[B]We're also in talks for picking up a WR, either Edwards or Malcom Floyd... not sure how I feel about either of these pickups, but it's not like the 49ers don't need the depth at this point...
As a Jets fan, I'm telling you right now Edwards will drive you nuts. He has this terribly annoying habit of dropping easy passes on 1st/2nd down. It totally kills momentum when he just throws away a 10-20 yard gain. You'll see if you pick him up.
Any fellow Jets fans on TL? Need to start getting ready to follow in Rex's footsteps and trash talk all the non-Jets-fans. <3 Ryan so much :D
Yeah I've heard he's got some hands problems, but I'll bet he's a serious upgrade over Ted Ginn Jr. At the very least Edwards can show Crabtree what he's destined to become if Crabtree doesn't shape up...
[B]We're also in talks for picking up a WR, either Edwards or Malcom Floyd... not sure how I feel about either of these pickups, but it's not like the 49ers don't need the depth at this point...
As a Jets fan, I'm telling you right now Edwards will drive you nuts. He has this terribly annoying habit of dropping easy passes on 1st/2nd down. It totally kills momentum when he just throws away a 10-20 yard gain. You'll see if you pick him up.
Any fellow Jets fans on TL? Need to start getting ready to follow in Rex's footsteps and trash talk all the non-Jets-fans. <3 Ryan so much :D
If you <3 Ryan so much you need to hop on the Dallas bandwagon as well. He is the only Ryan brother talking big at the moment.
people are needed for the league. priority will be given to returning nerds. we are thinking a $10 or 20 buy in. the honorable mani usually holds for us, so we shall see if there is some other swell and honest mod we can find to do it since he is busy with that whole life thing
draft date to be discussed late. post if youre interested, and them pm dknight because his lazy ass is supposed to be doing this!
On August 07 2011 13:15 Hawk wrote: TL FOOTBALL NERDS
people are needed for the league. priority will be given to returning nerds. we are thinking a $10 or 20 buy in. the honorable mani usually holds for us, so we shall see if there is some other swell and honest mod we can find to do it since he is busy with that whole life thing
draft date to be discussed late. post if youre interested, and them pm dknight because his lazy ass is supposed to be doing this!
On August 07 2011 13:15 Hawk wrote: TL FOOTBALL NERDS
people are needed for the league. priority will be given to returning nerds. we are thinking a $10 or 20 buy in. the honorable mani usually holds for us, so we shall see if there is some other swell and honest mod we can find to do it since he is busy with that whole life thing
draft date to be discussed late. post if youre interested, and them pm dknight because his lazy ass is supposed to be doing this!
I'm interested. If you guys have any space, I'd love to join.
By the way, Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is now my favorite player. On a recent radio interview, he said he wants to be a starcraft 2 commentator in Korea.
edit- also, the site LeagueSafe.com is a good way to collect for fantasy football leagues. It's free and I know it's reliable.
By the way, Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is now my favorite player. On a recent radio interview, he said he wants to be a starcraft 2 commentator in Korea.
Source plzplzplz :D
Also I'd be interested in the league if there are still spots open.
On August 07 2011 13:15 Hawk wrote: TL FOOTBALL NERDS
people are needed for the league. priority will be given to returning nerds. we are thinking a $10 or 20 buy in. the honorable mani usually holds for us, so we shall see if there is some other swell and honest mod we can find to do it since he is busy with that whole life thing
draft date to be discussed late. post if youre interested, and them pm dknight because his lazy ass is supposed to be doing this!
By the way, Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is now my favorite player. On a recent radio interview, he said he wants to be a starcraft 2 commentator in Korea.
Source plzplzplz :D
Also I'd be interested in the league if there are still spots open.
It's at about 9:00, but the whole interview is worth the listen. He's a pretty cool guy, nice to see a pro football player not as the stereotypical jock.
what i would have liked to see was the cowboys get some sort of defensive player in the FA. they shouldve tried harder for asomugha or at least some defense...
By the way, Vikings punter Chris Kluwe is now my favorite player. On a recent radio interview, he said he wants to be a starcraft 2 commentator in Korea.
Source plzplzplz :D
Also I'd be interested in the league if there are still spots open.
Kluwe is awesome, I'm pretty sure I remember him tweeting once that he needed to work on his Starcraft skils.
On August 08 2011 04:36 ForbiddenGHoSt wrote: what i would have liked to see was the cowboys get some sort of defensive player in the FA. they shouldve tried harder for asomugha or at least some defense...
They don't really need Asomugha tho. Esp not at the price he was going at. Their whole role was to drive up his price.
I would have liked to see them try to address their holes a bit better though. They needed to get two safeties and two DEs. I would have liked to see the Cowboys name pursuing more aggressively in those markets. That being said, it seems they got solid fill-ins but most likely role-players.
As much of a diva/underachiever he has been, I'm so glad the Raiders drafted Darrius Heyward-Bey over Michael Crabtree in the 2009 draft. I watch this for fun and it makes me smile:
God damn Heyward-Bey is fast!
Then I think about all the WRs drafted after Crabtree in 2009 who have gone on to do bigger, better things. Sure would be nice to have Harvin, Nicks, or Maclin right about now...
As much of a diva/underachiever he has been, I'm so glad the Raiders drafted Darrius Heyward-Bey over Michael Crabtree in the 2009 draft. I watch this for fun and it makes me smile:
Then I think about all the WRs drafted after Crabtree in 2009 who have gone on to do bigger, better things. Sure would be nice to have Harvin, Nicks, or Maclin right about now..
One of the few good Maryland football products over the past few years. I am a VT alumni and huge fan still, but you could tell that kid had the tools needed to play in the NFL when he was in college. That said a atleast one of the others you mentioned has had issues though. Hasn't Harvin spent a lot of time on IR with medical concerns? Although Nicks and Maclin seem to be solid. You did leave off one other 1st round WR from that year, Kenny Britt (who I don't know what to think of since he played in Tenn).
As a UMD grad I thought it was hilarious when the raiders took him that high.
Who is Fischer and what are his credentials in analyzing game tape? I took a quick look at the article and in multiple segments he discusses analyzing game tape to make conclusions about players. I cannot tell from the blog if he Joe Shmoe with a well followed webpage or someone who knows what to look for in breaking down tape (Which is an issue). If he has the experience than its an insightful read, if not, its a blowhard who had the privilege of seeing how events turned out 1 year in the future before making a decision. My apologies on the rant, but I really cant stand some of the "I woulda done this if I could see how things turned out in the future" pieces that get churned out daily by sports writers.
Site is kinda like football outsiders where they run statistical analyses on all sorts of stuff. Seems like his breakdowns (from other articles) are fairly decent (although I'm no expert). fun to read though
As much of a diva/underachiever he has been, I'm so glad the Raiders drafted Darrius Heyward-Bey over Michael Crabtree in the 2009 draft. I watch this for fun and it makes me smile:
Then I think about all the WRs drafted after Crabtree in 2009 who have gone on to do bigger, better things. Sure would be nice to have Harvin, Nicks, or Maclin right about now..
One of the few good Maryland football products over the past few years. I am a VT alumni and huge fan still, but you could tell that kid had the tools needed to play in the NFL when he was in college. That said a atleast one of the others you mentioned has had issues though. Hasn't Harvin spent a lot of time on IR with medical concerns? Although Nicks and Maclin seem to be solid. You did leave off one other 1st round WR from that year, Kenny Britt (who I don't know what to think of since he played in Tenn).
Harvin has had migraines I think? He's only missed a few games though and in-game he's a nightmare for defensive coordinators to plan against. In my opinion he's similar to Reggie Bush in many aspects, but I'd argue he's better and I also wouldn't take too much of what I say as fact, because I've rarely seen Harvin play
Britt has had so many off the field problems that I wouldn't want him. I don't really catch many Titans games so I can't tell you what I really think of his performance.
Maclin seems to be sick recently? Not sure what to make of it, but that sucks because he seems to be a solid WR... arguably the #1 in the Eagles system.
Heyward-Bey is fast. Really fast. You can see his track-star speed on display in the youtube vid I posted earlier. He outruns the entire play. Problem is, he's playing football not running track.
Crabtree seems to play "slower" than what is expected out of him. I'm not saying the guy is molasses, but he seems to have trouble getting separation from DBs. His numbers were ridiculous coming out of college, but he played a in a system that made it easy for him to have inflated stats. He was also hyped up a shit-ton. I remember being so happy when the 49ers picked him at #10, because nobody thought he would fall that far. So far I feel he looks like a really good #2 WR... which is not what the 49ers drafted him to be.
edit: it is hard to judge though based on Crabtree having only played 1.5 seasons. His holdout didn't help my opinion of him, but he actually had a pretty good first year. Also when you play in a run-orientated offense with Alex Smith throwing you the ball... well yeah your numbers might not be amazing. Still I think anyone who's covered the 49ers expects more out of what we've seen.
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