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Many of those who have excelled (or still think they can) make for very poor teachers. Where is it a given that Takeo would have been a great teacher? Where is it written that a "teacher" should make 4.6 Mil this year practicing the profession of enlightenment? Had Takeo not blown up his achilles......never mind, it happened and....

Oh, how so very true.........

As much as I enjoyed watching Spikes play until the injury, it now merely the law of diminishing returns. Large contract, reduced mobility and impact, along with age beginning to be a factor. As was the case with McGahee (other issues aside), it's time to get something for him rather than this year being his last and ending up with zippo. If he can return to close to his former self, all the more power to him, but he's now on the wrong side of 30 and.............. Wish Takeo well.....

Did a check view of those listings.... I guess there is a decent choice of affordable housing there. Paid $250K for approx 3600 sq ft new home in Southern Indiana recently.... But my taxes are under $2500 annually.....

Hummm, that clearly states your position....

Y.A. was one tough little SOB, and a great competitor, but not as great of those already mentioned. On the other hand, if success is the real measure of a QB, then Otto Graham must be a top, if not the top, of all-time. For those not knowing, check out his career stats, wins, championships, etc. Sammy Baugh was great as well and a two way player if I recall from NFL History pieces....

Thanks for jumping on this. I read the LSI's statement about Royal being a better receiver than blocker and immediately flashed back to numerous drops early in the season (right after I relived his nightmare mis-play on the play you referenced agianst the Titans (cost us that game.....).

Sanders is arguably the most exciting RB to have played the game. His numbers, durability, etc., all say he is a clear "All Time Great". As for Thurman, he would be my all-time favorite, and may well deserve to be listed instead of Eric Dickerson and Marcus Allen, my bad.....

Change the order a bit ...........Here's mine: Jim Brown, Barry Sanders Walter Payton Earl Campbell O.J. Simpson L. Tomlinson (Emmit Smith, Gale Sayers, Eric Dickerson, Marcus Allen are interchange able. Each brought a lot to the table.) And......barring catastrophe, I see Tomlinson moving up as high as 4th all time.

Very solid DB.....played on some bad Bears teams though.

For years the Bills listed Bruce at 273, I recall from my old "Shout" subscription days, yet I vividly recall it being stated that as the season wore on, he actually slid under 260 at times. Bruce started out as a 300 lb fat slob as a rookie, but found out early that he was more the player he wanted to be once he got in shape. Physically, he took care of himself too. He was one player who clearly didn't need pre-season tuneups, nor did he partake in many either.

Agreed. Yet, I still have a problem figuring out the reasons for signing Walker, who frankly darned near got his QB's in Oakland killed. Statistically, he was putrid. 25 mil for 10 1/2 sacks? Certainly hope this turns out well, but it reminds me of the Panos and Villerial pickups that didn't work. Injuires to both contributed to their failures, but they never were impressive none the less.

Always a witty and well placed response...

Disagree, although hate isn't the correct word or emotion. Lack of respect may be more appropriate. Without going into a Pyrite novella, the bottom line is that the franchise tag is part of the golden goose that has allowed so many NFL players become millionaires. Maybe those like Lance Briggs, or Joey Galloway from years back, should be placed into a time capsule and transported back to 1970. See how they would like the salaries of that era. Contracts? They are to be honored, as should the collective bargaining agreement. So, should we have any sympathy for these poor mistreated souls? No, not one ounce.

.....but there isn't a USFL around anymore to throw stupid money at him.

Was I ever thinking the same thing.....hah!

Maybe Marv will look up Corey Bender to see what he's up to these days aswell....

Sadly, it's become far more popular to trash everything that comes along. Sign of the times I guess. Never was a Prince fan but "Purple Rain" was a solid, if not great, piece of work. "But that was twenty years or so ago, old man." Yeah that makes it bad.... A funny thing happened to me with age, after years of enjoying music beginning with the Beatles, Led Zep, Black Sabbath, etc., to Staind, Nickelback and so on......I developed an appreciation for Frank Sinatra. Music, good Music, overplayed or not, fashionable or not, is what matters now.

While BNYC raves over Casper, who was everything he said he was, Sanders was faster and more athletic. A great TE who had miserable QB's throwing him the ball. All around, it would be a tough choice between Casper and Sanders, but I'd probably lean towards Sanders. Jackie Smith finishes well behind both Sanders and Casper.

Yes, TT belongs there, in his day........what a pleasure it was to watch him perform, especially against the Dolphins.... We miss ya TT !!!!

I guess you missed our SB appearance against the Cowboys (January 93)

One thinks that BFNY might be hoping for the larger players.... I'll go for line help, both sides...FA, draft, armed robbery....

......and you would walk away over some comments made toward you on a message board? On second thought, with that kind of "logic", made you should "just go away"...........

Denny simply can't buy any respect around here. From what I saw this year, he outplayed Kelsay more often than not and quietly went about playing fairly well all told. I would like to see him about 20-lbs heavier tho.......20 lbs of muscle... Denny should stay.....

The number that has been thrown around is more like 36-39 Mil. Supposedly we've the third most available... Yet, these numbers (especially our Bills) always seem to wittle down considerably the past few years leaving us short of getting what we need.