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It's amazing, isn't it? BTW, could you tell me how to get on the internet?

I am starting to get the impression that Endzone Animal lied to us.

So much for taking your own advice.

No thanks, cupcake.

Shhh...You are not allowed to speak unless you agree with Endzone Animal.

Sounds like good advice. Maybe you should follow it.

I was listening to the replay of Late Hits on NFL Radio on the way into work this morning. They were talking about an article on Pro Football Reference, listing the All-Time worst quarterbacks. So, I thought I would check it out. Being a football history buff, I thought that it would be an interesting topic. The first thing that struck me while reading the article, which plays into a pet peeve of mine, is that it is not actually "all-time," but just a limited subset of time. It just shows ignorance on the part of the writer to use a reference like that when they know full well that they are only using a small amount of data. [/rant] While at the site, they also added an article on the Best QBs of all time. The errors in this are far more striking and it just goes to show that you cannot solely use statistics to evaluate quarterbacks. For example, this author is using arbitrary numbers to compensate for touchdowns and interceptions. The fact that the author specifically mentioned that it does not take into account the quality of the team around him should raise red flags as to the validity of the data. Compound that with his results and you can see that there is a lot missing from the statistics in determining the best/worst quarterback. Let's look at the top 10 worst and best quarterbacks: Worst: Joey Harrington Rick Mirer David Carr Ryan Leaf Frank Tripucka Mike Taliaferro Gary Huff Kim McQuilken Alex Smith Kent Nix For what it's worth, Dennis Shaw was rated as the worst quarterback in Bills history according to the author's methods. Now, using their analysis, Trent Dilfer is the 16th worst quarterback of "All-Time." Now, this is a guy who has made it to a Pro Bowl, has been ranked in the top 10 (and even top 5) in passing categories at one point in his career. He is ranked worse than, say, Gary Marangi? Hell, he was the starting quarterback for the Ravens when they won their Super Bowl. Even though he had a lot of interceptions and was sacked a lot, he still does not even belong in the discussion of worst "ever." Let's get to their top 10 list of the best of "all-time." Best: Dan Marino Peyton Manning Steve Young Fran Tarkenton Joe Montana Dan Fouts Johnny Unitas Ken Anderson Roger Staubach Len Dawson Otto Graham is ranked 14th. A guy who took his team to 10 straight championship games and won seven of them is ranked 14th? How many quarterbacks do you know that took their team to the championship game EVERY year they played? 14th? Tittle is 25th? A full 21 spots below Tarkenton? Don't get me wrong. Tarkenton was a good quarterback and legitimate arguments can be made to say he was great, but that much greater than Tittle? McNabb better than Bradshaw? Culpepper better than Kelly? Hell, they have Kurt Warner a full 16 spots better than Kelly. Now, who would you rather have: Brett Favre or Ken Anderson? So, this whole exercise just goes to show that statistics are only a portion of the equation. When you rate quarterbacks on statistics alone, this is what you get.

The pride of knowing that our fans waste more time repeatedly clicking on useless polls than any other team's fans?

Seemed pretty clear to me.

Link to BB.com

You are right. Usually it happens much faster. The board is slipping.

You're welcome. Hope to see you at the next one in Canton in 2010!!

He's a great storyteller, isn't he? It was a fun weekend. I am glad that you were able to make it.

That seems to be a new trend with some companies. I think it partially stems from all of the people wanting to order Michael Vick jersey's with the name Ron Mexico on it.

I agree with everything you said.

Yeah. I thought the same thing when I read that. Flutie? As far as the Lions, I do not have a problem with them being listed ahead of the Bills. With 4 NFL championships and more than double the number of Hall of Famers, it is hard to argue. The overall winning percentage is about equal. Since the Lions have played a hell of a lot more games, the edge definitely has to go to Detroit.

I think that you know my choice.

You're kidding, right?

This should be fun... Have at it.

Yes, he was.

Ricard Jean-Marie Schulte Stats Not a household name like the others from last week, but a Bills player nonetheless.

The Charcoal Grill on S. 27th street (Franklin, WI, about 5-10 miles from the airport) has an excellent Wisconsin pizza: bratwurst and cheddar cheese. Wood-fired oven. Mmmmmmmmm... Disclaimer: It has been about 5 years since I was in Milwaukee, so the quality could have changed.

Get well soon!!

Just because he had a thing for Mrs. Howell, doesn't mean that you should judge.

Nope. Looks fine to me.