Handsome Pete

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As if it isn't a mess already, the four power conferences are on the verge of making rules that will force universities to violate their own state laws.

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The power conferences are absolutely right to do so. Sooner the better.

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a defense who has regressed in pretty much every stat over the last 5 years

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New defensive coordinator and scheme, new players like Reid and Godchaux. Lattimore wasn't a factor last year and Adebo was hurt early so DBs are a wash at worst compared to 2024. Older Demario and Honey Badger, sure, but that doesn't mean they fall off a cliff from last year. DL the same or better.

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Olave is injury prone and already had a few concussions.

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So? That happened last year. If we get anything from Olave this season it's a step up.

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Kamara isn't the same player he was even just 3 years ago, and Miller cant stay on the field more than 30 mins at a time it seems.

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Also same as last year, except now we at least have Devin Neal as well.

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Our TE room is in shambles.

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Same healthy starter this year. Moreau coming off an injury does not make this unit appreciably different than last year.

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Our OL might be a strength this year

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This is called "burying the lede", and a really good OL makes a huge difference.

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Do we really expect a 26 Yr old who's never played a down of NFL football to be our white knight this year,

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This part I can't argue. If Shough plays like Rattler did last year, we're fricked. Is that what you're expecting?

Again, I'm not trying to be delusional, I wouldn't be surprised at a 5 win season, I just don't agree the perception that the players on the team now are worse than the players we put on the field last year (unless Derek Carr was carrying us), and our coaches should be better than DA.

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Colonel’s Club

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OMG I ate there this weekend and it was so awful. $32 Lobster Roll was a mushy mayonnaise mess. Short rib debris sandwich was a soggy over-seasoned sloppy joe. Fried rice was all peas and carrots. And how do you screw up a club sandwich? The thing was basically oily avocado and a gristly chicken breast. Will not be back.

Should mention the bar area was really cool and the gyoza appetizer was good. Probably a nice bar scene for hipper people than me, but I wouldn't eat dinner there.

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My favorite character was probably mothma though

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Dedra was the most compelling character in the entire series.

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Slander! Where's my Syril hive at?!

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then has to live among a bunch of people who don't believe her story and/or don't like her because of her association with Luthen.

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Not for long, right? At this point isn't the Battle of Yavin at most a couple weeks away? Rouge One covers 4-5 days, then A New Hope is another 3-5 days, and then the Death Star is kaput.

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Posting his age and statistics are not opinions nor is it bad mouthing him.

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Dang, and here I thought you didn't like the pick! As a fellow Shough believer, I appreciate your non-biased fact sharing and admire your ability to keep your opinion to yourself.

I 100% believe this. No other explanation makes sense.

Is there explicit sex, yes or no?

To me it makes sense to give the new coaching staff a season to evaluate the team and figure out where they really need help before signing an expensive FA or spending draft capital on a trade. Who knows if the Saints will see it that way.

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So this will be my potential problem with the Shough pick (I don’t mind it right now). If we suck this year, Shough just looks like a rookie QB, and we pass on a top QB prospect I’ll be livid.

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this is a very specific and unlikely scenario, but if Shough looks like a "rookie QB" and we suck enough to have a top five pick, we're not going to pass on a top QB. That's a 2-3 win season! Rest assured, we will not pass on Arch Manning because Shough looked OK as a rookie. More likely scenario is he looks like a rookie and we're picking 10-15. More difficult call there.