Ketch's 10 Thoughts From the Weekend (Herman The Whisperer...)
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I've said at least 20 times that I view Shane's upside to be that of a guy that goes to New York at the end of the season at some point in his career.
The question I have had for him is whether he is ready to take that leap this year. I still have questions.
You literally are making up a narrative that doesn't exist.
There are numerous big fish, and, yes, I know a few of them. So does pretty much everyone on the staff.
I think it's something that everyone knew would be a concern when he committed. Long way until signing day.
you're not paying attention if you think Durant isn't an elite defensive presence.
Don't. Care.
If he decommits, he will have decommitted from both Lincoln Riley and Tom Herman, two of the best offensive coaches and quarterback developers in the college game.
As somebody mentioned the other day, it's not realistic to think you'll have a QB room of Shane Buechele, Sam Ehlinger, Casey Thompson, Camron Rising and Roshcon Johnson in 2019. That's not going to happen.
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They're both elite players. They got to the same place in two different ways.
Durant came into the league as a near elite offensive player but a weak defensive player and worked his way to become an elite defender as well.
Leonard came into the league as a near elite defender and a weak (limited) offensive player and worked his way to become an elite offensive player as well.
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Disappointing and I couldn't be more surprised. All those guys looked like beasts in the making to me when they signed.
He pretty much totally changed how NFL owners market their teams to the tune of millions, helped usher in the NFL on fox and has had a massive impact on the league for many years. Anyone that denies that is just being a hater. Hell even the recent team moves with the raiders to Vegas, rams to LA etc had jones involved.
i do think he was a good defender. I also think he's grow significantly in the last 4/5 years in his defense. Not saying he was a slouch, but also not saying he was elite. With his length, he has always been amazing at blocks and steals.
The hard part to quantify is how often does the other player have to throw it away or miss shots because you were defending them.
If you think that people were recommending KD for defensive POY in 2012 then I would be surprised.
In 2012, KD was considered one of the top three offensive players in the league.
In 2016, KL was considered one of the top 3 defensive players in the league.
I don't believe either of them gets top three in the other category.
Once again, my point was NOT to say KD wasn't good on D. It was merely to say that some of the things that KD does is not easy to quantify on that comparison chart. And... I love KD too
I'm not sure that was the question. I'm not sure of that, but i's certainly possible.
Yeah but he's in the hall of fame for contributions to the NFL (which are massive) not the hall of fame of GMs. Dallas has been much better there though over the last few years with their drafting, scouting dept and his son being heavily involved
BUY or SELL: All things considered (coaches, coaching, S&C, alignment, players maturing, new players, everything), this team is 8 points per game better than last year’s team?
(Buy) The Longhorns were +0.4 last year in point differential per game. The 2017 Longhorns will be better than +8.4 for the season.
well, i asked this question with a mind toward seeing what the consensus opinion is. I think an 8 point improvement is reasonable, and i wanted to see what the record would be applying 8 points a game retroactively to last years schedule. the result is 10-2, which appears to be close to the emerging consensus on OB in the various prediction threads I've seen with 9-3 and 10-2 becoming the most popular forecasts these days. I hope it pans out this way.
I realize its a very imprecise proxy, but it does seem to reflect a growing optimism amongst the faithful but is still at odds with the vegas predictions of 7.5 wins (unless that's changed) so we'll see whether it comes to pass or not.
(Buy) The Longhorns were +0.4 last year in point differential per game. The 2017 Longhorns will be better than +8.4 for the season.
well, i asked this question with a mind toward seeing what the consensus opinion is. I think an 8 point improvement is reasonable, and i wanted to see what the record would be applying 8 points a game retroactively to last years schedule. the result is 10-2, which appears to be close to the emerging consensus on OB in the various prediction threads I've seen with 9-3 and 10-2 becoming the most popular forecasts these days. I hope it pans out this way.
I realize its a very imprecise proxy, but it does seem to reflect a growing optimism amongst the faithful but is still at odds with the vegas predictions of 7.5 wins (unless that's changed) so we'll see whether it comes to pass or not.
This. I understand the hate for Jones, but he's had more impact on the league as a whole than ANY owner post-merger.
The Cowboys were selling tickets, image and jerseys a long ass time befor Jerah came along. All he taught the NFL was how to inherit the best franchise in US sports and f' up the on the field performance.
drop the mic on that one.
How was Jones a factor in the Raiders to Vegas and the Rams to LA? Other than voting like the rest of the owners? How was he the catalyst for the NFL on Fox?
Before Jones, the NFL controlled that. Then there was the marketing at the stadium. Still remember the "outrage" by the NFL old guard when Jones dared to tell them to FO and said he could market whatever soda and beer in Texas Stadium along with whatever apparel company. Then opening the door for Fox to get in 25 years ago which drove up TV rights astronomically. Jones brought a league that was decidedly outdated in its thinking into the modern era. I fully understand the mistakes he's made as a "football person." Lord knows those are numerous starting with the Johnson firing. But from a standpoint of making the league what it is, then there's really no denying the influence Jones has had.
You need to do some research obviously. He certainly had a lot to do with those factors or he would not have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
He had a meh freshman season.
He strikes me as a Vondrell McGee type. Solid back, but not special in any way.
However, Herman has raved about him and I'm eager to see what improvement he's made. I don't see him as a feature back either, but a good solid back that will help in the passing game as well.
The NFL is worth what it is worth and has the brand that it has because of Jones.
He literally changed the business.
I'm not a fan of Jerry the GM, and there are many reasons why. There's more bad than good imo.
However, there's simply no question that as an owner, he absolutely belongs in the NFL HOF for the reasons you mentioned.
