I dont think those kinds of granular-rankings make any sense (except for click-bait, etc)

I do think ‘tiers’ makes ‘some’ sense. Its somewhat reasonable. I’d put 4 in the top-tier for 2026 based on the last couple years. Obviously things change from year to year.

Some players are just real oddities. Like Pickens for example. He can wreck a defense two games in a row, and then disappear for a while. What do you do with ‘that’ ?

How do you rank a Chase vs a Kupp ? Different animals. Should be on different lists.

Chase, Jefferson, Smith-Njigba, Nacua
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5. Lamb
6. St. Brown
7. Pickens
8. Brown
9. Collins
10. London
11. Flowers
12. Adams
13. Waddle
14. Nabers
15. Moore

we are big

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I don’t know if 1 of the 3 will emerge as a true #3 for 11 sets, though it could be that the 3rd spot is shared by all 3 of them.

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Well if the question is can CJ become a no.3 ? Then I’m not skeptical. I think he can be a no.3. But the danger for the Rams is if Puka/Davante goes down, can anybody be a no.2 ?

I’m still not sold on the Ty Simpson decision. They coulda had a third no.1 WR.

Time will tell, after it talks to us, down the road.

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CJ is a 5th Round pick. And not particularly fast. So I’m quite skeptical about him.

He’s a 6th round pick. In fact they traded 3 picks to move up 10 spots to take him. (Traded 207, 251, and 252 to move up to 197).

His speed isn’t what interests people in him. It’s his combination of decent size, great football IQ, route running, great catch radius, and hands. He has hands like Nacua, by which I mean he has an incredible catch rate on contested catches. He was actually a top player in all of college football both at avoiding drops and at making contested catches (his last 3 years he had an elite contested catch rate of 75.8%).

Nacua wasn’t fast either. Nor was Kupp.

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He seems like another Mumpfield or Whittington to me. He’s certainly nothing like Kupp. Kupp’s quickness was obvious from the start. I have no idea how Kupp fell to the 3rd rd.

I hope they are right about CJ. It would help a LOT if he was the real deal. But, like i said, I’m pretty skeptical. I dont think he can get open. Sure he has good hands and a long reach and is good at jump balls. But that aint enough. He’s got to be able to get open.

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Players union complexities

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NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal
Naming Some Dudes!
Gregg Rosenthal, Jourdan Rodrigue and Patrick Claybon name some guys!

I learned Jake Plummer, former Cardinal QB, now runs a mushroom farm.

My favorite NFL dude name will always be wide receiver Fair Hooker. 1969 to 74 played for the Browns. But i cannot think his name without internally hearing it in the voice of Pat Summerall.

Favorite Ram name will probly always be: Elvis Peacock. Rams first round selection in 78. He was on the Super Bowl team in 79. Rushed for 777 yards in 1980. Then injuries.

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“I’d say the game has definitely slowed down,” Nacua said. “I can still vividly remember my first pass from Matthew Stafford in Seattle in 2023. Just sprinting full speed in there and him being like, ‘Yo, slow down.’…”

Thats funny.

I love the fact the Rams didnt extend Nacua’s contract. And i love the fact that he Appears to get why. I was very skeptical of Nacua ever changing. But i’m cautiously optimistic about him now.

Just gotta somehow stay healthy while still playing like a wrecking ball. Dunno how long he can last but thats his game.

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canadaram wrote:

While I was aware of the Leonard/Clippers story, I hadn’t really started caring or kinda paying attention to it until he was going to be traded to the Raptors. It doesn’t sound like a resolution is near. I don’t even really understand who is leading this investigation. Is it the commissioner who works for the owners? Or is there a 3rd party, and if there is a 3rd party, is the NBA obligated to follow the findings and recommendations if Balmer faces a penalty?

It reminds me of Watergate. Pablo has pulled on a small thread and bigger and bigger crimes are implicated. Plus homelessness and housing and all this political stuff is becoming the actual story.

Unlike Watergate nothing will come of it. Cause this aint the 70s.

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Awesome vid. Never seen that one before. 1966. Wow.

George Allen, 12 seasons and his worst record was 8-6. Bill Walsh had 3 losing seasons.

Sometimes i wonder about coaches who never had losing seasons. Like Mike Tomlin. I wonder if some coaches want to win so much that they never allow their team to be ‘blown up’ so they can start over. Seems like ya have to be willing to start over sometimes and take a losing season or two.

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“when will they leave my people alone”

Awesome little vid. Les Josephson. O man.

Never liked ‘those’ blue and whites though. Too much blue.

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