JimBob2232

Why would someone pay a first round pick for a RB? I have been avoiding doing this due to the length it will take, but lets run through the teams Miami - Ronnie Brown (Ricky Williams?) Buffalo - WM NYJ - Open Patriots - Maroney (Dillon) Steelers - Willie Parker Ravens - Jamal Lewis Bengals - Rudi Browns - Open (Droghns) Indianapolis - Addai (Rhodes) Houston - Open (Dayne) (Lundy) Jacksonville - Jones-Drew (Fred Taylor) Tennessee - Open (Henry) (Chris Brown) Denver - Mike Bell (Tatum Bell) Kansas City - Larry Johnson Oakland - Lamont Jordan San Diego - LT (Turner) Dallas - Julius Jones (Barber) Giants - Open (Jacobs) Eagles - Westbrook (Buckhalter) Washington - Portis (Betts) (Duckett) Chicago - Thomas Jones (Benson) Detroit - Kevin Jones Green Bay - Open (A. Green) Minnesota - Chester Taylor Atlanta - Dunn (Norwood) Carolina - D. Williams (D. Foster) New Orleans - R. Bush (Deuce) Tampa Bay - C. Williams Arizona - Edggarin James San Fran - Frank Gore Seattle - Alexander (Morris) St. Louis - Steven Jackson So, tell me, WHERE can McGahee go? 1) NYJ. No Chance. Not in division 2) Cleveland 3) Houston 4) Tennessee (if Henry leaves) 5) NY Giants 6) Green Bay Thats it. Six teams need a running back. Maybe throw in Tampa Bay, Denver, Dallas and Detroit. But for now, lets leave them out of it, and assume they will stick with Caddilac, The Bells, JuliusJones/Barber and Kevin Jones. To fill those six slots, here are the choices 1) Marshawn Lynch 2) Adrian Peterson 3) Michael Bush 4) Kenny Irons 5) Travis Henry 6) Corey Dillon (If he doesnt retire) 7) Ahman Green 8) Corell Buckhalter 9) Ladell Betts 10) Dominick Rhodes 11) Micheal Turner 12) Kevin Barlow 13) Reuben Droghns 14) Fred Taylor 15) Thomas Jones (If Chicago puts him on the market and goes with Benson) Tell me, how much better is Willis McGahee (honestly) than most of those guys on the list? Might be a little better than some, but most on the above list come FREE. Dominick Rhodes (for no pick) or Willis (for a pick)? A first rounder folks, is unrealistic. Love it. Want it to happen. I'll eat the paper I wote this on if it happens. I just think its a waste of time discussing it. Because, realistically, it aint happenin'.

Such a strategy also increases the likelyhood of future holdouts when the salary drops below what he can earn on the free market.

Ya know, willis hasnt done anything to make us love him, but the hatred by some on this board for him is baffling. Other than the toronto comment, what has he done to make him so hated?

Hm...I like your solution better. GET IT DONE TD ...Oops. GET IT DONE MARV!

Shoulda just hired him as HC...

Hmm.... Trade Willis to NYG for their #1. Take Adiran Peterson at #12 and Willis (LB) with the Giants pick. Now we're takin!

Take the best player available with #12 that plays one of these positions OT DT LB CB TE Its as simple as that.

For the last time...YOU CANT PREDICT NEXT YEARS STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE!!!!!!! Ow. my voice. This year, we were thinking our schedule was EASY. The Jets, Titans, Packers, Ravens, Chargers and Bears were all much better than we thought they would be. You have no idea how next season will play out. Last year at this time, teams were looking at a schedule with the Steelers, Dolphins, Panthers and Redskins thinking their schedules were VERY difficult. Teams scheduled to play the Titans, Jets, Saints and Eagles were majorly disappointed. There is no rational reason to expect our schedule to be difficult next year. Does it look that way on paper? Perhaps. But in todays NFL you know teams that you expect to go 13-3 will finish 6-10, and vice versa.

Not really. If I recall correctly, teams with the same record rotate picks in the later rounds. i.e if three teams finish 1-15, team a gets the #1 overall, team b gets the #2 overall and team c gets the #3 overall, based on SOS. However in round 2, #33, 34 and 35 will not be a,b,c but rather b,c,a or c,b,a (not sure which one)

And what teams are out there that need a RB? Keep in mind Micheal Bush, Marshawn Lynch, Adrian Peterson and Kenny Irons will all be picked in the first 2 rounds and be expected to start... Point is, starting RBs are a dime a dozen. They all have big egos and want the rock. But there are 40-50 starting caliber RBs in this league and only 32 starting jobs.

I still got 9 more to go, but 26 days vacation a year is a TON of time. Heck, I can hardly use the 20 a year I got now. One of the reasons I dont plan on leaving federal service.

Yeah, he would probably be a good fit...ugh

Man, what an offseason for the chargers (and LT)... LT is a class act. So sad. It reminds you every day could be your last....

Yes, they should be outlawed. Because clearly they go unpunished now....

Yep, because everyone knows that the player taken #3 will have a better career than the player taken #4. Its all just noise.

For those who dont know.... Federal Government pays 1% of your salary for every year you work there. I started at 22, if i retire at 57 (minimum retirement age to collect benefits), that means I get 35% of my salary when I retire as a pension. On top of that, I get a Thrift Savings Plan (aka 401K), which they match 5% if I put in 6%. So 11% of my salary is going into my TSP. That means after 35 years, I will have put in the equivalent of 4 years salary. Not accounting for the inevitable growth of this money, the principle alone (at about 5% a year interest), would give me another 20% of my salary. And then my IRA, I wont go into details here because its irrelavant to the discussion... And then there is social security....which I'm not counting on... Basically If I work there for the minimum number of years, get NO real interest on my money put into the TSP until I retire, get no social security or IRA money, im looking at 55-60% of my salary starting at age 57. Hard to beat this plan IMO... After 15 years, you get 26 days of vacation a year. Virtually unlimited sick time & Full government holidays. Downside: There are no stock options or revenue sharing plans in the government. Bonuses are somewhat limited. Upward mobility is difficult at times.

If you have one bucket that holds 2 gallons, and another that holds 5 gallons…how many buckets do you have?

If pro is the opposite of con, is progress the opposite of congress? - Carlos Mencia

Fletcher Wants To Stay: London Fletcher was on Sirius NFL radio yesterday and expresses his desire to stay in Buffalo. He said the team is really on the right track with some solid young players and they are heading in the right direction. Fletcher said his agent Drew Rosenhaus and the Bills will have some discussion during the combine and try to get something done before the start of free agency. This contradicts a bit the statements made by Marv Levy who said last week that the team needs more aggressive linebackers, not the kind that makes tackles behind the play. Fletcher said after the season ended that he will make this decision based on his family as it is his last big contract.

#3 is flipping the bird...awsome!

Can the fish talk?

I'm not sure. I picked this one up at costco for 20 bucks. And given my love of money, I think that was a bit much for it. Word is that you will be able to attend college course at Costo shortly, but the guy kept telling me he loved me, so it was time to move on. The movie was pretty good. Except for the a$$. I could have lived wihout that. But I do love women. Yes I know you love them too, but not like I do.

You and 95% of race fans! Thats actually one of the points I was trying to make earlier. This is reality tv at its finest. Things that happen off the track manage to find their way on the track and vice versa. Watch this sport long enough and you will know a whole soap opera worth of information on these guys. This helps build suspense. You know the guys everyone will rally around, the guys who will be alienated. You know the teamates of the drivers, who is helping who. Who is making deals with other teams. Its the reality tv aspect that is so appealing to many race fans. Rivalries get built up and torn down, but the dynamic changes weekly. It really has alot more to do with the peronalities of the drivers than it does making "left turns" every week.

Then I'll use your words "...any sport where females can compete in the same competition as males pretty much indicates to me that it doesn't take an athlete to perform." If female cannot compete with the males, its because the males are athletes. If females can compete with the males, its because neither are athletes. Females either can or cannot compete with males in a given competition Therefore, females are not athletes. Perhaps you meant to say something different...but im not getting it from your postings.

Is Micheal Phelps an athlete? Is Tiger Woods an athlete? Is Roger Federer an athlete? Is Lance Armstrong an athlete? Is Justin Gatlin an athlete? Is Shawn White an athlete? Is Bode Smith an athlete? Because, given the right circumstances, all of them could be beat by "a girl". I know you havent seen a female tennis player beat a male tennis player... but you cant tell me Serena Williams or Maria Sharapova couldnt kick the crap out of Frank Dancevic, Canada (Random guy I picked from the bottom of the mens ranking list.). And for the record, no woman has ever won a nextel cup race. In fact, there isnt even one on the circuit right now. Nobody has really competed on a widescale basis with the men in Nascar. Danica is running indy cars, and as far as that goes, she finished 9th in the standings. Sounds impressive until you realize only 19 cars run each week. Despite the press, she may be heading the Anna Kounrnakova route. Not to dispute your point though, Women can race with the men. But i dont think it takes men to be athletes.