Also, Dobson practiced today, which is great news and offers us some badly needed outside threat if cleared to play.
Mel Kiper released his first mock draft today, and predicts that Johnny Manziel will go 1st overall to the Texans, if heās garnering consideration this early, itās a big indication that he will be in the conversation come April. He also predicts Blake Bortles will be picked before Teddy Bridgewater.
pro days and combines will tell a lot too.
thatās a of hype for Manziel, the texans could trade down if they thought bridgewater would be still be on the boardā¦Which QB best suits their head coaches opinion of what a prototypical QB should be.
Anyone got the betting for this weekend? Sites are blocked for me.
Denver are 5.5 point favourites, the over/under is 55.5 (PP)
Seattle are 3.5 point favourites, over/under there is 39 (PP)
If you want any more Iāll throw them up for you.
Half (wishful) thinking about a Pats & 49ers double. Pays about 6/1 with PP.
Wasnāt very impressed with Wilson etc. last time out and the 49ers seem to be building up a head of steam.
Yes, back both New England and 49ers for the win. While your at it back San Fran to win the superbowl
Iām loathe to agree with Fran, but both road teams will win this weekend.
Iād like to propose a truce Mark. You like a bit of sausage, I donāt. Letās leave it at that.
Itās the young ones I worry about the most
Rex Ryan has agreed a new contract to extend his time in charge of the Jets.
great news!
[quote=āGman, post: 888357, member: 112ā] great news!
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Very nice of you to put divisional rivalries aside.
Fantastic news for Rex and the first family in football.
Obviously Rex and Rob have gotten to where they are in the NFL through dedication and class but the level of nepotism in the NFL is huge, is it not? Thereās always fathers bringing their sons in as position coaches and then promoting them to co-ordinators and stuff.
[quote=āBandage, post: 888368, member: 9ā]Fantastic news for Rex and the first family in football.
Obviously Rex and Rob have gotten to where they are in the NFL through dedication and class but the level of nepotism in the NFL is huge, is it not? Thereās always fathers bringing their sons in as position coaches and then promoting them to co-ordinators and stuff.[/quote]
Not many (bar Rex) made great Head Coaches.
David Shula, Jim Mora Jnr, Wade Phillips etc all sucked donkey.
[quote=āBandage, post: 888368, member: 9ā]Fantastic news for Rex and the first family in football.
Obviously Rex and Rob have gotten to where they are in the NFL through dedication and class but the level of nepotism in the NFL is huge, is it not? Thereās always fathers bringing their sons in as position coaches and then promoting them to co-ordinators and stuff.[/quote]
My take on that is this. Theres no lower division gridiron (bar canada, arena etc) , nothing similar to junior hurling or triple a baseball, so only a tiny percentage of players play past high school, a few go to college, far fewer go pro. So the number of players who make it to the nfl is quite limited. Through contacts and general nous they obviously pave the difficult road for their offspring, i think freakonomics did a piece before on the massive statistical advantage of having a father who plays a particular sport at an elite level if you want to play it to that level(iker casillasā eight day old son getting signed by real is an extreme example)
While the nfl is popular all over america now, the majority of players still come from areas where its played āseriouslyā or at a very competitive level in high school, mainly texas and the south, with a few from the likes of ohio, wisconsin, pennsylvania thrown in (california has the population and climate to be over represented in every sport) plus theres no real international element, unlike nba, mlb and especially nhl.
All this creates a tiny pool of players and coaches, a clique almost, very hard to break into that, however if your father can teach you the game at an elite level, and get you a start, you have a massive chance, and most take it.