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What are you basing this on? Luck was an effective scrambler at Stanford and his NFL combine 40 time matched Cam Newton's. http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2012-02-26/andrew-lucks-matches-cam-newtons-40-time

The Packers collar looks the same as last year, too--- and it's not monochromatic.

I don't think it's impossible, but that was 25 years ago. FWIW, the thread title is a bit misleading--- the linked article doesn't suggest that the Packers are actually considering it but rather that they should due to stalled contract talks.

Considering the Bills had their jocks handed to them by the Jets this past weekend, perhaps it was decided the equipment manager was no longer necessary.

Joe Buscaglia's eyewitness account to Fred's post injury reaction: http://wgr550.com/pages/14193211.php?contentType=4&contentId=11394472 "Jackson tried as hard as he could to convince the trainers he was okay and could go back in the game. They made him put all his body weight on his right leg and lift up with his toe. He went through a series of change of direction drills on the sidelines. At the very least, he made it look good. However, as soon as he was done with those change of direction drills, a likely realization of pain came over him. He yelled out and clapped out of frustration as his eyes began to well up, made a beeline for the bench and put a towel over his head. He knew his day was over, and likely feared the worst."

It's easy to neutralize our pass rush by keeping extra blockers in--- our LBs and CBs are do inexperienced it's like taking candy from a baby. Fitz has disappointed me big time today. With Fred being hurt it's worst case scenario.

This is bewildering. It's impossible to compare passing numbers from 20 years ago--- the NFL has evolved into a different animal and the stats get gaudier every year. If Fitz' numbers are in any way equivalent to Jimbo's then WR Derrick Mason and his 943 career receptions should one day be in the Hall of Fame.

Just bought FredEx & SuperMario shirts and a Chan magnet. Unfortunately, the Stevie BILLieve shirts are currently sold out

Excellent post all around. He was all but officially named the #2 coming out of camp last year (which is practically damning with faint praise) and I think he's much closer than most practice squad fodder. There's nothing wrong with having projects on the PS--- as you said, that's what it's for.

Revis didn't say anything inflammatory but he was still unnecessarily defensive. He should have thrown a few innocuous compliments Stevie's way and moved on. That's the difference between the Jets and the Patriots. Well, that and success.

I know a few Eagles fans that love Kafka. He looked like a pro in limited time last year but that doesn't amount to much.

I was excited for his chances prior to TC, but he wasn't particularly noticeable. Buscaglia said he was impressive last night though I haven't seen the game yet.

It's funny, it never occurred to me that he was PS eligible until someone posted it on TSW last week--- after the fact, it makes sense as he hasn't been activated for any regular season games. Maybe that's his only chance to stay in Buffalo.

Yes he is--- he's never been on the PS.

Isn't Brad Smith hurt?

Kelvin Sheppard is playing DL???

You're trying really hard to be this obtuse--- it "doesn't register or resonate with many posters" as an insult. This is obfuscation. Your response doesn't relate at all to my comment. Did each of your examples take place within an average 3 week period? Clearly, the first 3 weeks of preseason isn't enough of a sample size to be a fitting comparable to the broad expanse of NFL seasons from which you are able to draw examples. You actually cited an example from a Super Bowl in comparison to this summer's preseason games. It's truly remarkable that you suggest others having "silly overreactions" and using "faulty logic"--- these are accurate descriptions of your recent flurry of posts. You can check all you want--- I call checkmate. Try and relax--- I feel bad for the new refs and hope there are no issues. We'll see.

I'd wager the OP didn't intend for it to be vitriolic in any way. I'd also bet the term doesn't register or resonate with many posters. It isn't exactly a racial epithet, and this isn't the 1930s, 1970s or even the 1990s--- but I'm not interested in arguing labor unrest on a football message board. That's my point, you have no idea. Poster A complains about the regular refs, then Poster B comes in and complains about the new refs--- don't throw the whole board under the bus to fit your agenda. It's perfectly reasonable to believe the replacement refs will be inferior to the regular refs. To suggest it's not is ingenuous at best--- this seems to be your MO, however. Yes, you are. I'll remind you of your direct quote: "I've yet to see anyone point out a worse, game-changing call from the new refs than the one the great Ed Hochuli made in the Denver-SD game a few years ago. Or the coin flip game. Or the just give it to em game. Or Super Bowl XL. Or a hundred other ref disasters I've witnessed over the years." There have been several calls and lengthy on-field conferences thus far that are embarrassing to say the least--- I think it's to be expected, though, and at some point during an actual meaningful game this season we're more likely to see ineptitude than not. I made it clear I think they're doing the best they can under the extremely difficult circumstances, but if Keystone Kops style officiating is what you're interested in then the 2012 NFL is the league for you. Suddenly, it all makes sense. He certainly comes across very angry.

In depth scouting reports from Scouts, Inc. which are not only interesting reads around draft time but throughout the year as well--- nothing more.

"Scab" can certainly be considered a pejorative, but it's a term that has entered the public consciousness as normative shorthand for "replacement laborer" during labor disputes without it necessarily being intended as derogatory. Referring to the replacement refs as scabs is logical even if it is technically incorrect. Can you unequivically prove that those concerned with the replacement refs are the same group of posters that have historically complained about the regular officials? Furthermore, even if the regular refs "suck" (I don't personally believe this) then a group of refs several degrees below them would theoretically suck several degrees more. You're comparing the first 3 weeks of preseason to the entire history of pro football up until this summer? Kind of a near miniscule small sample size and taken from games with the lowest possible stakes. So far, the only officiating gaffes have been embarrassing flubs perhaps because they haven't had enough time to fully learn the rulebook or adjust to the bigger stage. Considering the circumstances, they've done a pretty admirable job, all things considered, but it's only a matter of time before a major call alters the course of a regular season game.

I think there's no question that Joe Namath was a team player beloved by his teammates. Super Bowl III was won in part by the Jets' controlling the clock with the running game and short passes--- his signature deep ball was essentially reduced to a decoy element. He'd be out of place on Rex's Jets.

Thanks--- there's a lot of nuance to this situation but the longer it drags on the more it has devolved into white noise.

Every year there's a lobby for Cookie and Saban by the Wall of Fame selection committee and every year it's rejected. It's interesting that Lou Saban and Cookie Gilchrist were always at odds with one another--- to the point that Cookie was traded--- yet here they are, 2 of the greatest Bills of all-time seemingly forever united not due to their accomplishments on the field but because they pissed off Ralph.

Did you happen to catch Giants-Pats Wednesday night? http://sports.yahoo.com/news/giants-beat-patriots-6-3-020659949--nfl.html "If there was anything interesting in the first half it was the work of referee Don King and his crew on a day the NFL announced that it would open the regular season next week with replacement officials. King took about 5 minutes and three announcements to the crowd at MetLife Stadium to explain that there were two penalties against the Giants on a punt by New York's Steve Weatherford. At first, King said it was a penalty on each team. He then corrected that to an illegal formation and a personal foul against the Giants, and then the officials had to meet for a couple of minutes to figure out how much yardage to access New York. They settled on five and Belichick came out to question the decision. The crowd got restless after third announcement. King also seemed to muff the Giants calling a running into the kicker penalty in the second quarter, roughly 7 seconds after Zoltan Mesko kicked the ball. Coughlin also questioned King early in the fourth quarter when the officials picked up a flag seemingly thrown for the Patriots having 12 men in the huddle before a 54-yard field goal by Tynes. King said New England called time out before the play. The Giants eventually decided to punt."

LOL