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  1. Vanimal46
    A very good thread relating to this topic. I’ve consistently been pessimistic about baseball and other sports happening this season. There are several reasons why below.
  2. Vanimal46
    I was extremely jealous of Mark Buerhle. That dude was a Twins Killer. 52 starts - 30-19 record with a 3.68 ERA and 6 complete games career against the Twins. If you blinked during a Buerhle start it was already the 7th inning.
  3. Vanimal46
    I disliked the regime that gave him that contract more than Nolasco himself. He was the exact same pitcher that had an ERA 2 runs higher than his FIP throughout his tenure here. Signing him to that contract provided unrealistic expectations for him to be better than he was. With all of that being said, I was thrilled the minute he was traded away.
  4. Vanimal46
    I checked out of daily covid 19 updates over the last week or 2... Felt like I needed to do that for mental health purposes after weeks of hope followed by no hope. I’ve voluntarily quarantined and practice social distancing for the last 2 months. And at this point, I’m lost on what marker I’m looking for to signal that it’s “over.” Some folks have been laser focused on reopening the businesses in their cities. For me, that wasn’t the sign I was looking for to signal we’re on the other side of this. Texas has been open for over a week... I haven’t felt the urge to go sit and eat in a restaurant, or go to a mall. I was concerned before about states opening up too fast. My new concern is our adjustment period after states open up, and what that looks like. We’ve all changed as a result of this situation, being at home isolating ourselves from friends and family for a long time. When are we going to feel comfortable booking flights? Hotel rooms? Or going to an event with a large gathering? When are we going to feel comfortable simply hugging our friends?
  5. Vanimal46
    I’ve been mostly pessimistic about sports returning this year, and unfortunately the goal posts keep getting moved 60 days out. I was hoping we would have more clarify in May, but we still have the same question holding us all back from resuming a somewhat normal life. Where are the widely available tests?
  6. Vanimal46
    A guy can dream!
  7. Vanimal46
    The IOL continues to be my biggest worry. We’ve seen lots of offenses with talented skill players crumble because of a bad OL. I certainly hope Samia, Udoh and potentially Cleveland are ready to step up this year. Defense is a ying/yang between coverage and QB pressure. If the DL can bring the heat, it can mask an inexperienced secondary. If they re-sign Griffen I feel good about the DL’s ability to get to the QB quickly and often.
  8. Vanimal46
    One guy in particular I’m excited about is DT James Lynch. Generating pressure from the interior DL was sorely lacking last year... Lynch led the nation with 70 QB pressures, a 1st team All American, 13 sacks and 19.5 TFL for Baylor. He cuts right in front of the line for 3 technique!
  9. Vanimal46
    The strategy I would like to see today: Trade up early in the 2nd to pick up an OT/G like Josh Jones, or an edge rusher like Gross-Matos. Trade back into the 2nd round to pick up another talented player. Perhaps DT or the other position they didn’t take when they traded up before. Consider taking a developmental QB like Jalen Hurts in round 3.
  10. Vanimal46
    In order to make the finances work, Reiff, Harris, or someone else would need to be included in a trade for Williams. Ideally it’s a win win for both teams if the deal becomes Reiff + a 4 or 5 for Williams. Reiff is still an average LT, though he’s quickly regressing to a below average LT. Washington still needs to protect their 1st round QB, and Reiff is a fine 1 year gap plan. Williams isn’t playing a down for that team ever again, so it’s now or never for Washington to get something done.
  11. Vanimal46
    I like the idea. For me, I only like Tua and Burrow in this class to be game changing QBs. Jordan Love and Justin Herbert have question marks relating to pocket presence and accuracy that scare me away.
  12. Vanimal46
    Well North, if Glunn has known this hair dresser for 30+ years, I’m going to assume she didn’t start cutting hair in her teens. Which would put her in the high risk age demographic. If hair dressers need to work for money, people like Glunn could donate his usual fee to support her during this crisis without risking her health. He could buy hair care products from her, and she can safely ship it to his house. He can buy gift cards for future hair cuts when it’s safe for his friend to return to work. What do you mean by this question? What if they took as many realistic precautions as possible to try and reduce possible transmission? Our front line health care workers are wearing garbage bags to protect themselves right now. We’re going to give PPE in high demand to hair dressers? Really?
  13. Vanimal46
    Pre-Draft Wishlist: If any of the top 4 OT are available (Wirfs, Wills, Thomas, Becton) are available after 10 overall I would aggressively trade up for one of them. If Tua slides past Carolina at 7 overall, I’d really consider trading up as well. I think his recent injury is overstated and he will be fine. I have zero interest in a WR for the 1st round. The draft class is simply too deep, and the Vikings’ scheme does not require 2 great WRs. I really want to beef up the line on both sides of the ball. The interior OL as it stands today lacks depth and experience. There’s still no replacement for Griffen on the edge, nor is Shamar Stephen a starting caliber DT. Lots to do over the next few days!
  14. Vanimal46
    Please enlighten us how a hair stylist can practice social distancing while cutting your hair? You’ve brought up this minor inconvenience a couple of times already Glunn. I’m starting to think you’re more concerned about forcing people back to work to serve YOU and YOUR convenience. Rather than being concerned about the well being of your hair stylist you’ve known for 30 years.
  15. Vanimal46
    I figured this project was canceled like everything else in 2020. Thanks for making my proposal a reality.
  16. Vanimal46
    Bark!! I’m happy to read you’re alive and safe. Take care of yourself, friend! - Van
  17. Vanimal46
    https://www.postbulletin.com/life/health/mayo-says-it-has-capacity-to-deliver-testing-needed-to-reopen-the-economy/article_108e688e-7eaa-11ea-8a5d-33b38e022854.html Very encouraging article!
  18. Vanimal46
    RIP.
  19. Vanimal46
    Any positive spin about a potential season I’ve read makes 2 large assumptions. 1) An enormous amount of test kits will be produced in 90 days or less. 2) Players will be accepting the conditions of isolating themselves from their families for an extended period of time. I’ll leave out the test kits because it’s been mentioned in numerous other threads. Most of these players are fairly young with small children at home. That’s a big ask for any civilian to accept. These people are not trained military personnel, who are committed to protecting this country and deployed to areas around the world. They are normal civilians who happen to throw a ball harder than the average person, and hit a ball with a bat.
  20. Vanimal46
    I’m not going to rain on anyone’s parade if you want to continue hoping for sports to come back... I’m not optimistic about it. And here’s a dirty little secret, I don’t miss them that much.
  21. Vanimal46
    So young, only 36 years old. RIP.
  22. Vanimal46
    Take it FWIW. We’re all just guessing.
  23. Vanimal46
    I love knuckle ball pitchers. When I played I was unable to throw an effective curve as an offspeed pitch, so I worked on a knuckle ball and utilized it on the rare times my high school team was up or down by 12 runs and I got to pitch. Tim Wakefield immediately comes to mind as my favorite knuckle baller. Unfortunately the art of throwing the pitch is lost in the era of high velocity. I can't think of a better curve ball (pardon the pun) a team could use by bringing in a knuckle baller after the opposing batters spent 5 innings timing a 97 MPH fastball.
  24. Vanimal46
    I think all sports will be canceled. There’s 4 months for the NFL to figure out whether they can actually play out the season. The NFL, like the other major sports, probably know it’s over for 2020 but are not ready to make the announcement. I’m not confident about any time frame where Covid-19 is over without a vaccine. I can CONFIDENTLY say the MLB season starting by May is a pipe dream.
  25. Vanimal46
    If it’s not safe enough for the Average Joe to return to their office, it’s not safe enough for athletes to continue playing their sports. Period. If that happens to last a year, so be it. We will survive without live sports.
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