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    Thoughts/Impressions on “The Dynasty” Apple TV Series

    Not that I disagree with his overall point but it seems pretty weird that Rodney used himself as an example of Bill giving an underdog a chance to succeed. He had a reputation as a dirty player with San Diego but was still widely considered one of the best strong safeties in the NFL before he...
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    Thoughts/Impressions on “The Dynasty” Apple TV Series

    I only remember the science aspect mentioned very briefly and in a dismissive way. (To be fair I did skip through a little bit of the DFG nonsense and it might've been mentioned again during a part I skipped.) But yeah, they really did a disservice by not explaining the actual reason the game...
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    Macksonville: Mac Traded to Jaguars

    I'd imagine the entire NFL has a higher QB rating in the red zone than they do overall.
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    Stacy Wakefield has passed away from cancer

    That's incredibly tragic. I can't imagine what their kids are going through. My parents helped me so much in my early adult life and I don't know where I'd be today if I didn't have their guidance in my late teens/early 20s. RIP Stacy.
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    What do you want Pats to do with #3?

    Draft MHJ and sign Cousins. The success rate on QBs at the top of the draft in recent years is pretty low and some of the criticisms I've read about the top 3 QB prospects don't fill me with much confidence. I'd rather go with a proven guy even if it's a short term solution.
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    That was then: Celebrating what was

    The documentary is massively overselling the QB controversy in 2001 after Bledsoe was cleared to play. Drew had given the Patriots nearly 2 straight years of mediocre-at-best football going back to midway through the 99 season before Brady stepped in and gave the franchise new hope. There were...
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    That was then: Celebrating what was

    Obviously Bledsoe should be QB. He threw 2 touchdowns in the first quarter in the Super Bowl while Brady only lead the Patriots to 3 points in the first quarter of his 9 Super Bowls COMBINED*. (I turned every game off after the first quarter though so I don't know what either of them did after...
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    2024 HOF Ballot

    Here's some more Hall of FRAUDs who only got in by because of their home park. Fraud a: BA OBP SLG OPS Home .354 .443 .491 .934 Away .302 .387 .395 .781 Fraud b: BA OBP SLG OPS Home .320 .374 .546 .920 Away .277 .330 .459 .789 Fraud c: BA...
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    Ryne Sandberg has metastatic prostate cancer

    View: https://twitter.com/BleacherNation/status/1749513234934325582?t=DD_5uMCyk9DnCVyRTWPkOg&s=19 Get well Ryno. Hoping he pulls through but his prognosis isn't great, sadly.
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    2024 HOF Ballot

    Does net +/- N mean that they received N more/fewer total public votes than last year, or that their share of the public vote is approximately N percent higher or lower than last year? If Helton missed by 11 votes last year and only got 3 more public votes than last year then he'd need to get 8...
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    Is Mac Jones the biggest bust in Patriots history?

    Tebucky looked like a bust after struggling through his first two seasons at cornerback but became a pretty solid starter for a few years after converting to free safety. Decidedly not a bust.
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    That was then: Celebrating what was

    Troy Brown needs to be on that list somewhere. All time clutch player who came up with big play after big play in every facet of the game. Not the most talented guy but he perfectly embodied the Patriot way from the start with his work ethic and preparation along with his insanely high football...
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    Who is the next coach?

    Time for Marv Levy to come out of retirement.
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    Is Mac Jones the biggest bust in Patriots history?

    He only missed one game and attempted 636 passes while playing with a bad shoulder all season? That's crazy that they didn't sit him down longer, clearly it was hurting his play, and it's not like they were ever in contention that year. There was no upside to playing him and he could have easily...
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    Is Mac Jones the biggest bust in Patriots history?

    Not that I think Mac is going to turn things around in the same way, but Drew Bledsoe was absolutely atrocious in his third season after leading the Pats to the playoff in year 2. Maybe as bad as Mac has been this year. He then turned it around and led the Patriots to the Super Bowl the next...
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    Is Mac Jones the biggest bust in Patriots history?

    Not to defend Borges, but just about every sportswriter at the time had the same take as him on the Seymour pick. Bill Simmons lamented passing on Terrell in favor of someone whose name could be written as "Seymour, Dick".
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    2024 HOF Ballot

    I'll concede after looking at his numbers that he has a much better case than I thought. I still don't remember Wagner being considered in the same echelon as Hoffman or other guys like Francisco Rodriguez while he was playing so I was genuinely shocked to see that his ERA was half a run lower...
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    2024 HOF Ballot

    Billy Wagner being so close to getting in baffles me. I don't remember him being particularly dominant compared to other closers of his era, although he did stick around for a long time. I mainly remember him for blowing a bunch of games in the postseason. Just checked and he had a 10.03 ERA in...
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    Joey Votto: Hall of Famer?

    Do the people who don't feel Votto is worthy think that Bryce Harper is on track for the Hall? He's the closest comparison I can think of to Votto in terms of his batting skill set, his struggles to remain healthy and his inconsistent year-to-year performance in certain respects (though with...
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    Joey Votto: Hall of Famer?

    It didn't even occur to me that this would even be up for debate. He was consistently among the game's best pure hitters for over a decade.
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