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Let's see. The Bungles lose a home game to what will prove to be one of the worst teams in the NFL this year, while the Bills lose a road game to a pre-season favorite to win the SB (my how times have changed since then) that no one expected them to win anyway.
Bungles.
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The word is Bryant is
about being tagged with the franchise tag & could have played. We will see where this goes. Look for Sammy Stroughter to be the deep threat.Pulling a Peters. Fine with me.
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See--facts are what you struggle with.
I never said "everyone cheated". You know this. We went over this elsewhere. I never said he was drinking in the bathroom that--I did say it was a plausible scenario--a funny one too, I thought. I never said he was drunk----I simply assumed he was--given that he was a young guy with a penchant for drinking (with his own hooch) in bars and was driving in the middle of the night in the bar district taking his new BFF for a nite on the town, stopped to watch one canadian but didn;t see the obese one he hit and then refused to clear up this "misunderstanding" (and his reputation) that he committed a hit and run---for 4 weeks.
That's all.
See, we don't know where he was sneaking his drinks that nite. "Covert" means your are acting so as to prevent anyone knows you're doing it, so why would you expect witnesses? Also, if you were driving under influence and, hours later realized (the cops are at your door after inspecting your car) there may have been some incident which you (we'll be charitable here) you don't remember or are unaware of----do you cooperate with the cops? Do you tell your paasenger not to cooperate (you still haven't explained that one)? NO--of course not!! You wait at least until your BAL is zeeero.
Anyway---for a Superfan like you, it's always easy to suspend disbelief and assume all this guy's behavior is strictly consistent with those of an man with nothing to hide (an innocent man).
After he finishing laughing at you, I'm sure he appreciates your unquestioning support.
There is another "organization" which is pushing back?? hahaha
Wow. Instead of "struggling with reality," you're revising history! What's next, the "hit-and-run" was premeditated?
Suffice it to say doc that nothing Lynch would have said or done in the beginning, other than "I was drunk, I admit it and I'm sorry" would have satisfied you and others of your ilk. You would have laughed at his story then, just as you are doing now. And the DA was likely NOT offering "the driver" the traffic ticket that Lynch ultimately got after the poorly-conceived grand jury gambit, but instead a misdemeanor for hit-and-run, which is likely the reason why Lynch kept quiet for so long. In the interim, a month-long investigation found NOTHING except for some worthless "past incidents" like bringing his own hooch into bars, which I guess I can see how in some alternate "reality" prove that he is a habitual drinker-and-driver. At least in defense of the DA, he has a job to do. What's your excuse, Superfan?
I won't support Lynch for the illegal gun, and he deserved the misdemeanor charge. And he "paid his debt," in so far as a victimless crime needs a debt to be repaid. But the suspension was as big of a joke as Goodell has turned out to be. Looks like Sir Roger can be swayed with money and ratings, and while guns are evil, things like domestic violence, DUI, and dog killing are minor offenses to him. What a great message to be sending to the youth of America.
There are many organizations "pushing back," both medical and otherwise. But the dinosaur AMA isn't one of them. Which is why I said to get back to me when Barry gets anything worrisome through. Co-ops? Bahahahahaha!
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I thought the Bills were racist?
Why, did they criticize Obama?
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Reed is in the final year of his contract. It would probably make more sense to see what SJ can do in the slot. And he wasn't factored-into the game much the other night, so that could be happening.
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Why would you do this?
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Nice reply to a fellow Bills fan Doc.
Your a class act- even if you have a tattoo of Dan Marino on your a$.
+1. Thanks, Space.
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Some, not all. Just the ones that are loose with the facts and struggle with reality. This very post shows there are many here who can be objective. Go back and read them, Superfan.
"Struggle with reality," like claiming Lynch avoided detection because he was drinking in the bathroom? Or failing to see the ref move the ball half a yard closer to the 25-yard line for no apparent reason? Or claiming that "everyone cheated" but no one else ever got caught? That's some reality.
You know better, though. My arguments haven't changed over the years I was part of that once proud site. The irony is that the only ones left with you on that lame place ARE actual pats fans.The "reality" that you are "struggling with" is that it stopped being a "proud site" years ago, certainly not while you've been there, which was after Flutie was kicked-off the team. And there are still more Bills fans than Patriots fans, even though your leaving thinned the ranks of the latter.
Hey--gonna join the AMA when Obamacare cuts your reimbursement in half? How's the big "pushback" organization going? hahahahahaI'll let you know when Barry gets anything worrisome through, doc. And at least the "pushback" organization isn't bending over and taking it like the AMA, which obviously explains your disdain for it.
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It was an insane idea well before the 21st century. But hey, people should be free to believe whatever they want.
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Imagine any other fantasy you please, doc. This spot really didn't change anything--including the play call by the pats and the inevitable outcome of the series.
Go back to the DandC forum, NKM.
And miss all the fun of you making a fool of yourself over here as well, Dr. WEO? Never.
And I see it didn't take long for everyone here to start thinking that you're a Patriots fan. I wonder why?
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What if Light kept getting nailed with a 5-yard illegal procedure penalty on every play?
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Shakespeare had it right.
"Nothing can come of nothing?"
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Give me some time and Ill find two or three spots like this in every game in the NFL.
I'll give you all the time you want. Let me know what you find.
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Patriots fan. You're asking the impossible on both counts.
What do you expect of a recent (i.e. within the last decade) fan base cultivated from a culture of cheating?
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Please explain to me how did the ref effect the game by picking up the ball, right before the center grabs it, wiping it off and setting it down 6 inches - 1 foot closer to the line.
What effect did that have when Brady shredded the pass through our defense anyways?
It was not even relevant, except that it looked on purpose. It is a different story, on my part, if Brady does not complete the pass and they run for no gain, but still get the 1st due to the previous spot that gave them 6-12 inches.
What effect does calling Light for a 5-yard illegal procedure penalty on the play, instead of it going for a first down, have to do with the game? Or what effect does having to run another play on 4th and 1 have on the game? Gee, I don't know! Maybe that they take time off the clock and/or move them back. And it wasn't like these were isolated incidents.
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Bottom line is...this had ZERO impact on the game whatsoever!
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You have to be lined up so that your head is in line with the waist of the center. In other places in the rule book, the line of scrimmage is said to be within 1 yard for players in motion, and not within 1 yard of a player on the line of scrimmage to be considered in the backfield in motion.
Light was no closer to the LOS than Bell was when he was flagged for his illegal procedure penalties.
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Whether you know it or not, you made his point... have you ever studied econ? In this case, one could argue that the AMA limits the amount of Doctors in the field, promotes specialists, raising demand for their services and works with the education establishment to keep ed costs high. One of those, supply demand deals without any anti-trust enforcement.
There is still a group out there that believe this is all to keep us in demand for these high priced services, paid both out of pocket and from the public trough, especially through research grants and does little to actually cure us. That is an extreme view IMO, but I do think that the way our system is set up a certain amount of that de facto happens, planned or not.
The U.S. has 1 doctor for every 390 patients. New Zealand has 1 doctor for every 420 patients. England has 1 doctor for every 440 patients. Canada has 1 doctor for every 470 patients. So the AMA is not "limiting the number of doctors," or at least not compared to other socialized systems touted by Barry and co. As for "promoting specialists," that's just flat-out wrong. When I went to medical school some 17 years ago, they had just started a big push for primary care, which continues to this day. I initially went to a 3-year internal medicine residency, thinking that I'd be an internist or specialize in GI, but disliked it so much that I transferred out after 1 year and went into anesthesia (thankfully I didn't waste any time, since you need a preliminary year in either IM or surgery anyway). Medical students are simply drawn to the specialties for obvious reasons (and I really wish I had decided on anesthesia before going into residency), but the specialties do their best to limit their enrollment.
As for anti-trust, you can call any doctor and ask what he/she charges. But you'll probably get a "we don't know" since the insurance companies control the reimbursements and have their own schedules, and most doctors are happy to get something close to what they expected. Moreover, insurance companies are free to talk amongst themselves and compare rates, whereas it's truly "anti-trust" for doctors to do the same. And the AMA has been complicit with the insurance companies all along, while charging multi-millions for their proprietary CPT codes which the insurance companies use to reimburse, again at whatever level they choose to do so.
Again, if you want to criticize doctors because you have to pay for their education, take a look around you at things you pay for and ask what education they had, or what right they have in charging you whatever it is that they charge. I'll bet most don't a) go through 8 years of post-graduate schooling, b) spend 3, 4, sometimes 5 or more years in low-paid apprenticeship (aka residency) and thus delay real earning until their 30's, c) have to worry about lawsuits bankrupting/ruining them, and d) have to deal with insurance companies. But as is usually the case, you pay for quality, so if you want to go to a good doctor, it only stands to reason that you should pay more, no? Again the sense of entitlement that "I deserve cheap healthcare" is what is the problem, in the face of a population that treats their bodies like crap and expect everything possible done and nothing missed, otherwise it's a lawsuit.
And if you want to look at a profession that doesn't regulate their members, look no further than lawyers. They have been pumping them out so fast that they had to find ways to make a living, and that's how malpractice and other frivolous lawsuits began multiplying, and adding to health care expenditures. But tort/malpractice reform is only being paid lip-service. Why? Because lawyers run the country.
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Where the ball started out in that clip is immaterial. What is important is the official spot, which in the gamebook is 9within half a yard of0 the 35-yard line. Furthermore, ESPN's "first down line" was within a half yard of the 25 yard line. But it still doesn't explain why the ref picked-up the ball at the 26-yard line, and moved it closer to the 25-yard line. That was no "mistake." And would anyone say that Matt Light was "within a foot of the LOS" when he lined-up, even WRT the 36-yard line?
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But it's only proof that the refs made a mistake.Now that I've looked at the video again, it sure looks to me like the Patriots gained ten yards, or something very, very close to it, and the ESPN yellow line was off by a bit. Don't know or care what the game book says; look where the ball was snapped and where it was when the receiver went down.
Funny. I don't care about your opinion.
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We are all paying for their education... Until that changes, we will continue to pay for their education. That is why prices are so outrageous. Everybody wants a a piece of the pie and when it is all said and done, want to do as little as possible.
This is one of the most ridiculous and ignorant things I've read. When you buy consumer products, whose education are you paying for? When you pay $200 for a house call for a plumber and then $75/hour, whose education are you paying for? When you buy concert or sporting event tickets, whose education are you paying for? When you buy a house, whose education are you paying for?
What you're paying for is overhead, expertise, insurance waste (and the education of their execs, if you will), and malpractice/defensive medicine. Not to mention your bad health habits.
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The Bills play again tomorrow.
I know. It still doesn't excuse what happened, or erase the proof that's right there for all to see.
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Take a look at this video. According to the NFL gamebook, the ball was at the Bills' 35-yard line. Now while the ball is rarely ever exactly on the yard line (and it looks like it's snapped at the 36, although centers usually bring the ball closer to them when they snap it), it's within half a yard of the yard line mentioned on either side, i.e. it's between the 35.5 and 34.5 yard line. At :19 Welker catches the ball and the ball is in his arm and clearly down at the 26 yard line. So he's short of the first down, and it said 3rd and 1. Now look at what the ref does at :30. And voila, it's an automatic first down!
Also notice how far behind the LOS LT Matt Light lines-up on the play. Pathetic, but typical.
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Reportedly, the deal is for 4-years and for $27M in new money. So added to this year's $3M salary, it's essentially a 5-year $30M deal. Not bad.
BTW, McGee says he'll be ready to go Sunday.
Ref caught cheating for Patriots
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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It was apparent that Lynch's attorney's plan was to have him remain silent, let the detectives and DA futilely try to build a case against him, and wait until the DA offered something other than a felony or misdemeanor after finding nothing. And that's exactly what they found: nothing. No witnesses of him drinking, slurring his speech, staggering, driving erratically, etc. No evidence on the video that he sped-off after hitting her, which is the universal reaction when trying get away from a crime scene. No hiding his car. No incriminating text messages or even a record of a phone call for 4 hours afterwards and Lynch needing to be the one contacted first. I guess that was just a fortunate series of events for Lynch, huh?
Where people had/have the problem is that Lynch didn't talk for 4 weeks (and I suspect that for some, something else was/is in play as well). But as I said, talking in the beginning wouldn't have changed a thing because no one would have believed his story. But it also didn't mean that he was guilty, although more than a few (ahem) took it that way, and added their own "assumptions" to build their own case against him. If Steve Johnson had talked to the cops and said he was the passenger, either in the beginning or at the grand jury proceedings, he'd have been a material witness to a crime and would have had to divulge the identity of the driver and/or face obstruction of justice charges. Why would he do this to himself or Lynch and not let the process play itself out, especially if he knew that they were innocent?
Being caught DUI doesn't mean you wouldn't have caused harm to others had you not been arrested. There's far greater chance of causing injury being DUI than having a gun in the trunk of your car. Maybe if Goodell were tougher on DUI, Stallworth wouldn't have killed someone. Then again, it probably wouldn't have mattered, since Goodell has had no effect on crime in the NFL, and it actually appears that it's worse than ever. Most likely because he/his punishments are inconsistent and stupid.
Speaking of which, no, I think Vick caught a break because of his marketability. And the only explanation for Marshall catching a break is that Goodell doesn't really care about domestic violence, even when it's repeated. Yet a traffic ticket merits a sitdown and a gun in a trunk merits a suspension worse than what Vick and Marshall got? How that can make sense to anyone other than an Eagles or Broncos fan is beyond me! And a 3-game suspension will definitely send the message, but a 1-game suspension wouldn't? LOL!
There are a lot of organizations working behind the scenes to thwart any meaningful attempt at health care reform, doc. What are they doing? Gee, maybe greasing some palms? There's even a march by doctors planned for October 1st. Do you know that none of them are doing nothing? But even congress can't make up their own mind on what they want. Baucus had to stand-up at the podium with his proposal the other day without either, much less both, of the 2 other Democratic senators from his "gang of six" by his side.
BTW, are you laughing at your wife's reimbursements potentially being cut in half?