Lieutenant Aldo Raine

Stupid

Milking the clock

And commercial

Traded to SF

Bills on the clock = commercial time

I think Joe Buscaglia was super high on WR Bryan Edwards

Might be some beef for the lines without having to jump

Frozone

Agree. Lots of good talent left.

No argument there

or perhaps he's giving a clinic to his WRs who were 2nd in the NFL in DROPS!!!

Someone have a Molotov cocktail handy; because this idea needs to be set on FIRE!

Ferguson and Fouts, two posters on my wall as a kid.

Right on cue!

Same here

Ryan Leaf no doubt for me. I thought he had it all, NOPE!

Well, after this year you can gloat since you are so sure of yourself.

I hear ya, it’s mind numbing

Freaking forget it. I’m not making it a rags to to riches, just simply pointing out he had been told he doesn’t belong at every level, yet here he is. I’m not saying he’s anymore special than anyone else, just that his motivation to be great comes from that experience.

You don't think is background and character has anything to do with this? What drives you, where did it come from? Your parents, upbringing, experiences?

The point is not for you to like or care about his story, but to understand it and know what drives him. The guy has been told he doesn't belong at each level, yet has persevered; that's all I was trying to convey...his internal drive. Some people think its baloney, some people can relate to it, others don't care about it. It is what it is.

Like I said, people have different motivations and are derived from different situations. You're not interested in it, therefore you think it's baloney. That's your call.

Thanks for proving my point!

People have different motivations, it's what drives them. You have your own personal motivations for what ever you do? Nobody knows what Brady's motivations were or are? Perhaps early on it was because he was a 6th round pick, maybe later it was something else. If you think all that is baloney, that's on you, but these are some of the core principles, in additional to talent, Beane and McDermott use to build this roster.

I think it's about both, where they came from and where they are going. Character, desire, motivation has a lot to do with it. Talent can only get you so far.