SageAgainstTheMachine

I agree that the inferiority complex has a lot to do with it. Guys like Willis McGahee reinforce it. Others, I think, genuinely like the small town feel. Diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks, right? Stevie Johnson shows a lot of love for Buffalo, but some people have concocted this fantasy where he can't wait to leave.

...is staggering and pathetic. A friend of mine told me that he wants to see Baltimore and San Fran in the SB so that he can see Whitner and Evans simultaneously tear their ACLs on a tackle. Haven't seen anything so extreme on this board, but the word "hate" does fly quite a bit. Why the hate?

I'm sick and tired of comments like this from people who clearly have NO UNDERSTANDING of the cat skinning business. There is one way to skin a cat. One!

And it's not a comment on the content of character of the US military as some will try to spin both of these incidents...simply a reminder that the military is a cross section of the US population just like any other profession and there are bound to be some bad eggs.

In the same category of this post... http://www.bluestatepress.com/politics2/news_046.htm US Soldiers beating a sheep to death with a baseball bat. Graphic content. EDIT: and no, I'm not normally on the "Blue State Press"...just happened to be the site I was linked to.

Haha thanks guys. I thought the guy could use a proper sendoff, seeing as he's nobly leaving to get a life and all.

Not with a 23.5 foot pole.

Appreciate your analysis on the under-the-radar guys, Damond. Can't imagine a better name than Travaris Cadet. Never heard about him til now (obviously) but a tough kid like that might be worth a look in the 7th round or as an UDFA.

Which one? Harpo?

Agreed. American politics seems to be 50% blame, 49% proselytism and 1% solutions.

I don't believe in this sliding scale of morality. The fact that there is truly horrendous stuff in the world doesn't make the desecration of a dead body ok. It'd be like slapping your dog around and having people defend you because Johnson down the street killed his wife.

And they probably wouldn't mind seeing a few "soulless American !@#$s" getting pissed on. Perhaps there would be less violent death in the world if we all recognized each other, first, as human.

It's certainly a nebulous term. Franchise QB is another one.

I beat up busking guitarists and take the coins from their cases.

NOOOOOOO! After a decade, I finally forgot it and it was out of my head....

^Hotelie.

I've got a few rather knowledgeable friends who are Jets fan that insist the offensive play calling has been abysmal for the last couple seasons. It's not my own opinion because I'm no scholar of the game, but I take that for it's worth.

It's amazing how many guys are revered for their last name.

That's never brought up? I hear about that discrepancy all the time. And I think 80% and 95% are exaggerations. Pretty big European contingent in the NBA these days.

Now I know who to blame if the D-line doesn't look well assistant-coached.

Did you know there hasn't been one single Cambodian American NFL head coach?

Yeah, but they take their cut. I roll them by hand.

(to the tune of Candle in the Wind) Goodbye Richmond Rob Though we never knew your posts You had the grace to stop yourself When those around you kvetched. You crawled out of the woodwork And you told us You'd never post again, though in your heart You knew that you'd be back. And it seems to me you spend your time Like an attention seeking whore Never knowing how to log out When you pretend to leave. And I'm glad that we don't know ya, 'Cause you act just like a kid. You left Two Bills Drive long before Your legend ever came. PPP was tough The toughest board you ever read. Off the Wall was the place for your martyrdom And replies were the price you paid. And even when you left, Oh the boys still hounded you. All the posters had to say Was that Richmond Rob is a real annoying dude. And it seems to me you live your life Like an attention seeking whore. Never knowing how to log out When you pretend to leave. And I'm glad that we don't know ya, 'Cause you act just like a kid. You left Two Bills Drive long before Your legend ever came. Goodbye Richmond Rob From the posters who just never knew your name, You saw something more than Falcons When it came to talking Bills. AND IT SEEMS TO ME YOU LIVED YOUR LIFE LIKE AN ATTENTION SEEKING WHOOOORE NEVER KNOWIN HOW TO LOG OUT WHEN YA CLAIM TO LEAAAVE. (near whisper) And I'm so glad that we don't know ya, 'Cause you act just like a kid. You left Two Bills Drive long before Your legend never came.

Well somebody had to go first, nitwit.

I was lucky enough to be a young Yankees fan during the same time period and wondered about the hall of famers on those teams. Some people used to assume that Bernie, Posada and Pettitte were shoe-ins, but it's looking more and more like just Jeter and Rivera. Anyway, you're correct...The Wizard of Oz was a poor hitter as well. In fact, his OPS was .666, even worse than Vizquel's .690. His dWAR was an incredible 21.6, compared to Vizquel's 13.3. The only other edge that Ozzie has over Vizquel is a sizable difference in stolen bases (580 to 401). My overall analysis, however, is that they both belong in Cooperstown for being veritable black holes at arguably the most difficult defensive position. An oddity I found in Ozzie's stats...despite only striking out 589 times in 10,778 plate appearances, he sported a decidedly mediocre .337 on-base percentage (not bad in the baseball gen. pop. but as low as you're likely to find among non-power hitting hall of famers). http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/smithoz01.shtml (if you've never been to baseball-reference, that site is like a Bible to me)