NFL: 2017 NFL Season News & Notes Discussion Thread (Bucs keep Koetter/GB signs Adams)
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If i recall correctly, a couple scouts said the same things about Apple. Something about having no people skills and being tough to work with.
Must be worse than they thought when you have your own teammates coming out and saying you're a cancer on the radio for the whole world to hear. Whole locker room might need to be cleaned out Jets style at this point.
Must be worse than they thought when you have your own teammates coming out and saying you're a cancer on the radio for the whole world to hear. Whole locker room might need to be cleaned out Jets style at this point.
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Sounds like those scouts weren't wrong about Apple lacking "life skills". Meanwhile Marquise Goodwin loses a child and his father in a span of a month and balls out with a career year.
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Pretty much this. Apple comes off as a trash player and a trash teammate. He never stands near his teammates on the sidelines. He made a ton of anonymous comments to the media. Not a single player comes to his defense.
I just can't wait until this guy is off the team. Sunk cost; move on.
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Yep, absolutely brutal pick.
Make no mistake, there is no pick close to this bad during Reese's tenure. The much maligned Ereck Flowers has at least become a serviceable player. He's also not a team cancer.
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I don't think Ryan has been bad this year, save for that Saints game. The numbers are not there, but guys like Goff will light it up against bad defenses and self destruct against better ones. He's also aided by YAC that Ryan hasn't seemed to get this year. I've said it a few times, but I really think they're not utilizing their backs in the screen game enough this year. Freeman and Coleman have combined for only 52 catches this year after grabbing 85 last (Ward only adds +2 to this season).
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No one has ever questioned Flowers effort or his football character. He's just an extremely raw player that will eventually be ok. Apple has more talent and has coverage skills but his terrible attitude and lack of effort will dog him. Once a guy is tagged as a quitter or lazy, he's a leper in football circles.
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The Falcons lead the league in drops and 8 of Ryan's 12 picks were literally right in the receiver's hands. He hasn't been great, but everyone has let him down, Julio is 2nd in the league himself in drops.
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Rivera's shirt game has been on fire lately
Panthers also signed Austin Duke to their practice squad, so it doesn't look like they're even considering someone like Philly Brown (as Rivera said). Fully expect Duke to start at some point. Not because he's good (he was the #9 guy in camp), but because that's how it's been down the stretch.
Panthers also signed Austin Duke to their practice squad, so it doesn't look like they're even considering someone like Philly Brown (as Rivera said). Fully expect Duke to start at some point. Not because he's good (he was the #9 guy in camp), but because that's how it's been down the stretch.
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I’m on mobile so can’t post the link but I saw another article on Twitter that quotes Apple’s sister-in-law who tweeted about what has happened in their family this year. Basically Annie cheated on the step dad with the best man from their wedding and has cut Eli off from the rest of the family.
I thought it was kind of strange when she dropped him off at camp like it was Kindergarten lol and that he still lives with her but now everything makes more sense. Eli obviously has some serious growing up to do but I think his mom is playing a huge part in his downfall this year
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I'd wager he's definitely getting traded, and I thought that before this was going on.
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Flowers is a decent player. A miss (I was furious we didn't pick Gurley), but at least a guy who has improved every year and isn't a headcase.
Twitter talk now about the suspension and acts during the year may be enough to void his guaranteed money. That'd be great.
Flowers is pretty bad, but you have to give the guy credit. Blocked out the criticism, put his head down and just went to work. Played through injury too.
Compare that to Eli Apple, who constantly whined about his situation. While he was injured, he was congratulating the opposing team for scoring on the Giants from his couch on twitter.
Compare that to Eli Apple, who constantly whined about his situation. While he was injured, he was congratulating the opposing team for scoring on the Giants from his couch on twitter.
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Anyone expecting Ryan to come anywhere close to last years performance should stop smoking. It was very clear last season was just an outlier/peak season of the Gannon class. Last year was just a year where everything clicked and Shanahan did some magic.
His numbers this year are right around his 2008-2015 form. Most of us knew he was never going to come close to that kind of performance again.
Sucks for Atlanta tho, hes going to cost a fortune this summer when they sign him to an extension.
His numbers this year are right around his 2008-2015 form. Most of us knew he was never going to come close to that kind of performance again.
Sucks for Atlanta tho, hes going to cost a fortune this summer when they sign him to an extension.
