Prickly Pete

There are problems... He has been a serious pain in the ass to many that have been around him. Not just "difficult". He is not well liked. There are likely some good reasons why. It's worth considering, and I'll leave it at that.

Next year's QB class isn't as good. Do you really think a couple rookie linemen will magically transform the line in their first season? I suppose it's "possible", but not something one should count on. So then what? You have a couple of guys that might develop in a couple years. Then you have other, new holes. Journeyman Olinemen are COMMON. Journeyman QB's are not good enough. I can't believe this needs to be explained. They have been filling holes for decades, with no success. Entire careers from some pretty good players, have come and gone, all for naught because they haven't had a good QB. It seems obvious to just about anyone with a brain, that they have accumulated all these picks with the intent of using them to get the QB in THIS DRAFT.

I'm still shocked anyone could have watched that and think for a minute that he believes what he is saying? I don't really think it's a big deal to make the claims that he did in the video (it's just cliché sports babble), but when fans here say "I like his attitude" etc...he looks sheepish for a guy claiming to be preparing for the Pro Bowl. He looks like a guy worried about making the roster, but trying to make up for it with some really weak bravado.

You're probably right, but don't call me "surly".

Why not just kick his ass to the next team? SIgning an aging diva would be a bad move for this team.

Post of the Year (Decade?) Certainly the best post in this thread. This whole "Peterman!, Peterman!!, Peterman!!!" thing is ridiculous. In the grand scheme, Peterman is a punchline. He ain't even Gary Marangi!

Team Hillary is still poking into Trump's business trying to to undermine the legally elected president. If they would !@#$ off, I would gladly never mention her again. But then, you know this...but you have nothing, nothing at all, so you lash out. Sad. It's funny, my housemates, ardent Trump haters who would try to gang up on me prior to the election, have fallen into silence. One is a journalist, who upon waking EVERY day, would launch into her hour long ritual of internet news attacks on Trump. She also wrote for a variety of websites, spreading pathetic lies and fake news. Pathetic. When I had asked each of them to name one thing that Trump was going to do that was so disastrous, the one thing that they were certain was part of his diabolical plan, and that made it imperative that he must be stopped, one insisted that he was going to declare martial law, and the other insisted that he would overturn Roe vs. Wade. I bet them $1000 each that neither of those things would happen. Uh....so far so good. Another friend bet me $100 that Trump would be impeached as a direct result of the Mueller investigation. None of these !@#$s have paid up, or at least mentioned the bet. But it's worth it because they can't complain out of fear that I might bring up our wager.

Hey man, thanks for taking the time to clear that up for me. I'm really looking forward to watching Shaq. His wonderful spirit and the leadership that it just might provide, could prove to be pivotal for us this season, don't you think?

Why do people insist on hitching their wagon to long shots? Lots of crap QB's work on their weaknesses in the off-season. Like pretty much ALL of them. They do it so they can continue to get paid, and they hope it works out. The likelihood of Peterman even becoming mediocre is pretty low, yet some here seemed to have made some personal investment in his success. It's weird.

Yeah, but they're a bit "cold", all metal and polished tiles, and from what I remember they aren't solo. I really like the wood, and the complete privacy of Starbucks. No cramped stall for me.

Starbucks is the shitter for the travelling man. When I was on tour, we ALWAYS shat at Starbucks. Sometimes we even bought coffee. "America's Shithouse, Starbucks"

Did anybody who watched the clip REALLY feel like he is brimming with confidence? It looked to me like a guy hanging around his old school where he was a big deal, trying to act confident when he really knows he ain't cutting it. I actually feel more embarrassed for him than anything else. He can't even look at the reporter.

He's nice enough, but he should shut up until he has at least shown some promise.

Yeah, and shut up until you do it, or at least show some promise that you can actual accomplish the goals. Edit. Or just run your mouth in the off-season after playing like a total bust! SWAGGERIN"!

Did you watch it? He looked really convinced too! This kid has something. A kid like this is going places! He's got swagger!

Catchphrase of the times, "trust the process". Remember "next man up", "swagger", and "butch"?

haha.....he just talks into empty space, can't even hold eye contact with the questioner for a more than split second.

I don't really expect to change anyone's mind here, just kind of going "on the record". They certainly don't write him off completely, but do make it clear that there are lots of red flags. His concussions, injuries, and selfishness make them question whether he will have a long career.

I had been hoping that the Bill would trade up to get Rosen (I assume Darnold will go first. Darnold would be my first choice). However, here in LA on the Petros &Money Show, they (and guys on their staff) have been very down on Rosen. They have been pretty spot on in the past when they criticized previous local college guys. They set out warnings on Reggie Bush and Matt Leinart, had pretty good assessments of guys like Sanchez, Barkley, Kessler, and others. I think they have good local sources. They consider him a very talented player, but very selfish and difficult. He apparently had originally been keen to become a tennis pro, but an arm/shoulder injury nixed that. They feel his mentality is more suited to an individual sport than a team sport. They also alluded to hearing lots of negative things about him from people around the team. Rosen is not well liked. Another big concern is his concussions, and that he might be fragile. I haven't heard them rip into Darnold at all. I put more weight in their opinions on LA college players, than any of the national media guys. I suppose I would be happy enough if they selected Rosen at 12, but not happy if they trade away a bunch of picks to select him higher.

Carr has found the opinion that will garner him the most clicks.

I think it was WikiLeaks. I could be wrong. Regardless, $43,000 is small change when it comes to "swamp" extravagances. This is a mountain out of a molehill.

Obama spent $65,000 on pizza and hotdogs for a party.

A year ago, I would probably have gone with Neo-Progressive Authoritarianism, but I feel like that is fading, and that hopefully it was averted. They will eat themselves. Instead, it might be the splintering of the culture. It feels like the latest generations of kids are growing up in a thinly spread collection of subcultures, and may not be having enough experiences in common to keep a country bonded together with at least a little bit of a common purpose.

I know I aren't, but what're you?

You make it sound like anyone who is smart and articulate, aren't.