{"id":3492,"date":"2016-09-25T09:06:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T15:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=3492"},"modified":"2020-05-21T23:59:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T05:59:48","slug":"eric-weddle-fits-in-with-the-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/eric-weddle-fits-in-with-the-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"eric weddle fits in with the ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"

one of the key free agent signings for the baltimore ravens<\/span><\/strong> during the offseason was safety eric weddle<\/strong>.\u00a0 he had an important interception in baltimore’s 25-20\u00a0come from behind victory over the cleveland browns\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>last weekend.<\/p>\n

\"ravens<\/h6>\n
weddle and ravens head coach john harbaugh both have a hard-working<\/span> attitude and aim<\/span> to get the most out of every day (tommy gilligan-usa today sports)<\/em><\/h6>\n

the ravens were excited about weddle from the beginning, as\u00a0a report\u00a0by s<\/strong>arah ellison<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0on baltimoreravens.com<\/span><\/strong> shows. the article starts with this summary<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

with teammates and coaches singing his praises<\/em>, the three-time pro bowler is already fitting in<\/em> \u2018perfectly\u2019 with the ravens.<\/h4>\n

singing his praises<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means that teammates and coaches are saying really nice things<\/em> about him. fit in<\/strong><\/em>, the phrasal verb that is used the most in the article to describe eric’s relationship with his new team, means he is compatible<\/em>, he belongs<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"eric<\/h6>\n
weddle played in 3 pro bowls while he was a member of the san diego chargers.(chargers.com)<\/em><\/h6>\n

head coach john harbaugh<\/strong> said it like this<\/p>\n

he fits in<\/em> with how we do things around here just perfectly. \u2026\u00a0i give [general manager] ozzie [newsome] all the credit in the world. that was a great signing.<\/h4>\n

fun esl practice\u00a0\":)\"\u00a0richyrocks on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n

and weddle himself also commented using fit in<\/em><\/p>\n

in all honesty, it feels like I’ve been here my whole career. it’s been a natural, seamless<\/em> transition. I’ve been able to fit in<\/em>, but also imprint<\/em> what I’m all about and what I bring to the team.<\/h4>\n

seamless<\/strong> <\/em>means easy,\u00a0 it couldn’t be detected<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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a seam<\/span> holds two pieces of fabric together. there were no seams<\/span> necessary for eric weddle’s transition from the san diego chargers to the baltimore ravens.<\/em><\/h5>\n

imprint<\/em><\/strong> means leave a mark, show, establish<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"jacob<\/h6>\n
in the twilight saga, jacob imprints<\/span> on renesme.<\/em><\/h6>\n

ellison makes this observation about eric’s chemistry with his new team and\u00a0coach.<\/p>\n

perhaps the transition is going so smoothly<\/em>, so quickly, because weddle and the ravens go together like peanut butter and jelly<\/em>. even harbaugh and weddle are similarly built with enthusiasm and a hard-working<\/em> mentality, aiming<\/em> to get the most out of each day. each man genuinely loves football.<\/h4>\n

smoothly<\/strong><\/em> (from smooth<\/em>, the opposiste of rough<\/em><\/a>) refers again to an easy transition. go together like<\/strong><\/em> shows a strong relationship. peanut butter and jelly<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is one of the most popular sandwiches in the u.s. aim<\/strong><\/em><\/a> indicates an objective, a goal.<\/p>\n

\"eric<\/h6>\n
weddle fitting in<\/span> with his raven teammates (getty images \/ patrick smith)<\/i><\/h6>\n

and the characteristics that weddle is known for were evident from his first practices with the ravens.<\/p>\n

everything that embodies<\/em> vintage<\/em> weddle is already showing up<\/em>: the fun-loving<\/em> attitude, the world-class<\/em> work ethic and study habits, the infectious energy, the coverage disguises, the smell of fear he creates in opposing offenses \u2013 everything.<\/h4>\n

embody<\/strong><\/em> means represent<\/em>. vintage<\/strong><\/em> is like classic<\/em> or the best examples of<\/em>.\u00a0show up<\/strong> <\/em>means appear<\/em>.<\/p>\n

ellison uses several examples of compound adjetives<\/strong>\u00a0(e.g. hard-working, fun-loving, world-class<\/em>) where two words form a single idea to describe a noun.\u00a0 they are usually hyphenated, but not always.<\/p>\n

\"eric<\/h6>\n
weddle’s interception vs the browns<\/em><\/h6>\n

who is your favorite nfl team? how has weddle’s arrival impacted the ravens defense this season? share your comments under leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n