Which mansion, yacht or G5 was Leo flexing in last night?
Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (A burnt orange kind of weekend)
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I need to go back and watch Bridge of Spies, but even though Rylancenwas excellent, I don't remember him being on screen very much. Has a supporting actor won with less screen time?
Or the obvious Boo at QB. Could also see Brandon Jones at Safety.... But to Ketch's point I'm guessing. That's a tall order in the first game vs ND. Now if the question was 2 true freshman starting by mid Season? That's almost a gimme seems to me.
"… Guys, Dallas is not drafting a quarterback with the No. 4 pick in the draft. Honestly, we should probably stop talking about it because when Jerry Jones says that he expects Tony Romo to play until 2020, he means it. These are the three names I’m keeping an eye on - Ohio State defensive lineman Joey Bosa, Oregon defensive lineman DeForest Buckner and Florida State cornerback Jalen Ramsey. All three fill monster needs.
It's difficult to know just how much of Jerry Jones' motor mouth commentary to take seriously at this point. It's pretty clear that things have changed in the draft "war" room from 15 years ago, but that doesn't mean people that know what they're doing are calling the shots, of course.
They have a choice to make with a draft pick this high. Try to win now by getting Romo some help on his side of the ball to team with Bryant, or throw the "Romo window" in the trash can. You don't take a defensive player at #4, especially a lineman. A CB will probably take three years to acclimate to the league, so that doesn't really help you much now, either.
All three players you listed were great college players, but the Cowboys should start every draft with two rules they never break. No LSU or Ohio State defensive players in the first round. Ever. And some teams have the luxury of balancing current need with building for the future, but with the Cowboys depth and salary cap problems, they aren't one of them. They need to make a choice.
It's difficult to know just how much of Jerry Jones' motor mouth commentary to take seriously at this point. It's pretty clear that things have changed in the draft "war" room from 15 years ago, but that doesn't mean people that know what they're doing are calling the shots, of course.
They have a choice to make with a draft pick this high. Try to win now by getting Romo some help on his side of the ball to team with Bryant, or throw the "Romo window" in the trash can. You don't take a defensive player at #4, especially a lineman. A CB will probably take three years to acclimate to the league, so that doesn't really help you much now, either.
All three players you listed were great college players, but the Cowboys should start every draft with two rules they never break. No LSU or Ohio State defensive players in the first round. Ever. And some teams have the luxury of balancing current need with building for the future, but with the Cowboys depth and salary cap problems, they aren't one of them. They need to make a choice.
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Ketch I think you nailed the feeling on Saturday after the basketball game. I haven't felt that adrenaline rush over UT sports, and UT b-ball, in a long long time. Can I still walk on for Shaka, forty years after the fact? Just askin'.
I thought it was 2 freshmen on offense...but, to your point, I could easily see B. Jones pulling down major minutes by midseason, if not starting.
Yeah, gonna have disagree. It wasn't a better film than Spotlight imo.
Not sure settling it was the point, just noting the difference of opinion.
I have a hard time believing they take a linebacker at No.4.
Yes, he's now fighting against guys that aren't true contenders and losing those fights. Close loss on Saturday, but he's fighting for checks at this point.
Guaranteed?
What on earth would "guarantee" it at this point. It's a position with a massive logjam and he hasn't so much as taken a snap at practice.
Don't get me wrong, he could emerge as a starter, but I think that's a little too strong IMO.
a. I almost find it impossible to believe he's ready to play or will be ready to play by this season,. he needs a redshirt badly IMO.
b. Interesting that of all the things that you think should be protested in South Chicago, you chose to list black genocide.
He was on screen quite a bit. Pretty much a central figure in the movie.
I think Judi Dench has the least amount of screen time for a winner in Shakespeare in Love.
a. They are purely in win-now mode.
b. Yes, you take a defensive player at No.4.
c. Ramsey is the best corner and safety in the draft. An instant impact player. Not sure why you think it takes three years.
Winning now means helping Romo directly, meaning an offensive skill player, not defense. He's got an old TE, a Dez nobody knows about in terms of health, spares at RB, and an OL that is below average at pass protect (check FO for the numbers). If they go defense (which would be a choice to move on from Romo whether they know it or not), trade down.
Not sure if it was SmartFootball.com or where I read it, but on average it takes really good corners until year 4 before they are able to reach their potential. They don't have that much time in the Romo era and they obviously have deficiencies scouting CBs. The Cowboys can play to win media draft grades or decide to help their team win now. Choosing the "best player available" isn't a luxury they currently have, for several reasons.
The only other smart option is to actually invest at QB in the first round for the first time in a quarter century.
"For one day, the University of Texas was exactly the Goliath that it is supposed to be."....awesome, the way it should always be.
You keep Shaka, period....most fun I've had watching Texas basketball in a looooong time. You do whatever it takes to keep him here, please.
Investing in now and helping Romo now means making that defense better. Can't win a Super Bowl right now without an elite defense and Dallas is far from elite.
I think you stop young black men from killing each other first. You can worry about other stuff later. Not all of these folks come from a place with poor living conditions. Maybe not what you're used too, but not reason enough to be killing each other. Btw, why aren't many of these folks in "government paid" housing living in conditions that are okay for basic health and living?
When did "basic health and living conditions" do a drive by on a holiday weekend, killing 15 and wounding 70?
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I just don't see how people don't understand at this point. Romo is this team. It will take years to make this an elite defense, and they don't have that much time with Romo. They've invested more than enough in pass rush the last couple of years. The 2014 model was the answer. That was a really good team that was good enough to win the conference without an elite defense. The Denver / Baltimore examples are outliers, not standards.
It doesn't have to be one or the other. From schools to health clinics to a number of basic rights, that community doesn't need to be on just one thing at a time.
On top of that, focus is needed on more than just things that a group of non-blacks can point to and pretend to not have any hand in what's happening.
You'll excuse me if, "We'll get to that other stuff as soon as blacks stop killing each other" isn't a line I'm going to buy. It's sloppy, faulty thinking.
I dont think many understand the Oscars issue as it applies to black people or any color for that matter...
The academy has been until very recently 74% white males....
thats the issue not the fact that this movie or that movie did or didnt get nominated....
change the academy to reflect the world around it and none of us have to hear all this bs
The academy has been until very recently 74% white males....
thats the issue not the fact that this movie or that movie did or didnt get nominated....
change the academy to reflect the world around it and none of us have to hear all this bs
That's just part of the institutional racism in play. The movie studios are as much to blame as anyone because they don't make movies or give parts out to black people very often that don't go beyond stereotypes or basic roles.
It's like when the discussion of Idris Elba of being "too street" to play Bond was in full force. What's really being said there happens far too often inside the industry.
It's a pretty messed up system that spills all the way down to audiences.
Good stuff Ketch. Hopefully this year's recruiting carries over to the future. At least we have a new offense that should attract certain types of players. The only way to go is up.
WRONG. You stop folks from killing people FIRST. I don't need to be black to point out that idiocy. Tell me how the poverty on the south side of Chicago is worse than in the Appalachians. Tell me how it's worse than folks in the Southmost section of Brownsville who have dirt floors and have to stay at a shelter every time it rains. No, you STOP the killing FIRST. Every time. Why don't you come up with the reasons those folks are killing each other, social warrior? Funny how poor people all over this country aren't doing the same thing, many times in the face of even more squalor. Wow, watch out America....here come migrant workers....they can't stop their propensity to be violent...oh...wait....they can.
Sorry, completely ridiculous, although heartfelt, take by you.
