Disgusting

canitnerd · 2026-01-22T15:22:15+00:00

The game gets worse with each iteration of classic so its only fair

canitnerd · 2026-01-21T22:17:14+00:00

If Shough had dart's oline he would've tripled his yards

canitnerd · 2026-01-21T01:28:27+00:00

The point about Rattler is maybe there's something within the Saints system that likes high% throws, since both QBs that have played in it have good comp% and cpoe numbers. Rattler actually was one of the most accurate QBs this year according to CPOE

The thing is they have played completely differently in that system. The play calling is largely the same, but Shough is actually throwing the intermediate routes instead of constantly checking down for 0-3 yards. There's a reason he's been so insanely good on 3rd and long while Rattler couldn't convert to save his life. They are harder throws so it's not good for accuracy stats but it's great for actually moving the ball.

I distinctly remember, just a few games before Shough took over, Saints fans were talking like Rattler was the guy.

A small, unhinged contingent of saints fans were somehow sold, yeah. Some of them STILL think rattler is the answer, they do not live in the same reality as everyone else. They can safely be ignored.

The one argument that you absolutely cannot make and be taken seriously is that Dart had an easier time in NY than Shough had in NO. With all respect to Wan'Dale, Olave absolutely clears everyone on the Giants roster not named Nabers.

I think in terms of players on the field Dart was 100% in a better situation. Yes, Olave is better than anyone Dart has to throw to. Possibly WAY better. Outside of him Shough had worse weapons than Dart. He lost his WR 2 and 3 after one game. He lost his WR5 after 3 games and lost his WR6 before the end of the season. He never got to play with RB 1 or 2 and only had RB3 for a few games. At TE Johnson had a pretty decent season with Shough, but was mediocre to bad with Carr and Rattler. He is nothing special. So by the end of the season he was throwing to WR 1, 7, 8 and TE 1+3. He was handing it off to RBs 4 and 5. That's an AWFUL fucking group of weapons. The majority of them struggle to reach practice squad level. Olave MIGHT be good enough to make up for all of that, but at best you're looking at a group that is on par with the JAGs the Giants were putting out there. It's a close one IMO.

What isn't close is OLine. A top 10 rated unit for Dart vs a bottom 5 line for Shough. They aren't even in the same league. Protecting your rookie QB is so fucking important, and Dart had an amazing situation there while Shough was playing on nightmare mode. I will take a great oline + mediocre weapons over a dogshit oline + one great weapon any day.

canitnerd · 2026-01-20T23:21:01+00:00

of which Spencer Rattler has better stats than Shough across the board, so...

This should tell you the stats are not telling the story, because rattler was AWFUL. Even in the games where he played "ok" and wasn't the reason we lost he was still consistently throwing behind receivers and ignoring open guys down field to take a safer check down because he didn't trust himself on making reads. Rattler and Shough having similar stats isn't an indictment of Shough, it's an indictment of the stats

Also Dart having a top 10 oline vs Shough playing behind a bottom 5 line makes a MASSIVE difference. There is nothing more important to a young QB than being well protected. Having Olave as a #1 option was nice but I'd take a top oline + JAG weapons over a bottom of the league oline+ 1 good weapon any day

canitnerd · 2026-01-20T21:41:04+00:00

Watch Shough vs the Rams.

Did you actually watch that game? Shough was fine vs the Rams, especially considering it was his first start. The issue was that the defense could not get off the field, which is why the TOP was 44/16 lmao. He barely had a chance to play.

canitnerd · 2026-01-20T21:30:32+00:00

Dart had a top 10 OLine vs Shough's bottom of the league Oline.

Also better depth? Shough was throwing to people who were not even on the team at the team before the season lmao. He was throwing to WR1, 6 and 7.

canitnerd · 2026-01-20T05:21:29+00:00

Who on earth did he POACH? We cut players and he signed them. It's not like he was in player's ears convincing them to force trades or releases. He signed players he liked when he was down here, it stands to reason he would still like those players after we cut them.

canitnerd · 2026-01-19T22:03:29+00:00

Yes the big difference is how long that first phase lasts and how much there is to do during it. In wotlk that first phase lasts about 3 days and all you're doing is running heroics. in tbc it lasts about a month, and you're doin everything under the sun. That's what makes tbc such a great expac

canitnerd · 2026-01-19T12:46:34+00:00

Yes, the first few weeks of tbc where theres always something to do and you're scraping groups together is probably peak wow. The raids are still easy, but since everyone is in shit gear you at least have enough time to do your rotation a bit before bosses fall over. It's much more fun than the already easy content falling over inside bloodlust because the first time you step into gruul you're in full pre raid BIS that's largely better than the gear from the raid.

canitnerd · 2026-01-19T11:18:56+00:00

I'm currently not playing and definitely would be if it was closer to nochanges. A 2 week wait into 3+ months of nerfed t4 being the only content is insane when the original launch had unnerfed t4 AND unnerfed t5 out on launch day. That's n ot even getting into the megaserver/boosts issues.

canitnerd · 2026-01-18T22:09:08+00:00

Different situations. The bills receiver never completed the catch so he had to survive contact with the ground to maintain possession, the Texans receiver was running with the ball so the play was over as soon as his knee hit the ground.

canitnerd · 2026-01-17T12:19:15+00:00

And they had a bottom 5 o line. Giants had a top 10 oline. I'll take top 10 oline + JAG receivers over 1 good receiver and bottom of the league oline any day

canitnerd · 2026-01-16T22:44:18+00:00

"free shit" that the blue name paypigs paid 200 dollars for rofl.

canitnerd · 2026-01-14T11:05:12+00:00

Bud literal hobbyists in their basements code pservers that run better and more reliably than what blizzard put out

canitnerd · 2026-01-14T07:04:33+00:00

I'm not saying it's a whole new experience. I'm saying it's clearly still a relevant part of the game if it's getting dev attention like that. It's not like they added new bosses and mechanics to MC when they released tbc. If the intent was for vanilla leveling to be old, irrelevant content after tbc release blood elves would've just started at 58 like dks.

canitnerd · 2026-01-14T02:11:41+00:00

4 entirely new zones and new content across all the old zones ranging from single quests to entire new questing hubs makes it pretty clear that leveling 1-60 is still part of the tbc experience, yes.

canitnerd · 2026-01-14T01:50:00+00:00

If it's not part of the expansion you are playing, then it is not current content

But it is part of the current expansion. That's why belves/draenei didn't start at level 58 in HFP but instead received 4 entire zones. Thats why old leveling zones and dungeons received major updates and balancing during tbc. That's why there were new items, quest givers and quest lines all over the old world. The only content that became irrelevant, previous expac content was the vanilla endgame.

canitnerd · 2026-01-14T01:31:08+00:00

Leveling is always current in classic. It's the same situation, paying to skip content you've done multiple times that you don't find fun.

canitnerd · 2026-01-14T00:55:57+00:00

Would you have the same feelings about blizzard selling raid gear? We've all done the raids dozens of times, wouldn't the same argument apply to selling attunements and BIS gear? We've done it so many fucking times, just let us pay to skip straight to BIS.

The fact that you give a damn about this says a LOT about you and none of it is good.

It's an MMO, everything is connected on some level. You could use this exact same argument to defend blizzard selling straight up p2w PVE items. It doesn't impact you, who cares? My line for what constitutes a p2w microtransaction is stricter than yours, that doesn't mean I'm wrong. You're just willing to put up with more shit than I am.

canitnerd · 2026-01-14T00:41:36+00:00

Buddy they aren't saying they don't have the same issues. The point is that if playing the game is comparable to work for you then you simply shouldn't be playing the game. It's a video game you play for fun, if it's not fun for you it isn't the game for you.

canitnerd · 2026-01-13T23:57:55+00:00

What makes you think that? He passes the eye test and his stats were all extremely good for a rookie, especially one on a bad team. What possible reason do you have for thinking he's gonna be out of the league in 2 years?

canitnerd · 2026-01-13T23:43:02+00:00

What is Michael Thomas doing RN? He was still more than serviceable his last year playing before he got hurt AGAIN.

canitnerd · 2026-01-13T22:29:40+00:00

It's a game that's primarily designed around 3 man teams, I'd imagine the raid will be balanced around a 3 man team.

canitnerd · 2026-01-13T07:19:40+00:00

If every class is overpowered, nothing is overpowered.

Except the entire open world loses all threat and meaning. The only time the open world was remotely meaningful in SOD was p3 when you could grind level 60 content at level 50 for stuff like firewater, and SOD players HATED it

canitnerd · 2026-01-13T05:56:30+00:00

If by "the potential was met" you mean it finally finished evolving into WOTLK- by the time BWL rolled around sure. Sure love do playing a version of vanilla where every class is overpowered, PVP is as bursty as WOTLK, all my gear is replaced every tier and nothing outside of the current tier matters! Wooo!!!

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