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@dylans said in 2024 NFL Season:

@rockchalkjayhawk Toney is dangerous, very explosive, but also very prone to boneheaded mistakes. Two penalties on one play this preseason, too many passes hit his hands last year that the defense caught. And then there is that electric return two super bowls ago that set up the game saving drive.

Exactly! He can’t possibly be the first boneheaded athlete to play in the NFL. Simplify things for him. Make use of his athleticism. Andy’s smart, but hasn’t figured him out yet.

@mayjay said in 2024 NFL Season:

@rockchalkjayhawk So, 2 years in a row the Chiefs get back a WR at a minimal cost who had left to get more money in free agency.

makes perfect sense, right?

I hope JuJu makes the team, is still athletic, and can catch a ball and contribute more consistently than guys like Moore, Watson, Ross and Remigio.

I truly like the athleticism of Kadarius Toney. I'd like to see him stick around. Not sure if he will, but maybe they can find a way for him to succeed. It seems Andy likes him as well.

Ha, as predicted…JuJu is back!

Addendum: I wish there were a higher power who could look down from above on all conference realignment (ahem, TV powerhouses) and fix this stupidity.

I also totally miss the home and away!

Honestly though, we are at the point of constant chaos with conference realignment. With no end in sight.

Survival of the fittest. Grab who ya can now and sort it out later.

Ok, so Pulisic and Milan are on the TV this morning. Turned it on.

But, I’ll be turning it off lickety split! There is a constant police siren on in the background. I can’t take it! Is that normal for Italian football? Ear pollution so early in the a.m. for me. Grrr.

@BShark said in Generic soccer thread:

@rockchalkjayhawk said in Generic soccer thread:

@BShark said in Generic soccer thread:

Looks like the new coach is hired

Oh yea? Busy day, haven’t looked. Who?

At the time I posted, I wasn't 100% sure then it started to come out from more reliable reporters.

Still seems a "sources say" kinda deal.

I like it!

The Argentine boss employs a high pressing tactical style, employing a 4-2-3-1 formation which utilizes an intense counter-press that looks to win the ball back in dangerous areas, often at the sacrifice of the team's defensive structure. However, Pochettino is known for his flexibility, and has a strong familiarity with the 4-3-3 that the U.S. often found itself in under Gregg Berhalter.

I’m seeing Poch? Wow!

@BShark said in Generic soccer thread:

Looks like the new coach is hired

Oh yea? Busy day, haven’t looked. Who?

Yea, a Jamari redshirt makes sense. He seems to be at the tail end of any depth chart I can come up with.

The ability and development of Passmore may be key to his role.

@mayjay said in 2024 NFL Season:

@rockchalkjayhawk Do you have Steele (UCLA fullback) confused with our rugby experiment? Steele blasted his way through the defense and scored oour only TD, carrying guys to the goal line. The rugby guy had some trouble.

OK, I went back and rewatched Rees-Zammit's plays. My only confusion was that i thought he was going to play FB. I hadn't read enough about what they plan to do with him. I guess RB, WR and special teams for now.

So, he didn't really stand out with positive plays. Not enough to truly make a judgment on him, but his blocking needed some help.

Always exciting to have a new player, so fingers crossed.

I'll go take another look at the game to figure out who the hell i was thinking about.

I just remember one new dude in the backfield trying to block, and it didn't look so good.

@dylans said in 2024 NFL Season:

@rockchalkjayhawk said in 2024 NFL Season:

@dylans said in 2024 NFL Season:

@rockchalkjayhawk Steele looked good on the few carries I saw. Runs hard. Steele and Pacheco could really wear down a D. But it’s hard to garner much from one pre-season game. It’s all smoke and mirrors until week one. Pseudo-football.

Yea, agreed. One game hard to judge. He didn’t look very big or strong though.

I kinda had the game on in the background, so maybe I missed a few plays and shouldn’t judge him yet. The running play I saw he didn’t look too good. His blocking looked really bad and kinda clueless.

Oh well, new profession for him. Gotta learn.

But crap, the bigger news was the Hollywood Brown injury!!!

@#$&*+-%!!!!!

Why can’t we have nice things?

Hello JuJu?

I meant Steele the undrafted FB. Zammit is the HB/rugby player and sucked.

Ha, we've been drinking the same medicine.

@mayjay said in 2024 NFL Season:

@rockchalkjayhawk Do you have Steele (UCLA fullback) confused with our rugby experiment? Steele blasted his way through the defense and scored oour only TD, carrying guys to the goal line. The rugby guy had some trouble.

very possible that i confused them. As i said, gotta catch up to my football news :)

@dylans said in 2024 NFL Season:

@rockchalkjayhawk Steele looked good on the few carries I saw. Runs hard. Steele and Pacheco could really wear down a D. But it’s hard to garner much from one pre-season game. It’s all smoke and mirrors until week one. Pseudo-football.

Yea, agreed. One game hard to judge. He didn’t look very big or strong though.

I kinda had the game on in the background, so maybe I missed a few plays and shouldn’t judge him yet. The running play I saw he didn’t look too good. His blocking looked really bad and kinda clueless.

Oh well, new profession for him. Gotta learn.

But crap, the bigger news was the Hollywood Brown injury!!!

@#$&*+-%!!!!!

Why can’t we have nice things?

Hello JuJu?

I’m gonna guess the Chiefs experiment with the rugby player ends pretty soon.

He’s definitely not a FB at least.

I see he even kicked off today.

@BShark said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

@rockchalkjayhawk said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

So who’s destined for more playing time: Moore or Coit?

Moore, by a lot imo

Does Moore have any defense to his game? We’re gonna need somebody to play D.

@rockchalkjayhawk said in Keeping track of the ever changing 24-25 roster:

So who’s destined for more playing time: Moore or Coit?

I wonder if it comes down to who’s hot plays, Zeke or Coit?

So who’s destined for more playing time: Moore or Coit?

Well there ya go, the roster REALLY appears set this time.

Current likely depth chart. Positions a bit murky.

PG Harris — Moore — Coit — Mayo

SG Storr — Mayo — Passmore — Coit

SF Griffen — Passmore — McDowell

PF KJ — Clemence

C Dickinson — Bidunga — Clemence

Main Bench: Mayo — Passmore — Moore — Bidunga — Coit

Redshirt: Elmarko — Shelby

Interesting discussion topic as a Kansas outsider looking in ... I thought Kansas people were purely GOP? Why does he even come up in conversation?

Victory! nice. Two good teams battling. Germany had a great game plan being physical with the US. That's where we need Horan to use her size and strength. I wish she'd assert herself more. Trinity was great. She's really been aggressive so far. And i've been pleasantly surprised by Coffey's play in the midfield. The US had lots of opportunity to put one in the back of the net. As the pundits would say, not very clinical today. But a win! :)

Trinity had a beaut of a goal. She was the most aggressive of the forwards. I’m really disappointed they can’t find a way to get my girl Rose and also Horan involved more. IMO, the only way Horan really plays well is if she’s angry. Sounds crazy, but Somebody needs to slap her upside the head before every game to get her pissed!

@approxinfinity said in Generic soccer thread:

@rockchalkjayhawk we only have 2 centerbacks in the entire country, so you might be right.
Not sold on Dest at this point. I was high on him and then he seemed to mentally self destruct under the pressure.

So true about the CBs!!!!

I'm with you on Dest. He was hyped up, but maybe needs a few more hours in the oven. he's only 23, shockingly. Still time for his mental abilities to catch up to the physical.

Nature rarely allows this without drugs (ahem Lebron James), but i noticed in my early 30s while playing rec league soccer that my soccer brain and physical combo was at about its peak.

You just see the field way easier as you mature. Too bad the body doesn't keep up!

If you're a geek like me...he likes a 3-5-2 formation. It can be defensive minded, with counter attacking as critical.

Relies heavily on wingbacks. Not a bad fit for the USA i'd say. We have Jedi and Dest who can fit that role. Maybe even Musah if they figure out his spot.

https://jobsinfootball.com/blog/tactics/3-5-2-formation/ ↗

Saw this today. sounds like there's some debate, but possible.

https://sbisoccer.com/2024/08/reports-pellegrino-matarazzo-offered-usmnt-head-coaching-job ↗

The next U.S. men’s national team head coach could reportedly come from the German Bundesliga.

Pellegrino Matarazzo has reportedly been offered the position by U.S. Soccer, multiple reports confirmed Saturday. German outlet Kicker reported that Matarazzo is still undecided while Bild stated that he has already informed his current club Hoffenheim that he wants to leave for the position.

The news comes recently after Hoffenheim parted ways with sporting director Alexander Rosen.

The 46-year-old is currently on his third managerial position at club level with Hoffenheim. Matarazzo joined the Bundesliga club in February, taking over for the fired Andre Breitenreiter.

He has won 20 of his 52 matches in charge of Hoffenheim.

Prior to his move there Matarazzo managed Stuttgart from December 2019 to October 2022. He helped the club fight off relegation in Spring of 22′.

The New Jersey-born Matarazzo played collegiately at Columbia University before embarking to Germany in 2000.

Matarazzo would take over for Gregg Berhalter, who was relieved of his duties in July after the USMNT’s group stage exit from the Copa America.

I gotta start getting into football mode soon.

Damn. Morocco looked the best team in the world today! wow.
Sucks we lost, but they are fun to watch. creative, quick, pressing. nicely done.

Good gravy. I’m only 38 minutes into the US-Morocco match, but I don’t even think the US has touched the ball yet!

Morocco’s on the front foot! Turn it around, boys!

Swearengen!

@dylans said in Need Games To Start:

I’m also looking forward to the new nfl kickoff. It’s going to be way different. Might be good. Could be lame.

I don't quite grasp the new kickoff concept yet. Gotta read more on that.

@BShark said in Vermont Food Musings:

@rockchalkjayhawk said in Vermont Food Musings:

@BShark said in Vermont Food Musings:

Trying Barred Woods for Maple. Best combination I could find of price + reviews. Straight from the farmer is always a big plus. They will ship you a gallon for $61 total price. They sell on Amazon as well, but I'd rather not give Amazon a cut.

Got me :eyes: on some cheese from Wisconsin, but I'll have to wait until my current cheese surplus is gone.

Sharky, we gotta talk about your maple syrup consumption!!! a gallon?

I can quit at any time!

Lol. In all seriousness it should last awhile. I do like to use it and honey in place of sugar though. I also buy honey by the gallon which is like 11-12 pounds. I cook/bake a lot. Never go out to eat anymore unless it's a social situation and I don't buy any frozen food or heavily processed food anymore.

All smart choices.

Not to derail this into a baking thread...but i am a cookie fanatic, so i try to do the same and use unsweetened apple sauce and a bit of honey instead of processed white sugar.

@BShark said in Vermont Food Musings:

Trying Barred Woods for Maple. Best combination I could find of price + reviews. Straight from the farmer is always a big plus. They will ship you a gallon for $61 total price. They sell on Amazon as well, but I'd rather not give Amazon a cut.

Got me :eyes: on some cheese from Wisconsin, but I'll have to wait until my current cheese surplus is gone.

Sharky, we gotta talk about your maple syrup consumption!!! a gallon?

Agreed on Embiid. Things looked way off the other day with him in the lineup, at least in the first half. black hole with turnovers. Second half was better. Maybe it's matchup dependent.

I didn’t get to watch the game against Guinea. Sounds like we played well and advanced. Nice!

It also sounds like Paredes had a helluva game. Hope that continues for sure!

And I must be the worst talent evaluator ever. One great soccer resource claims Tanner Tessman has been the best player on the pitch the last few games. Go figure.

Nice dominant win yesterday for the US men in need of a win. Was hoping for the shutout for the point differential, but oh well.

The fun part about watching this team is learning more about guys I don’t know much about: Tolkin and McGlynn in particular. Wow does McGlynn have an amazing left foot shot! Tolkin is pretty exciting. Made lots of things happen.

On the flip side, I have a few complaints! I haven’t seen much of Tessman — but not a fan. IMO he just sucked. Nearly every time he passed the ball it was a turnover. Bad decision making. Stupid fouls with a yellow. He was bad, and seemed lethargic or nonchalant.

Paredes. Hmmm. Whining, flopping, weak play.

Fun game though.

So did Acuff commit to the Hogs?

If i had to choose a French coach, i suppose i'd rather have Vieira. i dunno. pass on both?

I hear they are secretly cloning Walker Zimmerman. The new version should be ready soon!

and the US team got trounced today. I didn't realize there were so many recognizable names on the roster. Surprisingly the middle backs were Zimmerman and Robinson. Well, mostly surprised about Zimmerman. Let the young guys play!

Ha, Olympic women's soccer news!

Two Canadian coaches sent home and the head coach suspended for drone spying on the New Zealand team!

Idiots.

Meant to post this earlier…more bad luck for Tyler Adams. Out for an extended time after back surgery. Sucks all around. He may not be the long term answer at central mid. Hope he recovers and can play.

Me too i think.
I'm all OUT on Vieira.

The coaching rumors are starting to heat up!

The latest big name: Mauricio Pochettino

Also these guys: LAFC’s Steve Cherundolo and Columbus Crew’s Wilfried Nancy. Jurgen Klopp, Herve Renard, and Patrick Vieira.

A Billy Preston sighting. wow.

Yup, amazing fields. Proper widths, too!

The one thing I didn’t quite get at the German stadiums … all the hand drawn signs hanging off the first row. I remember one stadium had signs of all the EPL teams crudely made? No biggie, but it sloppified the clean everything else.

@FarmerJayhawk said in Tornados:

It’s sort of darkly humorous we asked for a prominent person to run as a third party candidate and in the ultimate monkeys paw curl we got an admitted sexual predator with literal brain worms

Don’t say that too loudly…Elon may be listening.

I keep reading stories that put a strike against any coach without international experience. I don’t get it. Why does that matter? Coaching is coaching, right? What am I missing?

From The NY Times: Klopp says thanks but no thanks.

Jurgen Klopp has rebuffed an approach from the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to take over as the men’s national team head coach following the dismissal of Gregg Berhalter.

Initial contact was made with Klopp regarding the possibility of leading the USMNT but he reiterated that he would like a break from football, according to sources privy to the matter. Despite that, interest remains, sources add, from US Soccer in making the 57-year-old their next head coach.

He gone. More time to BBQ poolside with Claudio Reyna?