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We need a vet CB, such as Harper from Indy. We need a MLB, possibly draft Patrick Willis. We need a DT, possible free agent??? Marcus Bell? Not too many DTs around.

Except when he plays the Jets. Then he truly is an elite runner. And if he wants an elite contract, I expect to see the Jets McGahee for 16 games next year. Running behind a mammoth OL. 1700 yards and 12 TDs are not unreasonable if he plays that way. If he does this, we make the playoffs.

I agree. Keep him and let him earn his contract (not from us).

If Branch, Okoye and Willis are gone in the top 11, then I say deal down and try to get Paul Pozlusny of Penn St. Either that or take a CB.

Interesting names, for sure. I don't know too much about any of them, but CB Jason David, DT Shaun Smith and LB Brandon Chiller seem like guys I'd like to know some more about, from the write-ups.

Wow, that would be amazing.

I'll contact you tomorrow, after I win the $355 Mega Millions here!!

Rick Reilly is one of the great sportswriters of our time. I read my SI back page first every week. And yes, I'd pay a million dollars to have that experience. Hell, I'd probably be three bags, but man what a rush!

OMFG, I wanted them to sign him last year. I thought he'd be a perfect run stuffer. Why'd Detroit release him?

Otter: He can't do that do that to our pledges. Boon: Only we can do that to our pledges.

Willis listed as a combine "winner" Article

Thanks for the insight, and welcome to the board.

The Patrick Willis review from John Murphy (Yahoo Sports guy). And here's the article.. Rating the ILBs

How long do they practice? Months? No. Weeks? Maybe? One week. Probably. Thats thrown together as compared to running an SEC offense or defense. With the spring practice, summer workouts, training camp and during the week stuff, the D these players practice the same scheme for months. You can't duplicate that with a week of practice or even two.

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Honestly, probably. And I don't mean to be insensitive about that. Its a very difficult thing to introduce a new baby to an established dog. I have two dogs, one is a very docile omega personality pit bull/boxer mix. The other is an alpha, lets call him a "northern" breed mix. The pit bull is about 60 lbs, the alpha is approximately 125 lbs. The omega never had any problems with the baby, basic curiosity, thats all. We have a 15 month old son. It has taken a lot of time to get to the point where we are able to have the 15 month old in the same room as my alpha. Now, mind you, the alpha was delivered by me, 8 years ago and bottle fed by me. I had the dog since the day it was born, as a friends dog gave birth to 3 puppies, two stillborn and my alpha. The dog has always recoginzed me as the "pack leader." Commands executed flawlessly by him. Never once have I ever laid a hand on the dog in anger, even when he really pissed me off. This is critically important. A look will suffice for him to know when I'm mad at him. Well, now we bring home this new baby. Not a big deal, baby doesn't move much, the pack is growing, this is good. The dog would follow my wife around when she was pregnant etc. However, the baby cried, the dog didn't get this. We have taught him this normal, but it was more difficult than I anticipated. We recently bought a new house, backyard for the dogs, this is good. But now the baby is running. This is new for the alpha. The alpha doesn't like creatures that move fast and erratically. Well, some intensive training (using a basket muzzle and, yes, some tranquilizers), basically overstimulation in a controlled environment, have calmed the dog down to the point where last week the baby stepped on the dogs tail, fell on him and he didn't move a muscle. Very good. But you really need to be vigilant. The dog must know that you love the dog and the baby. The dog's environment and routine must not change (ie keeping the dog locked away separately from the baby is the worst thing you can do). The dog must always recognize that the baby is fragile. I believe that the dog recoginzez the baby to be part of the "pack" and won't intentionally hurt the baby at this point. But with a 125 lb dog, you must be vigilant. I guess this my way of relating my own story to you, of how, without trying so hard to make this an easy adjustment for the dog, this could have been a problem. I don't know what your friend did. Because my dog is a little different, and very strong and powerful, I have done a tremendous amount of reading on training and dog behavior, trying to be a good dog owner. It does take work, it doesn't just happen naturally. Sorry if this rambled.

I say just light a fire under his a$$. Lets see the McGahee we saw in year 1 and in every Jets game run the same way for the other 14 games. We'll make the playoffs. Then we let him go. He won't run that hard again once he gets the big bucks. Let somone else pay him. Then, in next years's running back deep draft, we replace him with a 1st rounder. End of story.

I'd argue against your statements here. Senior bowl guys thrown together with a week of reps, vanilla systems and plays, without any practice time can hardly be called the best college talent when compared against top SEC teams like Florida and LSU that may have as many as 15-20 NFL draft picks on each roster, running a system that they have practiced repeatedly, some for 4 years.

I thought more of Hecht-Briere-Pominville Zubrus-Drury-Kotalik Vanek-Roy-Max Stafford-Connolly-Mair With Peters and Paille as reserve Fs and Paetsch as reserve D. Same D pairings as you.

That was a pretty gruesome one.

Just noting that we also added a couple of D-men. Mikko Lehtonen and Helbling, depth players for sure, but could fill in if they had to.

Well, I'd say the past couple of years worth of plays have made this guy can't miss. I think Patrick Willis would be defensive rookie of the year if we picked him. Within j2 years he'd be an AFC lock at MLB in the pro bowl every year. I truly think he's that good.

I think, also, that Marty may have been moved to clear some cap space so that the Sabres could activate Tim COnnoly. Not sure if they had the room.

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Give me a DT, G and Harper, then draft Patrick Willis. If that was our offseason I'd dance a friggin jig.