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vs. BUF in the Divisional game, in their last two drives with an opportunity to win, McDaniels was forced to call TO three times to avoid delay of game penalties.
He was hired as an offensive genius.
I'd have fired him before the end of the following day. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
I just ain't giving up a 1st rounder for the right to give another defensive player $25+ million/season.
Exactly.
This is precisely why I said "elite trajectory but that's all it is".
Burns' first four years:
7.5 / 9 / 9 / 12.5
Clark's first four years:
4 / 10 / 9 / 14
Is Frank Clark elite? Because he was certainly on an elite trajectory, by O's own definition, before he was traded.
I can count on one hand, the number of premier pass rushers that have been traded and actually met or exceeded their pre-trade numbers. It's fool's gold more often than not. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Side note: Man, I'm sorry, but the Dolphins should fire the fuck out of Mike McDaniel. That team has SO much talent that it was just inexcusable for them to flame out.
I was trying to come up with reasonable comparisons for a 'mid-tier' outcome with Burns and came up with Jaelan Phillips. But he's actually been a bit better than I realized. 15.5 sacks in his first two years and REALLY good pressure rates. He's a very good player. And then they add Burns to the other side not to mention Seiler being a letter perfect 3-tech for them and Wilkins isn't far behind as the other 3. They have some really nice players in their secondary and obviously the insane talent at WR.
That SHOULD be a 12-13 win team. It absolutely had that kind of talent. Going 9-8 to sneak into the playoffs is just real bad. I think there's an excellent chance that Mike McDaniel is a shitty HC.
Hali was a BOSS hand-fighter. He got so much more out of his athleticism than I ever imagined he would because that guy had moves on moves and always had a hell of a plan out there.
Now if he could avoid teaching Karlaftis to get held in a manner that seemingly NEVER draws a flag, that would be great. Because I'm pretty sure it was legal to actually shoot Tamba Hali on a football field. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Okay, that's actually pretty cool.
Hali was a BOSS hand-fighter. He got so much more out of his athleticism than I ever imagined he would because that guy had moves on moves and always had a hell of a plan out there.
Now if he could avoid teaching Karlaftis to get held in a manner that seemingly NEVER draws a flag, that would be great. Because I'm pretty sure it was legal to actually shoot Tamba Hali on a football field.
Tamba trained with Rener Gracie for a number of years and I believe eventually got his black belt. That helped him with the hand fighting and counters. Hopefully George will learn something valuable from Tamba. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Okay, that's actually pretty cool.
Hali was a BOSS hand-fighter. He got so much more out of his athleticism than I ever imagined he would because that guy had moves on moves and always had a hell of a plan out there.
Now if he could avoid teaching Karlaftis to get held in a manner that seemingly NEVER draws a flag, that would be great. Because I'm pretty sure it was legal to actually shoot Tamba Hali on a football field.
Yeah, I always thought he was much better than his athleticism said he should be. He really turned into a very good player for KC. [Reply]