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Boyd is the only player I really watched play in college. The ability to catch his scattershot throws at Clemson really spoke well of Watkins. In college a QB can get away with poor accuracy if he's in the right system and has the right talent around him, but that doesn't fly in the NFL. His outside chance in the NFL was to be able to fix his mechanics and dial in his accuracy. That's a tough thing to do and it's rare to see happen so it's no surprise that Boyd couldn't get there. I'd like to see the Bills move on from EJ, but they need someone competent to take his place. Boyd isn't that guy. He's not even worthy of a roster spot.

I wouldn't mind getting "caught" like that. Flacco bet on himself, carried the Ravens through the playoffs to a championship and got paid large for it. He hasn't been worthy of the contract since, but I'd gladly be in that spot. This season if Tyrod wants to go on a tear, win a championship, get an Andrew Luck deal and then revert to mediocrity, he can be my guest. They have had cap issues due to money tied up in underperforming and/or aging players. That is compounded by some poor/unlucky drafting. Ozzie has generally taken risks in the draft. In the years leading up to the Super Bowls he hit a lot of home runs when he was swinging for the fences, but now he's striking out a lot. It is telling to see him pass on Tunsil for Stanley. Times are a changin'.

Nice!

Due to the reports of flags having the Lombardi trophy I am nervously awaiting the arrival of mine.

Sure seems like it. Exactly my thought.

It was the additional circumstances that made it look so bad. He was clocked speeding at 143 mph. He fled police and tried to evade and hide from them. There was a loaded handgun under the seat, the police noted a strong smell of marijuana and three other people, including his 12 year old nephew, were in the car. The gun was legally permitted and the police didn't find any marijuana or drug paraphernalia so only the speeding and fleeing and eluding charges stuck.

Awesome.

Agreed. I expected a bigger suspension that would get reduced after appeal. But I expected more than one game even after reduction. I guess it's so light because his previous suspension was for substance abuse and because there wasn't enough evidence to nail him on drug and child endangerment charges. Tough to believe that the NFL didn't have him in for a pee test right after though.

That was Clay Matthews Jr.; Clay Matthews Sr. was an OT who played in the 50s.

Yeah, it does suck for the kid. He has his NFL signing bonus and his insurance policy, but it still sucks.

Then it'll work out nicely as the rest of their roster isn't very good.

He's all that they have. That FO has been horrible at adding talent, with the exception of the Luck pick that they tanked for.

Seconded. That's horrible.

Agreed. Great burgers, but expensive for fast food. Still, I don't eat a lot of fast food so I don't mind paying a bit more if it's that good.

Awesome! Happy it's working out well for you. Ask away if you have any questions.

U Buff at 102. Ouch.

RIP, Buddy. Condolences to his family and friends.

Agree on all counts.

I remember this (approximate) quote from an airlines executive. When chastised about why service on his airline was so poor he responded "The last time you booked a flight did you chose your carrier based on service or price? When people start booking based on service we'll start focusing on service."

That's interesting. I hope it works out that way.

That's awesome. You're right in the heart of this so you'd sure know what's happening. I remember the Cooper years (I was a freshman for Earl Bruce's last year). So many years of doing so poorly against scUM sucked beyond belief. Ditto hearing scUM fans with their condescending attitudes about the rivalry and longing for the days when it was more competitive. Yuck. I will never root for a competitive rivalry with scUM. I want us to roll them every single year. If that means MSU takes their place as our main rival, so be it. As for Harbaugh, I don't know what he'll do there. He's had success in college and the pros, but he's never lasted more than 4 years anywhere. Until I see otherwise my expectations are that he'll do the same there. He'll improve the team, maybe even turn them around - and then move on.

I agree, Yolo - except I do hate scUM. Jim Harbaugh comes off as insincere to me. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a very good coach and he's sure had some success. But he's never stayed anywhere for long. Some combination of his desire to move up/on and him wearing out his welcome seem to be the reasons. His schtick and antics do seem to wear thin after awhile.

Thanks.

In general the NFL doesn't really care about the players, their safety or their futures after football. They are largely just assets with expiration dates.

Taylor has to improve on the things Vick never did well. Plus it'd be a PR nightmare. Not really any upside and some definite downside.