That Aud Smell

A-freaking-men. If the team doesn’t look the part of a well oiled SC contender by Thursday, which it almost certainly won’t, it won’t be because they weren't on the ice today. An insistence that the team nonetheless be on the ice is a product of an outlook unduly concerned with meting out punishment. For past failings. For past sins. This team will be good, or it won’t, for a host of reasons. Taking a day after a hard camp won’t crack any reasonable list of reasons for not being good. And as someone suggested upthread, this choice could play a minor role in getting the team headed in a positive direction.

See, but trolling isn't an all or nothing proposition. It takes place on a continuum. I think everyone around here trolls at least a little bit, from time to time. Myself included! What you're talking about is on the extreme end of the spectrum. And, yeah - can result in the ban hammer.

Jesus Christmas, as though any of us can forget for a single blessed day around these parts that pi played da cawlidge hockey.

Is trolling, without more, grounds for the ban hammer? News to me, if so. Also: I do not think pi trolls. He believes what he posts. I'm sure he engages in some exaggeration and hyperbole, as do we all, but I am confident he believes the substance/essence of what he posts.

pretty sure we got plenty of those in the system.

Scoring's way up this year. Of course, that may have more to do with rule changes and how lack of preparation is affecting defensive schemes.

yes, please -- to all of that.

Def as hell. God love buskers.

I continue to appreciate JBOT's efforts to improve the team by volume, if nothing else, or, failing that, keep Roch competitive.

I've read quotes from several players -- from the Swedish vet that came in from St. Louis (I'll get his name eventually) to the rookie Dahlin -- saying that Housley's practices this camp have been hard. I have no problem with the timing of the excursion. I also am surprised not atall that @pi2000 does.

I haven't looked at those clips. My point above is that Allen didn't even need to change the play on this one -- the play was properly designed to give him hot reads in the event the LBs vacated their area and came for him. Allen stayed locked-in on his 1v1 on the outside (which he saw pre-snap).

I think this makes sense.

Those guys did come free on a blitz -- but I think the player whose performance is most problematic in that clip is Allen. He's got to see those blitzers coming and make a different decision -- the play was designed to, and did in fact, give him safer, quick options.

That is sorta weird. I wonder if they're doing one of those unannounced team-bonding things.

What is it with that guy. Is it because he's a Cowboy that he just seems to get more love/respect than is warranted?

Yards Per Pass with some ... concerning analysis of Allen's decision making against GB. This one's a doozy (and the thread comments hammer the point home):

At the quarterback position in the NFL, I'm not convinced that's true. So much of what the QB does is about technique, scheme, and preparation (and, yes, talent around you (that's a whole 'nother issue)). In other news, I continue to watch and monitor whether Beane and McDermott unduly value their philosophical need for process-based buy-in and aptitude from their players ("we're all in this together, men!") over their players' essential talent, skill, and utility on the field. It's a bit of a tweak on the age-old: Acquire players for character or pure talent? But there's something unique about the way Beane and McDermott are going about it. There's no other explanation for Andre Holmes being on the team, let alone getting time with the 1s on offence.

I tip my hat to the Santoras people for turning their Millersport store into a credible pub/grill type operation (not sure how the others work). When the parents of a youth sports team wanna go get a sheet and some crafty beers, Santoras fits the bill.

Once again: Without a proper offensive mind in the mix, Mahomes would’ve been wasted here. It’s for that reason that I feel no need to get into a coulda shoulda with Mahomes. Buffalo was not capable of doing what KC has done with him.

They're different hits, different angles. IMO and IIRC, Campbell did not come in from Umberger's blindside (Umberger was going due north-south at the time). The Wilson hit is much closer to Neil on Drury than Campbell on Umberger.

That's what I saw -- he's coming in from behind. At the point of impact, he's essentially level with the opposing player, but that's just where the collision occurs. It's a blindside approach. I don't have any use for or need for this sort of hit. Yep - he knew perfectly well what he was doing.

Nah. Those eyes are way too level. Knuckled floater from the blue line was always a good bet to get it past Miller. HEY O!!

With the way the internet works nowadays, I’ll probably hate Gritty in a few weeks — but, for now, I can’t get enough.

Auston Matthews profiled by GQ. L.O.L. https://www.gq.com/story/auston-matthews-tunnel-style/amp?__twitter_impression=true

Yeah - talented and skilled people have become used to an unfortunate state of affairs.