Matt in KC

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Yes, I think he'll make it.... troll.

Metro is only a pain around rush hour, though I think he'd still find a seat easily starting near or at the end of a line. At the same time, traffic is horrible at rush hour around DC, especially if you're not used to it. So, BRH, are you coming and going at rush hour?

(MARC or drive to) Metro is definitely the way to go unless you are not going either way at rush hour, and there's company-paid parking in the building you're visiting.

They stilll work for me.

O: obvious: 3rd WR could be Roscoe. Suprise: Teague replaced at C (by Preston?) D: obvious: Pat Williams replaced by Edwards. Suprise: Only possibilities I see for someone actually losing their position (versus an injury) are for Kelsay to backslide, or for McGee to be replaced as starting CB (what a wreck if that happens) ST: obvious: ? Suprise: I see several possible suprises: 1)The magician disappears, and someone else covers long-snapping 2) Fletcher is taken off of kickoffs 3) Clements is taken off of PR duty 4)Lindell is replaced, at least for FGs

I just said best predictor, not that there are any great predictors. There are a lot of anectdotes both ways, though I'd bet that college performance, with the size of the program factored in, would fair better than the Wonderlic, combine scores, preseason media reports etc.. All I'm saying is that you shouldn't pooh-pooh the college stats. I think they're the most germane data available, especially when considering somethink like risk-taking. I think TD/INT ratio in college stats are a good indication of how risky the QB is likely to be in the NFL. Whether or not they have the skills, can adjust to the new environment or other factors influence them is another matter. I'll guess TD/INT ratio is probably relatively stable accross NFL careers (something to research). I'm very happy to read that JPL has a history of protecting the ball, since we appear to be in good shape as a team if JPL does not turn it over.

Commentary and a little info here: http://www.stadiumwall.com/index.php?showtopic=27299

I'd bet that past performance is by far the best predictor. ...or maybe the wonderlic is better....

Reading Rockpile's training camp reports a few years ago is what made me a TSW regular. It was by far the best available info for someone away from Pittsford. I was thinking yesterday that out of the whole year, this is when I get the most valuable info and insight from TSW.

Ross Tucker Daimon Shelton London Fletcher I don't think they get the recognition they deserve and Josh Reed ...maybe, because I think almost all Bills fans think he's worse than he is. Perhaps he's just had some bad luck for the last couple years...

I was curious about Tennessee filing the trade papers with the NFL before finalizing the contract new with Henry. At the time, I thought they crazy to give up a third rounder who could walk if salary negotiations fell apart. Now however I think they had a good read on Henry and parlayed the trade into very good contract terms. After the trade (but before the extension was finalized), the scenario was this: If Henry balks at the contract terms, then the Titans don't play (or pay) him much and no one will give him a multi-million dollar bonus after he has soured a relationship with two teams in a row. (This is the stick.) They showed Henry that unlike those Bills, they are operating in good faith, and are risking their third-rounder because they trust him to sign his contract. Also, they show him that he will get millions of dollars the next year he if he performas like he's said he will. Four million is not a ton by NFL standards, but is a lot of money for someone that is not managing their money well, and whose career could be finished if they balk at the terms. (This is the carrot.) Kudos to the Titans. They read him right and got a great deal AND Henry seems happy with the outcome.

1. Who will win the World Series of Poker in 2021? What's your child's name? 2. When the Bills are in the Super Bowl (this year or another one soon), what will happen just before the game starts that will ensure a Bills victory? It will start to snow. (Will be in warm-weather city too. And no, I'm not saying they'll win when hell freezes over.) 3. What is the most underrated rock album of all time? George Harrison: All Things Must Pass (1970) ...comes out on top according to Google (Do your own homework!) 4. Fill in the blank: The most meaningless thing in the world to a woman is a(n) spark plug. 5. Fill in the blanks: It is a matter of time until (OGTEleven) will become an (allowing-almost-correct-answers-in-his-survey) fan.

Yuo do know about google, don't you? I'm not busting on you ala Sue's homework, I'm just saying if you type in your listed number it's kinda creepy that you pop right up....

I think you need to also know the mean for each population, not just the size and standard deviation. If group A has a mean of, say, $500,000 and B has a mean of $50,000 it's safe say their not pulled from the same population. I'd give you a link, but I'm sure it's no better than your textbook. Reading it again, standard deviation is a measure of variance (or homogeny). I think it's a trick question and population B is less homogenous than A by definition ($2400 versus $2000). 5% just makes it sound like a z-test.... I hope my memory is right and this helps. Read your text book and tell me if I'm right!

Bob Marley Janis Joplin Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald John Lennon Nick Drake Howlin' Wolf Jim Morrison (w Doors) Jimi Hendrix Harry Chapin Michael Hedges Woody Guthrie Jerry Garcia - one more time, though I'd rather see any of the above for the first time

http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/06/24/mad.cow.ap/index.html

Best movie I never seen (echoing grammar of topic title): Schindler's List Gone with the Wind Hotel Rwanda (next up from Netflix)

Soul Plane 28 Days Later Rabbit Test Rocky V Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie Mean Girls Vampire The Muppets take Hollywood I'm Freakin' Kidding This Isn't a moviename

Star Wars (original trilogy) Godfather I & II Goodfellas Matrix (original) Pulp Fiction Blade Runner Thin Red Line The Sting Run Lola Run Princess Bride Honorable mentions: Fish Called Wanda Alien Contact The Natural Airplane Never Cry Wolf

Okay, sticking with the helicopter game: 3 Dimensions!

Dave can be pretty painful to watch, especially if he does not like his guest. But, I've been watching him for so many years, I give him a lot of latitude. He kind of seems like "uncle Dave." Leno, on the other hand, I find excrutiating to watch, primarily because his humor so often belittles others. I am regularly disappointed to see that he gets better guests, and has better production support on the Tonight Show than Letterman gets. I wonder if the Tonight Show costs twice as much to produce.... Just rating the person, not the show, I think Conan is currently the best.

I recommend meting people online at a site like match.com. That's how I met my wife, and I'm now a huge proponent of this approach. Sorry if this has been mentioned before. I admittedly only read page #1, and now #7.... Take some time to mourn (drink), but then snap yourself out of it and don't get too down on yourself. Life's too short....

With all these 3 and 4 year deals, it seems like a third or fourth of the team is at risk of being lost every year! When will the madness end? How can we remain competitive with the constant burden of retaining players and signing new rookies? Maybe we need to decide right now who's good, and lock them up for as much time as we know they have left in them as quality players, and find a way to keep the ones we're less certain of RFAs so we can cut ties with them if we want, or can retain them, without all of the financial obligation.... Nothing unusual is happening, nor do we have any reason to be more concerned than any other year. But, you're right, we are likely going to see the pendulum swing back to being worried about the defense now that we have inested in the core offensive positions.

I think it's Adriana Lima.