Blokestradamus

He's really not, though. He's a solid 6 and I probably wouldn't say no to the lad, he just doesn't have any features that get the juices flowing. The only QB in that lauded class worth a damn is Baker. We would have beautiful dad bod babies.

I think we can still see a few anti-Semitic tropes being dropped in threads about Josh Rosen. They feel safe hiding in plain sight. I don't know about not building hills to die on, as long as you remember to have fun with that. Disliking Kelvin Benjamin will always be too fun to give up on

There is a definite contrast between the two. I'll always make no secret of the fact that I like Josh Rosen as a human being but I do understand why people within the football community, especially those from a more working-class background, might find him to be an unwelcome extension of some form of 'liberal elite'. There are seemingly many within the game that see his outside interests as a distraction but that isn't a new thing specifically for Mr Rosen. I remember the debate with Derek Carr a few years back, with some wondering if him being married with a kid at 22/23 was a bad thing. My main take from all of that is that you need to be a borderline sociopath to work in the NFL. With Mr Allen, if you buy into the idea of him being some 'big, dumb white farm kid' then that's your prerogative. I think over the past year or so, he's proven himself to be far smarter than that idea. He's shown that he's willing to work hard for his craft (which is imperative) and he's shown himself to be a natural leader of men. There is a magnetism about the kid that is clear to see. His personality is far more endearing for a lot of people and he's more of a 'football guy', whatever the ***** that means.

People like to pile on when other people offer their opinions, that's the beauty of the internet age. The reality is that a significant portion of anyone giving draft opinions won't actually watch that many games. They'll find a talking point and it essentially works as the NFL draft version of Chinese Whispers. We also cannot discount, as much as I loathe to drag this into a political realm, that there was far more going on culturally with pro/anti Josh Rosen people than just his football acumen. That probably helped to lend itself to the fractuous nature of the debate.

This is where I'm at philosophically with the draft. Nobody can accuse either of us of being disingenuous because we assess the evidence we're given and make our own conclusions with it. Nowhere in our prognostications do we suggest that growth isn't possible, just that we know that progression is neither guaranteed nor linear. I believe in a sample size. I said a few days after the draft that I'd give Josh 3 years before I wade into the debate again. We all know how I felt about the kid at the time. I don't need years of people throwing my takes in my face to discredit me while forgetting the times that I've been right

Posty McPostface.

I haven't quite got my nerd on yet, obsessing about special teams but I did catch the first half of the Oregon game. Blake Maimone looks interesting. Kid has got a big leg but his 2018 stats scream inconsistent. I'll be interested to watch him this year to see if he's able to cut down on the shanks.

The fact that I wasn't immediately tagged in this thread feels like an insult.

I'm sad to see that Bob has moved past simply calling everyone that he doesn't like a 'jive turkey'. A more callous individual might remind him that his boys have nearly jumped out of a window naked in some kind of induced state and been sentenced for violence towards a woman.

Abhorrance for Lawrence would get my vote.

This is the most salient point to make in regards to Aaron. After he screwed his neck up trying to tackle Julian Edelman, his career was one more shot away from ending. The second you leave a game in an ambulance and lose sensation in a limb for a prolonged period afterward, self-preservation should kick in. Unfortunately for Aaron, he didn't seem to fully grasp the gravity of the situation that he was in. I guess that's why I harbour resentment toward Landry for the shot he put on him. It was a ***** way to be the exclamation point on a career.

I'm so disappointed in you. It clearly must be 'My Ball Zach Ertz'.

If they want to give me 20 grand for a circumcision, I'd probably go for it. It's not like I'm using it much.

I have one question. Is he better or worse than Gary Nova?

I guess we'll find out which part of you is Asian.

I'd do it for a good reference.

I've got weird little toes so I'm not sure if that makes them more or less valuable. Also, wouldn't a human being pretty much lose the ability to walk properly if they lost a toe? Or would losing the same toe on both feet equal things out and balance would, quite literally, be restored? If I had to lose a toe, I'd like it to go here - https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/sourtoe-cocktail

You're welcome, America.

I probably wouldn't have even used a CFL draft pick on him. The hype was unreal for a guy that couldn't even read the run game. The whole falling out of a window aside, I don't think he ever really had anything going on upstairs. At least not in a football sense, anyway.

I'm shocked that souped-up Rakeem Nunez-Roches never worked out. Shocked, I tells ya.

I've told you before; stop making memes out of my pictures.

If I was as rich and talented as Jalen, this is the kind of ***** I would do. Actually, that's a lie. I'd be waaaay more obnoxious than this.

I'm sorry, pal. Take heart that you did everything you could for her and that you made the right choice at the right time for her. It's one of the hardest things to do because it requires us not to be selfish in the slightest. When we said goodbye to our Buster, I've never experienced grief like it. I cried so hard that I nearly collapsed. It takes time to get over it but you will adapt to the new normal eventually. I still have him as my screensaver so I see him every day. It's a picture from before he was ill on a family holiday so it helps to remember the good times. We kept his collar but donated whatever was useable to the local vet because I really didn't think that I could handle having that many reminders of him around the house. You'll find your own ways to deal with this and it will get easier.

Oh man, I'm dying to start a thread about what you'd do after dinner with Tom Brady.

Somebody already beat me to my last words.