Random Commanders Thoughts

Boone said:
Agreed. It's just surprising to me how awkward he is at responding to questions. I wish he could master the art of saying nothing while appearing to answer the question.
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I am a HUGE Griffin defender and we all know it.....there is that disclaimer

I am sure he is gunshy as heck when it comes to the media and what he says. That was a stupid ass question loaded up for nothing but drama and if it were me I would probably have felt awkward too and answered like a weirdo with a lot of "umm" "uhh" and other things.

Are they allowed to not answer? I mean, I'm sure he could do the whole Marshawn thing but then people would probably get mad at him for that. I seriously don't know...I wish the kid could just transport back to his 2012 self and be "happy" again.
 
MikeSr619 said:
I am a HUGE Griffin defender and we all know it.....there is that disclaimer

I am sure he is gunshy as heck when it comes to the media and what he says. That was a stupid ass question loaded up for nothing but drama and if it were me I would probably have felt awkward too and answered like a weirdo with a lot of "umm" "uhh" and other things.

Are they allowed to not answer? I mean, I'm sure he could do the whole Marshawn thing but then people would probably get mad at him for that. I seriously don't know...I wish the kid could just transport back to his 2012 self and be "happy" again.
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He should try this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yXiWZyJL90

I tried it at work; didn't go over well...
 
I was thinking something more along these lines...

 
Boone said:
Even when Griffin is saying the right things, he says them awkwardly or in ways that could be misconstrued. Did anyone notice the wording here 'it's not my job to critique...'. That could easily be viewed as him saying he has feelings on the topic but isn't going to verbalize them. A smarter response would be 'Coach Gruden is my coach and I'm going to do anything and everything he asks of me so we can be successful.' I am sure that's what he meant, but he just can never seem to say anything that is so clear it can't be twisted.
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Boone! It's just TV.....you're drawing conclusions that aren't warranted about Griffin's thinking abilities.

I kid. I kid.
 
There's a difference between analyzing someone's exact words, and reading body language. You shouldn't be surprised you are catching hell for it - lovingly, if you ask me - because I think it's one of your sillier assertions over the years (and I've made plenty of them myself). You may end up being right about Gruden, I gave him hell last season for a lot of what you are giving him hell for - but if you are right it won't be because of the faces he made during press conferences...
 
Boone said:
There's a difference between analyzing someone's exact words, and reading body language. You shouldn't be surprised you are catching hell for it - lovingly, if you ask me - because I think it's one of your sillier assertions over the years (and I've made plenty of them myself). You may end up being right about Gruden, I gave him hell last season for a lot of what you are giving him hell for - but if you are right it won't be because of the faces he made during press conferences...
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that's an over-simplification. :) there are many factors that play into my mindset. at the end of the day...I'm not gonna stress over what anyone else believes or doesn't believe. 99.99% of adopted positions are hugely subjective from the git go. all part of the fun.
 
fansince62 said:
that's an over-simplification. :) there are many factors that play into my mindset. at the end of the day...I'm not gonna stress over what anyone else believes or doesn't believe. 99.99% of adopted positions are hugely subjective from the git go. all part of the fun.
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...unless of course, you're using statistics, which we all know are infallible.
 
That's fair Al. I just think you are taking the conversation a little more seriously (given the topic) than it warrants.
 
Boone said:
That's fair Al. I just think you are taking the conversation a little more seriously (given the topic) than it warrants.
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Boone...Sir....actually I'm pretty relaxed about it. It's kinda silly anyway. If Gruden does well...great! If he doesn't....it means more losing....but it doesn't impact the important things in life.

time to get excited about the first draft under McL! tired of all the Gruden, Griffin, McCoy, etc., threads. putting them aside for a while.
 
There we are on solid common ground. I am excited by the changes I've seen in 4 short months... New coaches, new players, new approaches, and all our draft picks still in pocket...
 
Om said:
Oh, absolutely. What I find surprising is the NFL Network, of all places, running mocks that either haven't been updated for a couple of weeks, or are by people who really aren't paying attention.
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They are still showing that mock with us taking Gregory. That's from Charles Davis--he's not so hot.

But nothing has yet to come close to Bucky Brooks. Years ago he was adamant that Sam Bradford wouldn't go in the top 10--and he was the only analyst who believed it. Even up until the night before the draft!

I have no idea if he was just embarrassed, felt backed into a corner, or was just trying to make a name for himself.

Of course, the next day Sam Bradford was expectedly drafted first.

Great work Bucky!
 
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Here's a happy thought.

Who was the last Redskins defensive lineman you could legitimately call an impact player (in a good way---i.e., not Haynesworth) here for any appreciable length of time?

Cornelius Griffin?

Charles Mann?
 
Scary, right?

Dexter's last year here was 1989. Mann's was 1993.

Help us, Scot.
 
We are all easier to get along with and things go better when we face no adversity.

2012 in retrospect was probably bad for Griffin. It gave him instant credibility and a feeling that he had arrived without going through any real heartache.

That's not usual for NFL rookies, let alone rookie quarterbacks.

Shanahan may have concocted the best scheme to get immediate production out of Robert but he didn't help him in the process of maturing into an NFL passer.

That's what you get when a coach is 62 and doesn't have the patience.
 
Marc Boutte.

Mario Monds.

Sterling Palmer.

We fielded some awesome big boys up front.
 
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