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  1. Merrith

    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    I don't see any chance they finish above the Ravens
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    Problem is if they already offered him 30m, he has to know he has them by the balls (even though he shouldn't).
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    Ad Astra (2019)

    Have this feeling they'll either nail it or it'll fall flat after the reveal.
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    I still gotta look at the Chiefs as the only team with a real shot (assuming no crazy injuries for the Pats, etc). We'll see how a lack of Gronk changes how teams defend them in the passing game...but as far as other contenders, Chargers looked good last year but got wrecked by the Pats in the...
  5. Merrith

    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    Yeah story like Smith's it's hard not to at least somewhat root for the guy even if he's a Cowboy.
  6. Merrith

    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    So which two division winners out of Buffalo/AFC North/AFC South are ending up with a better record then KC then (or all 3 if we're saying Pats go in as #5 seed)
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    0.0? I saw he had thrown a pick but damn. Wtf.
  8. Merrith

    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    Bingo. Although all those players retiring and/or off field trouble screwing up their careers probably about equally as responsible.
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    That said, some of the old guard will eventually be done, and guys like Mariota, Dalton, and Winston are basically playing to prove they can still be thought of as "the answer" or if their teams will need to try to reboot. But yeah, it's weird how settled every team seems to be, or at least...
  10. Merrith

    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    Actually a funny thing looking at some of this stuff, the idea of Kaepernick starting for someone in 2017 versus now...I don't know if NFL GM's have been better at drafting QB's or if we just had a few good years of talent coming out of college (coupled with guys like Brady, Brees...
  11. Merrith

    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    Yeah if the rumored amounts he was asking for are true, it's basically as bad as Dak asking for $40M a year, relative to their actual position in the QB rankings.
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    You're definitely going to see more modern players on the list, Rodgers alone has so many crazy records for X attempts between picks, I'm sure Brady has some himself, too. Defenders can't play as "heavy" as they used to, either. But there's definitely trends when you look at guys' TD and Int...
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    That just means...Dak is good at taking care of the ball too? Dak's TD and Int % are very similar to Kaepernick's.
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    I think a lot of people/discussions about him get lost in the nebulous area between "better than many starters out there" vs. "deserves a spot on a roster". Because there is a big gap in between those two statements. I think going into 2017 there were definitely a spot or two where you could...
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    Well I kind of just posted that already in another response. People forget how bad that Niner team was in 2016, and that Kaep played hurt in 2015. I'm not trying to make any argument he was a top 15 QB in the league, not by any stretch, but people making him out to be not even backup level for...
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    I agree on the 60% completion rating being far too low for a starter, absolutely his biggest flaw, although his last two years he was working with what was probably the worst group of receivers in the NFL. He did actually top 3,300 yards in 2014, he hit 3,369. It's hard to judge mainly because...
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    Although...not like Alex Smith covered himself in glory either. 1-4 in the playoffs since leaving the Niners. We also saw what an elite QB could do with those weapons the Chiefs have after Mahomes took over his spot.
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    It loses credibility as each year passes, and I'm a Kaep defender. The reality is that there's no way he isn't rusty as fuck not having practiced with NFL level players in anything resembling game situations for like 3 years now? No way guy comes off the street after that long and doesn't have...
  19. Merrith

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    The typical lull between patches for most, although this time I'll actually stick around. I'm sure most of the couldn't ever beat it back in the day WoW peeps will try out Classic. Will see how FFxiv manages to hold my attention through until 5.1.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    I'm assuming you did some raid leading prior to that, as well...hopefully the easiest raid ever wasn't the only thing that turned you away from raid leading.
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    Golden Tate appeal denied by the NFL. Shitty one to make a stand on by the league, imo. But whatever, fuck the Giants.
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    I think QB's are worth a good bit of the total pie, and it's not like the salary cap is going down any time soon, either. When you look at which teams are able to compete each year, if you don't have at least an option at QB who COULD play like a top 10 QB at any given time...you really don't...
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    On Goff, I agree his played dipped in the playoffs, but while the overall stats weren't great, if you look at Total QBR he had an average game against Dallas, and a highly efficient game against the Saints. Nobody played well on either offense in the Super Bowl through 2-3 quarters so that's...
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    It's funny enough that Manning ended up 3-2 v. Brady in the playoffs (just weird to know that stat is legit). Also i think you really can't use Belichick/Brady as an example here because they are the true outlier. Your first set of Flacco, Dilfer, Johnson, Gannon, Kaepernick, Goff is...
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    Will they though? Maybe they will if the league keeps going towards stupidity on that level. But Rodgers, Wilson, Luck coming up...I know certain people like to hate on each of these guys for various reasons, but they are among the elite guys in the league. Brady/Roethlisberger/Brees are old...
  26. Merrith

    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    Someone put a fake Jason Voorhees at the bottom of a lake in Minnesota to scare divers. Fuck my life if I was diving at night and saw this at the bottom.
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    Yes, although Garoppolo's situation was pretty unique. Not like Dak came into a 1-10 team and went 5-0 to finish out a season, coming from the Patriot system where we was considered Belichick's presumed heir apparent once Brady finally retired. They also signed that deal knowing that...
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    1 and done playoff teams isn't equal to "leading a potential playoff team" for me. I mean teams that can actually take the next possible step and make some noise once they get to the playoffs. 0-4 in playoff games with 1 TD and 6 picks combined in those games. If he's "not a world-beater" in...
  29. Merrith

    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    I'm not sure I fully am reading this right, are you saying that Josh Allen and Darnold had the same kind of supporting cast that Dak or Lamar Jackson had? Or Goff after they got rid of old 7-9? Your 2nd group has guys who had strong to great defenses (Trubisky/Bortles/Flacco) when they were...
  30. Merrith

    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    It depends what kind of money we're talking about. If you're talking Cousins or higher ($28M a year) I think you're crazy. Dalton won't get that. Winston is a weird case. Like 3 years in a row people have him as a breakout candidate, mostly for fantasy but for actual win/loss as well...and...
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    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    Brahma I was completely with you for a little bit of your post above when you said if you don't have that medium QB your team has zero chance...because that is 100% correct. Everything else after it comparing Dak to others I disagree with quite a bit, and outright think you're crazy if you...
  32. Merrith

    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    They'll end up paying him. Crazy.
  33. Merrith

    Soccer 2019/2020

    Not a bad start, in the end.
  34. Merrith

    NFL 2019 Season: It's Tricky!

    I'd put Thomas on that list. I know everyone gives Brees a lot of that credit, but I think Michael Thomas deserves more than he's been getting. He's much less of a big play threat than the other 3 you listed, though. Devante Adams might have to get moved up as well, guy produced even with...
  35. Merrith

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    Not sure how hunts go for everyone, but on our datacenter for A trains or ShB S, nothing lazier than just swapping to your tank class and hitting your ranged threat gen over and over for a bit for easy 100% credit while 100+ people kill the mob. Far less effort for me than having to run 5...
  36. Merrith

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    With hunts I just have clusters/nuts I can trade in for combat 7's and 8's for days, although price has dropped since savage patch first dropped. I'd kill for 100k for combat 8's still. Boggles my mind that people pay so much for combat materias when both SB and ShB they hand them out for free...
  37. Merrith

    2018-19 NHL Season Thread - Caps were not suck last year edition

    Basically this, at that price it's very low risk. I don't know if Tampa has any room (or really any need) on their PP1 unit b/c he could help there. They're just pretty ridiculous already I would assume so might not even have a spot on the top unit.
  38. Merrith

    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    There's definitely something to be said leveling them all up together, obviously gatherers get you raw mats for you to craft stuff to level up. I'm sure there are some guides out there for leve kits and leveling up, but it's been a long time since I did 1-50 DoH/DoL stuff.
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    Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

    changes to crafting/gathering makes me think they're going to make it even easier than it already is