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  1. gunnarthor
    He'll be remembered a lot better than that. Manziel was a complete bust. Mayfield won a playoff game for - arguably - the worst franchise of the last 20 years. I'm not sure what is wrong with Mayfield now but a good QB coach might be able to something for him.
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    This game got scary
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    Still winning
  4. gunnarthor
    Those are the kind of plays that are on the coach. 4 WR on 3 and 6. O-line is destroyed and sack. Needs to recognize the need for an additional blocker. Still think we will win
  5. gunnarthor
    Any update on Darrisaw? I haven't heard anything on him.
  6. gunnarthor
    Philly has a few tough games - 3 against Giants and Cowboys, plus the Titans. Conference games are always tougher. They won't finish 16-1. Our schedule is still harder but at least we have a bunch of home games left - Jets, Giants, Cowboys, Patriots and Colts are all home games. I thought we'd be favored in all of those but, apparently, the Cowboys are favorites this week. And we have three road games - Det, Chi, and GB. Gads, I'd love to get the bye.
  7. gunnarthor
    I'm not sure this will be a complement but it's meant to be - a few times these past few games, watching Cousins heave it downfield while being tackled has reminded me of Jeff George in 99. He started the last 10 games and rescued the Vikings season (we started 2-4 and went 8-2 and won a playoff game) but was always getting sacked b/c our line was bad. But he just chucked the ball deep to Moss. KOC's play calling at the 2 minute warning could have broken the team and been the story, he's got to make improvements. As great as Jefferson is, sometimes it seems KOC forgets we have Cook. I think the Eagles and KC are definitely better than us. And I don't want to play SF in the playoffs. But this team seems to be better than they should be and they don't give up. It's a fun team to watch. I like that.
  8. gunnarthor
    What a win
  9. gunnarthor
    Well, we can win this. I didn't think we could
  10. gunnarthor
    Man, this is a fun team
  11. gunnarthor
    I like having a good TE
  12. gunnarthor
    Is Brandel good?
  13. gunnarthor
    That's on KOC. He needs to get better at things like this
  14. gunnarthor
    The Bills can beat us without Allen. Case Keenum is a pretty good backup. And it's hard to win on the road. And the Bills defense has given up 21 points or more just once this season, they give up less than 200/yrds per game. I have us going 15-2 because I'm a crazy optimist, but this is one of the losses I picked.
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    Also, the new TE seems like he'll be a good fit. Nice first game for him.
  16. gunnarthor
    A few thoughts. Washington was a bad match-up problem for our offense b/c that D-line is really, really good. They might be the best line we see until the playoffs. At the same time, their secondary isn't bad and St. Juice (sp) is really coming into his own and played well against Jefferson. So we had match-up problems all day. We still won. It was a bit concerning that we had that great opening drive, Washington adjusted their defense, and we couldn't do much for two quarters. KOC probably needs to understand defenses a bit more so he can adjust quicker? Not sure but it seemed like we were just banging our head constantly for most of the game, absent the first drive and the last, what, seven minutes? I don't think this defense is great but they are getting better. That's really encouraging. I don't like 3-4 defenses but the coaching staff is clearly working on improving things. So, good for them. And, outside of the kicker, special teams has become a strength. This is nice to see. I figure we finish with the second best record in the NFC.
  17. gunnarthor
    More crazy chess news. Former world chess champion Antatoly Karpov is hospitalized after a pretty nasty fall. Karpov is a national hero in Russia. He became world champion after Bobby Fischer refused to defend his title in the 70s and held the title for about a decade, until Gerry Kasparov became champion. Those two were the unquestioned best two players of the 80s and most of the 90s. In Putin's Russia, Karpov is a member of the duma (I think that's what it's called) and has a huge stake in oil, making him extremely rich. While a staunch supporter of Putin (and the USSR), he had recently, mildly criticized the Ukrainian War. Then he slipped. Or fell. Or was attacked. Or nothing happened and he's fine. https://www.businessinsider.com/anatoly-karpov-russia-criticized-ukraine-war-serious-head-injuries-reports-2022-11
  18. gunnarthor
    I wonder how TE fits in this offense. We've seen Smith make a few drops here and there but it doesn't feel like TE is targeted a lot. This is an upgrade but I don't know how good a blocker he is.
  19. gunnarthor
    Fun game, closer than it should have been. I think the refs were probably the worst crew we've seen so far. The defense does look like it's getting a better understanding of the new defense. And Peterson has been an absolute stud lately. Really, really surprising. And Green Bay lost, again. On national TV. ?
  20. gunnarthor
    Most of the national reports on these guys are not nearly as glowing. Admittedly, we'll see some upgraded reports when the next round of rankings come out over the next few months but none of these guys made midseason top 100 lists, for example. Secondly, really good players generally make the majors early. While COVID mucked things up a bit, and there are a lot of exceptions, good players have debuted at 23 or younger. If you're 24 and still pitching mostly in AA ball ... eh.
  21. gunnarthor
    Outside of Prielipp, the answer is no and Prielipp is still unlikely to get there. Of the top three you listed, I don't think any of them will necessarily be better than Ryan, let alone aces. Varland and Canterino will be 25 next year. Usually, aces are fairly well established by that age. SWR will be 23 and might make the opening day rotation. 91 mph fastball pitchers aren't as valuable as they used to be. On the plus side (sorta), our pitching philosophy doesn't really require aces. It just requires competency (which is hard to find). Maybe a few of these guys can turn into 4-5 inning, 90-100 inning/yr type pitchers that we'll all tell our grandkids about.
  22. gunnarthor
    I think the KC, Buffalo, Eagles are the clear best teams but after that, you could argue the Vikings are better than SF and LA. Really glad for our easy schedule. Will be really hard for GB to catch us. Also, Detroit is just bad.
  23. gunnarthor
    So here's the problem. First, I think this is far more aggressive than anything our FO will do. Second, the main difference between this year and Brock's plan is the expectation of a full healthy season from Malthe and the addition of Rodon. Even if both happen, this still might not be a playoff team. That's how bad our pitching is. I, unfortunately, agree that quantity and hope something sticks is required for this bullpen. I don't know what else they can do. Essentially, they have to pay their way out of this mess.
  24. gunnarthor
    Also, the "speaks for itself" is a reference to a rapid game Hans played against Magnus a few months ago in the crypto cup. It was best of four games but Hans won the second game spectacularly. Then, when he was interview, he just said "the chess speaks for itself" and walked away. At the time, there were no cheating allegations so people were like, "Dude!" And it was talked about for the next few days as such a silly thing to say. Also, Hans got crushed in that tournament, I believe he came in last and Magnus won the other three games agaist him, if my memory is correct. As GM Finegold has said, the super GMs didn't mind having Hans in tournaments when they won. So Hans has used that phrase - "speaks for itself" - a few times now in interviews.
  25. gunnarthor
    It's not frivolous. It's not the type of law I practice but it's a real law firm (as opposed to all the kracken law suits we've seen in the last year). Defamation against Magnus has legs, less so against Hikaru but at the same time Hikaru really doesn't want to get deposed. Hans is also arguing more than "they called me a cheater", he's arguing that Magnus has attempted to keep him from making a living through chess by trying to blackball him from events. That's a serious charge but also a serious problem that Hans had to deal with, in real life. If events are like, "well, we can have Hans but then no Magnus ..." Hans isn't going to get the opportunities someone of his skill should get. Some of the defendants, especially Hikaru, will probably file motions to dismiss but MTD require the court to take as true all allegations. It won't be easy to get out of this although some charges against Hikaru and Rensch might be dropped. The legal things I've read have said there might be some jurisdiction issues but, assuming those aren't fatal (and a MTD isn't successful), I suspect that in about 9-12 months, we'll get a settlement of some sort. It won't be disclosed. Hans probably gets some money and his chess.com access reinstated while the defendants will make no admission of wrong doing or liability.
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