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1. No. 2. Yes.

Again, the hit was result of contact. You seem to indicate that the contact he received should not have been enough to injure him. Your comment "this is the real deal, not college" suggests that you do not think that the collision was that bad. So I ask you again, did you see the hit? Was it, in your opinion, enough to injure an NFL player?

I'm not talking about all of that. I agree with most of what you say, but on more than one occasion you have suggested that Losman is injury-prone because of this injury. I was just wondering if you saw the actual hit to back up your claim.

Just curious, did you see the collision?

Well that was 2003, when he was injured a good part of the year. He had a solid year last season.

Actually what you said was that the only big game Moulds ever played was the Miami playoff game, which was wrong. That's what I replied to. It's much different than comparing Moulds to other WRs in the league, although I believe that he also stacks up better than you suggest. While Owens and Ward have made their QBs look good, I've pointed out in a previous message that Moulds has helped two of his QBs make the pro bowl. I think that the perception of inconsistency with Moulds comes from his injury history. He had good seasons in 2002 and 2004, but was injured in 2003.

I disagree with that. Moulds has had huge games against Miami all throughout his career, his latest coming this past season in Miami. Two years ago he was a huge contributor against Cincinnati. Back in the Johnson/Flutie days he almost single-handedly beat the Chargers at home. He had over 100 yards against the Pats in Buffalo last season. These are games just off the top of my head, but if you check the stats, you'll see that Moulds has been an excellent contributor to the offense.

Flutie and Bledsoe both made the Pro Bowl with Moulds as their primary receiver.

Not sure where you got that he was selfish or even mouthy. As I understand it, he fought to keep the football program at Tulane alive, when he could have saved the effort and transfered to a college not in a podunk conference. To me, that would have been the selfish thing to do, jumping ship for a big school rather than fighting to stay in a bad football program. The fact that he left UCLA because he wanted to be on his own, and then showed the leadership to save Tulane's program seem to be in line with the positive reports that we're getting from the Bills about his dedication to learning the system. I'm not really worried about his attitude. Of couse, he could have the read/recognition skills of a Bledsoe/Johnson hybrid, which would end the Losman era pretty quickly. That's the thing I'll be interested in come training camp and preseason.

I agree with you, but the LT and QB positions are huge in the minds of prognosticators (professional and amateur). You and I might see Tom Brady in 2001 when looking at Losman, but someone else might see Akili Smith. There are even those who claim that Donahoe is the son of satan because he did not meet their expectations in addressing both positions (among other things.).

I thought you would be chaffed.

Again whatever. We have one guy in this message thread who seems to follow the Dahlmer principle that if "it taste good, kill it." Another guy refuses to respect anything that doesn't live in cities (monkey cities? c'mon). And you're chasing squirrels around the backyard like Bill Murray in Caddyshack, instead of squirrel-proofing your grill. I don't wear birkenstocks, don't play frisbee, and don't really consider myself a "tree-hugger." I eat meat and wear leather. I know that the practice of making over-the-top comments is common here, especially with the PPPers, but with all due respect, I just think that some of the cliche-addled people who participated in this thread sound like they belong in a looney bin.

Not all 'lipstick on a pig' is bad, I guess.

What really matters is that you can brag about it.

Tim Couch was picked before him, 1st overall pick in the draft. How'd he turn out.

Whatever.

When you test non-medicinal products on them, like makeup.

Actually R. Rich is correct, you did take what I said completely out of context. Even if the predictions are horribly inaccurate (which nobody here has proven), my statement that they only comprise one page of the magazine indicated that I read them for more than just the predictions. Actually I refer to the magazines several times during the season as a quick reference for questions that I have about teams. I spend, at most, 10 minutes reading the predictions, and that's ususally at the newstand.

Yeah, BYOBB -- Bring Your Own Body Bag

Yeah too bad we can't find a magazine that's 100% accurate in their predictions all the time. That way we could skip watching the games during the season. Imagine a prognosticator missing a rookie QB leading his team to a 15-1 record. They should draw-and-quarter that hack. In most cases, the predictions are only 1 page of the magazine. Back when there was no ESPN news, or Twobillsdrive, or NFL network, Lindy's and Athlon's were the first look at the upcoming NFL season. I still enjoy reading them.

Not to mention what Donahoe did his first year (and second). It's what Nick Saban should be doing in Miami this year, but he's wasting all his time chasing lil' Ricky around. Nothings starts a rebuilding era like a good purge.

So that's where David Klingler ended up!

I'm just worried that this story will steal the thunder from Katie Holmes conversion to scientology.

They wore all blue unis at Miami last season.

All these great "tips" of yours is what is really getting worn out. NOBODY will trade for Williams. The guy will have to prove his worth with the Dolphins this year, AND make a committment for 3 or 4 years down the road before anyone would even consider picking him up. Williams is poison. Any GM who makes a move for him this year is risking career suicide.