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The O'Connell thread - love him or hate him or indifferent, put it in here

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Looks ripped and ready!

Aidan walking into the facility yesterday
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KillerRaider made the O'Connell post above in the Cousins thread, but given that people are obsessed with talking about O'Connell it seems like that obsession needs a home. So I moved it here. If someone finds an old O'Connell thread that this should be merged with, bump it and I can merge but I'm not going to waste any time looking.
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Ripped!!!

RIP AOC.
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Aidan "Cement shoes" O'Connell.
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Someone must be being facetious about him being “ripped “. I look that buffed in my 70’s. It’s a joke right?
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RunOverByHubbard wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 7:52 am Someone must be being facetious about him being “ripped “. I look that buffed in my 70’s. It’s a joke right?
You’re the bionic man now, you should look ripped! lol
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RunOverByHubbard wrote: Wed Apr 08, 2026 7:52 am Someone must be being facetious about him being “ripped “. I look that buffed in my 70’s. It’s a joke right?
Hard as a marshmallow :laugh:
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Much like the Murray “discussion” the discussion of AOC12 isn’t so much about him.
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I don't hate the guy, I just know his limitations are why he is buried in the depth chart. Hell, right now he is our 4th string QB and we only have two on the roster.
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Nice guy who can throw a decent ball when not under pressure. Never in the headlines for stupid stuff. Seems to be a good locker room guy. No longer on a cheap contract and can be easily be replaced. Highly doubtful he has anything in trade value.
Unfortunately, I can literally say the same thing about my 26 year old neighbor who used to mow my lawn just a few years back. Dependable and courteous but you couldn’t count on him making any difficult decisions. He’s now mowing my other neighbors lawn, much like Aiden will likely be on another team’s practice squad soon.
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O'Connell had a great "underdog" story about him, but he's lacking all the tools necessary to make it in the NFL. If you look into his school years you'll find a lot of his numbers were from his great connection with WR Charlie Jones whom he played with through high school and Purdue.
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As a QB.... not so much. As a likeable guy.... absolutely.
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I don't think he's a franchise QB, but he's been dealt as bad of a hand as any QB I've ever seen. He's played in a different system every year since he was drafted and labored under shit coaching the entire time.

Given some consistency I think he'd be an ideal backup. He isn't going to take you to the playoffs by himself, but if the starter goes down, he might be able to go .500.

I wish him luck wherever he goes.
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Nice fella...but I don't think he's good.
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We were told he was the next coming…………….
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