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A quick Wikipedia search may have saved me the hassle... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Night_in_America

Dude, I did but still don't know when this program airs on which channel and hosted by who. Thanx for the hint though.

Couldn't agree more with you !

Ummm... sorry to be an ignorant a$$ but wtf is FNIA ?

As you are negotiating a deal with LSI Cadets, I need to offer something to DeLuca1967. Any ideas ? My first born, a root canal without anesthesia, a week without drinking, a week not staring at some fine a$$ ... ?

Funny you should say that because that was exactly my first thought when I read the article.

That is a pretty sad way to think about the situation. These guys (TO, Moss) get paid many millions of dollars to do a job. I realize that there is a relatively rare skill and they are at the top of their skill set, but that is why they command the pay commensurate with those skills. They are paid to perform. Dropping balls when them catching could help the club, is unacceptable. For all I care, these over pampered a$$es can smoke weed or became basket cases. In any other corporate environment, an employee will be shown the door if he is hurting the cause of the corporation. I see no reason why even skilled players like Moss have to be treated any differently

May be off topic here, but speaking of Garrard and Gradkowski who some on this board were willing to take over JP: CP/AT-YDS-TD-INT D. Garrard 15/34- 214-0-4 B. Gradkowski 17/32-173-1-2

But we do

There have been two opinions expressed on this board re:JP over the past 2 years - he needs to stay more in the pocket and we need to make use of his scrambling abilities. JP's experience in Tulane was the latter. Perhaps Fairchild wants a QB who can pass in the pocket and only take off when the protection breaks down. I believe that he (or the QB coach ?) is drilling the 'stay in the pocket' mentality into JP. Perhaps this season wils be spent in teaching and practicing items which will bear fruit once we get some talent on the OL.

How about the ultimate insult - SOPRANO4695 ? (or whatever the next number was after SOPRANO)

He is just trying to make the Bills look past the Colts.

Once we have secured our place in the playoffs.

Just because this thread has veered away from the original question, I will humor you and say this - I think he is worth about a 5th or 6th rounder and a salary close to Holcomb's. His worth is about that of a second stringer or a project QB.

Also, how many passes did the 'future hall of famer' (sic) Moss drop yesterday ? I counted atleast 4 drops that would be made even by an average WR. TO, Keyshawn and Moss must be the three most selfish players in the league.

Won't happen but wouldn't it be cool if two teams from the 'weak' AFC East were to end two unbeaten streaks on consecutive weekends ?

As several have said before - this is unbelievable that such as question can be asked on a fan board. You 'don't want to see' your team win so another team can go unbeaten in the season ? Who cares what people think of the old Dolphins ? Think the other seven teams on Indy's remaining schedule will think this way too ?

Grossman is the next coming of McMahon and Chicago's defense can overcome any disastrous situation the O digs them into. Oh wait, you say it isn't true ? Chicago is not winning the superbowl ? Phooey to you. More seriously, there is little chance we can win next week. But atleast we should put up a fight and now lay down for dead against the last unbeaten team we played. {I am presuming Indy stays unbeaten}

Pressure on a QB will allow more hurried throws and more INTs. I think the front office should be negotiating with NC NOW and getting him to sign up long term when his value (as judged by this season's production) is low.

Maybe. But unless we have good blocking from the primary OL, the TE will never get downfield and be open for the pass. Our failure to involve the TE in the passing game is restricted as the TE has been the supplementary blocker or kept back in max-protect schemes.

And have you considered the possibility that life is just a dream ? Stop asking unsubstantiated rhetorical questions in a debate. The stupid answer to your question is everything is possible including the hypothesis you state. Most here believe that the OL and DL are the core problems on our team and the skill positions (incl. QB) are adequate to good. There are others on this board who believe that QB is the biggest problem. Be that as it may, we have been debating this issue since before the season began. If you are going to make a statement, atleast offer some supporting evidence or your reasoned observations.

I agree. Also, if a FA is brought in, it is unlikely to be a 'veteran' QB. Consider the lack of success of such QBs over last season and this one: McNair - benched for a while Drew Bledsoe - replaced Kurt Warner - replaced Brad Johnson - benched in last game Plummer - playing Plummer and perhaps Kitna are having limited success. Plummer's is directly attributable to the Shanahan machine which does not rely on any one player. To come to the point I want to make - even veterans are not going to put teams over the top and will serve as caretakers of an overall well-built team. We need to go this route - build the lines. Having done that, bringing in a veteran would be just to provide a security blanket which Nall may well be providing anyway.

I think performers - singers, actors - should stick to what they do - sing and act. Why dabble in politics ?

No proof readers and no educated writers either ... " Without Aikman or Carter or Roger Staubach, the weary Parcells must input the remaining 10 games onto this season's Excel spreadsheet using Drew "Hi, I'm a PC" Bledsoe (bulky, old and unreliable) or Tony "Hi, I'm a Mac" Romo (sleek, quick and fancy, but prone to crash)."

Yes it is unusual to speculate on this board - every rumor is a fact