Dark Acre

3 minutes ago, skinny21 said:

Is Dejean or Kool-Aid a better fit for us?

Do you prefer mustard or a sugary, fruit-flavored drink?  Some people would say, don't drink the Kool-Aid.  Some people ask, do you have any Grey Poupon?

I hope Spencer Rattler pans out for whoever takes him.  "Spencer, Rattler, rides in with the storm...."  (Yeah, probably too obscure a reference here.)

23 minutes ago, The Consigliere said:

I can't recall the last time I saw a team double up on OL help in round 1 and 2, but I'm sure if I dug I could find examples.

Not 1 and 2, but in 1981 we drafted May in rd 1 and Grimm in rd 3.  (Also picked up another OG later on named Darryl Grant.  He was such a bad fit for the OL that his biggest career highlight was high-stepping into the end zone as a DT with a pick-6 against Dallas to seal the victory in 1982 NFC Championship.  :->>>)   Kids (and that's too many of you here), RIGHT NOW, pull that play up on Youtube and marvel at what us Gen-Xers grew up with as Skins fans.  Note:  that same 1981 draft we drafted the guy who tipped the ball that Grant picked off -- the indomitable (and at the time illiterate) Dexter Manley.

47 minutes ago, Sacks 'n' Stuff said:

Do we have any needs left?

Wins

2 minutes ago, Warhead36 said:

Holy crap thats early for Pearsall

SF probably figured he's not going to last to 2-31.  So if he's the guy you want, gotta get him at 1-31.

28 minutes ago, DogofWar1 said:

Jeez, I've only been half watching Roger, but he did look real rough on that walk out just now.  Got a bit of a shuffle going.

 

They should get someone else tomorrow, he's probably in some real pain.

I told him *sativa* but he insisted on her sister indica.  

4 minutes ago, Koolblue13 said:

Pennington was awesome, until he got injured, because they ignored OL.

Andrew Luck has entered the chat.

Teams that are bad enough to draft a QB in rd. 1 should usually spend a bunch more picks on offensive fat boys unless they already have a good line.  IIRC, we did give RGIII a pretty good OL.

19 minutes ago, Forehead said:

For anyone thinking Rivera or anyone couldn't mess up 1+9, go back to that year the Jets had four first rounders and I think missed on all four of them.  That has to still cause nightmares for the fan base.

In 2000, the Jets drafted Shaun Ellis and John Abraham back to back (12, 13).  Those were not misses.  Chad Pennington and TE Anthony Becht, yeah.  Right after Pennington went Shaun Alexander.  Ouch.  Keith Bullock went 3 picks after Becht.  That was the year we took Arrington and Samuels.  Two teams had 6 of the 31 picks (didn't somebody forfeit?).

The top 10 has no D, no TE, no G, and no RB (and, of course, no ST).  Is this a first?

4 minutes ago, clskinsfan said:

If we take McCarthy I am going to throw this laptop through my TV and will be missing from the forum for a while. 

Were you one of *those* guys who watched us lose to an inept ref at the end of 1979?

54 minutes ago, MartinC said:

My experience is it really kicks in once you hit mid 40’s!

Right when he turns into a pocket passer.

17 minutes ago, skinsfan66 said:

I made it to Canton to see Darell and Art get inducted into the HOF. Had a great time, congrads to the Man on the Island who always covered the other team best W.R. on either side of the field.

I still have 3 tix to that event - mine and my parents'.  After they arrived, my cousin had to go and schedule his wedding the same day....  Grrr....  I mean, he's just my father's brother's son.  WTH, right?

19 minutes ago, Skinsinparadise said:

 

I watched that video of him about what he eats.

 

Spaghetti and meatballs.  Cookies and ice cream.  Honeybuns.  I can put on 10 pounds in a few days eating like that

He needs to be eating grass-fed beef and lamb, pacific salmon, free-range eggs, plain/no-sugar-added Greek yogurt, and mushrooms.  Carbs can be had in the form of cruciferous veggies, lettuces, and beans.

4 hours ago, Spearfeather said:

You would have to think Riggins and Monk would be next.

Riggins didn't spend his entire career here.  Key guy in team history but not sure his # should be retired.  Heck, he quit on the team once, though it may have eventually led to the hiring of Gibbs.

14 minutes ago, clskinsfan said:

If Daniels is the pick you are going to see a lot more QB's stay in college. Especially since Purdy was successful. I dont understand the new NFL valuing experience over potential. It goes against everything you have ever thought was right about the draft. But here we are. 

They don't want to take an early pay cut by going pro.  OJ would've stayed in college longer if he could've too.

The only safe thing to do is keep #2, trade for #3 also, and draft both Maye and Daniels.  If they both pan out in preseason, you trade one to the AFC.  If only 1 hits, well, you got the right guy.  If neither hits, well, you light a fattie and turn on highlights of Gibbs 1.

On 3/22/2024 at 11:17 AM, Conn said:

You realize this rule change would lead to MORE kick returns, not less, right? They’re admitting that they still need to limit full speed 11 vs 11 collisions in KR scenarios but that the current solution is boring and incentivizes too many touchbacks. This would be an improvement and more exciting imo. 

Yeah but it's waaaay too complex.  Ok, the horsie moves this way, the bishop lines up over here, and if you move the pawn behind any piece in this area between these two lines, that's some French term for "Heh.  Gotcha".

14 minutes ago, MrJL said:

Totally agree. There'll be so many penalties in preseason they'll scrap it before opening day

 

Just get it over with and turn the NFL into a pro PP&K competition.

Since LT is so hard to find, why not draft 2 RTs and an ambidextrous QB?

1 hour ago, SoCalSkins said:

A JD is a doctorate degree so you are a doctor Dr. Dark Acre, esq.

 

 

A JD is kind of a doctorate but it is not the equivalent of a Ph.D.  People fresh out of law school (by gradumacating I mean) are some of the functionally dumbest people on the planet.  Saying they have doctorates is a real insult to people who spend multiple years *after* getting a master's and then do original research and defend a thesis to criticism by 3 profs whose goal is to F your life up (kinda like avoiding a pass rush and putting the ball into your receiver's hands, in the end zone, 50 yards away).  On top of that, calling yourself Dr. -- esq. is the ultimate mark of narcissism.  The hardest thing I did in law school was successfully, and without any spillage, shotgun a beer at the end of one of my 1st year exams.  Yet nearly 30 years (and countless Redskins disappointments) later, people still want to give me money to do what I do.  Kinda like coaching retreads.

11 hours ago, SoCalSkins said:

Well I went to college for 7 years and I'm called a lawyer.  But that was after 3 years of law school.

Btw, the rumors that we could pick Daniels are true.  That's because Chicago is taking Williams and we have the #2 pick.  So we do have the absolute capability of taking Daniels.  These rumors mean nothing.  Might as well say Washington could pick anyone except Williams.  Well, yeah.

Randall could pass, run, and punt.  If he played in today's game, he'd be the first pick in every fantasy draft.

Charles Leno seemed like a really good dude (remember the surprise where his wife was preggers?).  Really good dude + capable left tackle = great stay-at-home dad.  I wonder if he has a future in coaching.  

22 hours ago, Idaho fan said:

Love having another 3rd but would have thought we could get more for Sam than that.  I guess this tells us what the league, Peters and the new coaching staff think of him.  

 

Im starting to think they are going to stay at #2 and take a QB lol

An unopened pack of cards with the possibility of pulling a 1st day, autographed, platinum leaf-bordered, number-embossed rated rookie, 1st or 2nd round draft pick card is worth so much more than a third-year future potential top-10 starter card.

4 hours ago, CommanderInTheRye said:

Ran across this and wanted to share it. 

 

Dual tragedies to our starting qbs, seperated by time and space, yet linked together forever.

 

I vaguely remember a few of these "coincidences" but seeing them all together is stunning and  depressing...

 

 

Theismann got hurt in D.C.  Smith got hurt in Maryland.

(The difference between D.C. and Maryland may not matter much now, but it sure mattered until September 30, 1986.)