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Wikipidea page saying McCoy is the Denver OC! Where do we turn now?
You do know that any schlep that has an internet connection can update Wikipedia don't you?
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BOO TO THE FANS!
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Brady's day off on September 21st
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Whether Alex Tanney makes the Bills roster, or anyone else's roster; Why does It matter ? Let the coaches coach; Let the owners own. We are just the fans and let us just be the fans. And thankfully there are a lot of us. (Strength in numbers thing) The bigger question is; What do the disgruntled fans see in this young man that they truly hate about themselves ? Only asking, because old inquiring minds like mine would truly like to know.
I would rather watch that trick shot video a million times instead of watching most of the crap on TV and on these computers only once.
Thanks for posting the video "Rhode" It has found it's way into my favorites. And in closing;
You can tell by watching that video that the reactions from his friends and his team mates, are second to none. They enjoy being around him and that really is the best part of the video.
I actually see his friends' reactions as "WOOHOO, he made it! Now we can finally move on to the next trick!"
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Is this one?
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They built the roster around the weak QB position. They knew what it was and that the option to improve the situation was limited. So they got with a replacement level QB in Cassel (Aka Kyle Orton 2.0) and hoped that maybe EJ Manuel could get another shot at it and improve. They knew they had to upgrade every other aspect of the roster in order to compensate for the QB. To think that they are panicking is silly.
Not only does building up the team everywhere else increase our chances of making the playoffs this year, it also increases our chances of signing a good FA QB next offseason. We're pretty loaded at WR and should also have a good running game to balance our attack. So if Rivers, Bradford, Cam Newton, or Eli Manning make it to free agency then we might be able to attract one of them.
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Great way to market your teams regionally and build your fan base. Love to see it on DirectTV for all the out of towners.
Bring back the whole gang !
Stayin
Wait, Howard Simon had hair?
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And they all ultimately die after a rousing battle of "does not" "does too" "prove it", "no you prove it" on said topic.
No they don't.
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I'm hoping that Tyrod can somehow come through and take the starting spot. I just watched NFL Rewind of the final regular season game of 2012 where the Ravens played the Bengals. This is the only game where Tyrod played for any length of time. I have to say it was a mixed bag but given that he'd hardly played at all before that he wasn't too bad. He definitely has the elusiveness to keep plays alive and to gain yards running. His throws were pretty accurate and had some zip on them. He seemed to mainly lock on his primary receiver early in the game but later on I did notice him looking off safety's and also throwing to his second read. Near the end of the game he had a deep throw to the sideline that was just a little too far outside for the receiver to stay in bounds. But the distance was perfect. There were also a couple dropped interceptions and one pick six where the lineman made a nice play jumping and batting the ball up to himself (EJ can relate). But overall he looked like given the right game plan he could at least be a game manager while having the ability to occasionaly throw deep to keep defenses honest. It was only one game but I thought he at least showed some potential. From the little I saw of him I would put him a bit above EJ mainly because his passes looked more accurate.
All that said, I have a feeling that Cassel will be the starter possibly with Tyrod thrown in there once in a while just to change things up (similar to wildcat).
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Probably a stupid question, but it's the pats so anything can happen: do the four games automatically have to be the first four? Also, if he waits until just before the season to appeal, can he play while the appeal is being heard?
I heard he has 3 days to appeal. Now how long it takes for the appeal to be decided is anyone's guess. I'd guess it wouldn't take more than a few weeks. I would think his suspension would start as soon as it can during the regular season. So as long as the appeal doesn't drag on it should start week one. If it's not settled until late September then he'd play the first game or two. But I'd be surprised if that were to be the case.
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I was originally thinking he'd be suspended for 2 games at most and probably only 1 so as not to affect a divisional game. But after hearing all the clamoring for punishment I'm thinking he gets 8 and it's reduced to 6 upon repeal. I would be happy with that.
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Grab your popcorn...
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Deadspin is reporting that Bill Simmons was canned got canned from ESPN today because of a interview on The Dan Patrick Show yesterday when he basically said Godell had all this time with that report in his hands to make a decision on Bradys punishment but didn't have the balls to before he got public reaction to figure it out. So the NFL called in a "hit" on him from their friends at ESPN. http://deadspin.com/why-espn-fired-bill-simmons-1703103609
...The first "victim" of deflategate!
If this is true then we should be stirring up as much outrage around the country as we possibly can.
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!@#$ did we dodge a bullet or what
@realDonaldTrump: Tom Brady would have won if he was throwing a soccer ball. He is my friend and a total winner! @Patriots
He's Brady's friend because Tom let's the Donald use the missing air to inflate his hair.
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That too.
Oh, and please don't take this personally: I hate the whole "not to mention" preface...I mean, it's about to get mentioned. Ya know?
I catch myself doing it...gonna have to work on that
It is what it is.
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For the life of me I can't understand why some people continue to dissect all minutiae related to actual ball pressure measurements. It is way past that. All evidence and common sense shows that Brady and the two Marrones were involved in a protocol to take more air out of the balls after they were officially measured. Splitting hairs about the science of this ball vs. that is about as relevant as whether a sting operation was involved. It doesn't matter - in the end there were intentional acts to not follow the rules and then lie and try to cover up for doing so. End of Story.
Agreed. I liken this to OJ and "If the glove doesn't fit you must acquit". It's just grasping at straws for the apologists. But it worked for Johnny C. (RIP)
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Seriously.
All that rigmarole about how wetting/drying affects temperature, but no mention of how it affects volume?
Tsk tsk.
Not to mention, the wetting/drying will affect all of the balls about the same, including the Colts'.
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That is exactly it. In the report it stated that officials are usually out of the room for about a 20-minute stretch attending to other pre-game duties, and the room is set up in such a way that the officials' room attendant (in this case McNally) would have complete privacy with the footballs during that time period. But for this game there were a lot of other people in the room.
The fact that McNally had to take the footballs into the bathroom to let the air out could explain why a couple of them actually had consistent pressure loss. He either didn't have time to do them or he missed them by mistake in his rush to get them done and get out of there before being discovered. I bet Tom* really laid into him for missing them too.
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They could measure the balls 500 times but if they don't follow a proper protocol while doing so the results are meaningless. This matters not whether they are done pregame or at halftime.
Should I even bother asking which protocols?
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...... that only points to a couple of the equipment protocols however. Other procedural concerns I express in later posts.
I assume you have specific protocols in mind. So rather than me asking for the numbers of the later posts could you just quickly state the protocols you have in mind? I feel like Wells asking for Brady's text messages.
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The flaws are seemingly many but the (fatal) flaw is we have no clear evidence of the starting PSI points of the footballs. All we have is the recollection of a ref who, as I have pointed out, functioned with highly questionable competency in this matter.
Since we have no clear evidence of the starting PSI's the final PSI's matter little without an established comparable reference.
I would also be interested in knowing if proper measurement testing protocol was followed by the refs in question. In particular, if they performed a R&R and employed a capable measurement system that ensured the tolerance isn't consumed by the variability of the measurement itself. This information doesn't appear in the Well's report that I can see.
So this is post 921 that states your protocol issues. Can you elaborate on it for me so I have the opportunity deflect the empty gun you are throwing?
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Right, it's folly that no matter how you slice it, with the best case scenario for the Pats* their balls still lost significantly more air than the Colts, and more than can be accounted for by weather.
It's the protocol, DUUUHHHH!
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My math is fine. My English not so much which may be contributing to your not understanding my relevant points. Th eissue is not with the measurements nor the math but the protocol for taking said measurements. Namely, there apparently are no established protocols in place for the measurement process.
What sort of protocols would you want to see?
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You are entitled to your opinion on whether clear evidence is required or not. I happen to think it is vitally important to have an established reference documented and not some presumption based on the recollection of an official who couldn't even recall whether he signed the kicking balls or even what gauge was used for crying out loud.
The entire premise of the report is based on pre-game ball pressure totals that have no proof of being accurate. It's a sham.
You obviously don't understand math. The refs check the balls before the game to make sure they are legally inflated. So they were legally inflated before the game. In addition, the air gauges used were confirmed to be accurate. Given that, the best case scenario for the Pats* would be that the balls were inflated to the minimum legal pressure of 12.5 PSI. The deflation rate from that legal pressure to the halftime readings was significantly higher than the what the Colts footballs experienced. Any other legal pre-game pressure would have to be higher than 12.5 PSI and would mean the rate of deflation was even higher.
Your unending feeble attempts to discredit the investigation makes me wonder. Is Brady paying you to wash his balls?
Official: Leslie Frazier Hired to be McDermott's DC
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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Nope, can't do it. That's just a lateral move.