Recent content by JMDurron

Upon further review, I appear to have blanked on the fact that Slayton was already gone last season, and it was Williams who was the go-to guy in 2019. I guess I let my rage level for Malzahn's offense by mid-season blind me to key details on the field, like who was actually making plays and...

Slayton wouldn’t shock me if he became a decent NFL contributor for a few years. I’m no Mascho, obviously, but I’ve watched 98% of football Auburn games outside of since around 1999, and Seth Williams doesn’t even register in my mind after I read this. If Seth Williams produces enough in the...

Any QB who can produce with the WR corps that Auburn typically has (apologies to Sammie Coates and...um...Courtney Taylor? Duke Williams?) is NFL worthy. I'm not sure how to feel right now. I'm excited and terrified of this as an Auburn fan and a Patriots fan at the same time. It's like...

These conditions might actually test MLB's plan to forcibly relocate teams mid-season. It'll certainly be interesting.

One option that my wife's family recommended to us is Jitsi. Jitsi Meet Link. It's an Open Source effort, with end-to-end encryption and no known record of shady data practices that we're aware of. We've used it for 4-6 party personal conferences, I can't speak to how practical it is for...

This is disappointing, but not shocking. Tom's idol, Joe Montana, went to the Chiefs to prove that he could win outside of SF. Tom's friend, Peyton Manning, had a great second act in Denver. A guy who has always had a chip on his shoulder and something to prove had nothing left to prove in...

You're assuming that Disney doesn't somehow acquire CBS Sports in response.

I'm not a fan of this proposal, but it makes sense on one level, if your focus is on trying to discourage teams from tanking. "Pennant races between .500 teams" would be preferable to "We're not winning 95+ games, so let's tank for prospects/draft picks" if someone in MLB is thinking that...

Jose Canseco

I'm with you, with one minor tweak. Watching the Titans dismantle that Ravens team a week after the Patriots just barely came up short against them turned my outlook on the 2020 season around.

You seem very confident on this front, but I’m not quite so sure. From Milloy to Harrison to D. McCourty, most of the good defensive units under BB have had a “QB of the secondary” at safety out there to keep the secondary on the same page from play to play. The drop off from McCourty to...

Ultimately, I don't see how we can evaluate Sanu's potential usefulness to the 2020 Patriots offense (with Brady) without understanding how much of his productivity problem was chemistry with Brady vs his injury limiting his ability to get separation on his routes, even if he ran them to the...

I voted for Bonds, Clemens, Jeter, Manny, Schilling, and would have voted for Rolen as well. Walker just doesn't get there for me, given what other corner OFers were doing offensively during his era, plus where he did most of his damage, on top of durability issues hurting his counting stats...

I don’t understand how you think we can separate the play calling from the personnel failing to perform. Do we not think that the coaching staff are calling plays based on what the offensive personnel are least likely to fuck up? The coaches have eyes and brains too, hence the trick/desperation...

Teams with fan bases who have been waiting the longest/forever for their team’s history for a title appeal to my inner 1980s Red Sox fan. So, Vikings, Texans, Titans, and Chiefs are all fine by me. Super Bowl 4 was long enough ago. If none of them, 49ers would be acceptable. Fuck the Ravens, as...