Nice clip, bro. Lampard is greater than any Liverpool player in my lifetime. Don’t downplay a legend. You literally started watching soccer as Liverpool was ascending so this doesn’t surprise me.
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i am not convinced that " going light with offers in 2020" was a deliberate move, or if it was that it was wise
i lean more to ketch's excellent theory below
"It will be interesting to see if Herman simply trusted his staff's evaluations so much that he bucked his own offer history on the fly, or if this was a direct response to the combat his staff has faced with the 2020 recruiting class. It's probably a combination of both."
"Regardless, for the first time in the history of Texas football, the Longhorns are leading the way with scholarship offers instead of dragging behind in an effort to historically make an offer feel like a ticket to Willy Wonka's. The foot is on the gas, and the aggressiveness has directly created recruiting momentum that wouldn't exist without it."
that my friends is insightful stuff
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...and OB was on the verge of grabbing their pitchforks calling for Drayton's head
I don't believe so.
The early offer to Stone makes their pivot to Milroe even more fascinating.
This is the type of fallacy that someone leans on when their argument doesn't hold up and they need something to grasp onto.
I thought he was going to be a star. So did the Texas players and coaches. It just never happened for him.
More like Barcelona melted down and Liverpool made a historic comeback. Barcelona also signed Griezmann, De Jong, and Firpo to bolster their squad while Liverpool hasn't added anyone of consequence.
Thanks for finding that. What a waste of, at least perceived, talent.
A.) He absolutely was better than Gerard.
B.) It’s the truth. Chelsea has been a better club than Liverpool in my lifetime and if you had watched soccer for more than 4 or 5 years you would know this. I’ve been a member of OBs since you started watching it and it was clear you only became a fan when Liverpool went out and hired Klopp and started turning it around. I can’t have an intelligent argument with you if you can’t recognize Lampard and Chelsea’s greatness as a historical premier league club. Liverpool is also great historically but they’re only recently consistently good in the past 20+ years
a. G-e-r-r-a-r-d. Put some respect on that man's name by spelling it right. No one that ever played against both men in their peak would take Lampard over Gerrard.
b. Chelsea has been a better club than Liverpool as a whole for the last 20 years. Lampard was able to enjoy a lot of success because of that truth.
c. If we're going to keep it 100, my all-in interest with Liverpool started with the 2013-14 season.
d. I can't have an intelligent conversation with someone that can't spell Steven Gerrard's name correctly and generally doesn't know what he's talking about with regards to things like... details.
I was thinking the same thing. Bama and Clemson blow that theory out of the water though over the last 5 years.
At Gerrard's peak, he was regarded as the best player in the world.
There's a reason why he was named to the World XI three times and Lampard was only named once.
There's a reason why he was named to 8 EPL Team of the Years, while Lampard was only named to three.
There's a reason why Chelsea constantly wanted to buy Gerrard.
There's a reason why he was named to the World XI three times and Lampard was only named once.
There's a reason why he was named to 8 EPL Team of the Years, while Lampard was only named to three.
There's a reason why Chelsea constantly wanted to buy Gerrard.
That’s an interesting take bc you’ve provided zero details outside of a name spelling. Should I point out the spelling errors in OB articles as reasoning for my arguments - no. That’s dumb. Gerrard had a boot, but nobody, club or country would rather play with Gerrard over Lamps on the field. Just...don’t. What did Gerrard accomplish club or country? Details. Lampard won 3 premier titles, a uefa title and many others. He’s the leading goal scoring midfielder in Chelsea and premier league history and widely considered as one of the best midfielders of our time. He was THE leader of Chelsea during their run. Put some actual respect on that.
PWA Teams of the Year
Lampard:
Gerrard:
Lampard:
- PFA Team of the Year: 2003–04 Premier League,[240] 2004–05 Premier League,[241] 2005–06 Premier League[242]
Gerrard:
One guy was essentially an All-Pro 8 times and the other was All-Pro 3 times.
Lampard will go down with better numbers and he definitely won more trophies.
Yet, there was never a day in his life when he was a better player than Steven Gerrard.
One was a guy that could carry a team to a Champions League title and the other was a guy that was good for going along for the ride on a Champions League Title Team.
When was Gerrard’s Peak exactly?? It’s hard to tell because he never actually WON anything club or country. Did he win Balon d’Or?
FIFPro would probably say from 2007-09.
That's when Gerrard made their world XI three times. Lampard made it once.
K. Good day. Lamps vs Gerrard, the debate that never ends. One player who won championships, the other who won popularity contests.
And therein lies some of the problem with amateur evaluators across the recruiting sites. Very few, if any, have a background in scouting. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to identify the super studs but at the lower level it takes more scrutiny in terms of fit, system and projection. There's no accountability for missed or exceptional evaluations which is something I have always thought should be factored into the analysts ranking weight. We hear about these round tables meetings and certain publishers going to bat for guys, how about some more transparency in that respect from a national level? Obviously that problem doesn't exist with you because you put your rankings, are open to criticism and often re-rank your lists. Most of all, you're honest about your opinions on whether or not you've truly evaluated a kid.
Wow that article ... the list of receivers noted in that article from August of 2012 was underwhelming ...
Hales - left the team
Cayleb Jones - transferred to Arizona
Kendall Sanders - dismissed
Marcus Johnson - won a Super Bowl with the Eagles (thanks, Wikipedia)
D.J. Monroe - the original "why can't we get him more touches" guy
Daje Johnson - the next DJ Monroe
John Harris - outstanding senior season
Course that 2012 team had Mike Davis, Jaxon Shipley and Marquise Goodwin.
You’re such a troll. Their accolades don’t even compare. I’ll run circles around you on and off the field in soccer so don’t try me with this PFA Gerrard was the best player in the world that never was BS. You should honestly try kicking a ball before you try to present opinions.
2005 Texas recruiting class was not ranked top 10 but it led to the 2008 season. I am sure an outlier and not the norm but damn was the hit rate high in that class.
Just to be clear... which player made Team of the Year in the EPL on eight different occasions and which one made it three times?
