dr.fishopolis
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Remember the tax piece of it as well for Jacksonville. No sales tax.
No income tax. They have sales tax.
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IMO when you have a player known for stupid arse penalties, sometimes called drive killers. Like 1st and long or second and long. Because of a PI call. And leads the league one year for penalty's, because he does it over and over. And you add that into the fragile situation in Buffalo where in the past a 15 yard pass can be considered a long throw if even completed. Yea, dumb plays like Incognito is known for along with dirty play, loses games. Of course now he might be a Bill this can now be overlooked. For more history on his style of play and what his coaches thought about it.
Google his Rams years.
Most penalized teams in 2014:
1. Seattle
2. New England
Most penalized players in 2014:
1. Browner - NE
2. Bennett - Sea
Source: http://www.nflpenalties.com/
Sorry, you were saying something about penalties losing games?
According to this site, Incognito has not led the league in penalties in any year on or after 2009, but it doesn't go any farther back than that. So even if penalties did lose games, which they don't seem to, you're clinging to very old history to claim that Incognito is a league-leader in penalties.
Would you also not accept Browner or Bennett on your team? What about Richard Sherman? Russell Okung? These players on championship teams all have more penalties than Incognito in his last full year, 2012.
Here are Incognito's penalties from 2012, when he was somewhere around 60th in the league in penalties:
Offensive Holding (4), Unnecessary Roughness (2), False Start (1)
Here's the same for Russell Okung, 2012 pro-bowl LT (a pro-bowler that year):
False Start (8), Offensive Holding (5)
Clearly, Incognito is history's greatest monster.
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Greer is unsure if he'll come back from his latest injury, and seems to be mentally preparing for retirement.
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Pittsburgh doesn't trade up
New England doesn't trade up
Except, you know, when they do.
Like in 2012, when NE traded up twice in the first round:
or in 2006, when PITT traded up for Santonio Holmes:
http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/steelers/s_448709.html#axzz31BANkNoM
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Bill Polian also thinks Bethea is better than Jairus Byrd. I don't need to scout the guy, other people have done that for me and from what I've read he's trash. But I hope you're enjoying your kool-aid right now.
I don't need to form opinions, other people have done it for me!
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Bills announced they have re-signed K Dan Carpenter.
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Next up - Chris Watson (game over). Just kidding, I will stick with LB -Sam Cowart
Easy, the Tampa Bay game in week 12 of 2000. Sam Cowart was having one of the most dominant games I've ever seen out of a linebacker -- 3 sacks in the first half only begin to tell the story, he was all over the field and seemed unstoppable. I remember thinking that he had finally come into his own that day. Then he was cut blocked by a TB guard, screwed up his ankle, and basically never played for the bills again -- he blew out his knee on opening day in 2001, and that was it.
The Bills were up early, but sunk after that injury. Rob Johnson threw for 262 yards and 2 tds, and got sacked *seven* times that game.... Rob Johnson vs Shaun King (sacked 6 times) wasn't exactly Manning vs Brady that day.
Unfortunately for Sam, that day in his 3rd season was probably the pinnacle of his career. He bounced around the league for some years after that, most notably with the Jets, but was never that player again. He was also voted to the probowl in 2000, despite not being able to play the last 4 games due to the injury.
Next up - we'll keep on the linebacker kick with Bryce Paup.
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But then Seattle has an UFA corner in Brandon Browner. So it seems they may not need to be 1st or 2nd rounders.
UFA qb: romo, warner
UFA rb: arian foster, fred jackson
UFA wr: wes welker, victor cruz
UFA te: antonio gates
UFA ol: jason peters, jeff saturday
UFA lb: james harrison, bart scott, fletcher
UFA dl pat williams...
In fact, why are we even drafting 1st and 2nd rounders at all, when we could just stockpile UDFA's at every position.
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He probably hasn't had it or else we would have heard something. Which is kind of infuriating if true. Mark my words, Kyle Williams career is done for the most part. Won't have another good season in his career. Should have traded him 2 years ago when he had value.
But because Mario might be a wrecking machine, Kyle might turn into the wrecking ball. Between Mario and if Darius gets better, he could benefit. Still Wouldnt count on it tho. Hope I'm wrong tho.
So either his career is done, or he'll be a wrecking ball. Way to take a stand.
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It's a tough board for tough people.
Hey, some people believe in the letter of the law and some people believe in the spirit of the law.
And some people, of course, are wrong.
Man, I'd hate to be *that* guy
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Well, if presenting data and then cherrypicking facts to fit your argument is your forte, then you'll fit right in here.
Oh right, my argument. I almost forgot I presented one -- but I must have, for such biased data to be cherrypicked. History does have a decided bias against whatever you think I'm arguing for, so maybe that explains it.
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I'm sure there are some ladies who are equally offended. If you want dinner, you need to enter LA's smartass contest at the beginning of the year.
Oh, I'm not offended. It takes more than anonymous name calling from internet toughs to get me down. I was just hoping that if I took the time to research the point at hand and share my research with the board, it would encourage and perhaps contribute to a legitimate adult discussion about the matter at hand. Again, my bad.
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... the lady doth protest
Now you're calling me a lady? Before I get offended... are you buying me dinner?
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Of course it's disingenuous. Both teams picked in the top 5. Giants needed a QB, and were targeting Manning, while Chargers could afford to trade him because they had Brees on their roster. The larger point is that a team targeted a QB with its top pick, which they bundled with other picks to grab the No. 1 pick. The Giants' clear intent was to get Manning and the only reason the trade lasted until after pick 5 was to make sure that Rivers was still on the board. If he wasn't there, Giants' compensation to Chargers would have been different. But the bottom line was that Giants wanted the top QB with their top pick.
If Redskins ever win a SB with RGIII, would your theory be validated or invalidated?
I don't have a theory. Weo asked for stats about superbowls and top 5 draft picks. I provided historically accurate stats with a frigging parenthetical aside describing the edge case of Eli Manning. Now I'm having motives and theories ascribed to me, and generally having my integrity questioned. My bad, I guess.
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Disingenuous, yes
Disingenous, right. It's real insincere and backhanded of me to transcribe the results from nfl.com, and leave a parenthetical aside about where Eli fit in if he met the criteria that started the conversation.
I almost pulled the wool over your eyes, thanks for rescuing everybody by catching and calling out my true motive.
Like I said, if the exact same trade happened two hours earlier, you would have had them listed.
Yes, if things had happened differently, I would have had them listed differently. How sneaky of me!
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Not really, the Manning/Rivers trade was orchestrated on draft day and Mannings were emphatic that Eli wouldn't play in SD. So even though they picked him first, there was near 100% certainty he would be traded before round one was over.
And when you go back to the official results of the 2004 draft, the NY Giants selected Philip Rivers with the #4 selection. None of this changes the point, of course, as the 2004 Giants are already counted in the list of "teams that drafted in the top 5 and went on to win a super bowl", with a position noted as "QB".
That's just not the same thing. The Giants came away from the draft with a QB with their #1 pick with an hour or so. They began the day in the top five, too. If they made the trade two hours earlier and just drafted Eli #1 he would have to be on your list, so those two hours really change things for you? That distinction you're making, in my mind, is really just a technicality and disingenuous. It's not nearly the same as the Bledsoe situation, especially because Bledsoe was not a rookie.
Disingenuous? I'm quoting the official draft results from nfl.com, in a conversation about historical draft results. You're arguing with them. And I'm disgenuous?
If you think the Giants should be listed as drafting Eli Manning, you should take it up with history, and not me.
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You would have to count 2004 with the Giants and Eli Manning since he was the #1 pick and they came away with him the first day.
I chose not to, as the question was about super bowl winning teams and who they drafted in the top 5. I guess it's pedantic, but would you say we drafted Drew Bledsoe? Even though we came away from the draft with him? I wouldn't.... The Chargers drafted Eli, and they did not win a Super Bowl.
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What was the last SB winner to pick an LT in the top 5?
the short answer is "not many super bowl winning teams ever pick in the top 5"
Here are teams that picked in the top 5 since 2000 AND won a superbowl after their draft:
2000 #5: Ravens - Jamal Lewis (RB)
2004 #4: NY Giants - Philip Rivers (QB)
2006 #2: NO Saints - Reggie Bush (RB)
2006 #5: Green Bay - AJ Hawk (OLB)
Of these, only Jamal Lewis would probably be described as a difference maker for his super bowl winning team (though Eli Manning would if he were here). Rivers never played for the Giants, Bush was never more than a backup HB (who had his worst year in the superbowl year), and they talk about releasing Hawk basically every year.
The answer to your quesiton, however:
1997 #1: St Louis - Orlando Pace (T)
1996 #4: Baltimore - Jonathan Ogden (G)
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Could use the old M. Stratton now. He could play.
Heck, we could use the current Stratton now. Bring him in cheap, let him compete with Sheppard. What's the risk? Giterdun Buddy.
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A. I would have a plan. I would have 2 or 3 plans.
B. I would not share it with someone who could directly affect any of my plans.
So... you wouldn't know what you were going to do. You'd have 2 or 3 options, but if you had to pick one months in advance, you wouldn't know which. If someone asked you "what your plan was", you'd say "i don't know", b/c a) you don't know and b) you're not going to share your options.
Oh my, that's exactly what this buffoon of a GM did! What a buffoon!
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Woah, just because one guy is asking about Palmer, doesn't mean all the people that want Fitz off the field, would want Palmer.
I did not intend to imply they did. Note how I said most people want Fitz gone, and *this thread* (not most people) want Palmer
They both suck, but at least Palmer had something going on at some point. I'm not sure what happened to Palmer, if the injuries and time away from the game blunted his tools, or it was something else, but he appears to be through.
Agreed, 2005 Palmer was a pretty nice QB. Too bad we can't get him.
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Because Palmer can make all the throws necessary to run a legit pro style attack. Fritz cannot.
You'd think such a thing would show up in stats, right? Put another way, if Palmer can make all the throws necessary, why doesn't he? Why does he end up with almost a 1:1 TD:INT ratio, and 13 fewer TDs than fitz, who can't make any pro style throws? Why does his superior arm and ability to make every throw end up with .75 yards more per attempt than Fitz, and not something more substantial. Palmer can, but he chooses not to? What's the argument here?
Don't give me the "Raiders are terrible" argument, b/c so are the Bills. When Palmer took over the Raiders they were in the lead for a playoff spot with Jason Campbell, and at the end of the year they weren't. So you're not looking at wins (not that I think wins belong to a QB), you're not looking at stats, you're not looking at overall talent surrounding them (where the Raiders, with McFadden, Reece, Heyward-Bey, Denarius Moore, and Brandon Myers were at least equal with what the Bills put out this year)... so where are you looking?
Look at stats all you want, I'll look at the play on the field. It's a much better indicator on who the better player is.
Ah, you're looking at "play on the field", but not the part that has any measurable result, b/c results are stats and stats are for losers! How did Palmer look last year? How many Raiders games did you watch? How about the year before?
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The problem is you're comparing guys on different teams in different situations. Muxh better would be comparing them when they were on the same team in cincinatti. In 2007 they went 7-9 with palmer. 2008 palmer was IR'd early in the season with an elbow injury, they went 4-1-11 with Fitz. In 2009 when Palmer returned they went 10-6 and made the playoffs. Also note this was a receiver-rich team
So for a better comparison, you'd compare them from six years ago instead of last year? When Palmer was 27, in his prime, and had never retired from being a professional athlete, and when Fitzpatrick was a backup with no starting experience thrust into taking over a team mid-season? And you think that's a fair and meaningful comparison?
If we can get the 2007 Palmer or the 2007 Fitz, then sign me up for Palmer. Last I checked, however, we can only get the 2013 Palmer or the 2013 Fitz, and they're virtually the same player -- but one is older and more expensive.
Not that im chomping at the bit to get palmer here, but let's skip this analysis of Fitz and his stats that are often rolled out.
Palmer is the better qb and if he started for us in 2013, although my expectations wouldn't be too high I'd still watch the games.
If we're not allowed to use stats or actual performance from this decade to back this up, I'm not sure how you can argue that "Palmer is the better qb" right now.
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All day. He's a bona fide QB. If he comes for free, why not. He'd have a much bigger impact in 2013 that any other option.
Here are 2 qbs with their stats for the last 2 years, and their 2013 salary (bonus included)
QB A
age: 30
past 2 seasons: 7232 yards, 48 tds, 39 ints, 659 completions, 1074 attempts (61.35%, 6.73 YPA)
2013 salary: 7.25 million
QB B
age: 33
past 2 seasons: 6771 yards, 35 tds, 30 ints, 544 completions, 893 attempts (60.91%, 7.58 YPA)
2013 salary: 13 million
This probably isn't a surprise, but just to be clear, we're trying to run QB A out of town b/c he throws too many interceptions, makes too much money, is too old to have a future, and will never be a legitimate qb. Most people on this board have claimed they never want to see him start a game for this team ever again.
Meanwhile, this thread is in support of signing QB B to replace QB A, despite QB B being older, more expensive, and throwing a higher rate of interceptions vs touchdowns.
Do I have that correct?
Lawrence Phillips' Letters From Jail - "It's a Jungle."
in The Stadium Wall Archives
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This itself is mostly luck. In 1995 he pled no-contest to dragging his girlfriend out of their house by her hair, down 3 flights of stairs, before bashing her head into a mailbox. In 2005 he was accused, and later convicted, of twice choking his girlfriend unconscious, and another time knocking her head into their bathtub. Who knows what he did in the middle, but I'm sure we haven't heard all of it -- just the parts that almost killed women.
I'm not saying that you in particular were arguing this, but as a contribution to this thread -- Lawrence Phillips is not someone that just needed to learn a lesson or someone to pity. He's a scumbag of the highest (lowest?) order and a neanderthal.
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world/lawrence-phillips-convicted-of-assaulting-his-girlfriend_100232028.html
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/apr/19/bianchi-what-if-aaron-hernandez-lawrence-phillips/