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I'm confused. The coaches backed off a 4 star top 150 defensive player but recently accepted a pair of generic 3 stars? Admittedly, I don't know shit about football recruiting but it seems a bit odd. Academic or character issues maybe?
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I'm confused. The coaches backed off a 4 star top 150 defensive player but recently accepted a pair of generic 3 stars? Admittedly, I don't know shit about football recruiting but it seems a bit odd. Academic or character issues maybe?
At this point though, I trust their judgement. At the end of the day you win and lose with "your guys", so if they're confident in Standifer and Gant, I will follow suit.
It might be part of an ongoing effort to establish/maintain our staff's ties to key Ohio HS programs.
Your speculation is incorrect.
Fair enough. What evidence do you have to support your statement?
Are you asking what evidence I have that the coaches stopped recruiting a top rated player from New York to pursue a player who is good but not as well received by the scouts from various websites so they can maintain a presence in the lower regarded player's state?
Maybe there's a few other up-and-comers on the guy's team, or someone from the HS coach's staff knows somebody from the Michigan coaching staff. There could be any number of mitigating factors here. Maybe we just want to maintain momentum in Ohio. Who knows. I just find it hard to shut the door on some kinds of speculation as opposed to others when Ohio HS programs are producing a lot of recruits this year, and will have similar good years in the future.
It's all good. Although Morgan was really highly touted I had wanted Wilson in this class from the first time I saw his film and heard his coach (Ricky Powers who is a former UofM football player) talk about his game and what kind of person he is. I feel like this staff won't sit on their hands for a recruit and this kind of proves that. They are setting a precedent and I love it. Get on board or we'll move on and find someone who REALLY wants to be apart of Michigan. That is my opinion, anyway.
I posted something similar (above, and 13 hours later!).
I LOVE the precedent...the train's leaving the station, get your arse aboard or someone else will take your seat. IMO this is why we're getting so many early commits. Pipkins and Shittu...this class goes mega-platinum with your commitments.
Is it possible that Mr. Wilson is a 'silent commit'?
Completely OT and random, but did the recent addition of the third Starship Troopers movie to Netflix instant viewing put you on Casper Van Dien kick, and return you to a yearing for the good old days of at least B+ movie effects? Cause it did me.
that Anthony Standifer is from Crete ILLINOIS...?
No offense to him, but Morgan could play Safety or CB, as potentially could Standifer. Gant, to the eyes of most, is the most athletically limited. I personally felt they should have waited until he camped to extend an offer to see if they were full with people who IMO seem to be better prospects. Maybe they didn't think Gant would commit so fast, I'm not sure.
Oh well, hope this all works out and hope the coaches get the guys they want
I too was very intrigued with the fact that Morgan can play both CB and S for us where Gant seems to be limited. Anyway best of luck to Wayne
I know what you mean about versatility, but I am looking at it a little differently. Part of what I like about Gant is that he is a true, hard hitting, run stopping safety. I get that he isn't so likely to step in at safety, but is that such a bad thing? I'd rather take two true safeties and two true corners if I have my choice, as opposed to four catch-all DBs. Let's just wait and see how this plays out - it may work out for us quite well in the end . . .
Part of what I like about Gant is that his father rocked the position in Maize and Blue and his uncle (cousin?) won the Heisman Trophy and dominated the world while playing for Michigan.
and he's a legacy. You've seen Animal House. It's important for the future to stay true to your past.
I have seen Animal House, but I'm also a samurai from the 1800s feudal Japan. I know from experience that staying too true to your past and not looking to future leads to Meiji Restoration which leads to WWII which leads to 2 atomic bombs which leads to one of the largest technological revolutions the world has ever seen.
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Tip of the cap to you sir, but:
I've seen Animal House as so have Braylon Edwards and Troy Woolfolk (both 3 star legacy recruits).
While you could possible make that argument for Gant, taking a legacy kid in OH really helps keeps relationships up. But the generic 3-star argument shouldn't work for Standifer. He's already started to gain steam in recruiting circles, and it's lucky we got him early. His film is very impressive, and the only thing that's gonna keep him from being a truly elite prospect is his speed.
I figure I'll trust GMat's talent evaluation over Allen Trieu's every day.
No doubt. But if I can't vent my completely uninformed opinions on high school football juniors I've never seen before then I really don't know what I'll do with my time. Besides...I am the liquor.
Bong in the background=excellence.
That's something you don't see in the Midwest every day.
once the ball dropped on Tresselgate Hoke and Company have seen a kink in the fence around Ohio. and if you can take talent from Ohio you should prefer it to a kid from the east coast. take that talent away from your competition. especially if Morgan doesnt go to the big ten. its strategy to lock down the recruiting scene localy and push Osu Msu Notre dame etc. it brilliant IF we get equal talent.
Can we possibly hope that this is just an amazingly clever way to re-implement the suspense of his announcement, considering the way his "silent commitment" went not-so-silent?
I was tipped off about Wilson a little while ago, I'm trying to get a hold of Ricky Powers. One of Morgan's coaches mentioned the fact that Michigan was still recruiting DB's even after Wayne's silent commitment. Mentioned as in they weren't happy about it. I'm not sure why since we all knew they have told other DB's how many they would take.
As long as they know that he will have competition at any big time college he goes to. Maybe that's why they are pushing Rutgers.
Is the interest reciprocal?
Hmm, that is a bit interesting. When Morgan was the silent commit, Richardson was our only other DB, so wouldn't they know we were still gonna go after some more? Confusing, but oh well. I really like Wilson, espeically his protoypical size for a safety, so if we can get him, it would be OK to me. Really like Morgan though.
Unless they were under the impression that would be it for DB's. But the staff has been open with a few recruits in saying they were looking for 3-4 (maybe even 5) DBs so I'm not sure what would have happened there...
It seems to be a case of just deciding to move on. If you have a supposed silent commit and he keeps putting off his public announcement, that sends a message that he's having second thoughts.
Wow. They must not be too familiar with recruting and how it works.
if thats the case maybe its for the best
I think the coaches have confidence in Standifer staying at corner and wanted another sure safety in the class, bringing us to where we are at today.
I think Morgan's spot was taken by Gant. If Gant doesn't commit on Tuesday, Standifer's commitment is probably for the first safety spot, and Morgan still announces today. Then Gant ends up the one left out in the cold.
Either way I hope Wayne the best and I'm sure he will succeed wherever he goes.
EDIT: Just saw the posts saying it might have been Wayne who stepped back first (which makes more sense seeing the events with him the past few days). Still wish him the best.
He was probably scared off by this new investigation of Denard running drugs for a Mexican drug cartel after escaping from prison by digging a tunnel under a poster of Rita Hayworth.
/OSU 247'd
Is claims he was selling tickets for shit tons of money. Tickets to WHAT?! Michigan was bowl-less for one year and I doubt UM family Cap One tickets were stunning. What a joke
Is that really what they are claiming? That's some serious deflection right there. I guess they can't handle what is going on with osu at the moment. It's understandable.
Click the locked thread on here about it. The fact boosters would force Robinson to stay but let mallett walk is a joke in of itself
Take this FWIW, as I didn't read it myself, but my OSU-fanatic friend who religiously reads Bucknuts and OSU's Scout site said that not too long ago a poster was claiming to have purchased Denard's game tickets for a game (the OSU game?). The "forced him to stay" thing is obviously total crap...I won't be surprised, though, if OSU fans start to try to get Michigan players in trouble. That sounds a bit much as I type it, but we're talking about a bunch of lunatics.
Wish Wayne the best. Hopefully he'll find a place where he is a good fit.
I know, I know - read the above posts, etc etc, but just so the slow among us (AKA me) can follow, am I correct in reading that UM cooled off on Wayne, then he cooled on us? Seems a little like the Ron Thompson thing, if that is the case.
Can anyone tell me anything interesting about Jarrod Wilson? I had mostly been looking at the guys that seemed more likely, Morgan and Reeves.
And good luck to you Wayne, wherever you decide to go. We would have liked you here, but you have to go where you feel comfortable.
EDIT: It's probably all over for Wilson - I see that Sparty has offered him, and they are a national power . . .
Haha, sillly sparty think that they are a national power...but seriously, I actually read somewhere that MSU is on his short list of top choices, and we are not. But who knows, as that was from an MSU source. Hopefully we turn heat up on him.
It sounds like we still wanted him, but were still recruiting other guys. He didn't like that, cooled off on us. It seems to happen every year, c'est la vie.
As for Wilson...he is a huge Safety prospect in Ohio. A lot of friends in OH are shocked that TSIO is not recruiting him. Duane Long, Buckeye blogger, loves him.
Really gotta trust the coaches on this one. Hopefully they are pretty damn sure Jarrod Wilson will commit here. To lose out on such a high recruit in Morgan who was silently commited here and not get Wilson would suck.


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Aiyana Jones
|Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley Jones
July 20, 2002
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
|May 16, 2010
(aged 7)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Cause of death
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5210 Mount Elliott Street
Detroit, Michigan 48211
|Other names
|Aiyana Stanley-Jones
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|Shot in police raid
|Charles Jones (father) Dominika Stanley (mother)[2]
Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley Jones (July 20, 2002 – May 16, 2010), was a seven-year-old girl from the east side of Detroit, Michigan who was shot and killed during a raid conducted by the Detroit Police Department's Special Response Team on May 16, 2010.[3] Her death drew national media attention[4] and led U.S. Representative John Conyers to ask U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for a federal investigation into the incident.[5]
Officer Joseph Weekley was charged in connection with Jones' death. In October 2011, Weekley was charged with involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment with a gun. Weekley's first trial ended in a mistrial in June 2013.[6]
Weekley's retrial began in September 2014. On October 3, the judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charge against Weekley, leaving him on trial for only one charge: recklessly discharging a firearm.[7][8][9]
On October 10, the second trial ended in another mistrial.[10][11]
On January 28, 2015, a prosecutor cleared Weekley of the last remaining charge against him, ensuring there would not be a third trial.[12]
On Friday, May 14, 2010, Southeastern High School senior Je'Rean Blake (other reports call him Je'Rean "Blake" Nobles)[13][14][15] was shot and killed near the intersection of Mack and Beniteau on Detroit's east side. By Saturday night, police had identified Chauncey Owens as a suspect in the shooting and obtained a warrant to search 4054 Lillibridge St, where he was believed to be hiding.[16]
According to press reports, police were on the scene by 12:40 a.m. on Sunday, May 16, 2010. In an attempt to distract the occupants, police fired a flash grenade through the front window.[17][18]
Police officers, bystanders, and residents of the home disagreed about the events that followed. According to police, Officer Joseph Weekley was the first one through the door. He pushed his way inside, protected by a ballistic shield. Weekley claimed Aiyana Jones' paternal grandmother Mertilla Jones attempted to grab his gun, causing it to fire. The bullet struck Aiyana. "A woman inside grabbed my gun," Weekley said. "It fired. The bullet hit a child."
Mertilla Jones was held overnight and released. She said she reached for her granddaughter when the grenade came through the window, not for the officer's gun. She said she made no contact with them. Geoffrey Fieger, the family's lawyer, said the police fired the shot that struck Aiyana from outside the home, possibly through the open front door.[3]
After the shot was fired, Weekley reported to his sergeant that a woman inside had grabbed for his gun. Police arrested Mertilla Jones, administered tests for drugs and gunpowder, and released her Sunday morning.[19] Mertilla said that she reached for Aiyana but had no contact with officers.[3] (At Weekley's retrial in 2014, it was disclosed that Mertilla's fingerprints were not found on Weekley's gun.)[20]
The police officer responsible for the shooting, Joseph "Brain" Weekley, is a member of Detroit's SWAT team and was a frequent subject on A&E, whose film crews were also filming the investigation for the documentary TV series The First 48.[21]
Chauncey Owens, who was the boyfriend of Aiyana's paternal aunt LaKrystal Sanders,[22] was found in the upper floor of the duplex and surrendered without incident.[3]
Three days later, Chauncey Owens was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Je'Rean Blake. Aiyana's father Charles Jones was also held in conspiracy of the murder of Je'Rean Blake and is believed to be the person who provided the gun that killed Blake.[16]
In a last-minute plea bargain, Chauncey Owens admitted to killing 17-year-old Je'Rean Blake and agreed to testify that Charles Jones (Aiyana's father) gave him the gun he used to shoot the teen for giving him a dirty look. In a voice so soft that Wayne County Circuit Judge Richard Skutt had him repeat his statement, Owens said he got the gun "from C.J. ... Charles Jones." Jones had been placed in the truck with Owens before, but Owens' admission was the first time anyone said on the record that he was more than a passive observer. Michigan law says that anyone who "procures, counsels, aids or abets" in the commission of a crime may be tried and convicted as if he or she had directly committed the offense. The plea to second-degree murder calls for Owens to serve 28 years for the killing and an additional two years for using a gun in the commission of a felony, in exchange for his testimony about who gave him the gun.[23]
Both Owens and Charles Jones had extensive criminal pasts. In 1995, Owens was charged with breaking and entering and faced charges for escaping from prison. In 2005, he was charged with unlawfully driving an automobile. Jones was charged in 2001 with two counts of unarmed robbery. In 2004, Jones was charged with fleeing and eluding police while driving a stolen vehicle. The charges were later dropped. Jones never actually spent time in jail, and instead cut a deal with prosecutors and was placed on probation.[24]
After a one year internal and federal investigation, on October 4, 2011, a grand jury indicted Officer Joseph Weekley on involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment with a gun. His trial was scheduled for October,[25] and finally took place in June 2013 but resulted in a deadlocked jury. A fresh trial was scheduled for December 2013,[26] but actually began in September 2014.[27]
Allison Howard, a videographer and photographer with A&E who was also present at the raid, was indicted on obstruction of justice and perjury for allegedly showing a recording of the raid to a "third party".[28][unreliable source?] Federal prosecutors say that Howard had provided false testimony to investigators about the shooting and that Weekley's action were reckless and he had lied to the police in an effort to blame Jones' family for her death.[citation needed] In June 2013, Howard pled "no contest" to an obstruction of justice charge, and the perjury charge against her was dismissed.[29][30] She was sentenced to two years of probation in July 2013 and was fined $2,000.[31][32]
The Black Lives Matter movement has protested the deaths of black girls and women at the hands of police, including Jones'.[33][34][35]
Weekley's first trial ended in a mistrial in June 2013.[6] Wayne County Circuit Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway presided over the case.[36]
Weekley's retrial started in September 2014.[37] He is charged with involuntary manslaughter and "negligent firing of a weapon causing death".[38][39]
On the second day of trial, September 24, LaKrystal Sanders, who lived on the upper floor of the house where Aiyana was killed, testified.[40] LaKrystal Sanders was Aiyana's paternal aunt, the girlfriend of Chauncey Owens and the daughter of Mertilla Jones.[41] While LaKrystal Sanders was on the stand, Judge Cynthia Hathaway told her that she (LaKrystal Sanders) was being "disrespectful."[41][42] Aiyana's mother Dominika Stanley and paternal grandmother Mertilla Jones testified and both had "emotional outbursts." After the grandmother's outburst, the judge ordered the jury out of the room and the grandmother was escorted from the court room screaming.[40][43][44][45] Because of Mertilla Jones's outburst, the judge stopped the trial until September 29.[46]
On September 29, Weekley's lawyer asked the judge for a mistrial, citing Mertilla Jones's conduct on the stand the week before. The judge denied the motion for mistrial, saying she believed the jury could still be "impartial." However, the judge also said if Mertilla Jones and the other relatives continued to have outbursts on the stand, then she would declare a mistrial.[38]
On October 3, the judge dismissed the involuntary manslaughter charge against Weekley.[7][8][9]
On October 10, the judge declared a mistrial due to jury deadlock.[47]
On January 28, 2015, county prosecutor Kym Worthy dismissed the last remaining charge against Weekley: the misdemeanor of careless discharge of a firearm causing death. Weekley will not go to a third trial.[12]
Aiyana Jones' funeral was held in the Second Ebenezer Church on May 22, 2010 in Detroit. Al Sharpton gave the eulogy. The casket was white and was afterwards driven to the grave by horse-drawn carriage.[48] She was buried on the grounds.[49]
Two days after Aiyana's death, on May 18, 2010, attorney Geoffrey Fieger filed lawsuits on behalf of Aiyana's family against A&E and the police.[50][51]
Fieger video claim[edit]
Fieger claims that footage from an undisclosed source shows that the lethal bullet came from outside the home, rather than inside, as police said.[52] A spokesman for city police demanded that Fieger share the tape's contents with Michigan State Police investigators. Fieger responded by saying he does not have the supposed video,[53] which he claims was made by the A&E reality show The First 48.[54] Michigan State Police Detective Tawana Powell testified during the 2014 trial that the investigation discovered that the video Fieger was talking about didn't exist.[55]
Popular media[edit]
In September 2013, J. Cole published a music video to his song "Crooked Smile" featuring TLC on YouTube, and he dedicated the video to Aiyana Stanley-Jones.[56][57][58]
See also[edit]
- ^ http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2010/11/aiyana-stanley-jones-detroit?page=5
- ^ http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/09/19/trial-opens-for-detroit-officer-who-killed-girl-during-police-raid-filmed-for-tv/
- ^ a b c d Schaefer, Jim (May 19, 2010). "Detroit police outline final moments of Aiyana's life". Detroit Free Press. p. A1. Archived from the original on May 22, 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Dolan, Matthew; Mike Ramsey (May 17, 2010). "State to Probe Police Killing of Girl in Detroit". The Wall Street Journal (Detroit). Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Angel, Cecil; Todd Spangler; George Sipple (May 20, 2010). "Conyers seeks federal probe of Aiyana's death". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ a b http://www.cbsnews.com/news/aiyana-stanley-jones-update-mistrial-declared-in-manslaughter-trial-of-detroit-cop-in-death-of-7-yr-old-girl/
- ^ a b http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/26697337/judge-dismisses-involuntary-manslaughter-charge-against-detroit-cop
- ^ a b http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/10/03/detroit-girl-killed-police-manslaughter-charge-dropped/16644447/
- ^ a b http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/charge-dismissed-in-detroit-police-shooting/2014/10/03/5d672ce2-4b0f-11e4-a4bf-794ab74e90f0_story.html
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- ^ [2]
- ^ a b http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/28/joseph-weekley-charges-dismissed-aiyana-stanley-jones_n_6566032.html
- ^ http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2010/11/aiyana-stanley-jones-detroit?page=2
- ^ http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140131/LIFESTYLE03/301310044
- ^ http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2011/05/frustrations_grow_over_delays.html
- ^ a b Swickard, Joe (May 19, 2010). "Homicide suspect hunted in raid that led to Aiyana's death is charged". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "DPD officer involved in Aiyana Jones shooting identified". WXYZ. May 19, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ Warikoo, Niraj, Meyer, Zlati, and Hunt, Amber (May 17, 2010). "Police, family look for answers in girl's death in Detroit". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
- ^ Gutherie, Doug; George Hunter (May 19, 2010). "Slain girl's family alleges police cover-up". The Detroit News (Southfield). Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ http://www.wxyz.com/news/grandmothers-fingerprints-dna-not-found-on-officer-weekleys-submachine-gun
- ^ Foley, Aaron (May 18, 2010). "Officer whose bullet reportedly killed Aiyana Jones was frequently featured on A&E". mlive.com. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Williams, Corey (May 20, 2010). "Mayor: Detroit doesn't know 'how to stop' killings". Associated Presss. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Guilty plea fingers Aiyana Stanley-Jones' dad". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ "Man Heads To Trial In Teen's Death". Click On Detroit. June 1, 2010.
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Aiyana Stanley Jones was laid to reston (sic) Saturday at Second Ebenezer Church in Detroit, Michigan.
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Meatballs A La Russe
16 Nov 2010
|Lean beef
|1 1⁄2 Pound, ground
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Onion soup mix
|1 1⁄4 Ounce (divided)
|All purpose flour
|3 Tablespoon
|1 1⁄2 Cup (24 tbs)
|2 Tablespoon, chopped (fresh)
|Dairy sour cream
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
In large bowl, combine beef with milk and 2 tablespoons of soup mix.
Mix thoroughly.
Shape into 24 small meatballs.
Place in 3-quart oval microproof baking dish.
Cover with waxed paper and cook on HI (max. power) 3 minutes.
Turn meatballs over.
Cook, covered, on HI (max. power) 2 minutes.
Remove meatballs.
Stir flour into drippings.
Stir in water, parsley and remaining soup mix.
Cook, uncovered, on 60 (bake) 5 minutes, or until mixture comes to a boil.
Add meatballs.
Cook, covered, on 60 (bake) 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Gradually blend in sour cream.
Let stand, covered.
5 minutes before serving.
Serve over hot cooked rice or noodles.
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Green Bay Packers All-Pro linebacker Clay Matthews could miss "a couple of weeks" with a hamstring injury, Packers coach Mike McCarthy told reporters on Monday. Matthews limped off the field in the third quarter of Sunday's win over the Arizona Cardinals. "Early diagnosis is it may be a couple of weeks," McCarthy. "Clay doesn't feel it's as bad as it was in the past." Matthews has nine sacks, tied for the second most in the NFL this season. The Packers have a bye this week, and they don't play again until Nov. 18 against Detroit. On the plus side, wide receiver Jordy Nelson, who has had hamstring problems and suffered a sprained ankle on Sunday, is expected to playin the next game. "I think he's going to be OK," McCarthy said.
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Additionally impressive is that an Australian can write so convincingly in the idiom of a country so different from her own.
Yet he seemed interested only in recasting GOP concepts in his own idiom.
What people are really afraid of is something that has its own vocabulary and idiom because it strikes them dumb.
1580s, "form of speech peculiar to a people or place," from Middle French idiome (16c.) and directly from Late Latin idioma "a peculiarity in language," from Greek idioma "peculiarity, peculiar phraseology," from idioumai "to appropriate to oneself," from idios "personal, private," properly "particular to oneself," from PIE *swed-yo-, suffixed form of root *s(w)e-, pronoun of the third person and reflexive (referring back to the subject of a sentence), also used in forms denoting the speaker's social group, "(we our-)selves" (cf. Sanskrit svah, Avestan hva-, Old Persian huva "one's own," khva-data "lord," literally "created from oneself;" Greek hos "he, she, it;" Latin suescere "to accustom, get accustomed," sodalis "companion;" Old Church Slavonic svoji "his, her, its," svojaku "relative, kinsman;" Gothic swes "one's own;" Old Norse sik "oneself;" German Sein; Old Irish fein "self, himself"). Meaning "phrase or expression peculiar to a language" is from 1620s.
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Endangered Species and Texas Water: Will the Whooping Crane and the Sharpnose Shiner Change the Course of State Law?
Water is the lifeblood of municipal, agricultural, and industrial development in the United States. Shortages of freshwater, exacerbated by drought and inadequate infrastructure, threaten to cause regional crises and, ultimately, to limit growth. Freshwater shortages also cause harm to aquatic organisms and other wildlife that rely on ecosystems that have evolved in response to historic flow levels and specific water quality conditions. The challenge of balancing the water needs of a thirsty, growing population in the U.S. with the requirements of wildlife and its habitats is becoming acute, and is at the center of multiple legal battles over water usage.
The intersection — and potential clash — of state water law and the Endangered Species Act is at the heart of The Aransas Project v. Shaw, which was argued before a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on August 8. Regardless of how the Fifth Circuit rules in the TAP case, the issue will be salient for years to come, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering whether to list dozens of additional species in Texas over the next several years. Many of those species depend on ecosystems supported by springs and freshwater flows that are threatened by the current drought.
The law that governs the use and allocation of water resources is primarily state, not federal, law. In Texas, permits for withdrawals from rivers and streams are issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The federal government has generally played a minor role, if any, in decisions related to water allocation. But the states' water allocation decisions are not exempt from federal law. Indeed, certain federal statutes, including the Endangered Species Act, serve as a check on the states' authority with respect to water allocations.
The Endangered Species Act (ESA)'s structure is simple: animals and plants that are at risk of becoming extinct may be "listed" as "threatened" or "endangered" by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) (for terrestrial and freshwater species) or the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (for marine species). A species is added to the list by the Service through a rulemaking process when the agency finds, based on the best scientific and commercial evidence, that the species is at risk of extinction in all or a significant portion of its range. The Service may list a species on its own volition, but the ESA also provides that any "interested person" has the right to petition the Service to add a species to the list.
Once listed, the species are covered by the ESA's protective measures. The Service must designate "critical habitat" for listed species and formulate a "recovery plan" for them. Most importantly, Section 9 of the ESA prohibits the "take" of listed species by any "person." "Person" is defined broadly to mean "an individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, or any other private entity; or any officer, employee, agent, department, or instrumentality of the Federal Government, of any State, municipality, or political subdivision of a State, or of any foreign government; any State, municipality, or political subdivision of a State; or any other entity subject to the jurisdiction of the United States."
"Take" is also defined broadly in the statute. It means "to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect, or to attempt to engage in any such conduct." Joint Service regulations define "harm" as "an act which actually kills or injures wildlife," including "significant habitat modification or degradation where it actually kills or injures wildlife by significantly impairing essential behavioral patterns, including breeding, feeding, or sheltering." The United States Supreme Court upheld that regulatory definition in Babbitt v. Sweet Home Chapter of Communities for a Great Oregon, thereby affirming the Service's position that harm to a species' habitat can constitute "take" under the ESA.
Section 10 of the ESA contains a process for nonfederal entities to obtain "incidental take" authorization from the Service for take associated with an activity that would be legal, but for the impact on a listed species. To obtain an incidental take permit, the applicant must prepare a "habitat conservation plan" (HCP) that meets certain statutory requirements, including measures that are designed to minimize and mitigate the impact to the species to the "maximum extent practicable."
As noted above, the ESA's prohibition on take applies to the states and state agencies. The Texas Department of Transportation, for example, may not construct a highway that would destroy habitat for a listed species, unless it first obtains an incidental take permit from the Service . In addition to being liable for take caused by activities carried out directly by the state or one of its political subdivisions, the state faces potential liability for issuing a permit to a third party that will carry out an activity that results in take. Some federal courts have imposed so-called "vicarious liability" on the regulator. In Strahan v. Coxe, for example, the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Environmental Law Enforcement and the Division of Marine Fisheries were found liable for issuing permits to fishermen for lobster traps, which harmed the endangered Right Whale.
Earlier this year, the Service issued an incidental take permit to the Edwards Aquifer Authority, San Antonio Water System, City of San Marcos, and Texas State University. The Edwards Aquifer Authority (EAA) regulates withdrawals from the southern portion of the Edwards Aquifer by promulgating regulations and issuing permits to groundwater users within its jurisdiction. Among other things, the incidental take permit was sought by the EAA to authorize take associated with the "regulation and use of the aquifer." Implicit in the HCP is the acknowledgement of the EAA's potential liability under the ESA should it issue permits that authorize pumping at levels that deplete spring flows and result in harm to the listed species in the Edwards Aquifer region.
The plaintiff's theory in the TAP case is that TCEQ caused the take of whooping cranes by issuing permits to irrigators, river authorities, and other water users in the Guadalupe and San Antonio River basins, which in turn depleted flows to such an extent that the cranes' habitat on the Texas coast was harmed. The federal district court agreed with the plaintiffs and issued an injunction against TCEQ forbidding the issuance of any additional water withdrawal permits until TCEQ obtained an incidental take permit from the Service. Upon appeal, the Fifth Circuit issued an emergency stay of the district court's injunction and ordered an expedited oral hearing, which took place on August 8. As of October 8, the Fifth Circuit has not ruled in the case.
TCEQ raised a number of issues in its appeal in the TAP case. One of the state's central arguments is that the vicarious liability theory endorsed by the First Circuit in Strahan was wrong, because the Tenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution forbids the federal government from requiring states to implement federal regulatory programs. Under the "commandeering doctrine," the "Federal Government may neither issue directives requiring the States to address particular problems, nor command the States' officers, or those of their political subdivisions, to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program."
In addition to the Tenth Amendment argument, TCEQ takes issue in TAP with the district court's finding that the permitted withdrawals of water in the Guadalupe and San Antonio Rivers actually caused take of the whooping cranes, pointing out that, during the time period at issue in the case (the winter of 2007-2008), the state was suffering from a serious drought. But even if TCEQ prevails and the Fifth Circuit rules that the agency is not liable for take of the whooping crane because the chain of causation is too attenuated, the underlying tension between the ESA and the state's surface water permitting program will remain.
The Service currently is reviewing the status of over 750 candidate species pursuant to the terms of a settlement agreement it entered into with two environmental organizations in 2011. The settlement requires the Service to complete its evaluations by 2018. Among the species under review are more than 20 aquatic species that occur in Texas rivers and streams and which are vulnerable to impaired water quality conditions and/or depleted flows. Six west Texas aquatic invertebrate species were listed on August 8, 2013 and the Sharpnose shiner and Small eye shiner were proposed for listing as endangered on August 6.
The Sharpnose and the Smalleye shiners occur in the upper Brazos River basin. Among the threats to the species identified by the Service in its proposal to list "include habitat loss and modification due to river fragmentation and decreased river flow, resulting mainly from reservoir impoundments. Drought, exacerbated by climate change, and groundwater withdrawals also act as sources to reduce stream flows and modify stream habitats. Fragmentation due to reservoir construction has resulted in a substantially reduced range" for the fish. If the listing is finalized, water diversions that deplete stream flows in the Brazos where the fish are found could cause take of the species. Under the theory of vicarious liability described above, TCEQ could again be subject to an ESA enforcement action for issuing permits for withdrawals in the Brazos, unless the agency has obtained an incidental take permit from the Service.


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If he did something like that, it would be a one off type thing at like Disney Hall......
If he did something like that, it would be a one off type thing at like Disney Hall......
Trent Reznor with the LA Phil @ The Bowl.
Summer 2012.
Trent is banned from The Bowl. So no can do.
Ask him about whatever happened when NIN played there in 05.....
what, did someone get hurt?
May 15-17 - Psycho California
June 6 - The Rolling Stones
June 10 - Melvins
June 20 - Blur
June 24-28 - Glastonbury
July 18 - Death Grips?
July 26 - Faith No More
September 25 - Kraftwerk
Googles not telling us Supre
Wow, you can pre-order and download the whole 3-hour thing for $11.99..but FUCK I need to not listen to it before I see the movie. The Social Network was such a weird, almost spoiled experience for me, having been familiar with the score so intimately before seeing the movie.
5/15-17/15 - Psycho CA @ Observatory // 5/22/15 - Laura Jane Grace @ Hollywood Forever Cemetary // 5/27/15 - Neutral Milk Hotel @ Warner Grand Theater
6/3/15 - Sufjan Stevens @ Dorothy Chandler // 7/15/15 - Shellac @ Regent // 7/31/15 - Melt Banana w/Torche @ Roxy
I just bought CD 3x pack, $20 (w shipping). Fucking Trent Reznor got me to buy a CD again. It's been a while
I won't be listening to the 3 hour "opus" until I see the film. Though, I did just listen to the full cover of Immigrant Song with Karen O and it is awesome.
Group'd it.
And this?
I might actually cave and listen before seeing the movie this time. I don't have anywhere near the desire to see TGWTDT as I did TSN, so it might be awhile before I actually get to hear the music if I don't go ahead and listen when it leaks.
5/15 - Muse - Mayan
5/23 - Ceremony - Echoplex (?)
5/26 - Refused - Roxy
5/27 - Neutral Milk Hotel - Warner Grand (?)
5/30 - Spoon - Wiltern (?)
last.fm, if you care
Twitter, if you dare
Its a movie screening, plus what seems to be dj sets.
Seeing as there is only an early show at Metro on this night I would imagine this event will be taking place there.
Why cant it be at The Mid?
I thought it'd be in SF too?
5/6- Tommy Trash/Kill The Noise, Catalyst
5/7- Finch, Catalyst
5/14- Dillon Francis, Catalyst
5/16- Flume, Frost Ampitheatre
5/19- Little Dragon, Caralyst
5/20- Lana Del Ray, Shoreline
5/28-30- Bottlerock Festival, Napa
6/6- BFD, Shoreline
6/19- Purity Ring, Fox Theater
6/19- A-Trak, 1015 Folsom
7/9- Spor, 1015
7/14- Big Sean, Shoreline
7/24- Boys Noize, Mezzanine
8/6- Lindsey Stirling, Paso Robles
because there is something already planned at the mid that night you twonk! use that morsel of a rat turd in your head that would usually be called a brain and think for a minute.
Im gonna laugh if it ends up at somewhere else other than the metro..............


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Book industry has marketing problem
Chinyere Obi-obasi, lawyer, banker and writer, was the second runner-up in the NLNG'S 2011 Nigeria Prize for Literature. Her entry, The Great Fall came third. In this chat with Edozie Udeze she talks about the prize, her writing career and why writers should enjoy the fruit of their labour
How do you feel about this new method of presenting the Nigeria Prize for Literature to the winner?
Oh, well, today's event went well. It is so fine as you can see, very well organized and beautifully packaged. Many people came – children, adults, writers, the whole clan of Nigerian writers and it is a thing to be proud of. That it is done like this and in day time, indeed draws people's interest and attention higher and higher to the place of literature in the land.
Every gathering meant to promote reading and writing is, to me, a welcome gathering and that is the beauty of today.
Talking about reading and writing why is it that Nigerian writers do not live solely on writing?
From what the authors say, even overseas, most writers and authors don't live strictly on writing. That is also the impression I get. But it is just for a way for writers to fashion out a way of how they can live on what they write. It is possible and it can be made possible. It just takes a little act of organization for us to get it right. For example, we have about 150 million Nigerians. Assuming that we have only one million committed people buying our books, are the books really there for them to buy? That's the problem.
How do they get to see the books to buy? So, we have a marketing problem, which trickles down from publishers to sellers who most often do not make the books available. It is so hydra-headed. If the industry can get it right, we can get to that extent where writers can conveniently live on what they write.
You write basically children books, why children?
Not basically. You know sometimes you get prominence over one genre just for one book you've written. Often this pre-eminence shows over other works. Like Professor Akachi Ezeigbo who has written so many works, but one children's book she has written has given her so much acclaim. For me, I don't basically do only children's literature even though it is profitable and I can stick to it, I still do other works. And in the nearest future, other sides of me in terms of what I write, will show.
What is your take on this winner- takes – it – all approach by the NLNG?
I was also pleasantly surprised when the winner, Mai Nasara, said his own personal view is that the prize should be spilt among the shortlist. That is even upon the fact that he has won. I think this may be the consensus of a few that if we get to a certain level we shouldn't be left hanging. I think it is that general consensus.
Then what do you think can be done to make it better?
Okay, fine, for getting to that height and not leaving the people a little disappointed. Yes, that is my take on that. Also taking into consideration what Professor Wole Soyinka said that when you get to the last three it just becomes a bit difficult. It could have gone either way. When then they can think of making some money available to give to those ones who got to this level, both first and second runners-up.
Again, we all know that writers are not necessarily writing for money. There is this overriding believe, let God continue to take care of us continually, yet we all need money to sort out our health issues, for example.
As a writer, are you contented?
Yes, I am. But as you know satisfaction in this regard is relative. Contentment is just an inner thing. We must get to a level when we should live each day at a time. But you have to be happy for who you are. Because if you say you are not happy, there are many people out there who you are better than. If you keep looking at those who are better than you, you'll forget to look at those you are better than.
So, for example you are educated, like I work in a bank and I am a lawyer with five children. I am writing and in the midst of that I am being recognized why wouldn't I be contented? I don't know what else I want, you know what I mean? So, I can only work harder each day.
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Our guide to 7 Vancouver restaurants to try this fall
When the temperatures start to drop and the rain returns to Vancouver, you might want to turn to these 7 restaurants for a warming meal and a cozy atmosphere. Scroll through the slideshow to check them out and be sure to click on "View Map" on the top right.
7 Vancouver Restaurants to Visit this Fall
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When the temperatures start to drop and the rain returns to Vancouver, you might want to turn to these 7 restaurants for a warming meal and a cozy atmosphere
La Terraza
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Dining at La Terraza will transport you to a classic Italian household. With traditional décor and even a fireplace, eating a meal here promises to be an unforgettable experience.
Uva Wine + Cocktail Bar & Cibo Trattoria
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This full fledged wine bar not only boasts an intimate and sophisticated atmosphere, it also carries the entire menu from Cibo Trattoria, which specializes in authentic Italian cuisine.
YEW Seafood + Bar
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A visit to YEW will have you enjoying an amazing selection of fresh seafood, with the added option of relaxing by the fireside. What else screams autumn more than a warming dish and rustic fire?
Hy's Encore
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If you're looking to splurge a little, then Hy's Encore is the place to do so. Get comfy in a refined yet relaxed setting, and enjoy a premium Canadian steak and sublime dessert to follow.
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Perfect for any special occasion, Chambar's primarily Belgian inspired cuisine is bound to impress. Post-renovations, expect a more expansive dining area, but not without the old Chambar charm.
Chill Winston Restaurant + Lounge
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A local favourite, Chill Winston blends restaurant quality food with the cozy atmosphere of a lounge seamlessly. Come fall and early evenings, Gastown lights up and is certainly a sight to behold.
Les Faux Bourgeois
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Rich French food is an autumn staple. This little neighbourhood spot is a great place to sip a glass of red and watch the rain from inside a buzzing atmosphere.


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Have tried several sizes and '32s' in two different colors fit totally different. Can't swim in red ones because would fall off. Blue ones just right. Poor manufacturing controls.
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Not for athletic build person, waist is accurate, but would fit someone better if they had skinny chicken legs
I love this suit
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I ordered the 34. This is my normal size. But these are about an inch and a half too big in the waist, and unfortunately the string is just for show. The string does not go around your waist, so you can't use it to tighten the shorts. I actually surf so I really do need these to be secure. These won't stay on just walking around. I haven't lost weight either- I've actually gained about 10 pounds - so it's not me, it's the shorts.
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on 8/22/2009
Great shorts, used them for a whole summer as a life guard.
Very nice
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on 6/30/2009
Old school .. I like the fact that they are not too long
best pair i've got!
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from Granite Falls, NC
on 6/17/2009
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The shorts held up in heavy surf & dried out quickly. I chose size 34 because you didn't offer size 32 (my waist size). Good thing I was in South Beach surfing, where more skin is better!


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Israeli lawmakers from diverse parties slammed the decision of the religious services minister to prevent an organization of Modern Orthodox rabbis from performing religious wedding ceremonies for non-religious couples
The Tzohar organization said Tuesday that the religious services minister, Ya'akov Margi, a member of the haredi Orthodox Shas Party, told Tzohar that it would no longer be allowed to register couples with the ministry as married, effectively shutting down a service that has been marrying 3,000 couples a year free of charge.
A Jewish couple must have a religious ceremony in Israel in order to be recognized as married. Many travel abroad to marry in secular ceremonies.
Tzohar helped to involve couples and their families in the ceremony.
"Tzohar is demanding that the minister violate the law, which states that you can open a marriage file only when one member of the couple is a resident of that place," Nissim Alkasalsi, an adviser to Margi, told Haaretz.
Weddings must be registered with the municipal rabbinate where one member of the couple lives. Tzohar had been registering couples with one of two municipal rabbinates headed by members of the organization, in Shoham and Gush Etzion.
Critics ranged from Shlomo Molla of the Kadima Party to Tzipi Hotovely of the Likud Party.
Hotovely has reportedly created a bill that would allow any rabbi whose ordination is recognized by the Rabbinate to perform wedding ceremonies, regardless of where they live, the right wing Israel National News service reported. , Hotovely also reportedly has she plans to bring up the issue of Tzohar weddings in the Knesset's Committee for the Status of Women.
The Religious Services Ministry is ending the practice by limiting the total number of marriage certificates that each of those ministries can provide in a year to 200.
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Back in February we asked you to rank the Pittsburgh Steelers 2014 draft needs by position and the results showed that most of you deemed the cornerback position as the primary need. That position was followed by safety and wide receiver. Now that the Steelers have made their moves during free agency and we see the gains and loses, it's a perfect time to run that same ranking poll again.
Below, simply drag each position into the order that you want them from most needed to least. When you are happy with the order, click next and then submit. I have it set to run for a week and ask that you only vote once. The listed choices below are in the exact order that they finished in the last poll.
You can view the results of this poll right here.
When you are done with your ranking, feel free to post your order in the comments below.
CB and WR can be flip-flopped in my mind. One should be picked in the first and one in the second. CB could be had in the third, but WR is a must in one of the first two rounds. DE would be fine in the 2nd/3rd, but it's all value from the third on anyway. I've seen some mocks that have Hageman dropping to the second. In that case, I'd make every effort to grab him if he falls.
The Steelers biggest need is on the D line. Can Heyward is the only player who looks like a legit NFL starter. Can Thomas is a rotational player, and McLendon still has a lot to prove. Arnfelt and Williams have 4 defensive snaps combined, and may still only be practice squad material.
Don't confuse need and draft value. D line is the teams biggest need, but it's not a position that is likely to be addressed in the first round, because the talent isn't there.
Louis nix. If they can trade back six spots
I am surprised that TE is that far down the list. I know we need LBs too, but TEs are way down there. Just surprising given the fact that heath is soon to be done and we could grab his replacement now.
We need a dominant nt. someone who will dominate the line of scrimmage. Remember Joel steed and Casey hampton
With Ike and Troy retiring soon these are needs behind DL. An experienced Defensive Lineman will be picked up after June 1 to go with one or two in the draft in the mid to late rounds,
There is no dominant NT in this draft, but there is a boatload of DB and WR. Got to take what you can get and not reach for something that is not there.
I agree that D line is not talked about nearly as much as it should be- it takes a while to develop them and I think that's why you don't see them listed as important- we all want an impact player year one.
I put DE as my #2 behind WR(proly should have been #1) as I feel WR can come in and have the biggest impact year one. However WR and CB can be addressed round 2 and 3 and they can still be contributors year one (CB doesn't need to be a major contributor until next year).
I wouldn't mind drafting a DE round 1 that will have a faster learning curve due to talent and having him, WR, and CB being starters/big contributors year 2. I really don't want to wait until year 4 for a DE to start because let's face it… we don't have any talent to develop them behind like CB and WR does.
Nix wouldn't be a reach if we can trade back to the low 20's . Nix will be a dominant player. He fits the steeler mold
We already have the safety position covered though. Shemarko will take over for Troy and Mitchell will man the other side.Corner though, you're right. We do need a coner. If there is a big time shut down corner that falls to us in the first, I can see that being the pick, otherwise, I could see them going offense (WR/TE) and picking a corner in the second, DL in the 3rd (comp pick) in either case.
Nix = Hood
It'd be nice to grab Nix if we can trade back a few spots. Draft Nix, move McLendon outside. Heyward/Nix/McLendon Combo. Snag Allen Robinson (WR who I think fits the Steeler mold well) in the 2nd. Then roll the dice with 2 CBs in the 3rd (One with Comp/One with what we got for trading back in the 1st).
Hey Steve, I'm all for taking the best player available. If steelers have dennard rated as there bpa so be it. You draft a guy that u think can be a potential pro bowl player, especially in rd one.
I just happen to think nix can be that guy. Hope Pitt feels same way
I like your thinking Reese .i think nix fits that steeler mold. As for the rest of the draft keep drafting the bpa no matter position. Steelers need to upgrade talent on roster.
I won't be upset if we don't make po. But with our last two drafts we have a lot of young talent that will shine in a year or two.
Just keep drafting bpa
1. DE – need a starter
2. CB – weak starter
3. WR – need a big WR (could be a TE …)
4. ILB – upgrade or depth
5. OLB – depth
Yeah, I could definitely agree regarding bpa. There are a couple of guys I think would work out well with the Steelers and they fit needs. Shayne Skov, Allen Robinson come to mind, both can be had with relative value at our spot in their projected round.
I'd Love:
1st after trade back – Nix
2nd – Robinson
3rd from trade – Purifoy
3rd Comp – Might be a reach but I like Mitchell from Oregon.
4th – Skov
5th – Dre Archer
There is no trading back in this draft unless there is a qb available at our pick that a team is enamored with. Everyone wants their picks in the mid rounds in a deep draft.
This is a trick question. Ranking the positional needs is not the same thing as the order they should draft in.
Question: Which position is better off this year and in the future with its current players? TE with Heath Miller and Matt Spaeth, or CB with Ike Taylor, Cortez Allen and William Gay?
So I have a question for everyone. If Gilbert, Dennard, Evans, Ebron are all gone by 15, who do you think of the players project in first 14 picks falls to us? Thoughts?
I think there are going to be some good TE's coming out in next years draft from what I read….need to do some research on that….unfortunately we have too many pressing needs….TE might be one that can wait till next season perhaps.
Lewan, barr, one of the qbs carr or manziel. Depending on what mock you look at, i'd expect haha to be in that mix. Somone always reaches for a 3/4 DE in recent drafts so I wouldn't be surprised if you see someone like Tuitt
I was thinking Lewan as well but would really hate to spend a first pick on another OL without giving Munchak a chance to turn Gilbert and Adams around. Barr would be nice. Obviously a QB we wouldn't take first. I really don't want to draft Nix with the first pick either. Thinking a trade down at that point.
I wasn't saying we would draft any of those players, but those are the players that i think will slide down to our pick (and past it, lol)
Oh I know what you meant….I'm just thinking out loud.
It'd be nice to draft Nix in the third.
I think TE is better off this year without needing to draft a top one. Just by the nature of Dick's defense and how it takes time for a rookie to get things down we need to get a top CB in this year to spend the year learning…even someone like Troy didn't start showing things till his second season.
Good point. I could look at those positions in two distinctly different ways. Team needs vs. Steelers 2014 Mock draft.
True. But in the draft you never know. A team may fall in love with a player and trade up.
All I'm saying is sometimes you can play the draft. If the guy you love can still be had at 23 instead of 15 why not trade down. Sometimes luck is involved as well.
Also keep in mind we have 9 picks. If we trade back we might pick up a few more.
Realistically how many pics can really make the team.
Why not trade pics into the future. I'd like to build up three high pics in the future, say four years from now. Ie lets say Ben is winding down his career, you now have xtra pics to go n get a franchise qb.
The pats do an awesome job of trading forward.
Look what happened to the redskins. They trades a lot of future pics to draft rg3
What if they already had those pics in the bank
Ike and Troy won't be retiring this year. Sure, the Steelers could look to FA after June 1st, but I don't what they are going to find this late in FA. Can't the same be said for DB? The only difference is that the Steelers will also have the entire free agency period in 2015 to address DB, in addition to the 2014 and 2015 drafts.
The need at CB is a future need. The Steelers have more time, and more opportunities to address it. If they don't address DL before the start of the 2014 season, they're going to have problems. Based on that, how can DB be considered a bigger need?
WR and DE are probably on the same level. At both positions, the team has one legit starter, and a bunch of guys who are either better suited as rotational players, or have no meaningful NFL experience.
If you think that Lewan is a top LT prospect, then the Steelers can't pass him up (assuming they haven't been turned off by his possible legal issues). I get what you're saying about wanting to find out what we have. The flip side of that is, how often do the Steelers have the opportunity to draft a franchise LT? I can't think of the last time one was available.
Watched Nix in games plus on the article here. He is NOT worth a 2nd round pick. maybe a third. Donald will be a 1st round but he does not fit the Steelers 3-4 system.
Another year like he had last year and Ike will be out of there. Troy is the kind when he makes up his mind on something, he does it. Wouldn't be surprised if he called it quits after this year. Just had enough.
great post, right to the point
there are enough holes on this team, that another young tackle could be called a luxury. I am not saying that he isn't an improvement over our current tackles, or that he wouldn't be a welcomed impact on the oline, but why draft another tackle when you don't have a body at all at DE (just an example).
The best we have at CB is C. Allen and some would call that questionable. Gay is long in the tooth being drafted in 2007. I. Taylor is over the hill and any resemblance to 2013 and he'll be replaced in a hurry. If it takes time to learn the defense then the sooner he gets started all the better off we'll be. Behind the names mentions is just a bunch of unproven prospects.
I would say D-End, but I'm 99.9% sure that Keisel will be back in June anyway.
You may be right, but it's still better than what the DL depth chart.
The reality is that Ike and Gay are still OK staryers, who have another year in the tank. Besides, if the steelers had a dominant D line, the CB's wouldn't have to do much.
I would prefer a DE, but which one is worth the 15th pick?
Munchak isn't a miracle worker. Gilbert is entering the final year of his contract, and Mike Adams has shown nothing in two years, and only has two years left on his contract. Beachum has two years left too. The Steelers are going to have to draft a tackle in the next two years. It's extremely unlikely that they will have a chance at a franchise OT in either draft, so if one falls in their lap, they have to draft him.
Also, the Steelers don't have a true LT. If Adams eventually gets out of his own way, his future is probably at RT. Beachum did OK, but the game plan was a big part of that. He's also a liability in the run game.
Bringing Keisel back this year, would be a lot like bringing Ike back next year. It's an experienced body, but you'd like to have a better option.
We'd like a better option at a lot of positions, but if it comes down to my prediction of us adding mid and late round rookie DEs to the players we have now I would want Keisel for at least another year over them.
CB and D-line (depending on whether the Steelers want to flip Mac outside or not) are the two biggest needs.
After that, I really think we are underestimating the need for a quality Tackly on the O-Line.
WR is a need, but not as big of a need as people are making it out to be. We have Brown, Moore, Wheaton, Moye and could use another.
It's difficult to decide between the top three. CB, WR and DL. I guess it all depends on who is there when Pittsburgh selects. If Evans or Dennard are there at 15 it will be one of them.
I think Hageman or Tuitt may fall to their second rounder and that would be a godsend.
There are so many players at positions of need you can fall in love with in this draft. Hopefully they pick the right ones.
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Mosley. Lee. Barr. If a QB falls that could be huge trade down bait. Get out third back from Cleveland maybe more setting that they are loaded with picks.
If all those players you mentioned are gone John, would it be a big reach to take Benjamin?
Does it really matter who the steelers take 1st with so many needs. The steelers really need to do well with all of the picks. If this really is the best draft class in the last ten years then we need to outdraft everyone else and the steelers will see great results 3 years from now. A long term outlook is needed.
Anybody else see Mike Mayock rank Kyle Fuller above Justin Gilbert in his latest position rankings. 1 Dennard, 2 Fuller, 3 Gilbert. Its either he is really high on Fuller or really low on Gilbert interesting to see which it is.
He's been high on Fuller all offseason all the way back to his conference call.
I agree. It seems like Steeler fans have been spoiled by Ben. Having a stud at left tackle is still desired by every team in the league.
Yup. We, as fans, are praying that if we get those 3-5 players and everyone that's already on the team play great, guess what….. we still think Super Bowl is a possibility. Imagine that everybody plays to their potential plus there are no major injuries, could they win the Super Bowl? Still not likely, but anything is possible.
In my eyes, when you are planning on the perfect scenario, then you might as well throw a few more young guys to the wolves. Williams and Arnfelt? Let one of them start, I don't give a damn. Why bother with Keisel, as some have said.
Sorry, I'm getting off topic. My point is that we are praying for minor miracles for playoffs or more, so why not a miracle with even more young guys. No? Well, that's okay, at least they'll get some experience. Then in 2015 you will have a good idea of the pieces you require to win the Super Bowl. Right now, we don't even know.
It depends on where you see the defense headed. Back to using more base defense or more sub package defenses like last year as to what is the thinnest position. I think Tomlin has already said it's more of the latter and I happen to agree with him. That's why we brought in Mitchell and Moats because of their more sure tackling ability and why a CB that will be drafted will be known for the same.
Am i the only one not convinced the Steelers have a true #1 pass rusher? Jarvis Jones showed shockingly little last year. I know he was a rookie but if he was a great pass rusher, he would have at least whipped some OTs from time to time.
Porter was raw, but in the few rookie snaps he got, it was obvious he was a natural pass rusher and future star. Jarvis didn't even beat 4th string preseason OTs.
Worilds has like 5 or 6 good games and that's it.
Yes, and if Jones doesn't make a big leap it's going to be a long season. Players usually make the biggest improvement from year 1 to year 2 and in his case let's hope this comes true. With no pass rush and Ike taylor at cb that could be a bad combination. The steelers face brees, ryan, luck, and I believe rivers, that could be 4 losses right there.
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