I may not agree with every move he makes, but at least I have faith that Ballard is a good dude, and not a slimeball like Grigson.
One of the realest things he’s ever said tbh.
Tell the people in the back how you feel
FWIW, from the limited interviews I’ve been able to find of AD, he doesn’t strike me as uninterested or whatever he’s been knocked for, he strikes me as shy and nervous. You see him chewing gum (which people do use for anxiety), he’s kinda fidgety, looks down a lot instead of holding eye contact, but he does light up when he gets really engage with a topic.
Epic
This is how you build culture. Imagine being a young dude and media is saying shit about you but your best path forward is just to ignore it and keep working. Then within an hour of getting drafted, your new team comes in guns blazing and calls everyone out on that bullshit. Pretty cool move by Ballard
Even if things don’t work out and we end up having to move on from him (I don’t think we will), I’ll always really like Ballard.
Going from Grigs to him was a major culture shift for the better.
“That’s such bullshit, I mean it fuckin is”
I need this flair.
Sorry, who’s AD?
Any wave link to rest of this video
Let’s go, I hope the kid pops off this year 🔥
Good for Ballard for standing up for AD. Fuck the media. Sometimes guys fall and they rush to make an excuse for it. Sure, he may have an attitude, but with our leaders being Pitt, Reggie, AR, JT, and Steichen, I have a ton of faith that they will help him channel his energy into being the best receiver he can be.
Anthony Davis?
That’s my GM
u/savevideo
TALK YOUR SHIT 🫡
Pretty great clip. Good to see the management going to bat for their guys. Really sets a tone.
That’s my GM 😭
“I apologize for my language, I don’t, but I do” is my new answer when I swear in the wrong setting.
Bullshit maybe but if there’s smoke I’m going on fire watch
Interestingly, Adonai actually addressed this in his pre-draft presser. He mentions that he’s not taking plays off, but rather, changing his pace.
And this is actually legit, because I remember watching a video years ago about a CB (Patrick Peterson?) explaining how Antonio Brown was so hard to guard because he would “disguise” his real speed. He’d run many routes at 75% speed to get the CB “used” to him running that speed, but then break out the 100% speed later on to catch them off guard.
This is a legit tactic used by elite WRs, so it makes a lot of sense in context.
I now understand why he wears the hat so much
An unnamed source told me that Ballard was the unnamed source
He’s also learning how to manage type one diabetes and as a dad of a t1d I can first hand say it takes a while to understand and figure out how to manage this stuff. Including mood swings and blood sugar issues that make it feel like you have lead for bones at times. He will learn how to manage it and be a great player.
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I may not agree with every move he makes, but at least I have faith that Ballard is a good dude, and not a slimeball like Grigson.
One of the realest things he’s ever said tbh.
Tell the people in the back how you feel
FWIW, from the limited interviews I’ve been able to find of AD, he doesn’t strike me as uninterested or whatever he’s been knocked for, he strikes me as shy and nervous. You see him chewing gum (which people do use for anxiety), he’s kinda fidgety, looks down a lot instead of holding eye contact, but he does light up when he gets really engage with a topic.
Epic
This is how you build culture. Imagine being a young dude and media is saying shit about you but your best path forward is just to ignore it and keep working. Then within an hour of getting drafted, your new team comes in guns blazing and calls everyone out on that bullshit. Pretty cool move by Ballard
Even if things don’t work out and we end up having to move on from him (I don’t think we will), I’ll always really like Ballard.
Going from Grigs to him was a major culture shift for the better.
“That’s such bullshit, I mean it fuckin is”
I need this flair.
Sorry, who’s AD?
Any wave link to rest of this video
Let’s go, I hope the kid pops off this year 🔥
Good for Ballard for standing up for AD. Fuck the media. Sometimes guys fall and they rush to make an excuse for it. Sure, he may have an attitude, but with our leaders being Pitt, Reggie, AR, JT, and Steichen, I have a ton of faith that they will help him channel his energy into being the best receiver he can be.
Anthony Davis?
That’s my GM
u/savevideo
TALK YOUR SHIT 🫡
Pretty great clip. Good to see the management going to bat for their guys. Really sets a tone.
That’s my GM 😭
“I apologize for my language, I don’t, but I do” is my new answer when I swear in the wrong setting.
Bullshit maybe but if there’s smoke I’m going on fire watch
Interestingly, Adonai actually addressed this in his pre-draft presser. He mentions that he’s not taking plays off, but rather, changing his pace.
And this is actually legit, because I remember watching a video years ago about a CB (Patrick Peterson?) explaining how Antonio Brown was so hard to guard because he would “disguise” his real speed. He’d run many routes at 75% speed to get the CB “used” to him running that speed, but then break out the 100% speed later on to catch them off guard.
This is a legit tactic used by elite WRs, so it makes a lot of sense in context.
I now understand why he wears the hat so much
An unnamed source told me that Ballard was the unnamed source
He’s also learning how to manage type one diabetes and as a dad of a t1d I can first hand say it takes a while to understand and figure out how to manage this stuff. Including mood swings and blood sugar issues that make it feel like you have lead for bones at times. He will learn how to manage it and be a great player.