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Allen spent a lot of time throwing to the wrong team for the first few years. He had to grow into his role. I also think that Jackson wasn't first in this new generation of running QB. It seems like Mahomes came before him, and RG III certainly did. RG III was all that is right and wrong about running QBs, too. He was great his first year, then got hurt, and that was pretty much the end of him. He was a backup, last I heard, and might be out of the league this year.
I'm a little surprised that RG III didn't start out with the Browns. His career arc is a very Brown's style of arc: Start with a lot of promise, flame out fast.
Look at Colin Kaepernick too. For one season he was really good because he’d run around but had a cannon for an arm. The issue with him was that defenses started putting a nickel spy on him and his game was over because he had accuracy issues. Then all the politics put the nail in his coffin.
I don't put Mahomes in the same category as Jackson. KC's offense isn't designed around Mahomes running. He is a good runner, a smart runner. I've always considered him as a very mobile qb. I put Allen somewhere between Mahomes and Jackson. Hurts and Philly are very interesting this year. Both the offense and defense seem to be really good. Though they did just give up 41 to Dallas.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
As long as Tampa Bay doesn't win the Super Bowl (not that I think that's likely) I'll have fun watching how this all unfolds. Brady winning another SB would just be too annoying. lol
Kaepernick also had trouble getting through his reads. If his first was covered, he'd tend to take off running.
Will Tampa Bay even make the playoffs?
Yeah, if they win out. If the Panthers win out then they will be division winners. They play each other this week.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
Tampa can barely beat weak teams, this year.
Dug the car out after it sat for 6 days through the winter storm. Started right up, so perhaps the battery doesn't need to be replaced yet after all.
Took a drive to put a little charge back on it, and midpoint went grocery shopping in the one-horse town. Short on some things like eggs and bread and prices pretty high but I'm sure they can use the business. Shocked to find that my "loyalty card" for the small local chain of stores is still good. Had to use it by giving my phone number, I haven't used the card in 20 years and probably don't have it in physical form any more.
They even gave me the "senior discount" which is the first time I've ever been offered that.
I can tell things are warming up, my round trip averaged a hair over 41 miles/gallon. So far my winter average is only 37.5 so I'll take the temporary improvement.
I got a senior discount at 21 or 22. I was hiking the AT and a hotel gave me the discount. It was basically that I was poor, but I like to think that I also looked pretty decrepit.
Decrepit? I'll have to hang onto that hat then after all.
Being old, feeble, and boring I'm not much of a tippler. But with New Year's Eve coming again I wonder how others go through the night imbibing.
Sure, lots of us have our reasons to abstain, but for the rest of you what's the game plan look like? Gradually soaking up beer? Toasting with wine? Champagne countdown(s)? Random punch? White bow tie and shaken but not stirred?
Is it a TV event, or a hall full of nostalgic crooners and swing dancers?
I don't drink, and I don't intend to increase my uptake of tea just because of a date on the calendar, but I'd also say that I am not going to stay up late to watch an arbitrary time on a clock.
Looking at the world so logically sounds awfully boring. lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
Though I'm not doing anything, I can remember some fun times on New Years eve. I'll be awake, I'm always awake at midnight. I'll probably have some wine after dinner, I usually do anyway. The explosions going off in the neighborhood will go on till @ 1.
This normally is a quiet evening at home for me these days as well, along with the pops and bangs of low-end pyrotechnics you described.
It came up because some of the neighbors here are looking at the abnormally high temperatures we expect a planning an outdoor event. They've since come to their senses and realized "warm" is only a relative thing and that most who go out for NYE at all already have plans.
We're left with the flyer that went out asking for preferences for music, whether to have a keg, and the possibility of going in on grilling brats and dogs.
I've never been a heavy NYE boozer, but beer seemed like an odd choice to me. In the past we mostly went with a little sparkling wine or even non-alcoholic sparking white grape juice. I'm told that's pretty dated now and people are more likely to go with completely artificial fruit-flavored grain alcohol concoctions.
Yeah, an outdoor NYE party this time of year doesn't sound very inviting. Burrrr
Though I did go to one at a camp up by Yosemite. It was in a large meeting hall indoors but no heat except a fireplace. To darn cold but still managed to have fun. But I was 25yrs old, it would kill me now a days. lol
We had our warm temperatures. A storm is moving in, currently. It likely won't be snowing or raining by midnight in the valley, though it might be.
I had forgotten about the fireworks. That'll likely wake me up, unless the storm dampens people's enthusiasm...or at least their wicks.
Oops, I forgot what day it was. The storm will be over by New Years Eve. Maybe I should go skiing?
My neighbor hit the duty-free shop on the way back from Canada last weekend.
Among other things they picked up a gross of something called "BuzzBalls" and gave me a pair. One lime and one peach. They swear these aren't as awful as they may look and sound.
Probably the most drinking alcohol in this house for at least 4 years.
So far, we've done well on the snow in the latest round. Rain in the valley, though, which is also good. Safe walking conditions.