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In the same way that a great DB feeds off the rush of a great DE, the great DE is reliant on the push of a dominant DT. Great DEs are nearly completely neutralized when they play with average DTs since half their threat area is removed and the job of the OT gets easier by more than half. If you want to find out which of the three positions is the most valuable take a look at NEs first round picks the past two seasons- both DTs. And this is a team that plays predominantly out of a 3-4.

I don't see moving a playmaker with no obvious debits on his balance sheet. A guy like Randy Moss is arguably such a distraction in multiple ways that you can look to get better by moving him, but Nate is simply a football player, and one of the best in the league at affecting the dynamics of a football game. There are probably only 10-15 players around the league with equal overall ability (based on his contributions in two phases) to impact a game outcome- it's hard to justify accepting any unknown for that.

CB is clearly a position at which Donahoe is a superior evaluator. He has balance of good and bad choices around the rest of the field, it's only at QB that he has yet to produce a hit. Losman appears to have a great desire to change that.

I'm very interested in the type of plans a 5 month old might cook up for your birthday- Poop toss! Sugar tantrum! Sorry it won't work out for you- we've got the edge on the Raider golf team anyway since I told them golf carts require a valid driver's license and insurance.

We've challenged a local Raider's club to the A-Whipping they deserve on the golf course. If you're planning to golf you need to be at the Clubhouse this Friday for a 1:00 tee time. You can't miss the golf course when you drive into town, the Pro Shop[ is adjacent to the parking lot when you pull in. If you can't make the 1:00 tee time but would like to join us after the turn be at the Clubhouse at 3:00 p.m. Anyone else arriving in town during the golf tournament should hole up at Madd Bailey's Pub until we finish. The National Weather Service is calling for the Friday Temperature to be in the high 60s. If you're arriving Saturday morning you'll meet us at Madd Bailey's at 8:30 a.m. At my house we're pouring Molson Canadian on tap with a full bar, we're also serving everyone dinner Friday and Saturday night plus you can expect some Western New York specialties like the best Buffalo wings this side of the Mississippi. Madd Bailey's will be serving wings that will not fall into the same category, but they will be complimentary for the beginning of the draft. I've got a cursory idea of head counts and we're making arrangements so everyone has a bed- if I can get an idea of when you plan to arrive it will help us with food portions- email me kurtgraves@dslextreme.com or call (310) 582-1188

Since I can't see a real fit for Travis in Tampa this is a scenario that at least seems possible.

When I heard Gruden say in an interview about Ronnie Brown: "He might have the best hands that I saw in the Combine. The ball is easily caught. He's like a center fielder. He's 233 pounds running well below 4.5 and he is a great kid. Brown can line up in any formation. He's not a fumbler. Ronnie Brown's hands are rare . . . exceptional hands." it was clear that he was up to something- he sees himself as way too much of a poker player to give that kind of report on a kid he might want with the 5th pick in the draft. Now feelers are out on Travis, a back who seems a very poor fit in a scheme that likes to throw flare passes to everyone in their backfield with regularity. It looks to me like Gruden is setting up a smoke screen for a move he's nearly wetting himself over making- I just can't put my finger on what it might be. It's likely to have something to do with the Frisco/Miami/Cleveland/Chicago picks in front of his or a desire to set up a good move down the board.

That's funny- I've known the owner of the "40 Duece" Club for almost 20 years, he used to be a bartender at my neighborhood hangout. Another friend of his told me last night that the Vegas location (40 Duece) isn't doing too good.

That disagreement has never been in question- the further point is the apology I have asked be made to our troops and supported by the history of the Vietnam vet- why is it that liberals have been vociferously demanding apology after apology of the White House and yet when it's the liberals turn to step up and apologize to our troops they refuse? This is not a subjective point- we know troops are treated more poorly upon returning to the U.S. where there has been a loud Anit-war movement. It's impossible to disjoint the movement from the result. Therefore, you must acknowledge that public anti-war stance damage the reception of the returning soldier. If I understand your position it's that "an anti-war stance is not responsible for the negative results we know it causes our fighting persons".

You continue to get lost in the real world. I have no problem with not supporting the war. I have a serious problem with publicly decrying the war, hurting our men and women in uniform, and then promoting the lie the"I still support the soldiers". Can't be done- if you do anything that hurts them ( and PUBLIC resistance to the war without any doubt hurts them) you can't at the same time credibly claimn to be supporting them. The act of lying about "supporting them while I talk sh-- about the war" is a supreme example of hypocrisy. Sound slike that might be hitting a little too close to home for you!

Tyhe average daytime weather for the 22nd would be around 63 degrees and sunny. I'll make sure there's logs for the fireplace at night ;-) Thanks for the map- I'll get to that tonight.

This should not be an excercise in comprehension for objective persons- now for hypocrites the bar is set at a whole different level.

Obfuscation is the greater ally of cowardice. Deal with the facts of the string, not the distraction you try to apply to hide your own guilt. My position is clear- feel however you want about a conflict our soldiers are fighting but control your public stance because history proves a public Anti-War stance ends up anti-soldier REGARDLESS of the intentions of those publicly Anti-War. Was my bother's duty in Vietnam any less courageous or honorable than my fathers in WWII? No way, yet I've seen the reception they both recieved from almost all quarters of this country, from the diminished reception at Veteran's Day parades to the scorn shown for uniformed 'Nam vets. It's a disgusting effect of an Anti-War movement, and yet it's an undenable one. Even our pop culture portrays the WWI vet as an ageless hero while the 'Nam vet is either a My Lai child killer or a nutcase running loose back in the U.S. You're lying to yourself when you refuse to acknowledge it. You're lying to yourself if you refuse to recognize the effect public whimpering has on recruitment. The facts fly in your face, so the only thing I can assume from your continued refusal to accept the facts is that you feel guilty. Go on with your self-loathing, I'll go on TRULY supporting vets in this country with my actions, words and most importantly the RESULTS of my words and actions. Hiding behind lies as you have chosen will do nothing to relieve your guilt.

And now- the first post in a long string absolutely devoid of thought, conviction or purpose- Congratulations!

Excuse my abhorrence of hypocrisy when it comes to those putting their lives on the line for us every day.

Apoligize to all patriots, whatever their conclusions, since without the sacrifices of patriots of all leanings the American experience would not be the greatest example of government by people in the history of the world.

If you have trouble following the thread you might want to sit it out. The premise of the immediate climate suggests today- versus yesterday, the day before,and the day before that in order. Since the substantive position of the thread is impossible for you to argue without continuing to fortify my point you'll try to cloud the semantics of a question made by another poster. Another sign of cowardice as far as I'm concerned. Your continued refusal to apoligize to the fighting heros of our country for your acts that hurt them will not be reduiced by your own attempt to find a more distractive argument to engage in. You ask the leaders of this country for apologies yet when it clearly comes time for you to do the same you refuse. Shame on you and all like you.

Two weeks is an eternity in public opinion. The public, as proven in the rising approval ratings for the President, have shown an uderstanding and maturity in their feelings about Iraq. That includes an upswing over the immediate past in their grasp of the neccessity. You are welcome to continue to deride the country and its leaders but that won't change the fact that the average American disagrees with you.

Take a stab at the current Gallup numbers and let me know if you'd like a primer in poll reading- the question in the string deals with the immediate direction of polls. Gallup As of April 13th

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From the shores of Battersea it might appear so, but it's completely contrary to the direction the U.S. public is shifting. Today's polls show our citizens more and more accepting the positive outcomes being exacted by the war while understandably desirable of bringing our troops home at the earliest time. The American public seems a wise one indeed when compared to the some of the sissy nations of the West. If your suggestion is that UK citizens are still floating the "WMDs!" banner around you'll be disappointed to find out that only a tiny fraction, approximately 5% of U.S. citizens, are still so hopelessly locked in to the debate they overwhelmingly lost so long ago about our right to protect our citizens. But you go right ahead over there on your side of the Atlantic and talk about WMDs!- we have a little story we tell our children on these banks about that- the chorus goes "The sky is falling, the sky is falling!". Cluck

I was thinking a kegger of Cream Ale- but I can adjust on the fly! And don't worry if Golf is too boring, I have a Horseshoe Amphitheater on the lower lot. And I'll warn you now that I play all the time ;-)

I don't know- unless Buffalo kids would consider staying home tonight and listening to Dr. Demento with their dad and mom "whooping it up", I'm under the impression that there's no comparison between the economic times of today versus WWII; then again I was to dirt farmers in Wellsville. What the hell would I know about good times?

Savings Bonds, living on next to nothing, the entertainment buck went nearly exclusively to the family radio you all sat around and listened to at night, saving rubber bands and tin foil and hoping you might just get a chicken for Sunday dinner? I can't believe anyone who lived through WWII would consider the economic situation in the U.S. during the war to be something to throw a party over. Now AFTER WWII things got real cozy as we moved towards our current stature as the #1 arms dealer in the world. Whether that's something to be proud of is up for debate, but considering the alternatives I can at minimum find it acceptable.

Of course Glenn- we can always use someone to drive ;-) I'll PM you info-