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The argument I would have against the NASCAR crew is that they are support to the athlete, not the athlete on the field of play. The pits are like the sidelines. So you could say the crew that follows Lance Armstrong in a car passing water, changing spokes on the fly and probably making more than $60K for a summer of races has an easy job. So if we go with the field of play athlete, a couple of NFL teams still have kickoff specialists...no pressure of placements--just kick the ball deep after the team scores and collect vet min. A punter actually has to field a snap...kickoff specialst..kicks off a tee.

My vote of TD as Son of Satan has nothing to do with the trade..its my utter disdain for Sparky Anderson. Leslie Nielsen, Phil Donahue and Steve Martin.....who I believe are also son's of satan...the white hair is an evil angelic type cover.....Conspiracy All the Way...that's why Marv keeps the streaks of gray in his hair... Signed... Oliver Stone

I agree Kelly. Good luck Travis. I, however, have a little different take on the last sentence, I hope Travis is in the line-up if we ever play the Titans, because: 1) Chris Brown scares me more with his speed 2) Travis will miss a critical block, trip or fumble at the most inopportune time for the Titans I love his toughness, I loved him as a gamer, but in the clutch--Travis rarely delivered. In 12 games, Willis gave us last year what Travis couldn't in three and a half years. Good luck #20...

I was a little disappointed that we didn't get an '05 pick..but as I look at it--the 06 draft is rated deeper and a top 100 pick can be leveraged to get a player or move up in the first or second round and grab a player the team covets--this was a really good job. Another case where patience pays off. Just FYI--here are the first 10 picks in the third round from the last three drafts: 2003 1(65) Cincinnati KELLEY WASHINGTON WR TENNESSEE 2(66) Detroit CORY REDDING DE TEXAS 3(67) Houston ANTWAN PEEK DE CINCINNATI 4(68) Chicago LANCE BRIGGS LILB ARIZONA 5(69) Dallas JASON WITTEN TE TENNESSEE 6(70) Arizona GERALD HAYES MLB PITTSBURGH 7(71) Minnesota NATE BURLESON WR NEVADA-RENO 8(72) Jacksonville VINCE MANUWAI OG HAWAII 9(73) Seattle WAYNE HUNTER OT HAWAII 10(74) St. Louis KEVIN CURTIS WR UTAH STATE 2004 1(64) Arizona DARNELL DOCKETT DT FLORIDA STATE 2(65) San Diego (from NY Giants) NATE KAEDING K IOWA 3(66) San Diego NICK HARDWICK C PURDUE 4(67) Oakland STUART SCHWEIGERT S PURDUE 5(68) Indianapolis (from Cleveland) BEN HARTSOCK TE OHIO STATE 6(69) Indianapolis (from Atlanta) GILBERT GARDNER OLB PURDUE 7(70) Green Bay (from Jacksonville) JOEY THOMAS CB MONTANA STATE 8(71) Tennessee (from Houston) RANDY STARKS DT MARYLAND 9(72) Green Bay (from Washington through Jacksonville) DONNELL WASHINGTON DT CLEMSON 10(73) Detroit KEITH SMITH CB MCNEESE STATE 11(74) Buffalo TIM ANDERSON DT OHIO STATE 2005 ROUND 3 # Sel# Team Player Pos. Ht. Wt. School 1 65 San Francisco Gore, Frank RB 5-9 217 Miami (Fla.) 2 66 St. Louis (from Miami) Atogwe, Oshiomogho FS 5-11 203 Stanford 3 67 Cleveland Frye, Charlie QB 6-4 217 Akron 4 68 Tennessee Roby, Courtney WR 6-0 189 Indiana 5 69 Oakland Walter, Andrew QB 6-5 234 Arizona State 6 70 Miami (from Chicago) Crowder, Channing ILB 6-2 247 Florida 7 71 Tampa Bay Smith, Alex TE 6-4 258 Stanford 8 72 Detroit Wilson, Stanley CB 5-11 189 Stanford 9 73 Houston (from Dallas) Morency, Vernand RB 5-9 212 Oklahoma State 10 74 N.Y. Giants Tuck, Justin DE 6-5 256 Notre Dame

98 Volvo V70 Station Wagon 86K miles....wife ran over a large brick planter with it 5 years ago and tore out almost the entire undercarriage and the bugger still does okay... 02 Chrysler Mini-Van... Can you tell we have lots of kids...

Verba's home was alleged as the site of two rapes. Verba was never considered a suspect in either case. I am sure this will be a subject discussed...sounds like a questionable posse with which Mr. Verba hangs. I could go for something like this... 2 year deal....$1 M signing bonus.....salaries $750K year one; $1.25 Million year two -- if he checks out health wise...add about $500 K in incentives each year for snaps, post season recognition, off season workout participation... Cap hit this year would be exactly the open slot we gain with Travis... this is a lot more than anyone else is offering...We need another veteran no matter who starts. the depth is very, very worrisome..the competition on the line needs to be better. I would welcome him. Allegation One Allegation two

Thanks for the link Nanker. Week 2 of the 2003 season, our last 300 yard passing game. I wonder if that is the longest streak in the league...30 games. Glad this Henry situation seems to be working its way to conclusion.

A couple of thoughts on helping the Jags.. If the Jags weren't a playoff contender, they probably wouldn't be giving serious thought to meeting TD's asking price. The reason Floyd Reese balks at giving a 3rd (upped to a 2nd with performance) is that he needs all the top 100 draft picks he can get to rebuild a team depleted by free agency/cap hell and while Chris Brown is not a top tier back--they have huge needs elsewhere. While Travis is a good back--he is at his best when his team has the lead and the clock is being milked--he seldom if ever broke a long run that turned a game around. Also, there were probably 3 drives a year during his two prime years, where we relied solely on Travis to move the ball down the field in a critical situation. Taylor is a game breaker. Longs runs and long drives where he got the majority of the yards are regular staples for the Jags offense--that element is still missing. Travis will be better than Toefield but the Jags O will still be missing major pieces. I agree that helping the Jags is a concern--but having another high pick in next year's draft when we need to begin to look at restocking a defense with some younger talent makes me feel a lot better about that. If this goes through we also gain some flexibility on the cap to address the Oline if training camp reveals some flaws.

God bless those in London who were impacted by the bombing and their loved ones. Also, the children in Iraq who were killed in the candy and ice cream line yesterday. At a time when we all needed to laugh or we would continue to cry, DeNiro did this bit to open Saturday Night Live...this is from December 2002. The past week has reminded me that we all need to be alert but we also need to live life, laugh and not be afraid. DeNiro - State Department Spokesperson Sorry for the annoying popup if you get it....

I think you are both closet members of PETA.

I would say Kraft made a deal with the devil -- but he and TD don't talk that much.

Belichick's on the outs... Do you think Bill Belichick's separation from his wife will lead to any other Patriot relationship announcements?

What is the difference between a group of smart pygmies and a WNBA team?

Remember Del Rio is the coach who put the axe and block of wood in the locker room and Hansen almost cut off his leg...I think at the time Del Rio called it a minor injury.... Just give up the sure third upgradeable to a second Jack and Travis will be all yours.

Coach Del Rio speaks Pertinent Quotes: “I was very encouraged; the fact that he's gaining strength and he's able to do the cutting and the acceleration he's going to have to do to be Fred,” Del Rio said of his evaluation of Taylor's workout this past Monday. When spring practices ended on June 22, Del Rio told reporters he would observe Taylor in July before the start of training camp to determine what Taylor's availability would be for camp. Following Monday's audition, Del Rio has put together a plan for Taylor's training camp participation. “My thought is he'll be on the field for the first shorts practice. We'll open camp with Fred but we'll practice him once a day and it'll be in shorts. We'll monitor him during that first week. We want to see his strength continue to improve. The big thing for Fred is to continue to increase the strength in that leg. He won't take part in the scrimmage but, leading up to the (preseason) game against Miami, we'd like to work him into the padded practices,” Del Rio said. Meanwhile, the Jaguars are attempting to trade for Henry and news along those lines would seem to be imminent. “The fact that we have an opportunity to acquire a running back of this kind of talent is something we have to look at, so we're looking at it. This may or may not happen, but we're protecting our interests and any time we think we can acquire somebody who can help us we're going to do that. It looks like it's coming to a head in the next few days or week,” Del Rio said. Henry rushed for 1,438 yards in 2002 and for 1,356 yards in '03. He had a 4.1 yards-per-carry rushing average through the first three years of his career, scored 23 touchdowns rushing in '02 and '03 combined and added 71 pass receptions in those two seasons. At 5-9, 215, Henry is a small pounder. He's a rugged inside runner who might be a perfect complement to Taylor. Henry is good in short-yardage and goal-line situations. He's a tough guy who left a game against Houston in '03 with a cracked fibula, then returned in the second half to rush 10 more times and complete a 149-yard day.

Is your friend Drew Bledsoe, Ted Turner or a Buffalo? I think that's all there is in Montana.... Have a great trip..great place to visit this time of year...

I find this article relevant... Sitting on the dock of the bay--wasting time... People are lying...I bet the average TBD member wastes far more than this...

Where's norton utilities when you need it......

JC--don't you want Tonya Harding making sure your kitchen paint is just the right shade of shell white??? Come on...she could show you the aisle where the tire irons reside and probably give you some creative uses for them...

London in 2012 will be one of the all time best host cities. Congrats Nick. The weather will be perfect for some record breaking track performances..particularly the distance events. The Park plan is really, really impressive. It will be a great games.

An outbreak of carpal tunnel on TBD....where in the heck would TD get his personnel ideas...Mularkey his schemes and plays....serious hurt..

Coach: Travis, pay attention. Now see, Mary is the right tackle on this play...you follow her butt to the outside and Gena, your fullback, clears the linebacker who is played by Kristi... Travis: Got it coach. Where is the nearest 7 Eleven?

Thanks Stuck--wasn't necessarily referencing only sacks--but just disrupting plays--passing or running. He is a silent--eat your lunch at your desk and do your job type guy--but turns it up a notch when its third and two or third and six--up by 3 points and makes the play.

In college, Anderson was one of those guys that knew his role--plug the middle, but when OSU needed a big play on D, he was the guy making the play more often than not. I usually don't like comparisons, but you know how Willie McGinest can be relatively quiet all game--just playing his role doing his job in an above average way--but he is always there at the end when the Pats need him..that's what Anderson kind of was in college--solid most times but spectacular when the game was on the line. Now I know McGinest is an outside player and Anderson an interior guy--but I just have this feeling that we will see Anderson in the backfield blowing up a play just when we need it the most. Remember, Krumrie said the guy held up in the Mortal Kombat drill as well as anyone ever has.. (Krumrie on Anderson)...that says something about stamina and resolve...never getting tired...never getting overwhelmed...we'll see how well that transfers. As for Kelsay--he got better, significantly better, as the season evolved last year...that usually leads to a "breakout" the following year. I think we look back on him lasting until the mid to late second round as a huge bargain. Remember, this is the draft that also yielded--McGahee, McGee, depth at LB/good special teams in Crowell and Hagan--and most importantly Luvale Sape!!!

Jack Buck and Hank Stram. The best reason to turn down the sound on the TV broadcast and listen to it on the radio. I think Buck was very underated as a football play by play guy. You know how some guys define a profession...Hank was the pro football coach I thought of in my mind..firey, direct, tough as nails. Rest in Peace Hank...a little prayer for Jack Buck also..you guys will be together this fall doing MNF games upstairs.