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I think that would happen, but I would play the best LT/LG combination. In other words, if Ickey and BC are equal at LT but Ickey is the better G...

Damn haynes, tell me you have more than that

I have been saying this since the draft---BC LT, Ickey LG...Not that it is what I want, but for now, it is what I think they will do.

Good point. Just get a picture, shake a hand, and move on. Hell, half of these autograph hounds are just trying to sell crap on ebay--profiting off someone else's hard work

This just in: Corral intercepted his own bomb in the endzone--a hail mary--and ran it back the other way 109 yards for a pic 6.

Do kickers count though?

I just hope they can tackle.

If CJ plays up to his potential, and Horn stays healthy, and then you have Jackson as well---and throw in Hartsfield (DB) and Taylor--I am not sure anybody else has more potential at CB.

Just from reading the posts, it sure seems as if Baker has already pulled ahead of Sam--but Baker seems to be motivated by the competition. Not sure what goes on in Sam's head.

I don't think so--I am a professor there, and I had not heard of Jones--but I do not go to the games either.

UNC Pembroke. no chance

My hope is that this is temporary--that when Baker wins the Job, Darnold gets cut or moved to #3

That is like insider trading, and that is a crime on wall st. The difference? If the NFL goes lightly on players betting on their own teams, they risk tarnishing the brand---Watson has tarnished himself, but a ruling that diminishes his crime against women would also tarnish the brand. I think it should be 9 games or more, but I would hope that he would be fined several million dollars and forced into treatment.

This is a woman making the decision and announcement. That makes it interesting. Does she do anything that disgraces her gender in a male-dominated industry? I do not think so.

And I can see that happening. I am not suggesting that Baker is the answer, but if I look at the players with similar skill sets, I am going with the one with NFL experience until he proves to me that he is not the answer. During that time, I will be preparing Corral like a NASCAR pit crew. I just do not see how Sam would be the option if Baker fails, and I think it would be awkward if not toxic to keep him around. If I am Sam, and I don't earn the starting gig, I want to be cut.

It really isn't about Corral's skill set--he is impressive. Transitioning from college to pros is tough for a QB, and the more prepared he is, the higher his chance for success. He could be ready week 1, but that is highly unlikely. He could be ready week 8, week 12 or in 2023, but putting him under center before he had demonstrated NFL proficiency is dooming him to the fate of countless others before him. Yes, he has a good arm. So did Jamarcus Russell. Some of you compare him to Russell Wilson--Wilson is one of the most cerebral QBs in the NFL--always has been. Is Corral there yet? I have not seen it---yet. His skills are impressive and we are desperate for a messiah.

Folks, finding one example that defied the odds is an outlier, not a basis for a sound argument. If you refuse to mention all of the third rounders that failed but promote the one or two that didn't, that is faulty logic--like buying lottery tickets as a retirement plan.

Started as a freshman vs. Elon--hurt my shoulder. Played the rest of the season, losing snaps/playing time. Went through Spring practice. In the summer, had reconstructive surgery. Since then I have had another surgery and they had to put a pin in it. I now have 70% range of motion and my other shoulder now needs surgery. I also had multiple concussions in high school and once in college. How ever, they're seams to be know lasting effects that eye can sea.

About starting the people now that you probably will not start later: you want competition. If you give a spot to a person who has not yet earned it (or taken it), it creates a sense of entitlement and it demoralizes the former starting player that will become depth. If everyone feels the atmosphere is competitive and that all are preparing for a starting role (injuries), I would assume it is a better approach.

Did he end the season as the #1 LT?

This is more important than you realize. A QB with grit and swag-a fiery competitor-has the power to ignite the offense when things get down. Sam is so passive and his demeanor did not change when things went south--not sure it did not have a negative impact.

I tried, but couldn't. Too soon.

Of course, Jordan is our starting LG and Elf is our starting C---as of July 28 or so. I think they are respecting the existing starters so that they give the appearance of competition. I suppose that it is demoralizing to be a starter and have some free agent from another team come in and take your job without giving you the chance to fight to keep it. Kind of a "king of the hill" thing-- By the first preseason game, our OL and QB should be set.

By the way, my teenage nieces from ohio showed up wearing some. They said they are cool (again?) and all the kids in school are wearing them--they had white ones, fwiw. That is all I know about crocs--except once I asked a neighbor to move his car/trailer out of the road because he was blocking traffic. I was very nice--he got mad and stormed into the street to confront me. I thought, "I can't believe I am about to be in a street fight wearing crocs and footies." He backed down, but I will never understand why. They were black and my footies were white--maybe I exuded Killer Whale.

If those were tube sox, you'd be super groovin'