Tortured Soul
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True, while they would be subject to any penalties from breaking laws, in a courr of law, they would would/could not be subject to any punishment from the NFL. Meaning, the NFL could not suspend them, or dock them pay, for a crime committed, or for one that they are accused of.
If you recall, Ben R was never convicted of any crime, never even charged, but, was still suspended. He is just the highest profile case of this...it happens all the time.
You're right, of course. I just thought it was funny in your first post that you said "this could get scary," like the CBA was humanity's last line of defense.
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If you recall, Little Ben was never charged with a crime.
That might be because he didn't commit one.
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Wow! Heard it with my own ears!
As one who has been kind of avoiding this whole labor issue as much as I can, I found the last part of this clip very interesting. According to Schefter, as there is no CBA right now, players are not subject to the NFL conduct policy, agent rules, etc...and cannot be retroactively punished. Imagine, if this had happened last year, no Ben Roethlisberger punishment, or, a few years ago, no suspension for Mike Vick...this could get scarry. It seems that player off season, off the field incidents are getting more rampant each year, and more outrageous.
Yeah, they're still subject to the laws of the United States, CBA or no CBA.
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The new list of billionaires is out:
http://www.forbes.com/wealth/billionaires/list?page=4
He's behind only Paul Allen and Stephen Ross, and behind Ross by only $100 million.
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Tom Brady was the friggin' back up at Michigan. Tell me who saw this schlub as a future 3X SB MVP and hall-of-famer? Did the Bills whiff? So did 30 other teams.
Not that I can prove it but I believe Tom Brady only became ***TOM BRADY*** because he went to New England. Was it coaching or something else? As a Bill he would likely have been cut and forgotten long ago.
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While you're generally right, he wasn't the backup.
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Mayock does say he thinks his most natural position is at 4-3 DE, not 3-4 OLB.
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in case anyone is counting
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For football, the program makes a minimum of $100,000/year (poorest program) per player in revenue with the richest programs earning close to $1million/player and depending on the school the kid gets $20-50k in scholarship $. So i think that you can justify paying the players something more as it essentially slave labor otherwise. These kids give up 40 hours/week in labor and may earn $20/hour while generating millions for a university. That seems unfair at the least.
If you believe your own numbers, then you should think about what it means to call $20/hour "slave wages."
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I'd pick Pegula because he's the youngest and richest of the group. Golisano and Jacobs both have black marks against them as owners, and I don't know much about Rich. Thoughts?
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It would, but Spiller was such a stupid pick that it would be very hard to raise the grade of that draft.
No. 1 reason why I don't trust Nix and Gailey to get it right.
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For some teams, particularly Tampa Bay, he takes into account waiver-wire and UDFA contributions, but he doesn't for others. I think that would help the Bills' cause considerably.
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How fair is it to reference Posey in this thread and omit Spikes, who we signed in the same offseason? Posey was signed to be a supplement to Spikes and Fletcher at LB.
Who said anything about fair?
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Don't want to read too much in to it but am very interested to see how the playoffs play out.
Then don't. The Jets and Pats already beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh.
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My guess is they will leave the prices the same because we got the 2 preseason games this year & will whack us next year with the increase.
That's been the MO so far.
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I think they are buried with him.
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He is who he is precisely because he's a no-talent ass clown. And for that, I respect him.
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Of course a safety is worth a top-5 pick, if it's the right safety.
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There's a big difference between the lunch and dinner, and he's going to the lunch.
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Olsen is listed as 6'6"/255. I don't watch enough of the Bears to speak with credibility of his prowess at blocking, but I promise to do so and let you know how he looks next week. Cool?
I'm always interested in your opinions. Let me know what you see.
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I guess this is where we strongly disagree. Riemersma got open, but he was a possession type receiver with bad hands. He dropped pass after pass and was not a good blocker. Kelly once said that Metz blocked like an offensive tackle, and I believe him.
OK, my issue is comparing Metz and Olsen, who I think are very different types of tight ends. I think the team would be much better with a blocking tight end who can release and find the soft spots underneath, like Boss. Of the tight ends who played yesterday, Miller would be the most similar, more so than Olsen.
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I don't know why you are trying to pick my words apart. Maybe I did a bad job of expressing myself.
The last credible TE we had was Pete Metz. He was perfect for this team and playing in the elements, which was mostly what my OP was about. Imo the Bills all but disregard this position, and a player such as UFA Kevin Boss would help this team an untold amount. Seeing Cutler use Olsen this way was like a kick in the head to Bills fans.
And yes, it would help to have better players at every position. But, did I really need to say this?
If all you're saying is that it would be great to sign Kevin Boss, I'm on board with that.
I disagree with just about everything else. Greg Olsen is nothing like Metz. Metz, himself, wasn't terribly important (In 1990 and 1991, he combined for 114 yards). Riemersma was a better tight end than Metz. Olsen is a pass-catching TE with great speed who ran right past a safety for his touchdown yesterday. That has nothing to do with the elements.
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Saying we need a TE, one that is considered in the Bills playbook is cherry picking? I disagree. When was the last time this team had a DECENT TE? Having a TE opens up the running game, helps out the WR's. We have NO TE right now, so teams don't even have to game plan around it. Why make it easier for your opponent by ignoring a vital part of the game?
I don't think you know what cherry picking means. Let me help you out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_picking_%28fallacy%29
Highlighting Olsen while ignoring the tight ends on the other winning teams to demonstrate that you need a good tight end to win is cherry picking.
Of course, it would be better to have a good tight end than a bad one. That is true of every position in every sport known to man. Do you disagree?
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No question, the Bills have drafted poorly. But it's not like Erik Flowers or Mike Williams worked out much better. The problems with this team did not start in 2006, so if that's your point, then look a little deeper.
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Do you disagree with his point of no TE on our team or in our playbook?
I disagree with the point that you need a TE to win. Yes, Olsen had 113 yards, but the TEs on the other three winning teams this weekend, two of which were in cold weather, combined for 68 yards.
I disagree with cherry-picking stats to make your argument.
Pegula has "started ball rolling on Bills purchase"
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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It'd me more reliable if he could spell Sabres.