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Look at the date stamp on Agent 91's post You are assuming EJ is a winner

There is no practice today.

You could ask Belichick for videos of the closed practices.

Considering that every draftee by definition requires at least one pick, the Bills used two extra picks. Does that sound better ?

Thanx, Chef. Will try and let you know what I think.

Which would be a good Umphrey's McGee album to start off with ? For the record I am a classic rock fan (Floyd, Tull, Allman Bros) leaning towards prog rock (old Genesis, Yes, King Crimson).

A please and a thank you. By Chef Jim. In one thread !!

He may have taken a back seat to CyrusK which means only good things for the team. Also, CK was drafted higher for a reason. Perhaps he is getting his act together finally. Having said that, I am not totally convinced Henderson is out of favor with Ryan. From missing some OTAs sessions to being discussed as trade bait in this thread (not by you) is some stretch. Methinks the offseason is way too long for some

Why do you say that ? What did I miss ? Are there some reports that say he is being sidelined ? I thought that up to this point, all linemen were getting reps to see who fits where. Also heard that CyrusK may be doing well. But where are the negative reports re: Henderson ? I think in his rookie year, CyrusK's issues were more mental than physical.

Sorry I really dont watch much TV so the totally missed that reference. Thats fair. Comparing athletes across different sports is rather pointless. Serena has dominated her sport.

The basic premise of this thread is a comparison between the potential achievement by the two players. Hence, by implication, winning consecutive tournaments is deemed comparable. Are you questioning the basis of this thread ? Given the premise and the fact that Serena won four in a row and Spieth did not, made me ask that question.

You cannot downplay longevity. It is tough to stay on top of the game for such a long time. Ask Nadal. I argue that Serena's consistent performance has kept any one other women's player to rise up. I agree with LBSeeBallLBGetBall on this one. 'splain, please. Again, I don't watch or understand golf. But given the results so far, would you agree Serena > Spieth ?

The first time I got that call, it freaked me out but as I continued talking I realized it was a scam. This was eventually confirmed when he said 'I could settle this case right away for a sum of $4,600'. At that time, I took over control of the call and said i would make a three way call with the local police so that they can confirm what time they were planning on picking me up. He got belligerent and that made me even more emboldened to make fun of him. Eventually, he got frustrated and hung up. I checked and they use throw away phone numbers or vonage type numbers which cannot be traced to a location. BTW, it was most likely Indian and not Middle Eastern. They eventually called my home number with the same speech and I started annoying them right away. When he started sputtering due to his anger, his real accent started coming through. I quickly recognized it and started abusing him in that language at which point he was taken aback and started talking to me in an Indian language and hung up shouting obscenities. It was hilarious. You can always come to TSW and start a thread on the Bills QB situation

I agree. And to me its a bit richer because of the moral dilemmas it raises and the reason for the action of several of the key characters. Also, the 10 episode format allows for crisper story telling.

I used to play tennis and follow it quite a bit.

True. Comparing athletes across different eras is tough. There are so many other factors that cannot be eliminated or normalized, such as competition, modern medicine etc that the argument is moot. I would however say that winning the most number of Grand Slams would be a stat to use while making a claim for GOAT status. Probably not. I would be too intimidated and I suspect she will always want to be in control. I suspect that not mentioning Federer was just an over-sight on your part

Thanx. If my wife stops filling my calendar with social appointments, I may get a moment for myself and continue Daredevil...

I don't follow golf so cannot really say which sport is more difficult for a Grand Slam. But I wanted to comment on the domination of the sport - the last 10+ years have been great for the men's side with the Big-4 Federer, Nadal, Djokovic and Murray giving us some thrilling competition and high levels of tennis. Unfortunately, the women's side has been bereft of similar competition. There are a lot of above average playes but few who put up consistent resistance to Serena. I am a massive fan of Serena for her tenacity, competitiveness and skill. Few players on the women's side (after Steffi Graf) have been able to play at that astronomical level for so many years. I will lament her eventual retirement even though she is looking great even at 33. Who knows when we will see another US champion let alone one to compete for Serena's legacy. I do hope she bests Graf's 22 and Margaret Court's 24 grad slam titles so that there is no doubt about who the G.O.A.T in women's tennis is.

I didnt. I give a show 3 episodes to get me interested.

What i mean is shows where the story continues and there is no specific resolution after a set number of episodes. I started watching House of Cards and Daredevil, for example. After a few episodes, I realized that there is no 'good guy catch bad guy, story end' in Daredevil. I just don't have the patience and time to invest myself in stories which are forever on their journey but never arrive at any destination.

I am in a minority here but I cannot start watching shows with no specific end. I think all these shows just meander along season after season. Hence, I am more on board when you have primarily single episode shows as X-Files and CSI were. Am watching "Wayward Pines" as they had said it is based on 3 books = 10 episodes total. I can attest it is a fantastic show - great story, script and direction.

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If that's true, Sean Payton must be getting worried about his pass rush

Spiller's issues (weak vision, inability to be a every down back, weak notion of when to have patience and when to hit the hole), preceeded the Hackett-Marrone regime. Payton may very well squeeze every yard of productivity out of him but I doubt that will last for a long time. That said, I have no complaints against him as a human being and a team mate.

Read what you just wrote. There are excellent players on the playoff teams. Stamkos, Johnston, Hedman are some of the best at their position. As there are several on the Blackhawks teams. First you refuse to give Coach Q credit. Then you say that the team makes plays when it matters. I say that the difference in these little things is how the lines are assembled and coached to play. In many sports, little things separate winners from losers as even in football games. Are you attributing the winning to dumb luck ? That somehow Stamkos, by severe bad luck, just forgot how to score in the finals ?