Miyagi-Do Karate

For real? I thought he would jump at the Chance to just re-sign with us. Has a perfect niche here.

No one wants to to give them their flowers, but the chiefs were the ones ahead of the curve on this, in trading Hill.

I actually am not sure it’s always a situation of people being burned out or unhappy. Maybe sometimes. But It seems also due to ignorance— like they don’t even think being friendly and customer-oriented is something they should do. i am not also looking for anyone to fawn over me. Just to say hello and recognize my basic existence. another example— I was at the dollar store and me and another lady were standing in line. The cashier saw us, but kept us waiting for like 5 minutes while she was putting stuff away on a shelf. she then came over, and I was like, “hey, how’s it going.” No response. She rang me up. Then I said at the end, “thanks.” And no response. something almost identical happened to me at Panera bread then to the other day. isn’t that weird?

So, when I was a teenager and I worked in fast food, I was taught to be polite to customers and drop everything for a customer’s request. Maybe it’s just me, but have times changed? I go to retail and restaurant places now where I get from an employee, “hold on a minute. I’m busy.” Or a hostess at a restaurant stand waiting to roll another 20 napkins before deciding to turn to me to seat me. Or an usher at a symphony concert who is standing there holding programs, but doesn’t give me one or even acknowledge me. These are just a few examples. But this sort of stuff happens to me almost all the time. Is it just me? Are workers these days just ruder? Am I just becoming a curmudgeon?

I do think people (me included) are a little unfair to Beane. He has hit on a lot of great draft picks, including early round ones. We just tend to dwell on the not-so-good picks. Allen, Tre, Edmunds, Dion, Oliver, Rousseau, AJE. All first and second round picks who I think panned out very well.

This is a tough one for me. There are some guys that were really bad, yet they weren’t supposed to be great to begin with. They were just thrown into the starting lineup out of necessity. So they shouldn’t really count (eg, peterman, Tuel, Mike pucillo, Ty Pennington). It’s the true busts— elite picks or signings who flamed out— that should be on this list. The top guys that obviously come to Mind there are Maybin and Mike Williams. But the one guy who stands alone for me is Sammy Watkins. Based on how great he was supposed to be, what we gave up for him, and then how he performed (plus the attitude and the injuries), I truly thought he was the worst.

Lot of amazing memories here!!

We all know what happened last time when we desperately needed a DT in a very deep class. Then the perfect guy fell right to us!!! (And we picked Donte Whiff-ner).

he needed to teach those guys Judo to avoid Rapp!

You don’t oversee 27 wrist and forearm injuries, and keep your job. should have had those guys doing wrist curls!

False info, apparently. Steelers and jags haven’t spoken. https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/trevor-lawrence-steelers-report-shut-down.html

Really smart move by the Steelers. I just don’t think the jags would do it.

I feel like the Saints are still paying for Jairus Byrd!

Cleveland about to fully guarantee his contract to close the deal!

I went down a little internet rabbit hole to look up some of the recent great Syracuse players, including a lot of them that left early. Chris McCullough, Tyler Lydon, Donte Greene. Even Darius Bazley. You sort of wonder if any of them have any regret about leaving early.

Agree. If you think about it, that’s been the main issue for this defense. Oliver flashes, but not that consistent. But if we had two super elite spacing eating monsters inside, that then probably solves our run defense issues, and on passing downs, it makes our average edge-setting ends much better, and covers up lack of talent in the secondary. I hope picks 1 and 2 are DTs.

this is the deepest DT class in a long time. I really want to see them go interior DT in round 1 and/or 2.

great post, and you are right. To me, it’s just about execution. We mostly have the players. Got to make a few more plays here and there when it matters. if we convert on 4th and 5, we probably win the SB. (If Andrews doesn’t drop the 2-pointer against us, ravens may have won the SB).

Love this dude. Perfect attitude for that line. Him and Spencer Brown look to murder people.

These RBs have the wrong idea. The best thing they can get is job security. He would Be better off negotiating something reasonable, but long term and with some solid incentives baked in. once You hit the RB free agent carousel, it’s all downhill. He should ask his brother how that went for him.

I would seriously use our top 2 picks on DT’s this year. Deepest DT draft in a long time.

I would break the bank for Holland and a top tier CB. Really infuse that secondary with talent.

Cam Lewis: “I’m not listening to you! I report to the Dime Package coach only!”

I remember that Miami game when Tre got injured. The defense was the best I had ever seen it ever. I remember thinking, “finally!” Everything was clicking on all cylinders: Von, Oliver, Daquon, Milano, Bernard, and a fully healthy Tre. Then Tre went down! Then, we lose Milano and Daquon the next week. Then, we lose Von a few weeks later.