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After doing some more searching, he's generally regarded as the 3rd or 4th WR in this years class and might not even be there for our 2nd pick.

Dwayne Bowe Possible 2nd or 3rd round pick? I'd take him.

I remember watching that live.....pretty sweet

You could put pads on a Rhino, call it a fullback and he still wouldn't get drafted in the first round. I think Leonard will go Day 1 but late 1st-early 2nd is a stretch.

What about either one of those kids from Rutgers or West Virginia? I remember being very impressed with both but don 't know if either one is even coming out this year.

This group pretty much sucks besides Turner IMHO..................... Michael Turner RFA, Chargers Chris Brown, UFA, Titans Amhan Green, UFA, Packers Correll Buckhalter, UFA, Philadelphia Eagles Najeh Davenport, UFA, Pittsburgh Steelers Nick Goings, UFA, Carolina Panthers Maurice Hicks, RFA, San Francisco 49ers Patrick Pass, UFA, New England Patriots B.J. Sams, RFA, Baltimore Ravens Marcel Shipp, UFA, Arizona Cardinals Antowain Smith, UFA, Houston Texans

I'm not saying I want Willis gone but this whole Rosenhaus/New Deal BS has me thinking of who might be available to repalace Willis if it were to come to that. I'd take Michael Turner from the Chargers. Who else is out there?

Are you serious? I think that would be a total of two years. Hmmm....how long ago did we let Pat Williams leave, I forget. What team is by far and away number one against the run this year? Could it be Minnesota? Fletcher is as much a liability as Tim Anderson is an up and coming future Probowler. The problem with stopping the run starts with the DT position. I love this sh-- about how Fletcher can't shed blocks; he might not shed them as easy as say someone like Merriman or Urlacher but he can get off blocks better than most LBs in this league. And he shouldn't have to deal with a lineman in his face on everyplay, just some plays. I wouldn't mind drafting a LB with a first day pick this year but the problem against the run starts up front, period. Untill thats addressed there is absolutely no merit to what you say.

I'd be willing to see if he'd take a pay cut rather than cutting him..........It took J. Peterson a full year to regain his explosiveness (I know he is a little younger) after having the same injury. I know its been a tough year for TKO but I don't know if he's totally done yet.

Hey Dumbass, why would we be talking about drafting LBs if we didn't think it was a position that needs to be addressed for the future.

Thank you............he's been a different LB ever since the knee injury. If were taking a LB I'd rather have Buster Davis.

Or you can do what I do in St. Louis. I own a Pizza place in Columbia, Mo and I live in Saint Louis. Inorder to get local St. Louis Channels I use my home address for my direct tv in the restaraunt........works great. All you would have to do is say you own a restaraunt/other home outside of Buffalo but you want the bills sent to your permanent home in Buff. Or just do what Darin said.......it sounds a little easier.

See, even the commish thinks that the Dolphins are a bunch of douche bags.

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Gotta love the Carlos Rogers quote....real "team first thinking". Way to go Greggo. Redskins on pace to set NFL record for fewest takeaways By JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer December 14, 2006 AP - Dec 14, 1:03 pm EST ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- When Carlos Rogers dropped a potential interception on the first play of the game Sunday, he was doing his part to keep the 2006 Washington Redskins on pace for a dubious NFL record. Unless they can pry the ball from opposing teams with much greater efficiency over the final three games, the Redskins will set the league record for fewest turnovers forced in a 16-game season. They're also on pace to obliterate franchise records for fewest sacks and interceptions. "It's very frustrating," said Rogers, who has seen the ball go through his hands on a regular basis this season. "I could have easily been in the Pro Bowl with six, seven interceptions." Instead, he has none. The defense as a whole has just 10 turnovers and 15 sacks, ranking last in the NFL in both categories. The Redskins have scored only 13 points off turnovers all year -- Philadelphia had 14 in the first half alone in the Eagles' 21-19 victory over Washington on Sunday. "Any time you have a lack of takeaways and you give the ball away, you are going to struggle," coach Joe Gibbs said. "We went on a run last year, and we were getting a bunch of takeaways. That hasn't been the case this year. We have to find a way to make that happen." The NFL record for fewest takeaways in a 16-game season is 15, set two years ago by both the Green Bay Packers and St. Louis Rams. That's easily within the grasp of a Redskins team that went 22 quarters without a turnover earlier this season. If the Redskins go the rest of the season without forcing another turnover, they'll erase the supposedly untouchable all-time record of 11 set by the 1982 Baltimore Colts, who went 0-8-1 in the strike-shortened 1982 season. The Redskins are currently tied with last year's Oakland Raiders for fewest interceptions in a 16-game season (five). The all-time record is three, set by the Houston Oilers in the 1982 strike season. Safety Sean Taylor, supposedly an impact player, has only one interception, and his frequent blitzes have yielded no sacks. Defensive end Andre Carter, signed to a six-year, $30 million contract primarily to rush the quarterback, has only three sacks. The Redskins have forced 14 fumbles but recovered only five. Assistant coach Gregg Williams and his players like to say that sacks and turnovers come in bunches, that those sorts of things even out over time. A fumble can bounce either way because of the shape of the ball, they say, so it's often a fluke which team recovers. They point out that sacks and interceptions go hand-in-hand, so if there will be plenty of both during the stretches when the defense is fully in sync. "It usually evens out," Williams said. "We've had our opportunities the last several weeks. We've had balls legitimately in our hands that we haven't come up with. I can't tell you how much we stress that. The drills are centered around the ball. We're getting a lot of those techniques done, but we have to finish plays. "Once you make a couple of them, it kind of flows." But that argument gets old 13 games into the season. For that matter, Williams' defenses have been turnover-starved for most of the last six years. During his three years as head coach in Buffalo, the Bills never forced more than 19 turnovers, and they were last in the league with 18 in 2003. His defense had 26 takeaways (22nd in the league) in his first year with the Redskins in 2004, a disappointment for a coach billed as having an aggressive scheme. The only stretch when the floodgates opened came late last season, as the Redskins forced 17 turnovers during a five-game winning streak that put them into the playoffs. "The ball bounced our way," Williams said. "That was a huge part of the run we made at the end of last year. We haven't changed anything we've done in our approach in any particular year. Sometimes you make them; sometimes you don't." Notes RT Jon Jansen has broken his right thumb once again. Jansen broke both thumbs last year and played much of the season wearing two casts, but he said this latest fracture is not as severe. He said he might not even need a cast when the Redskins play New Orleans on Sunday. Jansen's bigger problem is a torn calf muscle that has had him limping for several weeks. "Every week it just gets a little more sore," Jansen said. ... Jansen, C Casey Rabach (broken hand) and WR Santana Moss (illness) were the only players to miss practice Thursday. Jansen and Rabach are listed as questionable on the injury report; Moss is probable.

Brilliant Ramius!

Its the first week of the playoffs for me and I'm going up against Carson Palmer......pretty much the only reason I'm thinking about starting Henry over Lee. Henry generally either doesn't show up or has a big game. TDs are huge in my league. We start 3 WRs and right now my two locks are L. Fitzgerald and D. Henderson. .25 points per rec. 1 point for every 20 yards rec. 6 points for a TD So who should it be?

I believe that was me Cincy.....and as a Missouri grad myself the last thing I would want to do is rip a former tiger (and the highest draft pick we've ever had). Truth is I've never been that impresed with J. Smith's play; I know it takes more than one player, but doesn't it seem that Cincy has always sucked against the run. My buddies and I were shocked when he was picked 4th overall and I just don't see it when people talk about how incredible the guy is against the run. Maybe I haven't watched enough of his pro career but IMHO Schobes is a much better DE than J. Smith.

He did stop Houston for a loss.........even if it was by the shoestrings it was a tackle.

Remember everybody who said this guy couldn't run block and that when Mike "Titties" Williams was in the line up we ran so much better to the right side (even though that was really b/c CV was hurt and sucked not because Peters wasn't doing a good job of run blocking IMHO). He loooked pretty damn good getting to the second level yesterday! And this just in......Mike Gandy isn't that great of a LT but he's not a bad guard. Cheers to our New LT...................

Yeah its pretty sweet...Claude Wroten lives in a building on the other side of the complex. Theres a bunch of guys who I don't recognize but its pretty obvious that they probably play pro ball. Only thing that sucks is when you go down to the pool in the summer to do some "prospecting" and there is some 6'5" freak of nature getting all the attention from the ladies. Oh well....

Believe it or not Hargrove lived in the apartment straight across from me for a very short time. The Rams put up there players in my apartment complex while they first get to Saint Louis. He's a really nice guy who is extremely passionate about football and really approachable. For being a pro athlete, this guy would always stop for a few minutes and just shoot the sh*t. I was ecstatic when he became a Bill!

Calmer than you are, calmer than you are.

IMHO Pujols deserved the MVP but I can see why Howard won the award; and I don't like that Pujols came out and said he was snubbed but here is an interesting tidbit from a local columnist (of course, it goes without saying this should be taken with a grain of salt as it was written by a local Saint Louis writer).......... Here's why Pujols was the MVP: — If you want to use the more traditional statistics, Pujols was the only hitter in the NL to finish in the top five in average (3rd), homers (2nd), RBIs (2nd), runs (5th), on-base percentage (1st), slugging percentage (1st), and batting average with runners in scoring position (1st). — If you want to use sabermetrics, Pujols was first in the NL in Value Over Replacement, first in Win Shares, first in Equivalent Average, first in Runs Created, first in Win Probability Added. — If you want to zero in on clutch hitting, Pujols led the NL with a .397 batting average with runners in scoring position. Howard ranked 51st in the NL with a .256 average with runners in scoring position. With runners in scoring position and two out, Pujols hit a preposterous .435. Howard batted .247. — If you want to downgrade Pujols because the Cardinals struggled in September, then I would simply ask why this should be held against him. In the final month, Pujols batted .372 with 10 homers and 28 RBIs. In the final week of the regular season, Pujols batted .370 with four homers and eight RBIs. And if I'm not mistaken, Philadelphia was in strong position to win the wild card, only to go 3-4 in the final week. — Pujols was the NL's best defensive first baseman. In the Baseball Prospectus defensive-rating stat, Fielding Runs Above Replacement, Pujols was a plus 25. Howard was a minus 5. — Pujols finished eighth in the NL in extra bases taken as a runner; he would have rated even higher on the chart had he not missed nearly three weeks with a strained oblique. — If you want to say that Howard "carried" the Phillies' lineup, then I must simply ask why is it that two of Howard's lineup mates received MVP votes? Philly second baseman Chase Utley finished eighth overall in the voting and was named on 26 of 32 ballots. Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins also received a ninth-place vote. No other Cardinals position player received a vote. So how can anyone possibly argue that Howard carried the Phillies more than Pujols carried the injury-ravaged Cardinals? — Pujols hit 49 homers and drove in 137 runs. Howard is the undisputed HR champion, and we salute him. But what about RBIs? The voters love RBIs. And Howard had 149 RBIs, 12 more than Pujols. But let's look beneath the surface numbers. Howard had more RBIs than Pujols for an obvious reason: He had more RBI opportunities. Howard had 358 plate appearances with runners on base; Pujols had 301 plate appearances with runners on base. The Phillies had 509 runners on base for Howard's at-bats; the Cardinals had 429 runners on base for Pujols' at-bats. Howard had 164 at-bats with runners in scoring position; Pujols had 126 at-bats with runners in scoring position. And despite having 38 fewer at bats in those situations, Pujols actually drove in more runs than Howard, 88-83. -- As we said, Howard is the HR champ. But since we're counting them all, don't forget that Pujols swatted a major-league record 20 game-winning homers this season, the most since Willie Mays had 19 in 1962. (Howard had nine game-winning HRs). -- Colleague Rick Hummel points out that Pujols had 25 homers and 65 RBIs through May 31 to push the Cardinals to 15 games over .500. Howard received many deserved kudos for leading the Phillies in August and September, but unless MLB changed the rules, I believe that games played in April and May also count in the standings. Again, this is no outrage. Howard had a monster season. A rising star who hits 58 homers and knocks in 149 RBIs doesn't have to apologize for winning the MVP. But many years from now, when perplexed baseball historians look back on all of Pujols' second-place finishes, they might wonder if the baseball writers owe Pujols an apology.