Yup, seems like our MO.
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In American and Canadian football, a guard (G) is a player who lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team on the line of scrimmage.[1]
The guard's job is to protect the quarterback from the incoming defensive line and linebackers during pass plays, as well as creating openings (holes) for the running backs to head through. Guards perform speed blocking and "pulling"—sprinting out in front of a running back in order to block for him. Guards are automatically considered ineligible receivers, so they cannot intentionally touch a forward pass, unless it is to recover a fumble or is first touched by a defender or eligible receiver.
Right guards (RG) is the term for the guards on the right of the offensive line, while left guards (LG) are on the left side. Guards are to the right or left of the center.
My guess is Ted will draft 2 tackles, 2 slot CBs, 2 slot WR, and 2 FB.
I don't see Ted taking an offensive skill position player unless a tremendous value is available. I think the picks will be shake out to be 3 OL, 2 LB, 2 DL, 1 S.
Every once in a while he dips into FA - he signed Peppers 2 years ago, that should hold him over for another 3-4 years.
Hence, not likely to get any help via FA - unless you count signing our own FA's. And to that end, we have some I want to resign.
Calvin will be released and we will sign him. I 100% believe this. AR will have the best year of his career too after that.
I'm not sure Calvin Johnson's heart is in it anymore. A number of players have said they expect him to retire.
It would be interesting to see him in GB. A good way to avoid sacks, just throw high to CJ.
FAs Ted will probably sign:
Mason Crosby
Mike Neal
Letroy Guion
BJ Raji
Nick Perry
James Starks
Chris Banjo
John Kuhn
Would your heart be in it on the Lions? He will sign a $6 mil one year contract.
I would like to see all of the front seven FA's back... the front seven actually played pretty well - in spite of dunderdummy.
If we take another step backward on defense - we won't be able to compete again for another year.
And that is the poison pill of TT's philosophy - it is unlikely that he will ever bring it all together in a given year. As he restricts himself to one avenue of player procurement, it becomes a whack-a-mole situation. When does it all come together, unless he fills holes enough to get us over the top??
We had our best chance last year - and MM blew it; but this year TT and MM blew it together; now, that slightly open window is going to close, and it is right back to the drawing board.
As I said a decade ago, TT's philosophy, if strictly adhered to, will land up perpetually at 10-6, a playoff team that can't cash the check. Sans '10 (the fart in the wind), that has been the case.
And don't forget, 2010 was sheer luck!
All is lost. This is why I welcome the sweet meteor of death.
http://carlevangelista.com/wp-conten...s-falling1.jpg
2010 - SB Win.
2011 - Preseason favorite to win, 15-1 record, but deficiencies exposed.
2012 - Win Division, 1-1 in playoffs.
2013 - AR injured, out 8 games; backup QB injured, out 7 games; team still win division.
2014 - Injury to AR, but made it to within a few minutes game time of being in the SB.
2015 - A preseason SB favorite, offense fails due to injury and poor play, lose division for first time in forever, 1-1 in playoffs.
So, in the past 6 seasons, they won one SB, were within a Bostick second of a return to the SB, and were a preseason favorite to get there in two other seasons. In four of six seasons they won SB, were almost there, or picked preseason to be there; and made playoffs in the other two seasons while winning their Division.
I guess I never realized just how awful TT is at assembling a team.
Unfortunately, professional sports is an industry in which success is described as winning a championship, in football, that's winning the Super Bowl. This isn't my crazy notion, it's what each team freely admits and sells to its fans. So you can't blame the fans for holding teams to the standard the owners and players set.
Obviously, the odds are against any one team winning the Super Bowl year after year. Obviously, some fans, if not most fans, enjoy the game and their home teams for what they are and for their hard fought attempts to win every year.
But that doesn't make illegitimate some fans' complaints that their team seldom wins the big enchilada.
Yeah, I know that...but Wist is Wist so I don't try to change his mind.
I'm one of those who wants the Pack to play in the Super Bowl every year, though I realize it's not practical. When they fail, I get surly and analytical about what went wrong, even though reason tells me luck plays a part. On the other hand, Stubby's game management in the playoff game last year and his failure to go for two this year are not luck IMO. So I want that fixed for next year. And that's open to discussion. But that's just me...
McGinn trying to stir the pot?
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...o-free-agency/
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packe...366325731.html
Where the heck you been? :wink: http://packerrats.com/showthread.php...BLAME-FALLS-ON