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DeSean Jackson to the Redskins is official now
honestly, dont really see this changing much of anything in the NFC East landscape. When have the Redskins ever had a high-profile but with baggage free agent who worked out? I was about to say free agent period but Pierre Garcon was good for them. Other than that though, they are just a shitty franchise with a shitty owner and that is contagious to the whole team.
All this does is add drama to the two Eagles/Redskins games a year, which tbph, could really use some. There isnt even a rivalry between the Redskins really because theyve just fucking sucked more often than not over the past 15 years. And their uniforms are straight hideous, look like a bad throwback for another team or a Buccaneers jersey that went through the wash too many times
Brandon Boykin v DeSean Jackson?
shut em down
honestly, dont really see this changing much of anything in the NFC East landscape. When have the Redskins ever had a high-profile but with baggage free agent who worked out? I was about to say free agent period but Pierre Garcon was good for them. Other than that though, they are just a shitty franchise with a shitty owner and that is contagious to the whole team.
All this does is add drama to the two Eagles/Redskins games a year, which tbph, could really use some. There isnt even a rivalry between the Redskins really because theyve just fucking sucked more often than not over the past 15 years. And their uniforms are straight hideous, look like a bad throwback for another team or a Buccaneers jersey that went through the wash too many times
Brandon Boykin v DeSean Jackson?
shut em down
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So Aldon Smith isn't quite having the off-season that he had hoped for. He clearly hasn't put down the booze as promised following his DUI arrest, so now he's facing some federal charges after going on a rant about having a bomb on him while belligerent at the airport. Any thoughts on what the team and/or league is going to do about this? One thing that we can agree on is that he's not going to be in the starting lineup for the 49ers come opening week of the season, although that doesn't mean that the team will part ways with him, just that his punishment will prevent him from starting the first few games this upcoming season.
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Jesus the 49ers just cant stay out of the news....
First Culliver
Then Kaepernick
Now Aldon.....
At least it looks like Kaepernick is innocent but the other 2 have serious issues. The Aldon thing may actually work out in our favor in the long run because it will be very difficult to sign all of our good players after this year. It will hurt to not have him producing like he used to though. Our best-in-league Lb corp seems to be falling apart with the Bowman injury and Aldons problems. Hopefully Willis can keep beasting even though he is getting long in the tooth we really need him.
First Culliver
Then Kaepernick
Now Aldon.....
At least it looks like Kaepernick is innocent but the other 2 have serious issues. The Aldon thing may actually work out in our favor in the long run because it will be very difficult to sign all of our good players after this year. It will hurt to not have him producing like he used to though. Our best-in-league Lb corp seems to be falling apart with the Bowman injury and Aldons problems. Hopefully Willis can keep beasting even though he is getting long in the tooth we really need him.
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and harbaugh's drafts have mostly been shit.
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I think the management knows what they are doing. If they do sign Kaepernick then it wont cripple the team.
In Baalke I trust.
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YOU TAKE THAT BACK RIGHT NOW!
Are you shimazu by any chance?
You seem to be just about as much of a no life shit talker as he was.
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really excited for the draft this thursday. Falcons with 6th pick i'd be happy with either Clowney, Mack, Robinson, or Matthews. if none of them make it to falcons i'll be upset.
#1 they need a pass rusher and then an offensive tackle. they'll probably end up with Jake Matthews then pass rusher in 2nd. possibly a safety too though
i can see falcons trading down for multiple picks instead of up like most people are saying.
#1 they need a pass rusher and then an offensive tackle. they'll probably end up with Jake Matthews then pass rusher in 2nd. possibly a safety too though
i can see falcons trading down for multiple picks instead of up like most people are saying.
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they had the worst pass rush in the league last season though. And Sam Baker missed all last season to injury so if he can stay healthy this year and we get a DE that would be perfect.
also having Julio Jones and Roddy White back healthy should help him get rid of the ball quicker
also having Julio Jones and Roddy White back healthy should help him get rid of the ball quicker
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personally id take either clowney or mack if I was the falcons but i also wouldnt have signed Matt Ryan to that contract based on what he's accomplished in the league so far.
I think the offensive line does more for a quarterback than the QB does for the rest of the team IMO. look at Nick Foles, nobody had him on their radar coming out of college but he winds up in the right syste, behind the right O-Line, with the right playmakers, and suddenly he's an MVP candidate
the falcons offense is closer to being great than the defense is to being passable, might as well lock up one first by drafting a solid OT that will improve their questionable running game as well. I think Steven Jackson is on his way out this year, not that he's unproductive, just not nearly what he used to be. it started habbening last year that just got lost in the sauce because the whole team sucked.
id be cool with the Eagles taking Kelvin Benjamin from Florida St but i think by them re-signing Riley Cooper that might not happen due to them being fairly similiar types of players. I like Cooper as a physical receiver who is a borderline tight end and can block downfield (see: DeSean jackson's total YAC), but both him and Maclin seem more suited to being the 2nd receiver. They dont have that speedy guy anymore who stretches the field, Chip Kelly needs that to happen for his offense to truly work.
Id also be cool with Marqise Lee. I think his name also got lost in the sauce and something about an injury but I like how he plays. Changes speed really well, which is only like 20 times more important in the NFL than your 40 time. good route runner too. I just dont know if id want to spend a 1st rd pick on him when they need help on defense first and foremost. if he is somehow there in the second round though, DRAFT THIS MAN
Johnny Manziel goes to.... Cleveland Browns imo.
and they actually become exciting to watch with him, Josh gordon, and that defense
apparently Todd McShay thinks Marqise Lee could go to the Eagles too. that makes me feel a lot better about this whole process.
god I hate those guys
I think the offensive line does more for a quarterback than the QB does for the rest of the team IMO. look at Nick Foles, nobody had him on their radar coming out of college but he winds up in the right syste, behind the right O-Line, with the right playmakers, and suddenly he's an MVP candidate
the falcons offense is closer to being great than the defense is to being passable, might as well lock up one first by drafting a solid OT that will improve their questionable running game as well. I think Steven Jackson is on his way out this year, not that he's unproductive, just not nearly what he used to be. it started habbening last year that just got lost in the sauce because the whole team sucked.
id be cool with the Eagles taking Kelvin Benjamin from Florida St but i think by them re-signing Riley Cooper that might not happen due to them being fairly similiar types of players. I like Cooper as a physical receiver who is a borderline tight end and can block downfield (see: DeSean jackson's total YAC), but both him and Maclin seem more suited to being the 2nd receiver. They dont have that speedy guy anymore who stretches the field, Chip Kelly needs that to happen for his offense to truly work.
Id also be cool with Marqise Lee. I think his name also got lost in the sauce and something about an injury but I like how he plays. Changes speed really well, which is only like 20 times more important in the NFL than your 40 time. good route runner too. I just dont know if id want to spend a 1st rd pick on him when they need help on defense first and foremost. if he is somehow there in the second round though, DRAFT THIS MAN
Johnny Manziel goes to.... Cleveland Browns imo.
and they actually become exciting to watch with him, Josh gordon, and that defense
apparently Todd McShay thinks Marqise Lee could go to the Eagles too. that makes me feel a lot better about this whole process.
god I hate those guys
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Matt Ryan played great last year considering he had the worst o-line last year + julio and roddy injured. they woulda won games even with all those injuries to the o-line and WRs too but the defense was just way too bad. I think that right there says enough about him.
Falcons badly needed o-line and d-line coming into this offseason. I like how they got Paul Solai and Tyson Jackson in free agency but they're mostly run defenders, and then they signed Jon Asomoah to start at guard who ive heard good things about.
Now they just need a RT and a pass rusher. They're gonna have to go DE and OT rounds 1 and 2 imo. maybe Dee Ford in the 2nd possibly. he dominated the senior bowl but he acts really stupid and i just wish he was more likable.
Falcons badly needed o-line and d-line coming into this offseason. I like how they got Paul Solai and Tyson Jackson in free agency but they're mostly run defenders, and then they signed Jon Asomoah to start at guard who ive heard good things about.
Now they just need a RT and a pass rusher. They're gonna have to go DE and OT rounds 1 and 2 imo. maybe Dee Ford in the 2nd possibly. he dominated the senior bowl but he acts really stupid and i just wish he was more likable.
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they should probably just trade down if they were smart.
honestly, I would never pick in the top 7-8 picks if I could trade down and get either a 2nd or 3rd rounder. There's always going to be someone who falls out of the top picks that you can scoop up and a lot of All-Pros come out of the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Even 4-7 is starting to produce more and more great players.
It's all about how they fit into your team and whether you put them in a position to succeed
as far as free agency goes, its easy to get caught up in the hooplah when your teams signs someone but I always try to envision the signee going against the best player on the opposite side of the ball in the division and then see how I feel.
Malcolm Jenkins is a decent safety to sign for the Eagles. Do I think he can cover Jason Witten or Dez Bryant? Not particularly
but odds are he shouldnt have to since the Eagles CBs are criminally underrated. They had no solid safety play last year and still looked like they were always getting better
the whole defense will improve imo, Kendricks has a knack for finding the football and is definitely a "high motor" type of player. Fletcher Cox is Ndamakong Suh but without the penalties. Connor Barwin reminds me of a more versatile Jared Allen except not as good of a pure pass rusher.
which is really what this team needs. someone coming on the edge that makes QBs have to get rid of the ball FAST, before the weak safeties come into play. Trent Cole, I love him to death, but he old man. And as I said about Barwin, great versatility but not the best pure pass rusher
they need someone to be on the other side of Kendricks that can get to the QB in a hurry and make their own sacks rather than having them more or less fall into their laps because of good coverage (sorry Trent Cole)
should be an interesting year though, NFC East plays the NFC West so I get my wish of seeing the Eagles play the Seahawks
already calling its going to be a good game
honestly, I would never pick in the top 7-8 picks if I could trade down and get either a 2nd or 3rd rounder. There's always going to be someone who falls out of the top picks that you can scoop up and a lot of All-Pros come out of the 2nd and 3rd rounds. Even 4-7 is starting to produce more and more great players.
It's all about how they fit into your team and whether you put them in a position to succeed
as far as free agency goes, its easy to get caught up in the hooplah when your teams signs someone but I always try to envision the signee going against the best player on the opposite side of the ball in the division and then see how I feel.
Malcolm Jenkins is a decent safety to sign for the Eagles. Do I think he can cover Jason Witten or Dez Bryant? Not particularly
but odds are he shouldnt have to since the Eagles CBs are criminally underrated. They had no solid safety play last year and still looked like they were always getting better
the whole defense will improve imo, Kendricks has a knack for finding the football and is definitely a "high motor" type of player. Fletcher Cox is Ndamakong Suh but without the penalties. Connor Barwin reminds me of a more versatile Jared Allen except not as good of a pure pass rusher.
which is really what this team needs. someone coming on the edge that makes QBs have to get rid of the ball FAST, before the weak safeties come into play. Trent Cole, I love him to death, but he old man. And as I said about Barwin, great versatility but not the best pure pass rusher
they need someone to be on the other side of Kendricks that can get to the QB in a hurry and make their own sacks rather than having them more or less fall into their laps because of good coverage (sorry Trent Cole)
should be an interesting year though, NFC East plays the NFC West so I get my wish of seeing the Eagles play the Seahawks
already calling its going to be a good game
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As the chargers play the hawks niners and Arizona
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If Clowney, Mack, or Robinson are available when falcons are on the clock then DEFINITELY draft whoever is available of the 3. Would also want Jake Matthews but wouldnt be totally upset if they passed on him and traded down with him available. I say they stay put and take Matthews with the other 3 already being gone.
reports everyone around the league is saying that Marquise Lee won't make it past the Packers pick #21, which is the pick right before Eagles. Don't remember watching him much in college but he looked the best at the senior bowl practices i watched awhile back.
really excited you guys
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