truth on hold

Me, all the pats hate doesnt change the fact this is an epic one: - Carroll vs bellichick - Seattle defense vs pats offense - young gun Wilson vs old guard brady - gronk vs legion of boom - beast mode vs the media - brady and bellichick chasing records I could go on. But needless to say the two best teams are playing. And its highly unlikely either gets blown out. This should be a real good one.

Again, is the losing team really scarred? Do they really care? Im sure they knew who the better team was going in.

5 & 8 overall, 5 & 2 after disastrous 0 & 6 opening .... super bowl pick pending

Coy Wire John Corto Keith Ellison Kirk Morrison

Strong defense + ground game + smart qb that protects the ball but can make timely plays = Seattle seahawks = super bowl

Ryan was a couple plays away from being in the supwr bowl 2 years in a row. Romans team was a play away from winning it. Yeah, I'm OK with this

Quesion for those with kids: is it a valid assumption that kids will be scarred due to such a loss? Don't kids shake things off pretty quickly? I remember playing school sports and just remember being more impressed with the opponent after a big loss that anything else. Wondering if any of the opposition could be pros someday. The actual score wasn't something I'd really focus on.

But the losing team in the basketball game sounds so physically inferior have to believe they would have gotten the short end of the stick too if the game had gotten rough

looks like a 9/11 memorial

Question now is Hughes versatile enough to play OLB in a lot of 3-4 / hybrid looks? If not then its not worth top dollars for a guy that will see less than half the snaps

Lol really for guys who's primary responsibility is setting up cones and writing down players times in drills

Then why are defensive players included? How can spiller be over rated from a pure football perspective when no one really talks about him that much, and his FA dollars aren't being projected anywhere near top RB? Anyway, here's mine: 1. P Manning Come up lame in too many big games. Weak arm and not nearly as versatile and dynamic as peers like Brady and rodgers. 2. Wilfork Absolute shell (fat one) of his former self. But the announcers keep pretending hes still a force out there. Why can't they say the obvious? 3. Fitzgerald Have to agree his production doesnt match the reverance any more 4. Kaep He's really regressed and it looks like it will be hard to turn his game around 5. Megatron Not a force like he used to be. Too easily contained. Many others have passed him like Dez. And really never was as dangerous as guys time like Moss and Rice Honorable mention Crabtree - doesnt justify his place in WR ranking Talib - not true shutdown. Not physical enough and too easily dinged up with contact Welker - quickly fading into irrelevance

Its not the kids fault on the winning team either. They're just doing what the coach is telling them. Its not like they can completely stop shooting entirely either

That's why I like Rex being realistic about trying to match bradys game. You know if you have a QB on the roster that can do that....we dont, most teams don't ....nothing to be ashamed of. But be realistic that you're best bet to beat them is primarily with defense, supported by a ground and pound offense, chews up clock, and doesn't turn it over. Doesnt mean not taking some shots downfield, but just being smart about it and going on plan on throwing around 20x not 40x.

if the idea was to protect the losing team's psyche, then their coach quitting is bad too

didn't Jauron say something like this after the blowout losses to Pats? "People shouldn’t feel sorry for my team," opposing coach Dale Chung of Bloomington High told The Sporting News. "They should feel sorry for his (Anderson’s) team, which isn’t learning the game the right way."

the frequency these guys seem to go down and the way FA over values the top guy, Id stayed away from Iupati. Go for the group just below him, maybe sign a couple with what Iupati gets

A high school girls basketball coach in California has been suspended for a rare reason: Winning by too large a margin. Arroyo Valley's Michael Anderson kept his foot on the gas pedal even as his team went up by 60 early in the game against a winless opponent. http://yahoo.thepostgame.com/blog/heroes-villains/201501/high-school-girls-basketball-coach-suspended-after-his-team-won-161-2#sthash.36VWR6qt.dpuf

"Since he's screwed Bears immediate future, we might as well focus on his."

I don't think he's been black balled. He just wasnt nearly as attractive a candidate as he thought. (And with the jets in particular sounds like casserly gave him bad info). That "I took the bills to 9 & 7" line wasn't resonating with owners and GMs. First off they missed the playoffs so who really cares? Second week 17 didn't really count since pats rested their starters. And lastly the side of the ball that accounted for improvement ... Defense ... he's not given credit for. The areas he is closely tied to ... Offense and oline, underperformed. These outsider perceptions of where he did and didn't add value may be wrong, but thats how it goes.

Sanchez Playoff Record: 4 & 2, 94.3 QBR, 9 TDs to 3 INTS

Added some new ones: Darius Rucker - Come Back Song - Alright - Don't Think About It - Homegrown Honey Darryl Worley - Keep the Change - Better than I deserve Dierks Bentley - Say You Do - Drunk on a Plane - Riser Eric Church - Homeboy Florida Georgia Line - Dirt Kip Moore - Something About a Truck Up to 24 tracks now. Pretty much done. Thanks for all the suggestions!

no wonder management likes him

"Just tossing out a bunch of Bon Jovi CDs and posters I found in the drawers. Looks like Marrone was banking on a different owner." Or .... "The offensive playbook they left behind had all the O's running up the middle and getting tackled for a 2 yard loss by the X's. Weird." Or .... "Just flashed on the screen Mariota declared. You think there's a chamce he drops to 50?" Or .... "For the 5th time now I didn't order any pizzas. Must be someone playing a prank. You said the guy placing the orders had a Bronx accent. Does that sound like me?"