LSU - Clemson and Notre Dame - Miami were awesome. That Daniels Jr. catch was ridiculous.
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LSU - Clemson and Notre Dame - Miami were awesome. That Daniels Jr. catch was ridiculous.
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“Special teams are the third phase of the game” - guy who forgot special teams until something important happens
Greek pride here. Doing us proud :) Can't wait to go back to the homeland next summer!
That is actually an awesome question and I would love to know the answer to that
Yeah the OL stuff made me mad and I was a little higher than consensus on Wallace. I thought he was more of a day 3 pick and an early one at that. My scale had him as flashing starter traits - could be a good backup at 4/5 spots on the line and push for a starting role by end of rookie contract.
Like why would you want this guy around at all? He isn’t good at anything. I think he’s out the door soon.
I feel like he’s kind of a snake… And that’s kind of reading between the lines from Tom Curran and Andrew Callahan. So I just don’t think Vrabel would want him around.
Thank you. Would not have figured that out on my own (like most things in life haha)
Of course I spelled his name wrong. Call it a power move? (Narrator: it was a typo, one of many, and not a power move.)
Having trouble figuring out what TCC stands for, apologies - mostly getting community college matches. Would you please help me understand what it stands for? Thank you! Much appreciated.
Yeah, it’s hard to give him credit for Maye, but I also feel like I have too. It was the chalk thing to do. I don’t have a good feel for how much I give or don’t give him credit for doing the chalk thing.
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I didn’t know what that was… and I am very sorry that I now know what Altoona pizza is 🤢 I’m a little bit of a food snob? I have my preferences for sure. I hate Mayo and American Cheese. Seeing the latter on a pizza chills me. That is one of the seven seals in Revelations…
Frank Pepe’s forever. I give NYC the crown for so many types of foods. I love the CT pizza scene. In our new republic we can test out these radical ideas in peace though.
And hey, sports-bros reading along, you still get Red Sox Yankees, Eagles NYG, the capital of wings, Buffalo, the capital of pizza, New Haven CT. Seems like a good deal.
Like I agree that he could be a Matt Light career at OT. I don’t think he gets there but I could be wrong. I could easily be wrong. I know though that outcomes are variable and it’s, ranges, outcome bars, etc.
Hmm, I’m less bullish on him as an OT but I think he has exceptional “ceiling” if he kicks inside. I can buy that what you say is true. We both know this is all degrees and chances. Like, we both know that there is an X% chance he gets a horrible injury. Or multiple. There is a chance he is not ^^
That’s why I am mentioning things you answered earlier. I didn’t even see it. Apologies. Honestly feels nice to talk to someone who knows OL… I’ve done a bunch of research on OT development that I posted on SOSH. I need to get some sleep but… let’s talk tomorrow.
Hey, is it me or are you getting notifications late? I don’t see your answers until 4-5 minutes after the time stamp.
Ok. /sigh. Paywalls… I bought the Herald because I love Kyed and Callahan. Journal is Bedard who I am not crazy about. Who writes there that you like? (I only know of Bedard)
Where did you find your video? Is it actually yours? Like you were at Vikings camp?
Yes, typically guys get knocked back before they can anchor. I get that. Physics is a you know what sometimes. I think that he gets knocked back more than the average tackle before he anchors. Needs to anchor faster/better. I hope you’re right. I wouldn’t be that confident on anything.
Good find...
Where did you find this video?
He still gets knocked into the pocket and has this pre-season. I am lower than consensus on him as an OT and while I am happy to say his run blocking has looked + I can't say the same for what I have seen/read/heard on the pass pro. As in, I am still concerned he will be a disaster/near-disaster.
I don't know if he looks like a starter at OG yet or not. Way too early for that. I still think his long-term value is at center. It looks like he is going to start and grow at OG this year. He might play well! He might not in year 1. Let's check in ~week 8-9? I was a Wilson peep btw.
Saw that meaning he got bull-rushed and long-armed a lot after Verse handled him. IIRC he says it in here... but there is so much content I might have picked the wrong video :(. trenchwarfare.substack.com/p/the-trench...
I thought Verse kicked his ass... I would argue the opposite. And Campbell admitted it on a pod with Brandon Thorn. He said that because Verse kicked his ass so badly with his speed to power he saw that the rest of the year until he proved the next year he got a stronger anchor.
And, again, you passed on potentially the same caliber of prospect at premium positions. They didn't see it that way, of course. They were higher than consensus on him via their grade on him. Not surprising. Prospect variances increases a lot once you get out of the top 15-20-25 or so.
Yes, and it isn't that Henderson won't be a potentially good player. I know that the hype train has justifiably taken off for him. Here are my concerns: 1) RB is not a full-time position, 2) RB is dependent, in part, on offensive line, 3) he had durability issues, and 4) might struggle w/ zone
Don’t get me wrong - that’s still really freaking awesome.
I’m not sure I’d say all 4 look like hits. Kyle Williams? 3 look like they might pan out well. Woodson might be more of a lock to contribute than Wilson… so maybe 4 but Williams is the only guy you have more ?s about getting playing time before mid-season.
If I have a loaded roster, or if I’m more or less set at the premium or semi-premium positions like OG then I would entertain taking an RB high.
I would have gone after a different position with who was available on the board. Last note: Henderson was 40th on Arif’s consensus big board. He wasn’t a steal. He was fine in terms of where they picked him.
For me, it would be difficult philosophically to draft a running back when I didn’t have a quality offensive line already in place. Also, if a 7+ on my scale (which translates to top 25 at a position you have one or more of) player is available at OT, WR, Edge, IDL, CB, and OG to a lesser degree…
For sure. If we get more than 2 quality starters it is an exceptional draft regardless of where you picked in the order. I have a methodology I didn’t get into and used top 50 as a shitty proxy. I buy into The Drafting Stage’s tiers and link that to my scale. More below.
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I have a thread on why I think he is a guard. I should pin it. I’ll find it and post below. I’ve thought for two years that he was a guard or a center. I’m not alone with that either. The buzz on him going into the year was: check out this great IOL prospect. It’s not just the arm length either.
Testing some Pats thoughts out
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I went to a Quaker school and if I had to pick a religion it would be a secular/modern Quaker. Fun fact; I was in Matt Ryan’s class/grade at Penn Charter hah.
I’m one of those sickos who got really into studying religion and in particular Abrahamic traditions. The Old Testament God, in many passages, had no empathy for women and children who were ordered to be slaughtered. When you start there…
I’m an atheist and I feel like I have more empathy than all these political Christians.
@robertmays.bsky.social and the athletic football podcast crew discussed this today. Howie’s “secret” of how to get extra 3’s and 4’s is out. Loomis is the mark.
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My dad’s in his 70s. I’m in my 40s. He still thinks that he can convince me to come back to religion. I love my dad. There is no way for me to go back. I can’t. Once you’ve broken the spell, that’s it. When I try to explain things he freaks out.
I know this is going to sound crazy but music just doesn’t do it for me to work out to. I like music but there will be times where I done put something on for months at a time by myself for myself. Audiobooks though is a great idea. Thanks
Been walking more myself. I feel like if I don’t do daily walking outside for an hour my depression gets worse and I stop losing weight. I used to walk to podcasts but those podcasts give me such bad anxiety that it’s all football pods now.
He's a national treasure. As a city we've had Harry Kalas, Merrill Reese, and Krukker and truly we've been spoiled just some all time guys
They’ve typically done well with getting in, I was about to say veteran FAs, good transfer portal kids to fill holes. I think the thing that’s surprised me is how steady the defense has been. We never had good defenses since I’ve been going to games (2007) but we had one last year.
SMU stumbling. I’m hoping Jennings can be a better pocket passer this year.
There are mitigating factors. The defense should be better and help keep the game script favorable. They should run block well. The scheme and play calling will be excellent. The coaching should be good. They have an easy, bottom 3 schedule
Add in that both Ben Brown and Jared Wilson are ideally centers and are inexperienced as well.
Here is why I think the Pats could be a bottom 3 unit in pass pro: LT - Will Campbell is going to struggle probably bottom 5 LG - on the roster? Whoever going to struggle. C - Bradbury is bottom 5/10 in pass pro. RG - Onwenu declining? Coming off a down year. Moses - old and coming off down year.
It was never realistic that they fixed 4/5 spots on the OL in one off-season. However, the guys they brought in, aside from perhaps Moses, are not big upgrades in pass pro. Let me lob you a softball of sorts: 2025 season only: beginning —> end how concerned are you about drop back pass pro?
The best thing to happen tonight will be all the bbq I can stuff my face with at Hutchins. Oh wait on the field 😉. Honestly can’t wait to see the Cowboys this year. Hoping I can afford to fly down and see Cowboys Eagles. Might need to sell a kidney though haha. How’s the RB battle going?
Last year vs Eagles 11 sacks on 44 11v11s, 25% sack rate. This year is 13 sacks on 49 11v11s, 26.5% sack rate. Huh.
What does "fine" mean to you? I use this word too much myself. I think it means minimally adequate. Stop saying any rookie will be "fine". Most rookies eventually bust. WRT Will Campbell, there is 0 guarantee he will be "fine" at LT in his rookie year... or, you know, ever.
I’m trying to remember if any offensive lineman has given up 3 sacks in a game recently (last 5-10 years). I can’t find any. Anyone know of an offensive lineman who gave up 3 sacks in a single game?
The level of copium is so predictable.
I know it is obnoxious to requote myself but... this is your Will Campbell refresher course.
And, yes, I know, I know that he could improve. He probably will. But sometimes guys just aren't that good at a thing. You can't magically coach up everything. It's going to take more than a preseason for him to figure out how to pass protect consistently.
Reading about how well Armand Membou is doing in pass pro this preseason while seeing Will Campbell (unsurprisingly) struggle is just frustrating. Everything that we were concerned with about Campbell is playing out so far :(. Some good stuff too of course! But LT = pass blocking more important.
I think the soft schedule and scheme can keep him in the bottom 20th to 40th percentile but not the lowest. I guess he starts and stays there.
It’s a project in pass pro but by year 4-5 you want to get to the higher 90s. Year 1 is usually damn hard for tackles. Where do you think he is right now/ where do you think he will be at the end of the season for pass rush blocking efficiency? Just a ballpark. Let’s use quintiles 📏 top 20th%, etc
It’s so hard to properly evaluate line play in preseason. Ultimately, it’s going to be about rates, and how efficient he can be as a pass protector. It doesn’t matter if you look awesome 90% of the time if 10% of the time you let up pressure. You want to be in the 97%+ area. Worried about his rate.
Mac Jones and Sanders… look familiar?
Always a pleasure to read your content.
The funny thing with a sleep aid is… I’m actually non-24 and can’t keep a sleep schedule worth… beans 😉
I am in the process of launching my own coffee roasting business. Now the question is how many jobs and hobbies can I juggle?
I'm so sorry for how we as a country failed trans kids today.
Senator, I think I know what you are trying to say, but your phrasing makes it sounds like you think trans people are a sideshow or a side issue and that’s a problem. You can still win on your messaging here with a rephrasing of the issues and what is at stake.
Yeah and another thing that pisses me off is Biden running again and the coverup of his decline. I’m a leftist, not a Democrat even if I vote for them. Trump is an existential threat to our democracy so he deserves the spotlight. Still angry that we didn’t have a Dem primary though.
I’m a Boston and Philly sports person and I didn’t ID papelbon. Like… dropkick Murphy my ass into the dirty water I am so dumb. lol.
Humiliation galore… At the hotel front desk I turn to a guy next to me who looks familiar… Me: anyone ever tell you that you look like Gronk? Him: yeah I’ve gotten that a few times. Me: you must have one of those familiar faces. Have a good day, sir! The man I was talking to? Jonathan Papelbon.
Hari Kondabolu has a bit about this that slays me in his first Netflix special. Oh you performed in front of 10,000 people? That was my high school class. Small!
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Hah, that’s 100% what we did!!
Gooooo Sox!
Bah, meant sci-fi and/or fantasy writer.
I avoided all GoT TV spoilers because I don’t like to split mediums if I am reading something and it isn’t finished. It was hard to do. Now I’m wondering which Sci-Fi author finishes it. My guess was Brandon Sanderson (again) but his writing is too PG.
End of thread.
Like Friedman, Tolkien rejects the idea of a benevolent dictator or an altruistic, all-powerful overseer controlling society. The safest outcome, it seems, would be to limit how much power individuals can accumulate—an approach that resembles a blend of anarchism and socialist libertarianism.
The scene from *LOTR* resonates here: "Don't tempt me, Frodo! I dare not take it. Not even to keep it safe. Understand, Frodo, I would use this Ring from a desire to do good. But through me, it would wield a power too great and terrible to imagine."
In America, the wealthy wield significant influence; corporate interests are protected by both political parties. Oligarchs have a hand in shaping legislation—do they act in their own best interest, or ours?
Wealthy individuals have historically held consolidated power until they're overthrown. Then, those who overthrow them often consolidate power themselves, perpetuating the cycle. The heroes -> the villains. Figures like Robert Mugabe, Aung San Suu Kyi, Omar Kadefi, and others exemplify this pattern.
Similarly, Friedman argued against a centrally planned economy and questioned, "Who are these angels?"—those who would altruistically decide and organize outcomes—because he believed those in power tend to become corrupt.
Milton Friedman and *The Lord of the Rings* share a unique overlap. I used to think *The Lord of the Rings* was overly simplistic, with its classic motif of good versus evil—a cliché, perhaps. However, a key theme in *LOTR* is that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government. But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes. Where is the outrage over that?
His punch timing in the games I saw was inconsistent but typically late. He needs a stronger anchor but that’s every lineman his age. He has future top 15 pick in his future I think but has only started for 1 year.
Lomu reminds me of Conerly as a quick comp. Lomu has a bigger frame though and potentially has the ability to add more core strength and functional strength vs Conerly (remember I was super high on Conerly).
This is also a question the Ravens and Chiefs screen for in the draft process. We all know which answer they want 😉 (this is about as spicy as I get for trash-talk)
Anyone playing Civ VII? (I have about 170 hours logged so far)
Nip is transcending into the cloud himself. He is code now.
I laughed so hard I cried. No joke. Well done!
One last Proctor power punch and it's bed time.
Dylan Stewart is going to be a stud btw. I think he is class of 2027 but with NIL maybe 2028. Although... I could see him being the kind of 1,1 guy in 2027.
Dylan Stewart gets Proctor a couple of times in this game as a pass rusher (6 on SCar) but here his pelvis is crushed as a run defender. Proctor finishes his run blocks when he can square up, land his punch, and control the rep. He is especially excellent in a phone booth as a run blocker.
Proctor island here. When and if he latches he will ragdoll edges and defensive linemen. There are hand placement issues as well. I saw inconsistent punch timing. A lot of late reps vs Tennessee for example but not nearly as much vs S-Car.