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How do you know that? I mean, seriously, how do you know that. Have you been breaking down Nall's elusiveness in practice, seen him run the scout team like a precision machine, or have you seen A Train rumbling through holes a la Jim Brown and picking up blitzers like Thurman used to? You've seen all this right? And you know Nall and A Train can do it, correct? And you've talked with JP and know he is dumb, I mean, completely stupid. Borderline retarded right? And you've spoken with at least some of his HS and college teammates who can testify to his leadership skills. Correct? Since you have seemingly scouted the whole Bills organization, please enlighten me on this and give me some inside stuff as to why they are ignoring the obvious with Nall and A Train. Is JP blackmailing Jauron? Does Willis have pics of Marv with a sheep in a compromising sexual position? Is this just a conspiracy by that Oscar winning actor Ralph Wilson to get the fans to believe he really wants to win, but behind the scenes he's trying Major League-style to lose as much as possible so the team moves to LA? Please share the secret wealth and knowledge with your less enlightened minions.

No question, the mullah's worst nightmare is a free, democratic, peaceful Iraq. From my limited understanding, the Iraqi Shiites are sick of the daily violence and the Iraqi Sunni's are afraid of being overwhelmed due to their low numbers and past support for Saddam. Add to the simmering conflict extremists on both sides and watch it explode. Furthermore, the foreign insurgents, simply there to fight exacerbate the problem. If the Shiites and Sunnis could at least work out some small measure of compromise, the outside parties (read Iran, Syria etc.) would have much less of a say against a united Iraq. In fact, I'd argue that both groups would tell Iran/Syria and to a point even the US that Iraq is better left alone. At that p[oint, they'd be right and we could deal with the mullahs.

True, I was more referring to their shared religious beliefs (Eastern Orthodoxy) and cultural similarities as the reasons for the alliance. But, you are correct as they sold arms to everyone. The insurgency is unfortunately only one aspect. They are feeding on the disorder and chaos created by the Sunni minority/Shiite majority and the various conflicts and issues surrounding the split. If that could ever be worked out to the satisfaction of both parties (yeah, I know, and if the kick was 3 feet further left), the insurgency would lose steam in a hurry, Iranian or Syrian support be damned.

And its cousins...the screen pass and the counter run? Look our OL is a bad line, not enough talent. But the playcalling has basically made them look awful at times. Football 101...when the team you are playing has a very good, aggressive pass rush, use their aggression against them. Call screens to RBs and WRs, quick slants (I disagree about our WRs, just throw it low, they'll catch it), and run a few counter running plays. That will force the D to back off, giving JP more time for the 7 step drops.

True, that there were no outside powers OVERTLY fostering the instability, but the Serbs always believed that Russia would not allow the int'l community to be too harsh with them. Also, depending on whom you believe, the Russians were providing the Serbs with arms.

Sort of like what happened in Yugoslavia before we (acting thru NATO) stepped in and allowed the country to peaceably divide? Pretty fatalistic scenario there.

No, aging hippies and libertarians are not the same thing...sorry. I'm not an aging hippie, but would define myself as more libertarian than just about anything else in political sense. The core belief of libertarians is an advocacy for smaller, less instrusive government. And further from that vein, less taxes. Return more money to the people through a combination of spending cuts, tax cuts and reduction of the size AND scope of government. By scope, I mean a reduction of the items that the gov't is willing to address. No reason for the gov't to legislate "morality" as defined by the collective majority. Just as there is no reason for the gov't to tax and double tax just about everything we do to support its ever-bloated size. Aging hippies are just aging hippies. Not that there is anything wrong with aging hippies.

He MUST be at a minimum franchised for next year. I could live with a 3 year contract.

How do you figure it is based on common sense? Ignore the reasons we went there and simply forces on the realities of here and now. Why withdraw and what of the consequences, in your opinion?

Problem is, they have the highest tax rates in the world. You feel like spending the money you earned (at least the portion we get now anyway, which is far too little IMHO) or turning it over for someone else to spend. Personally, I'll keep it and spend it any way I please. Don't like that, then go earn some yourself.

Hey now...

Pre 1989, I may have agreed with you. After that season, he took it upon himself to become a team leader & builder (ex. post-game parties at Jimbo's etc.). Most of his teammates did like him.

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.