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It is worth pointing out that this is not a subjective matter. TE is a position. A position is defined by where you line up on the field. Ebron lines up the majority of snaps off lined up next to the LT or RT. This is the Tight End position. He is therefore a Tight End.
Jimmy Graham drew questions several years back of whether he was a WR or a TE. This was because he was lining up for the majority of snaps in the slot or out wide. These questions were legitimate. The questions regarding Ebron's position are not legitimate - he is a TE because that is the position he lines up in.
Role has no bearing on what a player is listed as, only where the player lines up.
Very simple.
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8 minutes ago, ar7 said:
History is easily forgotten.
People expect a quick turnaround and to be at the top of the AFC South like they were in the 2000s. However, Bill Polian inherited Marshall Faulk, Tarik Glenn, Marvin Harrison, and drafted Peyton Manning in his first year in Indy. Ballard inherited an injured Andrew Luck and TY Hilton. Polian didn't build good teams by signing expensive free agents. He did it by building around great players that the team drafted.
Grigson was agressive in free agency. Some of the players brought in did help but it didn't set the team up for long-term success and his poor drafting left this team with a lot of holes.
We have seen the right way to build a team for long-term success and the wrong way. Ballard is on the right track. We all know the Colts have a lot of cap space, and he almost has to spend some of it, but just because he doesn't sign the most expensive free agents doesn't mean the guys he will sign are bad. The real key is the draft. This team needs to start drafting well so that they have players worth giving second contracts to and not ending up with a bunch of cap space.
No he wasn't.
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OP post made no sense.
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2 minutes ago, zibby43 said:
Can you play QB?
With that terrible attempt at humor out of the way, thanks for taking the time to share that info. Pretty impressive that you were able to tough it out through all of those rehabs. One is hard enough. But 3? Well done man.
Tore my labrum (partial) my FR year playing college baseball. It's not fun to throw after that.
No, not fun. I never got the security nor range of motion back in either shoulder. Luck's rehab will be much more comprehensive of course.
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I have had labrum repair shoulder op on both of my shoulders (twice on my left shoulder, once on my right). Blood flow issues were never once mentioned as part of the recovery. The main things are the surrounding muscles knitting together while maintaining strength, shoulder security and range of motion.
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I've just taken a quick look (surprised this info isn't more readily available online), and it seems the average tenure of a Head Coach before winning their first Super Bowl is 3-4 years.
That would imply that change isn't always good.
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Forget about the contract, forget about the draft, etc. Just based on how he's playing, do you think they should keep him for next year, or part ways?
Feel free to support your thinking however you'd like, but be sure to offer a clear opinion, independent of auxiliary factors.
I voted keep him as you asked us not to take his contract into consideration. He is good linebacker close to the line of scrimmage but he is horrific in coverage and thus does not offer the versatility that is needed as a starter in a top defense.
If I could, I'd keep him as a rotational/backup player.
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I am surprised so many people would choose John Schneider as their GM when he isn't even a real GM in the conventional sense.
The Seahawks Org Chart has Pete Carroll at the top with John Schneider in a Head Scout/Chief Advisory-esque role.
P.S. If you have McDaniels at OC, then things are good.
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I don't think this says a lot about who the Colts judge to be the better prospect long-term. As has been stated, Bray will be a ST contributor.
Carter still has a shot. Just not this season.
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MVP isn't solely based on performance, it's the one person who has had the most positive impact on your team winning. So as much as I love McAfee, and am delighted with Anderson and Parry, they cannot be considered MVP candidates.
Realistically, come the end of the year, it will be Andrew Luck, even if he does not play as well as we expected.
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Nice post, and you didn't ramble.... at least, not to me.
The difference between Stanford and Indianapolis is you can do lots of things in college that you just can't do in the NFL.
Stanford ran the ball roughly 55-58 percent of the time when Luck was there. You can't do that in the NFL. Teams are too good. Even bad teams are good enough to stop you from running successfully that much.
I never ever want to be thought of as a Luck Homer simply because he's my favorite player. I try to be as hard on him as I think is reasonable. I've come to understand that a number of his sacks and hits that he takes are his fault because he holds the ball longer than perhaps most NFL QB's because he's trying so hard to make a play. Some of that comes from a sense of belief that if he doesn't make a play, the team is not going to score/win. I really do think it's that simple. But he still holds the ball way too damn much.
He often throws late.... both on deep routes and especially on crossing routes. And he abandons the run too soon. It was Pagano who DEFENDED Pep after the Buffalo season opener when Pep took heat when we threw almost every play of the 1st half. Chuck said we called a fair number of runs and Luck called an audible to get out of the play and into a pass. Andrew often isn't patient enough.
I'm sure there are other things that other posters could bring up, but those are the ones that first come to my mind as I'm writing this post.
At this point, I'd like to bring this e-mail to an end. Jason and Restore have dropped out of the conversation which is not what I wanted. So going on and on feels like it misses the mark......
Not really, he is pretty middle of the pack.
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One of my favorite games ever.
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Not feeling good after reading that...
To put you mind at ease... it is very unlikely he will need an Op unless it becomes a problem. If it happens once, there is a lot he can do to stop it from become a recurring issue, but if it happens 3/4 times... then he's in trouble.
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It's a miracle he lasted as long as he did.
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I have subluxed both of my shoulders many times, and dislocated both quite a few times. Once it's starts coming out, the joint loosens and it comes out easier next time.
I have had three shoulder operations (two on my left, one on my right) due to this.
If this turns into a problem for Luck, no amount of weights or shoulder exercises will fix it... he will need an op. The op involves putting little steel anchors around the rotator cuff to stabilise the shoulder. If he has an op, his shoulder will never have the same range of movement again.
What I am saying is... everyone should be reasonably worried about this.
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Our defense was superb in the 2nd half and OT.
Great win.
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I think it looks like his right shoulder...the knee jerk reaction doesnt look good. The fact he went in and played hero ball on it worries me. He seems exactly like the type of guy that would downplay an injury. If that was Cutler, no way he goes back in.
Playing on is doable until the inflammation sets in. A few hours later and he probably would have struggled to lift his arm.
I am speculating, of course.
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That's not his shoulder. This screams fractured sternum to me. But I have no inside info.
Coming from someone with over 20 dislocations and three shoulder ops, I can assure you that touching him anywhere that creates a shoulder vibration will invoke the sort of reaction.
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Nobody should make more than Rodgers. Nobody
It doesn't work like that...
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My issue with his approach to the OL is this: He signed Cherilus knowing he had some serious knee issues. Yes, he had a good season prior to the signing and he gave us about a year and handful of pretty solid games but going into this season I think it was apparent that the knees were not going to hold up. He had to have known that Thomas being able to come back and play was a tremendous long shot. So what is his off season plan?? Sign a washed up Herremens who the Eagles didn't want back and move Mewhort, our best guard, to RT and insert Lance Louis in at LG. Basically ignore the position in the draft. Not good GM'ing in my opinion.
I assume it was Pagano who moved Mewhort to RT and chose to start Louis.
Again, I am not saying that Grigson has got it right.
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Mariota looks very good. Keeps his eyes down field, puts the ball in spots only his guy can get it, and has loads of zip.
He has barely utilized his athleticism yet. You can see he wants to be a pocket pro-passer.
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men shouldn't cry at funerals either
Nor whilst peeling onions.
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A little more on Iupati. Let's not also forget that the guy signed a 5/40m contract. Grigs is not a guy to sign a guard for 8 mill a year. Complain all you want about that, but Tennessee just dumped the guard they signed to a 5/40 contract the year before from Buffalo. (Sorry, I'm blanking on his name.) But they traded him I think for a 6th round pick this off-season.
Fans want big names, and they like to see splashy contracts. Great. How is Suh working out in Miami in his first 3 weeks?
Hint: Not so good.
Stuff happens. Sometimes its out of your control, like Iupati injuring a knee. But paying a guard 8 mill a year is something you can control -- and I'll say this about Grigson -- most of his contracts have been masterful. Even a bad contract like Cherilus or for Landry didn't hamstring the team.
We're going to be adding more free agents well into the future thanks to Grigson.
Whether or not they're the right free agents is another story......
Levitre... an often mentioned name around this forum the year he was an FA. I was a fan myself, not for that money though.
TE Jack Doyle expected to be placed on I.R.
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I think you missed the point of what I said. It isn't subjective. You are objectively wrong. He is a Tight End because that is he position he plays. His role has no bearing on that.