John Waylon

They went cold from deep but just kept letting them fly. The game shouldn’t have gone to OT. We were up by 3 with 5 seconds to go. Instead of fouling Lopez or Middleton for 2 and getting the ball back with a 1 point lead and a less than 2 on the clock they let Middleton hit a big 3. And it’s frustrating because it’s not the first time this season they’ve done some stupid % like that. Not even the first time this month.

I need a nap after that one.

I need a nap after that one… Oops, wrong thread.

And then it got worse. Then it got much, much worse. The Colombian marching powder is in full * control now. Even Herb Abrams himself would be advising this weeb to cut back. Good god almighty. @Indyfan4life make sure you don’t miss this.

Reddit is essentially internet prospecting. You have to sift through a bunch of waste and junk, but there are occasional nuggets that make it a worthwhile trip. I get the most use out of it in regards to gaming. When I have a question or issue with a game I’m playing I almost always find a solution on Reddit. It’s good for stuff like that, but for general discussion and debate, yeah it’s a total cesspool. I’d bet the farm on it. No hesitation. We spent enough years with frank listening to him talk about what he wanted in a QB and what he wanted them to be able to do that I can’t see frank wanting Young over Stroud even after a 3 week fever dream. Stroud checked all the boxes he ever laid out too perfectly. And after having a full year of sample size on Stroud, he and frank probably would have been a pretty sweet pairing, much akin to the Luck/frank pairing.

And I’m sure frank, trying to be the good little solider in the new job, said “sure, I can work with Young, but I’d rather have Stroud. We all would, in fact”. It would have been a bad look for frank to go in there after just 2 months on the job and say “I can’t make that work” to anything, especially concerning the choice of QB when one of his calling cards was being a QB guru of sorts. He wasn’t going to delegitimize himself to his new boss by vehemently opposing Young. The best he could do was go with the flow and hope for the best because tepper in all his inexperience had already made his mind up based on what the talking heads had filled his ears with for months on end. Frank could have said he wanted to draft Jim Plunkett and tepper would have just nodded, pretending to listen as daydreams of Young danced in his head. Frank Reich with free will would have taken Stroud over Young every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Are we finally accepting that tepper forced that move on everyone last year around here now? I got all kinds of hell for bringing that up last fall after frank was fired in Carolina even though that story was out there almost as soon as the pick was made last year. I’m pretty sure someone even accused me of making the story up myself at one point, though to be fair that may have also been on Reddit because a very vocal few took exception to it over there as well.

Even they eclipsed banogu. A bologna sandwich lining up at defensive end would be better than banogu was.

All he has to do to move up the list of “best edge rushers drafted by Ballard” is be better than ben banogu, so just showing up and registering a pulse automatically moves him up the board.

Thomas to the Jags, Worthy to the Chiefs, what a time to be in need of secondary help.

Well I nailed that one.

There’s a number with a 317 area code texting me asking if I’ve ever played corner.

One injury away from ending his career?

Maybe the 43rd time is the charm for drafting a pass rusher. Maybe.

I predict tony khan is going to be seen on camera wearing a neck brace like a complete and total nerd.

I wish we still had a laugh react because that got one.

Today has become almost the best day in the football year. I won’t be bombarded with mock drafts for almost an entire year now. Christmas in April.

Much better bounce back Tuesday. They seemed to find a certain confidence they lacked Sunday. The defense was really good. They weathered the Lillard storm and seemed to bother him more as the game went on.

What the # is this game?

Lakers Kings 76ers Bulls in the play-in. I wanted the Bucks. I want Giannis to play every game. No excuses. We went 4-1 against them this season BEFORE we added Siakam. I’m ready for this series and I think we pull it out. We match up well against them.

I tend to think this is why Ballard may have gotten some extra leash from Irsay. Imagine you’re Irsay. For the last 30 years you’ve worked with Polian, Grigson, and Ballard. Ballard has got to be the friendliest and easiest of that group to get along with. To sit just down and talk with on the human level. Polian was too business minded to ever learn to be friendly, and Grigson was as desirable as a shady used car salesman. Ballard has got to easily be the most likable that Jim has worked with since the Clinton administration.

While I don’t expect a disaster (say 6 wins or less,) I see us being on the wrong end of a wild card race yet again. The frustration with the defense this season is going to be palpable.

I’d like to think so but I do believe he’s safe for at least one more.

It should. It absolutely should.

No one is put off by the fact that we didn’t get Diggs. Most of us didn’t want him and are on the record as such when that thread was a thing. It’s the fact that, yet again, a team in the division is getting better, and in this case the price is salt in the wound. The Texans paid a very fair price for the return they should get on this investment. In all reality it’s going to be a bottom 10 2nd round pick. The other picks are so insignificant I’m not going to list them. And this is a good move for the Texans. That offense got better today. We haven’t gotten better in any way since the season ended. Today was nothing more than a jab in the wound.