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No, about to fall off the proverbial cliff

yes...1000 times over

I think if you have a real push player safety and not just lip service, then you have to give a damn. But then again, if you had a real push for player safety, you would let these guys smoke weed as a pain reliever instead of having to take Toradol by the handful...

Like so many sports today Gug, the ability to pay for specialized coaching , travel teams etc absolutely figures into success...as it always has. But that being said, look at Spitz's birthday...his last competitive race came at age 22. He wanted to cash in and sell posters and Wheatie boxes etc. So he had to hang the suit up back then. No doubt if they had the same rules in place in 72 that they have today, guy maybe could have swum in 3 more Olympics and go 5 like Phelps..and who knows what his medal count would be! Again, not taking anything away from Phelps and the athletes of today, but they have an opportunity to make a living now in so-called "Olympic Sports" that was just not there pre 1992. I only want some of these announcers to point that out. it did play different live then in an article..agreed.

as will I , my son, and Mr. Info

i was hoping to see more of Baby Gronk on Saturday, in my little feeble mind was thing if he could take the place of Felton decent cap savings and thought maybe he would be more of a threat to play multiple positions..H_Back, TE, FB. He made that one sweet catch off the grass..but overall got very little run.

While Bolt and Phelps are unbelievable athletes, i am getting a little tired of the narrative that they are the best ever due to winning in X amount of consecutive games, or X amount of medals over a long period of time. Comparing longevity in the Olympics for the post-1992 athlete to the pre-1992 athlete is just ridiculous. Mark Spitz could not continue to swim even into his mid-20's , he had to feed himself and his gfamily and get a job. Back then, unless you came from a rich background, you swam till your Senior year in college, and then you were done...maybe a year past if as mentioned your folks were rich....Remember, you could not even be on a box of Wheaties unless you gave up your Olympic eligibility. The national team could not even give you a stipend, that made you a pro! So you had to train and have a full time job that you could prove you got no special favors to aid in your training...in other words not happening! Same was true of track guys as well..why more of them wanted to play football back then. I know i am an old codger, i just think they shortchange the older athletes by not mentioning the dramatic change that occurred post 1992. Now get off my lawn

You one of those guys that seems to hear, so that's good you have heard nothing.

I used to agree with this, but too much stuff starts as rumor and then is later is confirmed. Doesn't mean that this is the case here, I agree. Both Steeler suspensions this year were reported on boards first, as was Karlos suspension. Will never forget the morning McKee's MSRA was first being talked about in these very same boards, and it just seemed ridiculous. Dude was not even injured in game 6. How could it be morning of game 7 and he was going to be out. No way, until way. Like I said, I trust some guys on here way more than other sources, was hoping to get their input after a bunch of texts is all.

other Bills knucklehead fans like us...one who has been right on some stuff earlier then Twitter or the boards have had it....but no one "inside" thats for damn sure

Only rumor...this could be one of those internet go wild things...why i wanted to check here. We have some guys like Leroi and Chandler81 seem to have some better info than shlubs like me

Failed weed test? No links, no sources, strictly like 5 texts i have received in the last 20 minutes. 4 games on the table. anyone else?

china 4X population, .5 medals

I can tell you this..i was scared chit less and whatever that dude told me to do, i said "yes sir". I am quite surprised i did not need new undies, cause i was scared like no other time in my life.

i must say...ain't nobody had a cocked gun put at their head and said"whatever".... ever. So your right, something us way off on this story

I cant even come close to following your logic on most things...this no exception. Gun violence is never funny to me, no matter the circumstances...i been robbed/carjacked in downtown Chicago with loaded revolver at my head...will never find it funny

arghh, okay so Sabres have through 11.59PM on the 15th...did not know that.

how is this funny?

That is correct..his rights cannot be traded now. He can be signed and then traded, but then the Chargers are eating his bonus..so aint gunna happen. Back in draft next year is his only option outside Chargers this year

does window open at 12:01 AM? Have to say i am in the group that says "if he was going to sign with Sabres, He would have already"..so not expecting him to be a Sabre.

but those others were when rookie holdouts were common...not when teams have their entire class signed a week after the draft. To me, the Chargers are all in the wrong here, unless i am misunderstanding something. He is just asking for what everyone in the top 5 gets in terms of offset and timing of bonus right? Why should the Chargers expect to get something different than the rest of league? Am i missing something?

And for some reason you cannot comprehend how that is good business.

Not anymore !

And that is exactly what they are doing....so not sure what your qualm is? Do you not see guys renegotiate all the time in the last year of their contract? And he is still, by far, the lowest paid starter in the league that's not on their rookie deal. And he is on a one year deal Bitching about this is just having blinders on and wanting to B word...there is no downside to this deal...none!

I think Gilmore has stated no negotiations during the season...but that can always change if the money is right