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  1. RazorStar

    Historical QB Rankings

    51. Jake Delhomme (New Orleans Saints 1997-2002, Carolina Panthers 2003-2009, Cleveland Browns 2010, Houston Texans 2011) 2nd Place Panthers QB Career Record 62-45-0 (57.94%) 34th out of 102 Record in Games with Good Defense 48-18-0 (72.73%) 68th out of 102 Record in Games with Bad Defense 14-27-0 (34.15%) 22nd out of 102 Percentage of Games with Good Defense 66/107 (61.68%) 15th out of 102 (-36) Wins above Average in a 16 Game Season (0.483) Well that's it, the last of the average quarterbacks on my list. One Jake Delhomme, a QB so unworthy of notice that I'm not even going to say anything about him. Ok fine, that's not fair to the dude. Jake Delhomme's career took a rocky start, he was undrafted in 97, and ended up going to the Saints as a camp arm. Well, they liked enough of what they saw out of him to send him to NFL Europe for a few seasons, where he developed his game, and even won a championship in the developmental league. He ended up being the third string QB for the Saints from 2000 to 2002, but because he did so well in the preseason there was always a clamoring to get him onto the field. Eventually Delhomme decided that he had enough of being a backup and went to Carolina for a chance to compete. His chance came quickly, when Rodney Peete was pulled in halftime of the first game of the season. Delhomme led a 17 point comeback against the Jaguars, and his era had finally arrived in the NFL. Delhomme led 7 game winning drives throughout the season, and got the Panthers into the post season with an 11-5 record. They handled the Cowboys in the wild card round, beat the Rams in a thrilling double OT game ended by a 69 yard TD pass to Steve Smith, and choked out the Andy Reid Eagles in the conference championship in a 14-3 defensive struggle. However Delhomme could not keep the magic going against the New England Patriots in the super bowl, and his best chance at glory came short thanks to the legs of John Kasay, and Adam Vinatieri. The Panthers stayed competitive in Delhomme's time there, but had issues mustering consistent winning seasons due to a combination of injuries, poor coaching, and whatever the hell is in the water in Carolina. The Panthers would make the postseason a few more times, falling to the Seattle Seahawks in the Conference Championship in 2005, and to the Cardinals in the wild card in 2008 after Delhomme started to see age catch up with him. After seeing Delhomme play the worst game of his career against the Cardinals in 08, they decided to extend his contract for 5 years... needless to say that didn't go very well for them, as Delhomme went 4-7 in 2009, throwing 18 Interceptions to just 8 TDs, and the writing was on the wall. Delhomme was cut in the offseason, the Panthers drafted Jimmy Clausen (and Cam Newton the year after that), and Delhomme was left drifting in the breeze. Luckily when shit come down river, Cleveland is right there to pick it up. He spent a season as Cleveland's starter, before hitching a ride to Houston to end out his well traveled career. Delhomme greatly benefited from his coach's style of conservatism. John Fox never met a third down he didn't like to punt on, after all. His defenses were some of the better ones among all QB's on this list, and when the offense needed him to step up and make big plays, he was there a lot of the time, far more often than you'd remember from a guy who was basically just there to get it to Steve Smith. Though his time as a starter was very short, he made the most of his time in Carolina, and helped keep them in the competitor discussion far longer than they probably should have been. Dude was a perennial underdog, but he grinded in the league for years before finally finding a spot to make the best use of his talents. And all of that is worthy is respect. Coming up next: The Good Ones (QB's who average 0.5 - 1 Wins Per Season above Average)
  2. This was a much better battle episode than the one at winterfell. Better lighting helps of course, but having it just be a rout was glorious. Sure there were a few contrivances here and there, but the action was shot a lot tighter, and the dramatic moments had way more gravitas to them. Cleganebowl was fucking hype, Jamie and Cersei dying in each other's arms was poetic, and Arya's mad quest for revenge was dashed by one angry gorl and her drogon. What I'm really saying is, All hail Queen Sansa.
  3. RazorStar

    Historical QB Rankings

    52. Billy Kilmer* (San Francisco 49ers 1961-1966, New Orleans Saints 1967-1970, Washington Redskins 1971-1978) (Loses the first 5 years of career due to era cutoff) 4th Place Saints QB and 5th Place Redskins QB Career Record 63-53-3 (54.20%) 45th out of 102 Record in Games with Good Defense 50-10-1 (82.79%) 28th out of 102 Record in Games with Bad Defense 13-43-2 (24.14%) 72nd out of 102 Percentage of Games with Good Defense 61/119 (51.26%) 56th out of 102 (+4) Wins above Average in a 16 Game Season (0.476) From the relatively modern, to one of the oldest players to make it onto the list. Kilmer is one of the few players on this list whose career started before the merger, and his path to stardom was certainly an interesting one. He was drafted by both the AFL Chargers and the NFL 49ers, but decided to stick with the 49ers even though they had a QB entrenched as the starter anyway. He was primarily used as a running option during his time in San Francisco, as John Brodie was the main passer of the squad. But almost none of his time in San Francisco was relevant for the data on this list, so let's talk about when he moved onto the Saints, as a new member of the expansion franchise. He never quite got along in San Francisco, but New Orleans gave him a real opportunity to shine, though it took a while to make the most of it. He had to grind from the bottom of the depth chart to get into a starting role, but he managed to be the QB for the next four seasons. His record wasn't very good in his time there, but the Saints were an expansion team, and he did far better than his eventual successor, Archie Manning. The Saints went 11-28 under his tutelage, and see the writing on the wall, Kilmer demanded a trade, so he wouldn't be stuck behind one of the QBs in the 1971 draft class. The owners acquiesced, and Kilmer became a Redskin, where 10 years into his career, he finally broke out. He lead the Redskins to winning seasons for the next 6 years, although he struggled with injuries and was constantly splitting time with Hall of Famer Sonny Jurgensen early in his Redskins career. The big highlight of his career would be taking the Redskins to the super bowl in 1972, but unfortunately could not overcome the undefeated Dolphins that year. In what was a rare feat for a QB in the dead ball era, he never threw more interceptions than touchdowns during his time in Washington, but the Over the Hill Gang was always outmatched by the Cowboys and the Vikings of that era. Kilmer had a very long and eventful career, playing not only at the QB position, but runningback, receiver, and even got a few punts in here and there. He had a peculiar start, a peculiar throwing motion, but whatever was strange about him happened to work, as he nearly breaks into the top 50 on my list. Kilmer did his best work managing the game and playing efficiently, something that endeared him to hard nosed coach George Allen, and is probably the reason why he stuck around so long. In an era of haymakers and windups, Kilmer was precise and methodical. So he didn't have a great record in offensive shootouts, but he held his own in defensive struggles, and had one of the better records in those style of games.
  4. RazorStar

    Historical QB Rankings

    53. Marc Bulger (New Orleans Saints 2000, Atlanta Falcons 2000, St. Louis Rams 2000-2009, Baltimore Ravens 2010) 3rd Place Rams QB Career Record 41-51-0 (44.57%) 88th out of 102 Record in Games with Good Defense 26-7-0 (78.79%) 44th out of 102 Record in Games with Bad Defense 15-44-0 (25.42%) 63rd (T) out of 102 Percentage of Games with Good Defense 33/92 (35.87%) 101st out of 102 (+48) Wins above Average in a 16 Game Season (0.475) Bulger is an interesting QB, and one I was particularly keen on taking a closer look at when I started to do up this topic. Bulger is one of those guys who is often forgot about when you mention high quality quarterbacks, and from the way Bulger played early on, he was looking like one of the next great QB's in this league. The 2000 QB class is reviled for taking 6 guys above Tom Brady, but two of them were actually fairly good, even if they both suffered from injuries their entire career. Although Bulger's path was not nearly as streamlined as Brady's was. He was taken by the Saints in the 6th round, but between the free agent signing of Jeff Blake and Aaron Brooks breaking out, the Saints had no room for him. The Falcons were his next destination, but he only lasted a couple of weeks in camp before heading to St. Louis as a member of the practice squad. And he stayed there for all of 2000, but the Rams liked what they had in him, and kept him as an inactive 3rd QB for the entire 2001 season. In 2002 he got his opportunity after both Warner and Jaime Martin went out with injuries during a disgusting 0-5 start. Bulger took charge and won the next 5 games, bringing the Rams back into the playoff hunt after what should have been a lost season. But coach Mike Martz was committed to Warner, and went back to him once he was healthy enough to play. Predictably, the Rams lost their next three and declaring the season lost, the Rams put Bulger in to finish the season. He went 2-1 in his last 3 games, and the Rams had a new quarterback controversy. Warner had taken the Rams to the super bowl in two of the past four seasons, but Bulger won 8 out of his 9 games in the season. Well, coach Martz went with Kurt Warner once again to start the 2003 season, but after a rough loss to the Giants where Warner was concussed badly, he immediately changed course and rode out Marc Bulger, who had an incredible 2003 season, going 12-3 in the regular season, and put up a ton of big numbers (including a ton of big interceptions). Despite the great performance, the Rams were bounced in the divisional round in a heartbreaking double overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers where Bulger threw three interceptions. With Warner shipped to the Giants in 2004, the Rams were officially Bulger's team. but the collapse had been written on the wall, as the greatest show on turf was starting to dissolve due to injuries, and the best players on the Rams defense were moving to greener pastures while the youth movement failed to keep up. The Rams went 8-8 in 04, which was good enough for a wild-card berth that year, and they even upset the division winner Seahawks (who were also 8-8, blech) before losing in the divisional round again to the Falcons this time after Michael Vick put up a 40 burger on them. 2005 was where he started to suffer injuries, as his shoulder nagged him all year and he only played half the season, going 2-6 in his starts. 2006 was his best performance yet, as he put up 4300 yards, 24 TD's and only 8 INT's as he took the ailing Rams to a 8-8 record after a lot of effort. By this time Orlando Pace was a shell of himself, the defense was constantly giving up 30+ points a game, and the Rams had to struggle for wins. Needless to say, it was all downhill from there. After immediately getting a big contract, he slogged through injuries, threw more INT's than TDs and went 3-13. In 2008, he was benched for Trent Green, but after Scott Linehan was fired to let Jim Haslett become the head coach, Bulger became the starter once again. He went 2-13 as the Rams had allowed 23 or more points in 12 of 16 games that season. His completion percentage continued to plummet and it seemed clear that he was no longer the same player. He played one more season in 2009, but was placed on IR halfway through a disgusting 1-7 start, and that would be the last time he played football. He was released from the Rams in 2010, and signed as a backup on the Ravens for a season before finally calling it quits. Bulger had some incredible highs, but the team around him was just so bereft of talent that he only had two years to take advantage of what the Rams had built in that 1999 Greatest Show on Turf Season. Bulger comes onto this list with the second worst defenses out of all the players looked at, only Jeff Blake had worse teammates in that regard. And while Bulger had amazing weapons in Torry Holt, Isaac Bruce, and the tandem of Steven Jackson and Marshall Faulk, the defense was so miserable that wins were nearly impossible to come by. The offensive line wasn't the same either, as Bulger was ragdolled by opposing defenses. He ends up being one of those great what if stories, because there was a lot of potential there to be an all time great, but Bulger is just another flash in the pan, a piece of trivia for Rams fans to chuckle over as they remember the dark ages of their franchise.
  5. RazorStar

    Historical QB Rankings

    54. Matthew Stafford (Detroit Lions 2009-Current) 1st Place Lions QB Career Record 60-67-0 (47.24%) 77th out of 102 Record in Games with Good Defense 38-15-0 (71.70%) 74th out of 102 Record in Games with Bad Defense 22-52-0 (29.73%) 40th out of 102 Percentage of Games with Good Defense 53/127 (41.73%) 88th out of 102 (+34) Wins above Average in a 16 Game Season (0.412) (0.169 after 2018 season) It's time for another active QB to finally make the list, and we're going with the main who dragged the Lions from being terrible, to being fringe playoff contenders. Well I say that, but they still haven't won a playoff game under Stafford's tenure, so it's more like they just make the postseason every now and again. The Lions were notoriously terrible going into Stafford's rookie year, the 08 Lions were the first team to go 0-16 in league history (a feat replicated by the Browns just 9 years later). So the Lions needed many pieces to rebuild, and they started with a franchise QB, going after the Georgia product Stafford. He went to the same high school as Bobby Layne, the same man who cursed the Lions to 50 years of being terrible. So it's neat how all of these things come full circle. Stafford is certainly the best Lions QB of the modern era, but early in his career you may have just wrote him off as another bust. He suffered shoulder and knee injuries in his rookie year and didn't finish the full season, going 2-8 in his 10 starts and throwing 20 interceptions. However there was one shining game against the Browns that season that gave Lions fans hope. In a shootout with Brady Quinn, Stafford came back onto the field after separating his shoulder and threw the game winning TD with no time left on the clock. That game was also shot on NFL Films here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rvIwyikbRU So there was a sliver of hope for Lions fans, but it wasn't realized in his second season, where his shoulder kept him from playing most of the season, letting veteran journeyman Shaun Hill do most of the work. But by 2011 Stafford had arrived, and to his credit has not missed a game since the 2010 season. Moving to a heavy focus on a deep passing offense, Stafford exploded, throwing for 5000 yards, 41 Touchdowns, and leading the Lions to a 10-6 record, Having a receiver like Calvin Johnson certainly didn't hurt in that regard. However, the Lions first taste of the postseason this century ended in failure, as Stafford could not outgun Drew Brees in a 45-28 loss. In 2012, Stafford threw the ball even more than he did in 2011, passing 727 times, but for less yards, only 20 TDs and throwing one more INT (17). The Lions went 4-12 that year and it was getting clear that Stafford just did not have a defense or a run game to work with. Stafford improved his efficiency numbers in 2013, but the defense and the run game were still as rough as ever and the Lions only went 7-9 after suffering a collapse in the second half of the season. With that performance Jim Schwartz was fired and the Lions were looking for a coach to turn Stafford and that offense into Gold. Jim Caldwell... was probably not the best guy for the job, but he did help Stafford become even more efficient, improving his completion percentage and lowering his high turnover rate down to about the league average. So in 2014, the Lions surged, going 11-5 as Stafford performed well in the clutch, leading 5 4th Quarter Comebacks, and had a decent backfield of Joique Bell and Reggie Bush to rely upon. However, the magic ended in the playoffs as the Lions blew a 20-10 lead to the Cowboys in the 4th quarter and there were some controversial calls that helped keep the Lions out of contention. Stafford probably had his most efficient season in 2015, completing 67.2% of his passes, throwing 32 TD's to only 13 INT's, but despite that the Lions went 7-9 and missed the playoffs. 2016 would probably be Stafford's magnum opus, the epitome of him putting his team on his back and carrying them. The Lions only went 9-7 that year, but Stafford lead 4th quarter comebacks in 8 of those games. The Lions went 9-4 in their first 13 games, but the magic ended quickly. Three straight losses ended the regular season, and a quick exit to the red hot Seahawks killed their surprising wild card appearance. Stafford came back with similar numbers in 2017, a 9-7 record, 4000+ passing yards, 29 TDs and 10 INT's, but the defense regressed and 9-7 just wasn't enough to sneak into the wild card round that year. That marked the end of the Caldwell era, and likely the end of Stafford's prime. Those are the numbers I have the data up to there, but his 2018 was rough under new coach Matt Patricia. Matt Pat follows in the long line of Patriot assistant coaches who never really learned how to coach. They try to emulate Belichick without understanding that you can't be a coach without being your own man. Didn't work for Mangini, Didn't work for McDaniels, and there is a long list of chumps to look back at and laugh at. Matt Pat may be the worst of the crew though. Between his general surliness, insistence on practicing in the snow (The Lions play indoors btw), and general my way or the highway attitude, he rubs basically everyone the wrong way, including the women he's abused. So yeah. You can see Stafford's Wins Above Average dropped a whole 0.25 games per season, and it seems likely that the trend will continue since the Lions lack a lot of talent compared to their division rivals. Stafford's real talents come from carrying his weak defenses, but he's always had weapons to facilitate shootouts. Between the hall of fame Calvin Johnson, and the excellent third down receiver in Golden Tate, he's always had a guy who can make it work. Kenny Golloday is supposed to be that guy now, but he'll need to make a big step up in his third season, or the Lions will need to dramatically shift their offensive philosophy to rely on Kerryon Johnson and the run game. Stafford has been putting the franchise on his back for 10 seasons now, but we're starting to see his back break, and the end of the Lions brief moment of success may be coming to an end.
  6. RazorStar

    Trump Regime thread.

    https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html More proof that Trump is a failure of a businessman and only the product of nepotism and a dodgy ass tax code.
  7. It's because they've got to rush to hit all of these checkmarks they had for the season, and no time for characters to act rationally, only cinematic dragon riding. Ghost got done so dirty, like yeah, that's the reaction you have to your dog that you've raised since he was a puppy? Come the fuck on, don't do Jon like that. Also if the writers really wanted to establish Cersei as a threat, she would have just fired the Ballistas on Drogon chilling out there (because apparently effective range is super long) and pin cushion Tyrion with her archer when he strode up. You kill both of her dragons, and her hand and you don't even have to do a thing because they waltz up to your fucking gates and say "oh kill me please".
  8. Bitch that was me. Sansa was setting her self up as a major player in the books, but gurm will never finish them so *shrug*
  9. Offense (25/53) QB (3): Joe Flacco, Drew Lock, Kevin Hogan RB (3): Phillip Lindsay, Royce Freeman, Devontae Booker FB (1): Andy Janovich WR (6): Emmanuel Sanders, Courtland Sutton, DaeSean Hamilton, River Cracraft, Juwann Winfree (I think we might be looking into a veteran FA for a potential 6th, otherwise it'll be Tim Patrick) TE (3): Noah Fant, Jeff Heuerman, Jake Butt OL (9): OT: Garrett Bolles, Juwuan James OG: Ronald Leary, Connor McGovern ? Dalton Risner, Elijah Wilkinson (We've got a ton of UDFA's and randos on the Oline, we'll need to see how training camp shakes out for those other slots. Also, we might switch up McGovern and Risner depending on how comfortable we feel with a rookie leading the blocking calls) Defense (25/53) DE (5): Derek Wolfe, Adam Gotsis, Zach Kerr, DeMarcus Walker, Billy Winn NT (2): Shelby Harris, Dre'Mont Jones OLB (4): Bradley Chubb, Von Miller, Justin Hollins, Aaron Wallace ILB (4): Todd Davis, Josey Jewell, Joseph Jones, Dekoda Watson CBs (6): Kareem Jackson, Isaac Yiadom, Bryce Callahan, Brendan Langley, De'Vante Bausby, (Chris Harris would be a lock if he was going to stay but I think he's gone and we look for a different option elsewhere so calling this FREE AGENT TO BE ACQUIRED.) S (4): William Parks, Justin Simmons, Su'a Cravens, Jamal Carter Special Teams (3/53) K (1): Brandon McManus P (1): Colby Wadman LS (1): Casey Krieter
  10. RazorStar

    2019 NFL Draft Discussion Thread

    I liked grabbing Fant and I think Risner is a good piece for the interior but holy shit why the fuck did we draft Brock Osweiler again.
  11. RazorStar

    Historical QB Rankings

    55. Dave Krieg (Seattle Seahawks 1980-1991, Kansas City Chiefs 1992-1993, Detroit Lions 1994, Arizona Cardinals 1995, Chicago Bears 1996, Tennessee Titans/Oilers 1997-1998) 3rd Place Seahawks QB and 5th Place Chiefs QB Career Record 102-84-0 (54.84%) 42nd out of 102 Record in Games with Good Defense 80-27-0 (74.77%) 62nd out of 102 Record in Games with Bad Defense 22-57-0 (27.85%) 52nd out of 102 Percentage of Games with Good Defense 107/186 (57.53%) 28th out of 102 (-27) Wins above Average in a 16 Game Season (0.379) We end our little streak of 80's quarterbacks with one Dave Krieg. You may be wondering who Krieg is, considering his claim to fame was being Derrick Thomas' whipping boy, getting sacked 7 times in a single game. But Krieg's career is far more than that performance (and the Seahawks won that game anyway). Krieg's career was long, albeit not as noteworthy as other Seahawk QBs. He didn't get to the super bowl like Wilson or Hasselbeck, and he wasn't there from the very beginning like Jim Zorn, but Krieg had a role to play in Seahawks history regardless. Krieg struggled to take the starting spot from Zorn early on, but by 1983 his consistent play had won him the job over Zorn, and gave him the reins for the rest of the 80's. Combined with hall of fame WR Steve Largent and a pro bowl running back in Curt Warner, the Seahawks were perennial contenders in the AFC West. They made the playoffs 4 times in Krieg's stint there, but with the retirement of Largent in the late 80's and the combination of injuries to Warner, the dream team for the Seahawks did not last very long. Krieg did well with great weapons, but without them he was merely average. The Seahawks decided to move on from Krieg in 1991 but didn't find a QB in the 90's to replace him, as neither the Dan McGwire nor the Rick Mirer experiments worked as planned. Krieg went to Kansas City in 1992, but an early playoff exit to the Chargers and a rare opportunity for the Chiefs to grab Joe Montana meant that Krieg was relegated to a backup role for the 1993 season. Though he did a few starts in spot duty, Krieg moved on from the Chiefs at the end of the 93 season, and started to float around for other teams. He played for the Lions in 1994, and took them to the postseason, but once again, under performed in the most important game and took a L to the Packers. He spent a year in Arizona but did nothing of note with no one of note, and a year in Chicago doing much of the same before heading to Tennessee to windup his career as a third string QB. Krieg's career was certainly long, but his best chances at postseason success were squandered by his own inability. Krieg has had some of the better defenses out of the guys on this list, and his lack of real postseason success is a real black mark on what could have been an exemplary career. His performances are merely average compared to his peers and despite having a long career in the 80's, his name is often forgotten about when mentioning players of the era. The Seahawks had grown from being a mere expansion team to an actual contender under his play, but he was the never the sort of player who could get them over the hump. It is telling how he was able to take over for so many different teams and take the starting role, but the NFL is a top heavy business, and only the championship matters to a lot of fans.
  12. RazorStar

    Historical QB Rankings

    56. Tommy Kramer (Minnesota Vikings 1977-1989, New Orleans Saints 1990) 6th Place Vikings QB Career Record 56-57-0 (49.56%) 69th out of 102 Record in Games with Good Defense 35-17-0 (67.31%) 90th out of 102 Record in Games with Bad Defense 21-40-0 (34.43%) 21st out of 102 Percentage of Games with Good Defense 52/113 (46.02%) 75th out of 102 (+19) Wins above Average in a 16 Game Season (0.375) Let's talk about Two Minute Tommy for a little bit here. Maybe this entire writeup will take two minutes to read, who knows? Kramer was drafted to be the successor to Fran Tarkenton, and those are some might shoes to fill for anyone to take. After all, the Vikings went to 3 super bowls during his time there (and another in a 3 year hiatus in between when he with the Giants). Kramer, for all of his late game heroics, never quite filled those shoes. He led the Vikings to many victories, but the era of the Vikings had passed, and the legendary purple people eater defense had gone extinct. Kramer has one of the best records in games where the defense didn't come out to play, but threw a ton of costly interceptions when his defense did come out, which meant he ended up being a liability sometimes. As such, the Vikings of the late 70's and 80's were a perennial .500 team, occasionally making the playoffs in his time there, but falling out early when they did. When Bud Grant left in 1983, so too did many of Kramer's opportunities were dashed by injuries. His best shot at a championship bid came in 1987, where an 8-7 record was good enough to sneak into a wildcard position. The problem was, he didn't get to finish his wild-card game that year, forced out of the game after suffering a stinger. His backup, Wade Wilson went on a tear that postseason, crushing the Saints in the wild-card 44-10, and upsetting the Joe Montana 49ers 36-24, before bowing out in the NFC Championship game to the stingy Redskins. He never played a full season again, and in 1990 ending up retiring as the Saints backup QB. Kramer had a flair for the dramatic, but never met with any real postseason success. The Vikings were never a terrible team in his time, but they were never considered contenders either. And that's probably why you struggle to name the guy who started most of the games for their team in the 80's. He ends up being sandwiched between a near dynasty, and one of the greatest offenses we have ever seen. He does end up slightly outperforming his defense, but he's not any wunderkind. Also of note, he ends up being the 6th ranked guy on his team, which kind of shows the legacy of QB's who spent at least some time on the Vikings squad. Though he may simply be a footnote in the history of the NFL, his play on the field stood out to anyone who watched him play. For good or for ill.
  13. Actual thoughts on the episode. Uh... it kind of sucked? Like really sucked. The tactics were horrible (in line with Jon Snow tactics, but that's still not a forgivable offense. The black levels were hideous and the whole thing was shot really roughly. Like scale, sense of place, it was really just jarring and distorted. Randomly cutting to Arya having a fucking scooby doo dodge the zombies moment in the library was a bunch of mularkey, and I believe I mentioned how useless Dany and Jon ended up being on the dragons, but like whatever. It really felt like more named characters should have actually bit it, especially since some just freaking disappeared. The whole thing in the crypts was silly, like how was there a safe hidey hole for all those people when there's gonna be a fuck ton of stark corpses in that crypt? I don't know. Also Jon, bitch, light the trench. You dumb motherfucker. At least he rekilled like a thousand wights offscreen, because that's what he does best, but fucking still.
  14. My three stars for the episode: 3. Jorah Mormont. Went ham right from the start, thought he came back a wight after that first exchange of blows, but dude just kept on ticking, took a million stab wounds for his queen, and went out like a motherfucking boss. Way to go Jorah. 2. Theon Greyjoy. Dude fricking killed it with the arrows, and we're led to believe he took out that entire swarm of zombies before the night king cometh. 1. Arya Stark. The Lord of Light delivers. The most ruthless assassin of them all, killing the god damn Night King and ending the rest of the undead army deserves major props. And the least valuable player goes to... Dany Light the fucking trench you dumb cow. Stop getting your dragon covered in zombies! At least thin their numbers or something instead of going for a fucking joy ride! Honorable mention to whoever the fuck came up with their tactics, because sending in the Dothraki first was a real good way to make an even bigger army to fight against. What the fuck were you planning to do if Melisandre wasn't gonna show up? Rush at them with plain old steel? Come the fuck on.
  15. RazorStar

    2019 NFL Draft Discussion Thread

    I'm pretty happy we scored an extra second rounder to grab the best tight end prospect in this draft. Bush might have been a nice pick at 10, but I like improving our resources since we still have plenty of work to do. Can hopefully grab some defensive help with our pair of second rounders tonight.
  16. Cersei and the Night King are gonna fuck.
  17. RazorStar

    2019 NFL Draft Discussion Thread

    Razor's Mock Draft 2.0 with trades: 1. Arizona Cardinals - Nick Bosa, DE, Ohio State 2. San Francisco 49ers - Josh Allen, DE, Kentucky 3. New York Giants (Trade with NYJ, 6th overall, 96th, a 2020 third, and two 5th rounders this year) - Drew Lock, QB, Mizzou 4. Oakland Raiders - Quinnen Williams, DT, Alabama 5. Tampa Bay Bucs - Clelin Ferrell, DE, Clemson 6. New York Jets - Ed Oliver, DT, Houston 7. Jacksonville Jaguars - Jawaan Taylor, LT, Florida 8. Detroit Lions - Devin White, LB, LSU 9. Buffalo Bills - Marquise Brown, WR, Oklahoma 10. Denver Broncos - Devin Bush, LB, Michigan 11. Washington Redskins (Trade with CIN, 15th overall, 77th and 97th for 11 and 212) - Dwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio State 12. Green Bay Packers - Brian Burns, OLB, Florida State 13. Miami Dolphins - Jonah Wiliams, OT, Alabama 14. Atlanta Falcons - Byron Murphy, CB, Washington 15. Cincinnati Bengals - Christian Wilkins, DT, Clemson 16. Carolina Panthers - Montez Sweat, DE, Mississippi State 17. New York Giants - Andre Dillard, LT, Washington State 18. Minnesota Vikings - T.J. Hockensen, TE, Iowa 19. Oakland Raiders (Trade with TEN, 24th overall, 107th and 141st overall) - Kyler Murray, QB, Oklahoma 20. Pittsburgh Steelers - Jeffrey Simmons, DT, Mississippi State 21. New England Patriots (From SEA, 32 and 64 for 21 and a 2020 4th) - Rashan Gary, DE, Michigan 22. Baltimore Ravens - Parris Campbell, WR, Ohio State 23. Houston Texans - Garrett Bradbury, C, N.C. State 24. Tennessee Titans - Noah Fant, TE, Iowa 25. Philadelphia Eagles - Elgton Jenkins, G, Mississippi State 26. Indianapolis Colts - Rock Ya-Sin, CB, Temple 27. Jacksonville Jaguars (Trade with OAK for 38, 99 and 179) - A.J. Brown, WR, Ole Miss 28. Los Angeles Chargers - Dexter Lawrence, DL, Clemson 29. Seattle Seahawks - Darnell Savage, S, Maryland 30. Green Bay Packers - Johnathan Abram, S, Mississippi State 31. Los Angeles Rams - Zach Allen, DE, Boston College 32. Cincinnati Bengals (From SEA, From NE, 42 and 97) - Daniel Jones, QB, Duke
  18. Major Spoilers: No major characters are gonna get wight'd or die in the next episode.
  19. RazorStar

    2019 NFL Draft Discussion Thread

    Bold Prediction: Kyler Murray doesn't go first overall. Bolder Prediction: Kyler Murray falls out of the top 10. So Bold we ran out of Ink Prediction: Kyler Murray falls out of the first round entirely.
  20. RazorStar

    2019 TGP Mock Draft (Discussion Thread/Sign-ups)

    Broncos 1. Jawaan Taylor, LT 2. Zach Allen, DE 3. Clayton Thorson, QB 3. Justin Layne, CB 4. Trey Pipkins, OT 5. Alize Mack, TE 6. Chris Slayton, DT 7. Ryan Bates, OG 7. Te'Von Coney, ILB Jets 1. Nick Bosa, DE 3. Mike Weber, RB 3. Gary Jennings, WR 4. Khalen Saunders, NT 5. Jaquan Johnson, S 7. Keelan Doss, WR We'll see how these guys turn out, but I'm really happy about grabbing Taylor for the Broncos, and floored that I got Bosa for the Jets.
  21. With their final selection the Denver Broncos select: Te'von Coney, ILB, Notre Dame I know I skipped vin, IDGAF! Rawr.
  22. The Denver Broncos select: Ryan Bates, G, Penn State
  23. RazorStar

    '18-'19 NBA Season Thread

    You might not get the Thunder doing it, but man, the Clippers could do it. One hell of a comeback by those guys last night.
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