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Do you feel that way because of the historic value of the Tight End position in the draft or because of Hockenson specifically?

I don't know who subscribes to The Athletic, but I stumbled onto this massive draft guide by Dane Brugler he calls "The Beast" because he takes 10 months to put it together after starting in June. He actually ranks the prospects and has pretty detailed descriptions about each one. Here's what he said about Hockenson (and notice where he ranks him): 1. T.J. HOCKENSON | Iowa 6046 | 251 lbs. | rSO. Chariton, Iowa (Chariton) 7/3/1997 (age 21.82) #38 BACKGROUND: A three-star tight end recruit out of high school, T.J. Hockenson was a four-year starter at Chariton as a tight end and safety. He was used as more of a wideout than traditional tight end in high school and the offense was centered around his receiving skills, finishing his career with a school-record 238 catches for 3,560 yards and 49 touchdowns. As a senior, Hockenson posted 85 receptions for 1,219 yards and 17 touchdowns, adding 39 tackles and two interceptions on defense to earn First Team All-State honors for the third straight year. He was also a standout basketball player, scoring 1,890 career points and earning Second Team All-State honors twice. Coming from a smaller school, Hockenson wasn’t considered a top-50 tight end recruit, but in-state programs like Iowa State and Northern Iowa offered him quickly. However, once Iowa (his favorite team growing up) offered him prior to his senior year, he became a Hawkeye. After his prolific 2018 season, Hockenson elected to leave school early and enter the 2019 NFL Draft. YEAR (GP/GS) REC YDS AVG TD NOTES 2016: Redshirted 2017: (13/12) 24 320 13.3 3 2018: (13/13) 49 760 15.5 6 Second Team All-American; John Mackey Award; Kwalick-Clark Big Ten TE of the Year; First Team All-Big Ten Total: (26/25) 73 1,080 14.8 9 HT WT ARM HAND WING 40-YD 20-YD 10-YD VJ BJ SS 3C BP COMBINE 6046 251 32 1/4 09 1/2 77 7/8 4.70 2.75 1.63 37 1/2 10’03” 4.18 7.02 17 PRO DAY N/A (stood on Combine numbers; positional drills only) STRENGTHS: Above-average athleticism…natural pass-catching abilities with his body control, reflexes and hand-eye coordination…reliable hands…clean releases off the line of scrimmage…sticks his foot in the ground and accelerates off his plant to press defenders off the route…finds the sticks and achieves proper depth in his patterns…legitimate downfield threat (averaged 11.5 yards per target in 2018)…ambitious after the catch, flashing tackle-breaking skills (seven catches of 30-plus yards in 2018)…outstanding finisher as a blocker…latches, runs his feet and drives his target off the screen…competitive appetite and wired right for the pro game…productive and durable career in Iowa City. WEAKNESSES: Doesn’t have ideal size and bulk for the position…overeager at times as a blocker and can get tossed when he arrives off-balance…bad habit of ducking his head into initial contact…tends to rush his routes at times and needs to better set up sitting defenders. SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Iowa, Hockenson paired with Noah Fant to form the best tight end duo in college football, lining up inline and slot in the Hawkeyes’ pro-style scheme. He became the second tight end in school history with 750-plus receiving yards in a season and joined Dallas Clark as the only Hawkeyes to win the Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end. Despite not blocking in high school, Hockenson has developed into an elite blocker with the functional strength and competitive spirit to physically overwhelm defenders at the point of attack. Although he would benefit from added nuance as a route runner, his basketball background is obvious with the agility and catch radius to be an impact weapon downfield. Overall, Hockenson has a complete skill set for the position with outstanding athleticism, pass-catching traits and blocking skills, projecting as an immediate NFL starter with Pro Bowl potential. GRADE: 1st Round (#6 overall)

Jeremiah had us with Fant before.... now... 9 T.J. Hockenson - TE School: Iowa | Year: Sophomore (RS) Hockenson would quickly emerge as the best friend of Josh Allen and LeSean McCoy. He helps in both the passing and running game.

Oh my bad!!! Wait... so you're telling me that on the new streaming service there are already apparently 2 live action Star Wars series (Mandalorian and the spinoff with Cassian, which I was initially interested in because I loved Rogue One) and 4 live action Marvel series (Scarlet Witch with Vision, Loki prequel, The Falcon and Winter Soldier, and a Hawkeye series... all with the original actors from the MCU movies) that are confirmed and people are questioning this service and price???

So I don't know who subscribes to The Athletic, but I stumbled onto this massive draft guide by Dane Brugler he calls "The Beast" because he takes 10 months to put it together after starting in June. He actually ranks the prospects and has pretty detailed descriptions about each one. Here's what he said about Hockenson (and notice where he ranks him): 1. T.J. HOCKENSON | Iowa 6046 | 251 lbs. | rSO. Chariton, Iowa (Chariton) 7/3/1997 (age 21.82) #38 BACKGROUND: A three-star tight end recruit out of high school, T.J. Hockenson was a four-year starter at Chariton as a tight end and safety. He was used as more of a wideout than traditional tight end in high school and the offense was centered around his receiving skills, finishing his career with a school-record 238 catches for 3,560 yards and 49 touchdowns. As a senior, Hockenson posted 85 receptions for 1,219 yards and 17 touchdowns, adding 39 tackles and two interceptions on defense to earn First Team All-State honors for the third straight year. He was also a standout basketball player, scoring 1,890 career points and earning Second Team All-State honors twice. Coming from a smaller school, Hockenson wasn’t considered a top-50 tight end recruit, but in-state programs like Iowa State and Northern Iowa offered him quickly. However, once Iowa (his favorite team growing up) offered him prior to his senior year, he became a Hawkeye. After his prolific 2018 season, Hockenson elected to leave school early and enter the 2019 NFL Draft. YEAR (GP/GS) REC YDS AVG TD NOTES 2016: Redshirted 2017: (13/12) 24 320 13.3 3 2018: (13/13) 49 760 15.5 6 Second Team All-American; John Mackey Award; Kwalick-Clark Big Ten TE of the Year; First Team All-Big Ten Total: (26/25) 73 1,080 14.8 9 HT WT ARM HAND WING 40-YD 20-YD 10-YD VJ BJ SS 3C BP COMBINE 6046 251 32 1/4 09 1/2 77 7/8 4.70 2.75 1.63 37 1/2 10’03” 4.18 7.02 17 PRO DAY N/A (stood on Combine numbers; positional drills only) STRENGTHS: Above-average athleticism…natural pass-catching abilities with his body control, reflexes and hand-eye coordination…reliable hands…clean releases off the line of scrimmage…sticks his foot in the ground and accelerates off his plant to press defenders off the route…finds the sticks and achieves proper depth in his patterns…legitimate downfield threat (averaged 11.5 yards per target in 2018)…ambitious after the catch, flashing tackle-breaking skills (seven catches of 30-plus yards in 2018)…outstanding finisher as a blocker…latches, runs his feet and drives his target off the screen…competitive appetite and wired right for the pro game…productive and durable career in Iowa City. WEAKNESSES: Doesn’t have ideal size and bulk for the position…overeager at times as a blocker and can get tossed when he arrives off-balance…bad habit of ducking his head into initial contact…tends to rush his routes at times and needs to better set up sitting defenders. SUMMARY: A two-year starter at Iowa, Hockenson paired with Noah Fant to form the best tight end duo in college football, lining up inline and slot in the Hawkeyes’ pro-style scheme. He became the second tight end in school history with 750-plus receiving yards in a season and joined Dallas Clark as the only Hawkeyes to win the Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end. Despite not blocking in high school, Hockenson has developed into an elite blocker with the functional strength and competitive spirit to physically overwhelm defenders at the point of attack. Although he would benefit from added nuance as a route runner, his basketball background is obvious with the agility and catch radius to be an impact weapon downfield. Overall, Hockenson has a complete skill set for the position with outstanding athleticism, pass-catching traits and blocking skills, projecting as an immediate NFL starter with Pro Bowl potential. GRADE: 1st Round (#6 overall)

I think Hulu is owned at least partially by Disney, so they might set up a bundle. What he said

They're saying $6.99 at least initially. That absolutely won't last, but that's super cheap for what looks to be at least a handful of potential blockbuster shows.

Really? You hate Marvel? You hate Star Wars? You hate Disney?

Personally, Tom Hiddleston's Loki is one of my favorite MCU characters in the last decade, so wife and I can't wait for that. Also really looking forward to the Rogue One spinoff with The Mandalorian. I hope they get even wider releases with the recent acquisition of Fox, too. I know The Simpson's will now be part of the service.

Really like the tightness of the current AFCE QBs, sans Marcia. Fitz forever has a place in my heart.

We won it Beat me to it

And yet as a country we still emit the 2nd highest amount in the world. 500 pound guy losing 100 pounds doesn't make that 400 pound guy healthier than the 250 pound guy.

Once again, I'm talking about global warming, I'm not focused on the Green New Deal, specifically, though I like that it was put forward and is such a big talking point. I think Inslee's plan is closer to something that realistically should/might happen, though I just don't think he's a viable candidate at this point. But what he said about the Green New Deal being "aspirational" is exactly how I feel. But there's absolutely an aspect of social inequity that's interconnected with climate change. If you accept that global warming/climate change is real, it's almost illogical to assume the 2 are completely disconnected.

I've read it, but I also think viewing that as a final bill is foolish. I view it as an idealistic initiative more than anything else. Interesting that this shifted automatically to the Green New Deal as binding language rather than Global Warming, which is what I brought up. I view the Green New Deal as a kind of goal and acknowledgment of the necessity to shift priorities to the environment, which is what I was initially talking about and the conversation shifted. And maybe the reason the conversation shifted is because of the prevalence in the Green New Deal in the narrative today. I'd counter that the idealistic Green New Deal is more a counter to the extreme negligence and irresponsibility of the Industrialized world over the last century and, in the US, the Republican Party at large over the last few decades. The Green New Deal will never go in place exactly as it is. It just can't in the polarized society we live in. What it serves as (or should serve as) is a starting point for a serious conversation/negotiation/discussion.

So is he just assuming that this would be just added on to what we spend annually rather than helping to pay for it by cutting our spending from other things, like the proposed cut in half of our military spending?

Answering your questions is pointless because you're letting perfect be the enemy of the good.

Before I respond, link?

To me, this is just the position of a frightened hermit. Change isn't something that's ever fluid or easy. It naturally comes with hiccups. If you think I'm of the opinion that this would be easy, you're wrong. Just because it's not easy doesn't mean we shouldn't do it. It amazes me sometimes people's (Republicans particularly) perspectives on what they'll pay for. Get rid of Social Security because it costs to much--from the retired dude already getting Social Security. Don't tax me for public education! I don't have kids! --from the 40 year old who'll live to see that crop of young people become his/her law enforcement officers, legislatures, senators, Presidents... etc. Don't tax me for military spending! --oh wait, that seems to be the one thing Republicans are good with getting taxed on.... along with the VA. Highways/roads/bridges, law enforcement, fire departments, museums, prisons, salting and plowing our roads in winter, street lights, Amtrak, public parks, state and national monuments, Secret Service (and all those damn Golf outings and trips to Mara Largo by the President)... I mean, seriously? You think we have the perfect taxation system and it's at its saturation point right now? You think we have our taxes perfectly allocated to all those publicly funded things that you're paying for? Or you think you'd want to get rid of some or all of them? What better way to spend a little more money in taxes than on the planet we have to leave in place for our children and their children? Stop being such a cotton headed ninny muggins.

Why do you assume taxes on hard working middle class and lower America would have to be the ones forced to pay the bulk of this? Think long and hard about this one.

Nope. Won't happen. We're not one of the teams the league can force to participate in that show.

Thank you for posting this!!! Metcalf or Hockenson are the 2 guys I want the most, whether by trading down or staying at 9. This draft is so defense heavy we can get a really good defensive player in the 2nd or via trading back into the 1st round, which I think is a real possibility.

Lawmakers can make their cases, but the scientific evidence of Global Warming is overwhelming. It shouldn't even be something politicians need to bicker over in terms of whether it's happening or not because it simply is and there's scientific consensus that man is one of if not the primary catalyst. One can argue over degrees and what should be done... I get that. But the fact that a huge chunk of the Republican party has fought tooth and nail to deny it for decades is just sad. These are the people who care so much about wealth and how much they can pass onto their kids and grandkids but don't give a crap about the state of the environment they're passing down, and it's just one of the pieces of hypocrisy that sickens me about the Republican party. Another, of course, is the old adage that Republicans want to keep the Government out of our lives, except for when it comes to the bedroom. Go ahead, list the inevitable hypocrisy you're gearing up to list about Democrats now.

Surfing primarily with occasional swimming and diving. And I don't have AC at home. My wife and I have never had AC here in all the time we've been together. Life is better in boardshorts, anyway. 2 years ago I got AC installed in my classroom after our school got solar panels installed on the roof, but before that no AC in my classroom, either. And there are still a number of schools here still without it.

Ridiculous hyperbole (other than living in 87 degrees during the Summer. I live in that without AC a huge chunk of the year living in the tropics.) And I thought you guys were all about serious and thoughtful discussion over here in PPP.

Your misunderstandings of words like "patently" are lovely.