shrader

4-5 years ago when my dad first got a cell phone, he just had to get a belt clip for it. That was the one thing he had to get for christmas. A day or two later, he returned from work only to realize that his phone had fallen off of his belt. 3 months later when spring time rolled around, he found the phone in the parking lot. It had fallen into a snow bank that night. He brought it home and amazingly, it still worked.

Does the IOC have any rules or code of conduct that the athletes agree to that this celebration might have gone against? That seems like the only potential issue. Overreaction? Yes, but if there is something they agreed to ahead of time, they should pay in some form.

I really hope that 10 or so years down the road, they run the same test on them again. I'm sure some damage has already been done through their college careers, but it'll still be interesting to see what effect the NFL game can have on some people.

The northern thing seems to come up a lot with QBs, but I can't say I've ever heard it mentioned before when talking about a tackle. Is this a legitimate concern when it comes to the position?

I'm pretty sure Disney would execute problem employees if they could. Hell, who knows. Maybe they have offed a few already. This suspension is a lightweight move for them.

Saying something negative about the company that employs you. How often does that work out well? If this was one of those cases where someone is suspended for a comment that 10 days later someone found offensive, you might be onto something. You're absolutely right in those situations, but this isn't one of them. This is big business trying to control its own. I'm sure that has existed from day 1. Oh the horror stories that are out there about working for Disney.

I wouldn't say he slammed Vick. He was asked a question and he answered it. It's not like he was out there looking for a camera so he could go after Vick. Anyway, the two scenarios are completely different. While it may make him a scumbag, Tiger didn't do anything illegal. I'm not so sure someone has to step up and answer to the media for something that is basically just an embarassment. Yeah, it's bigger than that thanks to the family issues, but those are his to deal with, not ours.

This reminded me of one I always remember from when I was a kid. The mountie (the wrestler) murdered my brother with that cattle prod he used to carry around all the time. Then I chased him around all over the place until the Big Bossman showed up to arrest him. I think I watched way too much wrestling back in those days.

So was he around long enough to get the full NFL pension? I'd imagine that's a nice little thing to fall back on, combined with the higher quality of life he's going to live after avoiding future injuries and the constant barage of hits to the head.

I miss the days where people would just suck it up and hang themselves or put a bullet in their own head. Now it seems like half of these people feel the need to take a few extra people with them. Cowards.

It can be a political message, but I don't think it is at all. But yeah, this one makes sense. Exactly, they're hypocrites.

"Miller Time" yes, but not for the tribute to his cousin or Quick's "Support our troops". A small memorial on a mask should not be a problem in any way, as long as it's not a memorial to someone like Hitler. I can see why they might have an issue with "support our troops", but that is in no way propaganda. The thing I find strange about the whole thing is that every hockey jersey out there is going to have the Nike swoosh on it and the equipment of every single olympic athlete is covered with logos of the manufacturers. Why do they not have a problem with that?

I like at the start where they say "from the makers of" and never actually mention the first 2 movies.

So what's the typical size for a DE and LB?

On another note, that article answered a question I always have whenever anyone mentions Jeremy Jacobs as a potential owner of the Bills. The owner of the Avalanche and Nuggets holds a minority share in the Rams, so Jacobs could at some point be a minority owner of the Bills (unless Kroenke is grandfathered in).

I don't know, that might be too gay for Shockey.

My god that may have been the best Jack Bauer kill of all time.

Can the blond chick at CTU please get it over with already and setup the psycho ex to be killed while stealing?

After reading the thread over on the other side of the board, I didn't even realize that it's been pretty much nothing but rock lately. That's fine by me.

That's one I'll never forget. And to think some people at the apartment where I was watching that one wanted to switch to some skimpy longerie halftime show instead. Thank god I won out on that decision. I enjoyed last night's halftime show quite a bit. Of course, I was in a pretty loud bar, so the music was most of what I could hear.

I was just glad to see something other than some lame hip hop show during halftime. This was one of the rare times I didn't change stations.

They were playing the Bills. Any injuries were only going to happen on one side of the ball.

I'm sure CBS demanded that they play Who Are You. How did the guitar survive the performance though?

And there are plenty of stories out there of players who were forced to play through it. Ted Johnson in New England comes to mind immediately. So yes, there are problems on both sides.

Trust me, it's just about as unreadable right now as the Bills side of this board. I'm sure you can guess who is the guilty party in that.