves tape study, player interviews/interactions, doing background research, etc, etc. 

The old school Al Davis "Combine Star" method does not work. At all. It's basically what we have done in Carolina for quite some time.

And if you're a local guy you go straight to the top of the panther's big board. It's fugging maddening.

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9 hours ago, Aussie Tank said:

These GOATS couldn't run out of sight in a dark night. They won because of what's between thier ears and in thier chest. So people clamouring for these athletic freaks want more fantasy points than championsships 

Well the response was to the "physical abilities" and a good portion of those guys listed were incredibly physically talented. Arm talent is a physical ability.

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11 hours ago, Aussie Tank said:

These GOATS couldn't run out of sight in a dark night. They won because of what's between thier ears and in thier chest. So people clamouring for these athletic freaks want more fantasy points than championsships 

Vince Wilfork just recently said this on a podcast re: Brady. Said Brady was not an athlete but because of his preparation and competitive spirit were elite so was he.

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On 2/21/2025 at 8:16 AM, NAS said:

Also known as the Combine - Feb 27 - Mar 2

Are you going to watch more closely this year than before, any specific players positions you want to watch?

I may actually tune in to watch the Edge and Defensive Line positions and maybe some late round Wideouts.  

Pick the best Georgia linebacker available. Period. Or Abdul Carter. 
 

trade for Myles Garrett. Immediately every guy in our secondary then becomes a pro bowl caliber player. 

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1 hour ago, CPcavedweller said:

Pick the best Georgia linebacker available. Period. Or Abdul Carter. 
 

trade for Myles Garrett. Immediately every guy in our secondary then becomes a pro bowl caliber player. 

Garrett specifically wanted to go to a contending team. We are the exact opposite of that.

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coverage of the combine starts tomorrow on NFL Net.

Jalon will not work out.

other nuggets here...Mykel Williams played hurt all year.  Shemar Stuart models his game after Julius Peppers.  Mike Green notes he was never charged in the 2 incidents that have him teams asking about.  Abdul is training with Micah Parsons.

https://www.panthers.com/news/combine-notebook-julius-peppers-thomas-davis-abdul-carter-mike-green

 

 

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On 2/23/2025 at 11:03 AM, CPcavedweller said:

Pick the best Georgia linebacker available. Period. Or Abdul Carter. 
 

trade for Myles Garrett. Immediately every guy in our secondary then becomes a pro bowl caliber player. 

Even if you ignore that Garrett wants to go to a contender, which in itself eliminates us.  There is no world where we can put a trade together for Garrett that doesn't include the #8 pick.

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20 minutes ago, tukafan21 said:

Even if you ignore that Garrett wants to go to a contender, which in itself eliminates us.  There is no world where we can put a trade together for Garrett that doesn't include the #8 pick.

 

Even if you include a not one but TWO bo-berry Cajun chicken biscuits with cheese ?!?!?

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