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For AC/DC, only an idiot would pick just one: Highway to Hell The Jack Whole Lotta Rosie Shoot To Thrill Back In Black For Those About to Rock (We Salute You) Dirty Deeds Thunderstruck Money Talks etc ...

Ironic: Case of smoke with no fire. http://www.buffalosportsdaily.com/an-apology-to-merriman-and-everyone-else/

Too bad he declared after his senior year. Best link I can do is from Scout.com. I was off by one. They got him ranked as 4th best QB. My link 212 Att in the first 8 games 217 Att in the second 8 games If you want to make the argument he threw about the same number of times, fine. But it is clear he did not throw "less".

Yes, really. IIRC, he was ranked like the 5th best QB in that draft class. Not exactly screaming first round material there. Yet, his Yd/att went from 6.75 in the first half of the season to 7.5 in the second half. His Yds per game went from 177 to 205. He threw 7 TD in the first half to throwing 12 in the second. Yeah, you are right. They were "reigning" him in. Miami, Dec. 2006 - JP Losman: 13-19-200 yds, 3 TD - What's the Yd/Att on that? 10+? Tip: When I said they opened up the playbook I meant they were allowing him to take more chances down field as opposed to the dink 'n dunk Jauron wanted. In 2006, the playbook was originally set up in attempt to make JP learn to read a defense and make him into a pocket passer. Prior to the 2006 season, Jauron even made the comment of every scrambling QB eventually needs to learn how to read a defense and throw from the pocket if they want to continue playing in the NFL. Furthermore, I am not debating whether or not JP ever learned how to read a D or that he was some kind of mental genius. I am disputing the comment the 2006 playbook was setup ("limited") because he was stupid.

For a guy that "spends every single working day trying to figure out how to beat opposing quarterbacks", he was pretty bad at picking them to run his offense when he was a HC. Again, having knowledge and applying that knowledge in a specific way are different things. Wanny might be able to figure out a QB's strength and weaknesses, but as a DC, he's looking to exploit the QB's weaknesses and limit his strengths. The last thing he wants is the QB to reach max potential. Or maybe the failure rate among NFL QB's is so high, it is far easier to say player x won't make it. The person making that prediction will be right more times than he will be wrong. IIRC, the Bills had Edwards pegged as a solid second rounder (as did others). They were stunned he was still sitting there in the third when it came time for them to pick. As for Losman being a first rounder, that goes on TD. I do not remember Losman being projected by anybody being taken that early. He was "appointed" the starter with no indication he was actually ready to start. Most "raw" players are not ready for the starting lineup within their first 2 years. The Bills offense in 2006 was geared to make Losman a pocket passer. He wasn't allowed to audible, and he wasn't allowed to scramble. After he complained during the bye, the coaching staff opened up the play book, and took off the "No scramble" shackles. Coincidentally, the Bills offense improved in the 2nd half of 2006. The opening of the offense included taking more shots down field which just happened to be JP's one real strength.

Knowing it and being able to apply it to specific situations are different things. When it comes to the offensive side of the ball, I will take Wanny's word with some skepticism. After the Bills drafted Edwards, perceived QB guru Bill Walsh called the Bills and told Marv they got a "good one". If you had watched any of Losman's game while he was at Tulane you would know he had to scramble just to stay alive. Coming out of college, JP was considered "raw", and would take a few years to develop. In his second year, he was thrust into the starter's position. That was a disaster waiting to happen. Are you sure you are not mixing your players up? When Turk S. was fired, he complained to the media how Jauron wanted him to simplify the offense even more to the point Turk stated Jauron wanted to run a "pop warner" offense. The QB at the time: Edwards. I am not saying Losman was a mental genius by any stretch, but I do remember in 2006, Losman complaining how he felt he was handcuffed by the coaching staff.

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I get the feeling the poster was reacting to another poster who said "IMO, it was warranted." How can anyone justify violence in a meeting is beyond me.

Apparently you missed where OP said: And no Dane Cook.

Did not mean to imply there wasn't. If there is one thing corporate America is really good at is sanitizing and commercializing a product. Just follow this "recipe" and don't push the boundaries or limits = $. That is until America gets bored with it, and the "new and improved" formula needs to be rolled out. Corporate country is not what I base the entire genre on (just so we are clear on that). Without getting into a lengthy explanation as to why, do note there are always a handful of groups of any genre that appeal to me. In the case of country, I find myself listening to groups like Cash and Reed. What they play and sing comes across as "genuine". If they are following a formula, it's hard to detect.

Not a fan of country, and IMHO, today's corporate country is a mind numbing, soul sucking, regurgitating formulaic crap that has become the bane of the country music genre. BUT ..... Before the modern version of country, we had the likes of Johnny Cash and this guy: http://youtu.be/bNaN4aZJiZU

Boats and Planes? None I have heard off. Buildings and people? Sure have: http://en.wikipedia....ortion_violence

This says it all. Atheists get blamed repeatedly for something they did not do. Atheists get sick of it. Atheists push back. The spin: Atheists are closed minded and intolerant. Christians being attacked. Why do atheists do this? Why can't they leave us alone?

Follow your own advice before you start spouting. You mean this quote? The religious kooks are rampant and are in a dire need of being thinned out. Yeah, I said it. I stand behind. kooks - as in extremists, the far right, the people who feel compelled to shove religion down my throat, the ones who are busy trying to "save me" even though I have asked and then told them to leave me the *&^% alone. thinned out - there are other ways of "thinning out" besides violence. Educating those people in the proper concept of "you leave me alone, I leave you alone" would be a start.

You have lived in GA since 1999 and you have not come across at least one of these people? How have you managed that? I have run into people who have no problem telling me the South is the best place to live, except for Florida (because FLA is not really southern anyways) Their entire exposure of the "south" means venturing into Tenn once a month Georgia is the best place to live ( they have been to Athens and Macon, they know!) and the occasional "NW Georgia is the best". Rationale? Everything else is just a cesspool of Atheism, Liberalism, and Socialism. Their friend told them so. (The friend is the idiot that went to Athens and Macon.) Even if they do ask, anything less than "I love me some Georgia! Bestest place in the whole wide God fearing world!" goes over like a lead balloon. When I first moved here, any criticism was met with "Delta's ready when you are".

Would not matter (at least here in GA). They just spin it into something like "That's why they were Christians, and this country was founded on Christian beliefs (just look at US currency if you don't believe me!), and there is nothing in the Constitution stating you have the right to Freedom from religion".

People who push for Creationism to be taught in schools are not doing it in order to present a different scientific theory, they are doing it to promote a religious belief. You think the same people would be comfortable with the other religions being taught in the school? If they want to teach Creationism in school, than teach ALL variations, not just the "Christian" one. Yes, that includes the Flying Spaghetti Monster version. As an Atheist/Agnostic, I am bitter and zealous in my belief. That's because I am sick and tired of having Christians trying to jam their belief down my throat every time I turn around. I have stopped counting the number of times I have been told "Freedom of Religion does not mean Freedom from Religion".

Where did Astro "insinuate" Floyd will be a bust? Are you insinuating not starting for the first 3 weeks is grounds for the bust label?

Pfft. Come to GA. The religious kooks are rampant and are in a dire need of being thinned out. Back in the early 90's Cobb County made sodomy illegal in attempt to ban homosexuality. Cobb County Board of Education attempted to get evolution disclaimer stickers put into textbooks. Some of the tards in the GA legislature wanted the phrase "In God We Trust" made part of the new license plate. It didn't pass but a resident can get a free sticker to put on their plate. Don't even get me started on the 10 Commandments.

If he still has trouble reading a defense and/or throwing the ball at this stage in his career ... ... this becomes moot. Defenses will stack the line, take away the run and dump offs, and force the offense and VY into throwing in attempt to beat them.

Some were so anxious to give Spiller a nickname, they completely forgot he already had a well known one from college. IMHO, the best nicknames emerge based on some off the cuff observation or remark, or something leaks out of the locker room.

Yes and no. Just speculating ... The Bills went out and got Dareus and him some help along the line. After that, he may not care who they drafted. His biggest concern has been addressed already.

I'm in the camp with some of the others. I want to see how he reacts when the bullets start flying.

Then there's the matter of the asst coaches. Wait too long to choose the HC and the pool of available asst coaches is weak.