Doug_H

Okki Tokki is very good. Recently opened near Blue Bayou in the ole "The Yard" location. It's about $15, but I've had it twice and it easily made 2 meals for me each time.

Cava is also good.

Chipotle never had much flavor for me.
Izzo's spicy chicken is good, but their steak & birria both suck

Alvin Kamara is missing time, again.
Kendre Miller just came back from missing time, again.
Devin Neal just came back from missing time.
Audric Estime ankle injury is to be determined.
Travis Etienne won't play in any preseason games
CJ Donaldson & Ty Chandler are the only "fully healthy" available RBs.

Kellen has proven to be diligent in roster and free agent assessment and churning the bottom of the roster, so who do we bring for a workout?

If Estime is out for a while, we need to bring in a power back.
Nick Chubb had 500 yards & a 4.1avg
Alexander Mattison didn't play in 2025 due to a neck injury before the season, but has been cleared and had some offseason workouts

Workouts to keep on short list in case Kamara/Miller/Neal miss a bunch
Miles Sanders went on IR after week 4, but should be healthy by now
Raheem Mostert extensive injury history, but played all 2025 for LV, though didn't do much
Austin Ekeler ruptured achilles in week 2 for WASH, but reportedly is fully cleared

Any unsigned FA rookies?
Any other teams stacked at RB to keep an eye on for cuts, or a swap of late round picks?

Overall depth looks to be the best we've had in years!

IMO, Each of these guys earned roster spots last night, now they have to hang onto them.

QB-#4 Zach Wilson: He took the QB2 spot. I expected him to from signing, was surprised to continue to see Rattler as QB2 in camp despite Rattler having a good camp, but again he showed when the lights come on he's a different player.

RB-#30 Audric Estime: He's violent & surprisingly shift for his size. He's the power back we need, especially with Taysom gone. He does need to work on pass protection though. Hope his ankle is okay from that nasty tackle.

WR-#16 Bub Means: Bub has always flashed, now he needs to stay healthy. Excited to see it!

WR-#10 Trey Palmer: I did not expect him to be that physical and be a contested catch guy but man those were some great catches on the sidelines yesterday. Love to see a player going all out and taking advantage!

RG-#65 Jeremiah Wright: (Not that his roster spot was in limbo) Took a couple expected lumps last night but overall I thought he had a pretty strong game! Getting beat on some snaps is expected and even needed at this stage. Excited to watch him become refined & technical.

DT-#52 Christen Miller: Showed some motor & hustle last night, good to see from a 320lb DT. Lost a few reps, but also won plenty. Looks like he's got a high ceiling.

LB-#53 Jaylen Ford: Really nice to see him flying around making plays, and get great leaping INT. He did whiff on one tackle, but it's still 1st preseason game so it's all expected. I had him on the bubble, battling for a spot with Isaiah Stallbird, pending how much coaches valued his ST play but after last night it's his spot to lose.

CB-#22 Martin Emerson Jr: We all expected him to be CB3 or CB4 at signing but the first couple of weeks of camp weren't great for him. He knocked some rust off this week and made plays, then rose to the occasion in game. Great story, love to see him bounce back after injury, and awesome news for our CB depth.

DB-#38 Jayden Price: Prior to camp I figured he was another PS candidate, but he's had a great camp and it transferred to the game! Love to see unsung guys paving their way! He's got versatility on D playing both NB & S, as well as STs and in the return game.

K-#46 Tanner Brown: His % in camp has been roughly 10% better than Smyth's, and it continued last night. The position is now his to lose!

Didn't help their case:
QB-#2 Spencer Rattler: Has had a great camp by all accounts, but failed to capture the moment when the game lights came on. I can live with a backup being inaccurate at times, checking down, and escaping the pocket too quick but you absolutely cannot compound that by turning the ball over. Ball security has been an issue for him with us from INTs and fumbles.

TE-#88 Oscar Delp: He's still a lock to make the roster, but he didn't really take a step forward last night. It's all learning in his first preseason game, so hopefully he works on what he needs to and bounces back next game.

CB-#27 Isaac Yiadom: I was worried with him penciled in as CB3 to start camp based off last year, and it seems like every highlight a WR has in camp has been with him in coverage. He's now CB5 with Martin Emerson and Jayden Price at CB3/4 respectively.

Practice Squad Candidates:
DE-#40 Fadil Diggs: Had a sack and was flying around often. Needs to be more stout against the run though, got washed away a few times.

DE-#57 Myles Cole: Popped a few times in pass rush early. Looked to be lined up on the inside a couple times as well so that versatility is a plus. It worked well in passing situations but he got pushed around a bit on the inside in the run game.

DE-#59 Garrett Nelson: Had several good plays, hustled whistle to whistle.

DE-#63 Michael Heldman: Good motor, saw him trying different moves not relying on just speed rush. Needs to stay more disciplined setting the edge though.

DT-#97 Khristian Boyd: He made a few plays last night. Was hoping he could gain some ground but it still looks like he's behind Ridgeway, Miller, & Godchaux

LB-#47 Jackson Sirmon: Very active, always around the ball. Had a couple good confident tackles.

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Saints reporters: The Saints are having a day.
Jags reporters: The Jags are have a day.

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This is so true.

Multiple reports reading "Olave with 3TD catches", but if you watch the video of the 1st "TD" you can see how easily the reporters sway a play in their direction.

The 1st "TD" to Olave jumping to catch it over Hunter was a TERRIFIC throw and catch, GREAT ball placement by Shough and RAC by Olave.........butttttttt, if you watch the play it was not a TD.
Olave had 2 defenders fixing to sandwich him on the sideline but they both pulled up since its practice, and Olave just kept running to the end zone..... Then if you look at the beginning of the play closer, the play actually probably would not have even happened. You can see the defender off the left side come through untouched and he also pulled up no to hit Shough, so that would have been a sack in real game in all likleyhood.

At this point we should give (2) of these guys a call like yesterday, get them practicing ASAP so they can get reps in preseason game this week. With Radunz out for the year and Wright currently banged, plus videos of Ruiz getting bullied, now is the time to be aggressive.

Mekhi Beckton, 27
Will Hernandez, 30
Alex Cappa, 27
James Daniels, 28
Ben Cleveland, 27
Liam Eichenberg, 28
Shaq Mason, 32
Graham Glasgow, 33
Kevin Zeitler, 36
Greg Van Roten, 36

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Via Vea come on down.

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Vita would be a good addition to just about any team, us included, but he & Bresee don't really provide the same skillset or service

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When it comes to actually preparing guys to be the very best overall football players possible before entering the NFL, the portal is absolutely a fricking killer. there isn't any defense to the contrary. It's common sense.


Bingo. I have so much less investment in the college game now. It's sad

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I can't pretend to have devoted enough time to studying this, but how can there be "no defense to the contrary"? The argument can be made that there are players that would have gone unnoticed and buried on the depth chart and ultimately undrafted to transferring and being able to play and put game film out for the NFL to see.

From a developmental standpoint, what is wrong with a defender transferring one or multiple times in college?
--Consistency?--Only for that one defense and pool of coaches, but the argument can be made that transferring can lead to different schemes, coaches, facilities, etc.
--Playing time?--Just because they aren't ready to start for National Title contender doesn't mean they aren't good enough to be a true collegiate starter. Film room & practice only goes so far, these guys only have a few short years to make their mark to get noticed & set up their best for the NFL draft.

The poster who said NCAA's job is not to develop for the NFL is absolutely correct, it's the NFL's job evaluate and coach up their roster.

What area are you in and what company did you use?

My wife had breast cancer, went through 4 rounds of the “red devil” then 12 of another lesser aggressive chemo.

My opinion the steroids were great for her, and I think some people saying it was the steroids giving them side effects may not be realizing how much the steroids were helping the first few days. At least that was my conclusion for my wife’s experience.

1st days after she had decent energy to still do stuff around the house. But could not do anything for very long, poor thing just had no endurance, hell almost 2 years later her endurance still isn’t to where it was before.

Cold capping was applicable to her diagnosis & treatment, it’s fairly costly, but was absolutely worth it for her psyche and I cannot recommend it enough!

Some days will suck, just be shite, mainly due to fatigue! She didn’t have much vomiting actually but there was still some nausea. It’s different for everyone. Some foods & smells that she loved suddenly made her queasy.

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I have a buddy that uses some app and I swear it makes him seem better than he is. He doesn’t realize how much he’s hurting himself the few times a year he’s in a money match esp when not counting the mulligans he takes throughout the round.

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I will never understand people that only put their good scores into Handicap calculator. I get they want their handicap to be low to look & sound like they're good, but then they use that slanted handicap # in tournaments or money rounds with buddies and then get pissed at themselves when they lose.

The only scores I do not enter are rounds where I say beforehand that I'm not going to, and I'll just use as a practice round. Whether I'm trying something different with grip/swing off the tee, or trying an iron where I'd normally use a W or Hy or vice versa, and maybe working on a different club or swing release with my chipping around the green.

I use GHIN, and I love that it tracks the Fairways hit, Greens in Regulation, and putts. I never tracked it until I had gotten a GHIN account and saw that feature. For amateurs I think it's great to track that so you see the % in black and white, especially for GIR when you see the majority of your greens missed were short. That shows the ego most of us have to say "my 8 is my 155 club" and so on, but that's only if we flush it great which only happens maybe 20% of the time, so we actually should club up to the 7 and take a slightly easier swing that's a higher % of hitting okay versus the low % of flushing the other club

Definitely Baytowne given your experience level. Slower greens as others mentioned usually helps newer golfers with higher handicaps

Links is a nice course when the greens aren't just punched.

I've never played Burnt Pine and The Raven, and one is private so unless you're playing with a member you won't be able to anyways