DrDawkinstein

well crud. But hey, when the season started, my take was "finish around 10th and be in the hunt" as a successful year for this crew. The kids still need a couple years to develop. It's a man's league. Excited for next year. Great to have a fun team that plays good hockey again.

The TBD server would crash so hard it would create a singularity and suck the entire universe into itself. Which, at least means we wouldnt have to live with this draft. So not all bad. Although I do really like Ringo.

He... has?

I'm sure you'll all see this on the socials, but figured it should be documented here for posterity. The kid is hilarious.

I dont know where his ceiling will end up, but right now, Levi is as good/no worse than Comrie and UPL. Totally worth playing.

Live look at Mac Jones being "shopped":

I get your disapproval of his answer. I'm still interested in which QB is calling out his team/coaches.

Generally, I agree with you. Leaders should praise in public and punish in private. Generally. But when it comes to established top-tier franchise QBs, it gets a little different sometimes. Since those guys are basically "management" (or depending on perspective, rank even higher than the coaches), sometimes HCs calling out the big dog inst always a bad thing. Belichick and Arians did it to Brady, and got Super Bowls out of him. Reid has done it to Mahomes. And McD's call out wasnt a "We lost because of him" statement. It's more for Josh's own good. But I get what you are saying. However, Josh (nor any QB) should ever call out coaches/team mates/water boys/beer vendors/anyone. Take the brunt and move on. To the bold, who is piping up all the time criticizing their team?

That's not fair. McD was directly asked specifically about Josh running and how he felt about it. He wasnt asked "What's the biggest problem on Offense?".

We're here to discuss. I can ask questions and pose things so folks can chime in. Dont get offended by my questioning, or take it as some personal slight to you or McD. I am absolutely counting on McD coming out with a far more aggressive Defense. Otherwise, why bother? But McD has never come across as a "LETS SMASH THEIR F%&$ING HEADS IN" guy. The team has been living his culture the last 5 years. And for that time, we've been soft on both sides of the ball. We've gotten bullied far more than we've done the bullying. But we win with talent and finesse. I got similarly mocked right before the Cincy game because I said I was worried and didnt think we'd have the toughness And then the game happened. (no offense LeGOATski, tried to take your name off the post. just for illustrative purposes) This is a Championship Coach's pregame speech, can you ever see McD pulling this?

All (or at leat most) of the companies you hear of making huge cuts lately all did the opposite during COVID and WAAAYYYYY over-hired. Just absolutely packed their rosters. To the point there were thousands of employees with not a lot to do. This happened for a couple of reasons: 1. Companies were hiring hard and fast to get those PPP loans based on number of employees and payrolls. 2. Entertainment and Tech companies saw a huge boom during COVID when everyone was at home. 2020 was one of the best years for revenue the multi-Billion dollar company I work for has ever had. And then 2021 beat it even further. But now, the other shoe has dropped. Those companies that benefited from the COVID lifestyles are having tough times. Folks arent home all day and night so arent using their services as much. We barely made our 2022 numbers (we actually didn't but leadership re-adjusted so it wouldnt be a complete failure). And with those tough times, all the folks that got over-hired are now being let go. But there are still a lot of people employed. Look at Salesforce. They had 35,000 employees in 2019. At the start of 2023, they had 79,390 employees. They MORE THAN DOUBLED during the COVID rush. And now are whittling back down to ~60,000. Which is still a ton more than before. So you hear "Salesforce laying off 10% of staff". And that sounds like a lot, and to the people affected that is a big deal. But That just means they are down from 79,000 to 71,000. And still double than where they started. Not all as bad as the headlines would lead you to believe.

Not her first Patriot, wont be her last. Pretty girl, but I cant get past that. Pass.

I get the nickname came from offensive calls, but I dont think his aggressive/gambling is only alive in those small situations. Especially as a former MLB/Special Teamer. And McD's defenses in Carolina were far more aggressive than they have been with the Bills, so hopefully he can bring some of that back from Carolina this year.

Yeah, I was trying not to go there in comparison because maybe I'm feeling that way unfairly just based on looks, but they also look alike ON the field. And then just coming from UFlorida in general...

For some reason, I dont have a good feeling about Torrence. As much as I'd love a young, talented OG/C, I lean towards the guys who are projected to the 2nd/3rd rounds.

For you draftniks out there, what does Drew Sanders have that Jack Campbell doesn't? I've heard a lot of talk about Campbell, but noticed that a lot of sites have him ranked behind Sanders as the #2 MLB prospect. Yet, I dont hear much hype about Sanders. They look to be about the same size.

IMO, I like when we have 1 or 2 designed/called Josh runs early in the game. Usually calms him down a little bit, AND establishes early on that the Defense needs to be ready for it. Gives them another wrinkle to think about. Plus, it feels like he takes less hits on designed runs where he has blockers to follow, as opposed to scrambles where the OL is still standing around trying to form a pocket and the LBs are flying at him in the open field.

I dont think anyone would argue against the results of that poll going to Mahomes. Because that is simply the reality of the situation. But, if we're looking to dig a little deeper, talking about the swap and change of scenery is a decent convo to have. IMO, you could rotate Mahomes, Allen, or Burrow into KC and get the same results they've seen. And that would give the nod to whoever was there winning SBs. Which is fair. Outside of those 3, I'm not sure a Championship is such a sure thing* with anyone else. (*as sure as it could be, obviously a lot in play to win a SB)

sorry, bud. great minds...

If they swapped teams, do you think we are winning a Super Bowl just because of Mahomes? And KC is more likely to go out in the Divisional round? Or does Josh steam roll his way to another KC Super Bowl with Reid and his supporting cast?

I was surprised Beane wasnt all over him when he hit FA in 2021.

I've wondered through this discussion how much of McD's aggressiveness in Carolina was due to the pressure/influence of his aggressive Head Coach, "Riverboat Ron"? Did he need that weekly influence of a former badass MLB in his ear encouraging him to push those limits? Can he find that again on his own with possibly his job on the line?

The best news about this mock draft is now that it has been put out into the universe as a mock draft, it will never happen like this since no one is ever correct on these. That's the best credit I can give it.

Do we get a Comp Pick for losing him to Atlanta? Asking for a friend.

Crypto showing decent resiliency through all this banking madness around the world. Dipped a bit yesterday and then bounced back big time last night. Vibranium Hands.