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Thanks Beerball. & FYI, I don't work but it's too cold to be playing w/ the car in the garage let alone out golfing (it'd be tough to find the white balls buried in the snow), so my attention has shifted inside to the house. The house is getting to the point (17 yrs old; I've lived here 13) where some repairs/updates are warranted.

I'm considering re-doing my kitchen countertop. I have an 'L' section of kitchen counter top that measures just over 4'x8', yet there's no apparent seam. I was wondering if maybe they made these things (laminate sheeting ) oversized, like maybe 50"x98" or how do they accomplish this? TIA

What you said is similar to what Polian was referring to in another thread from a few days ago. It's worthy of note that you mention the 2 recent Colt coaches, Mora Sr & Dungy.

Although he certainly seemed to know his stuff (IMO), if I'm not mistaken, he was getting quite up there in age. Perhaps there was an issue of him not wanting &/or being able to put in what I'm sure are the obscene hours necessary to adequately do the job. If it wasn't an issue then, it might be now, especially since it's likely that hour front office will be overhauled.

I got the same msg. But considering we're playing the BRoncos, is orange really the prudent choice?

I wish him luck & of course I hope he does continue to excel. However, talk is cheap. Remember, this defense was talking in pre-season about being one of the elite defenses of the ages.

What about 'The Pill'? aka Pillsbury Dough Boy p.s. Although it's not widely used, I'm particularly found of "Jerry's Kids"

No, if for no other reason that his COMPLETE lack of emphasis on ST. From what I understand, back in his tenure about the only coaching that went on for ST was done by Christie & Mohr. What do you think will happen to the only good performing aspect of our team? Remember in StL April sucked; here he's great. Think that might have something to do w/ Mularky vs Martz?

Where's that crap throwing monkey when you need him? SPLAT.

As bad as it is, no. A little bit of pressure is good. (If he seldom experiences it during his early learning curve, how is he expected to handle it when we expect/need him to perform.) Learning to play NFL QB is difficult enough w/o having the extra burden of having things made more difficult for you by having porous protection. Ideally, you'd want him 'coddled' by making it as easy as possible on him (i.e. good protection and a strong reliance on the running game & a stout defense. ) Too much not only stunt his growth, but potentially is detrimental (i.e. 'shell-shocked'). JMHO.

I don't think anyone has ever doubted the guys effort & heart. The dude gives 100%. He's just too prone to drops and IMO mostly can't be counted on when it's 'clutch' time.

I think the best way is as soon as the season is over. (Then again, as this season is lost, there's really no reason not to start tomorrow.) I think the ideal situation is to get rid of the people at the top, and retain some or all of the asst. coaches. (Does anyone want to see April leave?) The position coaches will have a better feel/opinion of the potential of their players and it's the upper level coaches (HC, OC, DC) that dictate the direction of the team. Also, based on their resumes (too lazy to find the character for the accent ague or whatever it is), we've assembled a top-notch group of assts. This has been touched on elsewhere b4, but one asst I'd like to see replaced is our Strength & Conditioning guy. It may very well have been a serious loss when we let Rusty go.

If by 'core', you mean 'foundation', from which you build, then we are sorely lacking as I would consider that the line. We have one undrafted converted TE that shows potential to develop into an excellent player. We have another T that is a phenominally gifted athletically but due to a combination of factors, is riding the pine. Other than that, we have 3 2nd tier FA pickups and what I would consider a 3rd tier, the later of which, last game outstanding is debatably our best O-linemen. As for our skill positions, Evans seems to be a keeper. I'm hopeful that Everett has something, although w/ our current scheme, Kellen Winslow (Sr.) in his prime wouldn't contribute much. (I happen to think that Campbell is an adequate TE). W/ a decent O-line, McGahee has the talent to be very productive. As for Roscoe, it's too early to see what he has, but IMHO, a 160 lb WR is not the type of player you count on building an offense around. (I do think he has the potential to be a productive spot player.) Losman seems to have the potential, but right now, he's playing like you would expect a rookie to play - generally poor. So, w/ respect to him, who knows - might be great, might suck.

That's correct. Since Moulds hasn't even attended practice, how is he to know his assignment on the Tackle Option pass where Peters rolls left (I assume he's right handed, so of course you have to have him roll to the left as NO ONE would expect that ) w/ Parrish as his lead blocker w/ Shelton running a fly route. Seriously, I imagine it puts you at a considerable disadvantage trying to assimilate that game plan w/o adequate exposure to it. (Perhaps almost as bad as if you don't put your best players on the field. )

You think you had a bad night, think about that poor goat.

And there's 5 letters in both Bills & Bears. For that matter, comparing the '05 Bills w/ the '85 Bears, 1985 was 20 years ago, so most of those guys are like what, 50 years old? Seems to me, our defense performs roughly equivalent to if those '85 Bears were to try to suit up today

Yes, kudos to them. I made a comment about this a couple of weeks ago. How is it that our ST returns & coverage, which are typically made up of the lesser quality talent on the roster, can be so dominant, yet our O & Dee blow monkey spunk?

I wouldn't think that a flood of underclassmen entering the draft would result from this. Except for 1st round and to a far less extent 2nd & 3rd rookie bonuses are quite reasonable. It might persuade a few top notch prospects to enter where they might otherwise opt to stay in school for another year, but I wouldn't imagine it'll make the total talent pool more than maybe a round better. (i.e. you can pick up what would normally be a 3rd round talent well into the 4th round.)

That was good for a laugh!

I was looking at the stats and people that shouldn't run the ball (Shelton, Evans, Roscoe, Fast Freddie) have a combined -2 yards on 7 carries. Longest gain is 7 & it appears that they make it to the LOS < 50% of the time.

Think the guy might miss the game. The description says Eastern DAYLIGHT Time. Since when do they practice daylight savings in December? The auction presumably is being offered by the legitimate Dulfins organization.

What your payments are is really irrelevent. What counts is what are you paying in depreciation and financing (&/or lost income). One advantage of a lease is that you know EXACTLY what this will cost you, whereas w/ buying it (assuming you're only going to hold onto the vehicle for a relatively short period), you have to make a realistic guess. Often leases are not what I would consider 'fair value', that is you're paying a substantial premium. This is one thing you have to be careful about as far as I'm concerned. If you think it's likely you're going to get rid of the car relatively soon, if you can get a 'fair market lease', that's the way to go. If they're overpricing the lease, your only prudent option is buying (or opting for a different car). Just my 2¢.

That's somewhat insightful, thanks. And the conclusion that one should draw from these #s? We should start putting one of our best players on 3rd & long - Moorman! Actually, based on that kind of performance, as sad as that is, I think that would yield better results. Seriously, I'd be curious as to how we compare to other teams in this regard. I've gotta assume it's pretty abysmal.

I read the headline quickly & figuring she was a NASCAR driver, I thought it said "Patrick weds A relative"

W/ respect to the 'best 5' I think the only doubt is that Peters might be included (If anything, I'm upset that Preston isn't being considered.) Considering his level of experience at the position, and what appears to be the learning curve, it's quite possible that in training camp he wasn't among the best 5, but after a couple of extra months, he's now at least worthy of consideration. IMHO, it appears that we have 4-7 players that when considered individually are 'okay', but together as a unit are sub-standard.