SinceThe70s

The Falcons have yet to win a SB...with or without Ryan. I get that Ryan was a good pick, but your sarcasm misses the mark for me.

I get the safety issues, but agree with OP's premise. I'm not looking for a shift to make the game defensive-oriented, I love great play on both sides of the ball. I'm just looking for a better balance. I had to look this up to confirm the details from my cloudy memory, but I remembered watching a ridiculous MNF game between the Packers and Redskins where both teams were scoring at will. Turns out it was a 48-47 Packers win from 1983: https://fs64sports.blogspot.com/2013/10/1983-packers-defeat-redskins-in-48-47.html Fun to watch at first, but then it turned into a joke as the game went on. That game was an aberration back then, nowadays it's not unexpected. A lot of people thought this past Super Bowl was a great game, but with only one punt it was way too offensive oriented for my taste.

Geez. I don't follow him but it seems like every 5 years or so we get a Dykstra story...usually bad with the occasional he's gotten his act together story. Dykstra epitomized the phrase "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog". He was a flat-out competitor who got the most out of his talents. He played with intensity and I assume lives his life with the same (probably misguided) intensity. Loved him as a Met, sad to hear the latest. P.S. - a random/obscure Dykstra memory. I remember seeing a highlight from spring training camp 1987 where Franklin Stubbs (L.A. Dodgers) was mocking Dykstra from the 1986 NLCS series walk-off HR, running and jumping with fists in the air . That was one of the first times I realized how much that '86 team was hated.

That's great, I've never been to a pre-season game in Florida. In 1987 I had good seats down by third base for Yankees/Orioles. I yelled something out to Ray Knight about '86 and he game me a thumbs up.

Had a cool Mets moment yesterday. Sitting near the end of a people-mover in the Minneapolis airport, I look up and do an obvious double-take when I see Dwight Gooden. Somehow he noticed either my double-take or my friends Mets hat. And as I'm poking my friend to look up from his phone Dwight waves over to us and says hi. I give him a 'Whats up Dwight" and he continues on his way. The whole thing lasted about as long as it takes you to walk 60 feet and 6 inches.

I don't believe for a second that the Jets aren't still targetting one of the QB's. Pretty sure McCown and Bridgewater are on one year deals, no?

The assumption is that we can trade further up, but what if we can't and Darnold, Rosen, Mayfield and Allen are all gone in the first 10? Consensus seems to be that Rudolph, Jackson and Falk would be a stretch at 12 so I could see a trade down or non-QB pick. But I have a hard time believing that we wouldn't grab one of those guys before the first round is over. I know you're on the Foles band wagon and if we can't trade up further that may end up looking more attractive, but I wouldn't do that at the expense of #12.

I'm watching SNY and they just popped up this quote from Mets pitching coach Dave Eiland: “Don’t let hitters get comfortable. When you’re pitching, you have to be feared. There is one stat I hope we lead the league in, and that’s hit batters." I think Syndegaard will get along very well with his new coach. What's more interesting to me is whether Eiland can turn around a guy like Robles. I thought Robles showed promise when he first came up, had a bit of an edge. Last year it looked like he was throwing BP.

Might need to mix in a few Susan B. Anthonys.

This is somewhat off topic but do you know what I miss? The quarter toll booths where the guy riding shotgun would have to make the hook shot out the passenger window and over the roof.

All good points. I was going under the assumption that the Jets will still bring in a rookie QB. I just find it hard to believe that Bowles and Maccagnan are going to hitch their wagon to Bridgewater. They both have to be on short leashes. If they did sign Bridgewater I could see them trade down and go for one of the lesser heralded QBs in the draft. Whatever happens the QB carousel this year has been very interesting. And we still have over a month to go before the dust settles.

I would think it makes the Jets less appealing to Bridgewater.

That's what I was thinking. I think he'll jump at any chance if he thinks he'll start the season.

Bestimmt.

Blasphemy. Orton goes up first.

Hah! I'm an eternal optimist and not dialed into every NFL player so after I got past "who the eff is Jeff Posey", I was thinking it must've been a steal.

Strong call. Pretty sure Posey was the guy I had in the back of my mind but couldn't remember. I think the legal tampering period is a farce that the NFL created in attempt to save face over signings at one minute past midnight. I don't think it changed a thing but honestly I could care less either way.

Keep it up and after a few years we will own the entire draft.

Couldn't agree more. Coming off the playoff appearance, a ton of draft picks and a lot of QB possibilities in the draft and free agency. Looking forward to seeing how it plays out and I see no reason not to put my faith in McBeane.

Bring on the strong opinions. I tend to be middle of the road, but I like the debate....except of course when everyone else is effin clueless I hope you're wrong that "Harvey doesn't wan't the spotlight". I'm probably getting greedy and unrealistic but I want the Dark Knight back. He was utterly dominant. I'm not looking for happy and well adjusted. As for Calloway not being in Cleveland...reasonable point. I'll file that away along with my pitching coach vs. manager concern.

I have no doubt they didn't amass draft picks to trade for Foles or any other QB on an NFL roster. But Super Bowl MVPs are rarely available. Comes down to a roll of the dice. Is Foles what he was during one great year and the short Super Bowl run or the guy who couldn't hold a job in between? Or is the NFL draft crapshoot a better option? Like you, I'm sticking with the draft.

I think they want to trade up and grab "our guy" in the draft. They have been amassing draft picks since McD has been here and it continued yesterday. Beane has publicly commented about the need to find a franchise QB. I don't think you collect draft picks with the idea that you'll trade for a franchise QB. Then again, the Super Bowl MVP isn't typically available. Also, you need a trading partner and whose to say that Cleveland and the Giants don't sit tight and take "our guy". Nevertheless, I'll stick with trading up.

I'm never sure if newsday.com is behind a fee wall. Hopefully not. Matt Harvey and Mickey Calloway pleased with righthander's start despite final line https://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/matt-harvey-mets-spring-training-1.17252685 What struck me about this article about Harvey's start today was how much Calloway's comments were invested in the details of pitching. I understand that can be expected and I'm not suggesting it's a problem, although it does raise an eyebrow for me. Kind of like the defensive coordinator that becomes head coach but can't let go of the D, potentially at the expense of the O. On the positive side I felt like I got more out of "the process" (snicker) of pitching a spring training game than a manager would normally give.

I agree that it's way too early to tell. Sign Cousins for $27 million or commit to someone like Keenum for more than one year and there won't be a competition. Anything less and I'd expect competition that's tilted against the rookie.

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