In other words, he's a touchback kicker in a brave new mortar kickoff world.
Hm, interesting. Could you give an example of a kicker that specializes in these mortar kickoffs?
Only Roberto Aguayo can truly mortar kickoff, which is how Tampa Bay is going to go 31-0 this season.
Only Roberto Aguayo can truly mortar kickoff, which is how Tampa Bay is going to go 31-0 this season.
We will be 0-0 and win the Super Bowl, because Mighty Aguayo Mortar Kickoffs are so terrifying every team will simply forfeit before taking the field.
I hear Electronic Arts is in full-on panic mode over Madden 17, as adding Aguayo into the game renders it completely unplayable. If you play Tampa vs. Tampa it just maxes the hardware until the console melts.
They've petitioned the NFLPA to let them exclude Aguayo but the union said no.
Tecmo Super Bowl Bo Jackson dreams of being Roberto Aguayo.
49ers pass rusher Aaron Lynch suspended 4 games for substance abuse violation.
Somewhere, there's an alternate dimension where the only difference is that Aldon Smith and Aaron Lynch both have their sh*t together, and the 49ers have one of the more brutal pass rushes in that world.
49ers pass rusher Aaron Lynch suspended 4 games for substance abuse violation.
Somewhere, there's an alternate dimension where the only difference is that Aldon Smith and Aaron Lynch both have their sh*t together, and the 49ers have one of the more brutal pass rushes in that world.
Is that also the dimension where Spock has a beard?
The League denies Mark Walburg's claim that Roger Goodell pressured him to pull the plug on HBO's Ballers. Right, just like the League didn't exert any pressure on ESPN to yank Playmakers off the air back in the day.
That sound effect is LOUD.
Looks like Eugene Monroe is retiring at age 29 for health reasons. Not a shocker, unfortunately. He'll have a nice career advocating for medical marijuana and I'm good with that.
Film Room starring Jameis Winston.
The TL,DR is that he throws too many INTs, has only an average arm and isn't all that accurate, especially (for some reason) when throwing to the right sideline. None of that is fatal, but he has a lot to work on.
Hit footwork isn't anywhere near as bad as the Flacco Film Room article, but it's not very clean either.
For a big body, he's not generating much power on his throws, which is concerning. That footwork is contributing, but it's not the sole architect. What's odd is that this was not an issue in pre-draft workouts. Throwing power was never a question. But the throws in those GIFs are not what we saw in the draft process. Or his FSU tape.
This looks like a different guy than those GIFs:
Of course, it helps that this guy got his feet turned and stepped into his throw.
The lack of space in the pocket might explain why Winston is stepping through his throws (or the ones we saw in those GIFs). Or maybe he's looking one way and throwing another without turning his body. Both are probably fixable. Maybe that's why the FO analysis wasn't overly critical. Winston's a work in progress. Flacco is what he is.
Flacco isn't what he is, he regressed last season. Hopefully it was from playing with injuries and not indicative of his future.
Tampa's offensive line was less that awesome last year, so I'm going to optimistically rack his issues up to a case of the rookie yips behind that line. Throw in the fact his 2nd, 3rd, and 4th receiving options (WRs Vincent Jackson and Louis Murphy plus TE Austin Sefarian-Jenkins) spent most of the year injured, and Mike Evans' hands were actually amputated around week three or so, and it's not like he had a lot to throw to.
Winston played well last year I thought, but he also seemed to be improvising in the midst of chaos a lot. That's the kind of thing that can stick with and screw up a QB. Hoping the line really improves more this year.
Also, he's apparently dropped like 20 pounds, so I won't be as hard to get the ball past his massive, bloated gut.
Also, he's apparently dropped like 20 pounds, so I won't be as hard to get the ball past his massive, bloated gut.
"Lost weight this offseason", the official status of every fat QB.
JJ Watt underwent back surgery. He's out ... for a little while. Six to eight weeks is apparently a best case scenario, so I'm going with "missing training camp, a few games and maybe more".
What's an NFL off season without several Domestic Violence incidents??
Sad and shocking news as former head coach Denny Green dies at 67.
If I recall he was one of the first African American head coaches, which is impressive.
Of course, we all best know him for "They are who we thought they were" quotes, which is still amazing to this day.
What's an NFL off season without several Domestic Violence incidents??
Whelp, Ezekiel Elliot's ADP is about to drop.
TheGameguru wrote:What's an NFL off season without several Domestic Violence incidents??
Whelp, Ezekiel Elliot's ADP is about to drop.
And Le'Veon Bell may be facing a four game suspension. I'm picturing a lot of fantasy owners already plotting their free agent signings when the bye weeks start.
The Elliott thing smells like BS to me. Apparently police have spoken to 4 witnesses, one of whom was inside the car at the time of the incident, and all four claim there was no assault.
Elliott also allegedly has saved text messages from the girlfriend, threatening to "ruin him" if they break up.
The bruises that the girlfriend portrayed as coming from Elliott are allegedly the result of a barfight between her and another woman.
That all still falls under the category of "allegedly", and all four witnesses could be lying, but my initial read here is that this situation is more like Kaepernick's than Greg Hardy's.
That all still falls under the category of "allegedly", and all four witnesses could be lying, but my initial read here is that this situation is more like Kaepernick's than Greg Hardy's.
He's going to play incredibly well for one year before getting a series of commercials, listening to his own hype, not paying attention, crashing spectacularly, and getting replaced at Cowboys RB by Blaine Gabbert?
Seems plausible.
Somebody's got a new-job bounce to his snark today.
Somebody's got a new-job bounce to his snark today.
I have to admit I harbor a deep, existential fear of being fired and replaced by Blaine Gabbert.
I didn't know The Real American knew how to mortar kick.
Since last season, I've moved from Chicago to San Diego. I'm trying to figure out the best way to keep watching my Bears every week without having to abandon my family for several hours every Sunday to hang out in a bar (I want to eat wings, drink beer, and ignore my family from the comfort of home!)
As we're renting, DirectTV isn't an option. I could do NFL Game Pass, but would prefer live games.
What do other relocated fans do for their hometown fix?
This might not be tenable, but if you have a friend/relative in the Chicago market with a cable box that isn't frequently used, maybe work out a deal and have them rig up a Slingbox on it? Lets you watch the cable as a streaming feed over internet. It means that, on a good week, you can sometimes get five or six games in an afternoon, between CBS and Fox, early and late afternoon, markets permitting (of course, out west, prepare to be up at 9-10 AM on Sunday to watch the 1 PM kickoff games). I've watched Titans and Predators games over Slingbox for several years (about ten?!?), at least until they implode and I have to turn it off in disgust. Also a great way to mooch whatever premium packages your donor has (my dad usually subscribes to the MLB and NHL packages, so I'd have access to those too). Just be mindful that you have total control over the cable box (so maybe don't go hog wild on the PPV or you might lose your Slinging privileges), and you can be preempted if someone comes into the room and interacts with the box as well (my family turned "sling" into a verb for when someone would come into the room and change the channel or turn off the box while someone was watching remotely).
Failing that, I would say the poor man's alternative is RedZone, which may be provider-specific (I've had it on Time Warner and Comcast/Xfinity, not sure if I get it on Optimum/Cablevision). It's not real real-time, but it'll keep you appraised of the important moments of the Bears game interspersed with the important moments going on in all the other games. I personally prefer RedZone to watching the actual games in some situations, like when your local market games are all blowouts. It can get a little boring in the late afternoon, when there's only 3-4 games going on, especially if one or two become blowouts.
Maybe there are some online options of varying shades of gray (as in, ranging from totally legit official services sanctioned by the NFL to a Twitch stream of a Chicago market living room), but I'm still last-decade when it comes to TV. Others may be able to comment better on that front.
You can get directv even as a renter most places.
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