Golden Nuggets: Wildcat and MNF Open Thread
by Berkelium97 on Oct 26, 2009 5:00 PM PDT
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This is the open thread for tonight's Monday Night Football matchup featuring DeSean and the Iggles taking on Andre Carter and Washington.
Now, to the stories of the day. JO has some post-game quotes from players and coaches. While defense was one major topic (particularly the 4-3 package run several times), another was the Wildcat. Tedford, Vereen, and Best all had things to say about what they'd like to see in future variants of the play.
Tedford:
On the Wildcat formation
It’s a combined effort with everyone. We’re going to go in with some part of it every game. It’s in our package. The players do really like it. I heard Shane and Jahvid are starting to come in saying, "Let’s do this, let’s do that." They enjoy it. It’s fun. It spreads people out. We’re not going to live on it by any means. But it’s part of the offense that we’re always going to carry in some way, shape or form.
On what the team does with the Wildcat
There’s a lot of different parts to it. We probably ran three different parts of it today. It depends on what you’re looking for out of it, if you’re looking for misdirection, if you’re looking to spread the field, if you’re looking to get guys out of the box. Every week, we do something a little different with it. But Shane and Jahvid both have a real good feel for it back there. You utilize it for a lot of different reasons.
Vereen:
On what he would do with the Wildcat formation
It would be crazy. I know it would work, though. I’d probably throw in there a little more pass plays for us, maybe a couple options, zone reads. You never know. We could do a lot of stuff.
On the Wildcat formation making it hard on opposing defensesMe and Jahvid are the main running force, especially when he gets the ball, they’re on their toes, ready to go. And then when we throw something at them that they’re not ready for or pound them with the downhill game, it definitely keeps them on their heels and keeps them honest.
Best:
On what he would do with the Wildcat formation
I’d definitely add some kind of option with me and Shane.
On whether he would like to throw out of the Wildcat
Shane’s the thrower. He can do all the throwing.On why the Wildcat is effective
We got Isi out there and they have to honor the sweep with Isi. And if they don’t, then we still burn it down the sideline with that. So it just keeps the defenses honest.
After the jump I have tv coverage info for Cal-OSU, injury updates, Pac-10 power rankings, the rest of the weekend in Cal sports and more.
- Cal-OSU will kick off at 4pm and be broadcast on CSNBA and Fox Sports.
- JO's Sunday night update has some injury updates: Derrick Hill is day-to-day and D'Amato is healing up, meaning the kicking duties will be open for competition this week.
- Cal is fifth in Ted Miller's Pac-10 power rankings.
- Daily Cal on how missed tackles cost the Bears on defense against WSU. Derrick Hill was thrilled when Cal switched to the 4-3 to get more one-on-one matchups against Wazzu's O-line. Daily Cal has more on the inconsistent play by the defense.
- No. 15 women's volleyball took care of business this weekend, taking down no. 16 Arizona in four sets and sweeping ASU.
- Rough weekend for no. 20/25 men's soccer: after losing to both UCLA and SDSU last weekend, they again fall to no. 2 UCLA 1-0 and suffer a 2-0 loss to SDSU.
- No. 23 women's soccer didn't fare much better: they fell to Washington 1-0 and lost 2-1 in OT to no. 20 WSU.
- No. 2 men's water polo comes back from a 6-5 deficit to defeat no. 5 Pepperdine 13-7.
- Women's field hockey wraps up its season with a 5-3 victory over UC Davis.
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Is doing a segment on Desean Jackson
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Will it involve his selection process for Cal?
D.J. – What do you mean Patrick Turner has #1?? I’m “THA 1” It’s on my eye black, can’t you read??
P.C. Ummm yeaahhhh, nooo… You’re really good, but we have a guy with that jersey, you can come here if you wanna be a different number?
D.J. – F-this, I’m calling Rope Guy, time to be a Golden Bear!
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by CruzinBears on Oct 26, 2009 5:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like your tagline. And the cut of your jib.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wildbear option?
Remember that first run play versus Eastern Washington with Jahvid lining up at fullback right behind the RT/strong side TE? If you did that with Shane accepting the handoff at QB, that would be absolutely devastating. The defense would be flowing right because of Shane’s running ability, which would leave him the option of pitching to Jahvid on the reverse/end around, continuing to run right, or throwing downfield to a WR.
by Nashville on Oct 26, 2009 5:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Shhhhh…… Harbaugh is reading…….
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by yellow fever on Oct 26, 2009 5:26 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Wildcat – or Wildbear in this situation – can work with a team like ourselves when it is stacked at running back (and speed in general). It really can open up to several formations or variations of formations that can really dent up an opposing team.
I think we’re currently experimenting with it and we’ll have a better gameplan for the Wildbear later in the season.
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by Swamphunter on Oct 26, 2009 5:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Will the OSU game be on CSN California too?
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 5:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m expecting to the be on CSN California and Fox Sports West/Fox Sports Net for those of us not in the Bay Area.
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by Berkelium97 on Oct 26, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
English fail
I’m expecting it to be on…
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by Berkelium97 on Oct 26, 2009 7:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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by yellow fever on Oct 26, 2009 5:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What’d I miss?
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
61 yard touchdown on an end-around.
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by yellow fever on Oct 26, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and he held onto the ball past the goalline!
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good for him! He’s learning.
Still should work on dropping the ball during the punt return tho.
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 5:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DE-SEAN-JACK-SON-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP-CLAP
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 5:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Underestimate the speed of Desean Jackson? Really?
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Worth noting that the guy who underestimated him was Andre Carter. Cal alum. That’s two straight weeks DeSean’s been abusing his fellow Bears.
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by yellow fever on Oct 26, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nice to see Andre playing well the last few weeks.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 5:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tears
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 5:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I remember that Desean Jackson speed.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 5:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I’m gonna throw this out there, Desean seems faster than Jahvid.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Desean is faster.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This was already discussed by the Cal players:
Jackson in the 40; Jahvid in the 100
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 5:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, I know. Still, even on long runs/receptions I get that impression. Also, 40/100 fast isn’t the same thing when pads are on. it seems like Desean doesn’t even wear pads.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Of course, one could carry the pads better, but they’re still both wearing pads…
I think Jahvid has almost 20lbs on DJax (look at how skinny his legs are).
The thing has always been that Jahvid has shorter legs, so his strides are shorter. His legs churn much more rapidly. DJax has long legs relative to his upper body, so he looks like he’s gliding along like a gazelle — but he covers a lot of ground with each stride.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Jahvid was faster than Desean 2 years ago.
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 26, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A lot of teams passed on Jackson, including the 49ers. Now he’s making them all pay.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 5:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Height is overrated. Fluid hips trump all.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
DJax and Crabtree would compliment each other well too
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And they could have Aaron Rodgers throwing them the ball. Doh!
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by California Pete on Oct 27, 2009 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The 49ers offense feels sorry for the Redskins offense.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 6:05 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait, the Redskins got an offense? Good for them!
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by HolmoePhobe on Oct 26, 2009 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I have a pet peeve about the Wild Cat. Why does every team that uses it get to use their nickname?
Think about it. When Bill Walsh popularized the west coast offense, the first team on the other side of the continental divide didn’t rename it the east coast offense. The spread is still the spread no matter who names it. This Wild [insert awkward sounding mascot] business needs to end. It makes it sound like the team actually invented a new version of the offense which is rarely the case.
/unimportant rant.
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by norcalnick on Oct 26, 2009 6:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What if we named CGB’s version the ‘Wildnorcalnick’? Would that appease you?
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That would never work – we need other blogs to respect the name of our schemes
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by norcalnick on Oct 26, 2009 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I’m guessing the WildTwist wouldn’t work either?
WilddballisTechcarp?
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wildarok? WildBKWit?
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by Spazzy Mcgee on Oct 26, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We’ll settle on WildMcgee
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wildcarp – it will get you a kid.
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by carp on Oct 26, 2009 8:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I love rants.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m guessing you’ve had a few against Misters Bochy and Sabean?
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check out McCovey Chronicles and you will see a few.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I can’t go there. Grant is funnier than me. It’s embarrassing.
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by TwistNHook on Oct 26, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You must be embarrassed a lot
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
On the other hand, this trend could lead to much hilarity, both in the NFL and in college. The Wild Bill? The Wild Cougar? The possibilities are endless!
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by HolmoePhobe on Oct 26, 2009 6:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wild Ragin’ Cajun
Wild Golden Hurricane
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And here comes the WildIrish! Or, to be less redundant, the Irish!
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by TwistNHook on Oct 26, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You have a point, but if that's the case...
then shouldn’t all of this be called the Single Wing?
by calgbear on Oct 26, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As far as I'm aware, the shotgun formation had not been invented in 1920...
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by PaulThomas on Oct 27, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The classic single wing formation:
From http://www.footballbabble.com/football/offense/plays/single-wing/
Note that the QB (also called a blocking back in this formation) is set up behind the tackle (in an unbalanced line), while the tailback is lined up several yards behind the center. Typical plays could have the ball snapped to either the tailback or the fullback.
by calgbear on Oct 27, 2009 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yet, the first team to popularize it has the Dolphin as its mascot. So, it shouldnt be called the Wildcat. It should be the Wildfish!
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by TwistNHook on Oct 26, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think that Arkansas was the first major team to popularize it. I also think I remember a few people referring to Miami’s wildcat as the wildfish, though I could be wrong.
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by norcalnick on Oct 26, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Arkansas
They ran it with Darren McFadden and Felix Jones.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 26, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wild Aquatic Mammal!
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by AERose on Oct 26, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
We should call it the Grizzly.
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by tedfordfan on Oct 27, 2009 7:09 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh Deadskins
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 6:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Even Michael Vick can complete passes against the Skins.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 6:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Fantasy Football
I’m ahead by 18.48 points. My opponent has McNabb and Celek. I have Campbell.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 26, 2009 6:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I guess their is always the Ravens in the DC area.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 6:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The Skins are alive!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 6:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Cue kickoff return TD
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 6:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or muffed punt
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 6:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL Skins
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 6:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOLOLOL
The Blindside Movie…
wow.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 6:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Sandra Bullock looks horrible in the trailer.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 6:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Campbell didn’t even see his a wide-open receiver.
JaMarcus Campbell everyone!
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 6:55 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Russell
He doesn’t have open receivers. When a little window is there, they drop the passes.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 26, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please don’t tell me you’re defending Jamarcus. Dude couldn’t hit a 50 foot wall with a mango.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He could with a watermelon though!
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Defending"
I wasn’t defending him. I’m saying that he doesn’t miss open receivers because they’re never open.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 26, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s cuz Chaz Schilens is out! He’s the Answer!
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Schilens
He could actually make a big difference. That was Russell’s favorite target. Russell played well when Schilens was on the field.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 26, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He’s pretty good
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s like a zen thought exercise. If open raider receivers existed, could Jamarcus Russell hit them?
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by norcalnick on Oct 26, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
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by AERose on Oct 26, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Remember when we said this about Masoli? :(
In other words, Go Bears!
by royrules22 on Oct 26, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Love that route.
DJax Smash
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:00 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I remember he ran that double move once against Oregon. One of my favorite catches.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
in 2007? I remember that catch well.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Desean Jackson!
Of course he’s playing against the Skins……………..
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 7:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What is Michael Vick thinking when he’s sitting on the bench?
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 7:04 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
“Damn, I used to be that fast.”
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“If I wanted to, I could totally leave. Just walk out the door. What a weird feeling.”
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by norcalnick on Oct 26, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Kibbles n bits… Kibbles n bits”
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Nuh nuh naaah nah! HEY! Nah nah-nah”
“Duh nah na nah nanah nah! HEY! Nah nah-hah”
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I lol’d
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by Berkelium97 on Oct 26, 2009 7:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow Meow MEOW MIX!
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by TwistNHook on Oct 26, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Oh, those Golden Grahams. Oh, those Golden Grahams. Crispy, crunchy, graham cereal, brand new breakfast treat…”
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Oct 26, 2009 7:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Is that Jason Campbell or Carmelo Anthony?
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t be silly, Melo can’t swim like that.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jim Zorn's halftime speech
Zorn – "Men instead of giving a speech, I thought we would all just watch this youtube clip of Bill Murray in Meatballs. It just doesn’t matter!
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Rec’d for reminding me look up that clip
Or is that the halftime speech Tedford gave our team during the USC game this year?
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 7:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That stings, bro. That stings.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And even if we win… if we win… HA!… even if we win. Even if we play so far over our heads that our noses bleed for a week to ten days… even if God in heaven above comes down and points his hand at our side of the field… Even if every man, woman, and child held hands together and prayed for us to win it just wouldn’t matter because all the really good looking girls would still go out with the guys from Mohawk because they’ve got all the money.
It just doesn’t matter if we win or we lose. It Just Doesn’t Matter!! It just doesn’t matter!!
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Still one of my favorite movie lines of all time.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just mentioning that game still stings.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I thought that stinging is the best part of being a Cal fan.
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 7:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True.
What would make it all better is if Tedford grew out his hair like Bill Murray in that movie.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chris Berman is a fuck.
This is not news. Perhaps it doesn’t even bear mentioning. But fuck it, Chris Berman is a fuck.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Oct 26, 2009 7:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
What’d Boomer do now?
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:22 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cussed out more people off the air?
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Naw I just don’t like looking at him. He looks like a down-on his luck wino, it’s depressing.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Oct 26, 2009 7:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Looked in the mirror recently, Mr. AERose?
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I am a sexy, sexy beast.
"Let me tell you a story. I was a political prisoner for two years. The instant I was released I ran to McDonald's. I had a Big Mac and a Coke.
It was fantastic."
-Toyama Koichi, US Presidential candidate from Japan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZqOkeYbB0
by AERose on Oct 26, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ben Kingsley?
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The number of times they've mentioned Desean on ESPN in the past hour is quite pleasing.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It would be more pleasing if they added ‘from Cal’ after his name. Every time.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wasn’t there a 13 minute feature on him on Countdown with Cal highlights?
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Only caught the tail end of it
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wish every broadcast featured players saying their names and schools.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s not 1985, people can google Desean and figure out which college he went to.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Although in 1985, you could go back to the future and see which college Desean went to too.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In 1985, could Desean be a character in Oregon Trail?
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by carp on Oct 26, 2009 8:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Your wagon broke a wheel. It could take three days to fix it. Will you try to repair it or have DeSean run the wagon to Oregon in only three days?
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by Berkelium97 on Oct 26, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How to turn 2nd and manageable into 2nd and 21
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
LOL I think Desean Jackson just started talking shit to Andre Carter.
by Shadwhand on Oct 26, 2009 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Carter: “Hey Bro, let’s go to Blondie’s after the game for a slice”
DJax: “Fuck that, I’m going to the Asian ghetto, brah”
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prolly just asking him if the rumors about Andre Carter’s junk are true.
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by TwistNHook on Oct 26, 2009 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Andre Carter is the only one who makes plays for the Skins.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 7:36 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Jackson: “We won 2 Big Games, 3 bowl games, and a share of the Pac-10 championship when I was there. What’d your teams do?”
Carter: “ Um….we recruited Jesus in Cleats.”
Praise be to Tedford!
by Ohio Bear on Oct 26, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hypothetical: If Desean had stayed his senior year
How would it have affected Riley’s and Cal’s performance last season?
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I-fucking-mmensely, except for the fact that Nasty Nate was still there…
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m also wondering if it’d have helped the other receivers too…there’d have been a CLEAR #1 in the corps and everyone might’ve been able to get more comfortable in their roles.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Plus, we could’ve just run the trusty ole ‘heave it as far as you can and let DJax catch it’ play for a TD multiple times per game. PLUS your garden variety 80yd TD runs for Best and Vereen… I think our time of possession would’ve been 4 minutes per game.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no sustained drives, the sky is falling!
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by Rocksanddirt on Oct 26, 2009 8:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thinking about that first TD pass in the Armed Forces Bowl, I’d have to say yes.
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 7:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Riley and the rest of the receivers would have at least been more comfortable.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hell, if we just hadn’t had to burn Robert Jordan’s redshirt in ’04 due to injury, ’08 might have turned out better.
So, basically, you gotta Go Bears!
by ragnarok on Oct 26, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Damn, Rojo…too bad he didn’t make it in the league, he definitely had skills.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 8:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Robert Jordan was seriously underrated. Dude caught balls every game.
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by norcalnick on Oct 26, 2009 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gruden likes himself some Deseasn Jackson.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
And he really loved his Cal Pro Day.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How come Gruden can’t get a head coaching job?
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 7:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Because Kragthorpe hasn’t been fired yet!
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 7:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gruden record in the last six years: 45-51, plus 0-2 in the playoffs.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, but he won a Super Bowl.
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
With Dungy’s players.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You can only ride Tony Dungy’s coatails so long.
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by 49er16 on Oct 26, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gruden
He was 38-26 with the Raiders and never had a losing season in four years with two playoff appearances.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Oct 26, 2009 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think if you can be successful with the Raiders each win should count twice.
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
But I’m sure its forgivable. He’s not ted Ginn Jr.’s family out there.
by Shadwhand on Oct 26, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is literally the worst place in the world to throw to Desean…KEEP IT ON THE FLATS.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 7:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Whoa, T-Bred, did you see that Randall Carroll Tweet?
Hillllarious.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 8:02 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think Randall Carroll : Cal fans as Desean Jackson : USC fans
That said, I think the tweet scandal is about the funniest thing I’ve seen in the Pac-10 this year.
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by norcalnick on Oct 26, 2009 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Carroll has done more to discredit himself than Desean ever did.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
At least publicly.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wouldn’t be so bad if he hadn’t said that to a RECRUIT. Other than that I kind of agree that Chow’s playcalling has been…questionable.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It isn’t just that he said it to a recruit or that he called out Chow, it’s also how he called out Chow. All of the above were not only questionable, but flat out wrong.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know! Chow’s Hawaiian-American!
In all serious, I could see his use of the term as colloquial slang
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And, in all seriousness, he’s an adult now and he needs to know when and when not to use colloquial slang. I am going to completely avoid the topic of whether said slang is ever inappropriate.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, I’m not defending him at all. Totally indefensible and incredibly stupid. Just saying my interpretation of his statement.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And, I think you’re right, that is definitely how he was using it. That said, using it in that context also a poor choice.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I actually have a bigger problem with him selling out Chow to a potential recruit than with saying something ignorant in what turned out to be a public forum. Let’s face it, lots of kids that age say stupid things (Terelle Pryor anyone?), and whether or not he should know better, it’s more stupid than a damning character flaw. Blatant disrespect for your coaches? 12-year-olds should know better, and if you haven’t gotten there by college, well…that’s where I really see issues coming up down the road.
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by ragnarok on Oct 26, 2009 8:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh, we agree, I’m just saying from pretty much every vantage point, what the kid did was wrong.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
And in less than 140 characters! Such economy!
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by ragnarok on Oct 26, 2009 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Strunk, White & Carroll, I can see it now!
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
(Terelle Pryor anyone?)
Awwww, EyeblackGate was cute in a retarded way.
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by AERose on Oct 26, 2009 9:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I just meant in the sense that we like hating Carroll cause he spurned Cal the same way USC fans loved to hate Desean.
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by norcalnick on Oct 26, 2009 8:15 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Do people like hating Carroll? I wasn’t under the impression that anyone cared…and after that tweet he sent last week, I’m now glad he didn’t come to Cal.
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by ragnarok on Oct 26, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm, maybe that’s a better description. I’m just enjoying the schadenfreude at UCLA.
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by norcalnick on Oct 26, 2009 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
enjoying the schadenfreude
How could you not? That’s the very definition of schadenfreude!
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by ragnarok on Oct 26, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
eh, Desean Jackson has 100x more skill
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Completely agree. Carroll is perhaps almost as fast as Desean but without the polish.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if that. and that’s a big if
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Didn’t Carroll grow up a Cal fan? I was under the impression that his mom wanted him to stay closer to home and THAT is why he chose UCLA. Hard to be too upset with his decision if that was in fact the case.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was some of the talk. and he did say he loved cal ‘growing up’ … probably about the time Tedford came and Cal become a much better program.
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
There will be more kids like that too as our program moves forward. A lot of recruits now have no idea Cal was terrible before 2002.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True. If you’re now a junior in high school, you were in 3rd grade when Cal had its last losing season.
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by ragnarok on Oct 26, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
C’mon Triple-H, upset the Big Show looking ahead to his match with the Undertaker!
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:03 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That Eagles defense has been fabulous a decade running
RIP Jim Johnson.
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 8:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Still trying to think if Jason Campbell is a good QB…should the Redskins pick Clausen?
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 8:25 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I don’t think he’s long for Washington to be honest
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Clearly I’m not a scout, but the QB talent that will probably be in the next draft seems underwhelming to me.
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by norcalnick on Oct 26, 2009 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It just seems underwhelming because of the hype coming into this season. It is still a better class than last year, but without the surefire talent we thought it would include.
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by BeastMode on Oct 26, 2009 8:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The redskins need a lot of work Probably need an o-line the most though.
by Shadwhand on Oct 26, 2009 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lot of Zorn defending by the crew tonight…
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by Avinash on Oct 26, 2009 8:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
McNabb is great interview. And he was talking up DJax big time.
I sense a broadcasting gig for him when he retires.
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by CalBandGreat on Oct 26, 2009 9:15 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No doubt there
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by Thoroughbred on Oct 26, 2009 9:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not to mention the gun show. I think his biceps are bigger than Steve Young’s head.
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