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znModeratorGive my best to your wife. I assume the surgery is needed due to arthritis and I can assure her the replacement surgery will remove that.
Thanks for the kind words and info and I will pass them on. She had a rough morning this morning but that has passed it looks like. Otherwise, doing fine. On crossing legs…these doctors are super cautious, want the thing absolutely beyond doubt, so they go cautious maximimus. I am sorry to hear about your own recent surgical assault, but, sounds like you are fine now.
znModeratorMothman
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMothman is the name of a cryptid speculated to exist after several reports of unidentified creatures seen in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register dated November 16, 1966, titled “Couples See Man-Sized Bird … Creature … Something”. The being subsequently entered regional folklore.
Mothman was introduced to a wider audience by Gray Barker in 1970, later popularized by John Keel in his 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies, claiming that there were supernatural events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the Silver Bridge. The 2002 film The Mothman Prophecies, starring Richard Gere, was based on Keel’s book.
History
On November 12, 1966, five men who were digging a grave at a cemetery near Clendenin, West Virginia, claimed to see a man-like figure fly low from the trees over their heads.[5] This is often identified as the first known sighting of what became known as the Mothman.
Shortly thereafter, on November 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant, Roger and Linda Scarberry and Steve and Mary Mallette, told police they saw a large white creature whose eyes “glowed red” when the car headlights picked it up. They described it as a “large flying man with ten-foot wings, following their car while they were driving in an area outside of town known as ‘the TNT area’, the site of a former World War II munitions plant.
During the next few days, other people reported similar sightings. Two volunteer firemen who sighted it said it was a “large bird with red eyes”. Mason County Sheriff George Johnson commented that he believed the sightings were due to an unusually large heron he termed a “shitepoke”. Contractor Newell Partridge told Johnson that when he aimed a flashlight at a creature in a nearby field its eyes glowed “like bicycle reflectors”, and blamed buzzing noises from his television set and the disappearance of his German Shepherd dog on the creature.[8] Wildlife biologist Dr. Robert L. Smith at West Virginia University told reporters that descriptions and sightings all fit the sandhill crane, a large American crane almost as high as a man with a seven-foot wingspan featuring circles of reddish coloring around the eyes, and that the bird may have wandered out of its migration route. This particular crane was unrecognized at first because it was not native to this region.
After the December 15, 1967, collapse of the Silver Bridge and the death of 46 people, there were no further reports of Mothman sightings, giving rise to legends that the Mothman sightings and the bridge collapse were connected.
Analysis
Folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand notes that Mothman has been widely covered in the popular press, some claiming sightings connected with UFOs, and others claiming that a military storage site was Mothman’s “home”. Brunvand notes that recountings of the 1966-67 Mothman reports usually state that at least 100 people saw Mothman with many more “afraid to report their sightings” but observed that written sources for such stories consisted of children’s books or sensationalized or undocumented accounts that fail to quote identifiable persons. Brunvand found elements in common among many Mothman reports and much older folk tales, suggesting that something real may have triggered the scares and became woven with existing folklore. He also records anecdotal tales of Mothman supposedly attacking the roofs of parked cars inhabited by teenagers.
Some ufologists, paranormal authors, and cryptozoologists claim that Mothman was an alien, a supernatural manifestation, or an unknown cryptid. In his 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies, author John Keel claimed that the Point Pleasant residents experienced precognitions including premonitions of the collapse of the Silver Bridge, unidentified flying object sightings, visits from inhuman or threatening men in black, and other phenomena.
Skeptic Joe Nickell says that a number of hoaxes followed the publicity generated by the original reports, such as a group of construction workers who tied flashlights to helium balloons. Nickell attributes the Mothman reports to pranks, misidentified planes, and sightings of a barred owl, an albino owl, suggesting that the Mothman’s “glowing eyes” were actually red-eye effect caused from the reflection of light from flashlights or other bright light sources. The area lies outside the snowy owl’s usual range.
znModeratorI have to admit, I don’t like this whole “grow the league” riff.
I don’t even think it’s good business.
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znModeratorWhat happens if the Browns pass on Wentz and Goff?
Todd McShay plays out the scenarios in the NFL draft if the Browns don’t pick a quarterback with the second pick. One of them is the Rams trading up with the Ravens to #6 to get ahead of SF and Philly. (3:02)
link: http://www.rams-news.com/todd-mcshay-happens-browns-pass-wentz-goff-video/
znModerator3 if you count Brown
I do count Brown. I think he showed a little stuff last year. In fact he may be better than Mason. That’s not ruling out drafting someone, though, they could also come up with another UDFA at running back too.
znModeratorCan’t imagine he would be a 1st or 2nd day pick. More like a UDFA.
znModeratorhe’ll be more pro ready than lynch although lynch might have the higher upside, and it should help that he’ll have gurley in the backfield to take pressure off him.
I’ve seen Goff compared to Ryan.
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znModeratorJim Thomas@jthom1
It’s official on Rams RB Benny Cunningham. His signing of one-year tender as restricted free agent has moved on NFL transactions wire.====
Benny Cunningham signs restricted free-agent offer with Rams
Nick Wagoner
Los Angeles Rams running back Benny Cunningham will be making the move west with the only NFL team he ha known. Cunningham officially signed his one-year restricted free-agent tender with the team on Thursday and confirmed the move on Friday.
The Rams offered Cunningham the original round tender in March. He went on to visit the New England Patriots but did not get any outside offers. The one-year deal will pay Cunningham $1.671 million.
Cunningham took to Twitter and Instagram on Friday afternoon to announce his return.
Retaining Cunningham is an important move for the Rams, who leaned on him as the primary backup to Todd Gurley in 2015. In three seasons with the Rams, Cunningham has established himself as the team’s best back when it comes to picking up the blitz and a key contributor on third downs because of it.
Cunningham also brings plenty to the table on special teams. Over the past two seasons, he’s fifth in the NFL in kick-return yards and sixth in yards per kick return (among those with at least 10 attempts). He contributes on coverage units as well.
With fellow running back Tre Mason dealing with the fallout from his arrest in Florida, the Rams could have been thin at running back had Cunningham departed. With Friday’s move, that’s a concern the Rams no longer have.
znModeratorBenny Cunningham signs RFA tender with Rams
Josh Alper on April 8, 2016
Benny Cunningham signs RFA tender with Rams
We’re closing in on the April 22 deadline for restricted free agents to sign offer sheets with other clubs, which means that players in that position have a good idea about whether that’s a likely development.
In most cases, an offer would have already come and the absence of one means it is time to sign the restricted free agent tender that allows them to stay with their current club. Jason LaCanfora of CBS Sports reports that’s what Rams running back Benny Cunningham has done.
Cunningham visited the Patriots early in free agency, but never signed an offer sheet and the Patriots have since added Donald Brown to their backfield mix.
Cunningham has played 46 games for the Rams over the last two seasons and his offensive contributions have primarily come as a receiver out of the backfield. Cunningham has 71 catches for 602 yards over the last two seasons while also serving as the team’s No. 1 kickoff returner.
With Cunningham back, the Rams return their top three backs from last season with Todd Gurley and Tre Mason rounding out the backfield crew.
znModeratorWell that’s good. I wonder if he was counting against the cap before in the various estimates.
April 8, 2016 at 6:57 am in reply to: Bruce Arians finds NFL comparisons for three top QBs in draft #41606znModerator“Arians has been raving about the 2016 class of quarterbacks since he began evaluating them in February
and insists there’s talent beyond the top few players of Carson Wentz, Jared Goff and Paxton Lynch.”Interesting.
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vThis is one of the few coaches whose opinion on this I would find interesting. For one, he’s been there…his coaching career as a qb coach and offensive coordinator includes Manning (as a rookie then a couple of years), Roethlisberger (as a rookie and after), and Luck (as a rookie).
And, he has no iron in the fire. ARZ is not going to take one of the qbs in the 1st round this year.
znModeratorRams: Quinton Coples could benefit from a scheme change
Vincent Bonsignore
link: http://www.insidesocal.com/nfl/2016/04/06/rams-quinton-coples-could-benefit-from-a-scheme-change/
One of the more under-the-radar moves this offseason was the Rams signing former first-round pick Quinton Coples, who spent most of his first four seasons with the New York Jets before finishing last season with the Miami Dolphins.
It’s easy to discount Coples as a first-round bust considering the Jets released him late in his fourth season and the Dolphins discarded him after playing the final six games with them in 2015.
And just as easy to view the Rams signing him as no big deal.
Going strictly by last season in which he managed just four tackles with two teams, both are valid thoughts. But when you consider how Coples was used his first three seasons with the Jets as a rush end in a 4-3 alignment – which resulted in 16.5 sacks – then understand a new coaching staff in New York meant a switch to a 3-4 scheme in which Coples was used as an outside linebacker, his situation might be more about scheme fit than talent.
And that the switch back to a 4-3 scheme with the Rams, in which Coples can go back to rushing the passer out of a stance – either outside or inside – could result in the kind of production he enjoyed earlier in his career.
“We think he’s probably better suited with his hand down and rushing in an even front type of thing,” Rams head coach Jeff Fisher said. “Now, we’ll do some variation stuff with him but he was just a little out of place. Between his willingness and his lack of production and his ability to spend time with (Defensive Line Coach Mike Waufle), I think that will translate into some good things for him. I think it will translate into some solid production for us an a backup (defensive) end.”
Here is video of Coples being used in a 4-3 alignment, and as you’ll see, there is plenty to like about his explosiveness out of a stance:
Coples was miscast as an outside linebacker in the 3-4, which resulted in a lost season and losing his job.
But as the video of him playing out of a stance shows, there is reason to believe he can get back on track in the more familiar and comfortable surroundings of the 4-3.
znModeratorProbably later on tomorrow I will roll this thread back into the Lynch thread, unless anyone minds.
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znModeratorMike Mayock@MikeMayock
On a windy day in Memphis – Paxton lynch let it rip..big arm and improved footwork = 1st rd===
RamBill: Kirwan and Jim Miller were talking about Lynch today and they don’t think he’ll last until the Rams pick at this point. Miller likes him better than Goff. They compare him to Flacco, but much more athletic. He’ll have one of the strongest arms in the league…..he’s just not ready at this point.
znModeratorWell surgery was today, it went well, visited the hospital twice, she comes home tomorrow or Friday, the rehab will get her up and going in a couple of weeks.
Before today’s surgery, this year it would take her 45 seconds or so to come down a short flight of stairs. So now all that’s over…just the rehab.
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znModeratorPaxton Lynch’s draft range: Rams, Broncos, Cowboys among fits
By Bucky Brooks
The pre-draft process is an intel-gathering mission on prospective employees. And although certain prospects tend to attract groupthink in the scouting community, others generate the varied opinions that come from 32 different franchises with 32 unique approaches to talent evaluation. Former NFL player and scout Bucky Brooks is taking a closer at some of the most notable — and polarizing — prospects in the 2016 NFL Draft, to determine draft range and team fits.
Today’s subject: Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch
CEILING: Top half of the first round — San Francisco 49ers (No. 7 overall), Philadelphia Eagles (No. 8), Chicago Bears (No. 11), Los Angeles Rams (No. 15).
FLOOR: Low first round/early second round — Arizona Cardinals (No. 29), Denver Broncos (No. 31), Dallas Cowboys (No. 34), San Diego Chargers (No. 35).
LYNCH’S PRO DAY: April 6.
What I like
Lynch is an athletic dual-threat playmaker with exceptional size, movement skills and arm talent. It is hard to find a 6-foot-7, 244-pounder capable of executing the zone read and quarterback power while also possessing the ability to throw fastballs to the perimeter from the pocket or on the move. That’s why scouts have been salivating over Lynch’s potential as a franchise quarterback since he burst onto the national scene with a spectacular performance (39 of 53 for 384 yards with three touchdowns and a pick) in the Tigers’ 37-24 win over Ole Miss last October. Lynch has all of the physical tools to shine in any offense, but it is his combination of arm talent and athleticism that has piqued the interest of creative offensive minds. Play designers with extensive experience melding RPOs (run-pass options), sprint-out passes, bootlegs and traditional concepts could view Lynch as the ultimate prospect to develop as a franchise quarterback. Although he is far from a finished product as a dropback passer and lacks extensive reps taking the ball from under center, Lynch could quickly master those maneuvers and become a deadly playmaker from the pocket.
Studying the All-22 coaches tape, Lynch’s arm talent is intoxicating. It is hard to find a passer capable of delivering the ball with more zip and velocity — to every area of the field — as effortlessly as Lynch. He fires the ball to the boundary from the opposite hash on a rope. The combination of ball speed and placement makes his passes nearly impossible for defenders to catch despite terrific anticipation or timing. Thus, Lynch could develop into an exceptional tight-window passer at the next level when he understands his limitations as a gunslinger.
Why the range?
Despite Lynch’s immense potential as a franchise quarterback, there are plenty of concerns surrounding the Memphis standout. He entered the NFL early, after his redshirt junior season, and will need some time to acclimate to the speed and tempo of the pro game. In addition, Lynch spent his college days in a spread offense that prominently featured RPOs, bubble screens and quick routes. Thus, he hasn’t been exposed to complex passing concepts (full-field reads or pure-progression passes) and his lack of experience with those tactics could make it tough for him to get onto the field — unless a coach is willing to use part of Memphis’ offensive system in the basic game plan.
o a concern for scouts evaluating Lynch. The Tigers played in the American Athletic Conference, and last season, Lynch faltered in the team’s three biggest conference games (Navy, Houston and Temple) down the stretch. Most importantly, he struggled mightily against Auburn in a Birmingham Bowl performance (16 of 37 for 106 yards and an interception) that exposed his flaws as a playmaker on a big stage. Although Lynch’s supporters point to the circumstances affecting his play — Memphis head coach Justin Fuente accepted a job at Virginia Tech and didn’t coach the bowl game — the fact that Lynch didn’t perform well in a series of big games raises some concern over his ability to lead his team to the winner’s circle.
Where would he excel?
It is important for any team considering Lynch as a franchise quarterback to entertain the possibility of blending some of the RPO concepts and lay-ups (bubble screens and quicks) into the game plan, to help him find his footing as a young playmaker. In addition, I believe a team with a strong running game and a diverse, complementary play-action passing attack would be a great fit for Lynch, based on his inexperience as a traditional dropback passer. Thus, teams like Denver and Los Angeles strike me as ideal environments for Lynch to grow into a franchise guy. The Broncos, in particular, have a structure in place (strong running game and dominant defense) to help Lynch slowly develop as a playmaker. He could lean on the C.J. Anderson-led ground attack, thus allowing him to throw high-percentage passes off run-action plays on various flood concepts and half-field reads. Also, Lynch could focus on learning how to manage the game with a nasty defense that’s capable of holding the score down.
The Rams offer Lynch a terrific opportunity to play alongside a pair of electric talents (Todd Gurley and Tavon Austin). Moreover, he would play for a coach (Jeff Fisher) who is comfortable featuring an athletic quarterback. Fisher enjoyed success with Steve McNair and Vince Young at the helm in Tennessee; he could take advantage of Lynch’s running skills and mobility as a complement to the Rams’ hard-hitting rushing attack. In addition, he would give the Rams a young, dynamic quarterback to build around for the foreseeable future.
The Cowboys and Chargers also would qualify as good landing spots for Lynch, based on the presence of a veteran quarterback and experienced quarterback teachers. Each team needs to identify a young signal caller to develop for a prominent role down the road; Lynch could be an intriguing prospect to groom.
znModeratorPatriots were 29th. Washington 31st. Two playoff teams.
Musta been well-coached and had some depth.Most of the playoff teams were in the top half
of the health-rankings. Three of the top four.
Health matters.w
vWell, the Patz suffered endless OL injuries. But they had Brady. Brady didn’t get injured, and much of the time—until they faced a top defense—he overcame the line issues.
Washington, on the other hand, had a never injured Cousins. Cousins is not Brady so they needed the OL…and sure enough, not only did they have a good veteran OL, but out of 80 possible starts, their original OL only missed 10 starts.
So the rule? Don’t get both your qb and you OL injured. Or, if you have Brady, don’t get your qb injured.
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April 6, 2016 at 4:08 pm in reply to: Patriots fans sue to get draft pick back, cite ‘emotional distress’ #41547znModeratorThis was posted on April 6, so I assume it is real or just the story line for the next episode of “Better Call Saul”.
It’s real.
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znModeratorQuick setup and release in the pocket — rare for a QB of his size
— quick release …I like that kind of stuff in my qb.
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April 6, 2016 at 8:35 am in reply to: Patriots fans sue to get draft pick back, cite ‘emotional distress’ #41533znModeratorTodd Orsatti, a season-ticket holder, said his daughter is now bitterly jaded because of the whole ordeal.
Oh no.
April 6, 2016 at 7:32 am in reply to: massive document leak reveals a global web of corruption and tax avoidance #41529znModeratorThe Panama Papers Show Us That Every Political System in the World Might Be Rigged
And they’re the result of a brilliant international exercise in investigative journalism.http://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/news/a43587/panama-papers/
MADISON, WISCONSIN—You’ll have to forgive me, but it was the weekend, so I didn’t manage to get through all 11.5 million files that were leaked regarding who was stashing how much money where around the globe. But I read enough to know that a whole massive amount of the world’s financial and political corruption got dumped onto the Intertoobz, certainly enough to give more weight to the possibility that every political system in the world—even the nakedly authoritarian ones—is hopelessly rigged, and that the marvelous new world of the miraculous global economy is an even bigger thieves’ paradise than you, me, or even Jamie Dimon thought it was.
Twelve national leaders are among 143 politicians, their families and close associates from around the world known to have been using offshore tax havens. A $2bn trail leads all the way to Vladimir Putin. The Russian president’s best friend—a cellist called Sergei Roldugin—is at the centre of a scheme in which money from Russian state banks is hidden offshore. Some of it ends up in a ski resort where in 2013 Putin’s daughter Katerina got married.
Among national leaders with offshore wealth are Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s prime minister; Ayad Allawi, ex-interim prime minister and former vice-president of Iraq; Petro Poroshenko, president of Ukraine; Alaa Mubarak, son of Egypt’s former president; and the prime minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson. Six members of the House of Lords, three former Conservative MPs and dozens of donors to UK political parties have had offshore assets. The families of at least eight current and former members of China’s supreme ruling body, the politburo, have been found to have hidden wealth offshore. Twenty-three individuals who have had sanctions imposed on them for supporting the regimes in North Korea, Zimbabwe, Russia, Iran and Syria have been clients of Mossack Fonseca. Their companies were harboured by the Seychelles, the British Virgin Islands, Panama and other jurisdictions. A key member of Fifa’s powerful ethics committee, which is supposed to be spearheading reform at world football’s scandal-hit governing body, acted as a lawyer for individuals and companies recently charged with bribery and corruption. One leaked memorandum from a partner of Mossack Fonseca said: “Ninety-five per cent of our work coincidentally consists in selling vehicles to avoid taxes.”
It strikes me that one of the worst jobs in the world is to be the front man for all the money that Vladimir Putin stole. Somewhere out there is an umbrella full of plutonium with your name on it, tovarich. Another thing that strikes me is that this vast web of interlocking schemes, all 11.5 million files of it, represents the shady doings of one freaking firm. The mind, she boggles and the gob, she is smacked.(Also, it’s almost hard to believe at this point that somebody involved with FIFA’s ethics committee would be part and parcel of massive international corruption. Most sports have had what they call “brushes” with organized crime. International soccer is nothing but organized crime.)
These revelations are the result of a brilliant international exercise in investigative journalism, muckraking in at least half-a-dozen examples. It also is the result of what Edward Snowden did, whether people want to admit it or not. Now, it’s time for all the governments named in these documents to come clean, and for their citizens to demand that they do so. And while there isn’t yet a major American political or financial figure tied to these files, the glimpse they give into how the international oligarchs do their business, while arranging to stiff their native countries of the taxes they by right ought to be paying, is bound to resonate in the current presidential election. These are the ultimate loopholes through which much of the world’s wealth disappears, never to return again.
April 6, 2016 at 7:15 am in reply to: 2016 mocks & rankings & general draft commentaries, thread 2 #41528znModeratorPRO FOOTBALL WEEKLY
Arthur Arkush NFL Mock Draft
http://www.profootballweekly.com/draft/mock/arthur-arkush/
1 Laremy Tunsil OT Ole Miss
Best player in draft fills Titans’ greatest need; no need to overthink it.2 Carson Wentz QB North Dakota State
Variety of QBs Hue Jackson has developed bodes well for Wentz.3 Joey Bosa D EOhio State
Bolts have lacked front-seven cornerstone for too long.4 Jalen Ramsey CB Florida State
Ramsey and Byron Jones give Dallas two dynamic athletes in secondary.5 Myles Jack OLB UCLA
Jack gives Gus Bradley’s rebuilding ‘D’ loads of flexibility.6 Jared Goff QB California
*Predicted trade with Eagles* How much will Roseman enjoy leapfrogging Kelly for franchise QB?7 Ezekiel Elliott RB Ohio State
Not sold on Carlos Hyde, Chip lands heavy-back with QB in flux.8 Ronnie Stanley OT Notre Dame
*Predicted trade with Ravens* Eugene Monroe has inspired little confidence since receiving big extension.9 DeForest Buckner DE Oregon
Buckner, McCoy and newcomer Robert Ayers would combine to spark rush in a big way.10 Vernon Hargreaves III CB Florida
Hargreaves is great value to pair with Jenkins for supremely confident, dynamic CB duo.11 A’Shawn Robinson DT Alabama
Would’ve loved Hargreaves but next-best-player also fills glaring need.12 Sheldon Rankins DT Louisville
New Orleans’ three-technique search yields best one in draft.13 Jack Conklin OT Michigan State
After missing on corner and running back, Phins settle for best remaining O-lineman.14 Reggie Ragland ILB Alabama
Reggie McKenzie cares little about Oakland busting out on ‘Bama ‘backer before his arrival.15 Paxton Lynch QB Memphis
Case Keenum isn’t NFL starter but he can build a bridge to one with rare tools requiring molding.16Kevin Dodd DE Clemson
Dodd opposite Ansah could be holy terror for Teryl Austin’s group.17 Laquon Treadwell WR Ole Miss
Treadwell would be a heck of a compliment to Julio Jones.18 Taylor Decker OT Ohio State
Decker is the kind of tough brawler Jim Irsay demanded for last offseason.19 Mackensie Alexander CB Clemson
Alexander gives Buffalo third stud CB, insurance with Gilmore in contract year.20 Leonard Floyd OLB Georgia
Todd Bowles’ aggressive scheme lacks athletic second-level edge rusher.21 Robert Nkemdiche DT Ole Miss
Scot McCloughan believes in second chances and this one’s well worth giving.22 Corey Coleman WR Baylor
Rick Smith, Bill O’Brien not messing around with offensive overhaul.23 Josh Doctson W RTCU
Can Doctson be what Cordarrelle couldn’t for RickSpielman — a dependable, big-play WR?24 Darron Lee OLB Ohio State
Is he a safety? Outside ‘backer? Cincy can use more speed in both areas.25 Shaq Lawson DE Clemson
Kevin Colbert goes back to edge-rushing well with Jarvis Jones nearing bust status.26 Jason Spriggs OT Indiana
Seattle will love his athleticism, even if Spriggs another raw blocker for unit needing instant help.27 Jarran Reed DT Alabama
Tremendous value and need pick for Ted Thompson.28 Sterling Shepard WR Oklahoma
Shepard, Maclin and Kelce gives Alex Smith all the weapons he should need.29 Ryan Kelly C Alabama
Arizona hopes its O-line drafting improves with safe, Day One starter.30 Derrick Henry RB Alabama
Move over Cam another athletic freak arrives in Carolina backfield31 Connor Cook QB Michigan State
Patience running thin, Elway take calculated reach to insure future.znModeratorHave not seen it.
The criticism I heard is, it whitewashes the fact that at some point he actually was a party-line defender of commie regimes.
znModeratorJT: And this may surprise you. but at least one evaluation at Rams Park had Tim Barnes as the team’s highest-rated offensive lineman in 2015.
zn: That’s interesting.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
just kidding.
I think it’s a good think. I think Barnes does well when you factor 3 things in. 1. he looks better with an experienced guard next to him. 2. They like him because he plays well on the move, getting to the 2nd level etc. 3. They like him because he knows the system and how to make smart line calls.
The people who don’t like him, I think, mostly grade him low on straight-ahead one on one blocking. But I don’t think that’s what they value in a center. He’s supposed to team with the guard on a lot of that kind of thing. Like Wells before him, they like him because of his movement and smarts.
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znModeratorAnd this may surprise you. but at least one evaluation at Rams Park had Tim Barnes as the team’s highest-rated offensive lineman in 2015.
That’s interesting.
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znModeratorhttp://www.draftcountdown.com/mock-draft/2016-mock-draft/round-1/
Memphis QB Paxton Lynch is going to be an extremely enticing option for teams that are in what I like to call quarterback purgatory. No team better exemplifies that term than the now Los Angeles Rams, who seemingly have all the rest of the pieces in place to contend but just can’t seem to get it right at the games most important position. You don’t often find signal callers with the type of talent and upside that Lynch offers beyond the Top 10 overall. Lynch is still a bit rough around the edges but no more so than Blake Bortles, who was the third overall pick a couple of years ago. Lynch checks in at an imposing 6-6 5/8 and 244 pounds, which has led to some lazy comparisons to Joe Flacco. Lynch certainly isn’t the second coming of Michael Vick but he is surprisingly athletic and elusive and not merely a statuesque pocket passer. Lynch spins a great ball with an effortless delivery, has more than enough arm strength to make all of the throws and displays excellent touch down the field. Lynch will require a small degree of patience but has the potential to be the most valuable of commodities – a true franchise quarterback. If Lynch is available at this point the Rams should thank the football gods for their good fortune and sprint to the podium.
znModeratorApril 5, 2016 at 7:35 pm in reply to: Is everything in the Universe made of the same 'thing'? #41505znModeratorArticles about Quarks, and atoms and string theory,
and big bangs, etc, etc etc etc — should highlight
the fact that ‘we’ have no idea what the Universe/people/anything
is “made of”.Well we know that people/and most every thing we see are made of atoms, and atoms are made of protons and electrons, and protons are made of quarks.
What we don’t know is whether electrons and quarks are made of anything else, or not.
It’s not that we don’t know what they are made of. It’s that we don’t know even IF they are made of something else or not. (Though, most likely, not.) But then, why keep adding that?
As a rule science doesn’t talk about “everything” a lot of the time. Most of the time, it talks about specific things. So it gets old and redundant to say over and over “the sun is made of a complex interaction between gravitational pressure pulling atoms inward and nuclear energy pushing them out. Now please add standard caveat that we don;t know what gravity, energy, and sub-sub-atomic sub-particles are made of.”
I personally don’t need mystery. I also don’t need its opposite. I just like hearing what they know, so far. So I personally understand why they don’t keep adding the “don’t know” part.
It’s like football talk. There’s only so far it can go, and we know that. “Keenum gets a 1st down! Granted, this does not help us determine if quarks are elemental particles or not. And why did the French invent ragout?”
znModeratorGR Reynolds Barnes (pickem) Hav
I like the vet next to GR.
znModeratorJason Cole@JasonColeBR
Source: #49ers QB Colin Kaepernick will not take pay cut, nor will team pay off part of deal to make trade happen. No deal with #Broncos. -
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