Where....at any point in time did I say ALL Marines use the term "Butt Hurt"? I just said it is used on a daily basis. Being as there are currently just shy of 200,000 Marines on active duty and reserve, it's highly improbable that every single one of them use the term. I can guarantee that I've met more Marines than you...yet you read something that Brian Stann (good guy BTW) and Tim Kennedy said and take it as gospel. The stupidity flows out of you, much like menstruation.
Quote:you already made the generalization that all marines use the term "butt hurt" on a daily basis. so just because you use the term and are a marine, therefore all marines also use the term? seems like an assumption to me unless you've met every marine on the planet.
guys like Tim Kennedy and Brian Stann have said that steroids are readily available in the military. it's not breaking news or some unknown thing.
Quote:There is a difference in strong and being tough with a nasty disposition. I know as little as anyone else here, just going off what I read and his career so far, but he doesn't seem a tough guy. He loves pottery and painting, not that there is anything wrong with that, and I am sure there are good players that also like to build teddy bears, but it's not the type hobbies normally associated with a tough guy. Additionally, if he was so tough and motivated he wouldn't be 28 years old and have 6 starts, it's not like he has been injured, he couldn't even beat out a mediocre Free. He brings depth and can play multiple spots, so I think he might be a backup here.
That is a lot of cash for a potential backup tackle, I know we have to spend some dough but that deal is pretty big for a nobody who has done nothing.
But we will see.
This is arguably the dumbest post I've ever read on these boards.
Quote:I feel like if Caldwell gets canned in the next few years, a lot of people will point to this signing as one of the reasons why he failed...
I feel if Caldwell is extended and ends up being a good GM for this team people will look back on this signing as one of the reasons he was successful.
As any other signing is, its a toss up on whether he will be successful.
Quote:This is arguably the dumbest post I've ever read on these boards.
Now that's saying something cause there has been some doozies.
Good or even decent tackles, LT or RT, are not cheap. Dave and his scouts determined Jermey was an upgrade over what we have on the roster. Jermy started enough games last year that they have good tape on what he can deliver. It's a good signing to fill a hole and protect our young QB, and give the draft further flexibility.
Quote:This is arguably the dumbest post I've ever read on these boards.
I concur. How does being a fan of pottery and painting make him a "weak guy"? Heck, it's a rare sight to see a cultured man in any sport these days.
He was a good swing tackle for the Cowboys. He even filled over at left tackle for a game when T. Smith was hurt. They will miss having him as depth. But Jags are going to have to overpay to get guys to come over and that they did.... Couldn't get McCourty to jump though.
Quote:There is a difference in strong and being tough with a nasty disposition. I know as little as anyone else here, just going off what I read and his career so far, but he doesn't seem a tough guy. He loves pottery and painting, not that there is anything wrong with that, and I am sure there are good players that also like to build teddy bears, but it's not the type hobbies normally associated with a tough guy. Additionally, if he was so tough and motivated he wouldn't be 28 years old and have 6 starts, it's not like he has been injured, he couldn't even beat out a mediocre Free. He brings depth and can play multiple spots, so I think he might be a backup here.
That is a lot of cash for a potential backup tackle, I know we have to spend some dough but that deal is pretty big for a nobody who has done nothing.
But we will see.
Oh no, not painting.
So, been out all day. Sounds like Julius Thomas, Jared Odrick and Jermey(WTH, where is the e after the r) Parnell, are pretty much going to be Jags tomorrow.
I still prefer Bulaga, but maybe his injury history gave Caldwell pause? Who knows. Parnell should be an upgrade. He's only 28, sounds like some thought he was giving Free some pretty solid competition for the full time starting role, and due to limited snaps has less wear and tear on his body. Hopefully, he can prove to be a big help.
I am nervous due to his lack of experience but he is a great athlete that seems to have done well to transition from DE to RT. Hopefully he has just begun to blossom. I have a few Dallas friends who are very upset to see him go but happy he earned a payday. With that crazy good Dallas line, I highly doubt anyone from our club would have started there.
$32 million for 7 career starts? That's over $4.5 million per career start! He's not even young. He'll turn 29 before the season even starts. Is he better than what they have? Yeah, but you don't pay $6.4 million per year for another team's backup. Dallas signed the guy who started ahead of him for less money. These are the type of deals that 3-13 teams make and they wonder why they are 3-13.
Was he recommended by the same scout who suggested we sign Beadles?
Did you hear that he has already gotten an endorsement? He's going to be a spokesman for the Florida lottery:
"Hi. I'm Jermey Parnell. I just won $32 million for doing practically nothing, but so can you! Play the Florida Lottery today!"
Yes I knew the pottery and painting comment would completely overshadow anything else I wrote.
The
POINT is he is 28 and has 6 starts. He was undrafted so he didn't excite the scouts with speed, footwork, or anything else despite being HUGE.
There is probably a reason for that. A reason he was undrafted, a reason he was cut, then a practice player, a reason he couldn't beat out Free when given the chance.
The reason could be he is not quick, and not a road grader, or he has the personality of a wallflower, and the personality test given by the league showed he wasn't made to hurt people.
There is some logic behind those pre-draft Psych tests asking what their hobbies are, so it's not so insane to think some players are evil and mean, and great for football, and some just treat it as a job and are peaceful and mediocre.
So far the man has been pretty much a semi decent backup. A new city, a new team, he may even start if someone is injured. However, I doubt he is an upgrade at all. He was definitely ridiculously overpaid.
But his future performance is all guesswork, we will see as I said, now back to my Watercolors....
Quote:Yes I knew the pottery and painting comment would completely overshadow anything else I wrote.
The POINT is he is 28 and has 6 starts. He was undrafted so he didn't excite the scouts with speed, footwork, or anything else despite being HUGE.
There is probably a reason for that. A reason he was undrafted, a reason he was cut, then a practice player, a reason he couldn't beat out Free when given the chance.
All this might have something to do with him not playing football in high school and having a whopping 5 games of experience in college.
Quote:A bit curious as to why they would choose him with Bulaga still out there, but I am just a fan. Possibly injury history and wear and tear on Bulaga? Anyway, sounds like an upgrade. I figured they might go for him if Bulaga re-signed. Now if they can get Thomas and any safety that might be an improvement, I will be a happy camper.
He's nastier, meaner, and stronger.
Quote:All this might have something to do with him not playing football in high school and having a whopping 5 games of experience in college.
Well that's is just what we need, a guy with 5 games in college and 6 starts in the NFL and will be 29 when the season starts.
I thought Matt Jones needed additional training at his position, this is another stratosphere of OJT. By the time Parnell gets the football experience an average draft pick has, he should be about 32 and ready to retire. I can see why he is worth 6 million per year now, thanks.
Quote:Well that's is just what we need, a guy with 5 games in college and 6 starts in the NFL and will be 29 when the season starts.
I thought Matt Jones needed additional training at his position, this is another stratosphere of OJT. By the time Parnell gets the football experience an average draft pick has, he should be about 32 and ready to retire. I can see why he is worth 6 million per year now, thanks.
At some point even a fool should know to stop rambling...
Quote:At some point even a fool should know to stop rambling...
I can ramble all I want, Like you don't post moronic cowpies everyday!
It's a valid point, he has little experience in football, has shown nothing, and
we are picking him up in FA when an UDFA would work as well.
FA is not about training wheels and practice squad guys and giving them 6 mil per year.
it's filling the gap with GOOD proven players.
JMO
Quote:I can ramble all I want, Like you don't post moronic cowpies everyday!
It's a valid point, he has little experience in football, has shown nothing, and
we are picking him up in FA when an UDFA would work as well.
FA is not about training wheels and practice squad guys and giving them 6 mil per year.
it's filling the gap with GOOD proven players.
JMO
If it was a blind test and the data (PFF data in this case) said we signed the highest graded right tackle in the entire league (all RT, not just FA RT) on a per snap basis would you have been excited about that? You probably would have thought we signed Bulaga or even better. Yet we signed the RT who in 388 snaps earned a +8.7 grade, wheras Bulaga only managed a +11.9 in 947 snaps.
Quote:He's pretty inexperienced. Played in just over 500 snaps last year - about half of Dallas' offensive snaps (and this was like twice as much as he's played his entire career prior). For what it's worth, he did grade out quite well on PFF. Is this a product of the stellar talent around him on the OL, or has he actually developed into a good player?
Prerty inexperience??? Lol he was on the saint super bowl team as a starter and started every game that year, he also was a starter on a cowboy team last year that lead the leaugue in rushing....so idk how hes inexperienced...???... Great signing im my book