Big Blue Huddle

Well divorce is expensive so if he needs the money why retire?

"Sometimes you just don't want this to end" - John Madden while Jim Burt jumped into the stands to celebrate with the fans. This part might be cut off at the end. I remember this from our VHS recording.

Quote from: PSUBeirut on April 22, 2024, 02:32:55 PMThe guy that sticks out to me as most surprising will always be Thomas Lewis.  That dude was NOWHERE on my radar or anyone else's in the 1st round.  I just remember watching the draft and the hosts all scrambling to see who he was and they didn't even have a graphic for the guy so all they patched together was a random screen shot with his helmet on from some game film.  So embarrassing.     

George Young could not draft a stud WR if he tried. His best was Earnest Gray in his very first draft. Issac Bruce was still on the board when he picked Lewis. Didn't he justify his pick reasoning that because of the swirling winds of old Giants Stadium he preferred short route guys over deep threats?

Amukamura surprised me the most because it was not a position of immediate need coming off a 2010 with Terrill Thomas, Corey Webster and Aaron Ross. Prince barely played as a rookie even with Thomas out for the year. Obviously it all worked out since we won the Super Bowl but I thought taking a DB was a head scratcher.

Quote from: ozzie on April 22, 2024, 01:37:45 PMIt's funny you brought this up, Rich. Just yesterday my friend and I were discussing that in the NFL, if you're drafted anywhere in the first 3 rounds, you're expected to contribute almost immediately. If you get drafted into the NHL or MLB, it could be years before the club brings you up to the "Big Squad". You play in their system, get conditioning and coaching and they groom you to be ready for the big leagues. There are exceptions of course, but most draftees are given time to develop.
I don't know how the NBA handles this as I am not a big hoops fan.
Funny how different leagues take different approaches to this.

The NBA had a D-league but from what I understand only 2nd round picks and undrafted players get assigned there. NBA top picks go straight to the NBA and learn on the job. If they are not ready they are mostly practice players/reserves.

I love that MLB and NHL have a dedicated minor league and that the NHL allows draft and follows where players are encouraged to continue their development in Canadian Junior leagues or at the NCAA level instead of being minor league pros as teenagers when they are not mentally ready.

BB said he was the only rookie he coached that was NFL ready on day 1, not of all time. Barry Sanders held out of training camp as a rookie and had 80 yards or so with almost no practice in his first game.

Quote from: Giant Obsession on April 17, 2024, 06:18:35 PMWHY are we even concerned with dime a dozen WR and way over the hill TE.

THIS is a major reason we have the lack of roster talent.  Let Slayton eat up someone elses cap space for average at best (in a good year) production.

Waller.....c'mom....please.

Do you realize how much worse this offense would be without Slayton. He IS the talent. It's him and 1st-2nd year players.

It is so predicable how this forum turns on any player who seeks a raise or extension.

Quote from: nb587 on March 13, 2024, 07:13:59 PMI think a few college football issues might affect the NFL and not just NIL.  With the big tv money going to the colleges, I think the NCAA will be lucky to be in existence in a few years. The big time colleges will create a super conference and I can see them not taking a back seat to the NFL on scheduling and other matters. They may want to be a feeder league to the pros; they may end up forcing the league to pay way more for the kids to go pro (as if the colleges are not pros now).  Also, there was a recent ruling that allows college athletes to unionize.  That will become a big deal

By what you are describing it sounds like this plan moves the "colleges" further and further away from being a place of learning and more of a minor league pro system. So why still call the teams in this conference College Football?

Did anyone not see how Dillon flopped when Jones was out and was banished to the bench when Jones returned from injury? AJ Dillon sucks period. Hard pass.

Quote from: Philosophers on March 13, 2024, 12:41:45 AMDoubt it.  Archie made $2 million in his career.

Regardless they didn't struggle with money growing up and didn't have to leave college early to take care of their families like other athletes who do not come from privilege. Didn't Archie going into local Broadcasting in New Orleans after retiring?

Quote from: Philosophers on March 12, 2024, 07:36:34 PMI remember reading that Marvin Harrison Jr said he had considered staying for another year to try to win a national championship.  A reason he cited was that his NIL money was pretty good.

Well his dad made $67 million during his NFL career so I don't really understand why he even needs NIL money. Daddy's money had something to do with Peyton and Eli staying 4 years of college.

Lets not forget that Singletary split carries with Damian Pierce who was supposed to be their #1 RB until it became DS. I like this signing.

Quote from: londonblue on March 12, 2024, 06:26:43 AMIt is threads like this that make me wish we had an ignore button. Obstreperous opinion oft repeated becomes no more convincing.

Let us see where we are when camp starts. The roster today is not the roster tomorrow, let alone then.

There is an ignore function.
Click your name in the upper left corner and click ignore list.

Quote from: EliWasrobbed on March 12, 2024, 08:33:38 AMToo expensive

No way he comes here given Schoens dislike of RBs

Who says Schoen dislikes RBs?

How do you know what it will take to sign him?

Do you have anything positive to add to this forum?