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Official 2007 NFL Offseason thread (pg. 7)
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You know, as weird as the Brady going 22 bit was, what's even more weird is that's who he claims he wanted to play for. He's from Dublin, Ohio and has been a Browns fan since he was a little kid, so now he'll have the home crowd literally every home game. Whether or not that's true is another story, but it's not a bad fit for him.
I was starting to wonder if there is any sort of method to Bill Polians madness, and then I realized he's done a damn fine job the last 10 years. First year, he boots Jim Harbaugh knowing he can draft Ryan Leaf or Peyton then takes Peyton missing out on the ticking time bomb that was Leaf. Then you have Ricky Williams or Edge, and he takes Edge once again missing out on a huge problem. Then we need defense bad, really bad, like three seasons ago bad and he picks Rob Morris which turned out okay, but not great. We still need defense, but this time he gets Reggie Wayne....WTF Bill? Turns out Reggie ends up being one of the best receivers in the league playing opposite to arguably the best receiver in the league.
But Gonzales first round? WTF Bill? Then I remember he did the same thing with Clark and let Edge go for Addai. He's keeping Peyton happy at the cost of a killer defense, but that's how the Colts play now. It's all Offense all the time which is also part of our defense cause it keeps our real D on the bench as long as possible and keeps us out of the trouble caused when they take the field against any team that can move the ball. He did pick four defensive players in a row after the first two rounds though. They are honestly making an attempt at building a defense, Polian is just hoping this picking guys late round stuff keeps working out like Bethea and Mathis did. |
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| King Ecnal |
| quote: | Originally posted by LeopoldStotch
my take on the past couple of weeks with the new england patriots....
as we all know, the pats have been very busy in the offseason. they signed adalius thomas(baltimore), donte stallworth(philly), wesley welker(miami), troy james(cincinnati) and randy moss(oakland). this is the most aggresive i've seen the pats be in a very long time.
after their loss to indy in the conf finals, i think billy bel took a hard look at his roster, and knew the pats needed some help. last year, they took a heavy blow by losing deion branch early in the season and richard seymour to free agency. billy bel also knew that last year, their "biggest" free agency signing was reche caldwell, and we all know what happened after that. they drafted well by signing lawrence maroney, who i think will be a good successor to corey dillon. billy bel and rob kraft knew they needed to beef up their team a bit, after seeing the jets surge last year, the bills looking decent, and the dolphins looking semi-positive in their rebuilding phase. so they had to be aggessive.
thomas is a great pickup for them, and in my opinion they should put a franchise tag on him, because he is a top notch linebacker. i am iffy on donte stallworth and randy moss. 2 great receivers, yet we all know in the past their problems. donte not coming through in the clutch in the 4th quarter. moss and his problems internally and externally. but if we look past these problems, these are 2 deep threats brady will love to throw to. brady loves the long ball (no gay reference here. :wtf: ). as for welker, this is a good pickup. all great teams have 1 guy in special teams that can make a difference in the special teams. welker is the man to fill that role. pats had tim dwight last year, and he was a bomb. let's hope welker isn't.
we are going to see a very different patriots team next year. maroney is going to be behind brady, instead of dillon. stallworth and moss are going to be at opposite ends, rather than jackson/gaffney/caldwell. barring they can settle the asante samuel problems, their defense will look a little beefier with thomas in the outside. they now can use troy james/randall gay, samuel, and hobbs for 3 wr sets becoming more popular(ala colts). i am afraid to say the pats are back in town.
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thanks for that... I don't think the INCREDIBLE offseason has to do ENTIRELY with the loss to the colts.... its just because the front office is incredible, and are way below the cap... so we can afford to go nuts in the offseason!!!
its Tory James by the way... and he's just insurance in case Asante's head doesn't shrink back down to size... i doubt he'll be on the roster this year... but anyway...
we already know I love Maroney, and no more butterfingers Daniel Grahm, glad he's gone, now BEN has to step up more than ever, little IFFY on that one, as much as I like the addition of another member of the bunch... KYLE BRADY, I kind of would have liked to see them draft Greg Olsen... but whatever... we're not the Colts, we're BETTER!!!!!! |
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| Aristronica |
i can't find my quote but -
"let's hand the pats the trophy already" |
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| fmodena369 |
i'll hand them the AFC trophy...not lombardi trophy because somehow..SOMEHOWWWW my seahawks are winnin it this year!!
Shaun Alexander for PRESIDENT!! |
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| quote: | Originally posted by fmodena369
i'll hand them the AFC trophy...not lombardi trophy because somehow..SOMEHOWWWW my seahawks are winnin it this year!!
Shaun Alexander for PRESIDENT!! |
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yeah, right. |
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| getfoul |
| quote: | Originally posted by King Ecnal
I'm not picking on you, this is for everyone... now that Brady Quinn is in the league... can we think of a name... or just call him "Quinn"
because we all know there is only one BRADY!!!!!!!!! |
Brady Quinn AKA Ryan Leaf |
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| getfoul |
| quote: | Originally posted by fmodena369
i'll hand them the AFC trophy...not lombardi trophy because somehow..SOMEHOWWWW my seahawks are winnin it this year!!
Shaun Alexander for PRESIDENT!! |
As big of a fan of the hawks as I am, I still don't like Alexander. I can't stand his running choices. He's got speed, but he LOVES to run to the left and not forward which results in dropped for a lost many many times..
| quote: | Originally posted by Rockabye
mmh I thought US people wait for the NFL schedule to come out before they make plans between September and December? :tongue2 |
Schedule was announced a few weeks back.
Game 5
Seahawks at Steelers
Sunday, October 7
10:00AM • FOX
TICKET INFORMATION |
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Hate the say it but the Pats look like the easy favorite to win the Super Bowl this year. They are gonna be awfully tough to beat. They did have a ton of cap room and finally spent a lot of it. Which takes a very good team and made them greater. I also like Adalius Thomas. Good move. Can't have any worse WR's then they did last year, that's for sure. Moss will have a good year, I think we all know that he was loafing it last year. Dude is only 30 years old. He's a douche bag, obviously, and so he'll play much better. Hard not to, he was plain atrocious last year. But the Oakland Gayduh's QB's were even worse.
Rams will be solid, 10-6 baby! :D Steven Action Jackson.....#2 pick in fantasy here I come. Rams offense is gonna be a juggernaut next year, mark my words. Unfortunately, their defense is gonna still be a pile of . |
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Quote of the week, discussing Cam Cameron's future:
"He's got no record as an NFL head coach, and his first pick was about as popular as rabies."
~Tony Kornheiser |
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| Ricky Williams failed another drug test. What an idiot. |
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| fmodena369 |
| haha ricky=biggest dumbass in world...can't give up marijuana for millions of dollars that will set you and your family for the rest of your/their lives??? |
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| King Ecnal |
Yeah that's right Reche, we don't need to depend on your ass anymore.... you can drop all the balls you want when you're standing on the sidelines!!! |
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