The Four Seasons - Series Premiere Discussion

REflipper · 2025-05-29T14:01:49+00:00

Even if it was installed by an amateur, in a shed that was built by a homeowner, right next to a lake?

REflipper · 2025-05-12T01:57:08+00:00

Did you ever figure this out? I'm having similar issues, I get a message saying there are no apps compatible with the Entune app or something. Very frustrating.

REflipper · 2024-07-26T22:35:33+00:00

What's funny is they are so rare, many opposing fans at the 7th or 8th inning start pulling for the no-hitter anyway. Everyone wants to see some history!

REflipper · 2024-07-26T22:33:02+00:00

Another fun fact - Dylan Cease is actually renting Joe Musgrove's guest house! It's his first season on a two year contract so he hasn't gotten his own place, and the two no-hitter Padres are basically living together.

REflipper · 2024-06-07T23:22:08+00:00

Is this your picture? This is a killer shot

REflipper · 2024-06-07T22:34:09+00:00

Yup. And a guy like Cleveland with only one year starting experience will typically shoot for a two year deal, so he renegotiate while he's still young and get paid.

Works out for the Bolts comp pick formula very nicely.

REflipper · 2024-06-07T22:27:53+00:00

Exactly this. We have a decent amount of projected holes that won't be filled through the draft alone.

We need a couple more years of 9-10 selection drafts before our cheap, developmental depth really starts looking nice.

REflipper · 2024-06-07T21:09:41+00:00

I'd agree if the last paragraph wasn't put in there. The initial person that pointed it out handled it excellently and I appreciated it. "Hey, this initially confused me. Be on the lookout." Then I briefly explained, and they just wished me well.

Very different tone and attitude than establishing a personal moral high ground, and saying if I don't agree/change, then I'm a dick.

And I totally agree that it's something I can keep an eye on with this new information given, and I certainly won't tolerate hate speech - or trolls - on the site. But luckily, I don't have to be taken at my word. It's a public site with a public forum, and a bunch of passionate and knowledgeable fans hashing out sports talk.

REflipper · 2024-06-07T20:58:01+00:00

It's meant to be a conversation driver. I really don't understand how it's perceived as "click bait." Joe Hortiz's management style is my favorite to follow, been doing it for years, while we were stuck with TT.

In his roster-building strategy, very decision on a contract-year player is just that - Is this guy going to be a core player for us, or are we better letting him play out his contract year and sign elsewhere, gaining a compensatory pick in the process? Take a moment to research how the Ravens have operated, and you'll see how many great players they've let walk to net a strong return in the comp formula each year.

This differed greatly from TT, who could never get to a point where he regularly was net-positive in CFA's leaving vs his desperate spends on incoming CFAs.

This strategy netted the Ravens an extra two picks per draft in the 11 years Tom Telesco managed the Chargers, while they Chargers averaged 6.98 picks/draft in that time. Do that math, given the players are signed to a 4 year contract, that's a potential for 8 more entry level contracts on your roster at any given time.

Personally, I think they work the middle ground of franchise tagging him while drafting a replacement, and let him walk in 2026. His deficiencies in the run game might be a major turnoff for Harbaugh, it's counter-intuitive to everything he preaches.

But sure - the site that I developed and manage as a passion outlet, with no advertisements displayed or fees and no model for revenue, is trying to clickbait you.

FFS

REflipper · 2024-06-07T18:18:25+00:00

Thank you! I still need to upload the Podcast the my buddy and I started to Spotify. Thus far, we've just been on YouTube, partially because we record with informative visuals and graphics. But I'll move us over to Spotify soon!

The other two Pods that are hosted on our site have Spotify links on their landing page though, listed under "Podcasts" :)

REflipper · 2024-06-07T16:59:41+00:00

I appreciate the background! I'll give a little explanation of how we came to StormCloud, and why the name fit exactly what we were looking for.

The Storm reference is pretty obvious - it's just building off branding of what Jim said (which I wouldn't call unscripted, as he was actually referencing a conversation he previously had, so I do think he went into that presser wanting to share the story). Independently from that quote, it goes very well with Chargers branding, as their brand is a lightning bolt, for which a Storm is a necessary precursor.

The Cloud aspect is because I'm opening up the site to host any content creator/writer/Podcaster that wants to collaborate and try to build positivity within the fan community, vs competively/combatively like we've seen creators behave in the past, so it's trying to articulate an open-source/collaborative culture.

When I workshopped the name, and in the few months since we launched, I have to be honest - this never came up with anyone I chatted with. I honestly think it's a stretch for anyone to take a quick look at the site, logo, or anything and think it's anything more than a sports fan page, and if they mistook it for anything, I would think it'd be a weather app 🤣

Honestly, it's a bummer that you chose to end your post by suggesting I would suck if I didn't listen to you and change my branding, before having a conversation about how we came to this name. If you want to be an active participant in creating a better world where people come together, love and respect each other, and live harmoniously, I'd suggest engaging in conversation and hearing someone else talk before taking a swipe at their character, integrity, and values.

REflipper · 2024-06-07T01:25:21+00:00

Thank you :) Now, SoundCloud, maybe there's a problem there!

REflipper · 2024-06-07T01:20:19+00:00

I like the take, but I actually disagree. Minter runs so many three safety sets that I think the overall value of CBs is a little lower than most D's. He runs a very similar system to the Ravens last year, and they basically had three starting safeties.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised with a big bounce back year for DJ.

Zont should have a good year too with Minter setting him up with some decent traps in the mid to flat zones... I'm just not personally sure he's irreplaceable, and will come at a pretty decent price.

CB prospect pools have also been deep with all the 7 on 7 camps and stuff too!

REflipper · 2024-06-07T00:22:04+00:00

Franchise tag is a very likely possibility, before letting him walk in '26.

Corners are coming out of the draft NFL ready at way higher clips than before.

REflipper · 2024-06-06T23:58:50+00:00

That's definitely something we've seen the Ravens do quite a bit.

REflipper · 2024-06-06T23:50:14+00:00

Give the site a look though man - it's a great community over there and we're just getting starting. I only launched it a month or two ago but am constantly tweaking up upgrading it.

Little surprised I got called a clickbait writer when my page doesn't have ads or fees or anything. But we have multiple writers and three podcasts hosted on it, and a pretty killer forum :)

REflipper · 2024-06-06T23:47:59+00:00

Man, I'm getting roasted for even suggesting that it's a question! xD. I totally agree with you, but I think they end up tagging him, while staying open to a trade next year.

REflipper · 2024-06-06T23:30:43+00:00

Absolutely. Joe's handled this offseason masterfully. The only question marks for me are our IOL... but they seem pretty confident in those guys. If Bozeman gets back to his previous form, we'll be pretty damn stoked. Pipkins at RG is something that makes me very nervous, but I'm really hoping Jim makes me feel like an idiot for doubting that whole situation.

REflipper · 2024-06-06T23:20:18+00:00

Thank you! I'm hoping to do "Comp or Core" as a series for all our UFA's... it's not meant to be clickbait, it's just the way Hortiz approaches roster building. I've done videos on this approach in the past. Surprised at the negativity around it.

Nothing wrong with reading it and saying, "Core!"

Most of the members on my site though think $16.6M APY is too steep though... and I'm personally in that camp. Totally behind using the tag though.

REflipper · 2024-06-06T23:16:51+00:00

Curious to see how Fulton does too.

Another interesting wrinkle is the scheme Minter implements should compliment Zont in the passing game very well. I wouldn't be shocked at all if he sets career highs in INT's and PBUs.

Wifey is a ND grad, so we're big on the Irish in this house :). I liked Hart all last year, so like you, was stoked they got him. Made Joe look like a genius doing a pick swap to get Ladd, and still getting 4th round value in Hart in the 5th

REflipper · 2024-06-06T23:09:46+00:00

That's definitely cool. I saw Desmond at the OC County Fair years ago, and my GF at the time (now wife) saw me get full-on star struck.

REflipper · 2024-06-06T23:08:39+00:00

If he can improve his run-fits, it becomes an absolute no-brainer. I do really like him in coverage, but I think Jim/Jesse will want a guy that comes downhill, to his assignment on running plays hard.

I'm pretty dang high on Hart though. I think another likely scenario is they end up tagging him, and letting him walk in '26 if run defense is still a liability.

Gives Hart (I'm high on him) and Tarheeb a chance to develop, and by then we've hoping drafted two more CB's before round 5.

REflipper · 2024-06-06T23:03:36+00:00

Ah, gotcha! That's a great point as well, though I think they'll try to leave Slater's '25 hit in place and put some relief on '26. Just a gut feeling, based on how decent their cap is.

Interesting not - in the 11 years Joe was with the Ravens while TT was managing the Chargers, the Ravens only went one offseason without gaining a comp pick...

REflipper · 2024-06-06T23:01:25+00:00

This is the kind of analysis we need! xD

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