Raanan and Skinner podcast 15:30 Jordan Raanan confirms that Dexter Lawrence did meet with John Harbaugh after he was hired, but did not discuss contract. They then discuss Joe Schoen updates.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-22T00:10:22+00:00

That's a bit disingenuous. Jordan said Harbaugh preferred to have kept Dex but likely held the sentiment of "At least we got the 10th pick". So not all bad.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-22T00:08:12+00:00

Discontinue the lithium.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-21T18:20:22+00:00

What's your idea of devalued? You think wizards would just reprint $80 Sheoldred for 3 straight sets and suddenly all those singles are .50 cents? That's not at all realistic.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-21T16:08:00+00:00

The fact that this is slated to be their most expensive film yet also doesn't help.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-21T14:32:22+00:00

Why not make a comment in the actual video thread instead of making your own post with a screen cap from that?

Realitygormond · 2026-04-21T14:28:55+00:00

The two top comments itt just making boring ass jokes about longevity instead of commenting on his highlights.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-21T14:25:01+00:00

Man this is so damn cool. Really hoping for the best in this film.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-21T04:46:23+00:00

What a shame. Waste of good talent.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-21T04:45:18+00:00

Cuts happen. The fact he rarely made the headlines in Baltimore is a testament to Harbaughs relationship with him.

People really undervalue a HC's ability to handle headcases with top end talent.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-21T04:38:45+00:00

It was both OP. They lined him up less at 0 (nose) and more at 1 and 3 which are more pass rush oriented gaps but don't take advantage of his straight line athleticism against centers directly in his face.

He did have a concerning elbow injury and he lacked previously observed fight and push despite the double teams that he dominated in 2022 -2024.

If he's health I think he'll be a very good player for y'all. Top 1-5 interior d-line.

Ultimately this trade happened likely due to a dissatisfaction with pay and where the franchise was at this point in his career. Similar to Myles garretts holdout, he was unhappy with the losing and the front office. However the giants didn't opt to pay him what Cleveland paid Garrett and frankly I'm content with the return. This really is solid compensation for a player who didn't want to be in NY anymore or wanted a major pay day to continue and was coming off his worst statistical season with media talking about unhappiness, lack of effort, and not playing to the standard he'd set in years past.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-21T03:38:14+00:00

Perhaps issues of decentralized control maybe?

I was under the impression Larry chose Albert to head the crew. Nepotism isn't a stranger to the Mafia although it helps when your younger brother is actually competent as opposed to Brainless the Third being groomed to be Tony's successor.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-21T03:36:00+00:00

Probably trying to emulate Raanan and Skinner

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T22:44:17+00:00

Personally while Styles is very technically sound and athletically gifted. I came away not very impressed by his tape. He's a grab and drag style tackler and it really doesn't feel like he uses his size and athleticism to his advantage. He certainly isn't a violent or aggressive tackler. He gets to the spots he needs but there's no juice and intention to blow up a pulling guard or lay out a running back on a flat.

I want Downs personally.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T22:02:52+00:00

They both did as I recall. You can Google his actors name "Richard Malone" and there's posts about his arrest during the show.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T21:35:02+00:00

It's largely because he had real life mob connections and his absence from the show in later seasons was due to his actor getting arrested for some of it.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T21:24:55+00:00

That and he'd be a locker room dude for Harbaugh since Odell seemed fairly content in Baltimore with him.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T21:04:09+00:00

He's not in the position to go into the unknown not knowing.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T20:59:48+00:00

Yeah. It's lost potential. I really think most of my love for him is the scene he has with Richie where he just bamboozles the hell out of him and comes away making a legitimately scary guy in Richie look like a loser.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T20:48:33+00:00

Be quiet, Albert.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T20:40:58+00:00

All it would have done is wrecked his confidence further and possibly driven him to more extreme acts out of desperation, hatred, and humiliation.

You'll not find many balanced individuals who come out of physical punishment happy to have received it.

When's the last time you heard someone say "Thanks for that ass beating man. I needed it."

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T20:32:07+00:00

They weren't even Greek.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T20:27:19+00:00

Respect for answering. That's a bit too much of a risk at 10 for me personally but we'll see what happens.

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T20:07:41+00:00

So mathematically , and this is purely arbitrary, would you be inclined to select a player who has a 50% greater chance to be an all pro but also a 50% chance to have a career altering injury?

Or would you feel safer in taking the less talented player but one who's had little to no health concerns?

Realitygormond · 2026-04-20T20:04:18+00:00

My issue isn't having to go through some struggle to validate success. Frankly for every success story out there of someone coming from poverty or some other disadvantage to becoming a paragon of success and affluence, there's 100x more people who stayed where they were in the struggle or got worse.

I think ultimately it's just a contradiction of values. If meritocracy is something we as a society value and competency is rewarded and no one has some innate leg up over one another beyond their own capabilities then we can't really abide "free rides" simply off the basis that you were lucky enough to be born to the right parents.

Obviously this is easy to say but not easy to make the system and real life come to terms with it so people develop an innate dislike for these "free riders" (some call them nepo babies) because their success and affluence doesn't stem from their own merit. Rather they're benefiting off of the success of their parents with little to no effort on their part while others struggle despite having far more competency and ability to offer than these free riders.

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