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I think that crack is illegal in 35 out of 50 states and you probably live in one of them so you should stop smoking it so you don't go to jail and have to be sodomized by a guy with a barbed-wire tattoo.

The Smiths have been amazingly influential on the rock bands of today. They grew up listening to them and site The Smiths as influences in interviews all the time. All indie rock and the like pretty much owes a huge debt to The Smiths.

For Tea and Shortbread!

So you think we paid Walker 25 mil to sit on the bench? There is no way he won't start and most likely RT.

This thread delivers.

Very true. But the women's game has never seen a player like Parker. She represents the next step and the type of player that will elevate the women's game to a whole new level, imo.

Fair Enough. I certainly understand it not being someone's cup of tea. Candice Parker is a new breed of player, however, that's why I mentioned her. She's 6'3", quick, athletic, can dunk, blocks shots like any male player, has the body control on the court that only male players have had, and has a comparable skill set in terms of variety of shots etc. that male players have. She dispels the old myth of the woman's player.

For someone who seems to pride himself on cutting through the BS, ignorance and stupidity on this board, it's odd that you would make a stark generalization and blanket judgment about something when you've never taken the time to watch it or experience it. That doesn't seem to be consistent, does it?

Have you seen Candace Parker play?

I tried to post the links but they won't go directly to the stats, but if you look at the 50 Division 1 Women's Basketball teams, the 50th team shoots 43.1 % as a team from the field and the 1st ranked team shows 50.7 % from the field. Also, all 50 teams average at least 70 points a game in scoring offense. The 50th team averages 70.3 and the 1st team averages 83.7. You can go look it up. 2006-2007 Division 1 Women's Basketball Statistics. I was joking about it being "purer" but you underrate women's basketball, obviously. http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings?sportCode=WBB

that got a reaction!

Why, because they play a purer version of the game that is about teamwork, discipline, and fundamentals?

I wasn't talking about Okoye. Where did I mention Okoye? I was talking about Ngata. Okoye is a different style player than Ngata and Okoye is much more suited for a Cover-2 style DT. Do you think it is just coincidence that Marv and co. haven't signed any 340 lb. hold down the middle guys like Ted Washington to play DT? That they've gone after 295-310ish guys that are penetrator types? All I'm saying is that we look for a certain type of player. Okoye is that type of player. Ngata isn't. And I also didn't say that a cover-2 DT is a guy who can rush the passer but not stop the run. That I didn't claim at all. You assumed that. I'm just saying that we look for a certain type of player at DT that is different from other schemes.

I thought they used dykes' fingers

Interesting, you didn't like Buscemi? That's almost sacrilege, imo

Tony Soprano may be the greatest TV character ever. He is certainly on the short list.

We didn't take Ngata because he isn't a Cover-2 DT. Plain and Simple. Why would we want somebody who doesn't fit the system we run? Such logic does not make sense, imo.

I'm just a blind squirrel who found his pithy nut for the day!

That's good to know. Thanks for the heads up

Depends on what the definition of "Is" is....

WTF do the British know about being men?

You mean he's a party affiliated partisan?

I was 2nd by one point I-90 FTW

Marshawn's Momma!!! OH SNAP!!!

Yes, you make good points and I agree with you in general. I personally hope we draft a LB in the 1st round unless Peterson falls to us at 12 (not going to happen, of course). However, I can make a credible case for us drafting a CB at 12 and Hall seems to be the most likely suspect (although with Marv and Co., one never knows, as last year's draft certainly showed). The biggest chink in the case for drafting Hall is the contract issue, although it certainly would be nowhere as near as large as Clements so I'm not sure that is a deal breaker of the possibility of drafting CB at 12. All I'm saying is that I will not be surprised if we pick Hall. We may have an eye on a RB or LB that we think we can get in the 2nd or 3rd round or one that we can trade up to get at the end of the 1st round, which would also allows us to take Hall if we wanted in the 1st.