Sporting News will be following Jerod through the draft process this year, and posted a Q&A with him done before he left for the combine.
...I think I'm one of, if not the best quarterback, in terms of my speed, my arm strength, everything. And I can't wait to get out there and prove it. That's the best opportunity to do it.
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I would personally like to thank president Trump for making it so that every time I read a quote like this, I hear it in his voice.
Nah, there are several multi-syllable words in that quote.
As of last count, I had 7142 legs, you guys can split 'em.
No politics on TKP. Please. I know there's a fine line sometimes between what's just general humor using public figures, but I think we can agree that the entire political world is basically one huge hot button right now, and has been for a while.
Right now? Politics has been a hot button issue for a long time. My wife and I were watching some old videos from the 90s with people talking politics, and you'd swear they were just reading off the same script of whatever talking points their affiliation hammers upon today.
I have no clue what they're saying, but I assume it's political.
We were flirting with the line, but I don't think we crossed it. Anyway, duly noted. I'm done.
You're 100% right, but I'll be damned if I didn't have the same reaction to that quote.
First I'd like to say: Community Guidelines: Go read 'em.
2nd, and On Topic: I like Jerod's attitude. Hope to hell he proves he belongs.
ETA: All you fine folks that down-voted this comment are demonstrating exactly why the guidelines say what they say. I'd ask you all to consider this: Without buying into and practicing those guidelines, you will start to lose the sense of community that helped make TKP the best site for VT sports. The sense of community that defines the tribe of Hokies we all belong to, rather than the ideological tribes we root for outside of sports.
Oh snap, we have community guidelines here? I had no idea. Thanks for linking that. Maybe next time you can also reply to the relevant comment rather than the OP so it's a little clearer to what you are referring.
And I know the mod has spoken and all that, but I I will always maintain that just because a political or religious figure is the one who says something, doesn't mean that making fun of that is starting a political or religious discussion. We happen to have a president who tends to make hyperbolic statements about himself so much that it's become meme-worthy. I mean no disrespect to him personally or to any of his stances on issues (because I don't want to open that can of worms, per the CGs), but I literally read Jerod's quote in my head in president Trump's voice.
I miss Heath Ledger :( :( :(
Holy shit, I can't believe it's been almost 10 years.
And I know the mod has spoken and all that, but I I will always maintain that just because a political or religious figure is the one who says something, doesn't mean that making fun of that is starting a political or religious discussion. We happen to have a president who tends to make hyperbolic statements about himself so much that it's become meme-worthy.
Sorry dude - can't be on your side on this one, no matter how much i enjoy having you as an 'elder statesman' of the community, you have crossed the line of the TOS, not once, but twice now - first in the OP, and second in the part i quoted above.
And in your defense, no one should wait for me to weigh in on possible inappropriate content. TKP has always been a community-moderated site. The user base has established the culture and maintains the expectations. Joe deputized me to help keep things in line and deal with any real issues, but it is the collective influence of all of you that really drives the commentary sections and creates the unique environment we have here.
Or, as I prefer:
Offenders will be downvoted to oblivion by the community and
penilized"penalty boxed!!!!" /sHave a question for you regarding this...
At what point (or will that point ever come) where, if people in political power become such a caricature of ridiculousness that mockery is allowed of the people themselves as long as the political topics aren't discussed? For example with the current regime, a few years ago, when he was just a real estate mogul, mocking Trump, his mannerisms, his hair, etc was open game, but now that he's President, are we saying that its no longer allowed, and will no longer be allowed?
Personally, I find there to be a difference between mocking someone's character and having a political conversation. Its a fine line, but one that exists. That said, the message I'm hearing is that anyone associated with politics, regardless of topic is completely off-limits. Is that the case, because that's a different message than "no politics".
I think that is 100%, by every definition, under the umbrella of "no politics" because it invites and invokes the political side whether that was the intention or not. If you want to have "no politics" on a message board, you should avoid politics in all aspects, including polarizing political figures, that seems very obvious to me.
My opinion is that there is a difference between political talk and mocking a specific person in politics. However, mocking a president can quickly snowball, so its best to avoid it all together.
Here's how I decided to weigh in on this particular instance, and hopefully it's a guide to understanding my thinking and how things might go in the future.
There is a definite difference between "talking politics" and lampooning a public figure. I think it's a very tight rope to walk, however. Certain things become part of the vernacular, and memes develop. For instance, I've got no problem with seeing the "Fuente/Foster Make VT Great Again" spoof that you did. Thought it was hilarious. The slogan is essentially pop culture and by itself is somewhat neutral. In contrast, there was an instance of a thread being posted a while back complaining about the theme of a multicultural alumni tailgate ("Why does it have to be in this context?" "Why does their slogan have to be so much like Hillary's campaign slogan?") that dripped of distaste. That was pushing the line too far.
Here, I see no need to inject a political figure at all, yet the first comment was (innocently intended, I'm sure) a joke about the president. The first reply was then a disparaging remark about that president, which I assumed could lead to a rabbit hole of potential arguments. So I decided to weigh in, even after seeing krak_t's response. In that instance, I felt it appropriate to have it come from me, too.
So the point is, one must be judicious in distinguishing between generic funny behavior or parody (which I think is OK) and specific commentary about an individual. Using a GIF of a politician to illustrate a humorous point (e.g. Obama making the "not bad" face, Trump's encounter with the eagle, any of the various Biden or Clinton funny faces) is OK in the sense that it's not about them, it's about the situation or popular reference. I'd prefer if people just removed any reference to politicians in any posting, period. That's a simple way to avoid all of this (unless it's something about public policy that affects VT, e.g. the VA governor has some statement about funding, etc, in which case it's just factual reporting and totally pertinent to TKP).
We can do a meta thread about this kind of thing (or the Guidelines in general) if people would like, to move the discussion to someplace more visible and less distracting from an otherwise on-topic post.
Alright, sounds good.
That's pretty much where I was getting at. I think we're in agreement there's a difference between politics and parody, though not everyone can pull it off. Essentially, if you're going to even attempt this, you must remove bias from the situation and if you're going to lampoon a political figure, you must make sure its not because a perceived agreement or disagreement with their political stance, either intended or unintended.
Yup. Think the first post was ok but the 2nd was clearly mocking our President which is clearly political in nature. Thanks for these!
For the record, I upvoted you.
You're a good dude, hokie07ME.
just a man trying to make people laugh and maybe earn a couple TLs along the way to feed my destitute children.
Secure the kids. Turkey leg for you!
And for the record here, I didn't downvote anyone. I do realize I added fuel to the fire, though, with my post, and take full responsibility for doing so. I could be the worst offender here, because if I were honest, I'd likely have to admit that I was aware that I was endorsing political commentary and knew that it was not the best idea. No excuses, though, obviously a line was crossed, and I was pushing it right along.
This just in from Jerod at the combine.....
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I might be in the minority on this forum but I think Jerod Evans is delusional or someone is blowing some serious smoke to him... Don't get me wrong, I love what he did for the HOKIES and I believe he has mad heart but I was more impressed with his overall athletic ability more so than his actual skills as a QB. The whole time I felt he was a good college QB that made great decisions that most certainly could develop into a great QB his senior year.....He may prove me wrong but I just cant get over him jumping after 1 year....
Personally, I want my QBs confident. He may not have the talent, but doubting himself certainly won't get him anywhere in the NFL
Oh no question about that, you have to be confident......If he was drafted on that he would go 1st round....NFL is cutt is throat, confidence can only take you so far.....Logan Thomas was confident.
I wouldn't say he's delusional, although I don't disagree that his statement seemed like a bit of a reach when I read it. However, in my opinion there's only one quarterback in the draft that's unequivocally better than Jerod (at this point) and it's Deshaun Watson. And many don't even consider Watson a good NFL QB prospect. 2017 has gotta be up there with the weakest QB classes of all time.
But I'll take Jerod over Mitch Trubisky or DeShone Kizer any day.
It is a weak class,,,,So you don't think they are more developed as far as going through pre snap reads and progressions?
I don't think Kizer is very good at going through his progressions at all. I'm not a scout by any means but he seemed to stare down receivers and get stuck on his first read a lot when I watched him last year. Not to mention he's not a winner. He went 4-8 and got benched in the middle of a game. I think there's something to be said for winning, which is why I think Watson will be a good pro. Evans has Kizer beat in the winning category as well.
And Trubisky can't play well if it's not sunny.
Yea im confused on all the 1st round hype around Kizer and Trubisky, I can see second or third.........I think Watson will be similar to Mariota......
Scouts who believe in Watson, believe he has a chance because of Mariota. Mariota/Cam are now the gold standard of converting spread QB's (from very similar offenses, but that's another discussion) into NFL QB's. Mariota came from an offense that was easy to run and he was often throwing to open receivers, but has transitioned beautifully into a QB that can make multiple progressions consistently and with relative ease. Chad Morris' offense, that Clemson still runs, is a very simplified passing game, designed to create one on one's so Watson was often throwing to open receivers, and made lots of throws at or behind the line of scrimmage. He rarely was asked to read entire defenses, instead he would make lots of pre snap reads and then often predetermine his half field read during the play. When he was tasked with reading defense, or if the defense varied from what he thought pre snap, he would force throws or throw late/into coverage. This led to him throwing more pics than any QB over the last two seasons and a lot of them were bad interceptions. That said, he is a smart QB who stays calm under pressure, can create with his feet, throws a pretty ball, and is undeniably clutch, so whatever team ends of drafting him, is banking on him adjusting well to a new world of offense.
A guy like Trubisky is getting more praise because he completed passes on a wider route tree and made more intermediate throws. While he has less experience, some teams might view him as less of a project.
All that to say, QB is a notoriously hard position to assess future growth, and will always be something of a crapshoot when there isn't an Andrew Luck type in the class.
Perfect for a dome team, or the Rams
Wild guess here...you're not an NFL GM or scout, are you?
Nice work detective
The weak class is the best reason for him going this year. I personally don't think another year would have helped in the long run. If there was some room for improvement, it didn't outweigh the risk.
Well, one of two things happens:
1. He becomes a huge name and everyone has this on record and calls him Nostradomus.
2. He never really creates a name and this Q and A is buried forever.
speaking of reading quotes like someone else in your head, when I read Jerod talk about his agent all I could think of was Bob Sugar saying that to him.
And thought....man, what a dick.
But I hope he's right.
"Hey guys! So what's this about Jerod's Q and..... oh..... nevermind. I think I'll go now."
Collapse the main thread my dude. There's still some good conversation happening.
Yea yea I know (and did). Just making a joke and stuff.