canderson said:Wilfork's overall short things with boots last night was amazing.
Cut days are always tough to watch.
And maybe a date with Erin Andrews.Phil Plantier said:I agree, I gained a lot of respect for him as well. Gave great feedback to each of the cut players.Charles James might not make the team, but he got himself some broadcast opportunities going forward, I think.
Honestly I think you hit the nail on the head with regards to the difference between good players and elite players...( . ) ( . ) and (_!_) said:The part about Watt taking about his routine to get 10 hours of sleep and using the comparison to Olympic athletes got me thinking. Especially where in the same episode they show Charles James grabbing a bag lunch with a Coke to drink.
I know that diet, nutrition, sleep regimens are hard for anyone but I am always caught off guard by pro athletes, especially the fringe players not taking things to the extreme with what they put into and how they treat their bodies.
I remember watching some behind the scenes thing a few years ago about a team boarding a flight to London. The number of players that climbed onto the bus holding bags from McDonald's was shocking.
These guys lively hood and privilege to make a lot of money playing a game is tied directly to their bodies. I just would have thought that training like an Olympic athlete would have been more common and widespread throughout the league and wholly supported by the team
( . ) ( . ) and (_!_) said:The part about Watt taking about his routine to get 10 hours of sleep and using the comparison to Olympic athletes got me thinking. Especially where in the same episode they show Charles James grabbing a bag lunch with a Coke to drink.
I know that diet, nutrition, sleep regimens are hard for anyone but I am always caught off guard by pro athletes, especially the fringe players not taking things to the extreme with what they put into and how they treat their bodies.
I remember watching some behind the scenes thing a few years ago about a team boarding a flight to London. The number of players that climbed onto the bus holding bags from McDonald's was shocking.
These guys lively hood and privilege to make a lot of money playing a game is tied directly to their bodies. I just would have thought that training like an Olympic athlete would have been more common and widespread throughout the league and wholly supported by the team
SawxSince67 said:Is there anything Wilfork can't do?
"Man, I'm always loose..."
I have never watched Hard Knocks, but if Covington factors in I might have to check it out. Does he say a bunch of Canadian stuff?Mugsys Jock said:Excellent season. Really likable characters in Watt, O'Brien, Vrabel, Covington, EZ, James II, Charles Johnson, Kourtney Brown... offset by record breaking douchebaggery on the part of Cushing.
He was hardly featured. But you should watch it for Bill O'Brien and what often felt like a pretty close link to BB. Also VW is just amazing.Super Nomario said:I have never watched Hard Knocks, but if Covington factors in I might have to check it out. Does he say a bunch of Canadian stuff?
I think the chicken and shrimp t-shirts were kind of a giveaway thereamarshal2 said:The one person I didn't feel that way about was Chris Polk. Most of the time cameras were on him it was arranged and he and his mom seemed to be playing them outright. I think the chicken and shrimp thing happened once naturally and then they obviously tried to make it a thing they could capitalize on.
Being a basketball guy first and foremost myself, I'm going with #1. Sure seemed like the Pats were missing him Thursday night with some of the draws Williams was running.Mugsys Jock said:Excellent season. Really likable characters in Watt, O'Brien, Vrabel, Covington, EZ, James II, Charles Johnson, Kourtney Brown... offset by record breaking douchebaggery on the part of Cushing.
And how do you pick a favorite Vince moment from among these?
1. Draining threes in the basketball game
2. Passionately debating what's better -- breakfast or brunch -- with JJ Watt
3. The overalls and boots couture
4. The FG kicking contest
I go with #2.
RedOctober3829 said:Mallett has a million dollar arm and a 10 cent head.
edmunddantes said:After some crazy back and forth wrangling with the GM and Coach being aired in public.
You know what the funny thing is? They practiced on Saturday before leaving for Miami so that means Mallett left the facility on his own and came back late. That is worse than "oversleeping". He made a conscious choice to leave.soxfan121 said:
All of it the fault of the GM (Rick Smith). Mallet should have been cut the minute he missed the flight. The coach has no chance of maintaining his authority in the locker room with the GM allowing a guy to suit up after such a lame ("traffic" on a weekend morning) excuse and failure to be present for a team requirement.
BOB is screwed because apparently Smith has a job for life. But put that loss - and all the ones to come - on Smith. O'Brien tried to do the right thing and was overruled.
soxfan121 said:
All of it the fault of the GM (Rick Smith). Mallet should have been cut the minute he missed the flight. The coach has no chance of maintaining his authority in the locker room with the GM allowing a guy to suit up after such a lame ("traffic" on a weekend morning) excuse and failure to be present for a team requirement.
BOB is screwed because apparently Smith has a job for life. But put that loss - and all the ones to come - on Smith. O'Brien tried to do the right thing and was overruled.
Sources told ESPN on Monday that coach Bill O'Brien was upset over Saturday's incident and initially wanted to release him right away, but a consensus was reached that the team should wait rather than go into a game with only one active quarterback.
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/13984288/houston-texans-release-qb-ryan-mallettHoyer is now the only quarterback on the Texans' roster. The Texans' 2014 fourth-round pick, Tom Savage, is on injured reserve, and Zac Dysert is on the practice squad.
canderson said:For anyone keeping score at home: Houston traded picks to get Mallet and thus releaseed TJ Yates. Today Houston released Mallet and signs Yates.
Yeah, exactly. I don't think BOB was unaware that cutting Mallett would mean he couldn't have him as the backup QB for the game.soxfan121 said:Cut Mallet, promote Dysert and you've got a backup for the game.
And $10 to the Jimmy Fund that the "sources" are Rick Smith and Rick Smith's assistant, and that the "consensus" was Smith telling O'Brien he would not make the transaction.
That report is such transparent bullshit.
He also has ten cent (or maybe a few dollars) mechanics, footwork and agility. I don't think it's just his off-field decision-making that's mediocre.RedOctober3829 said:Mallett has a million dollar arm and a 10 cent head.
Depends on the team. If they do a walkthrough at the opposing stadium then they might go. It doesn't sound like Houston traveled theirs because Mallett probably would have been cut.DrewDawg said:Does a practice squad QB travel with the team?
Smith is clearly in the wrong here, but BOB has done enough to get fired on the merits after the season even before this.soxfan121 said:
All of it the fault of the GM (Rick Smith). Mallet should have been cut the minute he missed the flight. The coach has no chance of maintaining his authority in the locker room with the GM allowing a guy to suit up after such a lame ("traffic" on a weekend morning) excuse and failure to be present for a team requirement.
BOB is screwed because apparently Smith has a job for life. But put that loss - and all the ones to come - on Smith. O'Brien tried to do the right thing and was overruled.
Another testament as to just how good BB is. He not only coaches up players, but he coaches up the coaches!dcmissle said:Yup. Appears to be another dead HC branch on the BB tree.
Stitch01 said:Smith is clearly in the wrong here, but BOB has done enough to get fired on the merits after the season even before this.
Who other than Clowney do you see as a better fit for a 4-3? It's not like they just switched; they ran a 3-4 for years under Wade Phillips.Jake Peavy's Demons said:The Texans are the local team that air where I'm from, & the D is indeed pathetic. Basically, they have 4-3 personnel, & are running a 3-4. Clowney should be at DE & not OLB. The rest of their LB corps is trash or washed up. The secondary has been a massive let down, with Kareem Jackson underperforming & Johnathan Joseph is toast. Watt is double & triple-teamed extremely often, & the rest of the D can't be bothered to make any plays. But even if HOU puts Clowney on the D-Line, we've seen how teams game plan against teams like the Bills, who have an elite D-Line. It can only get you so far if you don't have coherent LBs.