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'Shield Dancer' Poses
If you always wanted to make your sims do more fancy stuff with a shield, here you go. Some incredibly fancy poses for your characters to brag with.
- 13 different poses from before the jump until the cheering afterwards
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You will need: Andrew’s Pose Player My Tower Shield conversion Moriel's bows and arrows from this post
Only the poses are my work, none of the other cc
Download under the cut
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you may: - use, spread and pass on as long as the use stays free from any kind of advertisement and financial gain on your side - of course you don’t have to tag, but be assured that I’d be overjoyed to see you use my work 😁
you may not: - link to the download using advertisement links such as ad*ly - hand out the work in exchange for financial means or support, which includes paysites and simsdom - claim as your own work
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part 31 is edited and i am starting on the pics!!!!!!!
wanna catch up?
#mine#ts4#sims 4#the sims 4#simblr#sims#ofmd#gentlebeard#ofmd sims#breathing underwater#mermaids#i added abt 1k words while editing lol so im glad i split it into 2 separate parts#using the same poses over and over again i hope it doesn't get boring!!!#ive probably said it before the pics always feel like... kind of a shield somehow?#like...... i am not confident abt my writing lmfao im just not! idk if i ever will be! i struggle w it a lot#and using pretty pics to distract from perceived imperfections in the text makes me feel..... safer? somehow?#and then i worry if i make too many pics too similar#ppl will see past them and be more critical of the writing and i know that is ridiculous!!! 😂#i need to stop inventing things to be anxious abt 😅#ANYWAY okay all that to say#hello!!!! it's still not friday somehow??????? smdh#also it's 78 degrees the day before halloween???????
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French Style Lookbook #2
Hair / Skin 1, 2, 3, 4 / Eyebrows / Eyes / Eyelids / Eyeliner / Blush / Lips
Clothing - Top
*Acc Arket Oversized Leather Short Blazer @charonlee
Anya Top @plumbobsnfries
Ari Jacket @serenity-cc
MIUMIU Readytowear - Top @thisiskiro
Kathryn Top @belaloallure3
Estelle Top @juneiceberry-sims
Turtle Neck with MTM @newen092
Clothing - Bottom
Saoirse Skirt @daisy-pixels
Split Mini Skirt by Elliesimple
Clorissa Skirt @belaloallure3
Alaina Belted Pants @belaloallure3
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Button Octagonal Beret @eunosims
Deep Blue Sunglasses @luminescent-cc
Valentino VLogo Signature Squared Acetate Frame @bradfordsims
Shield 2.0 Cat Sunglasses @bergdorfverse
Chalet Necklace @christopher067
Motive Rings @christopher067
Cigarette V2 @onebillionpixels
NEW GIFT BOX 6 - Mini Bag @rimings
Selen Handbag @grafity-cc
Valentino One Stud Nappa Bag @bergdorfverse
Classic Tights @magic-bot
Shoes
Carrie Boots @plumbobsnfries
Chunky Platform Heels 01 @jius-sims
Dusk Diva Boots @madlensims
Half Crease Boots @sunberry-sims
Leather Platform Ankle Boots 04 @jius-sims
Pose
Catsblob @helgatisha Hongzo @katverse @nerinsims @roselipaofficial
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ALEX J. MERCER
4 fullbody + 5 switchable weapons
for male only | for all
12 | 10 | 7 | 4 swatches
all LODs | maps | morphs (except weapons)
custom thumbnails
fullbody category for clothing, earrings for weapons, hats for helmet
everything is HQ compatible
everything is base game compatible
Prototype 2 conversion
Whip comes in two forms: default (left) and flexible (right). The flexible one does not appear in a right way in CAS because it is using stigmata bone, so you may need to pose it a little bit by yourself. Rotate stigmata to define the whip's rotation and move it to measure its length.
Shields are located in R and L rings. Can be used for both arms at a time.
Armor is fully morphable. It also supports all kind of listed weapons. Your sim can wear it with and without helmet.
And here are some more posters I made for the release. I also want to thank my friend who was so kind and allow me to use his computer to render these images.
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The Sims 4 - Lookbook Dorian Havilliard (7.12.24 edit)
Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas Titles: King of Adarlan & Prince (formerly) Age: 20 Species: Human Abilites/Powers: Raw Magic: Strength, Shield, Ice Manipulation, Wind Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Lie Detection, Magic "Hands", Shapeshifting
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Cute little Dorian x Manon poses 😍
#missmagoo2#the sims 4#the sims cc#alpha cc#sims 4#fantasy#sarah j maas#fae#dorian havilliard#dorian x manon#manon blackbeak#aelin galythinius#chaol westfall#yrene towers#throne of glass#sjm#beckysims#mssims#magic bot#mmsims#pralinesims#plazasims#MoooD#northernsiberiawinds#obscurus#natalia auditore#plumbobsnfries#dansimsfantasy
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Lookbook: Remagicked Beauty & The Beast
Remember them from this post? I love them so much
“Ondrine examined me and shook her head like she’d found me lacking. I couldn’t blame her, she could snap me like a twig if she wanted, and I probably would let her.“ Kelos’ first impression of Ondrine
“I resist the urge to smooth my hair or whatever it is that females did when they were self-conscious. I prided myself on being pretty oblivious to most males, preening lot that they were. Now that I’m faced with well, his face, some other instinct has overtaken my brain. I can only gape at this human, like an idiot.” Ondrine’s first impression of Kelos
CC Deets Below
Ondrine the Shield
1. Everyday Outfit - Hosanna Hair by @luutzi // Sapphire Accessory Axe by @erschsims // Accessory Top by @trillyke // Psychotic Biotic Jacket by @xldsims // Letha Pants by @zeussim / DBD Trickster Boots
2. Guard for Hire Outfit - Joan Top by @oydis / Leather Skinny Pants by @regina-raven / Joan Boots by @oydis / Hair by @tekri / Sapphire Axe Accessories (see above)
3. Gardening Outfit - So Mean Top by @evellsims / Pants (EA Journey to Batuu) / Bracelet (EA- not sure which pack) /
4. Plains Orc Scouting Outfit - Ribbed Corset by @dream-girl / Letha Pants (see above) / Joan Boots (see above) / Injustice Wonder Woman Headpiece by @astya96cc / Tonka Hair by @luutzi
5. Tavern Wench Disguise - Viola Dress by @sifix / Earring by @pralinesims
6. Orc Battle Dress - Ember Top by @/sifix // Leather Fringe Skirt by @belaloallure3 // Boots (see above) // Injustice Wonder Woman Headpiece by @/astya96cc // DisHonored Sword by @lady-moriel //Blood Details by @natalia-auditore
Also switched over Ondrine to the new Lore Skintone pack by @lamatisse. CAS Poses by @helgatisha (the Swordsman pose pack)
Bastard Prince Kelos Antinovolos
1. Sword Training Outfit - Steampunked Shoulder Armor and Elven Dogun Pants by @dansimsfantasy // Accessory Shirt by @margosims // (Mortal Kombat 11) Shang Tsung Leather Bracers by @/astya96cc // Boots by EA (Journey to Batuu) // Bruises & Bloody Nose by @magic-bot
2. Traveling Mage Outfit - Champion Outfit by @valhallansim // Dragon Age Inquisition Wearable Staff by @storybookhawke //
3. Man of the People Outfit - Fullbody costume from Random Set 2 by @plazasims
4. Spring Rites Outfit - Elven Flowers (head piece) by @/erschsims // Andrius Vine Necklace by @ts4eve // Tattoo by @obscurus-sims // Witch Hunt Wizard Pants by @lam-z // Boots [EA] // Thor Body Preset Top by @dumbabysims
5. Ceremonial Parade Armor - Lannister Armor [Requires Get Together] found on Mod the Sims // Cicero Laurel Leaf Crown by @okruee
6. At the Royal Court Outfit - Geels Outfit by @/plazasims and Recolor by @strangestorytellersims / Cicero Laurel Leaf Crown (See #5)
CAS Poses by @nell-le // Dorian Body Preset also by @dumbabysims
#story: bargain of bastards#Ondrine the Shield#Kelos Antinovolos#Lookbook#mysims#Beauty and the Beast Retelling#Orcs#high fantasy#mine
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FURNITURE - NOVEMBER N3
Decorative objects and functional objects
Meshes by me
Arch - 4078 polygons
Shield and Axes - 5197 polygons
Vase with Oil - two versions of packages:
- November n3 - Vase with Oil - functional as a campfire, The Sims™ 4 Outdoor Retreat is needed (if you have another pack with a campfire/bonfire, write me, I may convert it for you)
- Base Game November n3 - Vase with Oil - decorative (no fire)
Arch - 2K textures, CLICK to learn more
Base game compatible (all except for November n3 - Vase with Oil)
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You can always send me pictures of objects and poses you would like to have in your game! Any style! I may create them.
P.S.: It's my work from game art courses that I changed a little bit and converted for The Sims 4.
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andantezen replied to your photoset “Garulf: Enough! You’re all obsessed with irrelevant nonsense! Now is...”
love how Garulf won't go down in a sea of troubles but instead recognizes the moving of the tide and decides to ride the wave -- in pop words, go with the flow. My - often quoted - professor once said about one of those Roman usurpators: “Then of course he collected troops and marched for Rome, which was kinda legitimate to do, because obviously he wanted to stay alive.” This was a thing that impressed me, and made me understand this everlasting civil-war much better. Once you had entered the game, it was win or die.
andantezen replied to your photo “Cecilia: Aren’t you going to say anything? Lavinia: [Why? My claim to...”
I love it when she shows her nobility not just as a pose but at her core leading her acts... Last sentence is marvelous! It was always a challenge to find fitting poses for Lavinia! She’s not, in our modern sense, self-confident, she’s just used to seeing her orders executed, and she’s as hard on herself as on everyone else. The exchange about love was sadly cut in two. I kinda liked the irony that they both see the other as the only one entitled to love. When really they both are the ones closest to each other’s heart.
andantezen replied to your photo “Hildric: I ask only one thing of you. Have mercy upon my children. I...”
would they be equals, in the sense that he is prince to his people and her a princess? Something like that, yes. Although Lavinia’s only de-facto subject at this point is Cecilia. It’s only when she realizes that the Goths are all about to be killed that she fully accepts responsibility for them. Also, her historical inspiration, Galla Placidia is said to have had a personal guard of Visigoths for the rest of her life, long after she returned to Rome.
andantezen replied to your photoset “Lavinia: [I tell you a story: A woman gets married to a nobleman....”
love the scene being played out on the wall... you are very resourceful when it comes to images (and words, of course!!!) I came to love those houses as a projection-space!
andantezen replied to your photoset “Centurio: The ultimatum is off. Attack. Ulfilas: They’re coming!...”
it's like you warned, it escalates from bad to worse! :/
andantezen replied to your photoset “Lavinia: I am the queen who spreads her shielding cloak over all her...”
beautiful scenes! Thank You!
andantezen replied to your photoset “Lavinia: You are the four riders on the storm…”
and rereading this, it relates to the 4 riders in the last scene, too... The four riders are a recurring motive. It’s a story about the end of the world, after all. But I wanted a different take on the subject; so often images of the apocalyptic riders are reduced to drawing a very scary skeleton-horse.
andantezen replied to your photoset “There will come a time when nothing will be remembered of this Wild...”
agree with @nornities... And I believe it started as a fade in background image to the scene where Lavinia breaks from the group of women to talk to the Roman soldiers, right? Yes it does! That’s why I wanted to call the Story “Wild Hunt” and nothing else, even if I risked being confused with the videogame of the same title. In the scene with Lavinia walking, my association was hoofbeat=heartbeat. (Sometimes I’d love to have sound-effects). The horses were also in the fire, directly after the Horses-of-St-Marc scene - and I placed the horse walking by there on purpose :) Ever since I read about it, it fascinated me that according to folklore, Theoderic (the Ostrogoth king) rode his horse over the cliffs at Ravenna and became the first rider of the ghostly Wild Hunt. Which is a thing in Bavarian/Alpine tradition, where it’s much feared. And like Lavinia, I believe this must be a misunderstanding.
andantezen replied to your photoset “Roxas: No way. No way, no, you can mark us all three off as sick but...”
such a beautiful scene. making me emotional right now. I felt so sorry for them. I remember thinking, ‘If I am putting you through this, it must at least be beautiful’.
andantezen replied to your photoset “Gisa: You’ve come. Hildric: I’m so sorry, I should never have let...”
Rereading this 2 months later, what strikes me now is the sentence "This path we are travelling can only lead to disaster." Seems to me to be the path of mankind on this planet right now :/ Given that I wrote this some time last summer or autumn, the story turned out alarmingly up-to-date by the time I posted it! Maybe we’ve reached another of those points in history. Civilization has been at a point that looked like the end several times by now. (WW2, 30 Years War, Fall of the Roman Empire, to name just a few) The encouraging thing is, that it always got better after that (for a while). But of course it was the end for all those people who died there and then. Maybe this is why there are so many legends about the post-Roman period. It felt like the world was coming to an end, but new things were already beginning to grow from the ashes.
andantezen replied to your photoset “Ulfilas: You two come with me. There are several people fallen ill, we...”
and indeed, the end of a world as she knew it has come, and she is still here... Just what I said above... Also this is another motive that seems to be rooted in people’s imagination. The most notorious example is probably that of the “every-wandering Jew” (badly abused by the Nazis). But I’ve also read exiled French priests during the Revolution express this feeling that their world was gone and they were condemned to wander.
andantezen replied to your photoset “Theudilas: Grandsire, I have come to inform you that my Lady Mother is...”
I enjoy getting glimpses into their beliefs. This is also a thing that fascinates me. Many people think, the legends in Ovid’s Metamorphoses were something like the Bible to the Romans, but in fact we know little about their actual everyday beliefs and even less when it comes to non-Roman peoples.
andantezen replied to your photoset “Messenger: The clan of the Darkstags sends their greetings. We left...”
look at all the details of their lives inside that wagon... it's gorgeous! I’m quite a little bit proud of this wagon! For one thing, these travelling people in antiquity lived in such cramped spaces - if they really had a wagon like this, it would have been much smaller, and much more crammed with luggage. But for Sims storytelling, a set must have a minimum size to allow for the decor, Sims and camera to fit in. So this was a bit of a compromise. And then of course the fact that it had to travel to several different locations throughout the story!
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10 Questions Tag
Thank you to @ohsweetplumbob for the tag! :)
Rules: Always post the rules, answer the questions given to you, then write 10 questions of your own, and tag some friends!
1.) What’s your favorite pack/ or expansion in the Sims 4?
City Life for now, but soon it will be pets!
2.) If you could change one thing about the Sims 4, what would it be?
Seasons should be part of the base game :(
3.) What is one of your favorite places you’d like to visit?
Somewhere up north where I can see the aurora borealis.
4.) If you could be any super hero, who would you be?
Nooo this is too hard. It’s a tie between Batgirl (Barbara Gordon) and Quake (I love her character on Agents of Shield).
5.) Do you have a favorite custom content creator?
I have so much cc, I can’t pick.
6.) What inspired your stories for the Sims?
I used to narrate my gameplay to my younger sisters and it just developed into a story lol
7.) What’s your favorite part about the Sims 4? (Explain: Making the sims, making/decorating houses/etc)
Throwing parties and seeing all of the family get together.
8.) Favorite movie of all time?
The Fall (2006)
9.) Who happens to be your favorite Sim at the moment?
Reese ❤︎
10.) Most important of all! How have you been doing this week?
So good! Thank you for asking :)
I tag @numinousxsims, @simwithsparkles, @barleycoffee (all simblr goals)
Here are you questions:
1. How often do you actually play the game (as opposed to posing for stories)?
2. How long did it take you to find your editing style?
3. Favourite season?
4. What did you want to be when you were little?
5. Coffee or tea or hot chocolate?
6. Favourite sim / family?
7. How long does it take to edit one picture?
8. How many siblings do you have?
9. Have you ever made your simself or simfamily?
10. Where would you like to live in the future?
:)
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“It was an apt co-incidence that the Chinese government’s contract with the Flying Tigers had to be terminated on the 4th of July in 1942. After all, the tigers had been flying high and low – independently – against the Japanese for seven months straight. Not only for money, but so that China could remain free and unopressed.”
See for yourself if history is worth playing by watching the “Termination” gameplay trailer (goes live on the 4th of July) for Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China (“FTSOC”), the epic air-combat action game available now on Steam which is based on the historical events of America’s secret volunteer squadrons that defended China in World War 2. Published and developed by ACE MADDOX, FTSOC was created in Steam’s Early Access program which allowed the dev team to gather ongoing feedback from the game’s community while iterating, improving and adding new content and features to the game on a near-monthly basis for over a year and a half until it was released on May 29, 2017 (post-release development still ongoing).
FTSOC is available in 13 languages: English, Spanish, French, Polish, German, Portuguese-Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Italian, Czech, Turkish, and Japanese.
HISTORICAL TRIVIA:
Officially called the 1st American Volunteer Group (the “AVG”), the Flying Tigers were flying mercenaries contracted by the Chinese government under President Roosevelt’s “Secret Executive Order”.
Assuming fake identities, AVG recruits had to travel by ship half-way around the world to get to Rangoon, Burma. One pilot made the trip undercover with a specially-made passport indicating he was a missionary. Others posed as plantation managers, cowboys and even circus performers!
China paid AVG fighter pilots a $500 bounty for each Japanese aircraft shot down. In addition, the monthly renumeration was $675 for flight leaders, $600 for pilot officers, and about $250 for ground-crew staff (at the time, about $600 bought a factory-new Ford V-8).
The Flying Tigers insignia patch was designed by two Disney artists – Roy Williams and Henry Porter – together they worked up a painting of a Bengal cat leaping out of a V-for-victory sign.
The AVG and the Chinese were financed and organised by White House lobbyists and advisors using shadow companies and laundered money to shield the Roosevelt Adminstration from violating any neutrality acts.
As per Roosevelt’s “Secret Executive Order”, all Flying Tigers “volunteers” had to resign from the military and become civilians. If captured, they risked being executed as spies by the Japanese.
A total of 311 “volunteers” formed the AVG. Some fought as pilots while others served in ground support roles such as mechanics, doctors, clerks and nurses.
Starting out with only 99 P-40 fighters, the Flying Tigers racked up an amazing combat record in just about seven months. Their tenure collectively destroyed 297 enemy aircraft in Burma, Thailand and China.
Rugged construction allowed the P-40s to withstand steep dives as the Tigers swooped down on the Japanese from high above using “hit and run” tactics invented by their daring flight instructor, Claire Lee Chennault. This caused Japanese fighter pilots to view the Flying Tigers with bittersweet respect. They thought the Tigers didn’t fight fair.
On the 4th of July 1942, the American Volunteer Group aka the Flying Tigers were disbanded as the Chinese contract expired and the onslaught of World War 2 made further non-official (covert) operations politically difficult.
After July 4, the U.S. Army 23rd Fighter Group took over the AVG P-40s but only five tiger pilots accepted induction. For morale and propaganda, the Flying Tigers name was retained for the 23rd pilots.
After the AVG were disbanded, the U.S. refused to recognize the Flying Tigers. That position remained unchanged until 1991 when the “honorably discharged” Tigers officially became WW2 veterans.
FEATURES:
RARELY DEPICTED AIR-BATTLES OF WORLD WAR 2 – Action-packed campaign recreates the clandestine operations of the American Volunteer Group in fighter, bomber, gunner, reconnaissance, torpedo, and night missions.
APPROACHABLE TAKE ON AIR-COMBAT – Features TrazerTime™ slow-motion precision firing, arcade-like combat maneuvers, sim-style pitch & roll controls, moody weathers (including thunderous monsoons, beautiful sunsets and misty dawns), 20+ Allied and Japanese planes, adjustable mouse & keyboard, gamepad, and flightstick controls, and more!
MULTIPLAYER FOR UP TO 16 PLAYERS – Steam leaderboards eternalize players’ online rankings across five battle modes! Coordinate devastating air-attacks in TEAM DOGFIGHT while providing cover for your comrades, outdo all enemies using powerful rocket weaponry in ROCKET BATTLE VS, or take to the skies to “Capture the Flag” in the FLAGBUSTERS mode.
PAY ONCE AND PLAY – No micro-transactions or F2P-elements – for a single purchase, you’ll get the full, stand-alone experience – with unrestricted multiplayer!
FLY IN COCKPIT OR THIRD-PERSON MODE – Soar through the skies of Southeast Asia in third-person or cockpit view in a variety of American, British, Russian/Chinese, and Japanese aircraft.
STRIKING RENDITION OF THE FAR EAST -Faithful environments, beautiful graphics, booming sound effects and an epic-orchestral soundtrack create a lasting impression of the China-Burma-India theatre.
About FTSOC Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China (acronym: FTSOC) is an epic air-combat action game based on the historical events of America’s secret volunteer squadrons that helped defend Southeast Asia in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theatre of World War 2 (aka the Second Sino-Japanese War). Secretly recruited under President Roosevelt’s authority before America entered into World War 2, the “Flying Tigers” were officially known as the American Volunteer Group (AVG) and initially consisted of three pursuit squadrons with only 99 P-40 fighters, led by the infamous US-China military tactician and daring airman Claire Lee Chennault.
More information: http://www.acemaddox.com/en/flying-tigers-shadows-over-china/
Flying Tigers: Shadows Over China - new media @AirCombatAction #flyingtigers #july4th #4thofjuly #gamingnews #shinybauble “It was an apt co-incidence that the Chinese government's contract with the Flying Tigers had to be terminated on the 4th of July in 1942.
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A 12 months in the past, Chris Jones took it in stride
The ones four phrases—mouthed by using defensive lineman Chris Jones after he finished his forty-yard sprint at closing 12 months’ NFL integrate—showed to all of his supporters watching at a sports bar back in Mississippi, that sure, they did just see what they idea they’d seen.
Jones’s father, Chris Jones Sr., left work early to meet approximately a dozen different buddies who had accumulated to look at his son, the pride of Houston, Pass over., entire his integrate circuit. Of path, there without a doubt isn’t all that tons of fans to peer throughout the once a year accumulating in Indianapolis as visitors aren’t shown the important medical assessments and group interviews. Rather, they’re dealt with to an array of drills which might be both myopic—How excessive are you able to bounce? How a long way is you able to jump?—or totally inscrutable, an l. A. the punch, hand, shiver drill. But then there may be the 40-backyard dash, the defining event of the NFL’s Underclothes Olympics.
Whereas other integrate moments are overcomplicated or understimulating, the forty is neither. It is simple,Gif-in a position and uncooked. It’s an opportunity for younger football stars, stripped of the physical and symbolic separation their game usually provides, to blow everyone away. However, it’s additionally an opening to explode for all of the incorrect motives—like Vick Ballard did in 2012, stumbling out of the gates and disposing of a tripod. Even future Hall of Famers like Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers appearance again on their runs with a twinge of regret—Brady admitting “I used to be truly sluggish again then” and Rodgers trying to label his four.Seventy-one time as #fakenews.
The Law of the truly Huge Numbers way that, in reality, foibles transpire all over Lucas Oil Stadium all through the integrate. But the Regulation of Social Media way it most effective topics if a person sees it—and stocks it—making the forty-yard stretch of white paint the maximum likely level for embarrassment at this yr’s combine. Yet, with conviction equal to a natural Regulation, we will appropriately say that no person will pinnacle Chris Jones.
On his final day on the combine, Jones desired to face out. So while his peers donned green and gray tights, he opted for black ones. He notion they’d make him appearance quicker. As he walked up to the starting line, a person hollered, “Dang Chris, where’d you get Those black tights from?” He responded, “They’re the one and handiest.” In truth, that they had come from a huge pile of swag he’d been given by way of Beneath Armour, Nike, and Adidas. “I grabbed it all,” he says. “I didn’t let something bypass with the aid of.”
As he lowered himself into his beginning stance, Jones’s important concern become taking his time and controlling his breathing earlier than triggering the reputable timer. Although Jones become acknowledged for a fast first-step in college, his teacher, Pete Bommarito, clearly said the start of the run offered Jones with the maximum troubles, for the reason that a forty-backyard-sprint stance is one of a kind than a lineman’s ordinary pre-snap pose. But over the course of a month in Miami, Jones placed inside the paintings to ideal the technique. Keen on his sleep in Starkville, Jones got up at 6 a.M. each day to be the primary one in Bommarito’s door. In Indianapolis, he even ran drills in motel hallways to live sharp. That work paid off as he sprung out of the blocks, posting the second one fastest 10-backyard cut up among shielding linemen over three hundred pounds. However that wasn’t what might earn him viral reputation.
2011 NFL Pre-Draft crew Tablets
1) INDIANAPOLIS COLTS: Despite “Superman” at QB, the Colts have been overachievers ultimate season due to accidents, finishing at 10-6 and dropping a hard one to the Jets inside the 1st spherical of the NFL playoffs. When looking at this franchise, they are all approximately outscoring their opponent. They showed that they can “plug and play” at WR with the talent they’ve proven the last few years with the emergence of Garcon, White and Collie. However, the Colts universe nevertheless revolves round Manning and also you do not preserve your Ferrari parked in the road do you? No you guard it and that’s what the Colts will do early in this draft. They still had been near the pinnacle of the league with only 17 sacks allowed on Manning in 2010 However lots in their troubles on the OL had been disguised with the aid of Manning’s uncanny capability to examine defenses and get the ball out of his palms quickly. Look for the Colts to cope with the road at pick 22 in what is amounting to a pretty deep draft within the trenches. Carimi or Castonzo could be exquisite But are not anticipated to be there for his or her choose. I suppose Tyron Smith from USC may be an awesome fit here for them as he is large at 6’5and nevertheless has room to grow his frame at 290. Rackley from Lehigh could additionally be a strong choice here too if available. The relaxation of the draft have to concentrate on the defensive side of the ball. they are plenty deep at WR, Clark isn’t always getting younger at TE But this draft isn’t always true if you need a TE so they’ll bypass here. RB will be an alternative in rounds three-4 as Brown is bordering on a bust relying at the 2011 season and Addai, at the same time as showing awesome symptoms of lifestyles remaining 12 months, just can’t remember on for production and staying healthful. With Sanders now long gone in the returned cease, the Colts need to shore up their secondary. I really like them going CB, maybe even in the first and crossing their hands that the expertise at OL holds up until their 2nd pick. They also can constantly use assist on the DL role to loose up Freeney so this is an option as nicely.
2) HOUSTON TEXANS: every person’s favorite pre-season pick out to surprise did so once more, best on the drawback as common. They began out the season strong But misplaced a few near ones along the manner to once more finish a disappointing season at 6-10. Kubiak miraculously returns, typically due to the fact the offense is his forte and isn’t the trouble. that is why owner, Bob McNair gutted the protecting staff and elected to bring in “Uncle Wade” to shore things up and transfer over to a three-four the front. There is often a studying curve with that and getting the right employees up front is a venture so do not count on large strides in 2011. But, they’ll spend the majority of this draft searching out help on that facet of the ball and they will mainly discover it in a deep DL, OLB and first rate now not wonderful CB draft. The Texans know they want to fix the secondary that’s why they went CB inside the first in 2010 However Kareem Jackson disenchanted in 12 months 1. At #eleven, Peterson, Prince, Jimmy Smith or Rasi Dowling should all be to be had and likely are proper fits to as a minimum begin improving this secondary that has to play Peyton twice a 12 months. The alternative right information for the Texans is there are a decent amount of bypass speeding OLB’s in this draft that they are able to opt for in spherical 1 or 2 in all likelihood. Cushing and Barwin should make the transition excellent But including a man like Justin Houston of Georgia, Chris Carter, Fresno or Akeem Ayers from UCLA may be a terrific match. Of direction of paramount importance is always the NG inside the three-four and some groups were looking for that player for years. That is the anchor of this defense and 330 lb. gamers that still have quick ft do not develop on trees so it could take a while to get one.
three) JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS: Forever on the recent seat, coach Jack Del Rio will need to get immediate production from this draft if he goes to stick around for a while. in this QB pushed league, it is no marvel that he has had in general subpar seasons with preceding bust Byron Leftwich and now the very average David Garrard. Should this be the 12 months the Jags appearance to in the end land a franchise QB? nicely there is a lot of intensity at that function However franchise QBs? I don’t suppose you have more than a pair that would turn out that manner But nobody in an effort to assist immediately. If they cross QB early, it tells you all you want to recognize about GM Smith’s feelings on Del Rio’s long time ability as coach. Garrard is serviceable at quality and won’t be prevailing any championships, let alone a division with Peyton Manning around any time quickly. So what is going to the Jags do? They should pass generally protection yet again in this draft with a focal point on WR as nicely. Sims-Walker turned into an enigma closing year and is most possibly now not going to be resigned after underachieving. Mike Thomas regarded true last yr But Hill, Dillard and Underwood aren’t exactly household names at WR. They need some assist right here. At pick out 16, they probable will not have a shot at inexperienced or Julio Jones within the draft unless they trade up and they have too many needs on defense to provide away alternatives. A man like Torey Smith or Tandon Doss can be a great match inside the second. On protection and in all likelihood in the 1st spherical, they may cross where the expertise runs deep at DE. Jordan or Kerrigan might be top compliments to Aaron Kampman who’s coming off a season-finishing knee harm and this may additionally disguise some of the worst secondary play within the league. If there have been a sport changing Protection on this draft, that might be the choose But sadly for the Jags, that does not exist this yr.
four) TENNESSEE TITANS: The coolest news is the Titans have the eighth select inside the draft as a praise for their disappointing 6-10 end. The awful information is they want a QB and you can argue that all 7 teams in front of them, besides perhaps Cleveland In the event that they genuinely like McCoy, also needs one. The depth at this role rings a bell in my memory of 1983 But I don’t preserve as a whole lot hope that we are searching at the next Marino, Eason, and O’Brien, extra like lots of Todd Blackledge. Out are Jeff Fisher after sixteen seasons and the controversial Vince younger, we suppose. Kerry Collins remains serviceable But isn’t the answer so Search for the Titans to peer what takes place in front of them. If a guy like Gabbert, Mallett or even Newton (new and advanced VY?) are to be had, they’ll pull the trigger to create the new face of the franchise going ahead. the next biggest need for the Titans might be shoring up their DL which has been pedestrian due to the fact “Fat Albert” became the Redskins problem. there may be a chance that Nick Fairley Ought to fall and deliver the Titans the hazard to add him to the mixture. This would be a good flow despite the fact that there are questions on his determination and choice (assume Gaines Adams from several years ago). I really like Stephen Paea as nicely right here as someone who can upload some size and strength to this DL. As for the rest of their draft, I like the Titans to recognition at the OL side of the ball with Munchak now the HC in Tennessee and if the Titans pass for a TE on this shallow function within the draft this year, it’s going to tell you what the brand new regime thinks of a longtime prospect Jared Cook.
NFC SOUTH group DRAFT desires
1) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS: The 2009 High-quality Bowl champs had a difficult year defending their crown with a rash of accidents and an getting older protection in 2010. The Saints face a few decisions inside the offseason with a number of their loose Retailers (each time we have FA once more) and so will need to focus on replacing a number of Those capacity missing parts. Further, the NFC South has unexpectedly taken flight with arguably some of the pleasant younger QBs in the game sandwiched into this division with Ryan, Freeman, Brees and whoever the Panthers in all likelihood choose with the primary choose this year need to discover help in pressuring opposing QBs. With the 24th pick, they may Leave out-out at the definitely impactful DE skills However nevertheless Could locate an impact participant to help in the five method of the competitive style DC Gregg Williams like to play. If D’quan Bowers is surely in freefall, he can’t slip beyond the Saints who will get splendid ability upside at this choose for a man who changed into arguably the top DE inside the early draft prognostications of February. The rest of the Saints draft has a whole lot extra to do with FA. they have selections to make, albeit smooth ones, on the RB function where Reggie is due a big $eleven.eight million revenue for 2011 and Thomas already a unfastened Agent after an injury-plagued 2010 put him in Sean Payton’s doghouse. Chris Ivory became out to be a extremely good find as an undrafted FA, reinforcing the idea to neglect approximately taking RBs early. both manner, he will want assist In the event that they pass on so Search for spherical three to be where the Saints cope with this need. In spherical 2, I see the Saints looking to certain up their OL where there may be respectable depth at the position. OT Bushrod and C Goodwin are unrestricted FA’s this year so they will at minimum want to add a few assist to the offensive the front to defend their funding in franchise Drew Brees. I suppose Rackley out of small-school Lehigh Could stay on the board until this select and could be a superb locate that could without problems put him inside the starting lineup proper away If they lose both guys to FA. The rest of their draft in all likelihood will focus again on the defense, specially LB and S in which Darren Sharper seem like the elderly 5 years after their Super Bowl season and Roman Harper is also a FA this yr. unfortunately this position lacks proper playmakers so the Saints likely will not discover their substitute on this draft.
2) CAROLINA PANTHERS: The Panthers have the unenviable role of being rewarded for having the worst group in 2010 with the primary select in this 12 months’s draft. This spot is constantly greater of a burden than a blessing and the economic and bust risk at this spot is greater than Jamarcus Russell’s urge for food at an all you can eat buffet. The Panthers went Clauson in spherical 2 at QB in 2010 and he become to be a can’t Pass over, prepared to play prospect coming out of Charlie Weiss’s system. This became clearly now not the case as Clausen appeared lost via his 10 begins remaining yr with three TDs and nine INTs. The question for new HC, Ron Rivera is, do you burn two top selections in consecutive years for a “franchise” QB? if you do, which one do you’re taking this 12 months with a deep magnificence However full of growth or bust ability. Rumor abound regarding them taking Newton However I just can not trust that they are critical in taking him with the primary choose. He may additionally turn out to be a terrific pro QB, But top pick out? What number of strolling, misguided, big armed QBs do we should see before we recognise that this isn’t the prototype for a prevailing QB in the NFL? My bet is finances are going to play a role in deciding this pick out right here as properly. they’ll go Dareus at DT right here or Vonn Miller at OLB given Rivera’s penchant for protection. On The alternative aspect, it could be hard to withstand a skills like AJ inexperienced or Julio Jones although it is the top pick out within the draft and WR’s normally run at around a 50% bust ratio. If green clearly is the second one coming from Calvin Johnson, are you able to pass him up with Steve Smith getting lengthy within the enamel and the want for factors on this division? I say That is the interior play here as they study what the Bucs have given Josh Freeman to work with earlier than they determine that Clausen isn’t the answer at QB. with the intention to be the first of many surprises on this year’s draft.
three) TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS: become it the time table, did the Bucs overachieve or are they without a doubt an up and coming younger group some years far from contending? 2011 will cross a protracted manner to answering that query. at the same time as the Bucs just ignored the playoffs with a ten-6 record, they nevertheless have many regions of want and Talib brought to that trouble with his offseason antics gambling target practice together with his mother on his sister’s boyfriend. This definitely complicates things because with Ronde Barber having perhaps a year or so left, their secondary unexpectedly could be very young and beatable. As mentioned before, the way to improve the backend of the defense is to use greater stress up the front and last yr, the Bucs have been one of the worst at that notching simplest 26 sacks all season. The Bucs will move OLB right here and are said to like Houston However I assume they might not be capable of bypass on Bowers if he freefalls to their twentieth pick (reminding Bucs fans of the fall that Sapp took right into their lap before). both manner, they will Search for someone to strain the passer which is a ought to inside the NFC South. As for the relaxation of the draft, the Bucs are going to need some help at ILB in which they just do not appear to admire the work that Barrett Rudd has accomplished over time main the crew in tackles two consecutive years. he’s rather undersized and could need a large agreement this 12 months and the Bucs can be greater willing to appearance to replace him thru FA or the draft. The Bucs may also need to find a CB someplace inside the first 3 rounds and also will want to add to their suspect OL and RB function as they may lose Davin Joseph RG to FA. Cadillac Williams is a FA this 12 months and is a exceptional story and cherished in Tampa But they may want to upgrade right here as well In the event that they don’t believe that Kareem Huggins can come back from tearing up his knee. That is an vital draft for the Bucs If they have long term plans on constructing on the 2010 season and up to now Marc Dominik has been as much as the mission finding high-quality expertise inside the center rounds like Mike Williams WR inside the 4th and Cody Grimm S within the 7th.
4) ATLANTA FALCONS: The Falcons came off one of their first-rate seasons in franchise history at 13-three But a disappointing loss to eventual champions, inexperienced Bay proved that this team nevertheless has some missing parts to be determined if it’s miles going to contend for a Awesome Bowl. One component that they learned is that Roddy White by using himself isn’t enough to overcome the elite defenses. Matt Ryan needs some other weapon as Harry Douglas was no longer the solution and Tony Gonzalez is at the crease of his HOF profession. I just like the Falcons to study a speedster with their twenty-seventh choose a great deal inside the mould of a DeSean Jackson as a way to back up the defenses. I really like Titus younger, Boise Country, Randall Cobb, Kentucky or Maryland’s Torrey Smith to fill this need if nevertheless available and as a minimum certainly one of them if now not all ought to be. The Falcons also may fit to the TE position seeing that handiest Kyle Rudolph in reality initiatives as a 1st spherical talent at TE and he Should get on the field with Gonzalez in two TE units and examine a number of the intricacies of the game from one of the excellent. every other location in which the Falcons need to find assist in is the secondary. They might usually use extra assist up the front to apply strain But they have been exposed as opposed to top QB play like Aaron Rodgers in last yr’s playoffs so I would not be amazed If they went CB in the first and regarded to discover their speed WR inside the second or later. At 27 they may no longer find the likes of Patrick Peterson or Prince Amukamara at that spot But Ras-I Dowling out of Virginia could be a terrific locate and is a excessive man or woman man that’s a part of Dimitroff’s winning method considering taking up for Wealthy McKay as GM.
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