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Post by DC on Mar 5, 2008 13:38:03 GMT
About 1.1 from memory. You're thinking feet, Sonic. 40 yards is approximately 36.5 metres, meaning an Olympic sprinter, assuming he was a fast starter, should be able to pull just over 4 seconds. So if you could do it in 4.25 seconds, you'd just about be the fastest man in Australia over the distance. Considering by your own admission you're a slow starter, I think it highly unlikely I'm the opposite, incidentally - very quick off the line but with a mediocre top speed. I used to take approximately 60metres to reach top speed - by which point I was 5m down on most - then spend the remaining 140m clawing it back. The "acceleration" factor seperates an awful lot of the top sprinters in the world, as based on my straightline top speed I could have ran at least national speeds if not just short of competitive if I could get my legs to move faster sooner on.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Mar 5, 2008 14:09:43 GMT
I don't think the Dolphins will be anywhere near McFadden. Either one of the Longs or Matt Ryan are more likely.
I don't think anyone's trading up to #1 for McFadden either, but I don't think anyone's scared that he's going in the top three. If someone wants Ryan they may trade up because I think we can convince people we're picking him, even if we're not.
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Post by hornet on Mar 5, 2008 15:19:50 GMT
Why would the Phish draft a running back high? Ronnie Brown was several kinds of awesome last year until his leg fell off.
Meanwhile, the Jets party like it's 1999 by overpaying for largely over-the-hill veterans Kris Jenkins and Alan Faneca.
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Post by DC on Mar 5, 2008 17:28:08 GMT
Why would the Phish draft a running back high? Ronnie Brown was several kinds of awesome last year until his leg fell off. I think you answered your own question twofold. A - if Brown comes back several shades of awesome, then it's a wasted 1st round pick. Again, B - if McFadden gets the starting nod until Brown is back, then he'll promptly run up a blind alley and disappear into the grasps of a large defensive lineman who'll eat his soul. And another wasted 1st round pick. Recurring theme here is of course Miami doing the kind of thing you'd expect only the Jets to attempt.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Mar 5, 2008 18:19:10 GMT
That's not what we do though. Outside of last season, we don't pick the wrong good player that doesn't work out, we pick shite players out of nowhere who have no business being int he first round.
See : Jamar Fletcher, John Avery and friends, all the way back to the likes of Billy Milner, Eric Kumerow and John Bosa.
In light of that, I predict we'll draft Tony Eason this year.
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Post by DC on Mar 5, 2008 19:31:57 GMT
Oo, that name is a blast from the past.
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Post by elth on Mar 6, 2008 5:02:36 GMT
Why would the Phish draft a running back high? Ronnie Brown was several kinds of awesome last year until his leg fell off. Aye, and despite running behind a line that fairly closely resembled a wet paper bag. Were I drafted at Miami, I'd go to all the top ten prospects and tell them I was thinking of drafting them #1, so if they sit down with me and we can agree to fair and reasonable deal they can go into the draft knowing they're going high, and knowing they're going to make money. Essentially what the Texans did with Mario Williams, only with all the top prospects. At least, I'd do that if I couldn't trade down at all.
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Post by Moo on Mar 6, 2008 9:01:16 GMT
That's not what we do though. Outside of last season, we don't pick the wrong good player that doesn't work out, we pick shite players out of nowhere who have no business being int he first round. See : Jamar Fletcher, John Avery and friends, all the way back to the likes of Billy Milner, Eric Kumerow and John Bosa. In light of that, I predict we'll draft Tony Eason this year. Good luck finding him. Well, all the bits that were tore off him, anyway.
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Post by elth on Mar 7, 2008 8:45:34 GMT
Apparently the Colts need a pass rushing DE to rotate with Mathis and Freeney, and a third outside receiver to cover for, and spell Harrison and Wayne.
If someone could go ahead and sort that out for us, it'd be swell. Cheers.
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Post by DC on Mar 10, 2008 11:07:38 GMT
Gonzalez looked pretty useful as the season went on. Colts should trade for Larry Fitzgerald, by giving away Harrison and a draft pick (though not sure what Harrisons contract is shaped up like).
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Post by Moo on Mar 10, 2008 13:33:10 GMT
s1ut - is there a list of the keepers each Divot kept?
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Post by elth on Mar 10, 2008 22:54:16 GMT
He is pretty useful, but he's best as a slot receiver, not a genuine wide man.
If we trade Harrison we don't improve, we just get younger. Still one injury away from only having one decent wideout. We need depth - ideally Harrsion would only be playing about 70-75% of snaps with a third guy coming in to give him a break.
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Post by DC on Mar 11, 2008 13:49:00 GMT
I say replacing Harrison for a younger player is a major improvement, you then draft for depth. A better TE than Ben Utecht would probably be another improvement for your two TE sets.
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Post by elth on Mar 11, 2008 13:55:11 GMT
There's no way Arizona would take Harrison, given his age, and a low round pick for Fitzgerald, and of course we don't have a first round pick. I can't see us giving away our second round pick given we need, as you say, a receiver - plus a DE, a guard and help in the safety area. Plus of course more linebackers always help...
There's lots of ways to improve but there's no free agents that could really help, we don't have a lot in the draft and any trade would require giving up a piece we already have - plus probably draft choices or prospects - for relatively minor upgrades.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Mar 12, 2008 11:38:30 GMT
It's a shame that you don't have a first rounder, as the Dolphins are trying to move Jason Taylor.
Of course you already have Dwight Freeney to play weak end and neither Freeney or Taylor are suitable for the strong end position, so he doesn't really fit anyway.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Mar 12, 2008 12:59:49 GMT
Larry Fitz just signed a 4 year, $40m deal, so I don't think we'll be seeing Marvin following the Edge any time soon.
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Post by DC on Mar 12, 2008 17:13:23 GMT
Spoilsport poof.
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Post by Moo on Apr 2, 2008 10:00:34 GMT
Darren McFadden attending an interview with the Pats? :thumb:
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Apr 2, 2008 11:13:48 GMT
The pats want to trade down and are trying to scare peopple behind them into thinking they want McFadden.
It's the same reason the Dolphins are talking to Matt Ryan, when they're more likely to go for one of the Longs and then take Chad Henne in round two. (Provided we're talking about the real universe and not the one where they do things like select Ted Ginn.)
Meanwhile, an ian-teresting rumour this week is that the Dolphins will "accidentally" take too long to make their #1 pick, allowing the Rams go first and have all that fun of negotiating with the #1 overall. Is the Rams pick a Long, (probably the O Long) then the Phish will take the D Long. If not, then the Dolphins "accidentally" take too long again, thereby only having to give the guy they pick a deal suitable for the #3 overall pick.
Currently there's no penalty for doing so, although a couple of owners have come out at the meeting this week to say they'll table penalties for the next meeting if the rumour are true.
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Post by Moo on Apr 2, 2008 13:32:22 GMT
I understand the McFadden thing, but watching him run at the combine was fun. Well, attempting to watch him was, he was too fooking quick.
I still see no reason why the Pats won't go for a CB, or possibly a LB if one can be nabbed at #7. I understood the tactic of releasing the news of McFadden.
I also understand the Phish tactic of taking too long. Very sneaky, but sneaky in a cost cutting way. It also makes sense that there should be penalties for this too. It means the Rams will have to fork out top dollar for whoever they pick, when they thought it was going to be 2nd dollar.
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Post by Boony on Apr 2, 2008 13:40:30 GMT
Couldn't the Rams use the same tactic, though? If the Phish take too long over their first pick, then the Rams could do the same, etc etc. Bonkers.
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Apr 2, 2008 13:41:46 GMT
All the ESPN guys kept going on about was how skinny his lower legs were.
"You can't add muscle there." "The look like twigs."
etc
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Post by Mr Bismarck's Electric Donkey on Apr 2, 2008 13:42:32 GMT
Couldn't the Rams use the same tactic, though? If the Phish take too long over their first pick, then the Rams could do the same, etc etc. Bonkers. They could, which would then move the #1 pick onto the Falcons.
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Post by Moo on Apr 2, 2008 14:40:41 GMT
And they would just fook that up.
Or go for Ron Mexico.
So the draft is three weeks this weekend. I'll get some popcorn in and watch that, I quite enjoyed it last year.
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Post by Moo on Apr 2, 2008 14:41:12 GMT
Oh and should the draft be included in this thread, or one for the new season? I vote for the latter.
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