Maithanet Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 minute ago, DMC said: Would you say it's an ASTROnomical failure? Shrug. The Astros won the World Series, and even after their cheating scandal still won a playoff series last year. The Texans can only wish their failures were Astronomical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanteGabriel Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, Maithanet said: The number of mistakes the Texans have made in the past three years is frankly astonishing. They were a team that seemed on the cusp of putting things together behind a strong defense and a great young qb+wr combo. Sure, they had weaknesses, particularly at O line, but every team has weaknesses and not every team has a star qb on a rookie contract. Fast forward to now, the defense is a wreck, Watt is gone, Hopkins is gone, Watson wants out, the team was so bad they got the #3 pick, but both that pick and their second rounders are already traded. It is truly a colossal failure. Is it paranoid to suggest that Belichick dispatched his trusty long time "team chaplain" to join the Texans, ingratiate himself to a wet smack new owner, and break up one of the few AFC contenders with a defense that could stifle Brady in the playoffs? Today Boston sports radio has been repeating a recording of Easterby giving some kind of motivational speech and relating an inane and rambling story about being sent by the Patriots to pick up a newly signed UDFA named Malcolm Butler and having trouble telling which guy at the airport was his. He sounds like a grifting preacher, all right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMC Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 1 minute ago, Maithanet said: Shrug. The Astros won the World Series, and even after their cheating scandal still won a playoff series last year. The Texans can only wish their failures were Astronomical. I wasn't alluding to the baseball team, but rather the NASA connection that birthed it. Guess I shoulda gone the "Houston we have a problem" route, but I was trying to play off the "colossal" wording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Favorite part of this story, it's getting ready to be "A New Day in Jacksonville", franchise is looking at some serious upside. https://sports.yahoo.com/trevor-lawrences-pro-day-was-also-the-nf-ls-first-look-at-urban-meyer-174425133.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 On 2/10/2021 at 2:30 PM, Fez said: No. Just...no. I'll concede greatest football player ever at this point, past Jerry Rice. But as far overall athletes go, I'd still easily take Jordan first and maybe also Gretzky And beyond the big four sports, Don Bradman is the actual greatest professional athlete ever and probably that ever will be. Some of the mountaineering Sherpas of the Himalayas beat all comers in feats of athleticism imo. The most elite ones can literally perform physical feats that would kill 99.9% of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 3 hours ago, DanteGabriel said: Is it paranoid to suggest that Belichick dispatched his trusty long time "team chaplain" to join the Texans, ingratiate himself to a wet smack new owner, and break up one of the few AFC contenders with a defense that could stifle Brady in the playoffs? The ultimate power of God, rising from team chaplain to running the whole damn show all while appearing to be terrible at your job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briantw Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 44 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: The ultimate power of God, rising from team chaplain to running the whole damn show all while appearing to be terrible at your job. Some people are amazing at failing upward. One of them was recently our president! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Wentz traded to the Colts for a 3rd round pick, and a 2022 second round pick that could be upgraded to a 1st rounder if Wentz plays 75% of offensive snaps. Not a bad haul the Eagles are getting for a guy who was both overpaid and not particularly good. The guy has a ton of injury concerns, and in his four years in the league he has one very good year (which ended when he got hurt), two so-so years and one terrible year. Not exactly the kind of guy you want to stake your career on if you're a GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbunting Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 30 minutes ago, Maithanet said: Wentz traded to the Colts for a 3rd round pick, and a 2022 second round pick that could be upgraded to a 1st rounder if Wentz plays 75% of offensive snaps. Not a bad haul the Eagles are getting for a guy who was both overpaid and not particularly good. The guy has a ton of injury concerns, and in his four years in the league he has one very good year (which ended when he got hurt), two so-so years and one terrible year. Not exactly the kind of guy you want to stake your career on if you're a GM. The good thing for Wentz will be the talent around him, the o line and defense are upgrades as is the running game. Will be interesting to see if Wentz returns to form under his old coach from Philly who is in Indy now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 3 minutes ago, dbunting said: The good thing for Wentz will be the talent around him, the o line and defense are upgrades as is the running game. Will be interesting to see if Wentz returns to form under his old coach from Philly who is in Indy now. Alas poor Andrew Luck, if only they had done this for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Someone on the Eagles needs to be given $5m in a bag or something. I thought they'd have to trade their first just to get rid of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maithanet Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Wentz still had some value. He's a project, yes, but he's a project with high upside at the most important position. But given how overpaid he is, I'm surprised the Eagles could get this kind of return. I was expecting something more like a 3rd round pick, plus a conditional 4th rounder that could upgrade to a first rounder with some very high bars to clear. As is, if Wentz sucks for the Colts, the Eagles could realistically be getting a top 40 pick even if he doesn't hit any of the benchmarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingintheNorth4 Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 I'm just relieved that the Bears didn't trade for Carson Wentz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 2 minutes ago, KingintheNorth4 said: I'm just relieved that the Bears didn't trade for Carson Wentz. Per reports, they never made an offer for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbigski Posted February 19, 2021 Author Share Posted February 19, 2021 7 hours ago, Rhom said: Alas poor Andrew Luck, if only they had done this for you! Alas poor Andrew Luck, I knew him well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 12 minutes ago, mcbigski said: Alas poor Andrew Luck, I knew him well? Capt. Luck died in battle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhom Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 9 hours ago, Tywin et al. said: Capt. Luck died in battle? I miss that Twitter account. Perhaps he is still home with mother helping with the hogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DireWolfSpirit Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Wait....Wentz was still with the Eagles all this time? I had just assumed he was cleared out and they were retooling as of a few years ago already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbigski Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 So where are we all on the activated/masturbated debate? Ready to go I believe he said activated, but that third syllable sounds harder to me and more like a b than a v. But context... It's perhaps like that dress thing from a few years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Team activated, but jerking off before a game was not uncommon to see in our locker room. Lots of guys would just smoke some weed or drink a little bit. Biggest key was to be early in line to take a shit beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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