beanfigger

Since I mentioned that in my very first post of this conversation, I guess you've been glad for a while. That doesn't sound like you. Enjoying it?

Comedic actors in drama television works so well. Tons of examples to back that up.

Didn't really think we'd beat the Caps, but hate to see us give up like that.

At least I finally got you to admit you have a differing opinion and not some factual information that the rest of us "ignorant" and "hypocritical" fans aren't smart enough to understand.

But starting with 5 out of 7 on the road does NOT happen every year to a team. It hadn't happened to a team before last season since 2000 (again, that was also Baltimore). I'm not ignorant, and I'm not trying to say the league has it out for us. I was saying that that was an unfair start to a season that is very, very rare, does not get "made up for" by a later stretch, and was unlucky. And of course it would be unlucky for the Steelers to start that way, but they didn't, and you have to go way back into the previous century to try and find an instance where it did happen to them, if ever. That point is completely invalid.

Go Flyers!

Oh, to dream.

Rams shock the world and draft Jalen Ramsey, causing mass hysteria, and the next three picks all get traded for big hauls. Nothing goes as expected. We still get Tunsil.

Meaning you think this will be the first time since '08 that the top two QBs pan out? I'm hoping it's more like Manning/Leaf, emphasis on Leaf, if the Browns take the second guy.

I'm not ignoring the lighter part of the schedule. I even mentioned it. I'm saying it doesn't work. Having a tough stretch like that shouldn't happen. Having a light stretch shouldn't happen either. And the tough stretch like that certainly does not belong at the very beginning or end. The rest of the schedule doesn't "make up" for that or make it fair. That's why it doesn't ever happen like that but once every fifteen years.

Easy, easy. It's not that serious. For the record, starting with 5 out of 7 on the road is not what we asked for, and certainly not anywhere near close to doing us a favor. That's why it hasn't been done to a team in 15 years (ironically, also the Ravens). Now, it was not the schedulers fault that all our players were hurt by the time we got to an easier part of the season with more home games. That was bad luck, but that stretch to start last season was unnecessarily brutal.

Correct.

No time to find our footing this season. We needs many wins early on. Tough, tough finish. It'd probably help to start 12-0. No pressure.

It matters because if they take the QB Cleveland wants, then Cleveland might take someone we want.

Tunsil is now a remote, but somewhat plausible possibility. If he gets taken before us, I think it is a 100% guarantee that we go defense. With the trade, we know one of the top four defenders will be there. I think Stanley and Elliot are now off the table barring a trade back.

If Tunsil somehow falls to 4 or 5, some teams will be trying hard to trade up ahead of us for him. Prediction: Eagles get it done.

No longer a lock that both Ramsey and Tunsil are off the board by six now. With a QB guaranteed to go number one, the odds of both being gone dropped from 99.9% to about 80%. Still hope for us to land one of those two studs without trading up.

Were there NBA games last night? Anything good happen? (holy crap)

Weird that you only saw the last bit of my post. That was addressed. Here was the rest: Considering 10-11 of the 12 playoff teams last year made it without relying on a solitary number one back the whole season, I still don't see much upside to drafting a running back so early in today's league. Only one team made the playoffs with a 1000-TD back last year, and that accomplishment isn't even that impressive a benchmark anymore. The only way I take Elliot is if I really feel that last year was a fluke and the team is in really good shape overall already. I can see the argument there, but I'm not sure it's the case. Trench play and passing game (offense and defense) is where you win today. That's where you start when you need to turn things around.

I'm the downer here that thinks there's a good chance no QBs get taken before us. Bad thing is more players we like get taken, but good thing is our pick might become even more of a bidding war for a trade-up.

He was nominated for Pursuit of Happyness, as well as Ali. I also liked Enemy of the State and I, Robot. Hitch isn't bad, and Focus is nothing amazing, but is by the far the best thing he's done in a while. Never saw Seven Pounds.

Not into his Oscar-nominated roles? There are more from him that I like, but really I've been a huge fan from Fresh Prince. Nothing will take away from that.

Well, he did take like four years off recently, so that lowers his odds.

You made me check, and it's been longer than I thought. Granted, he does far less than he used to when he was the biggest star on the planet.

So you're saying it'll be my fault we don't get one of those guys? Rats.