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Bring him in & let him start a few games, then we can laugh at his apologists, it'd be like 2003 all over again.

I went to Purdue when he was the starting point guard there, good guy!

It was the beginning of a new era!

Friggin' Marv.

Flacco's BFF, his wife & Flacco's wife are also BFF's. This signing is absolutely no surprise to anyone here in Baltimore.

Yes, Graham has a job to do... so do the Bills Shills.

I'm sure that Brandon and the other 2 are in constant communication. Just as in any other organization, sometimes you have to go to bat for something you believe in, and if Russ can convince the other members of Team Ralph that what he wants to do ultimately falls in line with the established best interests of Ralph, then Russ will get his way.

Per Team Ralph. Seeing as he is their superior, Russ would be the one to keep them in line, following the chain-of-command.

The two Doug's work for him, so he has to support them as much as a superior can. Ultimately though, this is still Ralph's team, he still gets his marching orders from Ralph, and the bottom-line constraints that have been put into place by Ralph still have to be met. There is absolutely no way that Ralph gave him carte blanche to do as he pleases.

If they fall too far out of line, they will not be part of the program much longer.

Only Russ is on the same 'side' as the other 2... Team Ralph.

Yes, some people are extremely naive indeed. Brandon is not going to do anything that goes against the S.O.P. that Ralph has established, and the other two remain in place to keep him in check.

Until we see otherwise, it's Marrone/Whaley vs. Brandon/Littman/Overdorf(aka Ralph's stooges). Ralph may not be calling the direct shots anymore, but standard operating procedures at OBD have never changed. When it comes to the bottom line, everything is set up exactly the way he wants it.

I agree on the twinnies, I didn't like them the season they were on, but they are very funny. I was rolling last night, especially when they were slamming the Afghanimals (who are also funny). Cowboys FTW, but I like most all the teams left. The only 2 I really don't care for are the team with the idiot who didn't use the express pass, and the Globetrotters (would love to see the Cowboys double U-Turn them out of the game).

Yes, there's always hope... hope that new ownership will be here soon.

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Not only did he not walk away from the money, he can look forward to a huge payday in court, his ambulance-chasing mother will see to that.

More obvious than ever to me that Martin has no business being in the NFL, at least not until he gets some MAJOR help. Whoever green-lit him as being mentally & emotionally stable enough to be a high draft choice really dropped the ball big-time.... I sure wouldn't trust them to re-evaluate him. At least he has a Stanford education, I wish him well in his future endeavors.

Manning looked very nervous indeed before the game started... and the "bitter Super Bowl face" came out in full after the disastrous first play. The game was for all intents and purposes over at that point. The Broncos needed to rally behind their leader, but their leader was lost in a daze. The rest of the team responded accordingly, and the Seahawks fed on that. Manning is probably the greatest QB ever when it comes to preparation for a game. He is very robotic in nature though, and in times when things don't go according to plan, he isn't very spontaneous at all. Much of that is mental, but some of that is due to his physical limitations (ie. lack of mobility & arm strength), particularly at this late stage of his career. Kaep being a physical freak of nature is better equipped IMO to make things happen in those tough situations where Manning often fails. It's early, but he also appears to have an advantage in leadership traits. Barring serious injury, I can see him getting multiple rings before his career is over, but only time will tell.

Manning was also exposed as a Big Game Chump, but some of us already knew that. OMAHA!

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Well, maybe this game will provide TJ with the inspiration and motivation to become elite.

Congrats to Marshawn! Even though I don't really care for him, congrats to Pete Carroll, almost always nice to see an ex-Bill player or coach do good. I don't think TJax really counts though, so I will not congratulate him. Final congrats to the city of Seattle, which I like far more than the city of Denver.

Outstanding news, congrats Andre!

Wow, that would be another shocker. I'll also go with Wade.