Steve O

My brother actually hung out outside the brewery and asked a couple couples how many cases they were getting...he ended up with 3 cases. But I promise to drink from the can only going forward.

I probably didn't elaborate enough on my train of thought for agreeing with the go for two philosophy. The 48% success rate you reference is based in large part on scenario's where the defense is expecting the 2-point attempt..the scoring team down by 2 or up by 1 in the fourth quarter where it really wouldn't make sense to go for one. Cinci would have been caught at least a little by surprise by a two point attempt and without any timeouts would not have been able to adjust. Also, building on your 7 point underdog point, had we gone for two at least the outcome of the game would have been in our own hands rather than a coin flip (even though you point out that winning the flip does not mean winning the game I like the odds). And again, hindsight is 20/20.

Did you drink it from the can? I poured one in my 1988 Eastern Conference Champs stein and drank one. My brother almost killed me, told me to read the instructions. Drank the second from the can. Darned if it didn't make a difference...

Pretty sure Cinci was out of timeouts, so they would not have been able to change who was in. Like the chances of converting the deuce better than winning the coin flip. So yes, I was hoping we would go for two. Especially in hindsight.

you can only buy one case per person per day

turn around, run as fast and as far as you can, don't look back. Whatever you do, don't look back!

Haven't really had a hangover since they stopped allowing smoking in bars...maybe feel run down the next day but no headaches.

On a positive note, Stratton's hit was rated higher than Bednarik's. For what it's worth, #35 was 1974 Thanksgiving game, not 1964.

My brother is finalizing details to rent a place in Killington for the winter and tells a few friends while he is in Vt he will make a run up to Waterbury and pick up Heady Topper. The stuff is $72 a case. We fill his car with coolers because apparently it can only be purchased cold. When he gets there he finds out you can only purchase one case per person per day. Going to be a lot of disappointed people when he gets back (including Hammer). Anyone ever drink the stuff? Is it worth $72/case?

My .02 is that Hopkins was a draft pick which is why he is still on the roster. The way Carpenter is playing it will be a tough decision who to keep once Hopkins is healthy.

That part from approx. 6:00 to 7:20 was unfortunate, other than that really cool video

They face it in practice, much as the Bills do. Bills are the fastest team in the league at 21.22 seconds per play but the Browns are third at 24.33 seconds. http://mmqb.si.com/2013/09/27/49ers-aldon-smith-jim-harbaugh-bedard-weekend-notes-nfl-no-win-win-situation/

OK so here it is Wednesday evening and still feel fine, but admittedly this post has me a little concerned. How long until I'm in the clear? From now on nothing but boots for footwear to the Ralph.

I used one of the rooms before it was shut down. Deck shoes were soaked. Sprayed them with Lysol several times this morning, showered, seems like I will survive as well.

me too

thought it was public knowledge

If Hammer's is full there are several private lots on Glenn which runs perpendicular to Abbott and is directly across from Hammer's lot...Hammer lives at the corner of Glenn and Abbott.

Really nice of them to do this....Bet the bride and groom will pay for their own reception next time.

What do you think we've been doing....well...this entire century.

re number 12 - 20 penalties and we were plus two in turnover margin. Teams with plus two turnover margin win over 90% of the time.

Cringe every time I see the fade coming. It did work once today I think.

On the other hand the Colts wind up with the first and third overall picks in the 2012 draft, landing franchise QB and RB (which is what Cleveland thought they had done).

I thought they were dead

Pretty sure there will be rock climbing by next spring. Zip line would be nice. My brother just bought a restaurant a couple blocks from the falls, hoping to open that in the spring as well. The state will be pumping money into the area sooner, not later. Lots of sales tax dollars are not being collected because of the current state of the area. Hope my bro does well!!

If we didn't get the first down we would have gotten the ball back with enough time to score rather than give the ball back to Brady with enough field to run the clock out. I'll never crucify a coach for trying to keep the ball out of Brady's hanks. Should have gone for it an let the chips fall where they fall.