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Definitely worth 36 million with a 12 million signing bonus. I think it was AD who called this one a while back. From the Mercury News (link requires sign in) Early in training camp, the 49ers' offensive-line depth is being severely tested. Coach Mike Nolan said Tuesday that left guard Justin Smiley has a bruised left calf, leaving him questionable for the 49ers' exhibition opener Saturday night against the Raiders at Monster Park. Smiley, who was injured in Saturday's scrimmage, is the fourth offensive-line starter to be sidelined. Also out are center Jeremy Newberry (knee), right guard David Baas (hamstring) and left tackle Jonas Jennings (hand). ``It's on my mind because you want the group to jell that's hopefully going to be the starting group,'' Nolan said. ``But this does make way for the backups. We can see what they can do.'' Right tackle Kwame Harris could be the unit's only regular in the game that also is expected to mark the debut of quarterback Alex Smith, the NFL's No. 1 draft pick. Scott Peters, signed initially to the 49ers' practice squad after being released by the New York Giants in their final cut a year ago, is filling in for Smiley. Center Eric Heitmann is subbing for Newberry, and rookie Patrick Estes, a converted tight end, is slated to make his first start at left tackle in place of Jennings. Estes will be playing with a cast over his broken left hand. I especially like the fact that the converted tight end will be playing in place of Jonas and he has a BUSTED LEFT HAND. Classic. RTB

You don't have water in your ear anymore if you had it there at all. What you felt was a pressure injury transmitted to your ear drum from the 25 foot jump. It's possible you perforated your ear drum but the treatment for that is to simply wait until it heals (think of how many kids get tubes in their ears). It's also possible you just rattled your inner ear and did not perforate the ear drum. Again, the treatment is pretty much to wait it out. If you don't continue to get better, then see your doc in a week. He'll look into your ear to see if you have a perf or if you have some inflammatory fluid in the inner ear (that can be treated easily). For the love of god, DON'T PUT ALCOHOL IN YOUR EAR. If you have a perf, that alcohol is going to go to your inner ear and put you in a world of hurt. RTB

Who do they think they're dealing with? Arizona? RTB

There are numerous articles stating that the Packers wouldn't want to spend any time away from Wis. because of the financial impact it would have on the surrounding towns and businesses. Not one of these articles comes from the Packers though, so it may be just local writers trying to sway opinion before any decisions are made about the Packers travelling to Buffalo. RTB

How about doing your job and not worrying about her breath? I'm not trying to be insulting, but you've posted a few times about your job searches so it'd probably be better to suck it up and not piss off a supervisor over something stupid. RTB

I've been watching a ton of video porn. After consulting with Sam Wyche and reviewing some film with Mike Mularky we all agree that some of you people just need to fuggin RELAX. RTB

Please people, when asking for life saving medical advice on TBD, use the friggin Off Topic icon. RTB

Housing assessment and appraisals are different. Housing assessment = basis for property taxes - Low is good. Housing appraisal = basis for mortgage loans - High is good. Your appraisal is private and does not affect your taxes. It's used by mortgage companies to determine things such as loan ratios and can affect your rates. It's usually more reflective of what your house will sell for in your particular market. I just refinanced and my appraisal is significantly higher than my assessment. RTB

Women play professional sports? The critics reviews are in - BOOOOORING! - E. Cartman RTB

QUOTE(Alaska Darin @ Jul 20 2005, 08:30 PM In this day and age, unless you have a credit score in the teens (kidding, but only a little), there's little reason to be paying over 5.5% mortgage. In that scenario and at that rate or lower, it's VERY BAD financial planning to pay down a mortgage. [right) 386724[/snapback] This depends on what type of mortgage you're looking at. Mortgage rates are still great historically but you aren't looking at 30 yr fixed rates below 5.5% without excellent credit. RTB

I'd like ESPN to reimburse me for the 7 minutes or so of my life I wasted on that piece of crap. I don't care about opinions that I may not agree with, but not having your facts straight is unacceptable. RTB

I can't believe people think TH is in the same league as WM. TH is a tough runner who gets hurt often but plays hurt, can't block, mediocre receiver. WM is a more complete back already than TH ever was and has the potential for greatness. There is no comparison. End of story. RTB

This is 100% bullsht. If they wanted TH that bad they could have offered up a 2nd rounder earlier. They played hardball and lost to Tennessee. Too bad, enjoy Fraud Taylor's gimpy leg. The only thing you might argue is that if we held out until training camp, we might have been able to squeeze a little more out of TH, like a conditional second rounder. I think it was the right move to unload him now for the price that TD set back in April though. As for worrying about breaking an implied arrangement with another team that you're competing with for a playoff spot, that's ridiculous. The amount of internet indignation that gets posted on this board is hilarious. RTB

Travis = Peerless In the sense that he'll get the cash from some other team and then tank. Some team is going to give up a 3rd rounder or conditional 2nd for a backup RB. We'll then spend that pick on a "high motor" defensive end from mormon country. RTB

Tertiary lyme disease (meaning infection of brain and spinal cord) can certainly cause the delusions and psychotic problems this kid had. The problem with lyme disease that gets to this stage is that its not always reversible. You can kill the bug but the damage may already be done. I don't know what you do at the health facility but they aren't teaching you enough about lyme disease. RTB

There's no question MW was pegged to eventually end up at LT but he developed slower than expected and will remain at RT. Using the retrospectoscope, MW is a bust as the #4 player picked overall so far but that doesn't mean he isn't a solid contributor. I was a big MW detractor at the beginning of the season and he definitely improved in the 2nd half but there's no way you can rate him, as many have, a "dominating" RT based on half a season. IF MW continues to develop and IF he signs a long term cap friendly extension THEN maybe we can look back and say he wasn't that bad of a #4 pick. I thought McKinnie was a turnstile at LT and a bust? Is this not correct? RTB

I swear my new SUV is a friggin squirrel magnet. I hadn't hit anything in years until we bought this truck. Then, 5 squirrels in 5 days. It was getting comical, like they were waiting for the Envoy to end their squirrel missery. The way I see it, I was helping the population out by erasing the slow and/or dumb ones. Darwinism. RTB

I usually take 10% of the total bill and double it whether its a fancy restaurant or the pizza dude. I don't like math. Is it better to leave a cash tip when you pay by credit card or doesn't it matter? If I do that I think someone is going to see 0 on the tip line of the credit card slip and think I'm a cheap bastard. Life is too short to stress over who I'm going to give my cash to. RTB

I think its only natural for fans in the NE area to talk more about a team thats won 3 of the last 4 superbowls than other teams in the area that aren't doing so well. That being said, I think Boston fans have taken bandwagoning to an impressive level. 5 years ago you barely heard a peep about the Pats. I mean hell, not long before that they were almost moving to Hartford and there wasn't an uproar like you would see in Buffalo or Cleveland. It took a rich guy to bail out the Boston area and save them the embarrassment of losing an NFL team to Connecticut. I'd love to have 3 out the last 4 Superbowls. I think Bellichik is probably one of the best coaches ever and Pioli is a solid talent evaluator. I know that as soon as the Pats start losing they'll drop off the radar here in NE faster than it takes a Mass-hole diver to cut off a semi with his Honda Civic. RTB

Fat chicks try harder and blow. So I've been told. RTB

Why don't you bang her cat and then kill one of her friends? Bang the white one. RTB

The best thing about being a doc is that I'm my own boss and have some partners to share the work load. The worst thing about being a doc is seeing how a profession based on compassion, caring, and healing people is now 100% a business and if you don't run your practice like that you'll go bankrupt. The worst thing about being a boss is having employees. Think about this guys - I have 8 nurses who work for our group, they all make 6 figures + working LESS than 40 hours a week and STILL B word! Are you kidding me??? That drives me up a wall. Overall though, I love my job and would do it again. RTB

My wife is a teacher and the beneficiary of teacher's unions raping local taxpayers for years. Personally, I don't have a problem having some of the ridiculous amount of taxes we pay come back into our pockets. She makes upwards of 60k, full health, and a pension that is guaranteed. We're not even talking about how even if she was a poor teacher, she could never get fired because of tenure rules. Never works a weekend, never works a summer, never works a holiday. How many regular working joes get that? Teachers take home plenty and are well rewarded for the important jobs they do. You have to look at the whole package, not just upfront salary (which in many places is VERY good). 80% of our local property taxes go to the Education budget, 20% municipal. 80% of the Education budget goes directy to teacher benefits and wages. Think about that. RTB

I guess those rumors about Lindsay going under the knife for a fake rack were false. RTB

Why don't we just trade TH for Orlando Pace and be done with it? I mean Duuuuhhh. TD is such an idiot. Seriously, I think we're in trouble at the LT position. We're going to hold our breath during camp and hope someone surprises us and becomes serviceable. Either that or every pass play that JP runs will be a roll- out to his right. I think it was the right move to let SF overpay for a gimpy JJ. RTB