In post 123, Bella wrote:In Freeman's case, it was being traded to the Vikings and thrown in the lineup before he'd had time to learn their offence that really killed his career. He's never been any good since.
US sports with their franchise model, rookie drafts and - particularly for the NFL - lack of a real minor league system are structurally configured against late bloomers. Randy Johnson's probably the best example in US sports, and baseball has the best minor league system in US sports. It's more common (though obviously bot that common) in sports like soccer, where most of the world operates promotion/relegation systems that allow players who peak later in lower divisions climb higher and make their mark when they';d otherwise be forgotten - Jamie Vardy and Rickie Lambert are more recent examples, off the top of my head.
Some of it is also pure numbers, right? Soccer specifically has 5 major leagues, right. So "success" can be quantified a little differently. There are basically 100 GK1 spots in top level soccer, vs 32 QB1 spots in football. And it kinda goes all the way down the line. If you're in the top 300 GKs on the planet, you have a very high chance of being somewhere in the top level, where if you're in the top 300 QBs, you probably are a bag boy, and only a tenth of those guys every have any hope playing regularly. So you can be successful without successful.
In post 109, Bella wrote:6th round pick that they traded to the Falcons as part of the trade up two spots to pick Nick Martin. Martin's currently their starting center... so I guess they turned Fitzpatrick into like... a starting O-Lineman's leg, if we're being generous?
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On a bright side Clowney is finally doing something for them
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In post 124, PokerFace wrote:I think Dallas should consider 4 QBs on roster, yes Romo and Dak are good but I'd rather be overly safe. There are good odds Romo goes down again and Dak is still a rookie so he could get injuried as well. I'd rather be overly safe than underly safe if I was dallas this year.
Uh, no. The team is pretty much built to go boom or bust, and it all hinges on Romo. Carrying 4 QBs means we're rostering one less defensive player, where we actually need depth pieces.
For all I care, run with fucking Romo and Prescott and that's it because if Romo does go down, this team is absolutely fucked, so might as well embrace the chaos and load up on defensive pieces that maybe can form some semblance of a mediocre defense.
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In post 129, Bella wrote:No need to carry 4 QBs, there'll always be a Matt Flynn or whatever you can pick up as a veteran presence when Romo inevitably gets hurt.
Basically this. As we mentioned early, QBs exist in eternal free agency for people to sign at will when things get dicey. More 2 I'll be joining I'm sure. Clipboard Jesus is unsigned.
In post 129, Bella wrote:No need to carry 4 QBs, there'll always be a Matt Flynn or whatever you can pick up as a veteran presence when Romo inevitably gets hurt.
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Chloroform girl, how have you been?
Don't let me catch you sleeping again
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It's been three years since you've seen the sunlight
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In post 129, Bella wrote:No need to carry 4 QBs, there'll always be a Matt Flynn or whatever you can pick up as a veteran presence when Romo inevitably gets hurt.
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In post 129, Bella wrote:No need to carry 4 QBs, there'll always be a Matt Flynn or whatever you can pick up as a veteran presence when Romo inevitably gets hurt.
In post 124, PokerFace wrote:I think Dallas should consider 4 QBs on roster, yes Romo and Dak are good but I'd rather be overly safe. There are good odds Romo goes down again and Dak is still a rookie so he could get injuried as well. I'd rather be overly safe than underly safe if I was dallas this year.
Uh, no. The team is pretty much built to go boom or bust, and it all hinges on Romo. Carrying 4 QBs means we're rostering one less defensive player, where we actually need depth pieces.
For all I care, run with fucking Romo and Prescott and that's it because if Romo does go down, this team is absolutely fucked, so might as well embrace the chaos and load up on defensive pieces that maybe can form some semblance of a mediocre defense.
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA FUCKING KILL ME.
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Panzerjager wrote:One of the comments on that article was about how the bucs would call JJ to ship Mike Glennon. If I'm Jones I'm not sure I take that phone call.
I would not take that call either. Romo should be a good coach for Dak until Romo is healthy. Dallas should add depth, heaven forbid dak gets hurt too. People usually hurt harder in regular season. Romo should consider retiring at end of this season, ring or no ring. More likely no ring as Dallas needs a better defense
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Chloroform girl, how have you been?
Don't let me catch you sleeping again
You're only alive because I like you
It's been three years since you've seen the sunlight
But I know you're having fun
Bound, gagged and chained up in my basement
“We’re going to be OK,” he said. “We just have to concern ourselves with football and that’s what we’re here to do. The sun will continue to do what it’s doing.”
