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1 hour ago, lester said:
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I think we all know why that happened. I highly doubt Jeff plays Madden competitively
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2 hours ago, stitches said:
I was just about to do my guesses for @Dr. T 's contest, but I guess I will wait to see if I can glean anything from this episode.
You won't get any info, that's for sure
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Peyton with Mel. Bill Tobin is part of the discussion
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2 minutes ago, NFLfan said:
Anyone know which players have been invited to the draft?
https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-draft-invite-list-2024/
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27 minutes ago, BlackTiger said:
He's been asked and said hes never touched Madden. I dont think i can buy that someone will credit Madden as any significant reason for landing a head coaching job. Not something a billionaire would bring up in an interview.
Guy : "Sir, I won back to back world championships in Madden"
Owner: "How did you get into my house?"
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26 minutes ago, NFLfan said:
Everyone seems to believe that Denver will draft Nix. Is he that good?
I watched a podcast on the Athletic with Dane Bugler, Nate Tice and another person interviewing them. Bugler and Tice did not seem to like Nix or Penix but liked Nix better. Tice liked Spencer Rattler better than Nix or Penix. Nate Tice said Penix should be picked in Round 3 or Day 3 (I forgot).
I think Bo Nix can be very good. I think Sean Payton could do wonders for him
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3 minutes ago, Defjamz26 said:
They’re probably out on the 1st round QBs. It makes sense though because since they cut Wilson, the dead cap hit makes it kind of hard to draft a rookie QB. You’d be paying Wilson and a rookie QB contract.
They are gonna pay someone a rookie 1st round contract. I don't think trading for Zach Wilson will have an effect on their draft strategy
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2 minutes ago, PRnum1 said:
I would never say never but maybe some owner like Khan gives the madden player a low level analyst job and he works his up to WR coach, RB coach and maybe QB coach.
Sean McVay started out as an analyst
He started out as a college wr. He also has a degree in health and sports studies.
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Just now, Yoshinator said:
A top Madden player that is knowledgeable about football will have a better chance of getting a job in the NFL than any of us who post on this forum because he'll have fame from the sport and possibly get noticed. If I apply, I'm treated as any old guy, if the Madden world champion applies, he has a better opportunity than a random person. He's noticed.
Both have the same chance.
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1 minute ago, Yoshinator said:
If a top Madden player gets a decent job in the NFL, you will hear about how his Madden success led him on a journey to working in the NFL.
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Just now, Yoshinator said:
You assume Madden players don't play football. Most Madden players are football fans. Most of them played in high school, college, or both. They aren't nerds or geeks. They are jocks. This isn't the pokemon fanbase.
It's a mixture of all types of people. It doesn't make them qualified to do anything other than playing a video game
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3 minutes ago, Yoshinator said:
You don't have to leave your basement to watch a football game either. Plenty of GMs and coaches never played football. Chris Ballard never played a NFL game in his life.
He played college football and was a position coach in college football.
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Just now, Yoshinator said:
Being a player doesn't mean you're qualified. There's a lot of players who aren't smart enough to do it as a GM or HC. The old guard won't hold up forever. Something will give. I give it 10 years as I said. Things evolve.
Madden has been around for over 30 years. It hasn't happened yet
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Just now, Yoshinator said:
The WWE example is meant to show they trust a youtuber in Logan Paul to hold a major title of theirs and draw in front of 20,000+ people a night in filled arenas to make real money for everyone. From the Owner to the wrestlers down to the ring crew.
Being great at Madden means 1.) You have a passion for the NFL 2.) You have knowledge of the NFL 3.) You are competitive at a worldwide level 4.) You know how to build playbooks, schemes, teams, and know the inner workings of the NFL. 5.) You possibly have interest in doing it at a higher level one day.
Who is more qualified from a younger generation than Madden players? If you're not born into a football family, then you have to get indoctrinated somehow. Everyone starts somehwere.
Madden and actual football are vastly different things. You don't have to leave your basement and can become a great player in Madden. The fact you don't recognize the difference is perplexing.
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1 minute ago, Yoshinator said:
It's a bold prediction. Which is why I'm giving it 10 years.
You can call WWE scripted, but they trust Logan Paul enough to give him the U.S. Title and make them money with it because he's good at what he does. He's still a top draw in a billion-dollar business. If the person is good enough, then they'll get a chance. I believe that being famous on youtube for football content that is intelligent or being a madden world champion could get your foot in the door if you actually have the passion and are willing to take it serious.
The new generation grows up on Madden that likes the NFL now. The players in the NFL like Madden more than ever before. I guarantee the kids working their way up as scouts do as well. It could happen. Youtube gives an opportunity for those who want it.
WWE is fake. It's an act. They can script what ever they want. The NFL isn't
How would being good at Madden make you qualified to work in a front office at any level?
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11 minutes ago, Yoshinator said:
I prefer a star at QB, WR, EDGE, and CB. I wish it was my job. This is something I would love to do. I would thrive at the challenge of taking over an NFL team as GM, building my own coaching staff, my own scouting staff, my own team, and making add/drops, balancing the salary cap, and getting players via the draft, trades, and FA.
When I focus on one thing and have interest, I want to be the best in the world at it. I want to succeed at it. I give my all towards accomplishing that goal. I would do anything to be in Ballards shoes and be able to build a team to win a SB for the city of Indy.
I'll make a bold prediction. Within 10 years, there will be a youtube personality or Madden player that will end up being a HC or GM in the NFL. Logan and Jake Paul have already started this in WWE and Boxing to an extent, and there will be more to follow. I feel at some point, someone will take a chance on someone who is famous in the football world among fans and give them a shot at the big time.
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2 minutes ago, Crunked said:
I wonder how far Ballard trades back and what he might get..... Based on his comment of 19-21 First round talents and having a deep draft it seems like he will be looking to slide to round 2 and stockpile selections....I cant see him trading "big boy" assets to move up it would smack against his were good enough as is mentality he has espoused by signing his own.......I will be disappointed if he does, but just trying to read the tea leafs.....
Zero chance he trades up in the first round. If a guy he really likes is there at 15 he will make a move. I think he trades back for more picks
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It will be interesting to see how the first round plays out. The more gbs picked the better. If I had dream pick at 15 it would be Dallas Turner. I'm not confident he will be there. The more qbs picked the better
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1. A. Dallas Turner
B. Q. Mitchell
C. B. Bowers
2. A. Ricky Pearsall
B. Edgerrin Cooper
C. Xavier Worthy
3. A. Junior Colson
B. Calen Bullock
C. Terrion Arnold
4. A. Renardo Green
B. Tanor Boetollini
C. Chop Robinson
5. A. Isaiah Adams
B. Cedric Grey
C. Brian Thomas Jr
6. A. Xavier Thomas
B. Julian Eboigbe
C. Cooper Dejean
7. A. Rasheen Allen
B. Jaylon Simpson
C. Laiatu Latu
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1 hour ago, Yoshinator said:
They let him go because they paid Chris Jones instead. They also have Trent McDuffie. Their scouting department has proven they can draft corners. They have won 3 SBs with Mahomes (and made 4), I'm pretty sure they can trade a player away instead of paying him from time to time. Veach has earned that trust among the fanbase.
If I were a Chiefs fan, I would be extremely happy right now. Best QB in the league. won 3 SBs and made 4 with Mahomes. A great GM that builds through the draft and FA. An elite defense.
Those numbers were average for Mahomes standards yes. Normally he's much better than that. If we had those numbers on the Colts, we'd probably make the playoffs every year. We don't though. That's Ballard's fault since Luck's retirement. You and a lot of others take for granted that a new GM usually doesn't have an elite QB to start his tenure. Ballard did, that was a luxury. He had a large head thinking all he had to do was build through the draft around Andrew Luck. When Luck retired, Ballard was exposed. He didn't even know the proper way to get a QB. He was trying to do it through FA and trades when the vast majority of the time teams develop their franchise QBs through the draft.
Ballard built through the draft, except for the QB. How ironic is that?
8 years in, we are still hoping we hit on the QB. Maybe AR is the guy, as the division is harder, as the AFC has numerous elite QBs, as the NFL passes us by. "If we had average QB play like that these last 7 years". Where has the standards gone of being a fan? We should be regularly making the playoffs and competing for a SB 8 years in Ballards tenure. Instead, we are hoping the QB hits still at this point and we can fix the secondary on the team.
Give me a break. This team is run by a scout that's a wannabe GM who stubbornly refuses to change his ways. The only reason we're mediocre is because he's actually good at scouting. Unfortunately, as a GM, he has no idea how to compete with 31 other GMs who are actually qualified to be GMs.
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1 minute ago, NewColtsFan said:
Safety. Adams? Michael Adams? Signed by Ryan Grigson, not Chris Ballard. Is there another Adams I’m forgetting?
As for how players were acquired…. Who cares? Seriously, who cares?!?
Free agency and trades are all legitimate legal ways of brining in talent. It doesn’t matter how, it only matters that they were brought in. Your never ending attempts to down play Ballard’s ability are laughable. Why do you think you get so much push back?
He legitimately thinks he can be a GM or at least a scout.
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He drafted two hall of fame players and some great o lineman. RIP
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5 minutes ago, Moosejawcolt said:
I would argue this. The best Dline player, Buckner, they got in a trade. The best safety, Adam's, they picked up free agency. The best corner, Gilmore, they picked up in free agency. Seeing a pattern?
28th in points against.
So a gm is only given credit if they draft the player? Picking up free agents and trading doesn't count? Plus Blackmon is a better safety than adams when he is healthy.
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2 minutes ago, Moosejawcolt said:
They are under manned. Tell me this. In 7 years what safety and/or corner had been extended to a 2nd contract under Ballard? Excluse Moore as he isa Nicole.
Didn't Blackmon just get extended?
I'm guessing you meant exclude Moore because he is a nickel. Moore has also played outside when needed, and the nickel cb is a cb. So his exemption doesn't make sense.
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I'm sure Ballard watches what is going to be aired. Zero chance anything is leaked