[I'm] Pessimistic? No way.
Originally Posted by: uffda udfa
A wise man learns from his mistakes; a real wise man learns from the mistakes of others; but only a total dumbass canât learn for his own mistakes. Barfarn September 2017
Youâre arguments are not pessimistic; theyâre biased. Your arguments would 100% flip-flop if Harbaugh were coach/GM. You hate Ted; therefore his picks must necessarily fail. The hate cant be supported with balanced scholarship and logic; so any little thing is seized upon and blown up to a nonsensical degree. Like a guyâs 40 time; Adamsâ'Randall's play when injured; or stats that are dependent on someone else'd perfromance, like R. Rodgersâ receiving numbers. PFF must be disparaged because a respected independent evaluation on play is kryptonite to feckless and biased arguement, like a free internet is to an oppressive regime. So rather than address the portended failing of any evaluation, youâll issue ad hominems against PFF's ownership.
Hereâs the thing: saying, for example, that Trump kept his campaign promises by describing as âtruthâ 1 or 2 out of hundreds he kept, is not âtruth;â it is still deception, though technically not false.
Truth simply does not exist if it fails to be accompanied by the whole truth in its proper context. Barfarn September 2017
Hereâs some mostly factual stuff:
When we played Atl in season, starting OCBs were Hyde and Gunter. Gunter played most against Jones 5 targets, 3 completions, 29 yards, 0 TDs. Jones got hurt early in 2nd half; he was shut down.
In â16, we won 2 playoff games w/ Hyde, Gunter and Randall starting at CB. Giants were shut down. Dallas had FG, Punt, Punt and then Burnett went down. Outside of long pass to Bryant, which would not have occurred if Burnett were in; The D did quite well in 1st half; near the end of 2nd Q, Randall had to exit game for treatment on his foot; in 1st half Randall gave up 2 catches for 18 0 TDs, 1 1st down. In second half 3-23-1-1. Dallas last 3 drives were TD, TD FG, Hawkins was playing for the last 2 drives.
When Randall was fresh Game 1 of last year, Playing OCB, opposite Shields, so he was targeted; had the highest CB grade issued by PFF; he was simply great. Randall was really bad week 2 v. Minny next week [But Rollins was great; then the next week against Detroit Gunter was great]. Against Detroit Randall played really well [except he slipped on long TD to Jones]; this is the game he hurt his groin[maybe thatâs why he went down; had mid season surgery and came back, hurt his Knee against Dallas and was All-pro in playoff game v. Giants [rated by PFF higher than game v Jax]. Then he hurt his foot during practice before Dallas PO game.
It is legitimate to criticize that he might be made of glass; but that doesnât prevent you for fellating Tretter and Hayward every chance you get.
If you look at just about every NFL star, they didnât play great every game in their first 16 starts. JJ Watt is a perfect example. His first 16 starts he had 5.5 sacks, 0 QB hits, 9 pressures, 49 tackles, 7 asstd. And in various games he sucked: 1 game= 0 pressure, 0 sacks, 0 tackles, 0 asst tackles; 2 games = 1 tackle and 0s across the board; 1 game=1 tackle, 1 pressure. Then he had other games; 5 tackles, 2 Asst and 3 pressures; 4 tackles, 1 sack 4 pressures; 5 Tackles, 2 asst, 2 sacks, 1 pressures, 1 fumble recovery. He had great games and some very bad games in his first 16 starts, just like Randall, this is a predictor of stardom not bustdom.
Last year Watt was awful: 157 snaps 1.5 sacks, 1 tackle, 0 QB hit and rated worse than Randall by PFF!!!!!!!!! If he was a Packer he'd suck in your eyes. But, because he's not you'll gauge his value with a different standard, you'll account for his injuries.
In Randallâs first 16 starts, he proved he is one tough SOB, that he has the capacity to be great and he is ascending. Learn from your past mistakes!