Cal Fans Missing the Point with Rodgers
by CaliSeth on Sep 8, 2008 2:00 PM PDT
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The ultimate success of Rodgers lies in validating Tedford as a genuine QB genius.
So, it seems some of the posters around here are grumbling that I am making too big of a deal about Rodgers first career NFL start tonight. Some debate whether we should even cover alums. Some feel we should only cover Marshawn and Desean. And you know who you are. But they miss the point; Cal's ability to send quality players to the NFL directly affects the success of this program. Recruits love to see that their perspective schools they are deciding between have NFL players. Specificly in their position. If a recruit sees that a school is not producing any NFL talent, and they have ambitions to play in the NFL (which they all do) they will be hesitant to attend that school.
Akili Smith, Joey Harrington and Kyle Boller have all strugled mightily in the NFL.
All are Teford QB's. Akili Smith was drafted before Donovan McNabb.
The other large issue, specifically regarding Rodgers first start tonight, is the tag Tedford has gotten about being a producer of NFL QB busts. If Rodgers is solid he can go a long way in helping to dispel this unfair myth.
So you see my friends, there is a lot riding on this game tonight, and the entire Green Bay season. Rodgers in under tremendous pressure to follow in the footsteps of an egomaniacal sociopathic legend. A man so bloated with self importance it could make me puke. He has a lot to do, but I think he has the physical ability, and mental capacity, to succeed in the NFL. Not just succeed, but thrive! And with that, I leave you with this extra motivational tool. If I ever saw this guy in person, I would probably break his freaking jaw!
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Anyway, I agree with you… even though there might not be too much interest in update stories on Kidd or Gonzalez etc… we should do it once in a while because recruits and their parents read this blog… as do Tedford, the players and the Treesitters.
We should realize that we do have a little bit of influence and we might as well use it to improve our team. Seems logical to me… BearsWithFangs does a piece every once in a while on our players in the NFL.
I think it is generally irrelevant for our blog. Its more for places where you have to click on each individual message, I think. So, the sign is No Need To ClickOn The Message.
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by TwistNHook on Sep 8, 2008 9:33 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
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I’m not sure Rodgers has been “ignored” as much as you claim. While Twist is in love with Marshawn, it’s only b/c he gave Marshawn “favors” in the band room. The whole “Favre saga” was covered pretty well and most of us stopped calling him by his name and instead used variations of the following: (a) dickhead; (b) asshole ( c ) douchebag; (d) duchebag; (e) dushbag; etc. We all love Rodgers. We just wished he stayed one more year to complete his mission.
As for the Tedford QB knock. It is real and totally unfair. But as a simple response, can’t Tedford fans reply by saying that Tedford gives his QBs the “opportunity” to play in the NFL. What they do after that reflects half on the organization and half on the QB (Harrington has squandered his chances; Boller has been used badly). Seriously, doesn’t every kid want the chance to play in the NFL? All things being equal, no other coach gives kids that chance at QB than Tedford.
"It's not my fault your team's so shitty" - every AL Manager to Bob Geren
by oaktownmario on Sep 8, 2008 3:29 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
I was drunk when I posted all that crazy stuff about Rodgers not getting enough attention around here. Sorry about that.
As far as the Tedford QB thing goes, I totally agree. I have often made the point in various NFL blogs that he does exactly what you said, he gives his players a shot to get to the NFL. It shouldn’t be on Tedford to coach them once their there, and if anything it’s an indictment of the NFL coaches. The other problem is that because so many of his QB’s were drafted so high, they were often times thrown into terrible situations. The NFL seems to have the mentality of sink or swim when it comes to highly drafted QB’s. As much as I dislike the way Favre acted, the fact Rdogers sat for three years will probably be very beneficial.
Have you ever posted sober?
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Maybe for some people it's like
talking to a member of the opposite (or same) sex: “I need a couple drinks to get my nerve up to respond to that smart ass Twist.”
"It's not my fault your team's so shitty" - every AL Manager to Bob Geren
Maybe we should allow people to flag their posts as
“drunken” vs. “sober.”
That way Seth and others can keep themselves out of trouble.
"It's not my fault your team's so shitty" - every AL Manager to Bob Geren
The next step is to flag posts as ‘asnine’, that way anyone looking for something worthwhile to read can skip them.
Oh wait, we already have something like that. “by TwistNHook”
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
by Maharg on Sep 8, 2008 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I’m glad I knew the first reply was relevant and that this one was asnine.
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
This post is highly relevant!
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The cake is a lie.
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Do you even understand what that means?
I kissed Dumpster Muffin and I liked it. The taste of her hippie chapped lips.
………………..maybe.
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Thanks to Urban Dictionary, I do now:
A euphemism for a girl who has a gorgeous figure (especially the posterior), but an ugly face.
Mark: seeing a seemingly attractive girl from behind in public Dude, check her out.
Paul: Damn!
she turns around to reveal a hideous face
Mark: wince The cake is a lie!
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I heart Urban Dictionary
It’s the only way doddering old geezers with spittle cups and depends can still try and seem “cool.”
I know. McCain uses it all the time. How do you think he hooked that psycho Milf?
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