CountryCletus

Firstly, it sounds like someone started hitting the sauce early this holiday weekend!!! You don't quite sound like the optimist that you claim to be... Not even barely a realist... As to your claims of the sky falling... (Please keep in mind that I am not trying to say that things are great and and we have everyone we need too to bottom...) - my dying tree is in my front yard, the guy is actually coming this month to take it down... - best DL is Dareus?? Really??? We can argue to Kyle's merit -> (Mrags) but I think that Mario is far and away our best DL... - key additions to combat your talk of key losses Spikes- he single handedly bolsters our run d. Far and wide one of the top LB's against the run, which, as you've seen and know, is why our D struggles last year... Watkins is slightly more than a green leaf on my dying tree... You claim that we lost our biggest offensive weapon in Stevie... Watkins projects (yes projects, as he has yet to play a game) as a much better WR than Stevie... So I consider that a gain, not a loss. OL is deeper and has more quality than it has had across the board in YEARS! DC is a much more proven DC than Pettine was. Pettine had one year out of the shadow from Rex and cashed it in for a head coaching job... If he was that stud DC that you think he was, don't you think he would have had a scheme to keep us from being 30th in the league against the run? Oh, run D... That's Schwartz forte.... Yup, we lost Byrd... "Is that a Byrd, a plane?? NO! It's Aaron Williams!!" He resurrected his career sliding to S, and while he was forced into CB role a few times due to injury, he has quickly become a damn fine S in this NFL, top 15 Not going to touch the knee injury issue as it could be a fluke... You never know- and the only games he truly played healthy were in the PS... You mention this team not being a legit Super Bowl candidate... Maybe... Maybe not- any given Sunday, but YES, I can see EJ hoisting the Lombardi trophy... I can also see 6-8 players that would probably be more likely to win the MVP if that were to ever happen... If Trent Dilfer can win a Super Bowl, virtually anyone can. I don't think that it's fair to insinuate that anything other than a Super Bowl victory (or appearance) is a wasted season... A franchise that hasn't seen playoff football in 14 years should be extremely happy to make it to a wild card game- and that, I would consider a successful season!! A successful season that actually shows hope for the following year, given a healthy, wait for it.... Wait for it... KIKO!!!! I'm anxious to see your reply... If you indeed were drinking, I won't judge...

Never thought I would have wished he would have followed Stevie's off season regimen... Hahahaha

The TBDHOT is by far worth it... One time, I was hooked Great food, great people... Gotta do it at least once!

The guy who has the ability to dish out the dreaded warning point...

+1

Well thought out and articulated assessment... You won me over.... Thank you

Nice try! Lol I have an ANIMATED response to that!!

Exactly!!! I would have GLADLY taken a torn ACL over my torn PCL, LCL, and MCL.... It totally ruined my pro football career!

I am soo ready!

You could always pay for mine... 132 seats 17 & 18

Lol- now I understand all the no curious talk in then other thread... I can't believe you told everyone about us!! Hahaha

Ya!!! And another thing....

I'm not sure that there are any LB's that fit the bill... Overrated early 1st round picks that have only seen success in 25% of their career...

For all intensive purposes, I agree!

Temperature is everything bud!!! I've learned "hot and wet" is great... "Wet and cold" is horrible...

CB: "how do you feel about the break before training camp begins?" RJ: "maaannnn, I'm really looking forward to jumping into that playbook so I can be learning it real good... Coach man said I had to do that so I could earn some Starting Roll's™ for my Independence Day cook out!!"

Starting roll... Those are between the Pepperidge Farm and the Stroehmann rolls... Let's not get ahead of ourselves... He has to learn the playbook before he will be given the opportunity to earn one of these delectable bread creations!!!

You've never ears of the "escape goat"? It's that damn goat that just refuses to stay inside the fence!!!! Maybe he's Hispanic.... Leave him alone!!

Are we approaching analytics?? There is one value to assign, and it's apparently $50 per seat for the season.... I would consider doing it if that $50 got me a cushion for as long as I had seasons.... In full disclosure, I have never used one anyway...

Why did the song from Toy Story just pop in my head "you've got a friend in me" hahahaha

Any chance we can merge this thread and the over rated players thread... Clearly Kiko is over rated.... He won't even play... Damn Eugene Parker!!!

You do a little more than that, let's be realistic....

This pretty much sums it up!! +1

Something that you could actually purchase for $5-$10 and own... Ummmm NO! I have fundamental issues with wasting money like that

Best LB we've had since Takeo, and was his rookie season. Played arguably the least conducive LB position for his skills.... Hopefully he comes back next year and proves you wrong... Opinions... I agree, his catchy name makes it nice!!