New Orleans Saints select Sheldon Rankins in 2016 NFL Draft

burningmetal · 05-02-2016, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by AsylumGuido

No. You don't get it. I seldom, if ever, disagree with an opinion that is stated as such. Most all of us think differently and have different opinions. I have fewer opinions than most when it comes to personnel, at least in on field potential. I do have well-founded opinions on cap management as it relates to cost accounting and resource management as that is within my field of training.

What I rail upon is the constant proclamations that the front office no clue about what they are doing and has no clue about player selection and are constantly griping about the same. There are only about four or five of the somewhat regular members that fall into this category. I say somewhat because the major presence of a couple coincides with the approach of the draft.

I don't see a problem trying to guess what the team may do in the draft. That could be a fun exercise. I guess I can also understand those compulsive enough to spend hours upon hours doing mock drafts and studying players (based upon input from writers/experts that know little more than they). But it is the insistence that the front office doesn't know as much as they and they can clearly draft better and manage a cap better that gets old. Those are the only instances that I call out and it is usually one or more of the same four or five people.

I could accept people saying they cannot understanding the thinking behind a player acquisition move or a financial decision, but to constantly state that front office is incompetent and if they would do things exactly as the self-promoting members insist, things would be so much rosier in Who Dat Nation.

Yes, you have caught my frustration and ire along these lines, but admittedly, you are not quite as unfailingly negative as a couple of the others in that regard.

Everything you just stated is in stark contrast to the reality that I've witnessed with you, on numerous occasions. I specifically saw you criticizing someone who started a thread about draft prospects, a while back. You basically said that it was stupid for anyone to think that they can have any clue what the team is looking for. But all he was doing was making predictions. No harm in that.

So that shoots down where you said you don't mind if someone wants to do a mock draft.

You claim that it's only the people who say they can run the team better, who frustrate you. Yet, I clearly see you jumping on people (including me) who simply state that we would have preferred a different position be addressed.

You say I have caught your "ire", yet I have never stated that if I were running the team, things would be better. When I am critical of the organization, it's when there is a pattern of futility in regards to whatever subject I'm criticizing. and that is because, as professionals, I expect better of them.

I don't work in the NFL, of course. But whatever I do, or have done, I'm typically a fast learner. If I chose to take up a career path that led me to work in a front office, I guarantee you I would learn quickly from any mistakes. If it were my job to study hundreds of hours of tape, I would do so. So the point isn't whether myself, or others, are qualified to run an organization. It's that we expect those who are to do better. We're all held to certain standards in whatever job field we work in... Does that make sense to you?

You absolutely do not limit your criticism to just certain individuals. You don't like ANY opinion that is not in line with the team, and YOURS. No matter how calm and reasonable a person may try to be in explaining themselves, the response from you remains the same. "You don't have a clue what you're talking about. You're really dumb if you think you have any idea".

05-02-2016, 05:58 PM	#28
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: New Orleans Saints select Sheldon Rankins in 2016 NFL Draft Originally Posted by AsylumGuido No. You don't get it. I seldom, if ever, disagree with an opinion that is stated as such. Most all of us think differently and have different opinions. I have fewer opinions than most when it comes to personnel, at least in on field potential. I do have well-founded opinions on cap management as it relates to cost accounting and resource management as that is within my field of training. What I rail upon is the constant proclamations that the front office no clue about what they are doing and has no clue about player selection and are constantly griping about the same. There are only about four or five of the somewhat regular members that fall into this category. I say somewhat because the major presence of a couple coincides with the approach of the draft. I don't see a problem trying to guess what the team may do in the draft. That could be a fun exercise. I guess I can also understand those compulsive enough to spend hours upon hours doing mock drafts and studying players (based upon input from writers/experts that know little more than they). But it is the insistence that the front office doesn't know as much as they and they can clearly draft better and manage a cap better that gets old. Those are the only instances that I call out and it is usually one or more of the same four or five people. I could accept people saying they cannot understanding the thinking behind a player acquisition move or a financial decision, but to constantly state that front office is incompetent and if they would do things exactly as the self-promoting members insist, things would be so much rosier in Who Dat Nation. Yes, you have caught my frustration and ire along these lines, but admittedly, you are not quite as unfailingly negative as a couple of the others in that regard. Everything you just stated is in stark contrast to the reality that I've witnessed with you, on numerous occasions. I specifically saw you criticizing someone who started a thread about draft prospects, a while back. You basically said that it was stupid for anyone to think that they can have any clue what the team is looking for. But all he was doing was making predictions. No harm in that. So that shoots down where you said you don't mind if someone wants to do a mock draft. You claim that it's only the people who say they can run the team better, who frustrate you. Yet, I clearly see you jumping on people (including me) who simply state that we would have preferred a different position be addressed. You say I have caught your "ire", yet I have never stated that if I were running the team, things would be better. When I am critical of the organization, it's when there is a pattern of futility in regards to whatever subject I'm criticizing. and that is because, as professionals, I expect better of them. I don't work in the NFL, of course. But whatever I do, or have done, I'm typically a fast learner. If I chose to take up a career path that led me to work in a front office, I guarantee you I would learn quickly from any mistakes. If it were my job to study hundreds of hours of tape, I would do so. So the point isn't whether myself, or others, are qualified to run an organization. It's that we expect those who are to do better. We're all held to certain standards in whatever job field we work in... Does that make sense to you? You absolutely do not limit your criticism to just certain individuals. You don't like ANY opinion that is not in line with the team, and YOURS. No matter how calm and reasonable a person may try to be in explaining themselves, the response from you remains the same. "You don't have a clue what you're talking about. You're really dumb if you think you have any idea".
	If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.

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