WhiteWonder

Oh yeah, and i've also been without Josh Lowe all season who was supposed to team with Junior Caminero, Yandy Diaz and my supplemental picks of Corbin Carroll and Oneil Cruz to form a somewhat competitive offense.

Like a few others on the forum, he can't help it. I don't know what you're selling on ebay but I do doubt that its ALL ebay sales. People on ether side are concerned about the near term economy. A lot of times when this happens, we see people avoiding big luxury purchases... like cars for example, but we often see an uptick in small luxury purchases. Think hand bags for the women and libs . Overpriced coffees, lots of things. The idea behind it is that people view those smaller luxury items as a needed treat for themselves during stressful / uncertain times. Individually, they won't break the bank and bring that temporary serotonin boost. Practically speaking the spending is often much worse since the boost in happiness and usefulness of those purchases is much more fleeting and can quickly add up to and surpass the cost of that larger luxury item. I would bet people are still buying pre owned Jordans, the crazy Labubu things my nieces are obsessed with, designer bags, etc.. If you were reselling that kind of stuff you're probably loving it right now.

Shane McClanahan Zach Eflin Blake Snell Tyler Glasnow Aaron Civale None are done for the season, but what was supposed to be my teams strength has taken quite a few hits. Considering I still have the full Tampa rotation plus Nathan Eovaldi and Jeffrey Springs and did NOT use a supplemental pick on SP for the first time I can recall, I salivate at the thought of an entirely healthy rotation for 'Trouble at the Trop"

What’s the exercise? When I saw the thread title I assumed it was going to be posters making projections and updating them as the draft approaches but it’s just going to be you updating us on draftbuzz? As for number of first round QBs, the teams that immediately jump to mind include Indy, Pittsburgh, Cleveland if Shadeur doesn’t prove to be above average, Vegas and Seattle who are both rolling with middling veterans / guys with 1 good season and LA Rams will need an heir to Stafford. That’s 6 potentially. I would love to add the Jets to that list but I fear they will trick themselves into believing Fields is a franchise guy. The Giants could be interesting if they have a bad season and top 5 pick again. Unless Dart looks the part, a new regime may opt for their own franchise guy.

That's fine. Thanks for letting us know as dropping Ian Anderson would have made *Nick Anderson fair game for other teams without the explanation. which is my fault for not checking all placeholders... there were just so many of them and I got lazy I'm surprised anyone is still holding onto a placeholder to be honest.

Yeah, I feel like all "athletes" should be able to handle criticism. I think it's still fairly gross when "grown ass men" as some people are fond of saying, hide behind a screen telling someone to kill themselves, etc. But I also feel like the easiest way to combat that is to stay off social media and ignore pathetic people.

like I said, I don't follow it closely. I vaguely remember when she started and I would assume that was more during the time period where facebook was cool but before twitter/X, IG, tiktok, etc. edit: apparently she started in 2011? So I am right in regard to facebook still being cool.... although twitter and IG were around, I don't think they were nearly as popular yet.

this should be good

i don't follow nascar very closely but how do we know previous female drivers didn't receive death threats? I would also imagine that internet tough guys and bullying is more prevalent now with the social media landscape than it was back in Danica Patricks era.

Why don't women have their own driving in a circle league? Tracks could be set up in mall parking lots across the country....

what comment and why would anyone whine about that when Obama had an annual spectacle with his march madness bracket?

both of those tackles actually had worse PBWR's than Evan Neal... depth is depth but.... PFF had them ranked 29th. If the only improvement is getting Thomas back from injury, i'd be concerned.

well said

Agreed, i'm loving this. Would only be better if they were losing to Dallas But I like this Wolves team a lot.

Naz Reid doesn't play like the type of big they need. But I'm sure they will address the center issue. I think they keep Reeves though

I literally said I don't care at all. I was explaining it to maxipad. Yes, Wayne Chrebet was better than Keyshawn

Philly will be Philly, Washington isn't going anywhere... but Dallas is trending down and the Giants have nowhere to trend but up. Daboll and Schoen were out of excuses already but there are absolutely no excuses this year. Any excuse you could make for them would just be a repeat of the last few seasons. Russell Wilson should, if nothing else, provide veteran leadership. Or you could pivot to Jameis who, if nothing else, can sling it and keep guys like Nabers happy. "Daboll never had his own QB to develop!" (as if he really is responsible for Josh Allen)... well you traded up for Dart. The Giants should have a good defense front and pass rush, a stud WR, a solid RB... the real question is what have the Giants done to address their putrid offensive line?

Ron Artest, whoevers alias that is, is kind of slow in general but HT did write ", cuz you know" which very clearly means "because he's a white RB" and then when asked about it deflected to liking or not liking the pick. I couldn't care less but obvious is obvious.

You'd like to think that but the teams drafting up top are usually drafting up there for a reason. It wouldn't shock me at all if a franchise like Jacksonville was willing to give up what they gave up, in part because of the eyeballs, ticket sales, jersey sales etc that a unicorn like Travis Hunter will bring at the onset. He may not wind up being the best rookie WR or the best rookie DB but he will be almost a lock to be the most popular rookie. And of course he's an immense talent, not just a gimmick. I also think your example of the tackle at 2 is perfectly reasonable but that may just be the recent Jets on my mind, signing 2 veteran tackles and still drafting a top LT in 2024 knowing he would start the season on the bench. It's situational. I think teams should have a good idea of a rookies long term position but be flexible as they adjust to the NFL. Fashanu was drafted to be the franchise LT but he got his first starts at RT, eventually LT and even started at RG.

I would want them to see if he has a bigger impact at WR or DB, although common sense tells you if he's just as good at either position, he will have the bigger impact as a receiver. With the NFL being skewed to offense and top WRs remaining game changers for longer in their careers, generally speaking. But as others have pointed out, this is the NFL not college. We don't even know yet if he is elite at both or even either position. The level of competition is so elevated, the idea that he's going to really be a true 2 way player is going to be tough to manifest. I think it's more likely he gets a package of plays on offense of defense

I was pleased with the Jets draft. They made the right decision last year (I am someone who sort of supported Joe Douglas as being better than he got credit for, all things considered) taking Fashanu. Jets fans point to Brock Bowers but given Rodgers was our guy, and he doesn't do well with rookies and we needed to protect him better, Fashanu was the smart move. So to stick to the OL and grab Membou who I love and was my top lineman, especially with his natural RT fit... it completes what should be a very good line for the next 5+ years. The next few picks showed that Aaron Glenn is going to try to build this team like the Lions. Mason Taylor could easily be their Sam LaPorta. I was personally hoping for Revel at CB in round 3 and he went a few picks later to Dallas. CB was a need after losing DJ Reed (despite signing Brandon Stephens). Then they use their 4th round pick on Arian Smith who reminds a LOT of a poor mans Jameson Williams. Very fast, deep threat with drop issues. Williams was a 1st rounder so just comparing their styles not college production. Of course building this team like the Lions (Garrett Wilson as Amon-Ra, Breece Hall and Braelon Allen as Gibbs and Montgomery, etc) is all well and good aside from the fact that Detroit has Goff who I have always viewed as an underrated QB, while the Jets are rolling with mr no accuracy, no awareness Justin Fields. Goff has been much more than a game manager and thats the role where Fields looked successful in last year. If he can't take a step forward with his reads and accuracy, it won't matter.

HB local probably needs to be on that list as well, and a handful of others. in actuality, remove the report function (so many of you use it when you claim you don't) and ban aliases. If these two things could be done I think there would be a chance to make this forum tolerable again. Granted eliminating aliases won't ever happen.

First thought… looks better than most new model vehicles out there in terms of shape and style second thought… once you’re done customizing it, including having it wrapped, what’s the actual cost? How does it compare to a more trusted pre owned vehicle in terms of price? Apologies if this was explained in the article. I gave up halfway through.

Did I miss it?

That is something that I have always found fascinating. I suppose Eli always struck me as more of a daddy's boy than Peyton and we know Archie was stuck on a poorly run organization. At the time, the Giants were viewed as more stable. I don't think Rivers wins 2 super bowls with the Giants but at the same time I think Rivers did better with the Chargers than Eli would ever have. Basically, I think Rivers was the more talented QB