LONG BEACH MERMEN [GM RIZZ]

[GM Yount]

"THANKS COACH

WHILE IM WAITING FOR HIM TO GET HERE I KNOW SPECIAL TEAMS SNAPS ARE A SUPER SMALL SAMPLE SIZE BUT HOW HAS CORBETT BEEN GRADING OUT INTERNALLY ON HIS KICK RETURNS

THE BIG DOGS BEEN CONSIDERING GETTING MAYES BACK THERE ON KICK RETURNS GIVEN HIS TRACK RECORD LAST YEAR NOW THAT I KNOW JOHNNY THE JET WONT BE PLAYING EVERY DOWN ON DEFENSE BUT I DONT WANT TO SEND THE WRONG MESSAGE TO CORBETT IF LOSING THAT BATTLE IN PRESEASON ACTUALLY LIT A FIRE UNDER HIS B HOLE"

[Talon]

 

   

I mean.. he's been alright. nothing to write home about.

[GM Yount]

"OKAY IM GONNA PUT JOHNNY THE JET ON KICK RETURNS WITH DIAMOND THEN

WE AT LEAST HAVE SEEN HIS TRACK RECORD LAST YEAR OF WHAT HE CAN DO THERE

IM GUESSING NATE IS PROBABLY ABOUT HERE NOW COACH SO I SHOULD HANDLE THAT NOW"



"ARIEL CAN YOU LET MISTER FROST IN PLEASE THANK YOU"



"HI NATHANAEL ITS THE BIG DOG

LIKE I SAID I WOULD I WANTED TO CHECK IN WITH YOU ON HOW YOURE FEELING NOW THAT WERE A FEW WEEKS IN

IVE TRIED TO DO MY BEST TO DRAW UP SOME PACKAGES TO GET YOU ON THE FIELD BUT WANTED TO SEE FIRSTHAND HOW THINGS ARE GOING FOR YOU AND WHERE YOUR HEADS AT"

[Talon]

 

   

Well, I feel like I'm doing good when Im on the field, but Im still not feeling a tantalizing boost in my morale.  I guess time will tell, boss.

[GM Yount]

"OKAY

IF YOURE WILLING TO PLAY IT OUT AND SEE THATS GREAT BUT I ALSO DONT WANT TO GO BACK ON MY OFFER TO PUT THAT FEELER OUT THERE IF YOU WERENT FEELING GREAT ABOUT YOUR PLAYING TIME

ILL PROBABLY BE REVIEWING THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE SEASON WITH COACH MACKEY AFTER THIS NEXT GAME AND SEEING IF THERES ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO BE MADE

IF IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR USAGE WILL STAY THE SAME AFTER THAT I CAN PUT THE WORD OUT THERE TO SEE IF THERES A TEAM WILLING TO GIVE YOU THAT STARTING SPOT

NOT TRYING TO PUSH YOU OUT THE DOOR THE BIG DOG WOULD LIKE TO KEEP YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE DONE VERY WELL IN YOUR ROLE BUT IM TRYING TO DO RIGHT HERE TOO"

[Talon]

 

   

Yeah, I hear you.  I'll let you know where I stand before the trade deadline.

[GM Yount]

"SOUNDS GOOD LETS MAKE IT A WIN BROTHER"



"ARIEL CAN YOU GET ME ELI HARRIS ON THE PHONE PLEASE"



"HI ELI ITS THE BIG DOG

I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT POTENTIALLY TEARING UP KENNY DIAMONDS CONTRACT AND EXTENDING IT A BIT

HES GOT TWO YEARS LEFT ON IT AT TWELVE MILLION A YEAR

ID LIKE TO CHANGE IT INTO A FOUR YEAR DEAL WORTH SIXTEEN MILLION PER 

ID GIVE HIM A QUARTER MILLION MORE IN SALARY AND A QUARTER MILLION MORE IN BONUS MONEY STARTING IMMEDIATELY THEN THREE AND A HALF MILLION OF OFFSEASON BP FOR THE REST OF THE SIXTEEN FOR THIS YEAR BEFORE GOING FOR FIFTEEN POINT FIVE AND POINT FIVE FOR THE THREE YEARS OF THE DEAL AFTER THAT"

[Talon]

   

I see Kenny as more of a $25MM per year caliber player.  So I'm struggling to see this as a deal we can do right now.    You're offering basically 500K more right now, 3.5MM extra in the off-season, then a 4MM raise for next year, with 2 year added on, basically.

I'd rather throw it all away and say a new deal 3 year deal starting next year at $24MM per year if you give us 3MM in off-season bonus this year.

[GM Yount]

"YOU KNOW WHAT

THATLL BE TRICKY BUT THE BIG DOG WILL TAKE IT AS LONG AS WE CAN PUT SOME OF THAT TWENTY FOUR MILLION AS BP

HES TOO IMPORTANT TO OUR PASS RUSH AND LOCKER ROOM"

[Talon]

 

   

You split the money however it needs to be done, as long as big dog gets paid, Big Dog, we're good.

[GM Yount]

"ALRIGHT ITS SENT IN

PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS AND GLAD TO HAVE KENNY SECURED LONG TERM"

[Talon]

 

   

Pleasure doing business with you.

[GM Yount]

"IM THE BIG DOG"



"ARIEL SENDING MY LOCK IN INFO NOW"



- Replace Abram Corbett as KR2 with John Mayes

"MERMEN COUNTRY LETS SWIM"

LOCK IN

[Talon]

 

   

The league is really sent for a loop this week. If you have anything we need to do, just let me know but if not I've got nothing that can't wait.

[GM Yount]

"NAH COACH LETS JUST TAKE OUR BYE WEEK TO BREATHE AND RESET"

LOCK IN

[GM Yount]

"HI ITS THE BIG DOG

THE TEAMS COMING OFF A BYE WEEK WHICH HONESTLY MIGHT HAVE BEEN NEEDED WITH THE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES AROUND THE LEAGUE

OBVIOUSLY GM BLACK DEATH SPENT A FEW YEARS HERE IN LONG BEACH AND YOU HAVE TO THINK AS A LONG TIME GENERAL MANAGER IN THIS LEAGUE LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE CROSSED PATHS WITH HIM IN THE ORGANIZATIONS HE WAS A PART OF

THE BIG GUY LOVED THE GAME AND OBVIOUSLY AS A WHITE WOMAN THE BIG DOG CAN SAY HE WAS A TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR US

THERES NO REAL SMOOTH WAY TO TRANSITION FROM THAT BUT ITS PEARL HARBOR UP NEXT

ITLL BE A TOUGH DIVISIONAL GAME ON THE ROAD AGAINST A WELL COACHED TEAM WITH A TALENTED QUARTERBACK

I THINK WERE GONNA NEED A BIG PERFORMANCE FROM OUR STUD D TACKLES COVINGTON AND MILLER TO REALLY CREATE HAVOC UP THE MIDDLE OF THE LINE IN THIS ONE ESPECIALLY WITH IZZY DOUBTFUL AS OUR ACE IN THE SECONDARY

OBVIOUSLY THERES PLENTY OF HISTORY HERE EVERYONE KNOWS PEARL HARBORS HAD OUR NUMBER BUT ITS A NEW YEAR WITH NEW REGIMES AT LEAST ON THE COACHING END IN BOTH PLACES SO NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW TO SHOW THAT WERE AT THE POINT IN OUR DEVELOPMENT AS A SQUAD WHERE WE CAN TAKE THAT NEXT STEP AND REALLY PUT A STRANGLEHOLD ON THE DIVISION"

[Talon]

 

   

Hey boss, I know we don't have the funds in the bank, but I'm paying out of my pocket to have GM BD honored in our ring of honor if you green light it.

He always had my back here when I finished up my career, the guy deserves it.

[GM Yount]

"YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE THE GREEN LIGHT"

[Talon]

 

   

Hell yeah.  Thanks boss. 

Anyways, back to business.   The division is a dog fight again, Oakland is down in the standings but they got the firepower, but yeah... we can't be dropping division games right now so we have to take it to the Predators.

[GM Yount]

"YEAH FOR SURE

BY THE WAY I WAS GONNA GO OVER THIS LAST WEEK BEFORE THE NEWS HIT BUT A QUARTER OF THE WAY THROUGH THE SEASON ANY RED FLAGS OR WHITE FLAGS ON HOW IVE GOT THINGS SET UP OR THINGS YOU THINK I SHOULD CONSIDER TWEAKING"

[Talon]

 

   

Right now I think it's all good.  If we keep struggling vs the pass compared to the run, maybe we change focuses, but right now I'm good.

[GM Yount]

"OKAY

HOPEFULLY OUR OFFENSE CAN SHOW WHAT WERE MADE OF NOW THAT WERE HEALTHY ON THAT SIDE OF THE BALL

I DO FEEL WE MIGHT BE A BIT AT RISK TO WILCOX BREAKING A BIG PLAY OR TWO AGAINST US WITH IZZY LIKELY OUT

I ASSUME PETERSEN IS STILL THE BEST OPTION TO MATCH UP WITH HIM EVEN WITH THE TACKLING AND CONDITIONING QUESTIONS FEELS LIKE THERED BE JUST AS MUCH WITH THE CHANCE MAYES WOULD MAKE A MISREAD AND GET OUT OF POSITION OR THAT FROSTYS LACK OF PHYSICAL TRAITS COMPARED TO THEM COULD LEAD TO A GAINER

DEFENSE MIGHT HAVE TO LEAN ON PINAS COVERAGE SKILLS TO SHADE OVER AND HELP THE CORNERS

OR HOPEFULLY PEARL HARBOR TRADING GALLEGO MEANS OUR INTERIOR RUSH CAN PUT OWENS IN HELL"

[Talon]

   

We're going to roll with what we've got like you said, unless you got tweaks to make.

[GM Yount]

"ARF ARF

THE BIG DOG WILL LOCK IN SHORTLY COACH"

[Talon]

 

   

Bet

[GM Yount]

"MERMEN COUNTRY LETS SWIM"

*IF IZZY OKAFOR CANNOT PLAY*

Master Depth
CB1 Daniel Petersen
CB2 John Mayes
CB3 Nathanael Frost
CB4 Terry Waters

LOCK IN

[GM Yount]

"HI ITS THE BIG DOG

HELL OF A WIN FOR THE LADS LAST WEEk

WE DIDNT PLAY OUR BEST WE CAME OUT A LITTLE FLAT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL THE O LINE WAS GETTING BEAT A BIT EARLY AND WE GOT DOWN

BUT THATS WHY ITS SUCH A GREAT WIN

ON THE ROAD DIVISION GAME WE COULD HAVE LET GHOSTS OF THE PAST START CREEPING IN BUT ITS LIKE T LAW SAID THIS TEAM IS TOUGHER AND BETTER THAN WEVE BEEN

WE CREATED HAVOC AND BIG PLAYS ON DEFENSE EVEN THOUGH WE WERE OBVIOUSLY ASKING OUR CORNERS WITHOUT IZZY TO DO A LOT BEING OUT ON AN ISLAND

SECOND HALF OF THE GAME OUR RUN GAME AND LINE STARTED IMPOSING THEIR WILL

A TOP SHELF GUY LIKE JUSTYN ROSS WAS PROBABLY ON HIS WAY TO HAVING THE WORST GAME IVE SEEN HIM HAVE SINCE IVE BEEN HERE IN LONG BEACH

BUT WHAT DID HE DO

HE PUT THAT BEHIND HIM AND HE CAUGHT THE GAME WINNING TOUCHDOWN AND ENDED UP MAKING HIMSELF A HERO IN THE GAME

AS FAR AS IZZY GOES I KNOW THE NEWS IS STILL LISTING HIM AS DOUBTFUL BUT LUCKY FOR US THE INCOMPARABLE DOCTOR RINKU NOT ONLY IS AN EXPERT IN BIOMECHANICS HES ALSO WELL VERSED IN BIOKNEECHANICS SO ID SAY KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED FOR THAT

WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE THE SCHEDULE DOESNT GET ANY EASIER

THE PUSH TO BE CONSISTENTLY AT THAT ELITE LEVEL DOESNT GET ANY EASIER

WEVE GOT TO DEFEND OUR HOME TURF THIS WEEK AGAINST A DANGEROUS ORLANDO TEAM THATS GOTTEN BACK ON TRACK THIS YEAR

THEYRE VERY WELL COACHED HAVE A STRONG DEFENSE AND HAVE AN OFFENSE THAT HAS RUN THE BALL VERY WELL AND ISNT MAKING MISTAKES

ITS GLAD TO SEE THAT JUAN MCKINNEY LANDED A PLACE THAT IS LETTING HIM SHOWCASE HIS TALENTS AND IVE BEEN HAPPY SEEING HIM SUCCEED SINCE HIM AND HIS AGENT MISTER ROSENHAUS WERE COMPLETE PROFESSIONALS TO DEAL WITH THIS OFFSEASON BUT ITS TIME FOR THE MERMEN TO GET NASTY IN THE TRENCHES AND SLOW THAT DOWN FOR A GAME

WEE NEED TO SEE US CREATE SOME CHAOS GET THEIR OFFENSE OFF SCHEDULE AND USE OUR PHYSICALITY IN THE TRENCHES TO MAKE IT HARD FOR THEM TO RUN THE BALL AND COLLAPSE THE POCKET WHEN THEY THROW IT

ITLL BE A BATTLE BUT I EXPECT US TO COME BREATHING FIRE OUT OUR CORNHOLES AND CONTINUE MAKING STATEMENTS"

[Talon]

 

   

I heard the buzz around the locker room, guys saying "we were 0-for" against Pearl Harbor blah blah... well that wasn't WE... that was THEM.  US is WE, and WE are 1-0.

[GM Yount]

"LOVE IT COACH

BRINGING THAT NEW MENTALITY THAT LEVEL OF JUICE TO THE LOCKER ROOM THATS A HUGE PART OF WHY YOU WERE THE GUY I WANTED

UP NEXT DEFENDING OUR HOME TURF

IMPRESSIVE START TO THE YEAR FOR ORLANDO BUT THE BIG DOG WOULD LIKE US TO MAKE A STATEMENT OF INTENT HERE BY UNRAVELING SOME OF THE TEARS IN THE SEAMS THEYVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID GETTING EXPOSED BY BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR GAME SCRIPTS"

[Talon]

 

   

No cap.

[GM Yount]

"TRUTH TO POWER

THE BIG DOGS GONNA TAKE CARE OF A BIT OF BUSINESS THEN WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO LOCK IN"



"ARIEL CAN YOU GET ME MIKE MAKER PLEASE"

HI MIKE ITS THE BIG DOG ID LIKE TO DISCUSS A CONTRACT EXTENSION FOR CALEB PHILLIPS

OUR INITIAL OFFER WE WERE LOOKING AT TO KEEP CAPTAIN PHILLIPS AROUND IS FIVE YEARS FOURTEEN MILLION SALARY ONE POINT FIVE MIL BONUS MONEY FULLY GUARANTEED AND IF FOR SOME REASON WE MISS THE PLAYOFFS TWO CONSECUTIVE YEARS DURING HIS DEAL THAT WOULD TRIGGER A PLAYER OPTION SO HE CAN OPT OUT AFTER THAT SEASON TO SEEK OUT A CONTENDER IF HE WANTED TO"

[Talon]

   

Lets leave out all the verbal judo.  Lets just do 5 years, 14MM and 1.5MM bonus.  FG'd.

[GM Yount]

"SOUNDS GOOD

FIVE YEARS FOURTEEN AND ONE POINT FIVE FULLY GUARANTEED STARTING NEXT YEAR

GLAD TO BE KEEPING HIM AROUND AND GOOD DOING STRAIGHTFORWARD BUSINESS"

[Talon]

 

   

Much obliged.

[GM Yount]

"IM THE BIG DOG"



"HI ARIEL ITS THE BIG DOG CAN YOU GET ME DOCTOR RINKU WHEN HE HAS A MINUTE PLEASE"



"HI RINKU ITS THE BIG DOG

NOT TO BE RUDE AND CUT STRAIGHT TO BUSINESS BUT ANY LUCK FIGURING OUT WHY IZZYS KNEE WAS BEING SO STUBBORN AND GETTING IT REMEDIED"

[Talon]

 

   

My sweet Lotus, Patella Tendonitis is also know as The Jumper's Knee.   It comes from inflammation of the tendon from over use.  Jumping, Running, Walking... all of those things can make it act up and for Izzy who has played football in the IFAF since he was 16 years old, there is much mileage on his body even at 25 years old. 

We have got him healed now, but this is an injury that comes from him moving his body, not from taking abuse, so it is a challenging one to defeat without using illegal substances.

[GM Yount]

*BIG DOG puts a pair of non-scrip glasses on and tries to look studious*

"INDEED

INDEED INDEED INDEED

THATS GOOD TO KNOW THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOURE THE BEST RINKU

THE BIG DOG OWES YOU A DINNER"



"ARIEL CAN I GET COACH MACKEY AGAIN THANKS"



"HI COACH ITS THE BIG DOG

I HAD A COUPLE LOGISTICAL USAGE QUESTIONS I WANTED TO RUN BY YOU

FIRST OFF IS OBVIOUSLY OUR RECEIVER ROOM IS VERY RAW BEYOND THE FIRST COUPLE GUYS

I KNOW YOU OBVIOUSLY WOULDNT TURN DOWN MORE WEAPONS IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY BUT IF WE WERE ABLE TO GET A MORE DYNAMIC SLOT RECEIVER IS THAT SOMETHING YOU THINK WED END UP UTILIZING MUCH IN YOUR OFFENSE OR ARE YOU MORE DOWN FOR JUST MIX IN A COUPLE RELIABLE TARGETS WITH THE RUN GAME
"

[Talon]

 

   

Its hard to know for sure if it would be a game changer because I haven't seen Trevor with a real three headed attack, not sure where he would go with the ball, but if we have the talent, I'll get them on the field.

[GM Yount]

"ALRIGHT COACH WELL IT COST A PRETTY PENNY AND THE BIG DOG KNOWS ITS A RISK TO SHAKE THINGS UP WHEN THEYRE GOING WELL BUT BOTTOM LINE WITHOUT BORING YOU WITH ALL THE DETAILS OF MY THINKING WEVE GOT A REAL UPGRADE IN OFFENSIVE WEAPONRY NOW WHERE HOPEFULLY NOBODY CAN GET DOUBLE TEAMED

IM CLEAR WITH HOW I WANT TO LINE THINGS UP ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE BUT THE BIG DOGS OF TWO MINDS ON HOW WE CAN GO WITH THE WIDEOUTS

ONE WE COULD IMMEDIATELY PUT LITTLE ON THE OUTSIDE OPPOSITE ROSS AND WORK CALEB AS A DYNAMIC SLOT RECEIVER

TWO WE COULD WORK LITTLE INTO THE OFFENSE AND LET HIM ADJUST BY LETTING HIM START OUT FIRST WEEK AS A SUPER SLOT MISMATCH AND THEN FIGURE THINGS OUT FROM THERE ONCE YOUVE HAD A WEEK OR SO TO EVALUATE FIT"

[Talon]

 

   

I'd like to see Caleb in the slot, I think its going to benefit him.

[GM Yount]

"OKAY THAT MAKES SENSE TO THE BIG DOG

SO CALEB IN THE SLOT AND DO YOU THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO KEEP ROSS AS THE PRIORITY RECEIVER FOR NOW SINCE T LAW HAS THE BUILT UP CHEMISTRY WITH HIM

WE CAN ALWAYS REVISIT IT IF LITTLE LOOKS UNDENIABLE BUT I KIND OF LIKE WORKING IN A BIG TIME RECEIVER LIKE HIM AGAINST CORNER TWOS AND LETTING HIM FEAST AND HOPEFULLY BUILD SOME MOMENTUM IN OUR OFFENSE

IM NOT AN OFFENSIVE MASTERMIND THOUGH IM THE BIG DOG SO IM WILLING TO DEFER WITH THE CAVEAT THAT YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVENT WORKED HANDS ON WITH THE GUY YET"

[Talon]

 

   

Yeah, I'll keep an eye on him.

[GM Yount]

"COOL ILL GET UPDATED DEPTH CHARTS AND NEW PLAYER RADIO SENT TO YOU SOON AND THEN LOCK IN

LETS GET READY TO STOP ORLANDO

BECAUSE A STAMPEDE CANT TRAMPLE OVER WATER BUT MERMEN CAN SWIM"

[GM Yount]

"MERMEN COUNTRY LETS SWIM"

NEW PLAYER RADIO:
- LB Leon Choi

DEPTH CHART UPDATES:

MASTER DEPTH CHART

RB1: John Encarnacion
RB2: Diamond Starz
RB3: John Addison
RB4: Anthony Soto

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR1b/WR4: Joseph Haase

WR2: Jayson Little
WR2b/WR5: J.C. Jackson

WR3: Caleb Phillips
WR3b: Abram Corbett


DT1: Dex Covington
DT2: Trinidad Boles
DT3: Michael Ocasio
DT4: Jess McDonald

SS1: Edward Sparks
SS2: Richard Collazo



OCEAN MADNESS
Empty Backfield 5 WR RUN & PASS SETS

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Jayson Little
WR3: Caleb Phillips
WR4: Joseph Ruiz
WR5: Diamond Starz

GIRTHY WIDE MAGNUM
Shotgun 4 WR Formation RUN

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Jayson Little
WR3: Caleb Phillips
WR4: Joseph Ruiz

WIDE MAGNUM
Shotgun 4 WR Formation PASS


RB: Diamond Starz

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Jayson Little
WR3: Caleb Phillips
WR4: Joseph Ruiz

LONG SHOTGUN
Shotgun PASS

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Jayson Little
WR3: Caleb Phillips
TE: Joseph Ruiz

POWER SHOTGUN
Shotgun RUN

WR1: Justyn Ross
WR2: Caleb Phillips
WR3: Joseph Ruiz
TE: Charles Danner


NICKEL
Nickel Formation Short & Long
DT1: Dex Covington
DT2: Trinidad Boles

SS: Edward Sparks


DIME
Dime Formation Short & Long

DT1: Dex Covington
DT2: Trinidad Boles

SS: Edward Sparks

LOCK IN

[GM Yount]

"HI ITS THE BIG DOG

ROUGH LOSS FOR US ON OUR HOME FIELD

WE KNEW ORLANDO WAS A TOUGH OPPONENT BUT STILL WE HOLD OURSELVES TO A HIGHER STANDARD THAN WHAT WE PUT OUT THERE

THE BIG DOG WILL TAKE SOME OF THE BLAME SINCE OBVIOUSLY THERES A TRANSITION TO MAKE AFTER YOU EXECUTE A SIZABLE TRADE BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERES NEVER REALLY AN EASY STRAIGHTFORWARD TIME MIDSEASON TO MAKE WHAT YOU THINK IS A NECESSARY MOVE TO MAXIMIZE YOUR WINDOW ESPECIALLY WHEN YOUR BYE COMES EARLY IN THE YEAR

ILL GET BACK TO THE MOVE IN A BIT BUT AS FAR AS THE GAME YOU CANT LEAVE POINTS ON THE FIELD LIKE WE DID AND OBVIOUSLY NEELEY TWISTING HIS KNEE WAS A ROUGH MOMENT TOO

BUT WE MOVE FORWARD BECAUSE WE HAVE TO AND THERES NO TIME TO DWELL ON MISTAKES IN THIS LEAGUE AND LIKE THE BIG DOG SAID WELL BE MOVING FORWARD WITH SOME NEW FACES

OBVIOUSLY WE SAID GOODBYE TO SOME AS WELL WITH JARED MILLER AND PHIL CALABRESE BEING THE MOST NOTABLE

IT WAS VERY TOUGH TO MOVE ON FROM BOTH BUT GIVEN OUR DT DEPTH AND US GOING WITH A DECENT AMOUNT OF THREE DOWN LINEMEN FORMATIONS DEFENSIVELY IT SEEMED PRUDENT TO FIND HIM A GOOD ORGANIZATION WHERE HE CAN BE THE MAN ON THE INTERIOR AND HELP SHORE UP SOME OTHER AREAS

CALABRESE WAS ALSO A STRONG PLAYER FOR US A GOOD LEADER BUT SPARKS IN RETURN IS A YOUNG GUY THAT GIVES US A QUALITY YOUNG PLAYER AT THE STRONG SAFETY SPOT FOR AT LEAST THESE NEXT THREE YEARS

OCASIO IS A GUY THAT THE BIG DOG LIKED A LOT COMING INTO THE DRAFT AND THINKS THAT WORKING WITH COACH ROY CAN HELP HIM DEVELOP INTO A NASTY SPACE EATER AND RUN STOPPER 

SOTOS OBVIOUSLY GOT A CHANCE TO SHOW THE COACHES WHAT HES GOT AND WELL TAKE IT FROM THERE AND OF COURSE WE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL DRAFT CAPITAL TO EITHER USE THIS OFFSEASON OR AT THE DEADLINE IF THERES A POSITION WHERE WE NEED TO STRENGTHEN THE SQUAD

JAYSON LITTLES THE BIGGEST NAME PIECE WE GOT AND THE BIG DOGS BEEN A FAN OF HIS FOR QUITE A WHILE GOING BACK TO THE EXPANSION DRAFT HES JUST A REALLY RELIABLE HIGH END GUY WITH GOOD SIZE HANDS SPEED AGILITY THAT HAS BEEN A GO TO OPTION ON A TEAM THAT MADE IT TO THE IMPACT BOWL

VERY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT HIM ROSS PHILLIPS AND RUIZ CAN DO AS A PASS CATCHING UNIT AS THEY GEL WITH T LAW

BUT NOW THAT IVE COVERED HASHTAG TRADE SZN THE BIG DOG AND THE MERMEN HAVE TO MOVE AHEAD TO TUCSON

OBVIOUSLY ITS A TOUGH PLACE TO PLAY THE REIGNING MVP A HEALTHY SQUAD OVER THERE AND MOST OF THE EXPERTS ARENT PICKING US

BUT THATS OKAY BECAUSE BEATING THE TOUGHEST TEAMS AND PROVING PEOPLE WRONG IS HOW YOU GET TO WHERE WE PLAN ON AND WE PLAN ON BEING THE BEST

IM THE BIG DOG"

[Talon]

 

   

Alright, we have got to pick up this win over Tucson.  We can't be a legit contender if we lose to every first place team we face.  Just can't have that.

[GM Yount]

"AGREE

AND THE BIG DOG THINKS TO DO THAT WE NEED TO START HOLDING GUYS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR PERFORMANCE

TO BE QUITE FRANK WERE NOT GOING TO BE LEGIT CONTENDERS WITH OUR TOP RECEIVER COMBINING FOR FIVE CATCHES AND FIFTY SEVEN YARDS ON TWELVE TARGETS OVER A TWO GAME STRETCH

HONESTLY EVEN A COMBINED NINE CATCHES FOR NINETY EIGHT YARDS ON SIXTEEN TARGETS IS ROUGH OVER A TWO GAME STRETCH IF YOURE WANTING TO BEAT THE TOP TEAMS

THAT SECOND EXAMPLE OF A TWO GAME STRETCH FOR THE RECORD WAS WHAT J ROSS DID DURING THE PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR

THE BIG DOG UNDERSTANDS HES OBVIOUSLY GETTING THE TOUGHEST COVERAGE ASSIGNMENTS BUT GIVEN WEVE GOT OTHER OPTIONS IN HOUSE NOW THINK WE NEED TO ASK IF HES GONNA BE ABLE TO BE HIM WHEN WEVE GOT THE TOUGHEST MUCH WIN MATCHUPS OR IF WE NEED TO GET HIM MORE FAVORABLE MATCHUPS TO HEAT HIM UP

IM NOT DOUBTING THE GUYS CLUTCHNESS OR WHATEVER IVE SEEN HIM MAKE PLENTY OF WINNING PLAYS I JUST AM WONDERING IF IVE ASKED HIM TO FILL A ROLE THAT IS MAYBE A HALF STEP BEYOND HIM IF WERE GOING FOR A TITLE"

[Talon]

 

   

Ross ain't a bad guy, but he is a player I think peaked early in his career.  He's a solid WR2, but I don't see him as a superstar WR1.

[GM Yount]

"ALRIGHT SO WE CAN SLIDE LITTLE UP TO WIDE RECEIVER ONE THEN MAYBE

I KNOW YOU HAVENT HAD A LONG TIME TO VIEW HIM IN PRACTICE YET BUT I FEEL LIKE THE DUDE WAS AT LEAST THE GO TO GUY ON A TEAM THAT MADE THE IMPACT BOWL

IF WERE IN AGREEMENT ON THAT I HAD A CHANGE I WAS THINKING OF ON THE DEFENSIVE SIDE AS WELL"

[Talon]

   

Okay, what you got?