Murtha's Opinion of New Offense

[Doc-phin]

Although this is the opinion of a backup O-lineman, I think this is worth a listen too.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/videobeta/?watchId=182bcfca-0200-4006-b760-a1ea44fff1a8

I think it is interesting when he says that Daboll is the opposite of conservative and a risk taker.  He sounds fairly convicted about that particular point.

I guess we will see soon enough.

[phinphan]

Did you really mean convicted?

[Doc-phin]

Did you really mean convicted?

I suppose.  I have always viewed that term as a way to say someone feels strongly about something.  Feel free to educate me if I am using it incorrectly, but honestly I don't care.

My sense of it is that he felt strongly about his viewpoint of Daboll's offensive philosophy being the opposite of conservative.

[Pappy13]

I think the word you are looking for is conviction.

[Doc-phin]

I think the word you are looking for is conviction.

I am a science guy, not an english/literature guy.  Will I change the way I use the phrase?  Probably not, but I may consider it.  Thanks for the input. 

BTW - I say y'all all the time!  AND ITS GREAT!

[Spider-Dan]

I think the word you are looking for is conviction.

I think the word he was looking for was convinced.

I mean, if you're going to correct someone...

[dolfan13]

confident maybe??

[Pappy13]

I think the word he was looking for was convinced.

I mean, if you're going to correct someone...

No, conviction.  Definition #1 from below. (From Dictionary.com)

con·vic·tion   /kənˈvɪkʃən/
[kuhn-vik-shuhn]
 
–noun
1. a fixed or firm belief.
2. the act of convicting.
3. the state of being convicted.


If he would have worded his statment "He has a conviction about that particular point", that would be the correct use of the word.

[badger6]

Jesus christ, now lets argue about the vernacular someone chooses to use. Is this 4th grade English class ?  I think we all know what he meant.

Doc-phin, I think that most all of the players would probably say the same thing. Well maybe not Ricky, ha ha. But you know what I mean. If they keep Henne in there, I'll believe it when I see it. Anyhow, thanks for the link Doc, it was interesting.................. ..

[Pappy13]

Jesus christ, now lets argue about the vernacular someone chooses to use. Is this 4th grade English class ?  I think we all know what he meant.

I think you should have capitalized Christ.

Calm down, no one was chastizing him, just giving some constructive criticism and who knows, maybe someone learned something. If not, well it's not harming anyone.

[badger6]

I think you should have capitalized Christ.

Done on purpose in order to get a response 

Calm down, no one was chastizing him, just giving some constructive criticism and who knows, maybe someone learned something. If not, well it's not harming anyone.

I am calm. I'm too old to let the "internet people" get to me. If I lose my calm, you'll know it because I'll more than likely get banned and have to re register multiple times. But don't fret, I very rarely let anyone get to me.

Does anyone have any opinions about the original topic ?

[fyo]

Does anyone have any opinions about the original topic ?

Since you ask...

A couple of things struck me as kind of odd...

- The reporter sucked.
- Murtha said he had only seen the playbook briefly, with the apparent implication that he doesn't actually possess a copy. Why the hell not? Did the coaches just show the players the playbook and then send them on their merry way?
- The reporter really sucked.
- How can Murtha have any kind of impression of the new OC when they're not supposed to have any kind of contact due to the lockout.
- Finally, the reporter really, really sucked.

[Spider-Dan]

No, conviction. [...]

If he would have worded his statment "He has a conviction about that particular point", that would be the correct use of the word.

Well, you could reword the entire sentence, or you could simply replace the word "convicted" with "convinced" and the sentence makes sense.

[Doc-phin]

I tend to pay attention to infliction in voices and body language (if available) to determine if comments are worth paying attention to.  Certain parts of that interview made me believe it wasn't just the company line.

Also, I am pretty sure that the players did have some time before the lockout began to meet with coordinators and review playbooks.  They had a second chance right before the draft.  It wasn't much time, but I think it is enough to see what kind of stuff was different.

[fyo]

Also, I am pretty sure that the players did have some time before the lockout began to meet with coordinators and review playbooks.  They had a second chance right before the draft.  It wasn't much time, but I think it is enough to see what kind of stuff was different.

Henne saw our OC in that first slot you mentioned and that definitely wasn't allowed, even though the lockout was not in effect.