Most NFL players are stuck with the team that drafted them for their entire prime. Thankfully, Saquon went from a team where he could never shine to a team optimized for his brilliant talents.
Im a Giants fan since 1990 and I cant find it in me to hate the Eagles. They play good football and are forward thinking. Drafting Saquan was a dumb move: no QB no OL using 2nd overall pick u have because u dont have QB or OL on a running back is just torturing the guy.
The last time I could root against them is when we were both contenders needing to win division. 2000s until 2011.
The Cowboys are always to be hated because of the overexposure. You can't watch an hour of NFL coverage without half of it being stupid cowboys talk. The 15th segment about "Does tony romo have what it takes to win?" Broke me made me find web based coverage where i could actually LEARN about the good teams that might play in AFC and NFC west, north, south.
Cowboys going 1-16 is still satisfying because its all the tv channels will still talk about. I remember early 2000s when they weren't even a playoff team and damn it why are they being featured on a segment about 'does drew Bledsoe have what it takes to win in this league'....AGAIN?? You just had this same segment 3 weeks ago!!!!
Monday on ESPN, Get Up will dedicate the first 3 minutes to Super Bowl coverage followed by teasers saying “Up Next, Can Schottenheimer, Jones and Prescott bring a title to Big D ?”
That’s EXACTLY how it was for me. Really? 04 Patriots win a SB and I’m sitting here “can parcell turn Vinny testaverde into a winner? After the 6th does rRomo have what it takes segment I found footballoutsiders and lot of other writers using film and analytics to make statements answering questions we’d all have. That’s something TV never had. We’d crave highlights of games not in our area and suffered pointless discussions that were devoid of info and often straight disinformation. This team wins 95% when they get 100 rush yards! Why don’t they just run every down? Killing clock after passing creates 20 pt lead…The logic of kneeling every down teams that kneel 3x win 100 % of the time.
Back when Darnold was stinking it up in Jersey, I repeatedly made the claim that he was actually a good QB but the talent- and soul-deadening effect of Adam Gase was so profound that he made Darnold terrible.
I also claimed the Panthers trade for Darnold was the most important pickup of the 2021 offseason. That was a joking exaggeration, but I sincerely believed he would improve a lot. When he didn't, I decided I had been wrong about him. Now I know I was wrong about that trade but right about him originally. It was Darnold's misfortune that, through no fault of his own, his first two teams were deeply unserious.
And that leaves me with two thoughts. First, how ridiculous would Peyton Manning's 2013 season have been with someone competent instead of Gase as offensive coordinator? I know Peyton was basically his own coordinator, but I have to think Gase held him back a bit.
And second, who are the other great hidden talents out there in the NFL right now, who may become stars on serious teams. And who were the wasted talents of the past who could have been all-timers with a different franchise.
The best example of this phenomenon is the 1958 Packers, which had nine hall of famers and went 1-10-1. It was a very unserious team. A season later, Lombardi shows up, and the team becomes serious. Those nine HOFers mostly stunk in 1958 (exceptions: Bobby Dillon and Jim Ringo). They needed a serious team for their talents to develop.
The Giants made the right call in letting him go. We've already seen them waste his talents for 6 years and I'm sure they wish he didn't sign with their biggest rival, but it's not like they wouldn't magically not waste another year if they kept him. Obviously the bigger issue was keeping Daniel Jones, but everyone outside of that deeply unserious organization knew that.
Im a Giants fan since 1990 and I cant find it in me to hate the Eagles. They play good football and are forward thinking. Drafting Saquan was a dumb move: no QB no OL using 2nd overall pick u have because u dont have QB or OL on a running back is just torturing the guy.
The last time I could root against them is when we were both contenders needing to win division. 2000s until 2011.
The Cowboys are always to be hated because of the overexposure. You can't watch an hour of NFL coverage without half of it being stupid cowboys talk. The 15th segment about "Does tony romo have what it takes to win?" Broke me made me find web based coverage where i could actually LEARN about the good teams that might play in AFC and NFC west, north, south.
Cowboys going 1-16 is still satisfying because its all the tv channels will still talk about. I remember early 2000s when they weren't even a playoff team and damn it why are they being featured on a segment about 'does drew Bledsoe have what it takes to win in this league'....AGAIN?? You just had this same segment 3 weeks ago!!!!
Monday on ESPN, Get Up will dedicate the first 3 minutes to Super Bowl coverage followed by teasers saying “Up Next, Can Schottenheimer, Jones and Prescott bring a title to Big D ?”
That’s EXACTLY how it was for me. Really? 04 Patriots win a SB and I’m sitting here “can parcell turn Vinny testaverde into a winner? After the 6th does rRomo have what it takes segment I found footballoutsiders and lot of other writers using film and analytics to make statements answering questions we’d all have. That’s something TV never had. We’d crave highlights of games not in our area and suffered pointless discussions that were devoid of info and often straight disinformation. This team wins 95% when they get 100 rush yards! Why don’t they just run every down? Killing clock after passing creates 20 pt lead…The logic of kneeling every down teams that kneel 3x win 100 % of the time.
Back when Darnold was stinking it up in Jersey, I repeatedly made the claim that he was actually a good QB but the talent- and soul-deadening effect of Adam Gase was so profound that he made Darnold terrible.
I also claimed the Panthers trade for Darnold was the most important pickup of the 2021 offseason. That was a joking exaggeration, but I sincerely believed he would improve a lot. When he didn't, I decided I had been wrong about him. Now I know I was wrong about that trade but right about him originally. It was Darnold's misfortune that, through no fault of his own, his first two teams were deeply unserious.
And that leaves me with two thoughts. First, how ridiculous would Peyton Manning's 2013 season have been with someone competent instead of Gase as offensive coordinator? I know Peyton was basically his own coordinator, but I have to think Gase held him back a bit.
And second, who are the other great hidden talents out there in the NFL right now, who may become stars on serious teams. And who were the wasted talents of the past who could have been all-timers with a different franchise.
The best example of this phenomenon is the 1958 Packers, which had nine hall of famers and went 1-10-1. It was a very unserious team. A season later, Lombardi shows up, and the team becomes serious. Those nine HOFers mostly stunk in 1958 (exceptions: Bobby Dillon and Jim Ringo). They needed a serious team for their talents to develop.
Great read! Saquon's hurdle reminded me of my favorite leap ever: Ortege Jenkins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIwiYG1DSM8
The Giants made the right call in letting him go. We've already seen them waste his talents for 6 years and I'm sure they wish he didn't sign with their biggest rival, but it's not like they wouldn't magically not waste another year if they kept him. Obviously the bigger issue was keeping Daniel Jones, but everyone outside of that deeply unserious organization knew that.