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Josh Reed.
He gave me and a buddy a ride when we got stranded at a bachelor party we were all attending. We piled in his Denali along with McGee, and a few other rookies that year (Can't remember who the other ones were aside from Paris Jackson). Then we went out drinking with them. Reed was super cool the whole time and treated us really well.
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He says he thinks he's the best back in the league, good for him. 50 guys think they're the best and only one of them is. I want him thinking he's the best.
I've always had the impression that the guys that are the best, rarely state it. Ali being the one exception I can think of off the top of my head.
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On the field there was no comparison, you're right. Bruce was awesome. It was a response to the post which spoke about likeability of the person. People badmouth Willis for not going to the OTAs, Bruce wouldnt even come to training camp.
It's easy to deal with a problem child when the production is good. It's also easy to accept someone who lacks ability, intellect, or maybe work ethic, if they are likable. But when someone underperforms and still acts like a jerk, what reason would a Bills fan have to like the guy, aside form the color of his jersey?
Yeah, we get your orignal point that if the line is such a problem, how can we reasonably expect anyone to perform well. But given that the organization had some pretty compelling reasons to get rid of him (which they did, unless you toe the WGR line that it was "personal") you kinda have to view the trade and the line improvements as seperate issues. Yes, our starting RB was a tool, and yes the line needed improvement.
I see it as the team properly addressing two different problems.
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Anyone care to summarize?
Can't do streaming audio/video at work...
Thanks!
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Is anyone else sick of Jeremy White?
I enjoy (or at least used to) listening to Howard Simon in the morning. I don't always agree with his opinions or conclusions, but he generally is well spoken, and fairly rational. Also, unlike many other sports talk personalities, he actually considers an opposing argument instead of immediately dismissing it, provided it has some merit.
Now, the show has de-evolved to Jeremy White screaming at callers and basically taking over the morning show. His co-hosts and callers can barely speak before this guy is screaming like someone is ripping off his toenails with pliers. It's to the point where I'm considering just going back to listening to music during my morning shower and drive.
Is anyone else bothered by White as much as me, or am I in the minority here? (Or, alternatively, does no one really care?)
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LOL, i didn't mean that as a complement to Shaud.
For a raging homophobe, he plays ok.
For some reason I root for the 2nd string RB's on this team a lot. I have a Sammy Morris jersey, and I always liked Joe Burns. I'm not sure why, maybe it's a desire to pull for the underdog or something.
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yes, sorry, i just didn't want words to be put in my mouth.
no worries.and yes, he could start, as in stand in the backfield on the first snap, but so could Shaud Williams imo
No sweat man!
I like Shaud too, I just wish he had a few more pounds on him.
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I just said that Marv said they wanted to re-sign him; that doesn't mean "make him the starter", which anyone and their mother knows is not going to happen. He is a good backup and nothing more.
I wasn't at all implying anything about your statement, nor was I trying to argue with you. Also, I don't think he should be our starter.
That being said, it doesn't mean he couldn't start. I think he would be an average running back, putting up average numbers, which as a fan, isn't exactly what I'm looking for...
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marv just said in an interview on buffalobills.com that they want to re-sign A-Train.
Link is in the thread dedicated to this interview.
I'm ok with that.
I have been arguing with a friend all morning who claims that Thomas isn't a "proven" starter. He says this is demonstrated by the fact that there seem to be no teams interested in him right now.
While that may be true (then again I haven't heard about a shooting in LA today, so there must not have been one...) this doesn't mean A-Train isn't a proven commodity.
If you look at games in his career, where he has been the starter going into the game, and has touched the ball more than 16 times, his average is about 100 yards. He was rookie of the year in 2001. He was the 3rd best in his first 3 years in the Bears franchise history. In the two games he started last yeah, his average for both games was over 100 yards with a 4.2 ypc.
Do I think he is the best possible option for a starting running back? No. Do I think he has proven that he has the ability to be a starting running back? Yes.
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So approaching the speed of light, even someone like Karen Carpenter would be Orwellian?
Did you mean Orson Wells?
Or maybe Momma Cass....
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They are not mutually exclusive categories, and Maher, like Al Franken or Jeanane Garafolo, can very well be considered to be both.
Wrong.
Jeanane Garafolo has never been funny.
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DraftTek now has it ILB, CB, DT, FB, WR, OLB
1. Willis ILB
2. Hughes CB
3. Pitcock DT
4. Leonard FB
These picks rock.
6. Mike Walker Cent.Fla. WR 6'2", 200 I'd rather see Matt Trannon here but agree with WR or OLB at this pick.
7. Dallas Sartz OLB 8th ranked OLB in the draft; he's 6-5, 235, and a USC team captain. I'd go for him in RD#6. If we want a RD#7 OLB, I'd take Quincy Black:
Returning starter who took over the safety/linebacker hybrid Lobo position, made famous at UNM by All-American Brian Urlacher in 1998 and '99...usually lines up between linebacker and safety depth and has significant pass coverage responsibilities...at 6-3, 227, he is an intimidating physical presence in the secondary who boasts NFL-caliber athletic ability...was listed by ESPN.com's NFL Draft expert Mel Kiper Jr. as one of the nation's top senior OLBs during the summer...2006 team captain...quickly established himself as a big time playmaker against the run and pass last season in his first year as a starter (OLB)...has proven to be a real steal for the Lobos...was a late addition to the team, transferring from Harper College in Palatine, Ill. in the summer of 2004...a second team All-American at defensive end for the Harper Hawks, helping the team win the junior college national title in 2003...holds the LB vertical jump record at UNM with a 42-inch leap...well-spoken and well-read individual who has maintained a tremendous attitude despite enduring much tragedy in his life off the field.
I'd love it if we managed to snag Leonard in the 4th!
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I wouldn't buy either a plasma or an LCD, unless there's a "space" reason for doing so (the room you're putting it in is too small for a "console" television). They simply cost too damn much for what you get. You can get a bigger, better television for a lot less money.
Bolded for the truth.
Compare my 50 inch Sony SXRD to my buddy and his 50 inch plasma. He paid more for a TV with half of the pixels. Why? Because he can hang it on the walll and thinks it's cool. I tried to tell him that was a poor decision and he should look into a difference TV, but he was convinced it was much better to have a wall hanger, even though he had a ton of space.
Then he hooked it up to a Panasonic receiver...
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Where are the Americans who were supposidly lining up to take these jobs? Now farms have to turn to prison labor to farms to work. What a joke
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/na...-home-headlines
DENVER — Ever since passing what its Legislature promoted as the nation's toughest laws against illegal immigration last summer, Colorado has struggled with a labor shortage as migrants fled the state. This week, officials announced a novel solution: Use convicts as farmworkers.
The Department of Corrections hopes to launch a pilot program this month — thought to be the first of its kind — that would contract with more than a dozen farms to provide inmates who will pick melons, onions and peppers.
Crops were left to spoil in the fields after the passage of legislation that required state identification to get government services and allowed police to check suspects' immigration status.
"The reason this [program] started is to make sure the agricultural industry wouldn't go out of business," state Rep. Dorothy Butcher said. Her district includes Pueblo, near the farmland where the inmates will work.
Prisoners who are a low security risk may choose to work in the fields, earning 60 cents a day. They also are eligible for small bonuses.
The inmates will be watched by prison guards, who will be paid by the farms. The cost is subject to negotiation, but farmers say they expect to pay more for the inmate labor and its associated costs than for their traditional workers.
Advocates on both sides of the immigration debate said they were stunned by the proposal.
"If they can't get slaves from Mexico, they want them from the jails," said Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies in Washington, which favors restrictions on immigration.
Ricardo Martinez of the Denver immigrant rights group Padres Unidos asked: "Are we going to pull in inmates to work in the service industry too? You won't have enough inmates — unless you start importing them from Texas."
Farmers said they weren't happy with the solution, but their livelihoods are on the verge of collapse.
"This prison labor is not a cure for the immigration problem; it's just a Band-Aid," farmer Joe Pisciotta said.
He said he needed to be sure he would have enough workers for the harvest this fall before he planted watermelons, onions and pumpkins on his 700-acre farm in Avondale. But he's not thrilled with the idea of criminals working his fields.
"I've got young kids," he said. "It's something I've got to think about."
Pisciotta said he hoped the program highlighted what he viewed as the absurdity of Colorado's position — dependent on immigrant labor but trying to chase migrants away. He said the people leaving were not just those who entered the country illegally.
"Some of them have said, 'We think our paperwork is in order, but how about if it's not and we get caught on a glitch,' " he said.
Ever since the Democratic-controlled Legislature took a tough turn on immigration, the new requirements have worried those in the country legally and illegally.
Immigrant advocates allege that some sheriffs have authorized deputies to pull over Latino drivers on supposed speeding violations and ask them whether they are in the country legally.
And more stringent requirements put into effect last year made it harder to get a driver's license. Numerous U.S. citizens, including the daughter of a state legislator, were refused licenses because they lacked proper proof of citizenship. A judge has since ruled that the requirements must be revised.
Social service agencies say they have discovered few illegal immigrants on public assistance since the laws were passed.
Immigrant and business groups agree that the heated rhetoric has led to an exodus of Latinos — though no one is sure how many. Businesses including carwashes and construction firms have complained of a worker shortage.
How about paying people well? Honor the minimum wage, and you will generally find people who will work.
I notice the article doesn't mention how much they were paying their possibly illegal labor.
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My buddy DVR'ed last night's episode.
I told him to just fast forward to the last 45 seconds, and he'd be up to speed.
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,255581,00.html
Anyone know of any better pictures? I think I see some potential there.
She isn't so hideous that they should be calling these boys "victims".
"Yeah we'll arrest her, right after we give him the 'luckiest boy in the world' medal."
It seems like I've been using that line waaaaaaaaaay too much lately...
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Well, I just looked at the back on my cable box, and no HDMI. It has DVI, but no HDMI.
I've had the box for a long time. I never noticed it was an HD Box. I called Time Warner to order an HD Box and the guy told me I already had one. Sure as hell, it is (clearly says HD on the front).
Should I ask them for an upgrade?
If I don't, I clearly need a DVI to HDMI cable, and then what about my sound? Just use component AV cables?
Thanks!
Oh, and here's my cable box:
http://www.sciatl.com/products/consumers/n...lorer8000HD.htm
Yeah, see if you can get an 8300. That's the one I use.
It's not a huge difference in visual quality (if there is any at all) but the HDMI setup lets you do sound and video with one cable. I you were to use DVI, you would also need a seperate sound cable. (Not always a bad idea, for example, if you have an older 5.1 receiver that doesn't support HDMI throughput, you might want to hook up a coax/optical digital audio connection to the receiver.)
I'd be curious as to what TW's response will be when you ask for an 8300. I'd just lie and say that your TV doesn't support DVI or something like that and see what happenss.
As a matter of fact, have you settled on a TV yet?
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I am just about ready to pull the trigger and get an HDTV (as most of you know! Sorry, and thanks for the help).
Question is, what kind of HDMI cable to I need.
There seem to be several types And not just different brands, but different configurations. There are "HDMI A/V Cable", "HDMI Video Cable", "HDMI to HDMI cable", and "HDMI-to-DVI".... . I just need one to go from my cable box to my TV that will have an HDMI input.
I'm guessing I need to HDMI to DVI type... is this correct?
I know "monster" is the best name, but its gonna be tough to spend $200 on a 3' piece of cable.
Anyway, would something like this work? Or am I way off?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1142297098446
Man, for TV supposedly being so relaxing, shopping for one is a pain in the ass!
HDMI A/V = HDMI Video Cable = HDMI to HDMI. These carry both sound and video.
The odd man out here is HMDI to DVI, which carried only video.
The TW HD cable box has HMDI out. The question then becomes, does your TV have HDMI in? If you are purchasing a newer TV the answer is most likely "yes".
That being the case, you will want a standard HDMI cable. Don't bother with monster products. They are sort of a joke in the electronic community. A standard el-cheapo will work just fine.
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Don't worry. I'm willing to bet at least 2 of them are incarcerated within 2 years.
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This part seemed a bit fishy to me:
“There is simply no stomach for it in the Pentagon, and a lot of people question whether such an attack would be effective or even possible.”
Effective? Maybe not. I'm not a military/political/economic strategist, so I couldn't prognosticate the long term effectiveness of a strike on any Iranian interests.
But "possible"? That's a joke. I doubt there is any "source" within the Pentagon who thinks a strike on Iran isn't possible.
Articles like these really make me wonder what qualifies as a source these days. Does "source inside the Pentagon" mean they spoke with the janitor?
"Off the record, these guys can't even hit the urinal, so how would they bomb Iran?"
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According to the radio, they can now be "convicted" if their pets are obese. Nice to know they have so little crime they can tie up the legal system (and those wicked cool wigs) with Pet Court. "I just can't get Sparky off his ass to exercise."
BTW, they have no such laws on the books for CHILDREN.
So civilized. More government please.
Is this a new law or some old, obscure statute?
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I see some news outlets are running this as something akin to the war on christmas.
But then again, it's just not as sexy to run something like this:
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2007/02/26/D8NHI2MO2.html
" Pfann is even unsure that the name "Jesus" on the caskets was read correctly. He thinks it's more likely the name "Hanun." Ancient Semitic script is notoriously difficult to decipher. "
Or this:
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8...00.html?cnn=yes
"Archaeologists and clergymen in the Holy Land derided claims in a new documentary"
How 'bout this:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,254669,00.html
"In 1996, when the British Broadcasting Corp. aired a short documentary on the same subject, archaeologists challenged the claims. Amos Kloner, the first archaeologist to examine the site, said the idea fails to hold up by archaeological standards but makes for profitable television.
"They just want to get money for it," Kloner said."
Whether you want to believe in christianity, jesus, or religion in general, the notion of Cameron's "documentary" influencing your decision is laughable.
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So, what do you play? Or are you the guy who has the crazy-ass voice?
I play rythym guitar in this band (most of the time anyway, once in a while I sneak in a solo like in "The Jack" or "Rocker" to satisfy my guitar player ego).
If you count Capt America as 1, the guy from Boston as 2 then...
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Too bad, great comic.