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pkwwjd

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  1. Just wondering if that's been done ... and if not, they should make it happen! not a sombrero, but just styled the way his was
  2. Neon would definitely know what to look for regarding players being afraid to hit ...
  3. The charges have been increased to a class 1 misdemeanor ... each count is a max of 1 year in jail now.
  4. Deflate gate was dumb, but I said at that time that the deflating of balls was probably more likely to be the distraction than the real infraction.
  5. Calling for a fair catch and then blocking is, by definition, a penalty. It doesn’t matter if it is a rough hit or not. It is an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, not unnecessary roughness.
  6. Talib and Peters look like they want no part in tackling ANYONE!
  7. Once the QB leaves the pocket ... you can mug receivers downfield.
  8. LAMP warning ... my friend was a nurse on duty and was part of the team that took Theismann's xrays ... and her future husband played with Jim Kelly at East Brady HS.
  9. https://www.sbnation.com/2018/9/6/17773282/nfl-helmet-rule-explained-rulebook-penalty-replay Quote from article "Patriots coach Bill Belichick said the team has never coached players to tackle with the crown of their helmet because it’s ineffective, and that the rule change won’t affect the way the New England coaching staff handles its business." Right ... but this wasn't tackling, this was part of the intimidation process https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/09/06/new-nfl-helmet-lowering-rule-changes-explained Quote from article "Plays subject to ejection include when a player has an "unobstructed path" to his opponent or "contact was clearly avoidable," but the player chose to lower his head and use his helmet." Blocking a player after a fair catch, immediately being "Unsportsmanlike Conduct" (not unnecessary roughness as PatsFanNH likes to keep saying incorrectly) would seem to be the perfect example of the wording of the rule from the SI article ... unobstructed path & contact was clearly unavoidable. Yes, PatsFanNH, he was called for one penalty. He should have been called for both (to include unnecessary roughness) and immediately ejected because of the obvious way in which his actions followed precisely how the rule was written.
  10. Inside our own five ... I was sitting in the tunnel end zone when he did that in front of me. The only consolation for seeing that game was going to be the bonus football of OT. Parrish stole our last bit of joy that day when he muffed that punt that he should have never touched.
  11. On the other hand (and other rule), there were several non-calls on "lowering the helmet" that could/should have been called last night (mainly on the Steelers). If there was a place to eject someone ... LB Bostic could/should have been for his helmet hit on Fitz when Fitz slid early on. He was flagged for a late hit, but IIRC there was no mention of lowering the helmet. Late hit + helmet targetting head should equal ejection. Pittsburgh doesn't win last night without the plays that Bostic made later on. NFL can't figure out a lot of its new rules.
  12. I'd root for a meteor to level the stadium, but I live about five miles north of it in Hollywood, FL ... A meteor might take me out too
  13. I don’t think that sincerely means what you think it means ...
  14. I agree that he was very good, but definitely not under-rated as the OP asked.
  15. He was definitely a good player, but he was also the poster boy in his day for guys who got to the Pro Bowl because he got there the year before. He probably deserved the first two or three.
  16. I truly can't believe that there's no fire or video of the event
  17. Standing in the parent pick hall at Ellicott Elementary, realizing that I was standing next to Thurman ... and figuring out he's is such a normal guy, just the next parent in line to pick up his son. That ... and every time he touched the ball, he was a threat to take it to the house.
  18. "I'm curious to know what kind of people they and their families were back in the day." What do you really want to know? Kim's qualifications? Or who they are as people? Again, great people, great family, and I know for sure that her brother and father have always bled Bills' red white and blue.
  19. I don't know Kim, but I know her brother and father quite well ... and they know me and my wife by name. It is a great family and highly invested in everything WNY. I'm kind of annoyed at the sexism displayed by those who insist that she must prove herself to random fans ...
  20. Just like adjusting stats to compare players from different eras ... we may need to understand that the nature of polarization has increased exponentially over the past two decades or so. With the evolution of message boards and the constant barrage of media reports about players and circumstances, it would appear at first glance that the most polarizing figures are also the most recent. However, I would argue that the angst caused by some players in previous generations would create full-scale fan combat in our current cultural climate. For what it's worth, there's almost no way to create a top 10 list, let alone a top 5. Simply creating the list causes polarization ...
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