TheLeviathan
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I guess I'm wondering if it's even possible. From what I can see you'd have to cut Hargave, Allen, Kelly, Hockenson, restructure Jefferson and O'Neill, probably Darrisaw too, trade McArthy and Addison.....and you might still not make enough ground on the cap to make it happen. I'm sure with some shrewd moves they could (And I'm in on that) but it might be a lot of shuffling. And would only further emphasize the need to actually hit on some draft picks.
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My 8 year old rather matter-of-factly a few weeks back said(I think this was the weekend where the Wild, Wolves, and Vikings all lost? Gophers too if I remember): "Why do you root for so many teams that stink dad?" Stupid birth geography.
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Burrow would probably have some leverage....Vikings should definitely be aggressive. But I have zero clue how they afford him with this FA stuffed, older team.
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That is a recommendation I am checking out!
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Frosty/Rudolph/Charlie are all on our regular rotation. They just don't crack my top 5.
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I found a kindred spirit. That movie f-ing sucks AND it ruins an otherwise wonderful message.
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You make a compelling argument sir! May have flipped me on that.
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So the conversation centered on Jim Carey's "The Grinch". I find that movie gross and a really ugly bastardization of the story. It's overly long. Full of unnecessary, jarringly out of place humor. The makeup on the Whos is disturbing. It's just awful. I much prefer the 2018 version or the original. (Carey also has, by far, the worst version of A Christmas Carol) My top 5 - Home Alone, Klaus, Elf, Muppet's Christmas Carol, and probably National Lampoons. My hot takes are Carey's Grinch is awful. Both Lennon and McCartney are responsible for two of the absolute worst songs on rotation during this season. Christmas movies need to do more than take place at Christmas time - Die Hard and Hook don't count. Gremlins does. Spirited was the biggest wasted potential of any Christmas movie I've watched.
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That.....is wild.
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We overlap a lot! I will say more later but I just wanted to express two huge points of agreement: "Simply Having" is pure trash. McCartney's fame has forced us all to endure that travesty. I am also not A Christmas Story guy. It's fine. Quotably meh.
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Some friends and I were talking holiday movies and the opinions on a particular film generated a spirited discussion. So before I bias the sample by identifying it, I am curious if you fine folks have a Top 5 "must watch faves" and a bottom 5 "I don't see what others see" movie dregs of the season. Go!
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I, for one, welcome our new Dodger overlords. May the gods of playoffs RNG be merciful to them always.
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This has to be from the Onion right?
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I hope this last game was evidence that he had a wake-up call on that.
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I would do that too, but I question how much value he's lost this season.
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Agreed, but I think the WR move happens the year after when we trade Addison. If we decide to deal Addison this year, then that position skyrockets up the board of need. I hope they find a way to keep Nailor around actually. Be nice if we played Felton so we could find out if he's a dude or not.
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I don't think KOC will even use a RB if we take one highly. But I know Flores needs a dude to suck up blockers in the run game. And he needs someone on the outside so that Murphy and Metellus can go back to the roles they thrive in. (And a Smith replacement) I just don't see the needs on offense to be as old nor as limited in team control as the defensive side.
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I think I'm in a different direction entirely, though I see your vision. If Caleb Downs is available....I take that man. If he's not I want to deal down a bit and target guys like Sonny Styles, AJ Haucy, Mansoor Delane, CB McCoy, etc. I want CB, S, LB, and NT this year.
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Even if he isn't, I'm not sure this is the draft I want his replacement. I saw a good game manager on Sunday...that's a start. I'm hoping this lets us reload on young defensive players. A true NT. One or two CBs. A new safety. Linebacker. I'd be good with a TE and a Center on offense too, but NT, safety, and LB are strong classes this year.
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Yes, his development is the most important thing....but if you have your QB the leverage to trade down becomes extra fantastic too. You can have both, but it can be a fine needle to thread.
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McCarthy had plenty of time. This the NFL, rushers will get through. He held it too long at times and chose not to throw it away a time or two that was problematic as well. But there was progress. I don't agree that KOC has had good gameplans consistently this year. There has been far too little of what we saw today in favor of vertical passing attacks. I would bet my house he had a long chat with McVay this week who sobered him up a bit. Draft position ALWAYS matters if you aren't making the playoffs. Losing double digit games and coming out with the 13th pick is basically the worst thing that can happen. You can absolutely make progress as a QB and still have your team lose games. Drake Maye being a prime example last year. And yes....I am hoping that if KAM is still drafting next year that we have made SIGNIFICANT changes to that process. Up to the point of removing him entirely if need be. If JJM is the right guy for us going forward, nailing this draft will be vital to hoisting a Lombardi trophy. Another wasted year of picks will doom our ceiling even if our QB becomes a guy.
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Good all around game. *So many different mixes of personnel packages and quick hitting plays. *Starting five offensive linemen dominated that game. *McCarthy made baby steps. No major issues but no "wow" plays either. A very game-manager performance. *Defense played like their butts were on fire. A lot of aggression in their play. *Even if we aren't taking a QB....draft position matters. It gives you trade down leverage and an advantage in the second round. This is a draft where we could land a LB and a nose tackle. Or a long-term center. Or two corners at this point. Those are strength areas of this draft and losing draft position with this win kinda stings.
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Agreed, the explosive pass rush plays have finally started to show up. Last year I said we needed to be patient because of his age and we should look for a breakout this year. This year he started really poorly and had trouble getting snaps and I termed it as he was "trending" towards a bust. The last few weeks have "trended" towards being a stud. Product isn't finished yet, but we're at least headed the right way.
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A totally viable take. It's just weird to me to have spent so much time talking publicly about his mechanics to pull a 180 and say "screw it, throw it like a weirdo". I'm not at all sold on my pessimism, I just can't shake it.
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While I think that's the right decision.....part of me thinks the "who cares about your footwork, go play" is basically the nicest way to wave the white flag on a player I've ever heard. I can't shake that the decision to say that publicly is basically giving up on him.
