bloodycanuckleheads Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 So... It isn't misleading to claim our current crop of prospects is the best ever (when it's not even close to the best), but it is misleading to point out a FAR better prospect pool we once had? Ummm, OK then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 4 hours ago, bloodycanuckleheads said: So... It isn't misleading to claim our current crop of prospects is the best ever (when it's not even close to the best), but it is misleading to point out a FAR better prospect pool we once had? Ummm, OK then. This current crop is better than any prospect group the franchise has ever assembled. That's my opinion..admitting I didn't really start watching until the mid-70's. If you think the late 70's farm was better..it's certainly your right to say as much. But I'm interested(& skeptical) whether any posters here would agree with you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Kamikaze descent? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleThorn Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 8 hours ago, Nuxfanabroad said: This current crop is better than any prospect group the franchise has ever assembled. That's my opinion..admitting I didn't really start watching until the mid-70's. If you think the late 70's farm was better..it's certainly your right to say as much. But I'm interested(& skeptical) whether any posters here would agree with you. 15 hours ago, SingleThorn said: 20 year old draft made things much, much easier for the scouts. A couple of good later picks Lidster, Graham ( given away for free.....does that count as a good pick ) and Sundstrom from an era where off shore picks weren't too common. Sorry to quote myself, but the 20 year old draft era should have had way more hits than misses. Apples and oranges ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 29, 2018 Author Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Ghostsof1915 said: Kamikaze descent? At the very least, Ghosts, it created a title-rhyme..for reason? edit: Monty P were the best! Edited July 29, 2018 by Nuxfanabroad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleboy Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 This is no longer a stealth renewal. We have a guy who has no idea of how to run a team. He can draft well. I do wonder though if Brackett has been the most important person in this regard. With Jimbo making the decisions we will see a full blown out in the open dive to the bottom of the league. We have a ton of cash tied up in UFA signings who will be here for 4 more years. We may have the worst D core in the league. This year will be bad. Real bad. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salacious Crumb Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 12 hours ago, appleboy said: This is no longer a stealth renewal. We have a guy who has no idea of how to run a team. He can draft well. I do wonder though if Brackett has been the most important person in this regard. With Jimbo making the decisions we will see a full blown out in the open dive to the bottom of the league. We have a ton of cash tied up in UFA signings who will be here for 4 more years. We may have the worst D core in the league. This year will be bad. Real bad. We likely finish in the bottom 5 this year before starting to cycle up the year after. Why all the hate for JB? The UFAs can easily be bought out, waived or traded when they get beat out for spots in a couple of years. The team asked to host the draft after this coming season - pretty sure they have buckled in for the tank and I would not be surprised to see a high profile vet or 2 traded for picks. Grab some pops and popcorn and enjoy watching the teams identity shift away from the turn the other cheek era that just ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 It was Linden I wanted to see gone. With his “Vision” out of the way, we can evaluate the GM without any caveats and judge the work of one hand on the rudder instead of many. Now we get to see what JB is all about. Is he a puppet or a manager? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appleboy Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Salacious Crumb said: We likely finish in the bottom 5 this year before starting to cycle up the year after. Why all the hate for JB? The UFAs can easily be bought out, waived or traded when they get beat out for spots in a couple of years. The team asked to host the draft after this coming season - pretty sure they have buckled in for the tank and I would not be surprised to see a high profile vet or 2 traded for picks. Grab some pops and popcorn and enjoy watching the teams identity shift away from the turn the other cheek era that just ended. I have disliked many of the moves that have been made since they took over management. I have wanted a full tear down for years now. With Linden gone I worry that the common sense went with him. The drafting has been the only high light for me. The trades , the UFA signings all reek of desperation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Baggins Posted July 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2018 18 minutes ago, 189lb enforcers? said: It was Linden I wanted to see gone. With his “Vision” out of the way, we can evaluate the GM without any caveats and judge the work of one hand on the rudder instead of many. Now we get to see what JB is all about. Is he a puppet or a manager? Let me guess: If he does what you want he's a GM. If he doesn't do what you want he's a puppet. 1 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnews Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 On 7/28/2018 at 4:47 PM, bloodycanuckleheads said: We drafted ALL of these players within 1 year, 361 days of each other: LOL. 3 years of drafting. Nice attempt to mislead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 1 more year..... Hahaha now this is hilarious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 22 minutes ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: 1 more year..... Hahaha now this is hilarious 22 minutes ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: 1 more year..... Hahaha now this is hilarious One more year with a caveat for one more year after that....it's in Bennings contract. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Baggins said: Let me guess: If he does what you want he's a GM. If he doesn't do what you want he's a puppet. Hehe We get to see who calls the shots now. The buck stops at JB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 On 2018年7月31日 at 4:34 AM, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: 1 more year..... Hahaha now this is hilarious Correction: The 5 Yr Stealth ReDo is 100% done. Now, it's 1 yr of a blatant dive-bomb, as the youngins' gain muscle & experience(mostly elsewhere). A few elder, well-paid samurai(ronin), fighting for honour at the old site. The 5 yrs of ninjas are out. They've accomplished their mission of distraction & disinformation. We've now assembled a younger army, & started construction on a new castle(moat's dug, & rock walls are up). Future looks promising. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 5 hours ago, Nuxfanabroad said: Correction: The 5 Yr Stealth ReDo is 100% done. Now, it's 1 yr of a blatant dive-bomb, as the youngins' gain muscle & experience(mostly elsewhere). A few elder, well-paid samurai(ronin), fighting for honour at the old site. The 5 yrs of ninjas are out. They've accomplished their mission of distraction & disinformation. We've now assembled a younger army, & started construction on a new castle(moat's dug, & rock walls are up). Future looks promising. I sure hope your right, I really do, but I don't see it like that unfortunately, unless major trades happen by the start of the 2019-20 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 24 minutes ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: I sure hope your right, I really do, but I don't see it like that unfortunately, unless major trades happen by the start of the 2019-20 season. Yeah..& then all believing diehards & detractors get into their petty p*$$ing matches, & try to define what is a "real fan"(& all that nonsense). I just threw this together back in Oct..was quite optimistic then with Green, & the way the team appeared trending. When they announced(April?) we were hosting the 2019 draft, I immediately felt we should pivot. Trade decent assets, that are late 20's & 30's accumulating extra '19 picks; fully accepting one more yr of incubator for the youngins. Any surprising success would be house money. ***CAP SPACE*** The important variable that we all seem to give short shrift. We FINALLY have a roster well under the cap. It's so much easier for a GM to time/tweak a rebuild-rate when the books are in order. All these variables make for a wild swing in forecasting. They could probably place anywhere from #18~30th, depending upon the kinds of deals & dimes they want to use. It'll be fun to watch. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Yeahhh..lookin like one more yr of high picks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 On 7/29/2018 at 6:52 PM, appleboy said: This is no longer a stealth renewal. We have a guy who has no idea of how to run a team. He can draft well. I do wonder though if Brackett has been the most important person in this regard. With Jimbo making the decisions we will see a full blown out in the open dive to the bottom of the league. We have a ton of cash tied up in UFA signings who will be here for 4 more years. We may have the worst D core in the league. This year will be bad. Real bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westcoasting Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 On 9/20/2018 at 9:02 PM, Nuxfanabroad said: Yeahhh..lookin like one more yr of high picks. Kamikaze again or just plain bad team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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