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Before I give my short overall take of Steve Smith's take, let me acknowledge the disdain and pure dislike that some have for 89 because of his personality--perceived or very real smugness--and some of his asshole-ish ways. I get that. But a certain amount of people are going to mature and grow, and I believe that you should allow for that if they're talking you and showing you that that's what they're trying to do. In my opinion, sometimes people make unfair assumptions--and sometimes even create things akin to lies in their own mind about a person--based on times when that person was at their worst. Now, that I've gotten that out of the way, I realize that people have said that 89 loves this receiver or that receiver based upon his reviews, but like I've told you before, his reviews are not an endeavor to sh¡t on a kid, and they're not necessarily an endorsement either. He said as much in the linked video in so many words. Sure, his rebiews may have a decidedly positive spin because 89 doesn't want to crush a kid hoping to join the league, but Smitty is also going to keep it real in his own way. As for Tetairoa McMillan, a.k.a. Nalo a.k.a. T-mac (or Tmac for short), Steve Smith expressly said that he thinks that he'll be good, but not great. He thinks that T-Mac has a fairly good floor. He doesn't necessarily think T-Mac will be great, unless and only if T-Mac puts in the work to be great and stops "taking playings off" due to being disinterested when he's not the focal point of the offense, or is simply being handled by a very physical corner (or even one that is near his same physical stature). Smitty basically says that T-mac's size is not going to be enough of a distinction to get him into the "great" realm, but that T-Mac is going to have to consistently use his size to attain the upside that many believe that he has. For me, what Smitty said is fair. It's not sh¡tting on T-Mac as much as it is saying that T-Mac is going to have to get his sh¡t together to become that WR1 that a top 10 pick supposedly represents or reflects. As a bonus, I guess Nalo's WR coach took offense and Smitty responded.

But that's due to the physical nature of the position. Perhaps you will get what I'm talking about--another perspective--if you calculate how many times an RB actually touches the ball compared to other positions.

I appreciate Tepper for wanting to win. He has actually taken a step back. He has. Don't you at least want to give him credit for that? Now, I didn't hear the "basement dwellers" comment, but he's human. Billionaires, just by their very experience (whether self-made or given everything in a silver spoon), are going to have a degree of "assholeness," especially if you rub them the wrong way. In my opinion, Tepper is kind of benign. When you have so much success, sometimes you just have to get out of your own way, and that's hard. There's a balance between knowing when to step in, and when to sit back and listen. I think that he's learning that. i just wish that he wasn't so damned cheap with the field. What's that all about? The only thing that I can come up with is that he's a cheap ass motherfu<ker--a billionaire that may as well put turf around his mansion, fake plants and plastic flowers, just to get out of paying for lawn care.

Sons-o-bitches! I didn't know either, but I'm not interested in echo chambers either, so...they can have it! The Huddle, even a broken one, is still on top of the hill

By the way Thomas--err, t96, I ain't leaving until I'm dead, man.

TD alt. Yeah, bro! It all makes sense now.

As the world turns...the young and the restless. I didn't know all of that was going on. It's not that serious, people. I get it, we all get lost within our online existence and it's important to us. The Panthers are important to us (the NFL has done its job well), but at the end of the day, people, it's not that serious. It's not even real life. Sure, I guess that some of us know each offline, and even not we still get into our scruffs and take part in each other's lives online, but it's a message board at the end of the day. It's not that serious.

Do you remember the asking price by chance? I would assume Igo has to be making some money, or the site wouldn't be worth buying. The site must be at least have to be self-sustaining. I wouldn't even want it if it wasn't at least that. The only way I would figure that Igo would neglect the site as he has is that he has lost interest, but the site is still making money on a small margin, enough to pay for itself under current conditions, and/or he needs the money--- or is simply using the money for other things and bleeding it dry. It may be to the point that he doesn't want to put any more resources into it because it would actually cost him money. I don't know, all I can do is speculate. I do know that the site needs to be fixed. I just got my year's badge under an alt. That's crazy. It's been a year since I lost access to my regular account, and nothing has been done. Well, I guess "Top Dawg" is no more. LOL Igo probably just has a lot going on. At least he says he's going to right the ship. We'll see.

Dude, you can probably do that with every single position. My point is that on the field, RBs play a key role. They play a vital role on every single play. The position is one of the most important in football. Generally, if you have a very good one, that puts you even more ahead of the game. You can try and argue otherwise, but anyone that knows basically anything about the game, knows that the position is vital to the game. The position is highly valued and central to the game. That's why teams try and acquire a top one via the draft, or in free agency, especially if they're on the cusp of championships. All that being said, the position has a relatively short shelf life due to the sheer physicality and centrality of it, so it takes a toll on the best of them. As such that has affected its market value as a whole--not the value that it has on Sundays--and that has caused teams to be reluctant to pay top-of-the-line money for RBs on a relative basis when it comes time to renew their contracts. Even still, the cream of crop can still make a decent payday compared to most players on the team, even though their salaries are a fraction of what some QBs, DEs, and WRs make due to the nature of those positions. But, you know what? Their skills are still coveted, and the vital roles that they play are still central to a team's success. Taking everything into account, smart GMs are always trying to balance the necessity of their play vs the brutality of the position vs what is fair pay in light of all of those realities. I can't say it any more simple than that. Hopefully you understand what I'm saying, even if you don't agree with everything (or anything). It's OK either way. We're still good.

The league says otherwise

Shall we go draft by draft? Shall we talk about Saquon, King Henry, McCaffrey and Josh Jacobs?

Give me a year and a half. I'll be able to buy it.

They're not trading XL.

You see that's where we disagree. Nearly almost every year there is at least one or two backs taken in the first round. If was as you say, then this wouldn't be. Runningbacks are very much prioritized until teams can get one better. It's just the nature of the beast, just like their wear and tear, which causes most of them to lose value by the time of their contract renewals. But the special ones still retain value, if not with their original teams with another.

Well he is 32. We need spot guys, particularly with developing rookies. He can still be effective, particularly in a rotation. He was rated in the top quarter of DEs (47th of 211) by PFF based upon his grades.

Clowney wasn't out there with his hands in his pocket. He was putting in work that allowed others, including Wonnum, to eat.

RBs have always had a lot of positional value, especially the top ones in a class. On the field, they are key. Their value only comes into question at the time of contract renewal for different reasons, but their positional value in regards to the actual dynamics of the game is as important as ever.

That's been happening since last night. Sigh.

He's been dinged for some poor tackling. He needs to stick to the fundamentals of tackling and getting his man to the ground, then hitting hard and missing. The talent and tenacity are there. Consistency in tackling is where he can become a diamond.

On that we can agree.

I don't know why people are hating. Etienne has three-down back potential.

Yeah, I know, I saw him tearing teams up with limited snaps. I'm sure that's also why Georgia helped sell him on switching sides. The talent is there.

Well, as you probably have picked up along the way, I am a Georgia alum, so I kinda have to like them. Glad you don't hate 'em. SEC rules!

Not trying to be a homer, but Georgia doesn't recruit bad backs. Anyone who knows the Dawgs' history knows that our backs will at least be solid. Etienne is that. https://youtu.be/DLMNJuNqvAU?si=0GjDoMLSI85mN5wd