JimBob2232

I think this is only an issue because we have so many WRs, and dont want to get rid of any of them, but probably should free up a roster spot. Terrell Owens - Keep..but probably only for this year... Lee Evans - Will be around for a while James Hardy - #2 pick last year...cant get rid of him yet. Josh Reed - Good possession receiver and blocker. Great role guy. Roscoe Parish - Great punt returner...if we could get his role right on offense. Give him a wes welker role and see what he does Steve Johnson - Everyone seems high on this kid. Thats 6 WRs. Not including Jenkins on ST. That is alot of roster spots to tie up. I'd love to cut one roster spot...but who? Especially in light of TO not returning next year (likely scenario).

They can have him now for a first round pick...

Yeah, I once saw an interview with Jeff Dunham. He said that the best part of being a vantriliquist was that he could say whatever he wanted, but because he had a puppet with him, it was somehow acceptable!

Jeff Dunham

Okay, I have been wondering this for quite some time, and I hope we can all have a good debate on this issue. Here is my question... If you are straight, why do you care if two gay people get married? If you are gay, why do you want to be married? It seems to me the solution here is give same-sex couples all the legal rights and benefits of being married, but dont call it marriage. I just do not understand why this is such a hot button topic! Can someone help me understand?

Oh, its absolutely appalling that someone did this... but lets wait for evidence and a conviction before we jump the gun here. The arrest report does not sound convincing to me that it was Corey. Im trying to think how I would feel if i was out riding my bike this afternoon and some cops pulled me over and arrested me for this crime. Scary. And that is not out of the realm of possibility here.

Guesses 2: Lombardi 3: Lombardi 4: John Madden 8: Ditka 10: The Fridge Perry 11: Micheal Irvin 12: Ricky Williams 14: Ray Lewis 16: Madden 17: I'm going with Madden on this one as well. is it bad that anything stupid I automatically think Madden? 18: Chad Johnson

Yeah, im putting my money on a fuse in the fixture. Is the exhaust fan and the light in the same fixture or is it 2 independant units?

Some have fuses...not all...just a thought. Also, since this is a bathroom, check the GFCI outlets in the bathroom and push the reset button. Doubtful this is the problem, especially with the exhaust fan working, but its worth a shot.

First off...safety. Make sure the breaker is open and you have no power going to that switch before you start playing with anything. Since the problem seems to be isolated to the light fixture, the problem is most likely the fixture itself. How old is the fixture? Its possible that you had a power surge or something and your fixture has an electrical issue. Might need to replace the fixture...with some troubleshooting you might be able to figure out if something internal to the fixture blown...but thats going to be difficult for an amateur (let alone a professional). Do you by chance have an owners manual for this fixture? my guess is that most likely the fixture blew an internal fuse...other less likely possibility is that some wiring came loose inside either the switchplate or the wirenuts behind the wall connecting the fixture. Might want to pull the cover plate off the switch and see if you see any lose wires... (after turning off power of course!)

Guys... He did get like a 3 on the wonderlic. If i recall correctly he was the lowest wonderlic score the year he came out. Not suprising he didnt know this..

While we do not need another WR on this team...trading the picks aquired for Peters for Boldin and NOT signing TO would have suited me just fine..... but its water under the bridge at this point. Hopefully Boldin returns to AZ this year, TO bolts next year and we can take a crack at AB next year.

Probably makes sense to shop him around. With Lee Evans, Terrell Owens, Josh Reed, Hardy, Steve Johnson and Jenkins, Roscoe seems like the odd man out. I'd like to keep him though because I dont think we are using him right, and if we can figure out how to use him right he might be as effective as a Wes Welker. Plus, he scares the HELL out of me when he catches a punt on the run!

Never said i was cutting reed. I was saying we cant keep all those guys, and something has to give. Reed is as good a #3 as you will find.

Seriously? Show me another team that has a better starting 4 than TO/Evans/Reed/Parish?

We are pretty deep at WR now. Obviously we keep: Terrell Owens Lee Evans James Hardy (2nd year) But we cant keep Josh Reed Justin Jenkins Roscoe Parish Steve Johnson Someone has to go...who is it?

Also, keep in mind that the only time I can remember TO playing in Buffalo was that Monday Night Football game 2 years ago. Any big-time player would LOVE to play in that kind of atmosphere.

Well...there is no denying his talent. There is no denying he would be a force on the field. There is no denying he would be a disaster in the clubhouse. I say we offer him an incentive laded contract which bans him from speaking to the media, has little up-front cash and has few penalties for cutting him after week 2. If you write the contract right, and cut your losses before he gets TOO disruptive, it might be worth taking a shot. But dont do some long-term alot of cash up front deal with him. not now..not ever.

www.profootballtalk.com very interesting...

Yeah...except he came from there before he signed with the bills! They should know full well what they are getting!

Not that I dispute you logic..but was posey really a "big-money" signing? Oh, and dont forget about Jason Whittle!

No Bush to bash and blame our problems on and he stops coming round?

Agreed. I am not sure about the $3,000 cap, but since this is a passive loss I am sure there is a cap...$3000 seems too low to me, but I am not sure. That said, you actually have to realize the loss to deduct it from your taxes. This means you have to have sold the security prior to 1-Jan-09. In addition, there are what is called wash-sale rules. This means you cannot sell a stock on Dec 31st and re-buy it on Jan 1st and claim the loss. You have to be out of the security for 30 days. (You also cannot buy a similar security, although the rules on that are a little fuzzy. Sell Coke and buy Pepsi, and you are okay...so more thank likely this is not an issue unless you rebought the stock within 30 days or are trying to commit fraud). Just to reitreate, if you bought a stock for $50/share and it is now worth $10/share and YOU STILL OWN THOSE SHARES you cannot claim ANY loss. if you bought a stock for $50 and sold it for $10/share sometime during CY08, you can take a $40/share loss on it to offset your active income, subject to any cap. Hope this helps!

UGH. I think I am going to make this my signature because I am tired of typing it once a week... The NFL salary structure is one which favors the ownership. If you are not performing, they can fire you at any time...and do not owe you the remainder of the contract THEY (the ownership) signed. NFL contracts are a 2 way street. Players also get the opportunity to hold out. Demand pay raises. Do whatever they can to improve themselves financially because the owners can not live up to their half of the bargain at any time. You dont see baseball players holding out. Why not? Because contracts are guarenteed and players are legally obligated to perform. Football is not that way. Players are not obligated to perform. They just dont get paid if they dont. Think about your daily job. Presumably your boss can fire you tomorrow and not owe you a dime. This is just like the NFL players. However, more than likely, you have the opportunity to take a job with another company and make more money if you so desire (and if they are willing to pay you). How would you react if your boss came up to you one day and said "you are valuable to our team here...but we are now requiring all employees to sign 5 year contracts with us. We can still terminate your employment at any time we feel it is in our best interest, but you cant go looking for a better job whenever you feel like it. Your stuck here for 5 years, for the same salary. Even if you become management or the CEO in those 5 years, we are not giving you a raise" A year later you make management. Every other manager in a neighboring department makes 20% more than you do. Your sales are through the roof and you are kicking butt. But you are still making 20% less than your lesser performing counterparts. But you are legally obligated to work for your lower pay. Your boss can still fire you at any time should you lose that big sales contract you worked so hard on this year. Now would be the time to cash in and get a HUGE raise, but that pesky contract prevents you from doing so. (Humor me here, but im going to call this the Jason Peters scenario....even if he does lead the league in sacks allowed!) All the leverage is now with the company. They essentially gave you nothing in return for your commitment to them. You are not getting raises for your superior performance, you cant look for another job, heck, your salary isnt even guaranteed for the next 4 years! You think back and wonder...gee, why did I ever sign that contract? Oh, thats right, because you were REQUIRED to as a term of your employment. Surely if you had a union, they would not have allowed this to occur, right? Well, your union DID let it occur, but with one minor provision...they cannot legally force you to work. if some day you did not show up to work, sure.. they can fire you...but you are then free to take that dream job with a competing company for a big raise. Or maybe if you dont show up to work, you can sit down with the management and plead your case as to how important you are to them, and they will give you another contract for more money, more in line with what the market would bear. This was/is the NFL agreement in place. Like it or not, this is the AGREEMENT on how to handle this issue. Its not the players fault when they hold out. It is their RIGHT to do so per the contract the OWNERS signed.

Am I the only one who finds this hillarious? I mean, I can almost see this happening. I dont think this is a major problem... move along now...