Jauronimo

Every single year we get this thread. Where is OCBills to copy and paste some sense and kill this thing?

My Uber driver this morning says that Cuse is peaking and UNC is not. He forsees a Cuse v Nova finals. I am taking his prediction with a grain of salt however, since whether UNC is peaking is subjective and he didn't know which teams were playing in the final four when he began the discussion.

Theres far more available to him than that if hes in Houston which I'm guessing from the name of the publication. There's Vietnamese everywhere, a very large Indian neighborhood, sprawling Chinatown, sizeable Korean neighborhood, a lot of middle eastern, and of course tex-mex, mex-mex, caribbean, latin American and south American. Its the most diverse city in the country and its reflected in the food. As for comfort food, this place is obsessed with burgers. I know the whole country has experienced a renewed interest in burgers over the past few years, but the number of burger joints here and number of new ones opening up seems excessive.

The two aren't mutually exclusive. Protect the team, protect the league, protect the players. Regular testing is a much better way to accomplish that than the leagues new Geppetto tactics involving mandatory ejections for dangerous hits. What I'm describing isn't brain surgery. Its the alternative to it, if you catch my drift.

He is correct that Houston and Buffalo are located in different counties. I assume he is in Houston. Which I could forgive if there was any actual insight. Since I recently made the same move not long ago, I was interested in this kid's take. Instead I was treated to things that everyone basically already knows whether they've been to Texas or not.

I think most people could have anticipated there may be differences between Texas and Buffalo. I really hope he wasn't too surprised by the difference in the weather.

Good luck convincing any of the dunces here that there is testing for CTEs. I've been down that road.

If Woods is going to be our #2 WR, then who is going to block for him? He can't block for himself.

If you skipped right to the bottom of this thread as I just did, well, you can imagine my concern.

For those of you who have been too busy Tweetering to ever pick up a science book, CTE stands for Cephually Transmitted Encephelopathies which covers a host communicable disorders. Due to the lifestyle that comes with the profession, financial analysts, like football players, are at higher risk for CTEs and should get tested regularly. You probably don't have much to worry about with CTEs seeing as Philadehlia has you clearly in the friendzone. #NiceGuysFinishInTheirHand I guess you geniuses should tell recently diagnosed DeAndre Levy that there are no current tests for CTE lol! http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/03/30/deandre-levy-i-may-already-have-cte-but-i-still-love-football/

There are so many do it yourself, homeophobic remedies for the common flu: Sneak up behind the sick person and scare them. Gargle orange juice and other beverages high in vitamin C. Take a bath in tomato juice Drink a lot of cranberry juice Calamine lotion helps a lot When my little brother was sick with the flu we used to wait until he was asleep and then dip his testicles in a bowl of warm water. You might want to put the rubber sheets on the bed for that home remedy LOL!

I'm not going to dignify your bafunery with a response. Yes, I've been tested for CTEs. I'm pretty shocked that most of you apparently have not. Its responsible to get yourself tested before accepting a new partner. Why shouldn't it be the same for football players and new teams? I have yet to hear one valid reason why testing for CTEs shouldn't be standard procedure in the NFL.

I get that you guys are hung up on the fact that CTE testing has been almost exclusive performed on the deceased, but that doesn't mean that it isn't possible to test the living. 100% of rabies tests are conducted AFTER an animal goes nuts and needs to be put down, but that also doesn't mean you cannot test before. 100% of autopsies are performed on the deceased, but that still doesn't mean they cannot be performed on live patients. It only means that accepted thinking has been not to perform CTE tests UNTIL something goes wrong. Of course they tested Junior Seau after he went nuts. Correlation is not causality. This reactionary thinking is why CTE has become the epidemic that it currently is.

CTE is the greatest threat to the future of the game. I think incentives and hazard clauses for contracts are another tool in the battle to eradicate CTE.

That is exactly the reactionary approach that has led the league to be embroidered in scandal. I propose active testing rather than treatment once players have already contracted CTE.

What the hell are you talking about? Its kinda uncomfortable and stings for a day or two but they can do the test with a qtip now. You get the results in two weeks. Just because you only hear about the dead guys they test doesn't mean you have to be dead to be tested. Medicine is constantly coming up with less invasive procedures. Does anyone want to address the actual content of my post are you going to focus on font and how tests have been administered to dead people?

Yes. I've been tested several times. What is your point?

With the NFL now admitting the link between football and CTE it is time for the Buffalo Bills to take a pro-active approach to head injuries. It borders on total negligence that free agents are given monster deals and our own players handed huge extensions WITHOUT scanning for CTE. When you’re making multi-million dollar investments, the due diligence process is critical. You don’t buy a house without examining the attic for bats and leaks. Why make major financial commitments to players before testing for the presence of CTE? CTE is a degenerative condition which not only effects players current performance, but also exposes the team to future liability. I’m sure Littman and Overdorf, as responsible fidouchearies, have established loss reserves to account for future CTE lawsuits but avoiding the players with CTE would be far more responsible. Its too late for Glenn, but Whaley should have Taylor and Gilmore assessed for CTE as soon as possible. I think Buffalo has an opportunity to get ahead of the game by testing all draft prospects for CTE. I’m sure CTE tests will be incorporated into the Combine soon (why not? They measure everything else.), but Buffalo has the inside track if they act now. We don’t agree on much, but I think EVERYONE can agree on this!

I've been keeping an eye on Hogan throughout his collegiate career and I truly believe he projects to be successful at the next level. I think he has the skill set, the desire, and the attitude necessary to make it. I am concerned that he has played in the spread, but I think he projects to sell more Kias than anyone in the 2016 draft.

Why? In 2014 we were 26th in 3 and outs on a percentage basis and 1 worse on an aggregate basis relative to 2015, yet our defense was among the top units in the league. Perhaps if our defense got the ball back more often our offense might find rhythm and have even less 3 and outs? Its a two way street. Be careful where you assign causality.

What was wrong with the last thread where this topic was beat to death?

I hope hes asking Perrantes if he wents to smell the fingers of a guy headed to the final four.

If they finish last in 2016, my guess is that they will play the last place finisher in the AFC South and AFC North in 2017.

Typical Vagattarius mentality. Always the skeptic. There's disagreement in your future with an opportunity for success as the earth waxes and Venus enters moon phase with Uranus.

The only context that I'm aware of with finger sniffing is when a man might see if his hand still smells like the girl that he, to use the scientific term, finger blasted, earlier in the day.