Since the Mailman asked, I dotted this chapter shortly after Super Bowl 45:
Ted Is Trapped In The Closet, Chap. 69
When Sherman ruled this part of the world
We wore crowns of green and mustard pearls
Life was merrily drenched in the playoffs
Losing was a bitch we ain’t ever heard of
By and by, the odd polar bear stole the throne
And he turned our fragile beauty into stone
When Favor was our knight in shining amour
We vanquished every foe in the epics of Homer
We slain the Bears, Queens and fucking Lions
We ruled the North like Neo in fucking Zion
By and by, the odd polar bear stole the throne
And he turned Favor’s fragile beauty into stone
Butte is the catcher in the fucking rye
He’s the apple of the polar bear’s eyes
Life now feels like a mother’s warm touch
And it’s so fucking Butteyous in the clutch
And so the odd polar bear sits on his throne
A smile on his face and a heart of stone
Last edited by Anti-Polar Bear; 10-18-2023 at 07:22 PM. Reason: Getting ready to go flip burgers.
I'm not going to stop the wheel. I'm going to break the wheel.
Eventually, I will trek to Vegas. Not sure I would want to stack you at the poker tables, though. Apparently, you ain’t a fungus.
Never draft a Yokozuna in the 1st round. In the first, give me a hotshot QB, a shutdown corner, a diva wideout, a hip hop safety, a poetic edge rusher or an Urlacher. The fats (Yokozuna offensive linemen and defensive linemen) are just not playmakers.
I'm not going to stop the wheel. I'm going to break the wheel.
Sure, it’s nice to have a D’Brickashaw Ferguson protecting the QB’s blindside. But the kung fu (skill) between a Ferguson and a, say, Marshall Newhouse ain’t as material as that of a Butte and a Jon Kitna.
Premium picks should be used on playmakers like the Claymaker and J-Alex, not Elgton Jenkins, Kenny Clark and Derrick Sherods. Sure, there are hits and busts at every position. But replace Clark with, say, Cletudus Hunt, and the production would be extremely similar.
Try replacing the Claymaker with Frank Zombo. The difference in kung fu is significant. Therefore, gotta use premium picks on finesse playmakers, not fat Yokozunas.
I'm not going to stop the wheel. I'm going to break the wheel.
Trenches first.
Formerly known as JustinHarrell.
One of your better posts, APB. It’s basically what I’ve said all along - O Line tends to be less important than a lot of other positions.
Yeah right to the idea that you see plenty of busts and disappointments in other positions drafted early too, but I’m fairly sure the most by a wide margin are O linemen.
What could be more GOOD and NORMAL and AMERICAN than Packer Football?
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
I don’t know x’s from o’s, but I read somewhere, on a couple of occasions that building a team, no matter what the sport, you build from the middle out. Made a bunch of sense to me.
Baseball:
Pitchers (obviously)
Catcher
Short stop
Second base
Center field
Basketball:
Center
Point guard
Power forward
Football:
Quarterback (obviously)
Center
Main back
Middle linebacker (back in the day)
Strong Safety
And build out from there
I’m showing my age
Speaking of which, whatever happened to Oldbutnotdeadyet?
Sheesh, even Patler checked in recently
I was just looking up all time NBA ppg leaders and saw Jordan at the top. At 6’6” 210 with his movement skills, I wonder what kind of receiver he would have been. Shit, I imagine he’d be the best athlete at the position of all time. He claims he ran a 4.3 40. Yeah, he’d be the goat for sure. I guess without shoes he’s 6’5”, so that 210 is in the ideal range for build.
Formerly known as JustinHarrell.
Another kind of random stat…. Since it’s not draft season, this is always off topic….. Damian Lillard is the 11th highest career ppg player in NBA history. Teaming with Giannis is freaking sick.
Formerly known as JustinHarrell.