axeil posted:

although learning that jared goff didn't know what direction the sun rises from was fun this year.

Chilichimp posted:

espn posted:

IRVINE, Calif. -- The most stunning aspect to the Rams’ debut on HBO's “Hard Knocks” on Tuesday wasn’t a wide receiver getting cut for having a female visitor in his room, but prized rookie quarterback Jared Goff not knowing from which direction the sun rises.

That would be Jared Goff, who went to Cal, ranked by U.S. News as the fourth-best university on the planet.

Alas, there were apparently some things Cal assumed you already knew.

But the series exposed Goff’s particular bit of ignorance during a meeting with quarterbacks coach Chris Weinke. The show had its fun with it, later showing Goff in the Goodyear blimp with fellow rookie Pharoh Cooper.

Goff asked Cooper if he knew where the sun rose and the wide receiver said, “In the air?”

“East,” Goff informed him. “Apparently it’s well known.”

Yeah, maybe not. Rams linebacker Cameron Lynch was asked if he could say Wednesday and struggled like he was asked to do his Will Hunting at MIT imitation.

“Uh, I don’t know,” he said.

Special teams coach John Fassel was shown in the debut show with his toddler running into his arms. Asked if she knew yet where the sun rose, he responded, "No, but she’s always at the beach so she knows it sets in the West."

But Fassel said no one should be surprised if players are unaware that the sun rises in the East.

“No, they don’t know,” he said. “I had to think about it when you just asked me. I was like, 'Wait a second.’ We have our minds on football right now.”

Asked if it was remotely possible the players were struggling with this basic bit of knowledge because the franchise had recently arrived on the West Coast, he said: “That could be. You almost kind of have to switch. In St. Louis we don’t know, the sun is like in the middle.”

Punter Johnny Hekker, a five-year veteran, volunteered he was aware from which direction the sun rose.

“Young guys these days,” Hekker said. “As long as [he] can throw the football and move in the pocket, I don’t care what he knows about the sunrise and set.”

Informed Goff was hardly alone on the team in his confusion, Hekker shrugged.

“We’re going to be OK,” he said. “We just have to concern ourselves with football and that’s what we’re here to do. The sun will continue to do what it’s doing.”

Porn on VHS posted:

Knowing where the sun rises is like knowing which star is the North star (it could be any of them honestly) or where the Lightfoot Indians make camp

Porn on VHS posted:

if I get turned around on my way to somewhere I'm pulling out Google Maps, not looking around in the sky

axeil posted:

basic directional awareness is a good skill. i have a friend who literally doesn't know how to get to the grocery store from his house (it's 3 blocks away) and it's really disturbing. the man would starve if the gps network went down for maintenance.

EvilBlackRailgun posted:

It's really funny how bad some people are with directions and their internal compass. Just look around at how many people have their cell phones stuck to their windshield no matter where they go

Chilichimp posted:

The way we used to get around was pretty stupid, imo. Navigators own.

axeil posted:

basic directional awareness is a good skill.

Mr. Nice! posted:

But what are you going to do when say, hurricane hermine comes through and knocks down half the trees/powerlines in your city and you have to understand how to get around because no satnav can sort out how to drive around destruction like that.

When you actually need to get somewhere, its handy to be able to do it without technology because there absolutely are times where tech fails.

Edit: Replace hurricane with ice storm, tornado, flooding, wildfire, or whatever natural disaster is most prevalent in your area.

Iodised QQ posted:

Why do the Skins have 17 home games in that stretch while the Giants only got 8 and the Cowboys of all teams only got 12

I guess people really like watching the Redskins suffer

Mr. Nice! posted:

But what are you going to do when say, hurricane hermine comes through and knocks down half the trees/powerlines in your city and you have to understand how to get around because no satnav can sort out how to drive around destruction like that.

When you actually need to get somewhere, its handy to be able to do it without technology because there absolutely are times where tech fails.

Edit: Replace hurricane with ice storm, tornado, flooding, wildfire, or whatever natural disaster is most prevalent in your area.

Chilichimp posted:

I know how to get around, read maps, and orient myself; but making GBS threads on navigators because "there will be ice storms" is pretty fuckin' lol.

You keep canned goods and clean water in your fall-out shelter too?

incompetent posted:

Remember The Scout Motto: BE PREPARED

exploded mummy posted:

I got stuck in traffic for an hour on Sunday because a sander smashed the gently caress out of an SUV and it closed the highway for 2 hours and I meandered unto it an hour later on the quickest way back home.


I regretted not turning on my GPS so I could have been rerouted around the jam.

NotWearingPants posted:

Despite their 5-9 record, the Eagles are currently 6th in the NFC in point differential, right behind the 10-4 Giants and just ahead of the 9-5 Lions.

This with a rookie coach, a new defensive coordinator, a rookie QB, and their best offensive lineman being suspended for most of the season.

https://twitter.com/BenFennell_NFL/status/810849466299404289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Future is looking

Chilichimp posted:

Didn't you know? You're now expected to be able to avoid road closures/traffic jams without a navigator because one day the magnetic poles will reverse, frying all of our electronic devices!

Get a map of your city and drive around it for hours (especially during rush hour) so you can learn the quickest ways to get somewhere even during gridlock!

THE HUMANITY!


So, you're gonna need to get some decent receivers in order to turn it around?

Porn on VHS posted:

Knowing where the sun rises is like knowing which star is the North star (it could be any of them honestly) or where the Lightfoot Indians make camp

quote:

The Giants will have their 2017 fourth-round pick moved to the back of the round, after compensatory selections, but won’t be pushed back more than 12 spots. In addition, McAdoo was fined $50,000 and the Giants were fined $150,000.

davecrazy posted:

Oh no. The 4th rounder.

blue squares posted:

Those sometimes pay off

davecrazy posted:

For every 2-season special teams contributor there are dozens of guys whose names no one remembers who never sniffed the active roster in the NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE.

davecrazy posted:

Oh no. The 4th rounder.

davecrazy posted:

For every Brandon Jacobs and Mark Bavaro there are dozens of guys who names I don't remember who were swell special teams contributors for 2 seasons.

CyberPingu posted:

Does this mean the only team in the NFC:E to have never cheated (or at least been caught cheating) is the Eagles?

NotWearingPants posted:

I think it was a decent penalty, not too severe, but not nothing either. It's not like the Giants have a long history of cheating like the Patriots so I think they deserve the benefit of the doubt.

axeil posted:

I mean, also the equipment they were provided broke. I have a lot of sympathy in that case as they were trying to not be at a competitive disadvantage.

Mr. Nice! posted:

They were playing in New Jersey. It wasn't like they were the away team given broken gear.