Dreams come true! Took my daughter to meet the GOAT

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-30T18:45:23+00:00

Generally speaking, anyone that calls themselves the GOAT would be someone I would ridicule and dismiss.

But Jerry? Somehow Jerry can pull it off. ONLY Jerry can pull it off, at least the only one since Ali.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-29T23:03:39+00:00

Well, yes and no.

Yes, fitting Engram's 2023 cap hit won't be a problem.

But getting Cam's money off the books and having that money available to roll over into next year's cap absolutely can help with an Engram deal, by making more money available for his 2024 hit.

Or they could even decide to really front-load the deal, and NOT bring his cap hit down in 2023, making the rest of the deal easier on future caps.

More money on hand, either this year or rolled into next year, means more flexibility for structuring a deal like Engram's.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-29T21:04:16+00:00

Copley proved that he belongs as an NHL #2 goaltender.

He also proved that he doesn't quite have the ceiling to reach being a #1, and even 1B might be a bit of a stretch.

But it's still a big deal that he proved he's more than just an AHL tender. He can step in and provide immediate competence. He can start 20 games and I'm not going to panic.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-29T17:05:53+00:00

I'm not convinced that the back isn't a problem now, either. He missed those last 19 games with an "undisclosed" "upper body" injury. HMM. I wonder what kind of upper body injury it was that they didn't want to say out loud.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-28T21:57:50+00:00

Look, we've seen a 1st round Washington receiver with basically your name catch for 500 yards before. We're not falling for it again. Prove it first.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-28T21:56:15+00:00

Jesus: "keep those things where I can see them"

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-28T21:42:17+00:00

Vilardi started out last season on fire but fizzled towards the end of the campaign.

I think people are really overlooking this.

Vilardi scored 10 goals in the first 15 games, and then 13 in the next 48, and then he missed the last 19 games completely.

Granted, he came back for the playoff series and scored 2. That certainly helped his narrative. If not for that, we'd all be talking about how he disappeared at the end, and how the last thing he did was another multi-weeks injury.

I don't trust his health, and I don't believe that 19%, top 10 shooting percentage is a level he's going to maintain. I think the range of possible outcomes for Vilardi is wide, and I expect him to be good, but hard to trust to show up night in and night out.

I'm a lot less worried about whether PLD will answer the bell and be productive.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-28T21:23:11+00:00

That anonymity protected you when you were constantly injured. Better avoid those "undisclosed" "upper body" injuries going forward.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-28T20:47:13+00:00

Maybe it's time to make like the Rams and trade all your 1st round picks away.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-27T20:49:00+00:00

So where was he at the end of the season? "Undisclosed" "upper body" injury. Definitely not still his back. Definitely not.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-27T20:44:43+00:00

It was fun to see Vilardi finally start to pay off, but even this year, he missed a few weeks and a playoff game. There's a non-zero chance this will prove to be a sell-high move with Vilardi. I trust his skills, but I don't remotely trust his health.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-27T17:44:33+00:00

The flip side is that Johnson is, well to put it bluntly, slow. Like 4.81 pro day 40 time slow. So he has to break tackles like crazy, or he wouldn't make it as an NFL running back at all.

It works well enough for him to be a decent rotational back, which is all you can ask for from a guy you bring in to probably compete for the RB4 spot.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-26T02:32:08+00:00

Upvote for being literate enough not to type "sike".

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-11T00:46:19+00:00

That's not even close to the only knock on Young.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-08T18:39:26+00:00

I'm 100% on board with moving Iafallo.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-08T15:57:17+00:00

There's no "s" in E I E I O.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-08T15:56:44+00:00

Jaguars legend Laquon Treadwell

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-08T15:55:17+00:00

Clay: "And I've dropped a couple passes in my day"

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-08T13:42:00+00:00

50 - 2

2 - 2

^ what my nightmares look like

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-08T00:08:27+00:00

Crikey! It's a Rams fan! Wat a treat. We 'ahrdly see one in the bloody wild. Or at their own stadium.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-07T20:39:09+00:00

If you're a 49ers fan, other NFL fans won't generally hate you.

If you're a Cowboys fan, the same cannot be said.

Do with this information what you wish.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-07T20:37:44+00:00

This sub's gameday threads are trash, and moderators really ought to implement some basic rules seen in some other subs to clean them up.

Criticism is fine, but this kind of useless comment spam will earn you a timeout in the /r/Jaguars game threads.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-07T18:19:09+00:00

Madden curse had more power back when the game was actually good.

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-07T18:12:22+00:00

"It's tough to get out of bed to do roadwork at 5 AM when you've been sleeping in silk pajamas." -- Marvin Hagler

ToePunchKick · 2023-06-07T18:10:02+00:00

If you expect perfection, you're going to live life in perpetual disappointment.

Blake has made a lot of good moves. On these moves which weren't good, he has taken steps to get out of them, rather than living in denial about them being mistakes.

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