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Attempting a 54 yard FG in a defensive struggle doesn't seem like a smart gamble. Minnesota just handed Nebraska great field position.

Rhule's teams have always been about good defense and just enough offense to win. Why he was considered such a hot NFL candidate given today's offense driven game I just don't understand. Hell, I didn't understand it at the time. Lots of posters got pissed at me for pointing out that Rhule's style wasn't fundamentally much of a departure from Fox and Rivera.

He's a Georgia Tech transfer. He's a triple option guy. Which is interesting because back in Nebraska's powerhouse days they were a triple option team.

Well, nevermind. Evidently Spectrum and Disney are having a pissing contest so no ESPN at the moment. Nebraska/Minnesota it is.

Florida/Utah should be a pretty good game. I'll start out with that one.

Zappe looked competent starting actual regular season games. Looked like a decent backup. I was pretty surprised he got cut. I wouldn't be opposed to picking him up ourselves.

If you claim a player off of waivers he has to go on your active squad. A player has to clear the waiver wire before he can go to a practice squad.

Colts GM Chris Ballard's agent has to be working overtime right now getting the word out that this Taylor situation is entirely the doing of Irsay on a bender.

Not gonna lie, if I was a coach or GM I'd constantly be trying to temper expectations. Not a lot of guys have been fired for exceeding expectations.

I loved how he played down the stretch last year but that was in a run heavy scheme that really fit Ickey's strengths. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't concerned watching edge rushers blowing by Ickey with alarming regularity this preseason.

In the types of spread schemes that are commonplace in the NFL these days it's a lot harder to hide a weak link in your OL. You need five guys who can all hold their own if you want to have five receiving options available.

I hope so. I'm not certain about him at LT in our new scheme but I ultimately think he'll be a key cog in our OL wheel even if it's not at LT.

This. I don't care where you went to school. Well, if you went to UNC that's an added bonus but other than that if you can play you can play and I want you. I thought Ickey was the safest OL in the draft because of potential positional versatility. I thought that if he didn't work out at LT worst case scenario he'd end up being a very good OG. Not exactly what you want out of a top 10 pick but a helluva lot better than an outright bust.

You're not wrong about that.

If he does, he does. I just want to see him breakthrough and show that he's elite before paying him like he's elite.

I'm all for seeing what Burns can do in the new scheme prior to paying him. Before we hand him an elite, game changing pass rusher contract we might as well see him in the new scheme first. He has played in very few meaningful games in his career and I just can't forget that in one of the very few last year with a playoff berth on the line Brian Burns' face was on a milk carton.

More like Steichen was told by Irsay that Anthony Richardson was a team captain.

The link to the pre-draft article in the above copy and paste is dead, but here's the link to his early rookie year follow up https://www.nfl.com/news/newton-more-impressive-in-first-two-games-than-any-rookie-qb-09000d5d82270a88

Gil Brandt, NFL.com NFL.com senior analyst and former vice president of player personnel for the Dallas Cowboys, Gil Brandt has a lot of experience evaluating talent, and he was a guy that was buying into Cam Newton from the jump. In his article posted back in March titled, "Believe the hype: Newton has intangibles to be a start" Brandt wasn't simply talking potential like everyone else; he was talking intangibles, which many thought Newton lacked. Brandt said, "I’ve talked to a lot of players and coaches who were around Newton at Auburn, people whose opinions I trust, and I’ve come to this conclusion: Newton is the real deal." Brandt even went on to credit Newton's passing, which is what most experts doubted. He said, "The one thing most people will agree on is that Newton has a ton of talent, both as a passer and a natural athlete." He then went on to say, "Will he be as productive as Sam Bradford was in his first year? No. But he will be a big-time quarterback in the NFL within a few years. This is a special guy."

I can't possibly imagine we're actually going into the season this light on DL and heavy on TE.

If my parents named me "Jihad" I'd definitely look to legally change my name. Just saying.

Musically it kinda reminds me of a lesser version of the "Master of Puppets" era of Metallica. I just don't get the vocals though. And that's even acknowledging that the lead singer dude seems like a legit good person.

This.

Angle. He's listed at 6'1" and I think about right. I'd be shocked if he comes in under 6'.