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Thank You. It's a very primal response. Back to the cave men days, people would puff out their chests and act aggressive at newcomers as a way to show dominance and ward off threat. Similarly, someone who has been here a long time and with a high post count will boast of their high post count and longevity as a way to show dominance. Some of us still revert to our cave men antics. I still have a few in me as well. I think we all do.

Agreed. Are they the same people? If not, then your point has no point. Everyone has a different opinion. Even year from year. LOL. Exactly.

Wow... Yeah that was somethin.

Well there are two different types of respect. One is given as part of being a human being. Another is respect for a worker and a job well done. It's business. I think it was assumed that we were talking about the latter.

That's not really true. Everyone has a different opinion, so obviously some will feel differently about December games than others.

Yeah, the cold is why they can't sell out. Not because theyre 3-10 at that point.

You generally earn respect. He hasn't done anything yet.

Here is the Russ Brandon quote I was talking about: "You know, you want to be home in December, especially when these games mean something" A little different than I remember it.

I'll google it too. I'd be bummed if that is true. What a waste of a valuable resource. Fans don't come to the games in December because the team is out of playoff contention by then. Not because of the weather.

Do they really? I never heard that before. I thought Russ said he likes playing here in December?

Agreed. This thread is deja vu. Someone created a similar thread to this but about Buddy Nix when he first came.

Oh. I get what you want. You just want to argue. In that case, I tip my hat. You are right, I am wrong. I hope that makes you feel better. I really do.

That's because you don't understand how large bandwidth content is delivered. Do you know why YouTube has buffering issues and advertisers are at their neck about it? Do you know why Google, try as they may, and having thrown millions at the problem STILL hasn't completely eradicated it? Of course you don't. And no, it wouldn't work for a live feed. Even delaying by a minute wouldn't give enough time for a data center (farm) to pull and push that massive load. Especially considering that Netflix is caching at those farms because they know the probability that thousands of people in that district pulls that same media at the same time is low. 5000 people in San Fransisco aren't going to be watching The Breakfast Club at the same exact time in the same exact spot of the movie etc. The same can't be said with live programming. Of course, they could have a technical breakthrough before then. I'm guessing we would see it on YouTube first however. Oh I misread your post. Gotcha Post the link that shows 3.1 mil watched online. I'm curious to see what platforms they used. That's not true. If they were storing it, there costs would skyrocket. They use transitional caching which allows them to give at any moment the programming that a particular district is most likely to pull. Ever wonder why some movies and shows load quicker than others on Netflix? There's your answer. I didn't ask Jack that. You need to start actually READING what I'm writing and not just making things up. Buffering is the wrong word. But no, a delay would do little to help THAT particular issue.

Gotcha.

1) DirecTV has over 2 million Ticket subscribers and is closing in on : million last time I checked. Not sure where you got that 50% stat from. 2) what are you talking about 3.1 mil people. I'm not sure what you're referring to. Haven't even read the article. I can't open links on my work phone. I did read another article about this over a year ago though. PS, cached means stored. *eyeroll* Edit: just opened the article on my laptop and I didn't plagiarize anything from there. We have the same basic idea because we're both right. a cache (/ˈkæʃ/ kash)[1] is a component that transparently stores data so that future requests for that data can be served faster. http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache_(computing) How do you not know this stuff?

There is so much wrong everyone in this. I don't want to go though this all and have an argument with you so ill just correct a few things and move on. 1) Netflix does not account for a quarter of Internet traffic. Not even remotely close. That was a meme that was spread around. Falsely. They have a large percentage of last mile traffic. Which is the traffic received from local data centers where Netflix has cached their programming. All of it being duplicate content. Its not real traffic. Its cached copies. They actually did this because they would be crashing every 10 minutes if they didnt. Problem is, you can't cache live programming. The fact that you don't know this and then tell me I don't know how Internet video is distributed is hilarious. I've programmed and networked more in a year than you have probably in your life. Your lack of knowledge on the subject is showing. In case your curious, google has WAY more traffic than Netflix. 2) I said he deserved the start MORE SO than Kolb. Not that I wanted him to start or that he deserved to. I wanted EJ to start and I think EJ deserved to start. 3) Great. So now all we have to do is go buy a media player, buy the service, buy a splitter, perhaps an adapater, oh and pay for DirecTV as well if we want true live programming of other shows. That's simpler than just keeping it with DirecTV for sure.

So do you not watch any live programming? This is a great option for people who don't.

You're right. It is click bait. But that doesn't automatically mean its false.

From that article: "The expectation is that it will take several weeks for Byrd to get in playing shape."

You're right. This thread is far off course and its due to me. I apologize. If anyone wants to further discuss pain among NFL players, id be happy to discuss in private message. But I won't be responding to any thing more on that front in this thread as to not derail it any further.

Listen, I get it. You're top dog here. You are macho. You can stop now. Sarcasm, at its core, is a quest for acceptance and ego. Youre separating yourself to make yourself seem superior and not naive. The word "sarcasm" comes from the Greek Sarkazen. Which if I recall correctly, means to rip apart one's flesh. Mainly to show dominance. So I get it. You're dominant. You're top dog. Cool? No he didn't. Just to be clear, were taking about pain, not surgeries. You can have surgery and not result in pain. The burden of proof is not on me. You made the comment. The burden of proof is on you. However, they are entitled to do whatever they wish. I stayed that many pages ago. And I am entitled to disagree with it.

I just finished reading it and I actually really enjoyed this article. A few notes. 1) The article states a third rated the medical care offered by team doctors as either “not so good” or “poor,” though a majority rated it as “good or “excellent.” Those who retired more recently reported more satisfaction than those who retired earlier. This is a sign that the injuries and the magnitude of them were not fully comprehended 20 to 30 years ago. It is now and things are better. 2) Nearly half of the players polled had less than 2 major injuries. And 93% of them said they were happy that they played in the league. This says a lot to how much pain they are in. 3) 9 of 10 players have "aches and pains". That's about right considering most Americans have aches and pains. 4) Most of the players injured played 20+ years ago. Not all of them are me making a point. Just some observations. Thank you for posting the article.

Hung out with Jim Kelly a bit last season. There was nothing evident. Not really proof of anything. Just interesting because of what you said.

No one said it is. I think you need to go back a few pages and regather why this discussion started. As often happens, even to myself, the discussion winds and the original point is lost. You gave me 5 articles, a few of them practically duplicates, and you call it the majority rather than the minority. That's not my fault. Listen, I get it. You're top dog here. You are macho. You can stop now. Sarcasm, at its core, is a quest for acceptance and ego. Youre separating yourself to make yourself seem superior and not naive. The word "sarcasm" comes from the Greek Sarkazen. Which if I recall correctly, means to rip apart one's flesh. Mainly to show dominance. So I get it. You're dominant. You're top dog. Cool?

As much as I can appreciate the sentiment of the article, it states that 9 of 10 suffer from "aches and pains". 9 of 10 people on the United States suffer from aches and pains, regardless of their occupation. My mother has aches and pains and even worse and she was a neurotechnician in a hospital. Not to mention that was strategically published due to the lawsuit between the former players and the NFL. Not even a little bit