Yo... Moe

[Jerry Oz]

If he is, it's because nobody else wants the job and they're trying to keep out of the controversy after firing a Black head coach after one year in which he did an objectively and subjectively good job. Don't get me wrong, Lovie Smith clearly possesses the bona fides, but his name only came into the conversation after Flo made it very clear that the Good Ol' Boys Network was full of good ol' boys and had very few Black men.

[moe]

And now the business with Alvin Kamara......

[Jerry Oz]

I need to read the details on that. Sounds bad from all of the headlines that I've been reading, though.

[moe]

Wait til you see the pics......

[Jerry Oz]

I just read a report on it. And saw the photo of the victim in the hospital. No way he's not getting prison time for this. How stupid does Kamara have to be?

Stains have now lost their coach, QB, all-pro receiver [Michael Thomas, unless he returns to form next season] and pro bowl running back. They're going to be forced into a total rebuild.

[Jerry Oz]

JAI!!!!! PORZINGiS FOR SPENCER DINWIDDIE? Looks like the Quizards aren't going down without a fight. He might be enough to make Beal reconsider leaving.

[arr&bee]

BUT DOES HE HAVE ANYTHING LEFT, THEM STUPID GIZZARDS HAVE A HISTORY OF BUYING BROKEN PARTS...OH AND AS FOR BEAL,LET HIM WALK GOOD RIDDENCE CLEAN HOUSE I WANT EM ALL GONE...EXCEPT FOR- KUZMA[UP AND COMING] THIS SHOULD BE HIS TEAM NOW, BEAL KNOWS THAT ONLY THE[stupidcantgetittogetherdesperateenoughtobeghimtost ay]GIZZARDS THINK THAT HE'S THE GOLDEN CHILD...WAKE UP GIZ-IT'S FOOLS GOLD-I'M OUT!!!

[Jerry Oz]

The only question with the Broken Unicorn is whether he can stay on the court. He's an arrogant SOB but if he can return to full health [big "if"], he's a good pickup. Y'all gave up big pieces to get him, though. Dinwiddie and Bertans are going to make Dallas a really good team, especially since Porzingis has missed so many games. Looks like Quizards fans are split on the trade.

[moe]

And TJ Watt DPOTY!!!!!!! YESSSSSSS!!! I am so excited for him!!!!!!

[Jerry Oz]

He had a great season. Glad to see him recognized. I hope his brother returns to form next season so we can see the best of both of them.

[moe]

I do too, Jerry. JJ has been so banged up but he keeps on playing. And then there's the other brother, Derek, who also plays for the Steelers. Not sure where he fits in [ST, Fullback] just not sure,

Who do think will win the Super bowl?

[Jerry Oz]

I think the Rams will dial up pressure without blitzing and that might be enough to give them the edge. With that being said, Cincinnati is capable of scoring so quickly, I'd never count them out. I can imagine them coming back from double digits in the last quarter so it should be exciting. I turned last year's game off in the first quarter and I'm glad I did.

My Steelers-loving big brother wants me to watch with him over our Mom's house, but I'm thinking I'm watching it at home. The last family gathering left me and five others with Omicron and my wife would lose a nut if I didn't learn my lesson. Especially since I brought it home and gave it to her.

[moe]

Wow!! I didn't know that. So your brother moved? I thought you two would watch it together & your mother would have to intervene [LOL]. Super Bowl Sunday is the one day that I cook various things [i.e. my husband's faves] for a buffet. I will to some extent, but I am starting the process to officially move to Tennessee tomorrow so I may be off the grid from time to time for the next 2-3 weeks.

I have to give the edge to the Rams since they're playing "at home." That crowd means a lot. I can prove it in Pittsburgh. I read that the price of the tickets decreased drastically yesterday. They usually do except when the Steelers played the Packers in 2011 there were so many fans looking for tickets there that the price went up. I saw it for myself.

[Jerry Oz]

So, are you planning on seeing any games at Heinz after you guys move? I'd guess it's an 8 hour drive, but I can imagine you finding a a way. It used to take me 10 hours to drive home when I lived in Memphis and that was almost a straight shot with only two route changes on the way.

[moe]

We are keeping the tickets for the time being I think. It would be very hard to part with tickets that go all the way back to Pitt Stadium. When I think of all of the relatives who “inherited” these tickets I cringe right now at the thought of giving them up.

[Jerry Oz]

If you can't make it to a game, let me know. I may know somebody who would be interested [now that they live 2 hours away instead of three time zones].

[moe]

I'm sure you're happy that he's close. I'll let you know. In the meantime I've been a bit out of touch with the start of this move. What happened to OBJ? Was it ACL?

[Jerry Oz]

Last I heard, it was a suspected ACL tear. Hate to see it. After a rough time in Cleveland - being made the scapegoat for why Baker Mayfield was underwhelming - he had a happy ending but the injury puts his future at risk. Hopefully, he bounces back.

[Jerry Oz]

Rumors are starting to swirl about the Steelers trading for Carson Wentz. Probably started by Carson Wentz's agent, if I had to guess. Thoughts?

[Jerry Oz]

Wow! Mike Tomlin hired Brian Flores as a linebackers coach and defensive assistant. Credit to both Tomlin and Art II for doing it. Of course, he's underemployed, but I'm convinced the other 31 teams are not happy about him working anywhere.

[moe]

Carson Wentz? No, no way.......high priced & made of glass.

Leave it to Rooney & the Steelers to hire Flores. Do you think there may be some clashes between Tomlin & Flores? Just asking....
You bet he's underemployed but what a pickup!!

[Jerry Oz]

I don't see them clashing openly. I think they'll have a very tight mutual respect society between them. Wouldn't be surprised to see Flo elevated to DC in 2023. He'll never coach again. I can see teams interviewing him as a token Rooney Rule compliance gesture, though.

Dolphins fans are joking about Flo and Minkah Fitzpatrick reuniting after Flo's insistence that Fitzpatrick take reps at CB [to increase his versatility] led to the player demanding his way out of South Beach. Flo is famously inflexible and a complaining player is not something for which he cares. Of course, this isn't his team.

[moe]

No it isn't. That issue was brought up on Twitter. Since Flores isn't the DC & Ausitn is I think there will be an effort by all parties to play nice. We'll see......

[Jerry Oz]

They're professionals. Fans sometimes project their own narratives into situations that are actually much less dramatic than they want to believe. Flo never had a bad word to say about Fitzpatrick, although I'm sure Fitzpatrick had to have expressed his happiness about landing in Pittsburgh after the trade. There will be no drama between them.

[Jerry Oz]

Wow. Hey Jai, I just saw where Charley Taylor died. Sad to hear. He was very underrated in his time.

[Jerry Oz]

Oh well. Saw a video on Twitter where a Canadian guy fought with security agents of a ski resort when they told him he needed to wear a mask. Somebody responded that they should have left him alone because the science doesn't support mask wearing outdoors.

I replied [verbatim, BTW] "There's no science to support 'No shirt, no service' either. Go die on that hill."

Twitter suspended me for "encouraging suicide or self-harm". Why do I even try. I like Twitter, but their algorithm apparently filters out context. Facebook's does as well. Think I'm going to be primarily a Reddit guy when it comes to participation in discussions on social media from now on.

[moe]

Jerry, I saw that video of the Canadian at the ski resort. He was in front of the chair lift. He acted out in front of his kids, it looked like. And who was filming the incident? His wife? What kind of father would do that in front of his kids? Looked like a real asshole to me. And they suspended you for that comment? SMH here.......

[Jerry Oz]

Yeah, they did. I'm scared to post almost anything on Twitter because the next hit will result in losing my second account. I get a lot of news from Twitter, but when it comes to discourse, I'm clearly better off somewhere else.

How in the world can "Go die on that hill" be misconstrued as encouraging violence or self harm? SMH.

[moe]

People/companies are getting a bit too sensitive these days.

[Jerry Oz]

It's all good. I'm simply not going to reply to 90% of what typically gets a response from me. I tend to be a little... sharp [if not vitriolic] in a lot of my online interactions. And I find it hard to suffer fools, but that's a problem I'll overcome. All things considered, that's a first world problem if ever there was one, so I'm not going to sweat it.

[moe]

And there really are some fools on Twitter!!!

Got a text from my girlfriend. Included was a pic. It said "this is my friend from high school....he's the new DC for the Steelers." It was a pic of Teryl Austin. It'll be interesting to see how the combination of Austin/Flores will work out. I'm optimistic.

And speaking of Flores, did you read about his refusal to sign the NDA [[which cost him $$$$) & when the Dolphins refuted that Flores's lawyer then quickly posted a pic of his NDA with no signature?

[Jerry Oz]

Yeah, I saw that. The organization looked stupid refuting it after he dropped the receipts. Now, they're saying [essentially] "We weren't wrong because he said Stephen Ross asked him to sign it and there's no evidence Mr. Ross asked him anything" as if the team's chief legal counsel [whose name is on the unsigned document] doesn't speak for the owner. The more the Dolphins and the NFL try to counter him, the deeper they dig themselves into a hole. And I'm here for all of it.

[moe]

Me too, Jerry! I want a seat & please pass the popcorn.......

[arr&bee]

Hey jerry,charly taylor was a great one, when he retired he held the most catches in the league, and he coached art monk too...one of the legends of the game!!

[arr&bee]

Hey moe,who's gonna be your new[qb]? Well i know that tomblin will get it right, as for my home team we need one too but i think we'll mess it up like most other things-sigh!!!

[moe]

That's a very good question, R&B! Sorry, I've been somewhat out of touch. Finally moved this past week. I was all set to do this move solo when my husband [at the last minute] got the week off & it was a real blessing.

A couple from Atlanta dropped by the neighborhood & the husband asked me the same thing. I told him the QB crop this year isn't the best. And you know Pickett & Co. will be gone by the time our number comes up anyway. So I said to draft every position needed first, give Rudolph one year & then the QB situation will be better to draft.

There's too many rumors flying on Twitter. Jerry, you know how Twitter is. They have us signing Rogers [too $$$] & who knows what else. As a result I scaled back looking at it, too.

Amari Cooper?

[Jerry Oz]

Amari Cooper is going to stifle the trade market for Calvin Ridley. I'm still hoping he returns to play for Atlanta. There were a record number of wide receivers running sub-4.4 times in the 40 yard dash at the NFL combine in Indy, though. So I'd expect a couple of really good receivers to slip into the third round in this year's draft.

[moe]

Calvin Ridley suspended for the entire 2022 season for betting on games?

[Jerry Oz]

Yup. Apparently, he bet $1,500 on Atlanta games last year, which causes concern in its own right. But he's definitely going to be traded if he's eventually reinstated.

[moe]

You know what I think is ironic Jerry? Ridley gets busted for betting. The NFL ads includes sports betting [ie. the Ceasars ad with JB Smoove, Halle Berry, etc]. SMH

[moe]

And.....the reported deal between Aaron Rogers & The Packers [4 Year-$200mil] ???

[Jerry Oz]

That deal was probably his endgame all along, Moe. His current deal is pretty hefty and he signed it not too long ago. And lots of folks are chirping that the year+ long ban for a guy who wasn't even active is too much. They'll suspend you for six games if you beat a woman but 17 games if you gamble on games you cannot influence? It does seem a little out of whack but I understand their urge to throw the book at him.

I think they're trying to scare players because gambling is already an issue in the NFL. They instituted an injury report because they didn't want professional gamblers and mobsters to have inside information that wasn't available to the public. That information came from players, coaches, and other team personnel and the pipeline is still in operation and the league knows it.

The big problem is that once organized criminals are aware somebody is betting or passing information, they can leverage that knowledge to influence games. It's either play along with their schemes or lose a deal worth many millions. That's what baseball was worried about with Pete Rose and it's why he'll never get into the hall of fame. And it's why the NFL and NBA will be heavy-handed when it comes to disciplining players for gambling, even though it's a significant revenue stream for them.

[Jerry Oz]

WOW! Denver trades for Russell Wilson. The AFC West has solid QBs on every team [Wilson, Derek Carr, Patrick Mahomes and Justin Herbert]. It's going to be a real dogfight to win that division.

[moe]

I just saw that!! WOW is right. Seems then that Kenny Pickett is off Denver's radar then.
Oh the deals!!!!!!!!

[arr&bee]

WELL,I GUESS WE DON'T GET A TOP QB[thanks to danny boy]...I WONDER IF SONNY JURGENSON IS AVAILABLE????

[Jerry Oz]

Denver might not draft Pickett at #9, but now Seattle might with their pick. Atlanta needs to move hell and high water to make Seattle think they're either taking a QB at #8 or trading the pick to somebody who will. That way, maybe Seattle will give us a 4th rounder to move back one pick.

[moe]

R&B, let's see if we can wake Sonny up to help your team.

[Jerry Oz]

Hey, Jai, I know a guy who is Facebook friends with Billy Kilmer's nephew's daughter's friend's uncle's brother-in-law. He might be able to help us find Sonny. I'll let you know if I find anything out.

[moe]

Jerry, I'd appreciate your thought on the "QB rotation" [as I call it].

[arr&bee]

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