JimBob2232
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Also, teams knolw we HAVE to move one of them. not helping our case much
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Well, what do you guys expect him to say? "we are horrible and its all my fault"?
Of course he is going to put a good spin on it. He has to! HIS job is on the line. This is the Bush syndrome as well. Say you made mistakes and its your demise. Dont admit any mistakes and you look arogant and self absorbed. You cant win in this situation, so TD (and to an extent bush) try to put things in the best light possible to make themselves look as best they can. I dont blame him for his comments one bit.
And for the record, I think TD has done a good job bringing talent to the bills, and there are very few things I would second gess. Obviously things arent working out as I hope they would have, but I have a hard time crawling down his neck because virtually every move he has made I have praised at the time. I dont get it. I like this team the way it is, and If I was GM, it woudlnt look much different. Maybe we need new blood, but I still refuse to believe td is the problem (but I have no good guess as to what the problem is exactly, so being the top guy, maybe he needs to go.).
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It just goes to show you can't make chicken soup out of chicken ****.
Well, I think McNally has proved that you can. Its just that the soup is awfully fatty, tastes funny and you choke alot.
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Oh, and while we are at it, how about we amend the rules stating that coaches in the playoffs cant interview...or make no coaching hires made until after the superbowl.
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I think there are 2 aspects to this here.
1) TD does not want to hire the guy who will want total control over the team and essentially drive him out of town.
2) TD wants to be the guy who hires the next great rookie coach (ala marvin lewis). He feels his guys can come up and be great coaches and not have the demands that a bill parcells (for instance) would want.
I dont think money alone is the problem, but I think TD wants a guy who he can call his own and not worry about his job. Unfortunatly for him, the coaches he hired might cost him his job in a completely different way.
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Best case scenairo- we find a quality receiving te and won't have to draft one and can focus on the oline and getting a GOOD pass rushing defensive end.
Worst case scenairo- Tim Euhus sucks, we find that out early ride out the season with cement shoes and Nufeld and go after a te in the draft or if any are available free agency.
Yes, best and worst case Scenarios...however, what will happen is that he will show some progress and potential, we wont address the problem in the offseaon, and he will be horrible next season. always the optimist....
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Thanks guys. I made an offer for Harrison. Muhammad and Taylor for harrison. See where that goes. Thanks for your help. And no...i havent been starting barber....unfortunatly. i still cant believe im 0-4 with this team
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Well...my team that shocked the world when i posted my roster here after the draft is now 0-4.
My Current RBs
Green
Henry
Taylor
Barber
My Current TEs
Boo Williams
LJ Smith
I was offered Taylor for Crumpler. Do I do it?
I also have Vick/McNair and Roth as QB
WRs: Stallworth, Roy Williams, Muhammad and Stokley
I think Crumpler would be a good upgrade at TE, and I dont lose much (perhaps I even gain) if i start henry or barber instead of taylor....
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Two words why we should start Losman asap: Drew Bledsoe
I do not get this argument AT ALL.
1) Losman wont even be healthy until November 1 at the earliest. If bledsoe is as bad as people think, we will be 0-7 at that point, 2-5 in a best case scenario, and playoffs are out of the question, so why the rush to get the rookie in? IF bledsoe turns it around, we could be looking at 3-4 or 4-3, at which point, bledsoe is playing fine and no need to bring in the rookie. Contined play by bledsoe would put playoffs in reach
2) Losman is EXTEMELY talented, but EXTREMELY raw. He needs more time on the practice field. He was never projected to see the field this year, or even next year, clearly he is not ready now.
3) He would have just gotten back from an injury. Nascar says cautions breed cautions, well in football injuries breed injuries. Let him take it easy the rest of the year, since under my scenario outlined in 1, we will either be in it or out of it when losman comes back.
4) Because he just got back from injury, he will have spent a total of a game and a half on the field, and just a fraction of that with the first team offense. The chemistry is not there yet.
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Can anybody give me a list of great QB's that were eased in?
Well...modern day QBs...
Chad Pennington under Testaverde
McNair only started 2 games his rookie season, and 4 in his 2nd year
Cullpepper sat his first year in the league
Favre., though a 2nd round pick, sat out his rookie year
...And we all know bradys story. (though he wasnt a high draft pick)
My gut feeling is that there are just as many QBs who start their rookie year and go on to greatness as they are that fail and leave the league after starting thier rookie years.
The one thing that we HAVE to remember here, is that losman is a project. The sentiment on draft day was that he comes in here, and needs alot of work. He was projected to be our starter 2-3 years down the road. Now people want to bring him in after 6 weeks of his rookie season when he has been out with a broken leg since training camp. Unreal expectations folks.
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Adding to the dismay is the lack of a #1 pick...which with every loss looks higher and higher
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If we expect to trade WM at year end, he currently has no (or little) trade value. This is not good. And if we lose next week, we can pretty much write off playoffs (though todays loss goes a long way to further that) . We need to give him time if we are going to trade him. TH is looking pretty poor himself. Its not looking good for regaining that #1. Though TH to MIA for their #1 is looking pretty good right now
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I have a directv tivo reciever on one tv, but I want to use my old Tivo with my other TV. For some reason I cant figure out how to connect a standard tivo unit with a directv reciever. anyone know of a wiring map, or perhaps an easy way to do this?
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Uconn, I am sorry if you took offense to my comments. I did not claim you were making a joke about the war.
I too am very passionate about this war. We trivialize so many things in our society and sometimes people fail to realize the seriousness of what is going on. I get annoyed when i hear someone mention in passing about another beheading. I get annoyed when people talk about the war as if its just a video game. It IS REAL LIFE, and that was the root of my comment. Some people view this as the ultimate reality television, and forget that with every soldier killed in war, an entire family is turned into turmoil.
Again, not accusing you of anything. Since you have family participating in the war, you know full well the reality. I thank your brothers for their service, as they are much braver than I, and I pray then can come home soon and safely.
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Well, good thing someone took a war, where thousands of our loved ones are dying, and put it into a real-world scenario about tennis shoes. Thanks! now i get it....
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Not to mention that the new york subway never closed during the RNC convention...
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Maybe he has won 3 out of 5 hmm....
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I hate shootouts to decide a game. How about alternating power plays. Similar to college football, where if you score, the other team has to score to force a 2nd OT.
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East W L
New England 12 4
NY Jets 9-7 (Upgraded from 8-8. Pennington looks like the real deal and Martin isnt showing his age)
Buffalo 8-8 (Downgraded from 9-7 Should still be decent, but 0-2 hurts their chances of making the playoffs)
Miami 4-12 (Downgraded from 6-10. I knew they would be bad, just not this bad.)
North W L
Baltimore 10 6
Cincinnati 8 8
Pittsburgh 8-8 (upgraded from 5-11. Really showed me something beating Miami. Roth is the real deal.)
Cleveland 5 11
South W L
Indianapolis 11 5
Jacksonville 10 6
Tennessee 9 7
Houston 6 10
West W L
Kansas City 8-8 (downgraded from 10-6 Should regain old form, but 0-3 start causes them to miss the playoffs)
Denver 8-8
Oakland 7-9 (upgrade from 6-10 Collins is a top notch QB and should rejuvinate the offense)
San Diego 3 13
East W L
Philadelphia 11 5
Washington 8 8
Dallas 7 9
NY Giants 7-9 (upgraded from 6-10. This is a suprise team to me so far. Could make the playoffs if bulger keeps his job)
North W L
Minnesota 12 4
Green Bay 10 6
Detroit 9 7
Chicago 4 12 (downgraded from 6-10. Grossman out kills this team.)
South W L
Atlanta 10 6 (upgraded from 9-7. Not a shock they are doing well, but need to put more points on the board and get PP involved.)
Carolina 9 7
New Orleans 9 7
Tampa Bay 4-12 (downgraded from 7-9 My suprise team. How bad can they be? Simms will start and the losses will continue)
West W L
Seattle 11 5
St. Louis 8 8
San Francisco 5 11
Arizona 4 12
Misc. Changes in Bold
AFC Division Winners
New England, Baltimore, Indianapolis, Denver*
AFC Wildcard: Jacksonville, Tennessee**
*Replaced Kansas City with Denver
**Replaced Buffalo with Tennessee
NFC Division Winners
Seattle, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Minnesota
NFC Wildcard: Green Bay, Carolina
AFC Championship Game: New England* vs. Indianapolis
NFC Championship Game: Minnesota vs. Philadelphia
Super Bowl: Indianapolis Vs. Minnesota
Winner: Minnesota
*Replaced Kansas City with New England
MVP: Dante Cullpepper
Offensive ROY: Roy Williams
Defensive ROY: Sean Taylor
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Baseball is a little harder to fix because the TV money is so strewn about. The teams with the highest payrolls tend to have the best TV deals (no surprise).
Yes, but who cares. The yankees and red sox still make alot of money, but cant spend it all on Free Agents. They can keep their Derek Jeters, Mariano Riveras, Jorge Posadas, Bernie Williams and um....cant think of anyone the redsox actually brought up...but they cant go out and buy talent (ala Giambi, Mussina Pedro, Ramirez, Schilling, etc.). Its a win-win world for all. (except for the players union, but screw em). It could actually result in higher salaries for the premium players because the yankees for instance, would get a break on the cap for keeping derek jeter. Thus they could offer him alot more money than other franchises. It would completely revamp the landscape.
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The salary cap. I'd like to give teams 4 or 5 exemptions to keep drafted players they have developed.
This is the solution too all of baseballs problems. A salary cap with this rule. i have been saying it for years. It would bring back dynasty players (i.e. players spending entire career on one team).
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McMicheal is a good enough TE to play in most leagues...dont forget about Plexico...but point made.
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I am mildly adverse to a flat tax. At least a pure flat tax like we have been accustomed to hearing about. While I do feel taxes are extremely high in this country, I do also feel it is fair for people who earn more money pay a marginally higher income tax rate. (though not at the disparity we are currently seeing).
I like the national sales tax approach. But again, it MUST be met with the elimination of at least the income tax, and preferably all taxes. One of the big benefits of this plan, is the increased revenue from currently untaxable sources. With a national sales tax, all revenue from drugs and gambing (two sources of income, which goes unreported). Drug dealers certainally wouldnt even think about putting their drug revenue on a 1040. But they will go out and buy that new mercades. And when they do, they will pay the national sales tax on it.
This NST must be done carefully as to not disproportionatly affect the lower class. The rebate plan the Government has thought of, isnt a bad start, though I would also like to see all food purchases and clothing under $500 dollars be tax exempt at the federal level.
Good discussion to be having in washington. Much better than who did what in the 1970s thats for sure.
(OT) Fantasy FB Question
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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So, I have now been offered Harrison for Tiki Barber...Do I do it? I mean, Barber is playing way over his head, and harrison is treading water. If this was week 1, i do it in a second. If I had any confidence in henry or taylor i do it in a second. But now im not so sure...