Rob's House

Looking over the last 20 years mine are: Overrated - Jairus Tyrd (Honorable mention: Kiko Alonzo) Underrated - Antowain Smith

Rumor has it those off duty cops weren't talking ****.

I don't make the rules.

Do we know yet if the cops were talking ****?

I (and I suspect many others) don't have as much of a problem with Cam as I do his apologists. I generally don't like arrogant pricks (see Tom Brady) or loud mouth hot shots (Floyd Mayweather) unless they go about it in a fun and playful way (see TO and Antonio Tarver). And by fun I mean the audience is in on the fun, not that he's showing up someone else but it's cool because he himself is having fun. That line of thought is !@#$ing stupid. The excuses made for this guy, and the ever-present racial allegations that are directed at anyone who finds his schtick mildly distasteful, are really annoying and actually make him a bigger target. I didn't like his arrogant persona (or what I read about it - acting cocky to vets as a rookie) when he first came into the league, but I actually started to like the guy around the time of the "Donkey Kong Suh" incident. Now I find myself rooting against him, not really because of anything he's done, but what he represents. Or more specifically, what he's being made to represent.

Ditto

I'm not saying he's a him, but my knock on him was always his inability to handle pressure. This Panther team put up a lot of points early and played great D. There weren't a lot of last minute victories. When the pressure was on Cam crumbled. Way it is.

I feel somewhat vindicated. Cam's freakish athletic talent enabled him to lead a very good team to the SB, but he melted under pressure. No !@#$ing way the Bronco's play prevent offense for the last 9 minutes of the 4th if Brady's under center. They knew Cam would fold under pressure and he did.

It's hard to make a definitive statement without more info, but based on the article the NFL comes off like a bunch of petty asswipes. If they don't want it they could at least work out a deal by which this guy could sell it to someone who does.

Win some, lose some.

Does anyone know what % of the general public has CTE?

Upon further review I agree with you. It was actually just a couple of posts.

I can't recall the last time I saw this much venom cast a player's way around here.

The way you guys talk about him you'd think there was video of him torturing puppies. What exactly has this guy done to achieve scum of the earth status?

It's something I read that was attributed to Nancy [dis]Grace so I can't vouch for it's accuracy. If it's true though that's a tough one to explain. Nancy Grace is pretty worthless.

One of the more damning bits of evidence for Avery is that according to Nancy [dis]Grace he called her twice earlier that day dialing *67 to hide his number, then called her without blocking his number around 4:30 pm, after the time it is now established she was there, and left a message asking why she never showed. If that's true it sounds like he thought he was smarter than he was and tried to give himself an alibi. I can think of no other reason to do that.

AW is the better all around safety but Rambo has a much cooler name.

I get what you're saying and I do think it's a bull **** call. I'm just saying Hillman risks nothing by recovering that ball and not doing so put them at risk and it could be the difference in a trip to the SB.

The scoreboard says otherwise.

Same reason you run out a pop fly.

Ronnie Hillman's a piece of ****.

I want Denver to win but I'm not terribly confident in their ability given the deterioration of Manning's arm. Without the threat of the deep ball I think Bellichick finds a way to shut them down. That said, I hope Denver can find a way, but I'd rather see Tommy Tough Guy with another ring than have the refs gift Denver the game. In the NFC I'm pulling for Palmer (the real MVP, IMO), Larry Fitz, and Bruce Arians. As a Bills fan I like to see teams who have traditionally sucked rise to dominance on occasion.

Bernie will save us all.

I'd say it depends on what he's trying to convey. "Troll" has a fairly specific meaning when used properly, but is often used to simply mean someone who said something you don't like.

I don't consider "white knights" name calling exactly. I realize it is in a literal sense, but it's really a substantive description of what's going on. It's shorthand for stating that the response is disproportionate to what it's addressing and in such a way that indicates the speaker is attempting to assume a heroic, or at least chivalrous role. It's not like calling someone a moron or a penis head. It conveys a precise message with far fewer words.