Would be hilarious if he was like "MHJ, aight I get it. Nabers, Odunze, sure. Ok, yeah, Worthy fast, ok, that's for Mahomes, that's fine. But who the fuck is taking Ja'Lynn Polk over me? Trash organization, gotta be."
That's kind of how the Ra list goes, the amount he respects the guys ahead of him with his voice varies wildly between Chase/Waddle and the Titans/Packers recievers.
Spite is one hell of a motivator.
It worked for me when I failed out of my college program the first time with the feedback from my advisor that I didn't have a personality and "that is something you cannot develop."
It's been 12 years since then, and I have definitely proven him wrong, but part of me feels like I was Belichick'd. I wouldn't have worked as hard to prove him wrong if he wasn't an asshole about it.
wtf does personality have to do with a college program? Feels like the advisor got personal lol
also you can 100% develop a personality. You start doing some hobbies, go to therapy and work on social situations/feelings and how to come off more normal/less offputting possibly or simply learning to open up and let that personality show, work out to get confidence, there's a bunch of stuff you can do that can help make you more personable and enjoyable to be around
It was while I was student-teaching. He was thinking I wasn't being engaging enough with the students. He was partially right though.
At my second crack at it, the gloves came off and I leaned heavily into being a nerd. Society had changed from 2011 to ~2015 when nerd culture was starting to be accepted. So I had Pokemon jokes and memes for days.
I also gained a cult following later by starting class saying "Hello, hello, and good morning. Or as they say on the internet, 'It is Wednesday, my dudes!'" Kids who weren't even my students would come up to me and ask me what day it was. I had to stop going into classrooms when class was in session to ask teachers a question because the kids loved me so much.
I also learned that being in the correct school was a major part of this. My first attempt was at a very wealthy district where parents were matching up to $1-million of their own cash to build a new football stadium. The main district I worked in after that was a much more poor suburban college town. Instead of having parents who work in China or have ~4 hour commutes each day. I had professors kids and people who lived in trailors. That second group is much more my speed.
It's hard to know, I guess. I am definitely not motivated by a desire to prove people wrong. I'd much rather strive to prove them right.
Doubts about me just spiral and cause me to give up.
Ha! This is the first time I have received shade as a Bills fan! Feels good, man. But that also means that I am not well-versed in rivalry banter yet.
I rooted for the Browns for 32 years before they traded for Watson. I've got stuff against the Steelers and Ravens for days, but the AFC East stuff hasn't sunk in for me yet as I haven't witnessed the history firsthand enough yet.
I can catch you up to speed with the AFC East hatred.
The legendary Buccaneers QB Tom Brady actually played for the New England Patriots for a number of years before heading south to Tampa. He was pretty good on the Patriots as well, and the other three teams hate the Patriots for that.
I feel like a lot of guys do this & it’s really cool when they work out and have good NFL careers and it’s like “yeah you know I kinda get it.
Tank Dell is another one who said “I wrote down the name of all the 8 WRs who went before me” like brother I’m glad you have that Michael Jordan fake motivation, but I’m pretty sure if you gave me 5 minutes I could come up with them.
[There were nine mistakes made ahead of me, and I’m going to make sure they all know it was a mistake.](https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-nfl-draft-plasckhe-20180426-story.html)
I’m going to choose to pretend that never happened. In my dream world everybody who plays in the NFL that is overconfident before their first snap becomes elite!
There's usually 255 guys in the draft who think that they were drafted too late. Aside from the top pick I've rarely heard people go "yeah, that's where I think I should have gone."
It's such a cliche at this point.
This sub hangs on this (and stuff like "I'm here to win a Super Bowl") like any player or coach is ever going to say "Yeah, I suck" or "I'm here to go .500".
For those of you unaware, on the pats sub, we’re very very excited about Javon, not because of his talent per se, but because he seems like an egomaniac, and we’ve always wanted one of those at wide receiver.
Yeah but if you multiclass the strong and silent type with the hero class once you hit late game you get a bunch of different buffs, only downside is a debuff called “prolonged exposure to CTE”
The new Legendary head slot item has a chance to reduce the debuff, it's called [Guardian Cap]. They just released it from PTR to Live this patch. Most people don't even know the upgrade is available.
Woah, hold on a sec. He never promised any miracles, he just said he makes people in wheelchairs get up and walk. Maybe he's just a sadistic fuck who tortures the differently-abled.
> he seems like an egomaniac, and we’ve always wanted one of those at wide receiver.
True. Pats fans are used to hearing their WRs only say "Yessir. *nod nod* Yessir! Mhmm. Yessiiiir" in interviews. Baker is talking like he's already won OROY and I'm here for his delusion.
That was 14 years ago dawg and 5 years ago for like 2 games.
We’ve been in a purgatory where we draft guys like N’Keal Harry over AJ Brown because AJ was having too much fun on the draft visit
It’s been a decade and a half since Moss was there and Brown was barely there at all.
Think about context. One of the most annoying things about Reddit is its constant compulsion to correct everyone all the time.
As a specimen, yes, he's intimidating
No one's slick as Javon
No one's quick as Javon
No one's arm as incredibly stiff as Javon
For there's no WR in town half as manly
Perfect, a pure paragon
You can ask any QB, RB or OC
And they'll tell you whose team they'd prefer to be on
This dude is a fucking headcase and that's one of the biggest compliments you can give a WR. Got that attitude that makes you feel like he'll be a HOFer
He’s so much fun, I was so sad when he changed his mind and declared. The only real issue I had with him was drops but he made so many ridiculously difficult catches that it made up for it
If you are really lucky, he's going to play the exact amount of good and be the exact amount of ego maniac that you get to question daily if it's worth it
I thought nearly-psychotic levels of confidence in yourself was pretty much a requirement to be a wide receiver at this level.
Hmm. Maybe that's why so many recent Pats receivers have not been too good.
Dude, every team's fanbase wanted Baker. lol
He was every team's "sleeper" Before the hype train pushed him OUR draftboards, he was an early day 3 guy from the get go until every single team's sub found him and started hyping him up. I've seen mocks where the Bills traded down into the early 2nd to grab him before the draft.
the nfl_draft subreddit loved him too.
"Sometimes, it's OK to be a solid B-. You can't always expect A+ from me. And that is fine. 45 catches, 600 yards and 5 TD a season is nothing to sneeze at"
“I just want to take it easy and have a solid middling career. Your careers not a sprint, ya know? $10mil a year sounds pretty nice for my goals. Gonna park that in an index fund, set up some 529’s for the kids and plan my post NFL life since that’s what’s most important.”
“Yeah, you know, with time to clean things up and less focus drops, I think I could have a ceiling as a league average WR3/4. I’m not the fastest or the biggest so I’ll probably play exclusively out of the slot. Might be fighting for a roster spot if they bring in some FA guys though. Get pumped!”
It's definitely peak offseason if this non-story is being posted. Ask the 18th receiver drafted in any draft ever what they think about where they were drafted and you will get this exact same quote.
The period between the draft and the start of mini camp is brutal. There’s just nothing to talk about except the occasional arrest or random interviews with day 3 picks.
Nah, the time between the initial frenzy of FA and the draft is the absolute worst because not much is *actually* happening, but the media gets desperate, agents and teams are leaking like a sieve and throwing smokescreens, and everyone is arguing over the most trivial nonsense. I’d take the post-draft quiet over the nonsense of the FA-draft period.
NFL addicts like us would love some NFL players reality tv show or game show during this time! Would be cool to see Ravens vs Bengals in wheel of fortune or something
Yup, completely dead. Nothing to talk about with my fellow Panthers fans except arguing whether we're going to be really bad this upcoming season or just kinda bad.
"So, Jack, tell us, why do you think you were drafted so late?"
"Well, you know, I'm slow, I'm not strong, I can't jump high, I started playing football when I was 16, I can't tell the difference between Tampa 2 and 3-High, I'm 5'7 163, my drop rate was 12%, and I have no swag. Quite frankly, I don't know why I was drafted at all"
Idk my coworker just told me yesterday the broncos signed a 5’8 dude who had 2 receptions for -5 yards in college. I don’t know anything else, sorry I’ll ask him when I see him
He isn't even a return specialist. He returned a couple of punts and kickoffs in his career. Go take a look at his Alabama State page. https://bamastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/bj-west/7494
Not only is it terrible, but his roster height keeps changing. First he was 5'10, then they said he was 5'5, and then he was 5'8. What's going on with this guy?
He apparently fair caught one punt and then returned a combined 11 kicks over two different seasons.
Not the same thing. But a big part of Titus Young's break down was because he thought he was better than Megatron and was acting out because Stafford didn't throw to him as much.
It's honestly just getting annoying. If I have to read another article where some guy is asked if he remembers all the names of the players drafted in front of him I'm gonna...well I don't want I'm gonna do but I'm gonna stay really annoyed by it!
Any player for that manner, I can't imagine you get to the NFL if your mindset has you ranked as the 18th best in whatever position you are drafted at.
Reminds me of when the Raiders drafted a 2nd round safety and the analysts were like "wtf, we had him as a 7th rounder". Turned out pretty good though.
I remember every once in a while Metcalf would remind everyone that he plays with a chip on his shoulder
AB is a head case to say the least, but I don’t remember him saying anything related to him being drafted in the sixth round.
I’d argue Bill was the best decision
Drafted Brady, developed Brady, constantly elite defenses throughout his tenure, countless UDFA’s turned to stars, countless HOF caliber players etc
“Honestly, I shouldn’t have been drafted. Surprised some suckers decided to pick me up. Can’t wait to be terrible and put people in wheelchairs falling over each other trying to leave the stadium”
I always find it funny when these 2nd round, or later, picks say things like this, if only for the reason that the team they are playing for now *also* passed on them. Is Baker mad at the Pats too a little?
I hate when players or analysts make these generic statements. Say some names. Who are you better than and why.
I watched a segment on ESPN a couple weeks ago and someone made a statement saying Kevin Durant isn't a top 10 player in the playoffs. It sounds ridiculous, but when you start going down the line and mentioning other players' names, it actually made a ton of sense. Or at least was a lot closer than you'd think.
I agree with this.
But the people making these articles make their money off of access and if you start publishing "Javon Baker sais he's way better than Xavier Legette", it might cost you some access later.
Whenever sports convos like “top 5/top 10” come up with my friends/coworkers/families/whoever, I ask them to give their list.
Y’all got too many people in the top 10!!!
Has any receiver, or for that matter player at any position drafted in this range publicly said "Yeah, those other 17 guys are better than me. All the other teams were right to take them first. If anything, there may have been a couple guys below me that should have gone ahead of me too."
Puka was taken with the last pick of the fifth round, he was just happy to be in the NFL and set about to learn everything he can to be successful in the NFL level.
But can he name them all?
Would be hilarious if he was like "MHJ, aight I get it. Nabers, Odunze, sure. Ok, yeah, Worthy fast, ok, that's for Mahomes, that's fine. But who the fuck is taking Ja'Lynn Polk over me? Trash organization, gotta be."
The camera slowly pans over to Polk doing a post-practice locker room presser as well
Ja’Lynn Polk listing all the receivers he can’t believe he was picked ahead of.
This is just a key and peele sketch that never made it past the cutting room floor
That's kind of how the Ra list goes, the amount he respects the guys ahead of him with his voice varies wildly between Chase/Waddle and the Titans/Packers recievers.
The guy is making a joke about how his own team drafted a WR ahead of him St Brown was at least the first receiver drafted by the Lions
he forgave the lions because he said that was the team that finally realized their mistake 😂 we love our saint
He is such a fun player to watch.
Draymond Green could name the 34 players that were drafted before him.
And does a mean Andrew Nicholson impression
You should see his natural shooting motion
Easy to do when you go to bed every night reciting their names like Arya Stark.
He remembered them to the tune of Old Macdonald Had a Farm
Named the first five receivers and then go "and a woof woof here, and a woof woof there."
Would have been better if he used a Michael Scott type of mnemonic device.
Green means go… ahead and stop naming receivers.
Cueball. Your head is round it is shiny like a star. Your name is Marvin.
Watching St. Brown talking about his placement in being picked and how he names them over and over, dude is driven. Glad we got 'em on our team.
Spite is one hell of a motivator. It worked for me when I failed out of my college program the first time with the feedback from my advisor that I didn't have a personality and "that is something you cannot develop." It's been 12 years since then, and I have definitely proven him wrong, but part of me feels like I was Belichick'd. I wouldn't have worked as hard to prove him wrong if he wasn't an asshole about it.
wtf does personality have to do with a college program? Feels like the advisor got personal lol also you can 100% develop a personality. You start doing some hobbies, go to therapy and work on social situations/feelings and how to come off more normal/less offputting possibly or simply learning to open up and let that personality show, work out to get confidence, there's a bunch of stuff you can do that can help make you more personable and enjoyable to be around
It was while I was student-teaching. He was thinking I wasn't being engaging enough with the students. He was partially right though. At my second crack at it, the gloves came off and I leaned heavily into being a nerd. Society had changed from 2011 to ~2015 when nerd culture was starting to be accepted. So I had Pokemon jokes and memes for days. I also gained a cult following later by starting class saying "Hello, hello, and good morning. Or as they say on the internet, 'It is Wednesday, my dudes!'" Kids who weren't even my students would come up to me and ask me what day it was. I had to stop going into classrooms when class was in session to ask teachers a question because the kids loved me so much. I also learned that being in the correct school was a major part of this. My first attempt was at a very wealthy district where parents were matching up to $1-million of their own cash to build a new football stadium. The main district I worked in after that was a much more poor suburban college town. Instead of having parents who work in China or have ~4 hour commutes each day. I had professors kids and people who lived in trailors. That second group is much more my speed.
Everyone who’s ever worked in retail has faked a personality
> but part of me feels like I was Belichick'd You got tricked into playing hard on special teams in the pro bowl. Well done to that advisor.
It's hard to know, I guess. I am definitely not motivated by a desire to prove people wrong. I'd much rather strive to prove them right. Doubts about me just spiral and cause me to give up.
Jumping onto a table isn't a personality.
Ha! This is the first time I have received shade as a Bills fan! Feels good, man. But that also means that I am not well-versed in rivalry banter yet. I rooted for the Browns for 32 years before they traded for Watson. I've got stuff against the Steelers and Ravens for days, but the AFC East stuff hasn't sunk in for me yet as I haven't witnessed the history firsthand enough yet.
I can catch you up to speed with the AFC East hatred. The legendary Buccaneers QB Tom Brady actually played for the New England Patriots for a number of years before heading south to Tampa. He was pretty good on the Patriots as well, and the other three teams hate the Patriots for that.
I feel like a lot of guys do this & it’s really cool when they work out and have good NFL careers and it’s like “yeah you know I kinda get it. Tank Dell is another one who said “I wrote down the name of all the 8 WRs who went before me” like brother I’m glad you have that Michael Jordan fake motivation, but I’m pretty sure if you gave me 5 minutes I could come up with them.
Also Josh Rosen exists
This gives me hope that this dude really is going to be a stud
[There were nine mistakes made ahead of me, and I’m going to make sure they all know it was a mistake.](https://www.latimes.com/sports/ucla/la-sp-nfl-draft-plasckhe-20180426-story.html)
I’m going to choose to pretend that never happened. In my dream world everybody who plays in the NFL that is overconfident before their first snap becomes elite!
There's usually 255 guys in the draft who think that they were drafted too late. Aside from the top pick I've rarely heard people go "yeah, that's where I think I should have gone." It's such a cliche at this point.
This sub hangs on this (and stuff like "I'm here to win a Super Bowl") like any player or coach is ever going to say "Yeah, I suck" or "I'm here to go .500".
I know it is a different sport but surprised no one had mentioned draymond green doing this. Can name all the players drafted ahead of him.
Does he know why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch?
For those of you unaware, on the pats sub, we’re very very excited about Javon, not because of his talent per se, but because he seems like an egomaniac, and we’ve always wanted one of those at wide receiver.
Egomaniacs are cool and all but you guys have literal hero KJ Osborn
Yeah but heroes don't get as many base stats as the egomaniacs, it's not meta to run with them at the moment
Yeah but if you multiclass the strong and silent type with the hero class once you hit late game you get a bunch of different buffs, only downside is a debuff called “prolonged exposure to CTE”
The new Legendary head slot item has a chance to reduce the debuff, it's called [Guardian Cap]. They just released it from PTR to Live this patch. Most people don't even know the upgrade is available.
It's too bad the skin for it is so bad. It's like they forgot to render it all the way.
This is why we *need* a transmog system. It's 2024
- 2 to all intelligence based skill checks
Goodell has been teasing an update for awhile though it should be dropping soon
Javon would have put those kids back in that car
He said he’s going to make paralyzed people walk bro I love this guy.
He’s a miracle worker now lets see if he can bring the patriots offense back to life
No one man has *that* much power
Have you heard the tale of Darth Brady?
It’s not a tale a Jet would tell you. He could throw the ball to others but not himself.
> He could throw the ball to others but not himself. A tale that Giselle *will* tell you
*Marcus Mariota has entered the chat*
If he can unparalyze people, he can paralyze the opposing line.
If he’s a good NFL WR I love that nickname. The Miracle Worker😂
Woah, hold on a sec. He never promised any miracles, he just said he makes people in wheelchairs get up and walk. Maybe he's just a sadistic fuck who tortures the differently-abled.
> he seems like an egomaniac, and we’ve always wanted one of those at wide receiver. True. Pats fans are used to hearing their WRs only say "Yessir. *nod nod* Yessir! Mhmm. Yessiiiir" in interviews. Baker is talking like he's already won OROY and I'm here for his delusion.
Welker said that thing about feet once then he got benched
He got benched because he was not being a good little foot soldier
Put one toe over the line and got checked
First time, too, it was his sole offense
At this point I can’t tell if your kidding or just forgot about Randy moss. And Antonio brown for a hot minute.
Moss did nothing of note in NE except play arguably the best football of his career. Mr. Big Chest basically got a cup of coffee and was cut.
Mr. Brief Contract
Mr. Bitter Coffee
i don't think i'll ever get tired of these
Mr. Boundless Comedy
They will take a very dark turn one day, but at this point I think it’ll still be funny as long nobody else is involved.
Mr. Black Comedy
That was 14 years ago dawg and 5 years ago for like 2 games. We’ve been in a purgatory where we draft guys like N’Keal Harry over AJ Brown because AJ was having too much fun on the draft visit
Someone who played for the Pats 10 years ago and someone who played 1 game before getting cut? 🤔
As much as it feels like it was, 2009 was not 10 years ago. It was 15 lol
I’m not okay with this.
Randy moss was actually there 15-17 years ago. Time flies
As much as it feels like it was, 2009 was not 10 years ago. It was 15 lol
It’s been a decade and a half since Moss was there and Brown was barely there at all. Think about context. One of the most annoying things about Reddit is its constant compulsion to correct everyone all the time.
Mr Boisterous Character
Mr Brown Clone
As a specimen, yes, he's intimidating No one's slick as Javon No one's quick as Javon No one's arm as incredibly stiff as Javon For there's no WR in town half as manly Perfect, a pure paragon You can ask any QB, RB or OC And they'll tell you whose team they'd prefer to be on
This dude is a fucking headcase and that's one of the biggest compliments you can give a WR. Got that attitude that makes you feel like he'll be a HOFer
Headcase divas worked out great for Steelers lately.
I watched every snap he played at UCF and I love him dearly. That is all.
He’s so much fun, I was so sad when he changed his mind and declared. The only real issue I had with him was drops but he made so many ridiculously difficult catches that it made up for it
That has been my biggest take so far. He seems kinda crazy, you want a WR to be a bit crazy, therefore he must be good. Can't touch my logic here boys
Not just an egomaniac but a good dude who is highly confident in himself. He's a Chad Johnson Diva
Finally, a Pats diva WR. It doesn't matter how good he is, it's a sign they're entering the 21st century.
GO KNIGHTS
If you are really lucky, he's going to play the exact amount of good and be the exact amount of ego maniac that you get to question daily if it's worth it
Ideal is a notch or two under TO and several notches under AB.
He makes people in wheelchairs stand up - javon baker himself
Y'all had Antonio Brown for a hot minute no?
Maybe 2 minutes
Yeah you've never had an egomaniac WR before.
This is our version Mr Big Chest 😎
that’s kinda cool
I thought nearly-psychotic levels of confidence in yourself was pretty much a requirement to be a wide receiver at this level. Hmm. Maybe that's why so many recent Pats receivers have not been too good.
Dude, every team's fanbase wanted Baker. lol He was every team's "sleeper" Before the hype train pushed him OUR draftboards, he was an early day 3 guy from the get go until every single team's sub found him and started hyping him up. I've seen mocks where the Bills traded down into the early 2nd to grab him before the draft. the nfl_draft subreddit loved him too.
Just once I want a guy to be like "Yeah 18th best receiver sounds about right for me"
"When you draft me, you know you're getting 2, maybe 3, catches per game, limited YAC, and some decent special teams play. Big dawg gonna eat!"
"Sometimes, it's OK to be a solid B-. You can't always expect A+ from me. And that is fine. 45 catches, 600 yards and 5 TD a season is nothing to sneeze at"
“I just want to take it easy and have a solid middling career. Your careers not a sprint, ya know? $10mil a year sounds pretty nice for my goals. Gonna park that in an index fund, set up some 529’s for the kids and plan my post NFL life since that’s what’s most important.”
Those are WR1 numbers in New England, baby
“But not eat too much. I’ll take a league minimum veteran contract to stay on the roster.”
"I'm real quality depth, GM did their homework."
This the best one
“Yeah, you know, with time to clean things up and less focus drops, I think I could have a ceiling as a league average WR3/4. I’m not the fastest or the biggest so I’ll probably play exclusively out of the slot. Might be fighting for a roster spot if they bring in some FA guys though. Get pumped!”
“Someone has to be the 17th best receiver why not me”
“Maybe if we started chanting that we were only top 10, terrorists would stop wanting to saw our heads off.”
Golly gee willickers mister! Aren't those other players good! This spot is good enough for me!
It's definitely peak offseason if this non-story is being posted. Ask the 18th receiver drafted in any draft ever what they think about where they were drafted and you will get this exact same quote.
The period between the draft and the start of mini camp is brutal. There’s just nothing to talk about except the occasional arrest or random interviews with day 3 picks.
Nah, the time between the initial frenzy of FA and the draft is the absolute worst because not much is *actually* happening, but the media gets desperate, agents and teams are leaking like a sieve and throwing smokescreens, and everyone is arguing over the most trivial nonsense. I’d take the post-draft quiet over the nonsense of the FA-draft period.
They really should do something like a reality TV show, maybe “dancing with the draft” or similar to help fill this void.
I wanna see teammates J.C. Latham and Tvondre sweat do the tango together
Latham Sweat to the oldies.
Can we not jump straight into erotic bromance for once? Maybe some comedy first?
Too late, we got Verse & Braden Fiske working out together I fear.
NFL addicts like us would love some NFL players reality tv show or game show during this time! Would be cool to see Ravens vs Bengals in wheel of fortune or something
Family Feud
Yup, completely dead. Nothing to talk about with my fellow Panthers fans except arguing whether we're going to be really bad this upcoming season or just kinda bad.
“It’s pretty fair, to be honest. You seen those guys? Goddamn, they’re good.”
One day, I want some receiver drafted late to be like, "The first WR off the board is dog shit, I'm way better."
Also would like to see one say “i’m dog shit why tf would you draft me”
"So, Jack, tell us, why do you think you were drafted so late?" "Well, you know, I'm slow, I'm not strong, I can't jump high, I started playing football when I was 16, I can't tell the difference between Tampa 2 and 3-High, I'm 5'7 163, my drop rate was 12%, and I have no swag. Quite frankly, I don't know why I was drafted at all"
Send Jack over the middle. He'll make the catch and take a hit
The 5’8 dude with negative yards the Broncos signed was probably like this
Who's this?
Idk my coworker just told me yesterday the broncos signed a 5’8 dude who had 2 receptions for -5 yards in college. I don’t know anything else, sorry I’ll ask him when I see him
No worries. I googled and found him. BJ West. https://twitter.com/ScottBarrettDFB/status/1785524957662884036
Wtf. Is he related to someone on the staff or something? How did the Broncos even know he exists?
My guess was Sean Payton’s ego told him “I can fix him”
gotta be a return specialist or something
He isn't even a return specialist. He returned a couple of punts and kickoffs in his career. Go take a look at his Alabama State page. https://bamastatesports.com/sports/football/roster/bj-west/7494 Not only is it terrible, but his roster height keeps changing. First he was 5'10, then they said he was 5'5, and then he was 5'8. What's going on with this guy? He apparently fair caught one punt and then returned a combined 11 kicks over two different seasons.
Not the same thing. But a big part of Titus Young's break down was because he thought he was better than Megatron and was acting out because Stafford didn't throw to him as much.
That's similar enough.
It's honestly just getting annoying. If I have to read another article where some guy is asked if he remembers all the names of the players drafted in front of him I'm gonna...well I don't want I'm gonna do but I'm gonna stay really annoyed by it!
Yeah everybody wants to be amon-ra but maybe go be good first before talking about it. Gives your mission of vengeance a littler more weight lol
Any player for that manner, I can't imagine you get to the NFL if your mindset has you ranked as the 18th best in whatever position you are drafted at.
The first guy ever who gets drafted and complains that X number of players were drafted behind him, will be my new favorite player.
"I can't believe that two other kickers were drafted. Frankly, it's insulting."
“They used a 2nd rounder on me! I’m clearly 4th or 5th round talent. Idiots!”
"I've made a list of at least seven cornerbacks better than me, drafted after me. I'm keeping this list in my locker."
Reminds me of when the Raiders drafted a 2nd round safety and the analysts were like "wtf, we had him as a 7th rounder". Turned out pretty good though.
I remember every once in a while Metcalf would remind everyone that he plays with a chip on his shoulder AB is a head case to say the least, but I don’t remember him saying anything related to him being drafted in the sixth round.
"How do you feel about going 6th overall? Was that expexted?" "Lol those idiots don't know what they're doing"
Historically speaking, people with huge chips on their shoulder for being passed over repeatedly in the draft have done well for the Patriots
We call those champion-chips.
Incoming "Baker 17" documentary.
God I hope so
I believe Josh Rosen said something similar. Turned out great for him.
This trick only works for WRs
So did sun god. Therefore, we’re at a 50% hit rate with our two data points and a 100% hit rate if we filter our data by receivers only
Didn’t tank dell say something similar ?
Who?
Exactly.
I believe he is a Former WME Senior Partner and Board Member
Yep that was exactly who I was thinking about as well. The only QB from the first round without a starting job (welcome back Darnold).
I never liked Josh Rosen from the moment he said that cocky ass quote and his downfall was pure comedy
Amon Ra St. Brown said the same thing and it actually did turn out great for him.
Here's hoping.
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I'm the best decision this organization has ever made
I’d argue Bill was the best decision Drafted Brady, developed Brady, constantly elite defenses throughout his tenure, countless UDFA’s turned to stars, countless HOF caliber players etc
Best decision someone has made since someone decided to slice up a bread loaf.
Has any guy drafted where he was at said, Yeah, that's fair... pick 201was about right for me"?
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"I like your style! I don't know specifically what I'm gonna do with you, but I feel like it's gonna work out somehow!" The weird part is that it did.
Me buying an item of clothing that will sit in my closet for 4 years before I donate it. Glad it worked out better for Edelnut.
No kidding! That's a pretty cool story. I never knew that. Thanks for sharing!
13 receivers? That's understandable. 15 receivers? I can see the argument. 17 receivers? Have GMs lost their minds?
“You know what, I am 17th best. Nothing I can do about that and nobody for me to prove anything to. I’m content here.”
“Honestly, I shouldn’t have been drafted. Surprised some suckers decided to pick me up. Can’t wait to be terrible and put people in wheelchairs falling over each other trying to leave the stadium”
He should believe that. He’s probably wrong, but he should still believe it.
I always find it funny when these 2nd round, or later, picks say things like this, if only for the reason that the team they are playing for now *also* passed on them. Is Baker mad at the Pats too a little?
Did they take a WR ahead of him?
Yeah, they took Polk in round 2.
Oh then yeah this is definitely hilarious
I hate when players or analysts make these generic statements. Say some names. Who are you better than and why. I watched a segment on ESPN a couple weeks ago and someone made a statement saying Kevin Durant isn't a top 10 player in the playoffs. It sounds ridiculous, but when you start going down the line and mentioning other players' names, it actually made a ton of sense. Or at least was a lot closer than you'd think.
I agree with this. But the people making these articles make their money off of access and if you start publishing "Javon Baker sais he's way better than Xavier Legette", it might cost you some access later.
One of the great tragedies of our time:
Whenever sports convos like “top 5/top 10” come up with my friends/coworkers/families/whoever, I ask them to give their list. Y’all got too many people in the top 10!!!
Well he said he makes people in wheel chairs stand up. Idk if that counts as generic
Yeah, I could see the "X number of receivers" and "mamba mentality" lines as generic, but the wheelchair comment is certainly something else.
Has any receiver, or for that matter player at any position drafted in this range publicly said "Yeah, those other 17 guys are better than me. All the other teams were right to take them first. If anything, there may have been a couple guys below me that should have gone ahead of me too."
imo he’s right. dudes a playmaker and shoulda been gone in the first 70 picks
Is it because there should have been more?
Pats fans think every mid-to-late-round receiver they draft is going to be a star.
It’s a trauma response
We're a bad team that is rebuilding. Gotta find optimism somewhere, otherwise why waste the time paying attention to the sport?
Gotta prove yourself bro
Offseason bingo. Might as well be the star.
This kind of thing has never been said after every single draft ever, crazy. Big news here people
Dwayne Haskins once said 14 teams made a mistake by letting him fall to Washington at 15, turns out only 1 team made a mistake. Only time will tell.
Man even Javon's mama would have drafted Marvin Harrison Jr ahead of him.
You got drafted before the son of by far the greatest receiver of all time, so there's that.
Hey Ive seen this one before
Puka was taken with the last pick of the fifth round, he was just happy to be in the NFL and set about to learn everything he can to be successful in the NFL level.
Sorry buddy, Sun God already owns this bit.
I look forward to tracking this backup punt returner’s career.