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I'm debating with myself whether I actually want to pay attention to Arkansas football this year. Losing three NFL running backs + one star receiver (even though he wasn't a star receiver all seasion) + an entire secondary + two starting DTs + starting MLB + 2 starting OL = a lot of room to make up. A LOOOT. And that wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't for the schedule -- Florida from the East, and Texas in the nonconference, as well as all the West opponents. Hopefully, they can make a LOT of improvements over the course of the season, because the 2009 schedule is just ridiculous, assuming top teams don't fall too far. They play both Florida AND Georgia from the East, and Texas AND aTm in the nonconference.

what a frustrating season. Arkansas ran Mississippi State off the court Wednesday. Now they play ranked teams for four straight games (Florida, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and then MSU again on the road). Fun.

That would be stupid for both teams. Agreed.

I don't see any way the Dolphins use their first two picks on D-Linemen. Dorsey is a beast and he's at their weakest DL spot, so sure. But the OLine has been weak for years, and they've been trying to patch it up with journeymen and mid-round picks. I just don't see any way they'd spend their first two picks on defensive line with so GLARING a weakness still out there.

It's actually "hanashimasu." Depends on the method of romanization. ore no nihongo warui da ze.

Ahh, I knew somebody could provide actual, meaningful reasons. I'm not positive that AD is stronger in the lower body, though he's certainly much bulkier. I've seen McFadden drag piles of bigger players many yards. But there probably is an advantage there. And DMac is a pretty straightforward back. He's a lot more prone to run into the backs of his blockers trying to go straight ahead than Peterson. That seems pretty legit. I, of course, think he'll improve in that regard over time, but that's a pretty clear advantage for Peterson. I really really hope Marcus Monk is spectacular in the combine, since his senior season and his knee injury absolutely submarined his draft stock. If there was any possibility of wavering for McFadden or Jones, watching Monk this year would have destroyed it.

That's because RB is one of the few areas Miami doesn't have a major need at.

But will they be better than him as pros? Time will tell. I feel pretty confident that a great number of them will not. Well, the first is a larger picture. :lol: But, no, I don't think it's "quite obvious" that he's "significantly bigger" from those pictures, especially considering that Darren may be taller. One thing that's apparent from those pictures, though, is that Peterson wore much bulkier shoulderpads. I don't doubt that he's bigger, but I doubt it's significant. I'm trying to find good padless pictures to compare and not having a ton of luck.

High school ratings? Seriously? Why are those even being mentioned? At all? I'd love to see how many guys rated ahead of McFadden won't even play in the NFL. That's a horrible way of evaluating current ability. I mean, awful. By that measure, Ryan Leaf is better than Tom Brady. Seriously, come on. Michael Jordan didn't make a junior high team or whatever. I wonder where the guys that did make it rank among the NBA's great players. So, Bill Polian thought that Peterson could become the GOAT. That's great. He's clearly very gifted. I wonder how many people were suggesting Emmitt Smith might be GOAT status when he got drafted. Remember when everybody made fun of the Texans for taking Mario Williams over Reggie Bush? Remember when Bush was the once-in-a-lifetime, can't-miss talent? In short, a GM saying he could be an all-time great is essentially meaningless. Remember Mark Prior's perfect, injury-free mechanics? Yeah. If health concerns were nonexistent, I'd probably take AP over Run DMC. Taking into account that Peterson has missed time in each of the last three seasons due to injury, I'd say it's close. They're very similar backs, in that they combine very good tailback size and speed, and both run very upright. (AP's bigger? He's listed 6'1, 217, and McFadden's listed 6'2", 215, though granted those are college numbers. In any case, whatever difference there is is fairly insignificant.) I find Peterson to be a bit more fluid a runner, but I"m not sure how much of that is because McFadden's so flat-footed. Sometimes it looks like he has a loose sock at the end of his foot when he runs. So I'm still waiting for a good, concrete reason for AP being superior--much less vasly superior--to McFadden. Things that do not qualify are: that AP was more accomplished 5 years ago; that AP is 2 pounds heavier; That somebody paid AP an unspecific compliment while not commenting on McFadden at all.

Translation: you don't have a reason.

I'd sure like to know why you say this. Because Adrian Peterson is better @ football. Is it possible to say something less useful than this? HOW is he better? I'll give you one way he's not better: staying healthy.

Miami again.

I'd sure like to know why you say this.

I'm not sure I'd have done what with the season Slaton just had.

sorry bulls fans, even i have to laugh at that... oh wait, my sixers lost at home tonight to the bucks ](*,) At least it wasn't the Lakers.

Haha, ridiculous. What is so ridiculous? They cannot compete year in and year out. Most teams can't compete year in and year out. Are you gonna restructure every conference every time there's a shift in power? Four of the teams you advocate demoting have been in the top 20 this year. I just...wow. Seriously, the level of nonsense is mindblowing. This is embarassingly bad.

Welcome to the Tony Temple show. Also missed field goals and slop.

Man, the audio production in this game is unbelievably bad. From random windows sounds popping up to crowd cheers either being inaudible or ear shatteringly loud...This is seriously awful.

And so much for that.

Arkansas making it look easy on the opening drive.

Sure are a lot of women in this Cotton Bowl...broadcast.

Why, yes; I am ready for some football.

Heard some guy on the radio suggest that Kevin Smith is the best football player in the nation. Really?

if Mallett transfers, Arkansas would be a logical target.

Yeah, tell me about it. The Butler for Brown trade is painful to think about.