DasNootz

Crayton would be a viable option on this team.

I'll bet you anything that it was taped. Whether or not we'll ever see those tapes is another story.

If I were Dez Bryant, entering the NFL with the "diva" tag after having been suspended at the college level, I'd want to fly as far under the radar as possible in my rookie season. I would not be looking to add any new targets to myself. It says something to me that he's this outspoken.

I guess I'm not following: Do I think that it was wrong for the Dolphins to leak this? No worse that Dez leaking the question originally. Do I think that the Dolphins are trying to save face? Possibly. I invision a scenario where Jeff was told by the NFL or by the Dolphins to issue his apology. He did what he was told, issued the apology and moved on. His co-workers thought he got the shaft, and came out to support him. Do I think that it's possible that Dez Bryant is now lieing to save face. Possibly. He did lie to the NCAA in an attempt to save himself.

We'll never know, unless Richard Nixon had hidden recorders in Miami as well. Personally I think the truth lies closer to what the Dolphins are saying than what Dez is saying, but that's based on nothing but a gut feeling.

I have a feeling that the GM quoted above said that without knowing the context of the question.

This at least puts the question in perspective. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writ....html?eref=sihp

As I said in the other thread... he looks fast to me on the highlight reel, but I don't know that that will translate to the next level when tackles are bigger, faster and stronger. I wasn't impressed with his moves, as he pretty much just rushed around the outside and took advantage of tackles poor footwork. I hope I'm just being a "glass is half empty" guy, and I hope he proves me wrong.

Discussed in another thread. http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/index.php?showtopic=112633

I don't think that having a fast 40 time is really important to lineman holding blocks. The key is the ability to read the block, make a decision and hit the hole. You can be the fastest guy in the league, but if you juke back and forth in the backfield too much, you'll never get to utilize your speed. Fast 40 times are good for breaking away from the safety on a TD run, or getting around the corner.

Usually just the White Label, but I don't discriminate against black, green or Rye.

My taste is for Jim Beam with a single cube of ice. Anyone have any favorites?

Looks like we missed the boat on Andrew Tyshovnytsky, OG/OT. I guess he signed with Indy.

I guess your definition of "hillarious" is different than mine... but I'll bite. Roy Willaims - the other Roy Williams - or the other other Roy Williams HAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAH!!!!! - I guess you're right. This is hillarious!

No way does David Carr belong that early in the list. He at least had an NFL career.

So Tuna asked if she was a terrorist.

If his apology was out of personal remorse, he wouldn't have waited until after the story broke to make the call. He apologized because of pressure from the media and probably from the organization.

You don't think that Miami knew everything about Ireland, including what kind of alcohol he drank and how much he tipped strippers, before they hired him? When you're only really considering one or two candidates you can have a private dectective dig up the info. When you're looking at a large pool of candidates (Maybe only 50 were wothy of first round consideration) you have to cut through the garbage. Neither of us were there. We don't know how the question was phrased. Had Ireland come from the same background as Dez Bryant, I'm sure Tuna would have pushed to find out about his family influences too. He doesn't seem like somebody that pulls punches.

I'm also betting somebody asked Adrian Peterson about his father before he was drafted.

Asking does not equal accusing. I might not ask them the question, but I'll find out the answer before I hire someone and pay them 10s of millions of dollars given his known past.

Similar hypothetical scenario. Say that Dez Bryant's brother had been believed to have a gambling problem. Would it be fair to ask Dez about his brother in an interview?

So does the guy that sweeps the aisles for the Dallas Cowboys. We have no idea how the question was phrased. All we have is what Dez Bryant told reporters. We don't know if they asked about his relationship with his mother, how her actions related to his life, etc...

and I'm sure that's how it was phrased

Let us know when your role is make multi-million dollar personel assessments. That's like saying I played high school quarterback, I know what it takes to be an NFL QB.

Players will play for "that kind of regime" if the money is right, just like teams will take on the Tank Johnsons and Pacman Jones of the world if they think that there's money to be made.