Erik

C'Mon Stanton, throw an INT already!

Wow now Detroit is getting the ball back...painful...

Do we really need to watch the end of this meaningless game? (For those watching on NFLN)

Well...the brain trust not having a clue what they are doing and the brain trust knowing more than the casual fan aren't exactly mutually exclusive.

Am I out of line in thinking that the cost is the only big issue here? I mean no one actually thinks that we don't need health care reform right? The numbers don't lie, our health care coverage is embarrassing to the rest of the world. Why are we wasting so much time on trivial things like whether or not death panels exist and hammer out some numbers and get this thing down. It really seems like the only thing to be done here.

I thought that I saw Levitre, Wood, Bell playing into the second half last week...

Reid probably figures that McNabb will get killed by either Peters or his back-up so it's good to be prepared.

Yeah I actually scored a nice Marshawn picture for $25 at Gibeau but they didn't have much else. Foot Locker had nothing except Yankees and 'Cuse stuff.

So I'm up in Alexandria Bay from Boston, figuring there must be some place to buy some Bills gear around here...Any have any ideas? I tried Dick's Sporting Goods in Watertown but all they had were T.O. and Poz jerseys. Can anyone throw me a bone around here?

He conceded the fact that he would make more money if he waited longer...

Exactly. We'll agree to disagree and let's see what happens in the next similar situation.

Now Tim, I see the point that you make regarding the reduction of Marshall back-firing however please explain how taking it out solely on Marshawn and not at all on Marshall acceptable? I would find this argument much more convincing if Goodell simply re-instate the three game penalty on Marshall and made him sit out the first two games of this season but that clearly is not going to happen. Just doesn't sit right with me.

Yes because unlike Lynch the rest of the thugs in the NFL are nice (and smart) and their multiple offenses are somehow different than his Seriously?

I think that it's clear that most people aren't upset that Marshawn got punished. People are upset over the inconsistencies and big market bias in which the manner of the punishments are doled out. Even if you want to say Marshawn is being punished more severely because of last year's arrest, Marshall had three, yes three, arrests before his first suspension that was reduced from three games to one. Also he has subsequently been arrested again with no punishment. Michael Vick is on the cusp of being reinstated after doing a stretch on federal charges...Plaxico will probably skate with minimal punishment after he does his stretch. The inconsistency really is laughable. Clearly Goodell sees his tough guy image fading as he lets the big market big money stars off easily so he needs to make up for it somewhere. Buffalo loses again.

You can take offense all you want, it doesn't mean that it isn't true. Have you ever read Dan Shaughnessy? There are attention whores in your profession just as there is in mine and anyone else's. And BTW what does that article even prove? Does it refute any of the points I made in the previous thread. It's a cookie cutter article and you could have copy and pasted any dozen that have been published in the last few days, as well as in March/April when the A-Rod story broke. And we haven't even covered the media's unbelievable poor job at covering this story from the get-go. From the late 80's tile the early 2000's they were turning a blind eye while it was running rampant and since the stories have broke gone with the vilifying the athlete route ad naseum (talk about tired cliches). Nothing about the union's poor part in educating their players about what is OK to take and what is not, particularly the Latin players. Nothing on the F.D.A.'s butcher job on classifying these substances. Nothing on the frustration from veteran players and player reps being refuted by the union in the early 2000's when they were feverishly trying to nip it in the bud. Responsible journalism? I think not.

Short answer - yes. At least on Papi's part, as well as A-Rod's for that matter. I think Papi and A-Rod both have egos so big that they would rather go clean than hurt their image. And I don't think it's that far-fetched either. Manny is clearly a different story and he always has been. And that is the short argument...not taking into consideration the other 23 teams as well as the players on the opposing teams. But in general I don't think it is too naive to think that the game has been cleaned up considerably since the "Scarlet Letter" factor has come in with the lengthy suspensions between 2004-2006. But I understand that doesn't sell papers so that's not what we'll read or hear from the media.

Let's see the positive test results from 2007. Haven't seen any or heard any reports of them.

And, predictably, the Pats fans think T.O. saying that the game might be close is bulletin board material. http://www.patsfans.com/new-england-patrio...e-patriots.html

2007 Red Sox.

And I'm sure ESPN will report that the holdout is due to T.O.

C'Mon guys...let's all just calm down and go do that crack cocaine thing...

They totally need to make an episode about how Jemaine was nominated for an Emmy and Bret wasn't.

I'll gladly take the stripes over what we have now.

I fail to see what any of this has to do with Obama? If Michael Jackson had died two years ago the same coverage would have existed.

Ummmm...I don't know, you sound pretty nuts dude. Honestly though I think I can make up a whole stand up shtick with all you far right/left nuts...something along the lines of Jeff Foxworthy's "you might be a redneck". Mine would be "you might be a moron"...it would go something like this: If you believe 9/11 was an inside job by the evil Bush administration...you might be a moron If you believe Barack Obama is a secret muslim born in Kenya...you might be a moron If you believe that you need to save every tree and eliminate all oil products...you might be a moron If you believe that global warming doesn't exist...you might be a moron... If you believe the Democrats are solely to blame for the current economic crisis...you might be a moron Conversely, if you believe that Republicans are solely to blame for the current economic crisis...you might be a moron If you believe that you are more intelligent than Barack Obama...you might be a moron You can go on and on really...