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#114,126
Adam Sandler said:
Where does Will Brooks sit on your list of all time VFLs? I gotta say, he made me a believer. From walkon to bama game winning starter. We might not have made the playoffs without him. Kid bleeds orange and has the whole time. Hope an NFL team adds him to their roster. Or we hire him as a GA.
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I mean he’s not Eric Berry status for me but he’s definitely one of my favorite walk ons in program history. It’s time to upgrade the safety room badly or we won’t advance past the 1st rd of the playoffs.
 
#114,127
#114,127
OrangeMoundTNVol said:
I mean he’s not Eric Berry status for me but he’s definitely one of my favorite walk ons in program history. It’s time to upgrade the safety room badly or we won’t advance past the 1st rd of the playoffs.
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Playoffs? no offense. Breaking in a new OL. With very few proven weapons. Staff not really doing much to help themselves in porthole. I think 8-9 wins would be a coup.

They needed a proven G, DT talent help, and two bonafide difference makers at WR. Yikes.
 
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#114,131
Carp said:
The Braves literally had a top 6 payroll in 2024 and paid the 2 land tier luxury tax...
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The Braves are spending money hoping to reinvent the wheel. That was a special team. whereby Dansby and Freddy were two clubhouse leaders. Losing Freddy hurt, and team hasnt recovered.

Its like us taking the next step. You can spend money laying the foundation of tour team. But to take that next step you gotta have star power, period. And with little farm system help, they have no stars.
 
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#114,132
Weezer said:
JMO, but the Titans should either trade back or take Travis Hunter with the first pick. Either sign a veteran QB or trade for someone like Hendon and give him a chance. It's possible Cam Ward and Shedeur Sanders are successful in the NFL, but I don't think either would find success with the Titans.
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I wouldn’t want Hunter either. Dude is an athlete, and maybe I’m just missing something, but I don’t think he’s this stud everyone makes him out to be. And I absolutely don’t think he’s #1 pick worthy.
 
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Not a Titans fan but Titans need more than a Franchise QB. Titans should trade #1 pick and get additional picks this draft and next draft.


A Veteran QB will be available to play next season, Daniel Jones, Cooper Rush, Aaron Rodgers and a few more. Kirk Cousins will also be on the open market, Falcons aren't going keep Cousins around with Penix starting now and in the future.
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Not a Titans fan but Titans need more than a Franchise QB. Titans should trade #1 pick and get additional picks this draft and next draft.


A Veteran QB will be available to play next season, Daniel Jones, Cooper Rush, Aaron Rodgers and a few more. Kirk Cousins will also be on the open market, Falcons aren't going keep Cousins around with Penix starting now and in the future.
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Just like the titans to overpay for a terribly average qb.
 
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#114,136
Happy Choose Day. Choose to be proactive..



January 7, 2025: Procrastination is your enemy that fills you with dread and causes you to be anxious. You must set your will to do what needs to be done today and every day. Do not put off until tomorrow what you can accomplish today. Ask for help, and God will help you. Proverbs 21:25-26 The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and does not spare. He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and does not spare.
 
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#114,138
knoxvol52 said:
Not a Titans fan but Titans need more than a Franchise QB. Titans should trade #1 pick and get additional picks this draft and next draft.


A Veteran QB will be available to play next season, Daniel Jones, Cooper Rush, Aaron Rodgers and a few more. Kirk Cousins will also be on the open market, Falcons aren't going keep Cousins around with Penix starting now and in the future.
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if my choices are Shadeur Sanders or the WR Heistman, i'm going all in opposite direction.
 
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knoxvol52 said:
Not a Titans fan but Titans need more than a Franchise QB. Titans should trade #1 pick and get additional picks this draft and next draft.


A Veteran QB will be available to play next season, Daniel Jones, Cooper Rush, Aaron Rodgers and a few more. Kirk Cousins will also be on the open market, Falcons aren't going keep Cousins around with Penix starting now and in the future.
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No doubt, agree completely. Despite having a solid D, they need edge and S additions. Everything else needed is on O. They will not improve significantly without a transition QB and a bunch of better players on that side of the ball. Throwing another rookie QB on the field will ruin him before he gets a chance.
 
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Jackcrevol said:
The Braves are spending money hoping to reinvent the wheel. That was a special team. whereby Dansby and Freddy were two clubhouse leaders. Losing Freddy hurt, and team hasnt recovered.

Its like us taking the next step. You can spend money laying the foundation of tour team. But to take that next step you gotta have star power, period. And with little farm system help, they have no stars.
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Olson has been good. Even this year, he finished the year on a absolute tear. While Freddie has been better than Olson for 2 of the last 3 years, Freddie showed some serious decline in his skills this year. His OPS and SLG% were the lowest they've been in 10 years, his average Exit Velocity was also tied for the lowest in his career since they started tracking EV. It's likely those numbers continue to decline this year. Father time is undefeated. It's a good bet that Olson is more valuable for the remainder of his contract than Freddie will be for his.

I had no issue losing Swanson. $177 million for a SS with mediocre offense isn't something a winning ball club does.

Also, we have churned out more stars than basically anyone else since 2018. Acuna, Riley, Contreras (even though he was traded, he still counts), Strider, Fried, Soroka (pre-injury), Harris, Scwellenbach, etc. And the Braves are currently projected to have the 3rd best record in baseball, before we've made even 1 significant off-season addition. We field an all-star level player at every position except SS and LF. So I don't know where you are getting the idea that the Braves have no stars.

Among current farm members, Baldwin looks like he could be a legitimate top tier bat and he's a top 50 overall prospect amongst the major ranking services. AJSS and Waldrep are high potential arms that are MLB ready too. They just drafted that Caminiti kid (nephew of the late great Ken Caminiti) who was arguably the top prep arm in last year's draft. Not to mention a host of other players that showed a lot of promise. The Farm is much better than you are giving them credit for. Especially considering that we seem to graduate a MLB All-Star worthy player every year that wasn't on anyone's radar the year prior.
 
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Jackcrevol said:
Playoffs? no offense. Breaking in a new OL. With very few proven weapons. Staff not really doing much to help themselves in porthole. I think 8-9 wins would be a coup.

They needed a proven G, DT talent help, and two bonafide difference makers at WR. Yikes.
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Ehhh, while I agree I also don’t see any reason why some of those past signees aren’t ready to compete. LJ3 and/or Sham should be ready to perform at an all conference level. Ethan Davis should take the next step in the passing game, hopefully he has a good offseason in the weight room. We need Brame or T Smith ready to roll instantly like every other top program are able to get production out of true freshmen. Moi/Hobbs/Eason/Wallace is a good two deep at DT with better pass rush potential IMO than the outgoing group minus ONL. Nathan Robinson and Tyre West in a pinch should give us inside reps as well. Hopefully CRG can get Charles House and the North Carolina kid ready to roll. To sum it up it’s time for Heup’s signees to earn their scholly. We do need a top flight pass catcher from another program though, can’t lie.
 
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#114,149
BigOrange15 said:
Why are people wanting us to rush to take a QB? Especially mid ones like Ward and Sanders. We are likely going to be dog**** next year anyway. Trade back, get a bunch of picks, THEN get your QB in 2026 and hand him a bunch more weapons imo.
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Hell don’t even trade back, just take the best player (Abdul carter) and create havoc up front next year
 
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