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Loggains (nothing much to see here): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowell_Loggains Pires (he's done a lot more): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Pires

' Jesus, that's amazing.

Yea both are on the list. draft tek seems to have better info but walter has a better website Yeah, Walter is easier to digest. That said, I appreciate NDT's rankings and how they pay attention to draftees' overall value.

You're probably better off with NFLDraftTek. I look at both, but give deference to NDT for the most part.

Even if we assume Gase is arrogant/entitled, doesn't mean he isn't a good OC. Some times you have to learn a lesson or two before about humility. Ask Josh McDaniels.

I suppose I should care more about deflated balls...but I can't bring myself to look.

He's a horrific combination of Jabba the Hutt and Luca Brasi. http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130503002926/headhuntersholosuite/images/5/53/Jabba_the_Hutt_003.jpg http://connecticutmag-images.dashdigital.com/images/cache/cache_9/cache_a/cache_a/luca_brasi-288a1aa9.jpeg?ver=1415285601&aspectratio=1.0830324909747

Thank you, gentlemen.

You guys are all forgetting about the schematic advantage. http://www.elevenwarriors.com/sites/default/files/c/2012/10/weis-advantage.jpeg

With the tendency for teams to always hire the antithesis of the guy they just fired, it's interesting to note just how much Pace differs from Emery on the college scouting side of things. For one, Pace was a pro personnel guy and Emery came from the college scouting side. Unlike Emery, Pace seems to be distancing himself from the college scouting aspect of the job. As far as I can tell, Pace seems to be putting all the college scouting responsibilities on the guys that worked the job under Emery. Didn't he just hire his buddy from NO to take over that side and report to him? Plus, IIRC, he has a special method and metrics they will be using to evaluate talent, but it was too late to implement it by the time he got hired. The guy he hired was from the pro personnel side. He replaced Emery's pro personnel guys but officially at least, the Bears still have the same guys running the college scouting side. Got it. Wonder if his assessment is that Emery and his micromanagement of that side was problematic, rather than the skill level of the scouts.

With the tendency for teams to always hire the antithesis of the guy they just fired, it's interesting to note just how much Pace differs from Emery on the college scouting side of things. For one, Pace was a pro personnel guy and Emery came from the college scouting side. Unlike Emery, Pace seems to be distancing himself from the college scouting aspect of the job. As far as I can tell, Pace seems to be putting all the college scouting responsibilities on the guys that worked the job under Emery. Didn't he just hire his buddy from NO to take over that side and report to him? Plus, IIRC, he has a special method and metrics they will be using to evaluate talent, but it was too late to implement it by the time he got hired.

Certainly not at the level we are today, but as a former player he must have known to some extent what the game does to your body over the long run.

Video of Chip Kelley seducing Mariota; start it at 0:40; NSFW:

Jesus, does Philly really have enough young talent that they can afford sell their next draft (maybe even the one after that as well) in order to get him?

I worshiped those guys. I wanted to be Dent; used to pretend I was him while playing tackle in the snow with my friends growing up. And seeing Jimmy like that is awful. I appreciate Ditka's continuing advocacy for former players, but let's be honest here: he was undoubtedly pushing seriously injured guys to play through their ailments. I realize we are more evolved and knowledgeable in the present day, but I can't believe these guys were completely ignorant of the potential consequences.

At what point does Howie "I Did It the Right Way" Long tell Kyle to STFU? Why would that be his response to either of these positive and excited Tweets? Either he misinterpreted "goon squad" and "down" or he's just referring to prior Kyle Long twitter issues. I don't really think any of that stuff was meaningful or problematic. In bold. I sometimes wish Kyle would shut up, but its not really a big deal at this point. Plus I wanted to throw some shade at Howie Long and his sanctimonious approach to most everything.

I would love to get Gregory. Fangio would have some much fun scheming for him.

At what point does Howie "I Did It the Right Way" Long tell Kyle to STFU?

Nice. He did a good job with the crew there.

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yes and no, when Lovie was hired, GB was the class of the NFC. So, beating them consistently meant being the class of the NFC. GB at that time was in a string of 3 consecutive NFC North titles. He had to beat GB to do anything successful. Bears still need to beat GB. They'll be top dog in this conference for 10 more years barring a Rogers crippler. Not that I think Fox should have copied Lovie's opening presser. If Detroit keeps playing the way they did all season they will need to beat them too. And if the Vikes give Bridgewater an O-Line and anyone to throw to... My point isn't that beating GB isn't important - it is. That said, depending on the year, beating the rest of your division rivals can be and often is equally important. I guess if it were me, I might say something like: "The first thing we are going to do is gear up to beat our divisional opponents. Green Bay has been the best team in the North for a number of years, so they are at the top of the list. But we need to beat all of them - the Lions were a playoff team last year and the Vikes are young and clearly on the up-swing. Beating all of them is the path to the playoffs." I realize this is splitting hairs a bit, but its a message board. It's just catering to the fans, some fans love that stuff. It's not they're extra effort into beating Gb and then less effort vs. everyone else. Those press conferences are part pep-rally. Yes, that was my original point.

yes and no, when Lovie was hired, GB was the class of the NFC. So, beating them consistently meant being the class of the NFC. GB at that time was in a string of 3 consecutive NFC North titles. He had to beat GB to do anything successful. Bears still need to beat GB. They'll be top dog in this conference for 10 more years barring a Rogers crippler. Not that I think Fox should have copied Lovie's opening presser. If Detroit keeps playing the way they did all season they will need to beat them too. And if the Vikes give Bridgewater an O-Line and anyone to throw to... My point isn't that beating GB isn't important - it is. That said, depending on the year, beating the rest of your division rivals can be and often is equally important. I guess if it were me, I might say something like: "The first thing we are going to do is gear up to beat our divisional opponents. Green Bay has been the best team in the North for a number of years, so they are at the top of the list. But we need to beat all of them - the Lions were a playoff team last year and the Vikes are young and clearly on the up-swing. Beating all of them is the path to the playoffs." I realize this is splitting hairs a bit, but its a message board.

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Remember Lovie's introductory presser? He said his first order of business is to beat Green Bay, as though beating them means anything more than beating the Lions or Vikings. Its just something these guys say to satisfy the general population.