"The IG IG/Jerry Thornton Thread"

[Ryan91]

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[MaineMimi]

Let the new season begin!

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Enjoy

[O_P_T]

Jerry was interviewed on NPR this morning to talk about Josh Gordon.

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:

NFL wide receiver Josh Gordon said goodbye to Cleveland and hello to New England this week. The Cleveland Browns traded him to the Patriots, giving up a player with lot of talent but also a player with a troubled history. Gordon has committed a number of substance abuse violations in the past, leading to repeated suspensions and mandatory rehab.

Still, his ability on the field is unquestioned. So the question now - can he get his career on track by joining the Patriots? Let's ask Jerry Thornton of Barstool Sports. He is the author of the new book "Five Rings: The Super Bowl History Of The New England Patriots."

Jerry, thanks so much for being here.

JERRY THORNTON: Rachel, good morning. It's my pleasure. Thanks for having me.

MARTIN: First, let's just establish what a talented guy Josh Gordon is. He came into the league, yes, with a history of failed drug tests at Baylor University. The Browns still took a chance on him in 2012. What was his time in Cleveland like?

THORNTON: In a word, mixed. In 2013, Rachel, he had, arguably, one of the greatest years that a receiver ever did. He had over 1,600 yards and nine touchdowns and only 14 games with no real quarterback throwing to him. Since then, in the last - in 65 potential games, he's played 11. You know, at one point, they - he was suspended for a year. That was reduced to 10 games, and he immediately tested positive for marijuana yet again. So it's been a very difficult road for all involved.

MARTIN: So when he's on the field, he does remarkable things. He's just not on there very often because of his history. I want to play a clip of tape from Tom Brady, star quarterback from the Patriots. He weighed in on the Josh Gordon trade in an interview with Westwood One Sports.

(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)

TOM BRADY: I hate to make projections and expectations. That's not fair. I've never met Josh personally, just like I haven't met some of the guys that have come in the last couple weeks. So we'll see how it goes this week. Hopefully, he can work hard, put the team first and, you know, end up helping us in any role that he can find for himself on the team.

MARTIN: Jerry, what makes the Patriots think they can get Gordon to stay in the right lane and focus on the game?

THORNTON: They have a history of doing this sort of thing with guys that - to use your word - are troubled. You know, Corey Dillon left Cincinnati in a really contentious way. He literally threw his shoulder pads into the stands and walked off the field. He came to the Patriots and he set a team record - 1,600 rushing yards. You know, Randy Moss wasn't a substance abuser, but he was a guy that was considered, you know, petulant and a diva. He came here and he was one of the best receivers in NFL history.

So it's a team that likes to draft guys that were captains on their college team, fill the locker room full of leaders and sort of have these super leaders emerge and just create a structured environment where a guy like Gordon, who's been on terrible teams his whole career, can maybe come along and say, all right, well, now I'm going to straighten up and fly right.

MARTIN: And I guess because they're the Patriots, they feel like they can afford the risk.

THORNTON: Yeah, exactly. There's absolutely no downside to this. If he doesn't work out, they can just walk away from him as they've done with players who helped them win championships. They can look at Josh Gordon and say, we've won without you. You've done nothing for us. If you don't get along with the program, you'll be gone. And we'll go home and sleep like babies.

MARTIN: All right, Jerry Thornton of Barstool Sports. We'll see how Josh Gordon does wearing New England colors.

Thanks so much. We appreciate it.

THORNTON: All right. Take care, Rachel.

[johnlocke]

Originally Posted by O_P_T

Jerry was interviewed on NPR this morning to talk about Josh Gordon.

Awesome job, Jerry.

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[Ryan91]

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[BostonTim]

Originally Posted by Ryan91

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Latest edition of KJR is up

"–Because holy moly, was this one of the most careless, undisciplined, un-Patriotic (that’s capital-P; I’m not getting political) performances we’ve ever seen. If Rex Ryan made a baby with Marvin Lewis using Norv Turner’s sperm and they gene-spliced the fetus using old Marty Schottenheimer DNA they took from a mosquito stuck in amber, that baby would coach a team to make fewer mental mistakes than the Patriots did yesterday. And he’s just a baby."

[MaineMimi]

Hot off the press - week 8 edition

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[oldbagfan]

Originally Posted by MaineMimi

Hot off the press - week 8 edition

https://www.barstoolsports.com/bosto...47710031927130

Completely agree with Jerry's lambasting of the announcing crew which, apart from other glaring failures, were falling all over themselves piling the praise on Brady. Tom's balls are washed so clean they can be seen from outer space. If I weren't a fan myself, I would have been sick to my stomach. As it is, I didn't mind, but any fan watching from any other team must have been ready to pull an Elvis on the set. Was there nothing else to comment on? sheesh

[Ryan91]

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[BostonTim]

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Ah, the Jete.

Cheers

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That opening drive was a Masterclass in how to take a noisy crowd out of a game. One of the reasons Belichick always defers on the road is to avoid getting the crowd when they’ve been waiting all week for this moment and they’re all hopped up on goofballs. Instead he’ll take them to start the 3rd, when half of them are still in line for concessions or taking a leak. Because 40,000 empty seats can’t mess with your snap count. The next best alternative is a long, sustained, clock killing drive with six 1st downs that ends with a touchdown. They never seemed as loud again, even when the Chiefs had all the momentum.

–I’ll have to watch the game again to figure out exactly what adjustment Kansas City made to take away those inside runs. But as far as all those long 3rd downs the Pats had to convert, there’s your problem, lady. I suspect they went big and packed the middle with a lot of Xavier Williams and Derrick Nnandi, but I’m not sure. What I am sure of is this Autobot offense Josh McDaniels created transformed into like four different shapes. First it was the power run game. For a while they were running out of 1-back sets and passing out of 2-backs. Then they relied heavily on James White screens. It was eventually able to attack through the air outside the numbers and then start audibling to inside zone runs with Rex Burkhead, as Michel stopped seeing the field, even after going over 100 yards. Good luck game planning against that, Sean McVay.