Orion

Would be a good question for the guy that drafted them.

I was hoping that we would've found a way to draft Mahomes.  But, of course, we had Sashi.

4 hours ago, mjp28 said:

 

The Cowboys, Raiders, Broncos -and- Steelers and others weren't in the picture yet.

 

As I recall the Cowboys kept us out of some championship games back then.

9 hours ago, mjp28 said:

The Packers and Colts basically crowded him out of any shot at more titles. It's both who you play and when you play that can determine how many championships you get a shot at in any sport. 

There is that!  We got screwed by the Steelers and Broncos when we had Kosar.

.....and it was the Packers & Cowboys.....we beat the Colts.

- using my brand new laptop right now.  just got it set up.  isn't it great?   (my Vaio crapped out a couple of weeks ago)

7 hours ago, Ghoolie said:

If you didn't know the story, and I told you that a head coach with Jim Brown on his team, used a #1 pick to go get a Rookie FB,

TOTALLY different era.  An era of if your weren't good enough to play offense, you played defense.  An era when you could run power sweeps.  

We're in a new century now.  Come join us.  (and still, our '64 championship was won with 3 TD passes)

...and the Patriots were going to trade with the Giants if Baker was there to draft.......and the Cards were going to trade with us at #4 but only if Baker was there (not if Barkley was there).

Do I know if Baker is going to be great?  No.  My crystal ball doesn't work too well.

2 hours ago, Ghoolie said:

I didn't want Trent Richardson. I hated that Shmucking pick. When I quoted Jim Brown as saying Trent was ordinary, you guys went ballistic

ok.  I wasn't on this board back then.  I had no clue of your take on Richardson before he played a down with us.  But I can tell you this, I don't value the RB position as highly as you do......because I live in New England and have watched the Patriots win super bowls with washed up RB's.  I view the league as an offensive, passing league first and foremost.

....oh, and when Richardson started out pretty good with us, Jim Brown changed his tune into, "I see some of myself in Trent Richardson."  Perhaps he was talking about his (Jim's) non willingness to block.

16 minutes ago, Ghoolie said:

I believe the proper draft was Barkley at #1

It's June 2018.  What's different now than it was in June 2012 when we drafted Trent Richardson?  (you have to put Richardson's failure out of your mind....because we're comparing now to June 2012)

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Butch Davis was lousy.  He drafted Gerard Big Money Warren, when all the scouts told him Richard Seymour was the pick.   And he drafted Winslow...who had a 15 yard unsportsman-like penalty in just about every game he ever played.  He was a dope then and a dope now.

2 minutes ago, Mark O said:

That's what you get for taking the squeelers.

No argument here.  Don't know what came over me.  Greed maybe.

On 9/18/2017 at 8:46 PM, gumby73 said:

Orion, Them yay-hoo $100k people just arn't as smart as this group is..Run the table on Big O!!  

Nope, the table ran me over.  (da Bears beat the Squealers)

4 hours ago, hoorta said:

It's why I don't play golf anymore- too frustrating.     

Last year I played holes 1-3 to par, I then birdied 4,5 and 6.  And then the magic wore off and I was me again.  But it was fun to be Arnold Palmer for an hour.

What if I've already used both teams on TNF?  (later in the season of course)

7 hours ago, Tour2ma said:

I don't disagree, but the logic is that a choice is eliminated.

Ookaay....but NOW how many choices are eliminated.

7 hours ago, Tour2ma said:

TNF kick off is the deadline for the week. 

Not for nuthin' but...that's pretty dumb.

It shows that I am locked out of week 2 dammit.   I mean Gumby...err...Gumby Dammit.

ok then.  I retire as undefeated!

It's kinda' like making a birdie on the first hole and going home.

So, am I out because I didn't pick a team before last nights game?