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Well deserved, but I was not expecting that. I clicked on the link just hoping he'd sneak into the top 5. These aren't just one guy's rankings either, this is a poll from league execs, coaches, and scouts.
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Well deserved, but I was not expecting that. I clicked on the link just hoping he'd sneak into the top 5. These aren't just one guy's rankings either, this is a poll from league execs, coaches, and scouts.
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...and Byron Murphy as honorable mention.
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Still a bust?
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The having the guy at #1 was the notable part. Adding more would have gotten it deleted for title length. BYRON at honorable mention shouldn't be surprising to anyone.Rat left that part out.
Bustron? That might be the dumbest nickname of all time.
Again, it obviously bothers you that you were wrong. Just admit it. ONCE
Your takes on Murphy are as bad as the Mariners with guys on base.
/sarcasm
Again, it obviously bothers you that you were wrong. Just admit it. ONCE
Your takes on Murphy are as bad as the Mariners with guys on base.
/sarcasm
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Nah, he's great. He's as great as the Mariners after the All-Star break.
Keep denying, he'll keep contributing. It's ok to be wrong. Happens to all of us.
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Congratulations to Leonard Williams
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According to article: 24 tackles on pass plays when lined up on the inside. ...that's crazy. Rushing the passer up the middle and then making the tackle on whomever catches it. ...hard to picture that happening more than once or twice per season.
Murphy and Williams benefit each other. How much and who's benefitted the most is debatable...and a pretty fantastic topic to debate considering some of the brutal subjects over the last decade here on .net.
Murphy and Williams benefit each other. How much and who's benefitted the most is debatable...and a pretty fantastic topic to debate considering some of the brutal subjects over the last decade here on .net.
Just chuckle anymore 'cuz the resistance is just toying with the board...assumed anyway.
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I still cannot believe we got that guy. I've been pounding the table for years for a truly disruptive, game-changing player at that position, more than at any other position. John went out on a limb to get him and it worked out in spades. And then did the same thing for the guy behind him.
This might be mushy memory on my part, but I think your pounding the table for years on this still pales in comparison to the years you spend pounding the table for investing in the OL.
Or am I potentially thinking of someone else? I remember harping about OL for a really long time around here myself, and I know there were at least a few others who never went too long without mentioning it as well.
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Definitely thinking of someone else - nobody has spent LESS time on this board over the years pounding the table for OL. I've been the one guy (Kearly used to as well) who has been trying to point out that OL quality has lost a significant part of its correlation to winning over the last two decades.This might be mushy memory on my part, but I think your pounding the table for years on this still pales in comparison to the years you spend pounding the table for investing in the OL.
Gotcha, though I think it's more complicated than you described it as, lol.
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Nice to see Big Cat getting the accolades. Well deserved, he's a beast.
Viewing Byron Murphy as a bust is absurd. Viewing him anything less than a really good player is absurd.
Viewing Byron Murphy as a bust is absurd. Viewing him anything less than a really good player is absurd.
Yep. Next level absurd.
All because he can't just admit he was wrong. Because he didn't want them to draft him. I still admire the hard-core dedication to denial on Murphy. It's impressive.
Nothing bad about being wrong. Mid season, I didn't think Darnold was anything more than a placeholder (First Rams game)
Couldn't have been more wrong. And it's awesome. Oh well, not important. Opinions are like...well you know.
Go Hawks
All because he can't just admit he was wrong. Because he didn't want them to draft him. I still admire the hard-core dedication to denial on Murphy. It's impressive.
Nothing bad about being wrong. Mid season, I didn't think Darnold was anything more than a placeholder (First Rams game)
Couldn't have been more wrong. And it's awesome. Oh well, not important. Opinions are like...well you know.
Go Hawks
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Damn, no pleasant surprise today. It was TE day and of the 22 to receive votes, zero are Seahawks. I wasn't expecting Barner to rate highly, but not even honorable mention, let alone "others receiving votes"?
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Anyone remember the trashing of JS and the front office when they traded a 2nd and 5th round pick to the Giants for Leo? There was some serious handwringing and gnashing of teeth over this trade if I remember correctly. Fans are just plain shittalkers and clueless much of the time.
