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Well, it’s that time of year again as Bills fans prepare for the NFL draft and the long, long offseason. With Ralph Wilson personally stating that this team will be looking for a quarterback to lead the rebuilding efforts of Buddy Nix and Company, many fans are anxious to see who the Bills select as their next martyr…I mean QB. The top names on Buffalo fan’s lists are Andrew Luck and Cam Newton; which brings about the debate of which type of QB the Bills should select. Andrew Luck is your classic Pocket Passer in the mold of greats like Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, and (sorry I have to include him) Tom Brady. Cam on the other hand is an athletic freak of nature with a strong arm like Michael Vick or Randall Cunningham. Both have had great success in short careers at the college level, but which one would be best to anchor the rebuilding efforts of our beloved Buffalo Bills? Let’s take a look at some numbers and facts to find out. Starting with this year’s NFL Playoffs quarterbacks; out of 12 players, only 1 (Michael Vick) is truly considered to an athletic quarterback. The rest: Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Joe Flacco, Mark Sanchez, Matt Cassel, Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees, Matt Ryan, Matt Hasselbeck (if healthy), and Jay Cutler fall more into the mold of the Pocket Passer. Not very good odds for a scrambling type QB. Now take a look at Super Bowl winning QB, or even Super Bowl participating QBs and you have to go back to 1995 when Steve Young won it with the 49ers (case could be made for McNabb in 05 but nothing about him screams athletic.) and even then it is a rarity that an athletic QB carries a team through the playoffs and to victory. My take on this is that the athletic QBs who do a lot of running take much more punishment throughout the season than the pocket guys. Take a look at Michael Vick’s career; across 8 seasons in the NFL, he only played all 16 games once in his career (2006) and has a career record of 47-38-1, but a playoff record of 2-3 and has yet to advance past the divisional round. If you look at this game long http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/gamelog?playerId=2549&sYear=2010 you’ll see a trend that his statistics tail off each season towards the end. I attribute this to him wearing physically and teams being able to game plan against him more effectively. Also, I believe the problem with athletic, scrambling QBs is that while they are fun to watch and make lots of highlight reels, taking away one facet of their game (Vick’s scrambling) via a game plan leaves them vulnerable when they have to rely on one other skill. Now, take a look at (ugh) Tom Brady and the Patriots. Teams that try to take away Brady’s passing lanes typically end up being run over by no name running backs like Danny Woodhead, Sammy Morris, etc. Then once the opposition has to respect the run, Brady gets to pick apart the defense with this arm. Same can be said in Indianapolis with Manning. Outside of this season how many times have you seen Vick pick apart a defense with this arm? While athletic QBs are certainly fun to watch on the field and on ESPN, when the chips are down I’m going to place my money on a Pocket Passer. 11 out of 12 playoff teams can’t be wrong, and the point of rebuilding is to get to the playoffs and Super Bowl correct?

It would have been closer if Philip Rivers remembered he had a game on Sunday

Someone should tell Leodis McKelvin that

Especially considering Butler and Smith were the GMs

sure looks like a john butler draft to me...

Yes. You can use the elastic bands for lat pull downs which can be supplemented for the pull ups, they will show you in the videos how to substitute exercises if needed. I've used both the iron gym and perfect pull up on my door frames and havent had any issues with myself at 210 or my brother in the 260 range.

Romeus is a steal after the 5th round, and with his injury history he may very well drop that far. He played well late this season leading me to believe he is getting closer to 100%

He's an intriguing prospect, but only rated a 47 by Scouts Inc. meaning he's seen as an UDFA. Personally I think he's one of the better QBs in college football, but not sure how he translates at the NFL level. I have him going no earlier than round 5 right now.

Big East hasn't looked too bad this bowl season, outside of WVU totally not showing up against NC St...

425 and the Nickel are different defenses

The 425 defense consists of 4 down lineman, 2 linebackers, 2 corners and 3 safeties. One of these safeties is called the "Bandit" and is used more like a linebacker to blitz and attack the ball carrier. The idea behind this defense and its cousin 335 (used by WVU) is to put more speed on the field to counter the spread option offense. A power running game is very dangerous against this type of defense because it typically lacks the size and strength to shut it down between the tackles. These defenses are becoming more popular in college due to the success and rampant use of the spread option. However, at the NFL level where players are bigger and stronger the lack of size on the field would put the defense at a distinct disadvantage.

Little early for April fool's?

Suspect number 18 Levi Detweiler http://www.aolnews.com/2010/12/28/stupid-crime-really-doesnt-pay-2010s-dumbest-criminals/

I recommend the bowflex seletech dumbells because you can change weights very quickly and are worth the investment. Some of the more generic versions aren't bad either. Otherwise, just the resistance bands and maybe a yoga mat are all you really need. High ceilings are a plus because you will be jumping and doing overhead lifts

And my wife can watch hours of it :wallbash:

Not at all

23 year old man,50 year old wife?

It all depends on the count, but in most situations I don't recommend it. Plus it won't win you many friends among the other players

I don't see Cam Thomas doing any better than Troup. Thomas played in 5 games for SD amassing 7 tackles and 2 sacks. Troup, 14 games, 2 starts and 19 tackles. If it weren't for the amount of injuries at TE this year I don't think anyone would be complaining. Can't predict injures in April

Yeah I've seen people waste so much money on bids they just burn on certain items its crazy. Kinda like the people who split Kings on the blackjack table. So far I've gotten 2 copies of CoD Black Ops, 2 doz golf balls for next year, a pair of Spy sunglasses for my wife, and a 25 bid voucher for around $110 including my bid purchases and saved a grand retail value of over 200 The way I do it is, I find an item I'm willing to pay retail value for and buy just enough bids to cover the purchase cost using the buy it now feature and then bid til I win or have to buy it now. I use my remaining bids to grab other items that I know I can get for only a few bids

Love quibids have had a great experience with them and have found some really good deals. Once you learn what you are doing you can really get some great deals.

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Sheesh you should have warned me, I opened that at work!!!

One of my personal favories http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQrdxtWgHbE

and a merry christmas to all and to all an ignore...