Davidson Deac II

I was in the Navy during Hugo, but deployed to the Med. From what I remember though, the damage was more concentrated in South Carolina with some in North Carolina/Virginia. Also, both the military, and maybe the National Guard, was larger then. Smaller area to cover with more assets. With this storm, the damage is far more widespread and flooding inland is far far worse. Regardless, the NC NG was on the ground and operating Saturday. That is a fact.

Since when has that ever stopped anyone here from arguing. lol I spent time in planning sessions for military movements, occasionally including humanitarian missions but it was a long time ago. I remember just enough to know that moving these units is not just a case of hey, lets jump in them and fly to a spot and fly to a spot.

They were in Asheville Saturday morning. The reason more private helicopters were seen is that private helicopters outnumber military and national guard helicopters in the state of NC by a significant number. Helicopters from other states, from military bases in other states, and even from those in the eastern part of the state take time and planning to get there. And the first thing the military does when a hurricane is approaching is to move them somewhere where they will be safe, because damaged helicopters don't do anyone much good. This is an article from Saturday. Where is the National Guard? How many deployed for Helene in NC (citizen-times.com)

The regional games are generally the only ones I watch.

The death toll from this storm is already the worst in NC history, and is certain to rise.

Fwiw, he is probably a little more physical than Walker. Our two wins last year happened in large part due to Hubbard picking up some tough yards, setting up the final fg with the clock expiring.

Might just be perception on my part, but it seems like PI penalties (offense and defense) are up this year.

Detroit trying to keep Seattle in the game.

They look like us vs the Saints. Detroit is not much better.

Fwiw, the article doesn't say what Morgan wanted to do. It just says he didn't dissent/disagree with his boss. Those are two different things and we have no if Morgan dissented in private or what the relationship was between Morgan and Fitterer. The one who did dissent was fired, so maybe Morgan knew better than to air his dissent.

Assuming we do get a high pick, why? QB is a far more important position than any other on the field, and there usually is no way to know how good one will be until he gets in the NFL and plays a few years. Any projections made (ie this years draft class has great qb's or bad qb's) is just a guess. So if we think a particular player has a shot, we should take it. IMO, the if we draft them high, they have to play right away is heavily flawed. You draft based on what you think they might be. You play them based on what they actually are at the time they put on the uniform. I would prefer any rookie, regardless of where they are drafted, gets worked into the starting lineup. There are exceptions to this of course, but generally speaking, it's probably better for the team, and for them.

Several of the great qb's sat for a year or two before becoming starters.

I am 81% sure it was the correct call.

They can and would look at it regardless of how it was called on the field.

Well, Miami wins, but there will be a wee bit o controversy.

Don't see how that could possibly be a td, but not sure they have enough to overturn.

Assuming they just mean that water could overflow the dam. If the dam collapsed, that would be a major catastrophe.

Same age as Daniels, the only successful qb (so far) from this past years draft.

We certainly avoided that by drafting Young. He will be out quickly.

Yes For $19.99 plus tax, I can let you know when the world will end.

The qb gurus are wrong more often than they are right. So your opinion means as much as anyone's.

I think all the fans of opposing teams in the ACC would love it if FSU hired Sanders as their coach. He would get a lot of hype, come out hot, but soon fade.

Fair enough. IMO, the real question regarding his ability to play in the NFL though is will he learn when to make those risky throws and when not to, ie will he learn from his mistakes.

Does Ward turn the ball over a lot? Looking at his stats, doesn't seem to have a lot of turnovers. 7 total last year.

I wouldn't say the Jaguars have invested nothing in their offensive. They spent a first last year on a tackle, they had another tackle under a large contract who was pretty good, but hasn't been the same since an injury. They signed a few others who were considered good signings at the time. Maybe they didn't invest wisely, but they definitely invested.