fishgutmartyr

Not really. He went to a team that brought along Urlacher and Briggs. All it would really mean is that Greene went to a team that knows how to develop the potential in linebackers. We've developed who over the years? Blackburn. And that was well before this current defensive staff. I can't think of anyone else, except for maybe Kiwi, who they took from an above average DE to an average LB. Nice job. I would keep a very close eye on whether or not Curry turns into something--he's got the drive, and at least some talent to be drafted where he was. If he fails, it wouldn't be all on the coach's head, but the circumstances are there for the coach to develop potential.

Diehl isn't a starter anymore, that's plain to see. It sucks that it takes an injury to get him off the field. He may still be good enough to be a backup, but hopefully not for any extended period of time. He simply can't do it anymore. Still, he's been a good player for us for many years, and in my ideal world, he retires a Giant after this season. I can't separate the player now from the left tackle on one of the best olines this team ever produced.

Nassib would need 1-2 good games as a backup to show value. QB is one of the few positions where trades are made: Kolb, Feeley, Cassel just off the top of my head. So it's not out of the question. Even if that doesn't pan out, you have a 1st/2nd rounder (or whatever his value was supposed to be) as a potential backup for Manning. You ultimately reduce the cap number spent on QB starting next year for as long as we have Nassib. That's worth biting the bullet for this year. And no one has convinced me that Greene would be a superstar on this team with the current linebackers coach; which is what all this is about, since Reese/Coughlin have been drafting QBs all this time (Lorenzen, Woodson, etc.). It may be a different story for him in Chicago--but they obviously know how to coach linebackers.

That was hysterical. The expression on Tuck's face was a treasure.

Herzlich is always around the ball. Unfortunately, it's more than 5 yards beyond the line of scrimmage and because they're running right at him, but he's always there. Jesus, the only linebackers I even noticed were Masau and Broha, and they were playing in the scrub zone. Williams had a play, Conner had a couple tackles. Curry had the tip, but he also blew past Hasselbeck in order to make the play on a fake handoff--after how many years!?

Cox kind of reminded me of Bradshaw before his feet were destroyed.

Baas injured, Diehl is an absolute turnstyle, and the D isn't stopping anything. What year is it again?

How can you guys kid around like this? This is both tragic and disgusting. Why, back in his playing days, they were inseparable. He was always holding her. Granted the sex was never that good, what with the false starts, but still...

No, I don't. But I do expect Curtis Painter to be waived. I have no idea why Reese signed him in the first place, other than as an extra arm in camp. So this news just isn't all that exciting to me.

Nassib is ahead of Curtis Painter!? Why, that must mean he doesn't suck horribly!

You could also parallel Marvin Harrison/Reggie Wayne with Nicks/Cruz--although it probably would have been Burress/Smith if things went as planned. Harrison had the good sense to wait until retirement to start discharging weapons in public. You could also link Edgerron James and Bradshaw. Although James never had someone like Jacobs, if I recall. Anyway, the same recipe: Weak defense, strong offense. Offense emphasizes passing game with above average rushing.

It's a Tiki suck-up, but I agree with the position. Peyton has blown more than his fair share of playoff chances. Phenomenal player to be sure, but I'll keep our Manning. And the reporter is a dick.

This might be an unintended consequence of the new bargaining agreement--with the limits in pay for draftees, a first round pick for QB that pans out turns into a gold mine for the lucky team. Of course, after the first few years that team is going to wind up shell-shocked with the reality of that second contract; and if they're not careful, the whole team will fall to shit. Imagine Colin Kaepernick continues to play well. What is San Fran going to do with the FA's they're signing now when Colin's tab goes into the 20 mill+ range? The one advantage we have is that we're accustomed to building teams with a high-priced QB. After all, even Eli's first contract wasn't particularly cheap for its time. But we still managed to build two Superbowl winners. It's not the 90's anymore. Teams stay strong through solid, consistent drafts, just like the 70's and 80's. The difference is that you don't keep players through their careers--you draft solid expecting turnover and losing some of your better players. --------- Anyone notice we've evolved into the Peyton Manning Colts?

Yes, it was an illegal switchblade. It should have been confiscated, and he should have gotten, at worst, a fine. He wasn't even carrying it on him.

Sure can, Rik. From the looks of it, Victorinox and Wenger are going to have a ton of repeat customers...

(Be kind of sweet to go through those bins and pull out the nice ones...)

http://abclocal.go.c...ocal&id=9164104 Oh, for fuck's sake, it was in his luggage. If it wasn't in his carry-on, what was he going to do--climb into the cargo area? Because that's what I would do if I were a professional athlete pulling in nearly a mil for a season. :rolls eyes: I miss the country I grew up in. Oh, don't forget he's a former Cowboy, too.

I think I have to give it to Snyder. Make no mistake--they're both douchebags, but Jones above all is a showman--he may not be able to field a decent team due to his meglomania, but he does enough to keep his fans entertained. It might be in the carny sense of the word, but people love carnivals. Snyder treats his fans as nothing more than a revenue stream. That's flat-out unacceptable in what is ultimately entertainment. In addition, he does all that he can to control negative talk among that fanbase about him, his decisions, or the product he puts on the field. And up until very recently, that product hasn't been all that good. The whole "Redskin" thing notwithstanding.

Luke Pettigout is a good one--never understood how that guy stuck with this team for as long as he did. Diehl was, and Beatty is far better than Cap'n False Start ever was. Joseph is like Dayne to me--how is an utter bust overrated?

It happens. He probably forgot he had it on him. Reasonable security would have probably just confiscated it; arresting him falls into the domain of bullshit. I've forgotten that I had my pocket knife on me when going to a place with security--just not an airport. Usually, they hold on to it for me until I leave. Of course, an Opinel could hardly be considered an offensive weapon. Great all-purpose pocket knife, but not one I'd bring to a fight.

I don't really agree with most of the overrated picks. Sehorn, Tuck, and Jacobs gave us some good/great years. While their full careers might have been better (and with Tuck, it still might be), their declines are due to injury, not some absence of talent. And Dayne!? How does being considered a bust qualify as being overrated? Completely agree about Shockey, though. The bullshit to joy ratio was way out of whack with him.

I'm sorry, I couldn't pick just 5. But Bavaro would definitely be up there.

I don't know--if you based a prediction on Manning's first year, you'd swear he'd be a Sanchez-quality QB. Now you might not think he's as great a QB as I do, but you have to admit he's not at Sanchez's level. Again, I'm not ripping your QB: but there are a lot of things that can happen between now and his retirement. But hey, I more than understand how excited you must be--I was thrilled to see Collins in the rear-view for the first real QB we've had since Simms. I never thought Kerry had the complete package.

Didn't George have the most career tds for a defensive lineman at one point? I'm trying to stay away from the most recent teams, because I've ranted about them a lot. Fred Robbins in particular. And the whole offensive line of Diehl, Seubert, O'Hara, Snee, and McKenzie was arguably the best in the league at it's peak (2008). But I'll add two names from the Coughlin era that no one's mentioned: Sam Madison and RW McQuarters. If you look at the culture of the defensive backfield before they arrived and afterwards, it seems like night and day.

By that definition, I'll add Zeke Mowatt, Byron Hunt, Everson Walls, and second Jim's Maurice Carthon. Zeke Mowatt--a fine young TE, who had a knee injury and got Wally Pipped by Bavaro. Byron Hunt--Good linebacker that unfortunately played the same position as VanPelt and Banks. Everson Walls--True he played most of his career with the Cowpies, but was big in our second superbowl season Maurice Carthon--still the best pure blocking fullback I've ever seen, on any team. Led the way for Hershel Walker in the USFL (in his 2000 yard season), Joe Morris, and helped revive OJ Anderson. Probably the reason Morris learned how to run in 1985. OH! OH! FORGOT!! Tony Galbreath--The primordial Dave Meggett.