Recruiting Football Talk VIII

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Ulysees E. McGill said:
It pissed me off...they come out against us being super aggressive on defense, and playing with their hair on fire, and came out last night playing Charmin soft and passive until it was too late...what in the heck was Kirby thinking with that squishy defense?

I hope they do that against us...but they won't.
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Ueah
Looked like he played a ton of zone
Probably won’t see that the rest of the year
 
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rikberry31 said:
Look troll, Nico is a far better qb right now than Milroe and after awhile it will be ludicrous to even compare them. Alabama would sacrifice Saban to Satan to get Nico. Milroe is Joe Milton with better wheels. Nico is going to be the first overall pick of the 2026 NFL draft.
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Im willing to admit Milroe has some Lamar Jackson in his game that makes him tougher to handle than a Joe Milton, but even Lamar Jackson is limited in the nfl because he is not the most advanced passer but obviously elite in the pocket.

Take away the outside against Bama and let him beat you with his arm and not his legs will be the winning ticket. Suffocate him in the pocket. We have the defense to do that…
 
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Weezer said:
I mean, they've done a lot wrong. You don't have to be a dedicated Titan's fan to see that. I watch games, follow stats, etc. And I think you know they've effed up a lot, you just don't want to admit it for some reason. They need to do better. They need to draft better. They need to hit the FA market better. They need to be run better than they have been. There's a lot to fix about the Titans. That's just a sad fact, and not meant to tease you. I'd honestly like to see them do better. But I don't see it happening with Levis.

And seeing DH go out there and tear it up in a Ravens' uniform. That stings. Sorry if that offends, but I hate how the Titans handled that.
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I have admitted their faults when I see them. The previous GM put a good roster together that made a great run (and the players choked) and then he quickly put that roster he built in this situation and he got fired quickly Because of it.

Stuck in his ways Vrabel then got fired for his performance.

The last 2 drafts they have drafted needs. Skoronski (hasn’t played great) but was a bonafide top 10 pick, and Latham (has played pretty well in weeks 2&3).

Idk what else you could expect a team to do in FA than what they did this year. It was an incredible run of free agents. Did you not pay attention?

It was time for Derrick to go, but they should have gotten a draft pick or 2 for him for sure. I blame that on AAS and Vrabel both

The irony in this (call me defensive if you like) but you people can’t seem to acknowledge when they do GOOD things. That’s why I respond.

Criticize all you want, but give credit where it’s due (even though it’s hard for you and especially hard for Jack)
 
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mrMet said:
I have admitted their faults when I see them. The previous GM put a good roster together that made a great run (and the players choked) and then he quickly put that roster he built in this situation and he got fired quickly Because of it.

Stuck in his ways Vrabel then got fired for his performance.

The last 2 drafts they have drafted needs. Skoronski (hasn’t played great) but was a bonafide top 10 pick, and Latham (has played pretty well in weeks 2&3).

Idk what else you could expect a team to do in FA than what they did this year. It was an incredible run of free agents. Did you not pay attention?

The irony in this (call me defensive if you like) but you people can’t seem to acknowledge when they do GOOD things. That’s why I respond.

Criticize all you want, but give credit where it’s due (even though it’s hard for you and especially hard for Jack)
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They need to do more for their OL. That, to me, is where they failed in FA. You yourself made a comment about using a first-round pick on OL again. As is, they're throwing a young QB out there with little to no protection from his OL. Not that I think it would actually help Levis, but it will help their next QB.

As for acknowledging the good, I think they did a good job in FA with the defense.

But Levis still sucks.
 
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Weezer said:
They need to do more for their OL. That, to me, is where they failed in FA. You yourself made a comment about using a first-round pick on OL again. As is, they're throwing a young QB out there with little to no protection from his OL. Not that I think it would actually help Levis, but it will help their next QB.

As for acknowledging the good, I think they did a good job in FA with the defense.

But Levis still sucks.
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A team can only do so much each offseason via FA. The titans addressed a sh*t load of needs and even signed a top 10 center in the league. I guess you also don’t think signing Ridley was a good thing to provide another weapon (that they’ve been short of since doing the godawful trade of AJ Brown)?

They have the youngest OL in the league with arguably the best OL coach. They’re 3 games into playing together, so maybe they’ll gel as the season goes on. RT has to be much better so that’s the biggest issue
 
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mrMet said:
A team can only do so much each offseason via FA. The titans addressed a sh*t load of needs and even signed a top 10 center in the league. I guess you also don’t think signing Ridley was a good thing to provide another weapon (that they’ve been short of since doing the godawful trade of AJ Brown)?

They have the youngest OL in the league with arguably the best OL coach. They’re 3 games into playing together, so maybe they’ll gel as the season goes on. RT has to be much better so that’s the biggest issue
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They also signed the best free agent C in Cushenberry.
 
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mrMet said:
I have admitted their faults when I see them. The previous GM put a good roster together that made a great run (and the players choked) and then he quickly put that roster he built in this situation and he got fired quickly Because of it.

Stuck in his ways Vrabel then got fired for his performance.

The last 2 drafts they have drafted needs. Skoronski (hasn’t played great) but was a bonafide top 10 pick, and Latham (has played pretty well in weeks 2&3).

Idk what else you could expect a team to do in FA than what they did this year. It was an incredible run of free agents. Did you not pay attention?

It was time for Derrick to go, but they should have gotten a draft pick or 2 for him for sure. I blame that on AAS and Vrabel both

The irony in this (call me defensive if you like) but you people can’t seem to acknowledge when they do GOOD things. That’s why I respond.

Criticize all you want, but give credit where it’s due (even though it’s hard for you and especially hard for Jack)
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Generally, you don't get atta-boys for merely doing your job, but you get criticisms for failures. NFL teams are products just like anything else. If a restaurant repeatedly brings you rotten steaks, you aren't talking about the fact that there weren't many lumps in the mashed potatoes.

I refuse to go back to the Cheddars restaurant here. I went three times and it was greasy, nasty, ugly--unappealing in nearly every way, every time. The waitress was nice and did a good job keeping my water topped off. But I don't go back, and when I tell people why, I never mention the full water glasses.
 
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Orange_Crush said:
Generally, you don't get atta-boys for merely doing your job, but you get criticisms for failures. NFL teams are products just like anything else. If a restaurant repeatedly brings you rotten steaks, you aren't talking about the fact that there weren't many lumps in the mashed potatoes.

I refuse to go back to the Cheddars restaurant here. I went three times and it was greasy, nasty, ugly--unappealing in nearly every way, every time. The waitress was nice and did a good job keeping my water topped off. But I don't go back, and when I tell people why, I never mention the full water glasses.
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So the new GM and new HC should still receive blame for the previous one’s mistakes?

Got it
 
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GoodTimeVol said:
Im willing to admit Milroe has some Lamar Jackson in his game that makes him tougher to handle than a Joe Milton, but even Lamar Jackson is limited in the nfl because he is not the most advanced passer but obviously elite in the pocket.

Take away the outside against Bama and let him beat you with his arm and not his legs will be the winning ticket. Suffocate him in the pocket. We have the defense to do that…
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I agree. I think that Kirby did not have confidence in his defensive line being able to do that and it was safer to play zone and count on rallying to the ball carrier. I don't think he was confident that he could bring pressure and press man.
 
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mrMet said:
So the new GM and new HC should still receive blame for the previous one’s mistakes?

Got it
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The Titans absolutely deserve it. They still suck. The new management may turn it around, at which time some people may decide to give them another chance. Some may not. You'll be expending a lot of useless energy trying to get all the disillusioned folks to talk about the mashed potatoes and water while the steak still smells funky as ****.
 
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Enki_Amenra said:
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If you live in these steep sided river valleys in the Appalachians...sooner or later your number is going to come up and a huge storm is going to drop a foot or more of rain in a small amount of time on you...it is inevitable. It is actually shocking to me that a catastrophe like this hasn't happened more often in that area.
 
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Ulysees E. McGill said:
If you live in these steep sided river valleys in the Appalachians...sooner or later your number is going to come up and a huge storm is going to drop a foot or more of rain in a small amount of time on you...it is inevitable. It is actually shocking to me that a catastrophe like this hasn't happened more often in that area.
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Yeah, I was concerned for N GA and SC. They did get a ton of rain there, but I didn't anticipate W NC and NE TN getting hit so bad.

It's just undathomable that some of those areas got 4 FEET of rain during this storm - in probably the worst areas you'd want excessive rain for the reasons you mentioned.

Nolichucky Dam had almost twice the flow rate of Niagra Falls.
 
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Jack Burton said:
As we all know, college football is more than just a game. My dad is in his late 70s, has cancer, and doesn’t have a lot of energy. He typically goes to bed early. I talked to my mom a few days after the Oklahoma win. She said, “Your dad stayed up and watched that whole game THEN he watched all that after talk they do. The next day he watched more of that talk and then a replay of the game.”

I could tell just from what she said it was an important win to him after all these years of disappointment. I’m thankful for that. I did talk to him about it later and he’s obviously excited about the season.
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Sorry to hear your dad has cancer. Awful disease.
 
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SoilVol said:
Current mock drafts have the Titans taking Shaduer Sanders. How absurd-but-totally-Titan would that be?
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I root for them. Am not invested in them so very casual fan but that would be the last straw for me. The leadership of that organization is absolutely dookie and has been since the Oilers days.
 
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