The Big Cat

This was the conclusion I had hoped to suss out. The "my mock" threads, the "here's what I would do" posts, the "here's what I want" diatribes, they grow more and more irksome every year. And rarely are they revisited, but increasingly they're treated as the blueprint for success, in spite of what hindsight delivers (mostly).

It's slow at work, I haven't come round here in awhile, and I'm sure this will get ignored, but I'll just think aloud here for a second: From what I gather, the distinction with Greece is that their town meetings court--at least in theory--constituents who have come to petition, et al. In that spirit, taken in a vacuum, I don't agree with the decision, but here on planet Earth, I have no problem with it. As I understand, prayer bans at town meetings like those in Greece are meant to facilitate a process of government that doesn't alienate those non-elected officials who have come to participate. But, since we're talking about Christian prayers, I have to question to what degree someone would be truly alienated from the process. If instead the prayers were some bizarre, in-tongue incantation that involved dancing, screaming and an appeal to some monster-god (perhaps pasta in nature), then yeah, I could see alienation being an issue. But I don't think a quick, 20 second Christian prayer, in the spirit of tradition (as Kennedy argued) will throw too many people that far off their game.

Greg Robinson at 4, 5 or 6. Swap this year's first and give up this year's second and a late pick. Then trade next year's first for a second this year and a second next year.

I tried an advanced search with no luck. Thanks.

Can anyone provide a link to one of their posts prior to the 2013 draft weekend that even mentioned Kiko Alonso as a possible draft target of the Bills? His selection makes me wonder who the next off-the-radar (ala Jairus Byrd) star will be.

??? did you skip the first five minutes??

And it was the first tee box.

https://twitter.com/EWood70/status/463459793047678976/photo/1

Never mind him. He's been spoiled by all the riveting, never repetitive draft talk that's been going on for the last five months.

They'll finally get some use out of that interstate.

One particular poster pounded this drum right onto my ignore list.

If he drops to nine, that means the SIX quarterback needy teams ahead of us all passed.

The data erroneously puts Rodgers on the roster through 2013. But, if that's a consistent mistake across all teams, then the Bills had an exquisitely average retention percentage from 2011. http://goo.gl/U7z0ZF Also, don't think I overlooked your "Williams may be a good safety" downplay. He may not be a good cornerback, but the only evidence available indicates he is a good safety.

A cool data plot by CBS Sports analyzing snap counts from the 2011 draft class. Funny to see where the vaunted Green Bay Packers--considered by many to be the league's build-from-the-draft model--fall in terms of average productivity from their 2011 class. Spoiler alert: dead last. Another spoiler alert: Buffalo has had the 10th most productive class, by their metric. http://www.cbssports...-2011-nfl-draft I'm hoping this is a popular thread because: It's a slow day for me at work. Let's face it, there's NOTHING left to say about the 2014 draft!!

Yeah everything about Locke these past three episodes has been abrupt: His dispatch to the north, his admittance to the Night's Watch, his infiltration into Snow's band, his beeline to Bran and his demise, all quick and dirty.

Judging by the photo at the bottom, they wouldn't have had a say in the matter.

probed alright

I'm shocked this video has eluded so many of you given not only its (regrettable) cultural relevance, but also the attention it's already received on OTW (hence the title).

Yeah, Robin is the monstrous brat that just keeps the hits coming. Hard to tell where he gets it from, huh? Seriously though, the character is written and cast with such delightful nuance, its easy to call him the best, most hateable character this side of Joffrey.

Well, given what we've learned the past two episodes...THAT should make for an interesting family reunion.

None. A part of my slumps every time the pre-show warnings appear sans-nudity and/or strong sexual content. I loved last night's episode. Half way through a season and we're just getting started on so many plot lines. Refresh me: is The Hound taking Arya to The Eyrie?

That may be true, but Robey does have awesome game speed, particularly when it comes to closing the gap.

Well, I'm holding out hope that Schwartz--smart, economics major he is--sees his gig in Buffalo as an opportunity for reinvention.

Yeah, I'm not sure what's convinced several posters here that Schwartz plans to abjectly ignore that substantial portion of the 2013 tape.