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When I heard this I went "who?" I'm assuming this is a "veteran" pick that we need.
OK. But it has shown Omar Khan [[our new GM) isn't sitting on his hands, which is a contrast from Kevin Colbert.
NFL Draft in a week. Any chance there will be a trade involving Lamar Jackson then?
I had Allen Robinson on my fantasy team a couple of years ago. He performed much better before I picked him up and then, he played really well again after I dropped him. And it seemed like when he was in Chicago, he'd carve the Falcons up when they played. He was good enough for the Rams to sign for $15 million per year. And your GM is sharp enough to get LA to pay $10 million to send him to Pittsburgh. He might be a good pickup for you.
OK. Time will only tell.
Hey gang, can this be true?????? Not only are the commanders getting a new owner, but uncle ted[leonsis] actually fired his gm and is getting more involed in the day to day running of them darn gizzards, can d.c. Sport actually be trying to get something right??? Scary ain't it? What's next...grady putting healthy food in his menu???...nah that' ll never happen....nah, nope ain't gonna happen??????
I saw where one of the Commanders players was suspended for gambling on the NFL. Five Lions players also were suspended. This is going to get worse with gambling being legal almost everywhere.
My Twitter feed is always flooded with it!
I stopped logging into Twitter after Elon Musk bought it. Twitter was my digital playground for years and I used to log in every day and get 90% of my news and sports information there. I don't fault others from using it, but if half of the horror stories I'm hearing are true, I'm glad I stopped.
Let's just say it's not exactly what it was. I'm lucky if I see 1 Twitter friend a day on my feed. Sometimes I wonder where did the stuff come from.
You see a story about OBJ?
Other than his signing with the Crows a couple of weeks ago, I haven't heard anything about him. Looks like I'll find out soon.
I think an assault allegation? Maybe?
I just read an article about Colorado U & Deion Sanders. That team last year was 1-11.
Now with Sanders as the coach there are a large number of transfers from that school that leave him with 20 players? I truly wish him well!
Looks like he's bringing a lot of his former players at Jackson State to Colorado. If he can win immediately with a roster that is half-filled with HBCU players, he'll not only prove himself a great coach, he'll send NFL [and college] scouts to flood HBCU campuses to evaluate talent that D-1 schools ignorantly passed on when they came out of high school. Hopefully, that proves to be good for the HBCUs.
If it wasn't for Steelers great scout Bill Nunn we wouldn't have had several HBCU players......among those would be John Stallworth.
I'd like to see a list of all-time great players from HBCUs. I'd bet Everson Walls [Grambling State] and Brent Grimes [Savannah State] would each make it. Of course, Doug Williams would be at the top of the list, coming out of Grambling State. I'd love it if more of these guys got their opportunities.
I forgot about Michael Strahan, who went to Texas Southern. He'd rank right there with Doug Williams.
I forgot about Strahan & Williams! Of course I'm so tilted in the Steelers corner. I just remember what Bill Nunn did.
I would like to see Coach Sanders make a success of that team!
Today is draft day. A lot of dreams are going to come true tonight. Dolphins lost their first round pick, but the Falcons are picking eighth. Personally, I would like them to trade back ~3-5 picks and grab another pick in this year's draft or next year's.
Are you picking up a QB? Did I read that CJ Stroud value is decreasing?
I'm glad it's draft day. I am SICK of all the mock drafts!
I seriously doubt the Falcons are taking a QB. If Stroud falls to us at #8, I think we'll likely try to trade the pick to a team that wants him more. With that being said, if he's higher on the draft board, I have no doubt they'll grab him.
Atlanta's had a remarkable offseason. They had $70 million to spend and filled most of the holes on the roster. Tonight should be about finding quality depth for some positions but also hopefully for upgrading our defensive line and cornerbacks.
With that being said, the player most often predicted for us at #8 is Bijan Robinson, runningback out of Texas. No matter who we pick in the first three rounds, we're a much better team than we are entering the draft.
And you were right.........Bijan Robinson
And we took Broderick Jones OT from Georgia
So far........
And like I said, we're better now than we were an hour ago. I didn't see the run on offensive tackles coming this early in the draft. Four in the top 14? Wow.
That's probably why the Steelers traded up with the Patriots [Jones was the best one left].
My neighbor across the street is a Georgia alumna [& Georgia native] & she is VERY happy that Jones went to the Steelers ["to join Georgia boy George Pickens"].
I've seen Robinson play. I think you got a good one!
Philly has now grabbed four Georgia defensive players in the last two drafts. A lot of Falcons fans are UGA die hards and they're not happy we passed on Jalen Carter. When asked about it, Coach Arthur Smith replied "There were a lot of good players left. You can't coach everybody."
And that's the wisdom needed to understand the draft.
I fell asleep as the Steelers traded down with Carolina. Imagine my surprise when I woke up this morning & hear the Steelers took Darnell Washington from Georgia! I can't believe he slid to the third round! I watched him earlier in the broadcast playing with a baby. He could be a beast!!
A lot of fans were upset that their teams didn't get him. Dolphins fans included. And since I last posted, Philly selected another Georgia defender. Half their starting defense will have played together in college.
Jerry, is this schedule REALLY coming out tomorrow? There were some questions.
I thought it was being released tonight. Falcons and Dolphins both have games in Europe. Hopefully, they'll count as road games.
I had heard at first there would be a delay. Now the Steelers site is having their "schedule show" starting now. Why such a delay is anybody's guess.
Yeah, Rich Eisen is hosting the release show on NFL Network as I'm typing this.
Falcons have no prime time games and I'm actually cool with that. Team won't have any weeks with odd schedules to worry about. No more than two road games in a row and even then, it's only twice that it occurs. For a relatively easy schedule, they set us up to succeed.
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Dolphins have an interesting schedule. It's the second most difficult one in the league, so if we get to the playoffs, we'll be well tested.
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Three preseason games [the third one the Falcons] but open AT HOME against the 49'ers. It's been a while since we opened at home. Guess the schedulers threw us a bone..haha.
And Daniel Snyder accepted an offer for the Washington Commanders from the Josh Harris group.
Happy days are here again, my liver and eyes are almost clear again, i'll drink a toast and cheer again, happy days are here again......[i hope]!!
And Magic Johnson is in that Josh Harris group!!
Finally some class, i got so much faith that i'm saying now that the commanders will be in the playoffs-the talent is there and the kid[sam howell]is gonna surprise alot of folks..yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
Uh-oh... Just checked and found out the Falcons are playing the Commoners in week 6 and the Dolphins play y'all in week 13. No disrespect, but I hope you lose in weeks 6 and 13. By a whole lot. By so many points that Magic tries to buy a stake in Atlanta and Miami. Sheesh. We're still three months away from the pre-season.
I have to take a look at who is included in that group headed by Josh Harris [besides Magic].
I was watching some of the Steelers rookie mini camp. Man, Broderick Jones & Darnell Washington stand HIGH ABOVE every coach!! With 3 tight ends already [[Friermuth, Gentry & Connor Hayward] it'll be interesting to see how this plays out.
I'm excited for both of my teams' drafts. Miami only had four picks but seem to have gotten at least two guys who will have a major role, another who might develop into something special and a seventh rounder who has a solid opportunity to show he can play behind the starters.
The Falcons got Bijan Robinson, who will be a stud. They also selected a guy who might make a top-5 offensive line even better. In the fourth, they picked a cornerback who many thought was a first-round talent. Things are looking up for both of my teams.
The one particular person that I'm curious about is how Will Levis [Titans] will perform.
Some thought he would go first round, but he didn't.
haaaaaaaaaaaa...jerry i'm feelin my oats and going out on that limb, we gonna beat both of em, i ain't too worried about them dirty burds, but fish can be slippery...we'll see!!!Quote:
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