Nervous Guy

why hasn't microscopes joined in this thread????

That makes it two weeks in a row....hmmm...why the turn around?

Matt Cassel, Daunte Culpepper, Jake Delhomme...

Exactly...that is the lesson to be learned here...my responses were strictly facetious...there are great people here but somtimes these things just spiral out of control and we have a war.

For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you. Matthew 7:2

Whoa...isn't that what you are proposing...taking something and not paying for it???? You know, I just busting your chops...you should know better than pose a question like that here...the moral majority will string you up after they tar and feather you...

HBD fellow Connecticuter.

How do you feel about downloading music for free?

I just wanted to say thank you to all who offered support, it means a lot to this old bastard. It was the first time that I've expressed anything about this situation outside the family and it's been a heavy burden...that cool little kid you met at the tailgates is still there...I've seen him from time to time. I will never give up or let him give up. Again thanks for your support and prayers...it really helped...there are a bunch a really great folks in this community! NG

Thanks for the concern and chuckles...I've been gone for a while, it's extremely personal and a frankly tragic family matter, but I think I owe some of you an explanation, and it will probably be cathartic to open up...I dunno...so I'll take this "public". For those of you that have known me for...I don't know...maybe more than 17 years now, you've seen me go through the trials of my wife's breast cancer and her victory now going on 16 years. You've met my son and was amused by him, shared in his high school escapades as a star basketball player...now is the most difficult part of my life... My son has been battling a serious addiction problem for the last few years...yeah...started with oxy and he went all the way to IV heroin. He's been in and out of rehabs now seven times over the past 3 years...it's driven me and the family to the brink. As I write this, he's back in another rehab in Florida and may not be back home for quite some time, if ever. This time though, for the first time, he initiated everything, so I am hopeful (as I was the other 6 times) that this one will "stick". He was brought up in an upper middle class home, went to a good school, was a great kid with a great personality, he got okay grades and was always an athlete, from the time he was just a little boy. He was a starting point guard as a freshman in high school, He went on to be an all county point guard his junior and senior years...he had it all...was recruited to go to a major prep school (South Kent) for a post grad year, then all hell broke lose...that was 3 years ago. I had promised him back in February if he got it together and stayed sober we'd go to the home opener, that has always been his fondest memories growing up....well he relapsed, went to rehab and then a few months later relapsed again. I just went underground at that point, I have all kinds of feelings, shame, anger, anxiety, depression...and I just checked out...I know I screwed a friend on this board but there was no way for me to go without him and I just pussied out and disappeared...I know that was wrong but I had much larger issues in my life...so there it is...my big secret....and I've found out the hard way that this can happen to anyone...it was about the last thing I thought I would have to deal with. Have you ever heard of Chris Herron or seen the documentary "Unguarded"??? Read this to get an idea of how destructive this whole thing has been...this guy is an inspiration to both my son and myself. http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/chris-herren-five-year-anniversary-of-sobriety-080113

not global warming...it's climate change.

Maybe if it was a tat of Sanchez.

This is the best solution, we put in several of the Green Giants a few years ago...maybe they were 3-4 ft, now they are at least 15ft...fast growing, deer proof, very strong they don't bear much of a snow load and remain intact unlike other arborvitaes that will split or bend. These are great trees, I think they'll get up to 60'. Oh and JR, we planted them about 15-20 from a busy road...they have sustained no salt damage over the years.

Here's a sampling of what the "experts" said a few years ago about a certain QB ..."JaMarcus Russell is going to immediately energize that fanbase, that football team -- on the practice field, in that locker room," ESPN's Mel Kiper said at the time. "Three years from now you could be looking at a guy that's certainly one of the elite top five quarterbacks in this league. ...You're talking about a 2-3 year period once he's under center. Look out because the skill level that he has is certainly John Elway-like." Todd McShay "I can't remember being in such awe of a quarterback in my decade of attending combines and pro days. Russell's passing session was the most impressive of all the pro days I've been to. His footwork for such a big quarterback was surprising. He was nimble in his dropbacks, rolling out and throwing on the run. The ball just explodes out of his hands." These dudes have little credibility.

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Actually, Jaws said this morning that Geno Smith is the only one that he feels is top 10 pick worthy.

Imagine the hilarity if she hooked up with the guy with the worlds strongest penis?

I wonder where they ranked us last year and the year before that......

By Bill in NYC

what Chef Jim said.

yep, the logical conclusion is that for the last 10 years we had ****ty evaluators of talent....coupled with mind numbing play calling in critical situations on both sides of the line of scrimmage.

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I watched the puppy bowl at halftime...oddly, it was halftime there as well, they had the kitty halftime...I wasn't impressed by the kittys.

interesting...