Califan007 The Constipated

3 hours ago, EmirOfShmo said:

 

If I ever did that, every single female in my entire family would destroy me for several decades...I'm talking mom, sisters, daughter, aunts, cousins, 2nd cousins, in-laws, ex-in-laws...all of them.

2 minutes ago, Chris 44 said:

Chase land anywhere yet?

I forgot all about Chase Young lol...

3 minutes ago, Conn said:

I was referring to your older past as a homer, we’ve all been here too long lol.

 

I think we can do better than the surface level comparison you’re drawing, but I won’t give you too hard a time about it because this is a hard franchise to get behind even after the changes. I’m not even advocating for assuming the best—just not immediately drawing the most shallow comparisons possible. Other than Samuels, every Panthers player Rivera brought in here was already bad or washed up. Quinn is bringing in younger players who haven’t hit their ceiling, who have played well. I’d say it’s very different. Biadasz is not Norwell or Turner (who some talked themselves into at the time, but were clearly washed). Biadasz is a solid starter at worst, which is already better than Norwell/Turner, and nobody is deluding themselves into thinking he’s elite. 
 

I agree with your point that new coaches are almost always supplied with their former players by their FO. Especially when “establishing a culture”. 
 

But to say this is feeling the same after 3-4 signings is simplistic. It seems like you want engagement from people. 

I had to literally "lol" at the part in bold lol 😂...way, waaaaay too long lol...

And I think I've been here long enough for everyone to realize I pretty much never post whatever I post for mere engagement, not to mention I have stayed out of the stadium forum for about the last 6 months or so. Even when I post something like "Just needed to stir the pot in here lol" it's never meant literally.

And I'm not just referring to players, I'm also referring to coaching staff decisions...found myself thinking about Joe Whitt Jr. the same way I thought about Scott Turner.

tl:dr version: I'm in heavy wait-and-see mode, and seeing the same types of comments this offseason that I've seen repeated for years isn't helping me. 😂 ...Ah, well, I'll get more into it soon with the draft.

2 minutes ago, Est.1974 said:

...I hope to see some unexpected moves that give insight into Peters being different, be it creative or imagination. Just something different.

I think that was me, too...wanted to see something that strongly indicated he was different, not just better than Rivera/Bruce/Snyder/etc. As you said, if all he is is "Better" then time will tell how much better (hopefully a ****load better lol). I do have legit hope that will be the case at the very least.

2 minutes ago, Conn said:

Seeing you be skeptical in here when we finally have some hope, after years of being an unrepentant homer when we had none, is wild 

I said almost the same exact things in 2020 during Rivera's first offseason here and after Bruce Allen had been punted to the curb. I also got criticized for it back then, too lol...I know, I know, Snyder. Like I said a few posts ago, I'm hoping what this shows is that Rivera's approach was pretty much SOP for new coaches but that is talent eval was lacking. But right now I'm not feeling like it's anything noticeably different from offseasons past. I mean, maybe they're using analytics to support their moves, I dunno lol...that would be something I (nor anyone else) would have any idea about. See? Optimism lol...

17 minutes ago, Renegade7 said:

 

Cowboys were a playoff team, Panthers were trash...not the same thing...

I sincerely hope the Commanders' decision-makers put more thought into it than that lol...

2 minutes ago, MrJL said:

One year out from a Pro Bowl is not JAG

- The Pro Bowl is as much a popularity contest as it is a legit measurement of talent, and he was on the Cowboys

- He was an alternate

- Plenty of JAGs have a really good season sprinkled in here and there in their careers

"He was a Pro Bowl alternate a couple of years ago" doesn't make any player free from the JAG label.

4 minutes ago, Conn said:

Yeah, that’s everyone’s opinion lol except a few donkeys who thought we’d sign multiple A+ studs. People attributed similar thought processes to Rivera’s FA moves—but then, the vets added were mostly bad and they followed up by never drafting BPA. 

- We don't know yet if the vets signed will end up in the "Bad" category lol...

- We don't know yet if we'll end up drafting BPA

I'm hoping that, if nothing else, this shows that Rivera's approach is pretty common around the NFL, but that his player analysis skills lacked big time. That's what I'm hanging onto, anyway...

Sign JAG OLinemen in free agency...new coach immediately signs players from his old team...

1 minute ago, Bantu said:

Casserly on Keim's podcast made a great point about using free agency bolster positions where there were no "adequate" (average/JAG) starters, so you can go into the draft not getting desperate for a player at a certain position, but can use the draft to upgrade wherever the board takes them. 

I feel like we've been doing this a lot as well lol...I know I've heard that perspective before when it comes to the Skins/FT/Commanders.

1 hour ago, HigSkin said:

 

Cowmanders...lol

Pretty sure mine's worse lol...

22 minutes ago, illone said:

We're now the Washington Cowboys.

 

I'll see myself out...

Could be worse...we could now be the Washington C-men....

15 minutes ago, Bang said:

Junior presents 9 yr old news like it's new.

 

the GOP is the party of the trailer park Nazi.
We have known this. 

 

~Bang

What's new is that they are now coming out and admitting it proudly.

50 minutes ago, Cooked Crack said:

 

So does that mean all of MAGA are "RINOs" now?...

Damn, both these women eviscerate Britt (and the GOP, and Trump), particularly the second clip...it's wonderful to see.

Talks about the Senate races but also ties it in with the presidential elections...

On 3/9/2024 at 11:42 PM, Cooked Crack said:

 

2 minutes ago, bird_1972 said:

 

I guess the hope this time around is that we have real chefs and not short order cooks doing the cooking

 

Good point...I must still be in "Snyder is the owner and Bruce is the Team President" mindset lol...I need reminders that things have changed drastically from the last decade.

No doubt MAGA will go bonkers claiming this shows Biden is indeed a pedophile lol..."Look at the way he's holding that kid's head!! And he wants the kid's phone number! That father should tell Biden if he tries to contact his son he will (fill in some stupid comment about the 2nd amendment here)!!"

23 minutes ago, Voice_of_Reason said:

I think we’re going to throw numbers at it.  Sign a bunch of players who could be good and let them compete.  And draft a couple also.  

We've done this in past years and it never seemed to bare any real fruit...

38 minutes ago, Larry said:

I'm just marveling at how everybody seems to be concentrating on the one AA woman as a token for a party that's opposed to her.  As opposed to all the others, too.  

When "all the others" equal 31 women, they stop being tokens for the party and become part of that party's problem. Sticking the singular AA woman at the very front of the group is the equivalent of sticking Katie Britt in her kitchen for the rebuttal...it speaks loudly to the GOP mindset.