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  1. nicksaviking
    Probably, but it's way too early to predict. The top names are going to start to get stale by April and shiny new names will pop up that will excite people and then everyone will have to be reminded that their only finding warts on the old guys and enamored with the new guys because they've had four months to think about all of this. My guess is that the QBs most likely to get "stale" at this point are probably Penix and Maye because they are the least likely to have eye-opening workout showings. Williams might have caught a break as he got stale mid-season. I'd guess his hype train will ramp back up again in time for the draft, similar to Andrew Luck.
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    It was 21 hollow HR, he was an offensive liability last year. The thing he did well was redundant on this team and the things he did poorly compounded the team’s worst sins. This team desperately needs to reduce strikeouts and get on base better, removing Taylor is an obvious solution to those problems.
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    Striking out batters isn’t harder in Colorado, it’s the fly balls that are the issue. He is the worst in the league at missing bats by a mile. He can’t get strikeouts because he throws an 88 MPH sinker and his velocity has nose dived in recent years. An 88 MPH four seamer isn’t going to get many more swings and misses. Verlander was in a HOF trajectory before he was traded. The Astro’s just got him to go from a top 5% strikeout starter to a top 2% starter. A similar improvement for Freeland still puts him near the bottom of the league in strikeouts.
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    Kyle Freeland had a K% of 13.9% last year. The next worst pitcher was 15.7%. I'd only hire Kyle Freeland to serve up spring training fielding practice for my infielders.
  5. nicksaviking
    Looks like the Patriots went all out for Belichick in his last game. 111 yards of total offense. If he goes somewhere else next year, it should be an interesting dynamic to watch, because I'll bet an owner will think they've crushed it brining in a legend, but the fans will groan and rue never being able to watch a fun offensive game again.
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    I want QB and defense drafted. If they spend money in free agency, it should be the interior O line.
  7. nicksaviking
    I'd like to see him to put Bradbury in a box and attempt to saw him in half.
  8. nicksaviking
    While NO and TB winning knocked the Vikings out of the playoffs, those two teams winning also means GB has to win to make the playoffs. Today is one of the twice annual times I cheer for the Bears.
  9. nicksaviking
    Nice sack for Hunter. Not sure he even touched Goff though.
  10. nicksaviking
    It sure would be a lot easier if their best players keep getting knocked out. Why are they still using both of their running backs? Either can carry the load, at least make sure you have one healthy for the playoffs.
  11. nicksaviking
    OK, that's enough. We've already gone over that this is not what others want. You need to stop with this accusation as it's inflammatory, untrue and attacking the character of other posters.
  12. nicksaviking
    Mullens almost walked Jefferson into getting his head knocked off there. Jefferson thought he was going to get destroyed too. Got lucky there.
  13. nicksaviking
    It does, it guarantees the opportunity to draft better players. You still have to make wise decisions, but obviously if you're drafting at 18, 17 other teams get a shot to make the wise decision before you. I mean this is obvious and isn't even up for debate except in a fantasy world where math has been replaced by magic. And the Steelers haven't been close to winning a Super Bowl since the future HOF QB they drafted 11th overall no longer was an elite player. Because having an elite QB and being a perennial contender have strong correlations.
  14. nicksaviking
    Addison's progression has been weird this year. He looked like an NFL ready starter early in the year. He seems to be making rookie mistakes every week lately though.
  15. nicksaviking
    Wow, Johnny Mundt, new deep threat. Nice play.
  16. nicksaviking
    There's no historical correlation between where a player is drafted and how good they are. Solid take that I'm sure is backed up by any kind of analysis. How about asking the Texans what their draft position did for them last year?
  17. nicksaviking
    Yeah, letting him walk for nothing but a comp pick is inexcusable. With bizarrely re-signing Mattison and then sitting on their hands and waiting until next year with decisions on Hunter, Jefferson and Cousins, last off season sure seemed like Adofo-Mensah didn't actually have a game plan with how to proceed.
  18. nicksaviking
    Uh huh, and you make it sound like it's because they enjoy seeing the team lose, and not because they want to see the team build an actual contender.
  19. nicksaviking
    Good lord let it go. There is no 'I want to lose' crowd, you're clearly trying to denigrate the 'I want this team to be better than they are now' crowd.
  20. nicksaviking
    Yeah, funny how that Denver, Chicago, LV stretch occurred while playing offenses who's QBs are going to be replaced next season.
  21. nicksaviking
    They fixed that pretty quickly. I wonder if the Vikings are similarly capable of fixing their opening drive flatness.
  22. nicksaviking
    Right, they got Scherzer and Verlander off of their books so they can employ Manaea? If your rotation options are so bad that you need to pay Manaea, you might as well just go with the guys in your system regardless how good or ready they are and shop for lotto ticket arms later in the offseason.
  23. nicksaviking
    Yup, I'm still watching, I don't tune out just because the team isn't very good. Pretty sure most fans are that way. Certainly stadium attendance is impacted, but that's just concessions, as the Vikings sold all their tickets long ago, secondary market dealers are the ones left holding unused seats.
  24. nicksaviking
    Sorry, but I don't imagine a reasonable assessment of Trevor Bauer would be made by someone who has been following his vlog for years.
  25. nicksaviking
    You're confusing two completely different departments and men. Falvey can get credit for his honesty about the payroll and the on field product, but this is a low point for Dave St. Peter and his baseball operations decisions. What a con. We don't sell enough tickets because of the weather, which we decided to ignore with an open roof stadium, so instead we'll only sell the more expensive seats. Think of how all of this "increasing fan experience" by making sure everyone is packed into the same sections even TWO years ago. Even before COVID, it was a bonus when you found out you didn't have others sitting next to you and you could spread out. I think it was Beatle Bailey who said hell is other people.
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