JimBob2232

Seriously. Name a team with (clearly) a worse running back than mcgahee. Possibilites Jets Browns ....crickets...crickets...I cant think of any more. While there are clearly very good backs in the league, there are a glut of average backs. He has no leverage here. This is ridiculous.

I tend to agree with your first point. Minority groups can occasionally oppress the majority. Doesn't happen often, an usually happens in the presence of extreme amounts of money or political favors that plague our system. Its all calculated for political gain, and thats the real issue. On the second point, I dont know that you can really compare human beings to cats or ants. Many species are known to eat their young, and some species routinely kill other adult members of the same species, without any real visible disdain from other members of the population. I tend to think that human beings are so complex and so much more developed than other species to make this a worthwhile comparison. But the point I was trying to bring up really wasnt that morality is or is not religious based, though thats where we went and I understand why, but my point really was that its difficult, if not impossible, to legislate morality. What one person considers as immoral may be perfectly acceptable by another. Clearly murder is an extreme case which is generally accepted by all, but how about stealing the cash drawer out of a walmart cash register to pay for your dying sons kidney dialysis? What defines moral behavior? How do we as a society develop a set of laws which are acceptable to everyones moral standards? Its a very difficult discussion to have without injecting religion into the conversation as a baseline for morality.

Wow, I wrote a (fairly) well thought out and non-controversial post and you come back at me with "elitist crap". I really shouldn't be surprised knowing this board, but for some reason it amazes me every time. Im not saying you have to be religious (note, at no point in my post did i mention a particular religion). You have just as much a right to not believe as I do to believe. But you have no right to cry about religious persecution if I mention the "G" word in public. But I guess you're right. My position is definitely self-serving and elitist.

Interesting questions. I will start by saying that I think the most pressing issue in America today is that any segment of the population can be held captive by another, larger, segment of the population. Whether that small population be blacks, hispanics, the rich, the poor or even smokers, everything today is being played (by both parties) for maximum political gain. Every decision is being made with a calculated decision on how to gain the most votes in the next election. This leads to politicians trying to pander to the majority opinion without regard or even thought as to the right decision for the country. Despite all of GWBs faults, I at least respect him for being able to counter this very important point in most manners of his presidency, even if he is wrong on the particular issue at hand. Democracy will fail if the majority get their way on every issue. As for the governments role in morality...this needs to be better defined. What is morality if not religion based? If not for religion, how do we know murder or adultery is wrong? This is why i think it is a mistake to continuously turn our back on the religous history of this country. We have freedom OF religion, not freedom FROM religion. Immigration - This country champions being a melting pot. Thats fine. But we have laws. You want in...welcome! But follow our laws to get here. It amazes me that people will break the very laws that make the country great just to get here. It is a role of government to protect our borders. You make a couple other points which I dont really care to comment on, but I do feel our democracy is failing us. But not because of the things we typically think of as the reason. We have career politicians (by and large) only care about their political future. Lets install term limits and see where that gets us. This track we are on is not working.

Agree with all. Only issue I have is that willis is no better than a rookie RB IMO. IF we can trade him for a 2nd round pick, and take a RB there, I wouldnt be against it. But i dont think we can for the reasons stated here.

am i the only one who read "brady-griese relationship"?

Im okay with drafting Lynch provided that 1) we trade down from #13, and pick up a 2nd rounder AND lynch 2) we trade willis mcgahee for at least a 2nd round pick this year. Otherwise, keep willis for the year and then rethink the RB position.

whats wrong with that? You could just crash a local "stanley cup party" http://picasaweb.google.com/eric.democko/S...606902578806802 And I used to work with this guy. Guess quitting was a bad idea. http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4117/21...24_edited.5.jpg I might be the only Buffalo fan happy to see Carolina take it home last year.

I wouldnt be suprised if, at the end of the day, Losman is the best QB out of this group. My predictions 1) Losman 2) Rivers 3) Roeth 4) Eli

CANCELLED! Good. http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews...ts/16450059.htm

Arizona wanted Sherman. Sherman wanted too much money. Sherman walks away. Arizona hires wizzinator.

"Do it all Paul" isnt doing much of anything offensively. I hope he gets his act squared away sometime soon. Good news is that we are currently 14-4 with 12 games left. Worst case scenerio, we finish 6-6 or 20-10, and still probably have a good shot at the tourney. Myself though, im pretty much writing off this season and looking to next year when some good recruits are on their way in.

Doesnt change the fact that we were somewhere in the middle of the pack as far as attendance goes (16-20th), yet we had (im assuming) the most blackouts of any team in the league. Having one of the largest stadiums should not cause blackout issues. I hope the NFL looks at this closely.

5-9 245. I'd either be a short fat running back, or a short fat linebacker. More realistically, i'd be the next head coach prodigy due to my massive man boobs.

Check with the hotel. In many places you do not need to bring anything along, there is a converter right in the hotel room. Worth a phone call.

Google search for "only in canada" http://www.tyrtle.com/photos/images/200504...35_092104px.jpg http://www.tyrtle.com/photos/images/200506...12_060705px.jpg (My personal fave) http://www.ipopper.net/pics/pictures/only_in_canada.jpg (kinda cool actually, but why are they drinking Bud?

What the heck happened with Harris? I hope this guy turns it around here shortly. (Didnt see the game)

Shawn Alexander and Edggarin James coulndt fetch a 2nd rounder. Doubtful willis can.

This one is easy. Somewhere where they draft a rookie quarterback in round 1, Drew starts the season, and gets replaced after week six. Guesses: Oakland or Detroit.

Dont know. 1) Willis seems to be the kind of player who "gets up" for certain games (i.e. the Jets). If we trade him, my guess is he shows up for games against us. 2) The Jets werent wiling to part with a 2nd rounder last year for Edge or Alexander... 3) I think id only do it if Peterson was available at #12, thus allowing us to take peterson and then someone else further down the board.

Its only dumb if you also have a whalers logo tatooed on your lower back

Am I the only one who does not see a contradiction here?

Wow, what a thread. First of all, I dont think ANYONE here is saying Cal Jr. doesnt belong in the Hall. Some speculate without the streak, he wouldnt be in the hall, but the streak exists, and thus everyone here seems to be in agreement. On the Unanimous thing. You have to understand the guys voting for the hall. Or better yet, understand that you cant understand them. Baseball is a sport of tradition if nothing else. Some voters feel that if Ted Williams, Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Ty Cobb cant be a unanimous HOFer, certainally someone much more marginal (Ripken/Gwynn), shouldnt be either. And thus they choose not to vote ANY player in the first try. Others submitted blank ballots as a protest to the steroid era. Still others voted for Bobby Bonilla, Tony Fernandez and Jay Buhner...go figure. So, there is little to be angry about here (except for the 6 fools who voted for canseco). Ripken and Gwynn are both HOFers. Neither is worthy of being the first player unanimously selected. I think all is well today in the baseball world

...I think you might be right

If he is going to leave, dont you think Arizona (especially with Linert) is the place he is going?