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https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2017/04/17/bill-belichick-celebrated-his-65th-birthday-in-florida-with-girlfriend-linda-holliday He may not be thinking about retirement just yet, but Bill Belichick nevertheless celebrated his 65th birthday on Sunday with his girlfriend, Linda Holliday. Holliday shared a picture of the couple in Jupiter, Florida, via her Instagram account, with the caption: “Thank you for so many sweet birthday wishes to Bill today! What a very special day to celebrate. Hope you’re all having a Happy Easter!”
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What do you want to see this offseason: DRAFT
dave mcbride replied to YoloinOhio's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I'm gonna push back -- Nelson appears to be a LOT better than Norwell, who wasn't even the best in the league before Nelson's arrival. That honor goes collectively to Marshall Yanda, Zack Martin, and David DeCastro, all of whom have proven to be genuine difference makers. Nelson is as good as them, and I'll bet you right now that if he stays healthy, he's never gonna hit free agency after year five. Martin signed a big extension, and Yanda has played for 12 years for Baltimore and is playing out a big 4-year contract right now. DeCastro was also extended by Pitt at a high price. I can assure you that none of those teams regret the investment they made in those three, and neither do the Colts. As for Norwell, he was undrafted and had only one good season for Carolina (his last one). He obviously outperformed his draft position, but the fact that he wasn't drafted despite going to Ohio State tells you that he does probably have some physical limitations. In his first three seasons, he was average to above average and certainly not elite. Martin (first round, ND), DeCastro (first round, Stanford), and Yanda (third round, Iowa) were all pretty highly touted coming out of college and the talent was obviously there. They've all gone on to dominate their opponents for multiple years running. Nelson will do probably the same. -
I'm not trying to justify his body of work; I know he's been hurt too much. I'm just talking about last season--that's all. Honestly, though, I wouldn't be surprised if racks up 1100-1200 yards next year if he stays healthy, although I realize that's a huge if given his track. The talent is there, and it was on display vs. NE in that championship game. He had 114 yards and also picked up another 25-30 or so on a PI.
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Would you trade a high 2020 draft choice for AB?
dave mcbride replied to njbuff's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Good mention. Corey Dillon too, now that I think about it. It's about 50/50, it seems ... -
Would you trade a high 2020 draft choice for AB?
dave mcbride replied to njbuff's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
The Pats have been burned a lot by these types of guys: Chad Ochocinco, Michael Floyd, and Josh Gordon. All came in with elite production and flamed out quickly. They had success with Moss, but who else? -
Wine walk with josh Allen (barstool)
dave mcbride replied to *******'s topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I seriously don't understand what you are trying to say. You are asserting that I'm saying things that I'm not actually saying, and you are positing that I think a certain way about culture that I don't actually think (i.e., you're making a straw-man argument). But keep it comin' with the barbs about chicken wing joints. -
Wine walk with josh Allen (barstool)
dave mcbride replied to *******'s topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Um ... you don't know me, so I don't quite get the slagging of Buffalo suburban places (as if it somehow registers with me). While I have friends and family in Buffalo and visit it often enough, I have lived for the past three decades years in Manhattan, Northwest DC, Hollywood/West Hollywood, and Brooklyn (for the past 20 years). Re: Buffalo, though, check out places like the Hotel Henry. Or check out some of its genuinely amazing architectural legacy. There are a lot of cool things going on in the city now, and it's a seriously underrated place. -
Wine walk with josh Allen (barstool)
dave mcbride replied to *******'s topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I'll rephrase: If I had to spend a substantial chunk of my life in Jacksonville, I'd contemplate ending it all daily, but probably wouldn't do it because of hope for better times eventually. -
Wine walk with josh Allen (barstool)
dave mcbride replied to *******'s topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
I think we probably completely disagree what constitutes good / interesting culture, which is OK. If I had to spend the rest of my days in a place like Jacksonville, I'd seriously contemplate ending it all. I know lots of others feel differently. -
Wine walk with josh Allen (barstool)
dave mcbride replied to *******'s topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
If you think Jacksonville has a better bar / food scene than Buffalo - and if you think Jax has anything beyond strip mall culture at all - I don't know what to say. Maybe you're right, though. Maybe Allen is a friggin' jock idiot who likes the dumbest sort of stuff in America. -
Wine walk with josh Allen (barstool)
dave mcbride replied to *******'s topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
Buffalo is 1000 times better than Jacksonville for culture/entertainment. In fact, I questin the basic judgement of anyone who would rate Jax above Buffalo. Buffalo is not as good as minneapolis, but minneapolis has weather that is actually worse in the winter. Still, it’s more impressive than Buffalo. Indy surprised me when i went there; kinda dull in a midwestern nice way but a very nice city nonetheless. -
Inside Info (somewhat) - Kyler Murray
dave mcbride replied to IgotBILLStopay's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
That does seem to be the case. Albert Breer’s mmqb column has a bunch of quotes from nfl team execs saying how good he is but expressed concerns about the height. One said that he’s at least a second rounder, though, and because of that is sure to go in the first. -
Inside Info (somewhat) - Kyler Murray
dave mcbride replied to IgotBILLStopay's topic in The Stadium Wall Archives
After readng Peter King’s column today, I’m starting to believe he will go top 5: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/02/17/kyler-murray-nfl-draft-lincoln-riley-peter-king-fmia/ -
Exactly right re: college, but that’s really a problem that can’t be solved. College teams will continue to rely wholly on the spread because the coaches need to win. The spread works amazingly well against college DBs because most of them are bad (even good teams will have only 2 good ones max), which in turn means someone is always open. i will add that the Patriots under Scarnacchia always pull it together because he is such a great coach. He’s a true HOF coach, in my opinion, but he won’t get in. The year he wasn’t there (2015), their line play collapsed. Once he came back, they were great again. Coaching really matters, and there aren’t all that many good ones. The Bills have had a ton of bad line coaches ofpver the years. Kromer was good, and he’s thriving in LA now.
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One of my son’s closest friends is on Pitt’s baseball team, and he has gotten to know a bunch of the Pitt football players. Pitt practices basically alongside the Steelers, and apparently all of my son’s friend’s acquaintances on the Pitt football team (to a man) say that Roethlisberger is a gargantuan a-hole. Apparently Aaron Donald (pitt alum; stays in touch with the program) is a genuinely nice and good guy. Smith-Schuster is liked too. See my post above, CB.