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Not necessarily.
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It's a nice story, but Mora couldn't coach his way out of a wet paper bag. In fact, it's incredible how bad the coaching has been at the two LA schools the past 20 years, Pete Carroll excepted, of course.Just heard on FS1 that UCLA has switched from a spread to a Pro-style system. Now I am even more interested in QB Josh Rosen who may struggle at first with a new system but this could be a boon to his NFL aspirations.
"You virtually never hear coaches talk about the need to change the style of offense so that the sophomore QB has more authority and options at the line of scrimmage. A switch to a pro-style offense is almost never contemplated.
Yet, that's what's happening right now at UCLA. When head coach Jim Mora recently discussed the Bruins' new approach on offense with Sports Illustrated's Pete Thamel, he emphasized the need for UCLA to put more on Rosen's plate and allow him to shape the offensive from the line of scrimmage. Plus, in a statement, Mora said this:
"What you will see is a multifaceted offense incorporating tight ends and fullbacks into our schemes. Our objective is to be a big, strong and physical offensive unit that has flexibility of personnel groupings."
Mora's a former NFL coach, and he just elevated a new offensive coordinator, Kennedy Polamalu, who previously spent six years coaching running backs in the pros.
The translation here: UCLA's going pro-style.
So, who is this young signal-caller? And how is it that he came to have such a mastery of the game at such a young age that a former NFL coach like Mora would give him the keys to the car?
Rosen's story includes two fairly unique attributes. The first is that Rosen is very intelligent, so much so that his desire to understand things for himself rather than taking coaches at their word was labeled as a potential problem by Trent Dilfer after Rosen's Elite 11 camp. The same ability to learn that saw him prepare for college with AP credits (in subjects like physics, no less) that will allow him to graduate in three years also shows up in his ability to understand defenses.
The other unique skill Rosen brings to the table is footwork. Although he only ran a 4.99 40-yard dash in the SPARQ test as a recruit, Rosen pulled off a 4.25 shuttle time that compares favorably to many of the DBs he's working against.
Rosen is excellent at making quick moves in the pocket to buy time to throw. He's not a scrambler or a guy who should be carrying the ball on designed runs, but his ability to buy time or thwart pass-rushers with a few moves is more than a little valuable. Most interestingly, Rosen's plus footwork sprang in part from his past as a tennis player.
Where Rosen is not necessarily unique but is certainly elite as a QB prospect is in his tangible attributes, such as his height and arm strength. At 6'4 and 210 pounds, he has the prototypical build to easily survey the field from the pocket. He has both the arm strength and the accuracy to hit windows that most would be advised to avoid"
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2016/6/13/11886520/josh-rosen-ucla-quarterback-jim-mora
If we flop again this yr, we should tank for this kid next yr. If he turns out to be the next Manning then that is an opportunity we can't pass up.
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Probably true, but he is 31 years old, and the point remains that even a great RB can only take you so far these days.I disagree that AP is JAG, even now I don't think many defenders really want to tackle that guy.
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I've got news for you: no team is going to ride a running back (especially one who is 30 yrs old) to the Super Bowl in 2016. If the Vikings make a run in the playoffs, it will be because of their defense and because they got decent QB play. That's just the way it is. And AP is not much more than JAG at this point.I know some people are reading into Teddy's injury in it could be career ending, but I'm in the camp they have a SB team now withAP, and don't want to blow their chance.
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I wish I could agree with your second. Like Goff, there are many college QBs who will never have called a play in a huddle by the time they are finished with school. The language barrier alone is enough to get a prospect's head spinning, let alone the exponentially better athletes he will face in the NFL.
I don't think we really disagree here. I think there are just as many, if not more, talented QBs in the league as there ever have been. It seems like your real point is that because of the wide open offenses that are so common in CFB now, it takes longer for QBs to adjust to the NFL or perhaps that it is more difficult to identify the goods ones coming out of CFB, not necessarily that there are not as many good QBs available.
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Remember, there will probably be more roster moves in the next couple days...How the heck does O'leary make this team? He looked horrible in every game
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NFW. They could maybe get a 4th if a team was really desperate. Cassel-type compensation is more likely.He was speaking in the extreme. If a team was desperate enough, kind of situation. No one thinks EJ commands 2 1st's, but I think in the right situation a 1st rounder isn't out of the realm.
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Spread offenses are easier to learn and they are what a lot of these guys are playing in HS, too. Remember, in college you are plugging in a new QB every year or two so it helps to have a system that is easy to learn.I don't understand why colleges run those offenses. Wouldn't it be easier to recruit blue chip players if they thought the system was preparing them for at least a chance in the NFL?
BTW, I do not believe the notion that good QBs are harder to find these days. IMO, there have never been as many good/great QBs in the league as there are now.
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I didn't see the game (a blessing apparently). Was Cardale that bad?Watching this game, I am flabbergasted that anyone thought Cardale was ready to be anything other than a 3rd QB this season
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Nice deflection.90% of the residents are white and the state nearly always votes Republican.
So who is behind this scheme to suppress voting? What would be the point?
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Maybe that's why earlier this month a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction, blocking enforcement of the North Dakota law. Among other things, he found zero evidence of voter fraud in the state. Doesn't anyone know how to use the Internet any more?<p>
This is wrong as well. Can't anyone use the internet??
Bring one of the following IDs with you to your voting location to vote:
- ND Drivers license
- ND non-drivers license ID
- Tribal ID
- Long-Term Care Certificate (only valid if you dont have a drivers license, non-drivers ID, or tribal ID)
- Passport or military ID (only valid for voters in the military or living outside the US who dont have a drivers license, non-drivers ID, or tribal ID)
So, to recap: tribal ID=OK. Military ID=OK. So ND is actually pretty easy to provide voter ID.
As for the passport question--it's meaningless. Who is left out on that list of acceptable IDs? The non military, non driving, non American Indian, non long term care international traveler? You're kidding, right?
There are probably fewer passport holders in that state than African Americans.
I think you spoke too soon.Yes, they can, and typically they keep using it over and over it until they ultimately find the answer that fits their way of thinking, no matter how ridiculous it might be.
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What? Are you suggesting that here in this country and at this time that the screening process of voter registration includes turning over illegal immigrants that attempt to register to vote and then prosecuting and deporting them?
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:It has literally never happened and our own DOJ has threatened to sue states that pursue cleansing of illegal voter registration. Your government is literally protecting those that register improperly.
From the article below.
Yet no U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO) appears to have initiated any effort to prosecute aliens for voting. Nor has the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated the deportation of aliens who have registered or voted illegally, which it can do independently of a prosecution by the USAO or state prosecutors.
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In Florida, state officials developed a preliminary list of about 180,000, later refined to 2,700 apparent registration discrepancies, which was sent to local electoral officials for further review and inquiry. It also was refused assistance from DHS. When the federal Department of Justice (DOJ) threatened suit, many counties declined to take action on the questioned names; but some counties pressed forward, resulting in identification of nearly 100 noncitizens according to media reports. DOJ's lawsuit was dismissed in a federal district court, prompting DHS to agree to provide access to SAVE records. Despite the dismissal, DOJ has issued subpoenas for the records of those counties that were not deterred by the legal action.
http://cis.org/non-citizen-voters-diluting-the-rights-and-privileges-of-citizenship
I'm not suggesting any such thing. I'm suggesting that it's a stretch to believe that thousands of illegal immigrants (or other illegal voters) are taking the risk of registering to vote. Even if the risk of being caught is miniscule, do you think most illegal immigrants know that or, even if they do, are willing to run that risk for essentially no benefit? Highly unlikely and the "data" you've provided certainly does not prove otherwise. I would also note that it's furnished by an organization whose mission appears to be to whip up anti-immigrant fear and loathing.
And I know this is heresy, but would it really be so bad if there are illegal immigrants in this country who are voting in our elections? They live here, have jobs here, pay rent and taxes here, many have families here. What would be the damage to the republic if they are allowed to vote (other than the fact that they would probably tend to vote for Democrats, of course)? And is preventing this horror important enough that we should enact laws that cause collateral damage to the voting rights of actual American citizens?
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I'm pretty sure when the surgery was announced they said he would miss the first 4-6 games, which is different from the entire first half of the season.Did you just learn this? He hasn't been expected back until the second half of the season for some time now.
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Pretty much. But he should be able to contribute quickly once he is back. He can still be in meetings and film sessions and on the sidelines during practice so he'll have the mental part down and his conditioning shouldn't be an issue, so he'll just be lacking live game reps.
If he's as talented as we all hope, it shouldn't take more than a game to knock that rust off.
For some reason, I thought he would at least be practicing much sooner than that.
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Isn't the voting period for the mail-in votes in Oregon a month?
In Maryland when you go to vote they don't ask for ID. The person at the receiving table will ask you what your date of birth is and may ask you where you live. Then you are directed to a voting machine. I have not heard of any cases of voting fraud. Why would an individual risk a criminal charge for their one vote?
What is lost in this discussion is not only the issue of IDs but also the limiting of early voting days and the closing of voting locations that make it difficult for people to get to their voting sites. The clear intention with the added hurdles to voting is to suppress the vote for specified groups rather than encourage it.
Ballots go out in the mail about 3-4 weeks before Election Day and can be returned (by mail or in person) any time up until Election Day. Voters have to foot the 55-cent bill for their own stamp, unless they want to hand-deliver. There was a lot of hand-wringing when vote-by-mail went into effect about 20 years ago, but pretty much everyone out here agrees that it's been a very good thing. One of the benefits is that there are paper ballots that make it relatively easy to audit the vote, if necessary. Also makes it impossible for anyone to hack the election, which is actually a very real concern in states that use electronic voting machines.
And yes, the idea that a foreign national or anyone else would risk a felony conviction or deportation in order to illegally vote in an election is ludicrous.
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Apparently, this means Shaq Lawson can't even start practicing with the team until week seven. So much for him making a meaningful contribution before the second half of the season, right?.
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Then 40% are wholly misinformed, based on the evidence.40% believevoter fraud to be a major issue based on polling.
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Who is their backup?
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And here's Rodney Harrison gumming up the whole issue for everyone:
http://www.tmz.com/2016/08/30/nfls-rodney-harrison-colin-kaepernick-is-not-black
Nice job, Rodney.
Here is something I think we can all agree on: Rodney, you are an ass.
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wrong...Military ID is acceptable...if you are in the military. Others your driver's license is all you need there. Don';t drive? You get a non driver ID at the same place. Simple.
Actually, a high percentage of ND's substantial native American population lives on reservations, which do not contain any DMV offices and are generally a long way away from such offices. Again, it doesn't make voting impossible; it just makes it more difficult for a group that coincidentally tends to vote Democratic. Making it more difficult means less of those folks will vote. Can you think of a single reason that a United States Passport should not be a sufficient form of voter ID?
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Actually, under North Dakota's ridiculous voting laws, even US passports and military IDs are considered insufficient forms of voter identification.There are such things as fake drivers' licenses, fake passports, so let's add fake voter ID cards to the list.
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I kind of laid out my theory on voter fraud in post # 1192. If the rest of the developed world is doing it and the majority of Americans think its a good idea, and we can provide transportation and free ID's, then we should all be in agreement with it.
And yet, in my state, all voting is by mail (with no ID requirement at all) and voter fraud has been all but non-existent. How do you explain that? From the Oregonian newspaper:
Statutes pertaining to Oregon election laws run for pages and pages. But, for the most part, voter fraud and related illegalities are exceedingly rare, according to Oregon Secretary of State Jeanne P. Atkins.
"I've been in this job since last March (2015)," she said. "And I've had only four or five of those come across my desk. I'd call it a relative rarity."
What scant voter malfeasance exists almost always involves one family member signing the ballot envelope of another — something that's strictly prohibited by law.
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I'm not buying into your perceived views of what people's intentions or motives are. The rest of the developed world and the majority of the country believes its good policy and that is what I'm focused on. It's clear to me that your main concern is purely about partisan politics, which tells me that you are unable to view policy for what it is.
It doesn't really matter what the legislature's intent is (although the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently found that in passing its voting restrictions, the gerrymandered republican legislature of North Carolina specifically intended to disenfranchise minority voters); if the restrictive voting rules are not reasonably calculated to address a real problem and they have a disproportionate effect on the voting rights of minority groups, then they are illegal. (That's a bit of a simplification, I admit.) It is also irrelevant what "the majority of the country believes is good policy". That's why we have a constitution.
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I'm asking you a question. Forget about what you believe the motives are, lets focus on the policy.
If there are services that provide transportation at no cost to obtain an ID, would you then still be opposed to having to provide ID like the rest of the world does and what 80% of country believes we should do?
Probably not but it would depend upon the details of the law in question, the history of voting rights in the state and the impact the law would have on minority voters. In my state, all voting is by mail and therefore no ID is required, and yet there has been no issue whatsoever with voter fraud.
"Voter fraud" is a pretense for making it more difficult for certain types of people (who tend to vote democratic and are more likely to be minorities) to vote. It is also worth mentioning that the laws passed by Republican legislatures to make it harder to vote are not limited to ID requirements. They also involve shutting down polling places early, curtailing early voting and other similar measures that have been shown to disproportionately affect would-be Democratic voters. This has been a major point of emphasis for Republicans for a long time and they have gotten very adept at passing facially neutral laws that nonetheless have the effect of suppressing the minority/Democratic vote. Many of those laws have been tossed by the courts, some have passed constitutional muster, and others are in the process of being challenged.
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