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I was thinking the same thing the instant I read that article. They printed the man's address on the front page of the paper....wtf

The house cost $3.5M to build in 2005. It has been on the market for almost 2 years. I think the bank was initially asking $2.75M for it, and kept dropping the price until about 5 months ago when it bottomed out at $2M. To be honest, he got a heck of a deal and bought at the perfect time.

When they officially announce Kelsey as the starting RDE the crying is going to be epic.

Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

I agree with you except I think there's a good chance will be the starting RDE, subbed out in passing situations (we already heard from Wannstedt that Mario will line up at LDE). Kelsey is a very good player in a 4-man front when he can put his hand down. He took a lot of flak the last 2 years for when he was asked to play LB (that was a disaster). I don't think a lot of people realize the huge difference between being a full-time defensive lineman and a situational pass rusher. Mark Anderson's two best years (rookie season and last year) came when he was a situational pass rusher. In his five years as a starter he was an average DE that never tallied more than 5 sacks a season.

Hard Knocks is a fantastic show. I think any true fan of the game would it watch it regardless of what team was hosting.

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All steroids have a lingering effect - it's called muscle mass lol. Some steroid cycles have periods where advanced users don't take anything for 5-6 months. You don't lose your strength the day after you stop taking them. If you quit taking them forever, eventually your muscle mass will recede to "normal" levels - but for a gym-rat type like Merriman, that could take a long time.

Oh I do agree with that. Maybe I should have said "the ribs excuse alone." I've watched NFL QB's play with cracked ribs over the last 4 decades. It's an incredibly painful injury that makes simple tasks like breathing laborious. Despite how painful it is, the consensus is that is doesn't tremendously effect throwing accuracy, and if it does, the QB sits the bench. Tony Romo played with cracked ribs and a punctured lung last year. I'm sure Fitz was hampered a bit last season but we never saw him wincing after throws, favoring his side, or appearing in pain on the sidelines. In fact, it was so unnoticeable that people were shocked when it came out in February.

I think this is exactly what's going to happen. Every interview with Buddy about new players has him talking about "competing for a job." If VY can't beat out Thigpen he will be the one getting the boot (and fans will rage). The "Fitz cracked ribs" thing is getting way, way overblown. 50% Fitz??? The rib injury is a convenient excuse for a QB who played terrible in the second half of the season, maybe even some kind of defense mechanism for fans that don't want to accept that. Not a single analyst, announcer, columnist, or sports writer noticed anything wrong with Fitz over the last 8 games (injury-wise that is). If you want to blame Fitz's struggles on the offensive line injuries, Freddy going down, or the lack of a #2 receiver then fine, but the ribs excuse doesn't hold water.

Here's some good shots at today's Rookie Camp.

lol yeah right.

We could have a monster truck show that will draw about 5,000 people! Oh wait, we could still do that in the summer right now if we wanted. We could have huge stadium rock concerts! Oh wait, we could still do that in the summer right now if we wanted. What's that? The era of huge stadium rock concerts died over a decade ago?

You got the figures wrong. The Vikings offered to pay $427M out of a total price of $975M (44%). The taxpayers voted and want them to pay $523M, which is $105M more than the Vikings want to pay.

This is NOT a done deal. Ownership has to agree to that $105M amendment. They still need the senate to vote, and look at some of the crazy amendments they are proposing. WTF are they smoking that makes them think they can get around the league blackout rule? lol edit: Vikings are saying that the $105M provision is "unworkable"

Brad Daluiso!

I'll start a tab...

Injuries.

If those numbers are correct, and we got Freddy for the next 3 years at ~$11M, then that's an absolute steal for us. Wow.

The offseason was too good this year. Changing the picture might jinx us.

Well, he might have been nominated to be a professional scout - and in my eyes that's the same thing. The spreadsheet I'm using to track this stuff simply doesn't have the room. I hope this doesn't cause problems for all the former 1st rounders.

Sweet. I was a NFL GM for most of my professional life. I think that brings this board's count up to 18 GMs, 47 head coaches, 198 scouts and 312 team office personnel. Feel the knowledge!

He sure was nominated! He came in 4th in voting for AFC quarterbacks. Congrats on your new Pro Bowl status Fitzy!

Wait a minute, does this mean we can start calling Fitz a Pro Bowl QB?

Fans always marginalize good play and exaggerate deficiencies whenever a player is shown the door. I have to admit I'm a bit surprised - I thought Flo would have made a great nickel corner. McGee is the better player, but his injury history made me think he was the one on the chopping block.