uffda udfa
7 years ago

And you OVERSHOOT the fight til the point you often have the opposite problem.
Where Packer=bad is something you need to fight against to look past and see what's really there.

Like I said, I was surprised to see how much he improved... in that aspect (how much he improved through training camp) he kinda reminds me of Marshall Newhouse (their play style is very different), but that both were pretty dang back and surprisingly improved throughout training camp.

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I can man up and say that I didn't watch Amichia's tape at all. I know of the Packers penchant to keep draft picks. I know of the Packers dearth of talent in their backup OL. I know that they didn't keep him. I know that no other team in the NFL claimed him and I know he was originally a 6th round pick that may not have been drafted at all if not for us. None of the things above give me any kind of inkling he's going to be "very good".

Now, will anyone saying he will be very good man up and say why they're saying this other than Packer=good? You said you watched him. Watching the games live on my laptop and being at the Philly game I can honestly state I never once specifically was watching or thinking...I better focus on Kofi Amichia. As I said above, there are general reasonings to think he is more likely to not be a player than he is.

What I can't stand is rah rah sentimentalism and my issues with some of this go way back over the years to countless baseless, flippant to downright untrue uninformed statements on players. My opinion which isn't worth what someone who has watched him specifically for some time is that he is more likely to be nothing than he is to be very good. What is the issue with that opinion? It's better than 50 50 Amichia does turn into a very good player for us? I don't think so or the above wouldn't be true. It's barely over 50 50 a guy is going to good period much less when the above is true. It's a logically based opinion.
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7 years ago

I can man up and say that I didn't watch Amichia's tape at all. I know of the Packers penchant to keep draft picks. I know of the Packers dearth of talent in their backup OL. I know that they didn't keep him. I know that no other team in the NFL claimed him and I know he was originally a 6th round pick that may not have been drafted at all if not for us. None of the things above give me any kind of inkling he's going to be "very good".

Now, will anyone saying he will be very good man up and say why they're saying this other than Packer=good? You said you watched him. Watching the games live on my laptop and being at the Philly game I can honestly state I never once specifically was watching or thinking...I better focus on Kofi Amichia. As I said above, there are general reasonings to think he is more likely to not be a player than he is.

What I can't stand is rah rah sentimentalism and my issues with some of this go way back over the years to countless baseless, flippant to downright untrue uninformed statements on players. My opinion which isn't worth what someone who has watched him specifically for some time is that he is more likely to be nothing than he is to be very good. What is the issue with that opinion? It's better than 50 50 Amichia does turn into a very good player for us? I don't think so or the above wouldn't be true. It's barely over 50 50 a guy is going to good period much less when the above is true. It's a logically based opinion.

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It's much less than 50/50 that any player drafted later than the 4th round becomes even an average player. Not just Packer fans but all fans severely overestimate the potential of players taken in the last 3 rounds. As far as expectations I personally just treat 5th/6th/7th as priority UDFA because the talent gap is really not very much between them. Yeah you can get a gem every once in a while but it's so rare it's not really something you should be counting on.
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uffda udfa
7 years ago
Right...50-50 is probably too aggressive for a 1st rounder much less a 6th. I just don't know how many of us spent a whole lot of time watching and reviewing Amichia tape to make any kind of assessment that he was going to be very good given all the counter evidence to the contrary.

My original ire drawing comment was this:

Anyone saying Amichia is going to be very good has an agenda. Nobody can say that after his brutal performance. It's like saying Spriggs will be a great LT. Can't say such nonsense.

Perhaps, wrong for me to say his performance was brutal as I didn't specifically watch him. A good assumption based on the things outlined previously.

However, when someone dogmatically states he IS going to be very good and it's based on the same or less than my opinion is based off of, I have a hard time not responding.
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beast
7 years ago

My opinion ... is that he is more likely to be nothing than he is to be very good. What is the issue with that opinion? It's better than 50 50 Amichia does turn into a very good player for us? I don't think so or the above wouldn't be true. It's barely over 50 50 a guy is going to good period much less when the above is true. It's a logically based opinion.

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I have no issue with that opinion. But as I'm pretty sure Barfarn (and probably others) has said, you could say that about every single player in the draft and you'll be more right than wrong, because more players don't make it than do.

Especially when you consider you standard for the label "good player" is probably ridiculous high as are most of your standards, which is getting back to the point... other people undershoot, you overshoot, it's still off the mark either way.

The kid is a late round pick, that does not mean he's going to be ready right away. We're looking more from improvement as the rookies adjust to the NFL.
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uffda udfa
7 years ago

I have no issue with that opinion. But as I'm pretty sure Barfarn (and probably others) has said, you could say that about every single player in the draft and you'll be more right than wrong, because more players don't make it than do.

Especially when you consider you standard for the label "good player" is probably ridiculous high as are most of your standards, which is getting back to the point... other people undershoot, you overshoot, it's still off the mark either way.

The kid is a late round pick, that does not mean he's going to be ready right away. We're looking more from improvement as the rookies adjust to the NFL.

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Barfarn is right. So am I. It's almost like saying sky is blue and water is wet. That's why it's worthy of a reply when someone is making crazy statements like some 6th round cut who wasn't claimed IS going to be VERY GOOD. That's totally baseless and is agenda driven UNLESS that person has really studied Amichia. My opinion was looked at agenda driven by you but it really is logic based, although, I understand the allegation. Packer=good is a maddening mentality.
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beast
7 years ago

Barfarn is right. So am I. It's almost like saying sky is blue and water is wet. That's why it's worthy of a reply when someone is making crazy statements like some 6th round cut who wasn't claimed IS going to be VERY GOOD. That's totally baseless and is agenda driven UNLESS that person has really studied Amichia.

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I agree with that.

My opinion was looked at agenda driven by you but it really is logic based, although, I understand the allegation. Packer=good is a maddening mentality.

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That because you are pushing your agenda (see "Packer=good is a maddening mentality")

Also because you read very far into things and then add your assumptions on top of that, and then read further into it... just like the rah rah fans that you don't like... but while they assume good Packers, you assume bad Packers.
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uffda udfa
7 years ago

I agree with that.

That because you are pushing your agenda (see "Packer=good is a maddening mentality")

Also because you read very far into things and then add your assumptions on top of that, and then read further into it... just like the rah rah fans that you don't like... but while they assume good Packers, you assume bad Packers.

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No. Rah rah fans ALWAYS say Packer=good. If you think me commenting on someone else's agenda is an agenda then I accept that. My opinion on Amichia isn't based on Packer=bad it is based on logic. Huge difference. Again, I said I understand your perception that I think all Packers are bad. That isn't true. I LOVE Aaron Jones. I really like Michael Clark. Thrilled Marty B. is our TE. I'm not automatically calibrated to say Packer=bad like rah rah is to say Packer=good. There's a difference. Just because the majority of what I say comes across as negative doesn't mean it's agenda driven other than logic being the agenda.
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beast
7 years ago

No. Rah rah fans ALWAYS say Packer=good.

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Not always, especially when it comes to linemen. A lot of rah rah types wanted Bak gone or at least not at LT because he doesn't fit the prototypical body built.... they wanted Spriggs to replace Bak last year... and this year, they wanted to move Bulaga to RG and Spriggs to RT (again, about prototypical body built, more than actual play skill.

I LOVE Aaron Jones. I really like Michael Clark. Thrilled Marty B. is our TE. I'm not automatically calibrated to say Packer=bad like rah rah is to say Packer=good. There's a difference.

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No, from what I see, you're exactly the same in that regard. As neither are automatically calibrated 100% in either direction.

I was talking to some fans that you would call "rah rah" and was telling them that Ringo looks like he's going to make it this year... and they just went and bad mouth him and praised Price... as just like you, the "rah rah" players have their favorites and least favorites too.

You see rah rah types aren't as rah rah about certain linemen (because linemen are less exciting and harder to get all rah rah about). While you aren't as boo boo about the the "skilled" players (because skilled players are easy to get all rah rah about).

It's the exact same thing.

Just because the majority of what I say comes across as negative doesn't mean it's agenda driven other than logic being the agenda.

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It doesn't come across as negative... it is negative. You're bad mouthing a group of people. That is negative. You're saying most players will fail. That is negative. "I think we overrate ALL of them." That is negative towards other people.

Doesn't mean it's not logical and true, but it is negative.

And you also assume the worst (which is also negative) and not logical.
~ Thompson is mentally handicapped now
~ They failed in drafting Bulaga
Which you cite things as prove with just as low standards as the rah rah types.
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uffda udfa
7 years ago
I won't say anything more about your perception of me. Your perception is yours. My perception is mine.

The truth is neither positive nor negative. That is what I strive for.

Everyone has to search themselves as to their biases if they ever want to get to the truth.
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beast
7 years ago

I won't say anything more about your perception of me. Your perception is yours. My perception is mine.

The truth is neither positive nor negative. That is what I strive for.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 


Sounds like I hit a nerve, sorry if I did.
If the truth is what you seek then limiting your options is not good... have more of an open mind

Everyone has to search themselves as to their biases if they ever want to get to the truth.

Originally Posted by: uffda udfa 


And I think your doing good of a job attacking your fan biases... too good of a job in fact.

I believe your logic is 90+% (or whatever percent) of the Packers media positive spin so you need to read into it from the opposite perspective to get the truth from it. Which could be good logic.

I think you read into it, then use a couple of assumptions (which might be true (or false)) and then think your interpretation is fact... which is why I think sometimes you said something was proof, and no one else could see it as proof.

Again, sorry if I struck a nerve... I'll try to drop it now.
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