TheBrownBear

Regarding Herbert, I just watched his entire 2020 highlight video and he's like a clone of Josh. Huge, accurate arm, extends plays with his legs, tough to bring down, etc. I think Josh is the better runner, but Herbert is very close to Josh in overall athleticism. Dang, there are some great young QBs in the AFC.

I like how Josh's only "con" is that he's sometimes too competitive and tries to make the best play. That's like the answer you give in an interview to "what is your biggest weakness?" Lol.

I say 13-14 wins and another AFC Championship Game appearance, but obviously hoping for more and honestly believe we have what it takes to win it all this year. It's just that there's still some really strong teams in the AFC and anything can happen in the postseason. At a minimum, I want to see us repeat as division champs and win all of our home playoff games.

Davis is ascending. Good size, great hands, good route runner and hard worker. Also, after all the praise we've heard about Hodgins, I wouldn't be quick to dismiss him either. Excited about the kid from Houston too as a slot/burner type. The three of them could be our future receiving corps (along with Diggs) as early as 2022.

I will say it is interesting how quickly the Falcons released Mingo. Sex crime allegations against NFL and college players in the past (Big Ben, Travis Henry, Jameis, etc.) didn't lead to immediate releases. Would Mingo still be on their roster if this was a teenage girl?

True to an extent, but if you're a good player and playing the correct tees for your age, you should still be able to shoot a respectable score. My Dad is 67 and still regularly scores in the 70s and shot 72 last year in a tournament. Still beats me a good amount when we play, but he plays the whites and I play the tips. My grandfather was still occasionally breaking 80 in his late 70s. The point is, a good golfer isn't shooting back to back rounds of 104/105, even at age 77, unless they are injured or have a terrible case of the shanks or something. He's saying Al Michaels sucks...lol.

"Tim and Eric Awesome Show. Great Job!" is probably one of my 5 favorite shows of all time (sort of a send up of low budget public access television). A must watch for fans of absurdist/bizarre humor.

I remember watching this game and feeling as if we were never really in it despite being down by just a few points for the majority of the game. Felt like Cincinnati was clearly the better team and could put their foot down on our throat whenever they needed too. Also didn't help that there were 20+mph winds during the game.

I agree with Simms. Not really high on either guy, but I've made exactly $0 in my long career as an NFL Scout from my couch.

I agree. I don't see it at all. He's physically mediocre, at best. He's small and fairly accurate, so everyone thinks he's the next Brees. Maybe, but I'll believe it when I see it.

No. Not sure on the numbers for this season, but his level of play and overall impact on the game will just continue to improve Barring injury, he will go down as one of the top 10 quarterbacks in NFL history.

Racism absolutely exists - among every country, culture and race. Some of the most blatantly racist people I have ever met were Black or Asian or other minorities or historically oppressed groups (LGBT). Of course, I've met plenty of racist whites too. The issue as it pertains to the United States is that white Europeans imported black African slaves for centuries, which obviously greatly influenced the power dynamic between American whites and blacks for generations. We have absolutely made great strides in the past 150 years to address the institutionalized racism that contributed to the disparity in QOL between the average American white and American black. But just looking at income, employment, incarceration, and average lifespan rates between whites and blacks indicates that we still have more work to do. So in that respect, like it or not, yes, America still has a "race issue". Now, I personally do have an issue with the public dressing down (and sometimes absolute destruction) of any individual who expresses the slightest bit of ignorance when it comes to racial or cultural sensitivity. These attacks on so called "microaggressions" or cultural appropriations serve no real purpose in progressing racial harmony. They are strictly about the dopamine hit awarded to the accuser. And unfortunately, mostly due to the Internet/social media, this seems like the path that we've chosen to tread down for the foreseeable future. This will do nothing but create new fissures between racial/ethnic groups and a more generalized stratification across society. As for the George Floyd stuff, I don't doubt that there are dirty/racist cops, but I'm of the opinion that it's more of a class and policing practices issue. Full disclosure - I'm a mixed race, straight man, raised in WNY who has lived all over this country.

Knox missed 4 games last year to injury/COVID, so it's not really fair to say he regressed. In fact, I thought he really started to flash down the stretch in the regular season last year. Hands seemed more reliable and he was being targeted more and more by Josh. Only 1 drop in his last 8 games (including playoffs) and he had 25 catches for 242 yards and 4 TDs during that stretch. Not a world beater by any stretch, but promising numbers for a 2nd year project tight end. Having said that, I'm still an advocate of grabbing Ertz in a reasonable trade. You can't have too many weapons and Ertz is a proven top-5 tight end when healthy.

Ertz would be a huge addition to this roster. Guy has one down year and most of that can be tied to Wentz sucking. He would be the best receiving tight end in team history.

Yeah, nothing to see here. Just the first active NFL player to come out gay in history. The fact that it's 2021 and it's taken this long to happen sort of points to it being a big deal.

Good for Nassib. Takes guts. He'll make things easier for the next generation of gay athletes.

Bingo. He's a childish attention ***** throwing a tantrum. I have zero respect for this guy now. Just to be clear, I've been vaccinated, but I understand there are risks and people have a legitimate right to question the safety and efficacy of the vaccine vs. just contracting COVID. Hell, my brother-in-law is a healthy 34 year old. He received the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine and unfortunately he was one of the few (or maybe not so few now) folks who ended up in the hospital with myocarditis. He's on meds now and is expected to recover in time. So yeah, I get younger dudes possibly being scared and wanting to avoid the vaccine. But the truth is, for those dudes whose immune systems are primed for that heart inflammation response, they're likely going to have the same issue if they actually end up with COVID (see Tommy Sweeney). Where these folks like Beasley lose the plot, is in thinking they have some God given right to continue to interact with society when they willfully break the social contract and refuse to follow the rules that society has agreed upon to keep us safe. If you don't want the vaccine, then fine, that's your right. But just remember that you forfeit entry into any social/professional setting that has agreed upon rules to ensure safety with regard to this virus.

Meh, Cole Beasley is replaceable. What I really want to know is where Duke Williams stands on the vaccine?

I doubt it. Probably just have to verbally attest to having been vaccinated. I'm going to the US Open in California this week and that's all they require.

Hmmmmnnnn....not sure how much stock I'd put into the Pats sucking based on a selected 15 second clip of their quarterbacks throwing in the rain at minicamp.

Yikes. That was one ugly game.

I was there! Probably a top-5 moment from my childhood. Just nuts!

Did Diggs sleep with this guy's wife or something?

Haven't read through the entire thread, but these would be at the top of my list: - Inability to tackle Stephen Baker (or was it Ingram?) on third down in Super Bowl XXV. - Music City Miracle - Ronnie Harmon's drop - Thurman's fumble to start second half of the SB against the Cowboys - Dawson Knox whiffed block that cost us the Texans playoff game

I remember cheering him on at Rich Stadium as a young boy. Sad stuff. RIP Eugene. Prayers to his family.