RangerDave

You want to get the crowd pumped? Get The Blues Brothers!

Um, hello, this isn't true. It was a Seinfeld episode! 🙄 😆

I don't think a leader has to necessarily be more nurturing. There are made shades of leadership. Running away from the team after a loss is just not any sort of leadership. I agree with you that the rest of the players you cited were good leaders and their leadership will be missed. At some point, though, management has to make difficult decisions on how much of the cap they can afford to spend on veteran leaders who command a high salary, however deservedly. At some point, it is time to turn the reins over to younger leaders.

You call Diggs a leader. A leader does not cry and run away when things go badly.

I could absolutely kick it... assuming I could sneak up behind him and kick it really quickly. Of course, he would chase me down afterwards and beat me to a pulp. So, maybe it's not worth it.

Takes one to know one! 🙂

Absolutely. The movie producers did not invent the term "blind side." It had been used to refer to the left side of right-handed QB's for quite some time.

I don't know. I think they have played well, but haven't gotten over the hump yet. Saying the whole team folds in cold weather is akin to saying the Bills fold in divisional playoff games. I still believe it's just a matter of time, not that we CAN'T win a divisional game. Edit- I think I attributed the quote to the wrong person. Sorry, Klos!

...sometime in the future... Keon, Jr: "Daddy, how long would it take you to run the 40 yard dash?" Keon: "Well, son, that's hard to say. I'm 45, and I haven't finished it yet."

Jenny, Jenny, is that you? Are you the one I can turn to?? 😄 I don't think so, but thanks!

They still pay federal income taxes, OASDI taxes, health insurance premiums (I assume?), etc. They don't get 100% of their salary in their paychecks like I do. (My salary is so low for two of my jobs, that they do not take state or federal taxes out. But at the end of the year, I have to lump all income from my various parttime jobs together and pay taxes if the combined total is over the standard deduction.)

I just love how 20-30 players at every position want to be paid top-5 salaries. 🙄

"Dual threat"? How about the "triple threat" of "Slinging" Sammy Baugh, who lead the league in passing, punting, and interceptions as a safety for the Redskins. The only player ever to do that in a single season. Two of his records as quarterback still stand: most seasons leading the league in passing (six; tied with Steve Young) and most seasons leading the league with the lowest interception percentage (five). He is still second all-time in punting average. He was the first player to intercept 4 passes in one game. It's hard to compare players from different eras, but the early days had some amazing multi-threat players such as Sid Luckman, Otto Graham and Sammy Baugh. (Sid Luckman probably doesn't make it to the "dual threat" category of today's game as he had a career rushing total of -224 yards. 😄)

What, exactly, are the HOF standards, though? The HOF does not list any standards or requirements other than being out of football for 5 years. And any person can nominate a player, coach, or contributor for the HOF. All nominations are then sent to the 50-person selection committee. I've gone back and forth on who should be in or not be in. I've finally realized that this is a Hall of Fame, not a Hall of Greatness. Players like Joe Namath and Lynn Swan were undoubtably famous in their time, even if they were not great players. Players like Steve Tasker, although a great player, may not have been famous enough outside of Buffalo. Being ambiguous keeps the HOF in the minds of people as they debate who should or should not be in. I think that is by design.

How does a man his age even find a 24 year old and engage them enough to start dating? -asking for a friend

Another save by Mr Auto-Correct!

When Keon finally finishes his 40 yard dash from his combine, then I'll make jokes. But until then, I think it's a little premature.

I was one of 6 boys in my family. I never felt my parents didn't spend enough time with me. But they also didn't parcel out x amount of minutes per child.by themselves. Sometimes we actually did things altogether as a family at the same time. What an ingenious set of parents I had!

Rex Ryan was one hire that made me cringe when it was announced. And until he was fired, I could not stand that blowhard.

My apologies. When I read the article, all I thought about was how coaches and players all talk about making first downs and keeping the chains moving. I didn't realize there was a show called "Moving the Chains." My bad.

People will still say that the computers have been hacked. "Those darn (insert the political party, football team, or country you dislike) are in on the fix!" People will always find someone or something to blame loss on.

The NFL apparently is looking at electronic means for measuring first down yardage. NFL to test optical tracking system for line-to-gain rulings in preseason with eyes toward 2024 implementation - CBSSports.com* *Dang! I can't get the title to become a linky thingy!

I think you are confusing the word "misspent" for "idy!lic".

I've heard of his fan club: Dee's Nutz!

I remember when I was a kid and I got his football card. I was reading the names of the players I got to my dad. Each card had the player's number and then his name. When I read Otto's card to my dad, I read it as "Oo Jim Otto". I thought, "What a weird first name!" As a high school soccer goalie years later, I chose the number "00", maybe to make it up to Otto?