Good to have a fresh thread on this topic.

I'm looking forward to all sorts of possibilities with this package. I think Papi is going to be all over the field. We're going to need to be a really strong running team this season. We've got the depth and a fair amount of experience on the OL.

This topic is not a "fresh thread."

Some of us have been advocating this for years.

Sometimes, our coaches are a bit slow on the uptake.






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It's amazing how orthodox you SFB are.

If our coaches and their mediocre ways kept Jim Brown on the bench and stated the the sun rises in the south, you wouldn't question it.

Freshen up your sarcasm detector, Monroe.

You're missing a lot. And you know it. You don't know what's going on inside this team. Not a single clue. But hey, keep slinging it against the wall. Maybe something will stick.

The only one spouting theories is you. Your criticism of me and "insiders" is this: I never claimed to be an insider, and more importantly, I've never speculated on these pages and tried to pass it off as fact. You do that constantly. You don't know if there was a behavior problem or not. We do have some potentially inside information to support that possibility. Bottom line: we don't know. We're not SUPPOSED to know. It's team information.

Your theory that "there can't be discipline problems or he wouldn't be dressed out" is ridiculous. Clearly, there are degrees of punishment. Perhaps there has been an infraction that warrants reduced playing time but not being kicked off the team.

Honestly, you know all this. But your arguments DEMAND these basic responses. I'm not sold on the story--that discipline kept this player off the field. But, I'm not willing to deny it either. It may be true. It may not be. I'm sure as hell not going to stake a claim to one side or the other and then post endlessly to support that position.

I don't know how you enjoy following this team. It's like work for you. The only thing that seems to motivate you is arguing your Fire Frank Solich mantra. With every new topic, you respond with Fire Frank! In this off season, from time to time, even good, legitimate topics crop up from time to time, and you still can't get off your soap box. Fire Frank! I'm The ONLY One Who Recognizes This! Fire Frank! I'm a Genius! Fire Frank! Two-Back Sets! Fire Frank! He's Too Conservative! Fire Frank! I'm Not Calling For Anyone's Head Per Se! Fire Frank! Yada, yada, yada...

Here you go. You say you don't judge on what you can't see. And yet, here you are moments earlier "judging" whether or not a player was eligible to play. You knew there was a rumor that this particular player may have been in the doghouse. But you decided, somehow, that if he's dressed out then he's perfectly eligible. Why? Because you say so.

You judge all day long on things you cannot see. I don't believe you have the ability to watch a handful of Hulu videos on a running back and judge his talent level to be superior to other running backs on this team. I question whether full-time coaches can do that, never mind average fans. Takes a lot of arrogance to stake a claim that deep in the sand, especially when your foundation is knee deep in BS.

That's the problem with your argument. I'm not making a point about this team. I'm reacting to your point about this team.

You're so neck-deep in trying to hammer your point, you will accept only one response from people--total agreement. And yet, you claim it is others who are hopelessly entrenched.

I get the impression you're doing this because you like to rile people, not necessarily because you buy into your own BS. It's like the radio hosts who stake outrageous positions because they know it will generate callers.

Is that the game you're playing?

+1

Ugh my thread has become a wasteland, I wanted to talk about the possibilities of the formation and instead its a pissing contest. :/

Pistol --> Pissing

Same first syllable.

This speaks volumes.




I was traveling today and listened to Sirius radio. They had guy from Toronto call in and he was talking about that area hosting a series of camps this summer where the HS players will play American rules. Apparently Canadian HS plays CFL rules - 65 yard wide field, 3 downs, etc. I did not realize this. It really sheds light on the HUGE jump Irons has made going from a small Canadian HS to Ohio. Completely different game. I can only imagine how dominant he was against small school teams on a 65 yard wide field!!

Again, as has been stated, Irons has become the player they/we all hoped on and off the field. Good things ahead. We now have the players in place and ready to go to make our running game hit on all cylinders in single and 2 back packages.