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I know Wetzl's son was trying to get Snyder to give him back the rights to the logo after the name change, and Dannyboy refused.
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Ok Swiftie. I am not a Howell apologist. The simple facts are he's on a cheapass rookie deal, so it costs almost nothing to keep him as insurance. Our GM was part of a brain trust that traded 3 #1s to draft Trey Lance, so having a backup plan that's more than just one mediocre journeyman who is brittle af.
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Ok, so what about the 49ers drafting Brock Purdy after trading a king's ransom for Trey Lance and having traded for Garappolo? Packers drafting Aaron Rodgers when Favre was on the roster, and later trading up for Jordan Love when ARod was league MVP? Those ended up being franchise saving moves. The only difference nowadays is that you can't stash a guy on your roster for 6 or 7 years as insurance. Drake Maye is just as likely to be Mitch Trubisky as he is Justin Herbert. We haven't drafted a winning QB in the first round since 1937, and that's despite pissing away 7 first rounders in the last 25 years. I don't see Mariota as any kind of improvement over Howell, not to mention he won't stay healthy for more than 3 games a year. So, yeah, I would have preferred leaving Howell as a backup and picking a project on day 3.
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“Team Culture” what do you want our culture to be?
Riggo-toni replied to seantaylor=god's topic in The Stadium
Frisbetyrian - the belief that when a frisbee is lost on a roof its soul goes up to doggie heaven. -
Also, if you think QB controversies are a disaster for a franchise, you must be either too young or not be a long time Redskins fan...We went to a SB in the midst of Sonny v Billy, and won a SB because Gibbs refused to trade Doug Williams despite him being the league's highest paid backup after Jay Schroeder set the franchise record for season yards ( which was only broken years later by Cousins). Gibbs switched out QBs going into the playoffs, which was quite controversial at the time.
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We hung on to the busted RG3 pick for too long, despite having "Kurt" on the roster. All the disasters with his contract and subsequent fiascos were the inevitable consequences of Brucifer Prince of Dimness running the show. If RG3 had been any good or Cousins not been starting material, there would have been no controversy. RG3 would have wound up as Colt McCoy's backup under Gruden until Colt gets hurt after 3 games, then RG3 goes 1-4 before getting hurt, and Gruden gets fired after year 2.
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Racism in America.... Is it worse now after the 2016 election?
Riggo-toni replied to brandymac27's topic in The Tailgate
Yeah, I don't get it. -????? -
Official 2024 FA/Trades Thread - IN: TE Ertz, DE Armstrong, C Biadasz, LB Luvu, RB Ekeler, K McManus, LG Allegretti, DE Ferrell, QB Mariota, DE Fowler Jr., LS Ott, S Chinn, LB Wagner, ST/LB Pittman, ST/CB Igbinoghene, CB Davis BACK: Reaves, Crowder, Obada
Riggo-toni replied to CapsSkins's topic in The Stadium
Just shows what a disaster Rivera was at personnel. -
Back in 2012 when it became obvious we had given away the farm to draft RG3, I started a thread that said we needed to draft 2 QBs. I was trashed and mocked endlessly by posters on this board, most of them using this same reasoning.... and I got to keep bumping the thread back on to the front page for the next several years. I don't care what talking heads think, we could just as easily be drafting the next Mitch Trubisky rather than the next Justin Herbert. Most likely we are getting something halfway between Trevor Lawrence and Daniel Jones. Throwing Howell away for a ham sandwich when he's on a rookie contract makes no sense unless we are drafting another project QB in the middle rounds
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@China, I just came into this thread to post that. Not looking good.
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Official 2024 FA/Trades Thread - IN: TE Ertz, DE Armstrong, C Biadasz, LB Luvu, RB Ekeler, K McManus, LG Allegretti, DE Ferrell, QB Mariota, DE Fowler Jr., LS Ott, S Chinn, LB Wagner, ST/LB Pittman, ST/CB Igbinoghene, CB Davis BACK: Reaves, Crowder, Obada
Riggo-toni replied to CapsSkins's topic in The Stadium
Howell is on a cheap rookie contract. We won't get much for him - a 5th at best. I would rather keep him and see how/if he develops than throw him away for a pick that would have less than a 50% chance of making the roster. Don't want to repeat the mistake of trading Humphries for a late round pick used to draft a punter who got cut in camp. -
So...are you talking about battlefield assessments, or the treatment/attitudes of the 30% of the Donbass population who are ethnic Russians?
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WP: Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power
Riggo-toni replied to China's topic in The Tailgate
What about SMRs? Apparently Japan is developing plans to produce them at scale, and potentially producing hydrogen as a by-product. -
Goggle news... mostly if I am online it's YouTube rather than the web... though I may need to check out some of those websites @Captain Wigglesmentioned... strictly for research purposes.
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WP: Amid explosive demand, America is running out of power
Riggo-toni replied to China's topic in The Tailgate
40% of America's population lives in the "megalopolis" from DC up to Boston, where there simply isn't enough wind or sun (at least with current or developing technology) to make much of a dent in supply. Natural gas, which fracking has made abundant, must be used, at least as a transition to greener energy sources. Solar and wind are practical in places like Texas, but sadly there the fossil fuels lobby will hold them back. -
The Random Thought Thread Vol 2---Read OP For Thread Rules
Riggo-toni replied to Jumbo's topic in The Tailgate
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Official 2024 FA/Trades Thread - IN: TE Ertz, DE Armstrong, C Biadasz, LB Luvu, RB Ekeler, K McManus, LG Allegretti, DE Ferrell, QB Mariota, DE Fowler Jr., LS Ott, S Chinn, LB Wagner, ST/LB Pittman, ST/CB Igbinoghene, CB Davis BACK: Reaves, Crowder, Obada
Riggo-toni replied to CapsSkins's topic in The Stadium
@CapsSkins Nah, go ahead and enjoy it. -
Official 2024 FA/Trades Thread - IN: TE Ertz, DE Armstrong, C Biadasz, LB Luvu, RB Ekeler, K McManus, LG Allegretti, DE Ferrell, QB Mariota, DE Fowler Jr., LS Ott, S Chinn, LB Wagner, ST/LB Pittman, ST/CB Igbinoghene, CB Davis BACK: Reaves, Crowder, Obada
Riggo-toni replied to CapsSkins's topic in The Stadium
I was waiting until the official start of FA, but I guess the torch has been passed. Hail to the Commies.