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So why even bother to study other teams' tendencies if you can just rely on "big dog" talent?

Anybody know when the Bills began closing some of their practices to the media? I suspect that the "best" stuff gets installed after final cutdown day, but if Hagan particpated in any practices that were closed to the media, I would think he has at least some non-public information about the Bills' offensive plans. Otherwise, why close those practices to the public? Besides, NE has dominated the AFC East for a long time, and the Phish are going to be starting a rookie QB this season. So Chan has to figure that the games against the Jets are key to making the playoffs this year. He has a lot of incentive to be extra prepared for this season opener, and I don't know if he would want to rely solely on this week to install everything needed for the Jets game.

So why did the Pats* get punished for violating league rules about videotaping opponents' signals, if talent is the only thing that matters? If talent was the only thing that mattered, there would be no reason to outlaw such videotaping.

All practice squad players are "fringe players" by definition, so if a "fringe player" (to use your term) can't provide any sort of competitive advantage to a new team, why do NFL rules prohibit a team from signing a player off their next opponent's practice squad during the week before the game? The potential advantage to the Jets here is Hagan's knowledge, not his journeyman talent.

If you don't think a player who knows game-planning details can provide a competitive advantage to another team, why does the NFL prohibit a team from signing a player off their next opponent's practice squad during the week before the game? http://www.ehow.com/list_6640825_nfl-practice-squad-rules-waivers.html

Ralph is infected And the Ralph needs a facelift Sanchez well til sacked!

Not voluntarily silent- - just muzzled. At least one such post was deleted by the mods. Seems appropriate under the circumstances.

A few more details on how it works: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000056619/article/ir-tweak-could-help-david-decastro-desmond-bishop http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000056619/article/ir-tweak-could-help-david-decastro-desmond-bishop Do we have anybody already on IR besides Troup?

Not that there's anything wrong with that, but give the guy a little time, huh?

Missing woman unknowingly joins search for herself: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/missing-woman-unknowingly-joins-search-herself-165249353.html Did Dick Jauron ever drive a tour bus in Iceland?

Most people don't know that the big red "N" on the cornhusker football helmets stands for "Nowledge."

Maybe the authors of the study that found no cognitive impairment were current or former pot users, and were therefore already cognitively impaired when designing the study and interpreting the results?

To paraphrase the publications: Per Pousoulidis and provincial police, petite Pantazopoulos playfully poses - - perishes in pursuit of popular pictures by Pagakis. Pity.

Kate Upton has that annoying restraining order, so I dunno, maybe Jennifer Love Hewitt?

For quite a bit of background about multiple workers' comp cases involving NFL players, see: http://www.law.com/jsp/cc/PubArticleCC.jsp?id=1202546314009&NFL_and_Falcons_Sue_Former_Players_Over_Workers_Comp Lots more info in the full article above. Less comprehensive treatment at: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/05/21/california-delivers-blow-to-player-workers-compensation-claims/ and http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2012/08/07/258619.htm (involves Bruce Matthews)

Well, seems like there must be a reason they named this place the "Thirsty Turtle" - - and they serve drinks: http://www.thirstyturtlefl.com/

So in all 3 examples, the cops never actually told you to do anything: 1. Cop repeatedly asks to look in your bag; 2. Cop asks if it is OK to look in your car; 3. Cop tells you what the cop is planning to do and changes his mind when you mention the need for a warrant - - but at least the way you described it, the cop never actually instructed you to do anything. I certainly agree that you are never required to give a cop permission to do anything, because you indeed do have rights. And you are also right that an amazingly large number of people stupidly give cops permission to search when they would be within their rights to refuse. But spare me the bravado of saying: "I don't have to do what a cop says, just because he tells me to. Never have, never will." at least until you've refused to do something that a cop actually instructed (as opposed to asked) you to do. Here's what your tale justifies you to say: "I don't have to allow a cop to do what the cop wants to do, just because the cop asks me for permission to do it. Never have, never will." Not the same thing as refusing to do what a cop tells you to do.

If Ryan Lochte pees in my pool I'm gonna fry his pecker right off!

Google is our friend (see the photo slide show): http://djcolleenshannon.com/photos.html

Please use the search feature before starting new topics, as the subject of large riding John Deere lawn mowers has already been discussed in a prior thread - - see reply # 30 here: http://forums.twobillsdrive.com/topic/130111-toronto-taking-the-bills-is-like-my-ex-wife/page__hl__%20lawn%20%20mower%20%20confusion__st__20 $100 for just annual service isn't going to keep anybody happy, although getting an entirely new mower after four services in a year could be uplifting. However you resolve your lawn mowing problems, I strongly recommend that you do not hire any Canadian gardeners to do it.

http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-incidents/seat-swap-outcry-moves-virgin-to-think-again-20120810-23y7q.html

How does that old bumper sticker read about nobody rides for free? http://www.mercuryne...assengers-pitch

I would not have expected Jimbo and Jason to be friends.

And I thought tooth-whitening parties were just an urban myth: http://www.3dwhite.com/crest-products/2-hour-express-whitestrips.aspx

Whether or not we run much Wildcat on offense, it seems likely that we will need to defend the Wildcat on defense at least occasionally. With the Jets as our first oppenent, it kind of makes sense that our defense would need to get in a little work against it. Whatever you think of Tebow as a QB, he's a talented runner, and nobody really knows how the Jets will use him yet.