The Dean

I do not know, and that's a decent point. But he has yet to deny it is his, or explain why this went public. Perhaps he sent it to someone who is indiscreet and/or untrustworthy. Maybe he will say it was all a joke, or was shared without his permission or knowledge. But honestly, I really have no clue why people think sharing their questionable public doings, is a prudent thing to do. Certainly the NFL and the Bills can't be happy about one of their star players flaunting something like this. Obviously he won't be cut, or probably even disciplined. But IMO, for a veteran leader to call negative attention to themselves (again) for their non-football related activities, is something I just shake my head at.

The Senator (remember him?) and another friend of ours was there.

Yes, genius. I question his judgment. But it has nothing to do with the fact he MADE a bet. I realize you probably can't be as stupid as your are pretending to be, and still be able to competently register for an account. So I will just assume you are a troll. I'm out.

Go read my post again, and get back to me when you think you have figured out why I question his judgment. HINT: It has nothing to do with making the bet?

I have no problem with his pick of the Warriors. Did you really think that was what my post was about? Is the bet better because he posted it online?

I love Shady as a ball player, but question his judgment, sometimes. In what way can publicly posting this be a good thing? I know it used to be against NFL rules to engage in team sports betting. I'm not sure if that is still true. But even if it isn't strictly against the rules, you know the NFL and the Bills can't be happy with one of their employees publicizing such a big bet. I also think it's stupid in several other ways, but don't feel the need to enumerate them here.

I have no dog in this fight. But if you are going to exclude some games from Tyrod's stats, for comparison sake you need to also exclude those from all the other QB's stats. I hope you have the time to go through every QB's games and decide which games to include, and which to discount. Good luck on getting a consensus!

RIP. He was one of the great ones.

That song was playing in my head, too--mostly because of the choppiness of the chasers. But the first thing I thought was, this HAS to be produced video (fake reality). Seems I was wrong. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/drunk-driver-car-thruough-russia-airport-terminal-kazan-international-a7491951.html Just 15 days in jail? Totally worth it.

I'll check it out.

That's the closest to the reality of my HS experience.

I've read hundreds of books, maybe thousands. Did you have a particular one in mind?

RIP, Gregg. I'll be cranking some Allman Brothers tonight, in his honor. I never heard the story of the band manager and Aliotta before. Very interesting.

I'm very late to this discussion, and I admit I didn't read every response. So apologies in advance, if this has already been covered. 27 pages in, I expect this topic is probably been beaten to death by now, anyway. The study by Fahey is a type of Content Analysis. But for a Content Analysis to be taken seriously as an evaluative tool, there needs to be more than one coder looking at the same content. The comparison of the coder's evaluations on the various data points, are then compared, to check for bias, mistakes and quite frankly, simply disagreements. The comparison is known as Intercoder Reliability. If the different coders disagree on the evaluation of too many data points, the study has a low intercoder reliability, and can be said to have limited value. I would argue, but some might disagree, if the intercoder reliability is 100% (or very close), the data probably wasn't very interesting to examine to begin with, or the coders shared a specific bias. Without the check of multiple coders, it's simply one guy looking at content variables, and giving his/her opinion. With that said, I'd prefer an analysis by someone who carefully looks at data and has a very good record at evaluating the specific phenomenon, than someone who says "I know it when I see it", with no record in this area.

Wow. I don't recall that incident. Then again, I drink ya know. John from Hemet is a gangstah!

Ding, ding, ding, We have a winner. In his career, Flutie QB'd an NFL team to exactly ZERO wins. What skill he has was deteriorating. The choice was easy. And RJ (as bad as he turned out) was not the cause of that loss.

John, I haven't been hanging around too much. lately. But I don't recall you being a disrespectful or particularly contentious poster. Always thoughtful and respectful, from what I remember. Even if we didn't agree I always respected your take. If that's changed, then there's that. But given the general change in tone of the posters here, and virtually everywhere on the Internet, I also kind of understand. It's one of the reasons I rarely post anymore. As far as I'm concerned, you are one of the good guys, John.

Funniest thing about that video (OK, next to Kraft's smashed speech) is Bellicheat's look when being handed that small-ass trophy. He has no use for it. And, for the record, should I live to be in my 70's (I admit the chances are exceedingly small), I expect to sound way better than Kraft, in any situation.

Boston fans are typically pretty good fans, with the exception of most Pats* fans, who are indeed insufferable. Red Sox fans have become a bit more insufferable in recent years--like the team, taking on the most reprehensible traits of the Yankees. When I lived in the area, in the late 80's, you could fire a machine gun on Newburry Street and not hit a Pats* fan. They were mostly Giants' fans, then. For the most part, Sox, Celtics and Bruins fans have been fans through good times, and bad. Now "doucebags"--well, that's an entirely different thing. Yes, most Boston fans are douchbags, from what I can tell.

And, for what it's worth (I know, not much), my niece is the Dean of Libraries at William and Mary. I suppose she could hold for FGs and extra points, if necessary.

This sums things up nicely: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/01/23/east-boston-man-who-pulled-fire-alarm-hotel-where-steelers-stayed-due-court/YLTVzG62yxRrLd1Ch205OL/story.html "I'm drunk. I'm stupid. "I'm a Pats* fan." 'nuff said

Never go Full Retard, FireChan. Opps. Looks like I'm a few years late with that warning. My bad. I shouldda got to you sooner.

I SAW the first one (or believe I did---and so does my best friend/doctor). Everything I know about Eyewitness News at the time suggests it isn't that wild of a story. The second one is just---well, weird. But still possible.

I actually started writing that post as a joke---and things just took a turn. Seriously, though, both coach and player share in Mario's demise, IMO. You are probably right, Mario might just be past the point where he can really improve his game (from a talent perspective), but he COULD try a hell of a lot harder, if he decided to.

I loved Irv. It is fortunate he was on the air in Buffalo, as I'm not sure he would have made it in too many other markets. It was our good fortune, too. I worked with a few reporters (in Boston and SF) who worked with Irv in Buffalo and they all had good things to say about him. Henry Tenenbaum told me he had use a different on-air name because they didn't want to have TWO obviously Jewish names on the same broadcast. So, in Buffalo, he was Henry Lawrence. He had a lot of respect for Irv. One of my favorite Irv moments is so bizarre, I can't even be sure it happened. I can find no evidence for it, but I remember it vividly. And one of my best friends swears he saw it, too. Perhaps we are just having a folie a deux. Anyway, on one of the primetime promos for the 11 PM news, the break was cut so close to the show, it seemed as though Irv interrupted the program (though clearly he didn't). What followed made it seem even more immediate and ominous: "Something terrible has happened! Details at 11." WTF? I remember looking out the window, switching channels to see what terrible event took place, etc. Then it occurred to me, if it was really that bad, we wouldn't have to wait until 11 PM. Classic! Another story I've often heard is, when coming back from a commercial, Irv was surprised/unprepared to be back on the air. Quickly recovering (hey, he's a pro) is supposed to have said. "Good thing I wasn't picking my nose". But that sounds a bit apocryphal, to me.