Mark Long Beach

Dang! I get distracted in the middle of posting and get scooped. sigh. I guess I got to be a little faster. (or work less)

Has to do with not getting down on paper all that was supposedly agreed to between Arrington and the Redskins. I weep no bitter tears. Linky: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?i...-031520&srvc=sz

Solid. Expected. ...But still I'm glad it's finally taken care of.

Jennings injured? Naw... He's never injured. ... or was that: never healthy? Sigh. He gets signed away and still hurts us while injured.

Rats, I don't know how to get nice little quote boxes to make it easier to read. Sorry guys.

The following thread is scattered throughout the posts, but I really enjoyed it, so I thought I'd pass it along to the rest of you (so you don't have to work hard at finding/following it) This conversation wounds a little deeper since we just failed with a high OT in MikeWilliams and are still in need of an OT and debatably a QB (although we shouldn't draft one high this year). My opionion on this topic has changed after reading it. Good stuff, albeit hard to pull out of their forum. link: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/2006/03/0...our-downs/3727/

because they're making a mistake. Marty doesn't want to lose Brees.

I enjoyed it, and pretty much understood it. Then again, I'm the CFO for a small company. ...Not sure how everyone else did.

true, but VD does run faster than most WRs. (40 time anyways)

omgoodness. I had to work hard to keep the laughter down while I'm still here at work.

Spectacular! And oh so appropriate for this time of year!

Great! I look forward to it. Thanks Clumpy. Things are gettin' exciting!

We're not that thin on LBs. We have 3 starters and 1 good replacement (Crowel) along with 2 good special teamers. That's a lot better than most teams. As for being thin... heck we were 29th in offense and 30th in defense. It's not like we can take much of a step back. We've got a bumper crop of free agents and cap room to get some. I'm not that worried.

Hell I'd take Putzier too. Both Anderson (backup/capable starter) and Putzier (starter) are WAY better than what we have now.

I'm guessing he meant not a possibility but was already a sure thing...? Oh, and I also wouldn't complain about having him.

As I understand this cap mess: Our cap position may have changed because next year could be an uncapped year all Not-Likely-To-Be-Earned (NLTBE) bonuses that would normally count towards next year must count on this years cap. If the labor agreement gets extended then they would count towards next years cap...

I find it hard to believe that the raiders will pick Vince Young unless they plan on converting him to another position. Al Davis loves the downfield pass. Always has, always will.

If you're lucky, you're playing doctor with your avatar. And I hope you're wrong, Doctor.

All I've gotten is stuff off of the front page. Just a couple sentences. Cool. I'm happy to have AVP back. I like having some connection to past players who care.

I won't stretch to say a "very good" TE, but I'd say he could be a solid contributer. I was very disapointed with his play last year though. Could probably say that about just about everyone on the team though... (Moorman, Fletcher, McGee and even Lindell excepted)

I wouldn't complain about having more than 1 tight end worth a hoot. But is this guy?

On face value it seems solid. Don't know much about the guy. Seems a little odd to hire a DLC before a DC. Maybe they were worried they'd lose him to a team that had already hired a DC...

Very nice work! I also appreciated the nice detail about Jaurons stint during the turbulent Chicago years. I had forgotten just how screwy they really were. The whole playing in Champaign (I went there for grad work) was a joke. All the while the new GM was just itching to fire him without getting pilloried for it. I'm not thrilled with DJ, but I'm really tired of not-ready-for-prime-time coordinators too. Hopefully deficiencies can be covered up with everyone trully rowing together at the same time. Unlike the last 5 years. (short passing I mean power running attack anyone?)

Suuuuuuuumo! I caught the quarterfinals on. It was great! I was glad to see Iron Mountain beat that Bulgarian. While I liked the Bulgarian's style, he was a prick. Did you see him push down his opponents and stand over them after he won? I like sumo, but they don't show enough. For a while they broadcasted a bunch on espn2, but that was a few years ago. Hmmmm... football AND sumo, I guess I just like to see big fat guys slam into each other.

yup