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Old 05-28-2013, 01:58 PM   #1
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2014 draft officially moved to May 8-10 | Audibles - SI.com
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Old 05-28-2013, 03:08 PM   #2
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Theismann: LeBron James is 'talented enough' to be an NFL QB - CBSSports.com

Is Theismann trying to position himself for a seat next to Skip and Stephen A? Thats the only thing I can think of when I hear redic bs like this...
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Theismann: LeBron James is 'talented enough' to be an NFL QB - CBSSports.com

Is Theismann trying to position himself for a seat next to Skip and Stephen A? Thats the only thing I can think of when I hear redic bs like this...

I stopped listening to Theismann a LOOOOOONG time ago. Right about that time he tried to say that Jason Campbell was a good QB. I knew right then that he couldn't be taken seriously.
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U can't really blame JB, he's like 17 and a multi millionaire.
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So Gronk needs back surgery.

Report: Rob Gronkowski needs back surgery, likely to miss part of training camp | SI Wire

When do you go from considering him a star to a bust?
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So Gronk needs back surgery.

Report: Rob Gronkowski needs back surgery, likely to miss part of training*camp | SI Wire

When do you go from considering him a star to a bust?
I doubt he would ever fall to the class of a bust.

He was drafted mid 2nd round, and has had solid production. I could name a couple mid 2nd round receivers who were busts, but really prefer not too. He had a bit of injury history I believe, and has performed well.

He may level out at below star level after his back injury- Ross Tucker said he was never the same after his. If it does then he ends up having a good, not great career in the NFL. He was never going to be HoF material, so you take the years you get out of him and be happy with it.
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I doubt he would ever fall to the class of a bust.

He was drafted mid 2nd round, and has had solid production. I could name a couple mid 2nd round receivers who were busts, but really prefer not too. He had a bit of injury history I believe, and has performed well.

He may level out at below star level after his back injury- Ross Tucker said he was never the same after his. If it does then he ends up having a good, not great career in the NFL. He was never going to be HoF material, so you take the years you get out of him and be happy with it.
i don't know, he's on a feverish pace, even if you count last year. a 10 year career was a reasonable expectation:

7 more seasons at his current pace (his first 3 seasons averaged); 623 catches / 8,876 yards / 14.2 ypc / 126 tds

and the hypothetical pace had he not missed 5 games last season: 706 catches / 10,073 yards / 14.2 ypc / 143 tds

that bold number is definitely hof material
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So Gronk needs back surgery.

Report: Rob Gronkowski needs back surgery, likely to miss part of training*camp | SI Wire

When do you go from considering him a star to a bust?
Some people just age early. Cooley is an obvious example.

Gronk is going to be a very good NFL player over the next five years, but I doubt he's ever going to have a three year stretch in his career like he did from ages 21-23.
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So Gronk needs back surgery.

Report: Rob Gronkowski needs back surgery, likely to miss part of training*camp | SI Wire

When do you go from considering him a star to a bust?
I don't think because a player has to deal with multiple injuries within one time frame that classifies him as a bust. At worst, I think he'll be like Bob Sanders, i.e. effective when healthy, just never healthy. At best we know what he's capable of. But I think bust should be reserved for high draft picks who don't pan out for reasons like lack of motivation, no work ethic, taking the money and running, etc. Not guys who put in the work and have proven they are playmakers, but just had a couple of injuries with bad timing.

If Gronk is never the same after this, I still don't think he's a bust. He proved he belonged in the league when healthy. And yeah, he might have a short life span in the league, but that's not the same as some kid drafted high who lets the fame get to him, and never puts in the work. The word bust is just thrown around way too much imo, and this a prime example.
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I don't think because a player has to deal with multiple injuries within one time frame that classifies him as a bust. At worst, I think he'll be like Bob Sanders, i.e. effective when healthy, just never healthy. At best we know what he's capable of. But I think bust should be reserved for high draft picks who don't pan out for reasons like lack of motivation, no work ethic, taking the money and running, etc. Not guys who put in the work and have proven they are playmakers, but just had a couple of injuries with bad timing.

If Gronk is never the same after this, I still don't think he's a bust. He proved he belonged in the league when healthy. And yeah, he might have a short life span in the league, but that's not the same as some kid drafted high who lets the fame get to him, and never puts in the work. The word bust is just thrown around way too much imo, and this a prime example.
I understand what you're saying. There are people out there though that look at players that were either drafted in the first round or handed big contracts and consider them busts or non-busts/lived up to the hype/good (basically 2 categories). I would say that while Gronk was drafted in the 2nd round so that isn't a first rounder, but was still a high pick he exceeded his expectations. Then he was handed his ginormous contract, which was well deserved, and after he got that contract he's gone from a pro bowler to injury prone/hardly ever on the field player that has had more surgeries than most players have until they're 30. He's only 24.

As for the whole "because a player has to deal with multiple injuries within one time frame that classifies him as a bust" I would disagree with that. If a player can't play whether its talent or not staying on a field because of injuries or off field trouble, those are all factors of keeping a player from playing, thus making them a bust because they can't play.

And remember you're only a bust if you have had a large contract handed to you or are drafted highly (1-2).
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Report: Tebow’s camp is privately admitting he’s done in the NFL | ProFootballTalk


I said this shit before the draft. It was quite obvious he wasn't a good QB.


This is a blistering piece on him. Ouch.

How media mania made former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow impossible to hire - ESPN The Magazine - ESPN New York


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Midway through his first season in Denver, John Fox was standing on the practice field sideline one day when an errant football hit the ground well in front of an intended receiver's feet, skipped hard across the grass and shot into the unsuspecting coach's legs. Fox looked around, rubbing his shin with a pained "WTF?" look on his face, only to discover that instead of coming from a confused ball boy or a malfunctioning Jugs machine, the pass actually had been thrown by his new starting quarterback, Tim Tebow.
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Seahawks’ Moffitt was banned from mall before urination arrest | ProFootballTalk

man this is some funny sh*t. Seahawks players really in the headlines alot these days for all the wrong reasons.
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2nd back surgery for Gronk I believe, that can't be good. He's probably one of those guys that will be done by 30.
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2nd back surgery for Gronk I believe, that can't be good. He's probably one of those guys that will be done by 30.

Some would say the same about 2 total knee reconstructions .As with Bob I hope Gronk comes back football needs the good guys.
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Some would say the same about 2 total knee reconstructions .As with Bob I hope Gronk comes back football needs the good guys.
That is actually a great point. They both have been injured in college and in the pros. Would suck to see that much potential go to waste because of the injury bug.
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