BRH

He cheated. That's not bitterness. That's fact. Why is THAT so hard for people to accept? By the way, I would also wager that fans of the Rams, Eagles and Panthers still remember this. This. Put it this way: Barry Bonds was one of the greatest baseball players ever before he used steroids -- three MVP awards, nearly 400 home runs, over 400 stolen bases, etc. Roger Clemens was one of the greatest pitchers ever before he used steroids -- three Cy Youngs, nearly 200 wins, 3,000 strikeouts, a 20-K game, etc. With Tom Brady, we'll never know. By the time his cheating was exposed, he had amassed enough experience in reading NFL defenses to continue at a high level. Who's to say that he would have gotten to that level if he hadn't cheated in the first place?

I still think Carroll was trying to have it both ways: first by denying he called the TO, then by covering it with the "practice kick" excuse. Here's a novel way to prevent kickers from taking a practice kick: don't call the timeout in the first place.

I'm actually pretty sure he yelled "who called timeout?" Then when he realized how stupid that would look, he went to the "he took a practice kick" defense. Which is almost as ridiculous. What that means is that the kicker can't go on the field in between periods and take a practice kick, not that you can call a timeout and hope to nail the kicker for going ahead and kicking it anyway.

I am enjoying the hell out of this right now. I hope ATL runs up the score on that little b and does a fake punt when they're up by 30 in the fourth quarter.

The tuck rule isn't the only "for Brady only" rule.

He will not succeed at another position until he himself embraces the idea that he cannot play quarterback in the NFL. By that I mean the fans and media will never leave it alone. They'll constantly clamor for him to play QB. He is the only one who can shut that down for good by coming out and saying "I am not, nor do I want to be, a quarterback in this league. But I want to be a football player. Moreover, I want to be a running back/fullback/tight end/whatever and will devote all my energies and my significant athletic ability to playing that position. Everyone who wants to see me play quarterback can go on YouTube and watch my games at Florida and with Denver, because I am not going to play quarterback ever again." That is his only chance to succeed in the NFL at another position and keep the quarterback position from becoming a damn circus.

Please name the last NE player to come here and be as good as he was there, let alone better.

I have heard Trestman's name mentioned in connection with HC jobs for a decade or more. What is it about him that he's never gotten one shot and Mike Mularkey has gotten two?

David Humm, Bruce Mathison, Joe Dufek.

Two years in Buffalo, one year in Jacksonville. Not exactly an upward trend for the guy. And he's now 51, so he's not the "hot young coordinator" anymore and chances of him getting another NFL HC gig with his track record = slim to none.

Jauron was 56 when he became the Bills' HC.

I would laugh, except that series still isn't over. Dallas Cowboys ‏@dallascowboys .@DallasStars our sincere apologies for the inappropriate tweet posted accidentally to our account. Good luck this season. ...posted "accidentally"? Sure whatever

Tick tick tick...

Worked with Isaiah Robertson and Phil Villapiano. Not so much with Eddie Robinson.

Te'o = Boz.

Do you really need to ask?

That's it... He was a fine young man.

Good god, what a walk down memory lane this thread has been, you maroons. Now someone help an old man: I have already forgotten what "ground up and in the freezer" meant, though I recall it from the Mario thread and remember it being hilarious. But I can't for the life of me remember what it meant or why it was funny. Help?

Curtis Modkins, for sure.

Does anyone even remember who those lists yielded? Jerry Gray on D, but who was the OC?

There is also the chance that he knows who his coordinators are going to be, or is negotiating with them right now, and doesn't feel the need to involve us in the selection process. Which is as it should be.

So is Sal convinced that he's the coach yet?

Which was the worse investment for the guy in the pic: the tickets or the Sanchez jersey?

I laughed out loud when I saw the pic the Bills used on FB to announce the presser.

And pithy comment aside, I still like the guy.