bills_fan

That was truly disgusting. Those students ought to be suspended. At Columbia, they didn't even allow the man to speak before bum-rushing the stage. Way to entertain different points of view and have a rationale discourse assclowns.

Thats exactly where I stand on this issue.

Outstanding. Happy B-Day! Thats a good woman!

ROTF...LMAO!! Post of the week!!!

This is the type of team we used to have in the SB years, with Kelly playing the Urlacher part. Hopefully, Marv can get that feeling back. http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AtGD...v=tsn&type=lgns

True, but Tampa had a great D last year. I think the thing to do is tweak it a bit, to play to the strengths of Nate and McGee. Lose the cushion. Let Nate & McGee ballhawk and if they give up the 20-30 yard play, well thats why you have safties deep. A corner like Antoine Winfield would be ideal for this system (plays the man, sure tackler etc.). I fear this may be a case of Fewell not conforming his sytem to the players he has, rather expecting the players to conform to the system. I just wonder how different our team would be if we had Jim Bates as DC.

Depth guy? My ass. We'd have Eric Steinbach at LG, a Pro Bowler, if TD hadn't gotten too cute in that draft.

I hope you get that tour. It will be interesting for you to compare and contrast the atmosphere between last year and this year.

It is a passive defense in its stated objectives. The Cover 2 is predicated on the theory that the offense will make mistakes over the course of a long drive and that multiple 10-15 play drives will not happen (Not a very good assumption when you play Brady/Pennington 4xs a year, IMHO). Give up the small completion and tackle the guy immediately for no YAC. Have all of the smaller quicker DL penetrate and try to stop the run via shooting the gap. Contrast this with the Gray/Greggo D that we used to play which forced the action. Blitz on every down from somewhere, let the CBs play tight man and break on the ball b/c the pressure forced the action. As for the run, let two big anchors in the middle tie up the OL so the LBs could make the tackle. Worked very well in 03/04. TD did not recognize the true value of PW in this type of scheme. Hence you have the disaster that was the 05 season.

Game 1, 2004 season vs. Jax. The game actually cost us a playoff spot. Next question. Ya know, I really think this scheme is not well-suited to either McGee or Nate. I think McGee will be a very good CB and hope we re-sign Nate. But, if we do that, I think Fewell has to tweak the Tampa Cover 2 a bit to fit the personnel. Both McGee and Nate are aggressive man-to-man CBs, who play the ball. Forcing them to give up the catch and then tackle the guy is damn near emasculating. When we played very good D (in 04), the CBs were aggressive and made big plays on the ball. Sure, they got burned a few times, but I'll take it for the big plays that an aggressive style produces. This Tampa Cover 2 is too passive for my tastes.

Thats one take on it. I am the designated group social chair.

Do you know what the franchise number for MLB will be? Your argument for it has merit.

We could see something like this... LT Peters LG Steinbach C Fowler RG Draft pick/Villarial/Reyes (He played RG for Carolina not LG) RT Pennington (if he works out) or FA Left side would be solid, right side would be young. If we could get an immediate starter with our 2nd round pick (like a Chris Snee was for NYG), I'd be very happy.

Very nice choice USMC!!

The kid wore the same Hitler outfit to school again... http://www.nypost.com/seven/11022006/news/..._john_doyle.htm

I always liked the guy.

Pass that schitt!!

I know, its a good test.

But its not just in the editorial pages. Read the National and Local articles in the NY Times vs. the NY Post. Totally different perspectives and slants on the same stories.

Overall, I could see a scenario where Cle covers the original line w/o Merriman. The SD line is right where it opened, 12.5, hence I think it gets a bit better.

ENTJ - "Field Marshall". The basic driving force and need is to lead. Tend to seek a position of responsibility and enjoys being an executive. 1.8% of total population.

You are welcome to try, but I hold no responsibility for losses. Seriously, I think its good. Based upon the NY Post lines today (not yet adjusted for the SD loss of Merriman), you would end up with... CHI vs. Mia +3.5 Atl +4.5 @ DET SD vs. Cle +2.5 Not too shabby, and your roadie is hedged over a FG.

Not really, more of a teaser player. Generally bets $1000-1500 a week.

Pretty much. I modify slightly based on other things. For example I won't touch the Giants this week (vs. Hou), because I think they are looking past the Texans at the Bears. Depends. Who would they be playing? I'd rather make a not-so-close game a pick em and take the superior team to win rather than hope the score stays low. Also, if a team goes up by 14+ points, the team who is down will start taking stupid chances (see Bills @ Bears) to try and catch up. Then 21-7 becomes 41 -14 real quick.

As a UMichigan grad friend of mine says, always bet on Brady. He's been betting Brady since he became a starter. We figure he's won approx $50,000 in 5 years, always betting on Brady.