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Rocky Landing

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  1. I mentioned this briefly upstream. The Aloha is now a hibachi place. Completely different than the old place!

    I knew it was too good to be true. I'm not sure how old you are, but if you're as old, or older than me (50), do you remember their house band back in the early eighties and before? The owner used to sing a rendition of "Tiny Bubbles" with them, and they would take requests. They were as old as the hills back then, and chain-smokers all. My friends, and I, drinking at 17 with our fake IDs, would get a hoot out of requesting "Tequila," because the sax player would get so out of breath that he could barely keep up.

     

    Good times.

  2. After growing up in Rochester, then living briefly in NY, then briefly in San Fran, then for 23 years in Los Angeles, and visiting Rochester every year, I have decided it's best to steer clear of Rochester Chinese food.

     

    But there used to be a really great place with terrible Chinese food and excellent tropical drinks, and a tiki theme with a volcano behind the bar. I think it was in Pittsford. Maybe it was called the Aloha, or something like that? Is that still around?

  3. My mom was French - born and raised in the suburbs of Paris. And she was the nicest, saintliest person I've ever known. Not sure what false assumptions you're writing under.

    Jeez, I was just making a joke. I'm sure Brett Favre, and Terrell Owens are nice people, too.
  4. Does anyone here really believe that BB was texting AH (for 33 pages of texts) to give him tips on circuit training or how to run and block? Or any other players, in Februrary, for that matter? What could he possibly tell AH (or anyone) in February that could or should not wait until April? A hypotheticla has to make some sense to be considered...

     

    Is that all that coaches do? Give tips on circuit training, and running and blocking? Give me a break. Are you suggesting that 33 pages of texts were non-football related? Are you suggesting that 33 pages of texts were sent in the capacity of something other than as a head coach? Can you think of nothing else, outside of circuit training, running, and blocking that could be sent that would constitute "coaching?" Do you believe that there is nothing to be gained from coaching your players during the offseason- even if it is via text? Is any of this making sense to you?
  5. No. None. You (or anyone else) cannot even suggest one. This is a "leave the players alone" rule. What advantage could be gained by off season texts? Tell us.

     

    I actually agree with you that this is not really a "cheating" issue.

     

    But, let's look at it from a different angle. BB has texted AH 30 times in the offseason. Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that all those texts were related to his training, and other football related activities. Now, multiply that by dozens. If BB is texting all of his players, monitoring, and perhaps guiding their training, practice, film study, workouts, etc. Is that not coaching? Hmm. maybe I don't agree with you after all?

  6. The women that take care of themselves are looking younger and younger imo.

     

    Most women like that subtract at least 10 years from their age.

     

    40 is the new 30, 50 is the new 40, respectively.

     

    That's why this cheerleader is still looking good. If she keeps it up, she will still look bangin for another 20 years.

    But, will the world be ready for a 60 year old cheerleader?
  7. EJ, as a rookie missing half of his 1st training camp, posted a higher qb rating than Henne has in every season but 1 year. Henne played 4 games that year and posted a 79. EJ had a 77.7 this year. He also outplayed Henne head to head this year.

     

    Again, it's his opinion but it's pretty baseless.

    The quarterback rating is a pretty useless stat on its own, but I think it's especially useless in this context. The formula doesn't take into account the level of play any other player on the field. Certainly, we had a better team than the Jags last year.

     

    But, Jaw's list of quarterbacks, isn't a list merely based on qbr. As mediocre as Henne is, his play has been consistent throughout his career. Even when he was being openly booed in Miami by his own fans, during games and practice, his play remained consistent. (I found myself respecting him for that.) What we had last year from Manuel, was ten starts, inconsistent play, with a truncated playbook, and three knee injuries. And, yes, those injuries are certainly going to play into an objective list of starting qbs-- especially regarding one that has only played in one season.

     

    I believe that EJ will climb that list significantly. I believe he will have progressed substantially from last season. But, if he hasn't progressed from last season, and if it turns out that he doesn't have the ability to play the entire season, no objective observer is going to rank him higher than 27th.

     

    This ESPN/Jaws list is based on what has been seen on the field. I'm neither surprised by EJ's low rank, nor am I discouraged.

  8. I live and work in Los Angeles in the television industry (set lighting), and I've actually done a fair amount of work for Fox Sports. Here's the thing: if you look closely, you will almost always see an earbud in their ear. This is so the directors/producers can feed them information. With few exceptions, these guys don't write their own material, or do their own research. This clown is certainly no exception. Jaws is just spouting a crafted version of conventional, network wisdom. And, I'm sorry to say, of course, conventional wisdom is going to place Henne, a proven, albeit mediocre (if you want to consider #27 even mediocre) commodity. We all have high hopes for EJ. But, at the moment, that's really all they are-- hopes. EJ had some good games, and he had some bad ones. Henne is consistently mediocre.

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    Anyway, Sal's Birdland is far better than Country Sweet.

     

     

    We'r just going to have to agree to disagree-- strongly-- on that one!

     

     

    The Mt. Hope neighborhood isn't sketchy at all anymore. I live walking distance from Country Sweet. I've walked there. Many times. Its all college kids and hospital staff now. UofR completely took over the neighborhood. They're building a college town now at the corner of Mt. Hope and Elmwood.

    Good to know! I'm going to be back on August 10th. Can't wait!
  10. I always expected them to break out and become at the least a regional chain, I can't understand what happened, how they actually LOST locations.

    What happened is that places like Pizza Hut, and every other national chain selling wings drove the price WAY up. I was surprised that the owner kept the Mt Hope location over Monroe Ave. I guess the overhead was a lot lower on Mt. Hope.
  11. I don't think that will change anyone's stance.

    I don't think it will, either. But, I think it's interesting. I had never bothered to look at the NFL geographically in that way before. I hadn't really considered how isolated the Seahawks are from the rest of the NFL.

     

    Honestly, I'm fairly ambivalent to the issue. I think there are several cities that could support a team. I think there's an upside to expanding. And, as I mentioned in another thread, there are ways the league has changed over the decades that I lament. It was once much more of an everyman's blue-collar game. (I think) Maybe I'm just being sentimental.

     

    A 12 team B-League would be a lot of fun. Go back to the original NFL days, to some of the small towns it started in, too.

     

    Locations like:

    Akron-Canton Pro Dogs

    Muncie Flyers

    Rock Island Independents

    Brooklyn Lions

    Louisville Colonels

    Providence Steam Roller

    Kenosha Maroons

    Los Angeles Buccaneers

     

    Add 4 more teams scattered around...and yeah

     

     

    There ain't no one living there, in between that Seahawk spot and the other side...

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    Good post. Some context to the geographical perspective.
  12. Born and raised in Rochester, but moved to the West Coast in 1990. I still go back once or twice a year to visit family. Courtyard by Marriot in Penfield is a great choice. But, and I cannot stress this highly enough: COUNTRY SWEET CHICKEN AND RIBS. They used to have three locations, but they're now down to one, on Mt. Hope Ave in a rather sketchy part of town. But, man are they addictive!. Totally worth the risk of bodily injury, and gastrointestinal discomfort. Sometimes, when I land in Rochester, I stop by for a quick Wing and Mac Snack before I make it to my parents.

  13. And, if so, by how much? How many teams? To where? Europe? Mexico? Just the U.S.?

     

    This was brought up in another thread, and I thought it might deserve a thread of its own. Should the league expand? My initial thought is, sure, why not? But, there are plenty of things to consider. As I see it (and I hope others will add to this list) the pros, and cons are as follows:

     

    Pros:

    1) Longer playoff season!

    2) Immediately gives a boost to whichever local economies get a team.

    3) There are few downsides to having an NFL team in your city.

    4) Helps assure that the Bills never leave Buffalo.

    5) Something else for billionaires to spend their money on.

    6) More parking lots for people to tailgate in.

    7) Potentially moves the NFL back in the direction of local pride, and hometown heroism.

     

    Cons:

    1) Could more than 32 teams be too many teams?

    2) For several years, at least, the newly formed teams would be at a disadvantage. The league would become more lopsided.

    3) The overall skill level of the league would be diminished, or diluted.

    4) Would lower the percentage of elite players.

    5) Too many teams to keep track of.

    6) Brett Favre, or Terrell Owens might come out of retirement.

    7) What if Paris gets a team? Could there be anything more obnoxious than a French football fan?

  14. Currently there is a position available if you are interested and qualified, lol... But in about 3 years Johnny will get demoted from clip board holder to crap grabber...

     

    Hey man, give me a break... We are winding down the worst part of the season and things were getting stale, lol

    You know, if they have that cute little guy on the sidelines during games, eventually he is going to drop a "brown" on the field. And, when it happens, the media are going to go nuts. I predict it will get more coverage than Michael Sam kissing his boyfriend. And that will be the last we ever see of Swagger.
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