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02-21-2013, 10:03 AM #13Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: The Story of John Harbaugh & Bryant McKinnie
Tony--
Thanks for the insights.
Interesting how a guy who apparently has so much physical talent can make or break things with non-physical factors.
I hear "they" say that 50% of the game is 90% mental....or something like that! ;)
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02-21-2013, 11:10 AM #14Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: The Story of John Harbaugh & Bryant McKinnie
You're giving Mckinnie way too much credit here. If anything Mckinnie saved his own ass by owining up to his shortcomings and going to Harbs personally to see what he can do to get on the field. Furthemore Harbs saved his own ass by making a gutsy (but long overdue) decision to cut ties with his friend Cam. You rarely see a 9-4 team fire their offensive coordinator.
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Re: The Story of John Harbaugh & Bryant McKinnie
True.
I'm just giving my own opinion. I said it's what I thought and heard and he saved his ass too. There was a
thread here about Ray working with him and helped him lose weight. I'm just reporting what I read here.
Sorry I missed you Tony but I didn't miss your little pal.Last edited by AirFlacco; 02-21-2013 at 01:47 PM.
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02-21-2013, 12:12 PM #16Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: The Story of John Harbaugh & Bryant McKinnie
I really want to see some sources saying that McKinnie showed up to camp out of shape.
http://blogs.baltimoreravens.com/201...e-more-weight/
I keep seeing people say this, with absolutely zero proof.
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02-21-2013, 12:19 PM #17Hall Of Fame Poster
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Re: The Story of John Harbaugh & Bryant McKinnie
I have seen enough articles that indicated Mckinnie was out of shape when training camp arrived. That article you posted goes back to May, right around OTAs. At the time all indications was that he was in shape, hence the ravens exercised his $500k bonus shortly afterwards. A day or two before training camp is when the weight issues surfaced.
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02-21-2013, 03:49 PM #19Steve Flacco, Apparently
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Re: The Story of John Harbaugh & Bryant McKinnie
My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. -Hank Aaron
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02-21-2013, 03:53 PM #20Legendary RSR Poster
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Outside of the half dozen or so articles on this very web site, it took a two second Google search with "McKinnie out of shape" to produce this ....
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...-in-baltimore/
I mean really. You really expect the team to say it?!?!
But keep thinking it wasn't true even though those at camp saw it first hand. I guess that's your right.
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Re: The Story of John Harbaugh & Bryant McKinnie
Here's an nfl source saying why MC KINNEY was kept out of the regular season. It also says
HARBS went to him after the SB and said we want to talk about next year but look who
he destroys in the POs.
FREENEY
DUMERVILLE
ALDON SMITH
We gotta keep him and get someone for him to groom. Like I posted, we all knew he was
in the dog house for his weight.
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It wasn't long ago that the Ravens were holding McKinnie out of summer sessions because he couldn't keep his weight down. His vanishing act during the regular season seemed to ice his future in Baltimore, but everything he's done since makes this an interesting decision for the front office.
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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100...ryant-mckinnieLast edited by AirFlacco; 02-21-2013 at 04:11 PM.
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02-21-2013, 04:13 PM #22
Re: The Story of John Harbaugh & Bryant McKinnie
I think he and Gaither both have that mysticism because of Michael Oher.
IT is plain as day to see that Oher cannot play LT at an above average NFL level, yet he is trotted out there game after game. Basically any fat, lazy giant of a man is better then him, meanwhile they sit and Big Mike plays. I think the "apologists campaign" is almost exclusively due to the fact that the coaching staff seems unable to see what us normal fans see easily... that Oher simply cannot play LT. We elevate these fat, lazy out of shape LT's because they are simply better then Big Mike. It's kind fo sad.
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Re: The Story of John Harbaugh & Bryant McKinnie
Film Study gave Oher a D for the SB at RT.
It is kind of sad. The scary part is if Ravens cut McKinney and move Big Mike back to LT.
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02-21-2013, 04:30 PM #24Steve Flacco, Apparently
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Re: The Story of John Harbaugh & Bryant McKinnie
Except they're not. McKinnie played better AFTER he got into shape, and Gaither played better BEFORE he went lazy as fuck. Michael Oher keeps getting sent out there because unlike those guys, he puts in the work every single day. Yes, he's only a middling left tackle, but do you honestly believe Harbaugh is so stupid that he would keep average on the field while above average sits there?
Of course not. He sends Mike out there because until one of those lazy fat asses gets it into gear, Oher is the best option we have.My motto was always to keep swinging. Whether I was in a slump or feeling badly or having trouble off the field, the only thing to do was keep swinging. -Hank Aaron
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