Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

[Adam Sandler]

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Throwback! Underrated animated film.

 

[volbeast33]

Wish there was a little MACtion on tonight. . .

We have got to be in the longest 10 days of the year right now. . .

My son plays his first High School football game tonight. I’m not getting any work done bc I can’t wait to watch him play.

 

[volbeast33]

 

[UTJoe]

FIL is going on hospice care. Could be days or weeks. He is in renal failure on top of many other issues. For those that pray, your prayers for peace and calm during this time for my wife and our family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, VN family.

Praying that God's mercy and peace will comfort you all.

 

[volbeast33]

FIL is going on hospice care. Could be days or weeks. He is in renal failure on top of many other issues. For those that pray, your prayers for peace and calm during this time for my wife and our family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, VN family.

for you and your family

 

[knoxvol52]

I hear the same spiel everyday," When was the last time the Cowboys won a Super Bowl"? Well my question is when was the last time the Commanders/Redskins or the Golden Child 49ers won a Super Bowl? Not participating in one but WON one.

 

[rikberry31]

Egg is the answer. Evolutionarily speaking.

Now, RB eggs I know nothing about.

Well you're obviously a city boy. If the egg came first who hatched the mother scratcher? To hatch an egg has to maintain a temperature of 90 degrees.

 

[Jackcrevol]

Just had a hawk or eagle with about a 27' wingspan land on my fence. Biggest bird I've ever seen around here. I couldn't tell exactly what it was, because I didn't notice it until it took off. It must've been sitting there for a minute. Looked like a C17 Globemaster leaving the yard,

Bigger than a hawk, by far. Largest bird of 'prey' even though its a carrion eater, that i've seen.

Ironically, probably is a relative to dinosaurs.

Dont think an eagle would be that large either.

Would encourage anyone who hasnt visited to do so: The Raptor Center, to me, is one of the coolest regional experiences i've had. Kids loved it. Lots of these animals are brought in for rehab or post injury.

So glad that places like this exist. Allows animals to live and have companions. Us morans staring at them.

A car load of us was $5. And actually their CC machine was down. So they let us in for free.

Animal Habitats - Bays Mountain Park and Planetarium

www.baysmountain.com

 

[mrMet]

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I'm coming around. If the WRs can get open, I'm sure JA can get it there. Either way, we're winning 10+ games this season. I think this dude's a leader and that's what we need on offense.


GBO

Has there been a year under Heupel that the WRs haven’t been wide open?

 

[rikberry31]

Raising base pay is in response to a higher cost of living...not the cause of it. That's exactly what big corporations want you to think. Also, starting pay at McDonald's in Georgia (where I live) is $11 to $15 depending on the position...so that dude on Twitter is FOS or talking about California where they have a higher base pay for fast food workers. Either way, that's not why your tickets or other costs have gone up. There are record profits being made by companies who didn't bring their prices back down when their cost of doing business went down post-COVID. Want to know why something is so expensive? Greed is a safe bet right now unless it's a product with major supply issues. Danny White is an awesome AD, but he's getting a little greedy with these ticket prices, in my opinion.

The price is dictated by what the market will bear, end of story.

 

[25vol]

27' wingspan? That's more like a dragon!

Or maybe Gwaihir the Windlord.

 

[mrMet]

Maybe try compassion. It’s clear from this you don’t care about your employees much. I’m sure that doesn’t help.

I get stuck with situations like this sometimes. I want to be compassionate first and I understand that I may not know what someone is going through and why they act the way they do. So if they’re that way I give them the chance to share and hope I can lift them up and support/inspire. But also if I find out the reason (and think it’s a nothing burger) or they’re not willing to share then I find myself thinking things like “sack up for god sake” or then just get it done with a fake smile and let’s move on.

That’s a helluva assumption based on one small blurb. Good lord

 

[bignewt]

The Cowboys problem isn’t drafting. Stephen is actually a pretty good GM when it comes to drafting.

Their problem has been their coach picks and Jerry not letting go.

All of their high salaries have been their own picks- Dak, Lamb, Tyron Smith, Zack Martin, Center from Wisconsin, Ferguson, Odighizuwa, Parsons, Diggs in addition to Demarcus Lawrence and Ezekiel Elliott before they left.

I'm just here to tell ya that being a GM involves a lot more than drafting. So when you say all the bad stuff is Jerry's fault and all the good stuff is Stephen, well that's just cherry picking.

 

[VolGee4]

I'm just here to tell ya that being a GM involves a lot more than drafting. So when you say all the bad stuff is Jerry's fault and all the good stuff is Stephen, well that's just cherry picking.

I’ve been a fan for a long time. Most Cowboys fans will tell you that Jerry is mostly the problem. He’s the patriarch. He was the problem when Jimmy left.

I don’t know about “all the good stuff,” but Stephen is the positive that comes from the family. They’ve proven that they can acquire very good talent.

 

[bignewt]

I’ve been a fan for a long time. Most Cowboys fans will tell you that Jerry is mostly the problem. He’s the patriarch. He was the problem when Jimmy left.

I don’t know about “all the good stuff,” but Stephen is the positive that comes from the family. They’ve proven that they can acquire very good talent.

I lived in Dallas for 15 years. I still listen to the Musers. I'm well versed in the Cowboys. Stephen does not impress me much, acquiring talent is not hard in the NFL. But hey we'll see what happens.

 

[Vawlz]

Maybe try compassion. It’s clear from this you don’t care about your employees much. I’m sure that doesn’t help.

I get stuck with situations like this sometimes. I want to be compassionate first and I understand that I may not know what someone is going through and why they act the way they do. So if they’re that way I give them the chance to share and hope I can lift them up and support/inspire. But also if I find out the reason (and think it’s a nothing burger) or they’re not willing to share then I find myself thinking things like “sack up for god sake” or then just get it done with a fake smile and let’s move on.

Wow, thanks, Karen.

 

[VolGee4]

I lived in Dallas for 15 years. I still listen to the Musers. I'm well versed in the Cowboys. Stephen does not impress me much, acquiring talent is not hard in the NFL. But hey we'll see what happens.

Just ask the Browns, Panthers, Raiders, Jets, Falcons, Cardinals, and more about drafting and acquiring talent. The Cowboys have been at the top of the league in drafting recently. Just need other parts of the front office to do the same.

 

[rikberry31]

Maybe not too soon,, but not sensible for sure.

How’s it a good thing to not lose a really good player, by not getting a great player??

Running backs are a dime for a dozen, the least valuable skill position. They only time you need an elite rb is when your oline sucks.

 

[Adam Sandler]

That’s a helluva assumption based on one small blurb. Good lord

He put it out there. Just commented how it came across, trying to help. Did it not come across that way to you? It’s a helluva assumption that a man with a beard working on hvac should not have feelings or not be impacted by the ones he has. I agree that you shouldn’t bring your personal baggage to work with you, but for as simply as he approached the topic the solution is equally as simple: you made a comment. He told you how he felt about it. You could tell him that unfortunately it doesn’t concern you and you expect him to do his job with a smile anyways, and fire him if he doesnt. Or you could try to be supportive. And again fire him if things don’t change. Or third option you decide getting the work done is more important than doing it with a smile on your face. And then I wonder why it bothers him so much that someone was struggling with something he didn’t care to be inquisitive enough about to understand why. Again, he put it out there. I found it interesting enough a comment to engage about. And I’m not going to not tell him how it comes across if I’m curious enough to know more about the post in general.

 

[Volsdeep4]

Jake Paul vs Tank Davis is silly season

No way that’s true? Tank get up that heavy?

 

[DD4ME]

I hear the same spiel everyday," When was the last time the Cowboys won a Super Bowl"? Well my question is when was the last time the Commanders/Redskins or the Golden Child 49ers won a Super Bowl? Not participating in one but WON one.

For sure. Cowboys are like a lot of teams. Close but no cigar. Part of that is merely a function of a few (Patriots & Chiefs) teams repeating so much. Honestly their season records are pretty stellar overall. That's really the problem - Jerry has seen enough success to believe he should keep digging the same spot - coach, qb etc.

People laugh at Romo or the coaches, but when you look at year over year season performances they've been solid. I stopped pointing after I did a review, but I can empathize with fans.

The issue is the post season and Jerry's overwhelming desire for control.

 

[rikberry31]

Churn the Cheese

We been trying to churn cheese for the last two years. I think it's time to churn some butter.

 

[ConwayFitty]

Or maybe Gwaihir the Windlord.
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Just teasing- Tolkien is awesome

 

[TN-POSSUM]

After reading this posts this week. If we start fading on a recruit we liked can we just start call him a fox? It sounds better and Cause around here they be dead.

Or

"they with the eagles now"

 

[25vol]

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Just teasing- Tolkien is awesome

Rofl I resemble that remark it’s ok. Not many things in the world nerdier than reading LotR.

Except maybe The Silmarillion? That’s advanced nerdiness. It’s essentially a fictional history book. I read it once every few years.