R. Rich

Good question.

Aaaaaargh!!!!!!!

This article from the Boston Globe (requires free registration) raises the question of whether minority coaches have a fair shot @ head coaching opportunities in the NCAA. I think there's still a ways to go, but they are making progress. The fact that Mississippi State head coach Sylvester Croom was strongly considered for the job @ Alabama not so long ago is a good sign. Even though he played under legendary Tide coach Bear Bryant, I'm sure many (even Bryant himself, if he were still w/ us) have "issues" w/ a black man running the football program there. Obviously, this won't change overnight, but I think steps are being taken in the right direction. Maybe one day I'll get a shot @ being a head college coach. Of course, by then, I'll be too old, broken down, and senile to actually do the job.

Cindy, tell Mary that our thoughts and prayers are w/ her.

Happy birthday, Geoff! It was nice to see you again @ the opener and I hope you liked the photo.

Well, let's see: Yeah.

Peters is improving, but to he's still a ways from 'elite' status. Nice to know that there's a good chance he'll still be a Bills once he does reach that level.

To be on the safe side, let's retire all songs. That way, nobody is offended.

....nah. Too easy.

I never hit on your wife.

Freestyle artists? Eminem and Big L (rest in peace) are good choices, but I still think Rakim and KRS-One are two of the greatest freestyle rappers I've ever heard. Another guy who was really good is Mad Skillz, a rapper from Baltimore who got a record deal because of how good a freestyle rapper he was.

I don't know what the big deal is. Willis got over 62.5 yards in the game, didn't he? As long as he continues to do that, he's a lock for 1,000 yards. That is as reliable a measuring stick as possible for running backs, especially in a 16 game schedule.

They shouldn't hate.

Today's rap? Suffice to say that here's a few CDs that are in "heavy rotation" in my car or @ work: Mos Def: Black on Both Sides Jurassic 5: Quality Control Jurassic 5: Power In Numbers Black Eyed Peas: Behind The Front Black Eyed Peas: Bridging The Gap The only relatively new CD I've listened to recently is Common's "Be" (which my brother and I say should be 'Kanyon', since most of the material is written by Kanye West).

His blitz pickups were a lot better. That hit on K Williams was nice; took him off his feet.

Yes.

Maybe he's a fan of revisionist history?

Ed, she's very nice looking. For a very brief time, she was engaged to be married to Martin Lawrence, I think.

That's just not one of those issues I'm open minded on.

Good thing. Who wants to see that?

Never tried the stuff before.

So that's what you guys do, huh? Laugh @ us? How dare you!

Yes, but only if Haloti Ngata and Mike Nugent weren't available.

Alright, busted! How did you know, Peter?

Oh William. Whitner has done a pretty decent job out of the gate. He should be commended on that. As to your argument, I think we can look @ the Raiders and see that drafting OL high doesn't guarantee tons of wins, either. I'm just hoping Marv and company will concern themselves w/ drafting the best PLAYERS for this team, regardless of position. We got a starting DT out of this draft, just not where people wanted to: we got him in the 5th round. As for the OL, I posted yesterday about how I feel they're much better in run blocking but still need work (interior especially) in pass protection. They're a work in progress, but it's pretty decent progress so far. It's still too early to tell for sure, so we'll see what happens down the line. So far though, I like the defensive players we were able to acquire in this draft.