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We both stink at it.

The term of the day is Jumbo. Or Camp Fodder, depending on your perspective.

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"Animal sounds"
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I completely missed seeing a letter to finish the spangram until near the end.

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Puzzle #285
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A want to take a moment to recognize Carl Banks. I understand that he's employed by the Organization and I don't always agree with him but I do most of the time and when I don't, I understand I could be wrong. Not that my opinion matters. He is however the voice of reason very often when fans and Beat Reporters let their emotions get them fired up in this age where everyone has a voice that wants to be heard and needs to have it heard. It empowers us.

He's a man of conviction and always takes the higher ground. Even when he needs to walk the tightrope, when needed he will throw that caveat out there to say, hey... let's not let this escape us.

He's that locker room leader who has carried those skills with him well past his successful career and Giants Nation is lucky to have him.

Quote from: MightyGiants on March 21, 2024, 01:56:22 PMHe also exercised very poor judgment selecting an agent

That too but he corrected it although it was too late for LY.

Barkley's career was derailed because of catastrophic injuries. It had to have affected his burst and his speed to a degree. Working off of an anemic passing attack where defenders would load the box to stop him and brag about the MO on the Giants' offense, was the word on the street. He had five years where the Run Blocking was 18th-30th. Stats for Yards After Contact are deceiving because if the TEs and Receivers don't execute their blocks downfield, that factors into the numbers, as well as the execution of the pulling Guard and Tackle. I would rather have had him over Darnold, who hopefully would have been replaced after a couple of bad seasons, but with this franchise, who would know?

While he was here, he was pretty much a great teammate, leader, and friend to the community. He felt he was disrespected by the franchise and he mouthed off. Ok, he's human. He's had some bad luck with injuries and the RB Market vs the timing of his contract. He also had bad luck getting drafted here. 

I have to agree.

https://giantswire.usatoday.com/2024/03/19/new-york-giants-great-carl-banks-calls-for-end-personal-attacks-against-saquon-barkley?

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This one made me feel stupid

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Quote from: Jclayton92 on March 20, 2024, 09:13:38 PMIt's amazing you continue to use one year of a five year career to try to justify your point, even saying it now sounds ridiculous knowing what we know. A) Jones only threw the ball beyond 20 yards twice before Thanksgiving in 2022. It's the whole mirage that kafka/Daboll used to prop Jones up in 2022 and if you can't see that then maybe that is the issue. Jones had identical passing production to Davis Mills, a 3rd pick who was in his 2nd year not 4th year, but shhh let's ignore that, and that Jones only threw beyond 200 yards 6 times, or that we had a bottom passing offense. None of that matter, but Jones rating when he throws 8, 6 yard dump passes because he can't read defenses, that's what really matters.

Also king didn't say anything like that, what he said over and over again was that no 4th/5th year Qb played horrible for his first several years in the league and then magically became great. Which is the truth, as we've seen with Jones over and over again.

It must have really saddened you to see every defense Jones face last season publicly blast him and make fun of him for not being able to read defenses, but let's ignore that right, just like we ignore the Eagles playoff game.

Jones can't mentally process plays or make basic adjustments, but he's supposedly going to blossom? It's the same thing every season, and every season there's a new excuse or reasoning.

At what point is it Jones and not everyone else, because you saw this past season and the 4 before that and you are still lining up for more of Jones which is mind blowing to me. Virtually everyone has acknowledged we need a new Qb and Jones isn't the future but sure let's give him another half decade.

The real injury is the psychological trauma or to put it in Carl Banks words, Shell Shocked, PTSD. That's how the Organization leaked it out in preparation for them moving on from DJ at some point after the 2024 season.  Daboll knew it and even deviated from being his mentor to being visibly upset. Anything to knock him out of his funk. Sitting alone on the bench like a beaten dog. But as you have said, he just doesn't have it to be more than a game manager and he's not going to be able to risk his health and run anymore. As Rich said. He could be a shot away from never playing again.

It's not just one thing. It's everything.

Quote from: Jolly Blue Giant on March 20, 2024, 01:32:30 PMLong time coming 

I used dingo and bingo, and guessed wrong

Thinking maybe this thread should be shut down since only you and I are playing...or those who play are no longer sharing...what do you think Ed?

If you think so.

He was a good soldier. Wish him well.

Ugh.